Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-02

TIE RfvKR-No BLOCKADE.


TIE RivER-No BLOCKADE.
The sloop John l.. Brown arrived at the wharf
foot Of Twelfth street, this morning, with a load
of oysters from the lower Potomac Capt Mister
reports that on his passage up he rassed City or
sixty sail, with hay, wood, coal, and farm pro-
duss He SAILED past Freestone Point last eve
ming, and at that time twenty or thirty vessels
were In that vicinity. bound up He was not mo-
Tested, and saw and heard nothing alarming
the site OF the dreaded battery, or elsewhere on
the river. None Of the vessels were fred on while
he WIS in sight Of them.
We may add that Of the large number of YES
se's, fail and otherwise, passing up and down the
Potomac this season, but one or two have been
mciested in any wsy, and these were not dam
aged to the extent Of dollars worth.
So much for the sensation items in New York
papers Of "Tbe Potomac river efec.ually cl ,sed ;"
&c, &c, which articles appear to have been
written solely in the interest Of northern coal
dealers and shippers and those desiring to engi-
nesr big prices for conveying Government stores
THEIR NECESSITY.
"
Va, informs 10 that all classes Of society there
favoring the cause OF secession speak of the ITO
their cause) vital necessity Of winning a great
victory opposite this city II 10 held by intelli
gen. secessicniss throug bout the State that moth
Ing short Of such an event can keep their army Of
The Potomac together, lacking az Il does, quar-
termaster's stores, lie, while there Is imminent
danger Of United States naval attacks upon the
coasts OF other seeded States, whose armies are
not NJ hand to defend them. Beauregard and
johnson, are there understood to be utterly with
our NE tents, blankets, &c, necessary to render
fneir commands comfortable even through this
month Of comparatively pleasant nights Their
enore 70 draw Mcclellan to their ground for an
engagement having failed, they are at their wits
END To know what line Of strategy to ESSAY next
We have every confidence In the correctness of
this Iady's account Of matters there which COIN
cides with the views Of the best Informed per
sons here relative to the necessities of the rebel
6ensrals' situation. Thus, military men I'm high
position here believe that the bel army 4. already
melting away, and that its retrograde movement
recently commence means a general fall back
upon Richmond, ere long; to approach nearer
ana nearer to that capital our val ex petitions
shall strike blow after blow, Inducing State after
state to subtract its forces from the main disunIon
army, and thus render ii less able to keep the
field.
HOW The INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED
we yesterday Incidentally described the posi-
uon, &c, Of Beauresard' army at this time. Hsv-
Ing last evening satisfied ourself that the method
oy which this Information was obtained will be
Ventilated to-day In northern papers, we take &C.
CASTOR 70 say that II was obtained through the use
OF the balloon, now at Upton's Hill, In which, at
ha ia hafn
ell made an ascension to heigh bit Of a thousand
feet, accompanied by one Of General McCiellan,
aids-the Compte de Paris. Not a breath of air
was stirring, and the atmos phere was sinpularlv
clear The consequence was, that the camp fire
smoke fevery regiment of Beauregard, between
the points we mentioned yesterday was distinctly
visible each rising to the clouds in straight col
umn, 90 as to permit them to be counted, with a
nne glass. We question whether balloon ascen-
sion Tor military purposes ever resulted more
sausiactorily, In either hemisphere, than on this
occasion Through Ii, the numbers (approx-
1mate) and position Of the enemy In front Of
w ashlngton was instantly made known to Gen.
Mcclellan, who was on the ground.
THE SITUATION.
We have Information by telegraph. IN 10 noon
to-day, from all the Union camps on both sides OF
the river, and up as high as Gen Banks, head.
uarters and are able to say that all 10 quiet In all
OF them-this forenoon having been evervwbs,s
IN our lines remarkable for the occurrence of no
Incident whatever worth chronicliny In the Sta,
MAJOR GENERAL VERMONT
Warrington has been agitated for fifteen or
twenty hours past with foolish rumor of the de.
feat Of the army with which Major General FIRE.
mon, mas 1n.s taken the field. II is utterly I'm
possible that 1t could by this time be anywhere
within striking distance Of the enemy. SO there
can be no possible truth In the same
VOLUNTEERING.
volunteering was never before going on uno,e
satisfactorily than ct present The States that
were oehindhand Id furnishing their quota are all
sPringing nobly to the work The number en-.
sering the service from all the loyal States 4, inst
now about $1,000 per week, which Is unprece-
dented. At this rate the 500 oOO In all will soon
have been obtained.
PRINCE sALM sALM
Prince Salm Salm, Of Prussia, Is now attached
10 the staf Of General BIenker. He WIS appointsd
Colonel Of the Kentucky Cavalry, but this change
was made at his own request The regiment Is
SUI without an officially recognized Colonel
Peuuon 10 In circulation for the appointment of
IL Col Owens to the command
ARRESTED
Lieut. n X Stevens, OF the u. g. sIoop Of wa,
portsmouth,, recently arrived from the African
coast having rendered his resignation, has been
Placed under arrest. He was appointed from
ftofida' though a native Of Connecticut
PRIscs ps IoIsyILLE
Prince de Joinvflle, with his son, the Due de
Penthieure, has returned to New York CITY from
warrington, and are now occupying their former
quarters at the Brevooft House. They intend
visiting Newport during the week. h.
PROMOTED.
major ingalls,, Of the Quaftsrmaster,s Depart.
ment, has been promoted to Lieutenant c8louelcv.
ana - sftached TO tie stan Of General Nc Clellan.
f BRIGADE ssRsseS urRnrcr.
Brigade Surgeon 8. L. Herrick, Of Michiasn
has been assigned 10 General slocum,s command
stationed near Alexandria. :
NAVY YARD. -ss ass !,
The Island Belle arrived to-day about II m
reporting all quiet below. There has been NO
moie-ation from the rebel batteries since last
week s..... q. {. - -. 80. -
The z. Hale, Capt Foster, arrived rom
New York Last evening with ordnance She also
bfoug hf up from the dotftI. n m. a r,.t,,snu .. -