Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-14
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
Items from late Southern Paper


JuDaK TYLKR DEAD.-AFFAIRs IN NASHVILLE.
We have late Nashville and Leesburg papers
on the half shell lsheei)-pablished at Leesburg
and Nashville
The Lsesburc (vs.) paper. Of tie 7tb, ''blovs',
valisntly over the idea Of soor driving the " n
dil Yankee invaders OF the sacred soil ST L-u
don.r
The people In that quarter seem to be especial
ly interested in the election of a successor to
Judge John Webb Tyler, late the Superior Cour,
Judge Of the district CT Virginia, Immediately
adjoining this CITY, who, 10 seems did not long
since He was one Il the hrSt 'uris,S 10 the
corln'-r and we tnow wall was forcsd into S.
cession D. surro ndin- circun tances, much
against his Judgment ard win
The Nashville Pasasr admits taat the Federsl
''invaders" have thus far deportsd themselves 70
the citizens Of Nashville 4 In the most unexcep-
tionable manner" Il adds: We feel bound 70
say this much in Justice to them az well an TO
re-assure those Of ou- friends out % the city who
have expected something different, and are stiII
apprehensive on that score"
In an article headed "Nsshv lie aad TIE South.
eTn Press" the BaHHsr gives the following sharp
dig at Johnston, Pillow, Fl7vd & Co.
owe learn that tho Southern pr.s, and citizens
are commenting off-nsvelv upon Nashville In
connection with recent events and We see that
the Memphis Avalanche reflects severely upon the
conduct Of Mayor Chea'bam All the -irietu,es
are mi at Ifanvbodv is to II h,--,,a for what
took place In this CITY r. % the Generals IN
command ard the State 0OverrHsnt. The paaic
was created bv men who occunied the highest
positions, and the city wss virfuaIlv surrsude-ed
by tae Generals. who declined, however remsin-
Ing long enough 20 go though the necessary
formali'ies Mayor Cheatha1 was efficient e,e,
getic, and firing IN his devotion e. the best IN.
tPress or the civ, subject 10 the direction of the
m'''arv authorities as long as they remained to
direct"
FREDERICKsBURG.
At9 m to-day, ben Hooker was Of opirion
that the rebels had not yes lv--7sted Fredereks-
burg. Va, though they are entirely cut Of all
| their Potomac river batteries.
Our belief is that IL the rebels continue in Fred
| ericksburg with any show OF force, II is a mere
blind. That is: that their force there is very IN
significant, md stands resdy TO run away the in
slant Union picket arrives :" sight Of the town.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO PENSIONS
The Attorney General has decided that all dis
| ablei soldiers Of the three-rears-or-war men a-e
entited 70 invalid pensions under the act Of July
%, le62; and that sill disabled three-moath, SOL
ders called into the service nader the Pres,derts
proclamation Of Apr IS 1861 sre entitled 20
pensions under Ia" a,'s q 1902 and 1870. he also
| decides that fhS:" IS 70 law giving pensions'o
widows end orPA lns Of deceased soldiers Of tie
! present war.
LATEST FRO. rus-RKss MONROE.
Dispatches from Fortress Monroe reached here
! at p. m. today. They indicate nC change what
| ever in the position Of affairs there
TIE sEcEsH BATTERIES Down RIVER.
correspondent writes us the following psr-
ticulars Of the abandonment OF the 1--WE, f,,,,,r~
by secesh and their occupation by our forces:
The Anacosta steamed down towards the R,,.
teries and commenced sbelling. when RECEIVING
no response, we went closer s'iIl they Were silent:
closer went we until within nine hundred vards
we saw the guns, which had caused such manic
among the oyster sloops, pointing az rs but no
secesh to huTl their deadly contents at the ssucv
hnacostia Capt Badger had boat manned. in
charge Of Mr. John williams the old Potomac
hero, and the Stars and Stripes. In ten minutes
from the time the hnat eff the side were waving
over the deserted s;rthghold, Cockpit Point.
j here was neat little contrivance connected
with thelr magazine, which, in all probability
would have left -s Yniaus some n n al ~ the
boats crew, bat our bows were Hot 10 I'VE ~7rght,
| SO IL did not answer. We started, after tpIklng
| the guns, 70 the lower batteries, at Quautico,
and commenced Smelling them. No response
rom mem Everything Was burning that Il was
possible for the rebels 20 set - to- Some OF the
soldiers from the Maryland shor- came of 10 rs
and they and our boats crew went on shore ana
EIanted the old flag over the guns at Quantico
The rebels had before leaving. set FIRE Under the
guns, and charged them TO the muscle Tor toe
purpose Of burning them.
NO Council OF WAR HELD
The statement published last week thst conn.
I'll OF war In Washington decided, eIght to four
thai the army OF the Potomac should NOT he
moved against the enemy at present, is entirely
untrue. The Generals Were unanimous th,t an
advance was possible and proper. The only diff
ference was rs to The plan Of the proposed attack
IN. /. Times.
Wendell Phillips was On the floor Of the
Senate to-day, hob-nobbing with various Sen
atoy.