Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-28
OUR MILITARY BUDGET,
THE SITUATION IN KENTUCKY.

THE SITUATION IN KENTUCKY
We entertain no apprehensions that the dis.
nnionisss can make serious hsadway in Kentucky,
though they may be sble to hold their own there
for q week or two. So general Is the determine.
ton Of the Unonsts Of the State TO rid It of their
armed presence, as that by that time they will be
able to drive them into Tennessee; TO which end
they are rapidly arming and organizing We do
not believe that Buckner will dare to attempt TO
advance further into the interior of the State than
bis present Notwithstanding Green.
MISSOURI
Prices army 10 NOT surrounded by SeIgel's,
Lanes and other Union troops at Lexington, as
alleged by the telegraph. On the contrary. thot g
forces are days. marches from Lexington; while
Price has divided his force, and both divisions
are already away from there, carrying of their
plunder, including perhaps million and half
dollars In specie found in Mulligan's possession
and In the Lexing ton banks.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE.
We see II stated in a New York paper that not
single one of the weather. citizens of Washing
ton has shown a disposition to sustain our Gov
eminent by contributing to the lean or to the vol
unseer fund This Is not strictly true We hear
that Msssrs- }. c. III. A. willard have sub
scribed for $4,000 Of the Treasury loan, (iu..
double the amount taken by VIM. b. Astor,) and
doubt not that other prominent citizens design to
come forward In similar spirit. We cannot saw
fhat the men OF means here have done much for
the District volunteers Mr. John c. Rives Ia an
honorable exception, having contributed. 800 In
gold 10 the District Regiment and expressed his
readiness 10 contribute that amount per month. II
necessary
WHAT rHsY WANT 1T FOR
IL has been denied that the non taken from the
Baltimore and Ohio Road west Of Martinsburg
by the Rebels, was TO be used for the extension of
the Manassas Gap Road from strasburg to Win.
chester. II Is probable that 1t Is for the connie
ton Of the Fredericksburg and G ordonsville Road
defunct road, partly graded two or three wears
age, but which 1t now may be considered OF some
importance to finish, as 1t would enable the Con-
federates to receive heavy endorsements of
troops, II needed, at Aqua Greek or Frederick
burg, at shcrt notice, by the connections at Cor.
donsville with the Orange and Alexandria, Gen.
tral, and Manassas Gap-giving them all the con-
nections to readily concentrate large bodies of
troops.
The New York Herald, In giving the names of
the Rebel army officers, puts down Brigadier
Gen. James l.. Kemper commanding Kemper,s
battery. The Kemper Battery is the Alexandri,
Artillery, commanded by Captain X Kemper. OF
Alexandria, son Of Colonel - Kemper of the
Alexandria Academy. BrigadIer Gen. Kemper
10 citizen Of Madison county, formerly and now
. Delegate to the General Assembly from that
county was officer In Mexico; a generous
hearted gentleman, but bitterly opposed to the
continuance Of the Union with the North.
OFFICERS sKRvASrs
The attention Of all concerned Ia called to par
agraph 7s2 Revised Regulations for the Army,"
which IL a. follows:
Private servants not soldiers will not be- al
lowed to wear the uniform q spy corr. Of th1e
him certificate from the cfacer who EMPLOYS
him, verified, for regimental officers, bv the sIg
nature Of the Colonel for other officers under the
nnh OF Colonel, oy the chief Of their corps or de-
We publish the above at Provost Marshal Gen.
Portet's request.
WHO HIS.
General Chapman, Of the Virginia army, 10 Gen
A. A. Chapman, Of Monroe county one of the
Delegates TO the last General Assembly, and for.
merly member Of Congress from the Greenbrier
district Of Virginia, well known In Washington,
q thorough dtsunionist and great admirer of
Henry A. Wise, who he pressed In the Virginia
Convention In opposition to r. M. T. Hunter for
Virginia's choice az the candidate for the Presi
dency before the Charleston Convention.
PATNAsrKR GALLAGHER
Paymnter Gallagher having given satisfactory
security to the government for the settlement,
OF bis accounts, embracing long cruise In the
East Indies, services at the Naval Academy 9 nd
at the Washington Navy Yard, has been released
ron arrest.
NAVY YARD.
Yesterday the propeller Jerome arrived from
PhiladelPhis, with stores and machinery. She
was not cred into coming up the river, nor was
there any news Of Interest from the fotilla
The Herbert came up Yesterday evening, and
reports all quiet down the rlver-no vessel having
been fred into since Thursday, on which day one
OF two schooners were fred upon, they receiving
no damage, however. One schooner, loaded with
hay for Alexandria, caught a shot in her cargo ON
deck. which the crew now hold ~ trophy.
Yesterday morning the battery at Freestone
Point fred several shots, supposed to be as te.t
OF range. One rined shell was thrown over upon
toe Maryland shore, a distance Of about four
miles.
The Planet, sunk Wednesday night by the Del
aware, lies In deep water, between Aqua Creek
and Cedar Point with only about three feet of her
smokesfeck visible She will doubtless be raised
a hss boiler and mac hinery Is quite valuable
The nag ship Yankee, Com. Craven, expected
to 60 down to-day, and join the notIIa.
The Baltimore 10 undergoing some repairs to
her hull, having new planking put on, and her
seams caulked.
The Mount Vernon, Capt Mitchell, went down
yesterday, with several officers, on a reconnoi.
sance, but made no new discoveries-the onlv
batteries seen being those already mentioned
TIE SINKING OF THE STEAMER PLANET.
From an onicsr Of the Planet we get the fol-
lowing particulars Of the sinking Of that vessel
by the Delaware:
The steamer Planet, Capt. Henry Wilson, left
Washington on Wednesday, Sept 25th, at ~ % :.
asa proceeded down the Potomac river When
opposite Occoquan Point abe was fred at from |,
battery erected on said point; twelve shot were
ered a. her, nye Of which crossed her deck two
immedistely forward Of the pilot house and thrre
between the fOremast and mainmast none of
which took effect. We escaped their shot oniv