Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-21
FEARFUL RAvAGEs OF THE YELLOW FEVER
AT WILMINGTON.

pied mostly with extracts from Northern pa
pcrs, giving details OF late battles, Valiandig.
hams. and other "peace democrats" speeches,
&c.
The Erominer, OF the 18th, has dispatches
| claiming great Confederate victory AZ the Per-
ryvile battle, that the Federals lost -, 700 and
the Confederates only 5000, and that Bragg
had whipped Buell, and driven him across the
Kentucky river.
The ETuMiaer says, editorially:
! If we are to receive with confidence the.
/ Geographic dispatch from Knox Vile, Obtained
at late hour Of the night, the cloud of my stery
t which has hung over the great battle OF Buell.
! and Bragg is soon to disappear in the blaze Of
! splendid announcement. The reader will find
: the dispatch in another column of this DAVIS
: paper We can give no information TO its
authenticity beyond the fact thu; il comes as a
. regular dispatch 10 the associated press. But
it has al least this much continuation that the
Northern newspapers, 80 lale as the Ilth inst,
now IN our possession, are nearly silent upon
the details OF the bat;lr. aad give uu intornna-
ton further than that already published in
these columns. They contain Official dis
patch of General Buell., but dated on the
first day fight. In IT he neither admit 4
defeat nor claims a victory; and Is Buell. is ouo
OF the few Federal generals not known 10 he a
liar. the inference Is that the battle WAS then
undecided. We regret that We cannot do more
- relieve a public tanNiety. which we share
| ourselves IN painful degree.
The Eraminer pitches into the Confederate
ros ,mastcrs for dishonesty, and also pays is
respects 10 the Secesh Treasury Department
aIt.r The following uncomplimentary fashion:
Il he most the public heard OF Ihe Treas ury
Department during the recent session OF Con.
gress, was q list OF replies OF the Secretary TO
resolutions demanding explanation Of the ex-
tracrdinary delays in the different branches Of
his department II appeared that the soldiers
could not liz paid unless AT intervals of five or
six months. tecause the Secretary could not
MAKE fsSf ~ h. no
that the Secretary had sent of all the ngrayins
apparatus of the department to Columbia,
/ South Carolina, at the time the Government
was packing npits traps TO leave Richmond to
Mcclellan. IAN impeachment it al ways denied
until the unfortunate Secretary blabbed.) Ii
il now discovered that in the Second Auditors
Office, the number of soldiers claims on fi'a for
adjustment is two thousand nine hundred: aad
the excuse for this inattention ts the publ c
business is that the Auditor was also DELAYED nv
the removal of the muster and pay rolls ont OF
Richmond, when the authorities were prepar-
ing 10 evacuate in June last. These historical
developments, which have been made throug h
the Secretary OF the Treasury, of the intended
evacuation of Richmond, are quite interesting,
but we fear that in some quarters we will not
be- thanked for them -
The Richmond papers record the death OF
Geo r. Martin, OF the Baltimore light artillery.
From the Richmond dispatch. Oct. 1871
PROM THE BATTLES IN KENTUCKY.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. "A gentleman lust
through from Franklin, Ky. states that H. read
the Louisville Journal OF The 10Th instant in
which was The following
battle occurred at Perryvilie Yesterday
over which Kentucky will mourn for many
years. The Federal loss il $1,000 in killed,
wounded and missing Prentice says 1t was a
drawn battle.
Another man, a paroled soldier, jmst arri we'd
at MuTireesbOro from Kentucky. saws the bat
tie commenced on "Wednesday, the stll, on which
day he vas taken prisoner ON that day our
forces fell back six miles through the valley,
planting artillery on either side When tip.
fight was resumed ON Thursday merning our
army moved the enemy down, and the slaush-
ter ) reported awful.
MURDERERs RECEIVED.
VIM t. Shoemaker, George Welsh. Peter II.
Mills, and Charles 8. Baker, members Of COM
pany A, 1st Maryland cavalry Yankee or
ganization-were received AT the Confederate
prison yesterday, to be retained for trial for
murder, committed IN the Valley of Virginia
Persons who judge from these parties belong
ing to the LIST MARYLAND cavalry that they are
Marylanders, do that State a wrong The pris
onerS confess themselves that they W ere born
in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York
ANOTHER SON To RICHMOND
The New York Herald has AN article in
which IL tries 10 create the impression tina,
Secretary Welles has abandoned the project of
forcing his iron clxds past Drury's Bluff from
which we infer that a sneaking and desp, rate
effort will soon be made for that purpose Fore
warned, let us be forearmed.
(From the Dispatch, Oct. III
.s CONDITION OR OF X ARMY
An observant and intelligent informant who
comes direct from our army, says that il nov
without doubt, in better condition as far as
comfort Is concerned than il has been for q
year. The men are generally comfortably
clothed, and receive for rations bacon. beef and
Hour, the last.named article being purchasad
al - per barrel. They are sadly in want of
blankets, however, and suffer u great deal from
the cold nights. The same gentleman saws that
the sick and wounded coming down on the
Central road are much neglected, no water
being given the unfortunate men who are
"Wednesday
Der OF negroes were put on the train at Char
lotlesVllle, already crowded with invalids, and
the narrow passages between the seats were
hlled with them. This state of affairs should
receive some attention, though we have no
doubt the usual song will be sung. nobody TO
blame"
THE CoNsCRIPrs
=, IN view OF the immense preparations of the
worm Tor Southern sublugation, il is the evil
uTh, duty OF the Government To avail itself Of
all the means OF resistance which Con ~ress has
placed an ITS hands. The forces authorized nv,
the late extension of the conscript law, if NOT
called into the field, ought at beast TO be thor
oughly organized and regularly drilled, so as
10 be fully prepared for the time when thai,
presence in the field will be REQ uired. =, Tn.
importance Of this must have suggested itscI,
already to the Government, although we should
like 10 see some indications Of the fact Tha
war Is assuming more formidable prouortion, /
every day, and 1t behoOves us 10 neglect notbina
"a look ahead and call into requisition every
element Of strength. Wy
,,Un LII Is, soiuler Oh Tue Confederate army, making
what the Enquirer calls some SURPRISING STATE
ments" N respect to the extent of stracrIin,
from the Confederate army Amongst other
things he says:
;,S UuI company with shame / confess il. I
VIII not disclose il, the county or State from
ou came, Tor II is diSgraceful to ALL Went
tn% 1G the hght at Sharpsburg with only sir men,
Wilt IL draws rations regularly for about |
twenty -nve, besides a number that are 81 b,,.k |
Win Inc WAGONS" reporting sick, &c. and
came out with four OF that number wounded
including our only Commissioned tic,r a gala nj
Young man who has stood up TO the company
lhahiuiiy, but now, alas, wounded and ARM
amputated, while our captain and most of his
men have avoided responsibilities and leaving |
ihe burden Of duty upon the few who have |
done their duty" ., 1
p From the Richmond Enquirer Oct. al |
FROM THE ARMY.
We nave no new movements 20 report liz III. |
army OF General Lee, no news Of iuteTes: hay |
laASat bro, 4, "A II