Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-04
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
NO NEWS OF TIE rLEEr.


NO NIws OF TIE rLEKT.-
At 3 p. m. to-day nothing had reached WISH
ington from the combined feet.
II IL generally believed that the landing 10 to
be made at Bulls bay, two miles north Of Chsres-
ton.
We take IL for granted, from the nature Of the
coss north and south Of Charleston, that II that
be the point srst aimed at, the lSnding may be
made any where from twenty miles nprth 10
thirty miles south Of the entrance 10 Charleston
harbOr.
AN IMPORTANT NAIL CHANGE CONTEMPLATE.
Tomorrow there 10 20 be convention held
here Of railroad managers between Washington
and New York city, TO consider proposed change
Of mail schedules, by which a through mail
leaving here at 5K p. m viii be run 70 New
York; and starting from that city In this direc-
ton, at IL p. m.
The Post Once Department believes that IL will
surely be accomplished.
coRREsPoNDkScr BETWEEN DIR. BAKER AND Ii.
col. coLBuRN"
Under this heading our neighbor, th. RspsB-
iiesH, this morning makes an additiOna state
ment concerning the late disaster at Balls Bluff
as follows:
'CoRREsPoNDENcE BETWEEN DR. BANKh AND
LIEUT. Col. CoLBURN.-We understand that a
correspondence on the subject Of Col. BaSer's
military conduct has taken place between Or.
Baker, a brother Of the lsmented hero, and Lieut..
Col. Colburn, Of Gen. McCleIlan's staf.
IL appears that on the Goth ult., DIR Baker, adj
dressed note to Col. Colburn, calling his stten-
ton to an article in Washington Star, In which
II is stated the authority Of Col. Colburn that
the disastrous result Of the late battle 1T Balls
Bluff, was direct consequence Of the disobedi-
NJ rdars nv nj hi nd cd In
that action The DR.. saws that he IL warranted In
believing that the natural concern which be 10
entitled to have In the reputation Of bis brother,
will induce Col. Colburn 70 enable him, (Dr. 3D.
as soon az possible, 20 have Col. Colburn's name
Withdrawn from the injurious attacks upon the
memory Of the deceased and In this connection
he names George Wilkes, Esq, as the proper
medium Of communicated.
To this Col Colburn replied on the LIST inst.,)
that he had not the article referred 70 In the
Star, and regrets that bis name was mentioned In
connection with It He says, however, that he
did make a statement 20 persons connected with
the press, including the editor Of the STAY, and
that the statement was made from information re
ceived from Gen. Stone and others. He then re-
peais what he did say upon that occasion, and
adds, that he spoke in the highest terms Of Col
Baker, and all the officers and men engaged, and
says anything different from this, In that paper,
must have come from some other source. and en-
presses reg ret that bis name should be connected
with any publication at all unpleasant TO any
friend Of brsve soldier who has fallen In battle.
In reply 10 this, DR.. Baker says that, inasmuch
az the name Of Gen. Stone has been given a. the
source Of the main statement 10 relation 20 Col.
Baker, he does not know that he has anything
further to request Of Col. Colburne, and closes the
correspondence by Temafkng that inasmuCh az
the main statement did not appear IN Gen. stones
ot1cial report be must conclude that Gen. stone
has ascertained that be In In relation 20
IL; and that Col. Baker fell, not only Ia ample
fulhilment Of his duty, but In the strict per-
Torrance Of orders"
We have simply to state in connection with the
Republicans version Of this correspondence that
whenever DR.. Baker may make public the CORES
pondence in question IL will be found that the
Stay stated nothing whatever concerning the I'M
fortunate affair at Balls Bluff az having been de-
rived from Lieut. Col. Colbum which he does
not reiterate. That he spoke In the highest terms
Of the galanry Of the late Col Baker 10 certainly
true not only Of Lieut.. Col. Colburn but Of all
others who speak or write Of him.
Lieut. Colonel Colburn, we may add, did not
tell DR.. Baker that anything had been attributed
to him by the Star which he had not freely told
to It's conductor and other gentlemen Of the press.
DR. Baker, according 70 the RsPSblfean, doss
General Stone great injustice In iutimating that
his published report does not bear out all that the
Star published as the account obtained from Col
onel COlburn. IL will be well for DR. Baker 70
publish his correspondence with Colonel Colburn,
who, we feel assured, is a. incapable Of enter
tanning disposition to injure the military fame
Of the dead as Of the living.
NAVY YARD-RIvER NEWS.
The steamer Resolute came up TO the NAVY
Yard last night, and left again in an hour or
two. She brought up an officer Of Gen. Sickles'
brigade.
One Of our batteries on the Maryland shore IL
finished, and the range Of some flour PARROT
81 pound guns was tried on the Confederate
steamer George Page yesterday afternoon. Three
shells struck her, but with what result In not
known, as the water being very high In the river
she was Immediately taken further up Quantico
Creek-so far up that when the water subsidies
she will probably be unable TO come back again.
soon run out Of sight.
The tugs Pusey and Leslie are now al the yard.
The Mount Vernon went down 70 the hotilla
this morning, and the Powhatsn will leave this
sftei Bon
The tide u Saturday night is the highest ever
known in the Potomac, showing that the storm
must have been very severe outside the Capes.
The wharves at the yard were all submerged.
A detachment Of seamen from the yard this
morning attended the funeral Of John Walters,
from the Insane Hospital. OF the unfortunate
boats crew who Jared so badly at the time OF
Capt Wards death, It will be remembered that
only two were rescued, and they were both
wounded. This man, Walters, was one Of these,
and has fingered until this time with two bullet
wounds In his head The sole survivor Of the
boats crew in still in the hospital, and has
chance of ultimate recovery.