Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-08
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
LATEST PROM RoMNEY.

supplied to that end, marched on the day before
yesterday at the head Of between 1000 and 900
troops upon the enemy at Romney. Their force
there was about equal to his. They declined
Aghting, however, and vamossd across the river,
DESTROYING the fine wire bridge there, in their
rear. Gen. Lander 10 In possession Of the town,
and they have run of from the vicinity, probably
In the direction Of Winchester
THE AFFAIR OVER THE RIVER YESTERDAY.
We have the following additional particulars Of
the handsome little dash OF our cavalry yesterday,
resulting in the capture Of thirteen Of the enemy:
At O'Clock Yesterday morning, Col. Fried.
mans cavalry, the Cameron Dragons, number
Ing 500 men, went out in the direction of Fairfax
Court House, for the purpose Of capturing the Sc
cesion pickets. They swept the country from
Fairfsx Court House to Hunters Mills, perhaps
distance Of five miles, going within half mile of
Germantown, which 10 several miles beyond the
Court House.
They drove In all the secession pickets thirteen
excepted, who belonged to the First North Caro-.
lima and Stewards Virginia Cavalry. These they
captured, and last evening they were brought to
Washington. They were found in a log house.
and On being surprised fred upon our scouts One
rebel was killed, and Capt. Wilson Of the Came
~
sergeant was also wounded
The command was under Major Moss, Of the
Cameron Dragons, though the portion Of the
regiment particularly engaged wss led by Capt
Carrie, Gen Smiths Assistant Adjutant General
he surprised the enemy's pickets at about day.
break, driving them back to Abraham Horn
DECKS house, where their reserves pickett GEN.
sisting OF two companies Of cavalry NUMBERING
between forty and fifty men each, were found.
Most Of them took to the surrounding woods,
from whence they kept up a brisk FIRE on our
party advancing upon the house, from which
many shots were also fred ere the doors were
burst in and the rebels sheltered in them were
compelled to surrender.
When that occurred-after having fred about
500 in all without hitting Union soldier
the rebels In the woods mounted and fed in the
direction Of Germantown, closely pursued by our
attacking party. Their horses being fresh and
ours jaded, however, enabled them to make good
their escape.
Capt. Robert dOreans, (the Due de Chartres,)
of General McClellans staff, fort lnateIy reached
General Smiths headquarters about a. m and
proceeded with Captain Carrie upon the expedi-
ton. We learn that he was in the foremost Of the
fray from It's commencement to lis end and dis.
tinguished himself by the enthusiastic and i'm
petuous courage with which his example ami.
mated the troops engaged, in the discharge
their duty.
They, too, the Cameron Dragons, deserve great
praise, for they proved themselves in all respects
reliable soldiers
We had one captain wounded in the neck, and
asergeant wounded In the leg. One Of the enemy
was left dead in the house, and among the pris.
oners was one wounded in the head
At a later hour Major Moss with the portion Of
the regiment with him, made dash into the viii
lage Of Fairfax Court House, and captured three
prisoners, and a wagon load Of provisions dawn
bya capital team Of four horses. The men be-
Ionged TO Fields regiment Of Virginia cavalry.
THE LATEST FROM FORT HENRY.
Last evening dispatches Were received at Head
quarters here from Gen. Halleck, lat St. Louis,
stating that after the reduction of Fort Henry our
forces Immediately proceeded up the river, in the
direction Of the railroad bridge, sixteen mlesdI..
tant On the way they had also reduced battery
or batteries Of the enemy, situated on the other
bank Of the river
Upto l p. m. today news that our troops n,
gunboats had reached and taken possession Of the
railroad bridge lover the Tennessee riyer) had
not reached the Headquarters here, though no
doubt Is entertained that that was accomplished
few hours after the batteries mentioned above
were reduced.
The fact that the enemy's force Of four or FIVE
thousand, in position to aid the fort, Henry
fed without firing gun, losing nearly all their
stores, &c, satisfies all that they would not
attempt to make stand at the bridge, IL aught
might be accomplished by SO doing.
BY seizing The bridge, our troops and river feet
have doubtless cut the direct communication by
rail between Bowling Green and Columbus and
Memphis, the preservation Of which was of
nnnrh Imn0rt1ura In ahal.
strait.
They have another (round -about) connection
oyrail between those points, ria Nashville. Our
belief however il that Commodore Foote will he
likely shortly to break that line up, also, by again
steaming out into the Ohio and up the Cumber.
land to Nashville.
NAVY YARD
SAFE avriraI Of the ne,c steam gprboat p,nola
The fne United States gulboat PIrola. ms, An.
hned by Mr.. j. J. Abrams, Of Baltimore Ieft that
city yesterday morning, and came around into
the Potomac She came past the rebel batteries
accompanied by the Resolute) this morning be-
tween and O'Clock without being fred at, and
arrived at the yard at an early hour. She will
here take on her armament and stores. She in in
charge OF Lieut.. Commanding Pierre Crosby, and
is fine specimen Of naval architecture. She q.
screw steamer, about $50 feet in length ana =
feet beam, drawing light about 10 feet inches.
The engines C'wo) are beautifully finished, are
about $40 horse power, and were built bv G
Reeder, Of Baltimore.
The Jacob Bell came up to the yard yesterday
THE PORTER FAMILY.
The Porters are a naval as well an a pat,i
otto family. Besides Lieut.. David ID. Porter
in command Of the mortar feet fitted and at,Ing
out at New York, there are in The Navy B. n. Por.
ter, acting mfdshipman, appointed from New
York, Nov 2sth, 1885, T. X. Porter, master, ap-
pointed from Tennessee, May 18th, Is52; VIM. c.
b. s. Porter, Lieutenant, appointed from District
OF Columbia, March 25th, 1870; and VIM. ID Por.
ter, commander, appointed from Massacbu,ett,
Jan. LIST, ls23 Oce Of the last named command.
ed the Essex gunboat on the Tennessee and wa.
among those badly scalded by the unfortunate ex.
plosion Of the boiler Of that vessel.
THE MOVEMENT UP HE TENNESSEE RIVER.
The advance up the Tennessee river 10 Fort
Henry and mil