Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-14
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
HIS FORCE.

valley with IS 600 troops. We saw no reason
then, to believe that his force exceeded Is 600 ;
nor have we seen any such reason since The
TACT Of the remarkable celebrity Of the movements
Of his army proves that 10 embraced barely SUM-
cient men to accomplish his purpose Of attacking
cur scattered forces In that quarter in detail not
being sufficiently large to justify its commander
In attempting to make a stand, even against FIRE.
mont's force. Bad Jackson had sufficient force
= have foug ht general battle with Fremont, he
would not have decamped from Harrisonburg
with his main body; leaving but Ashby and
rear guard to hold our advance in check until he
got the balance of in safety.
DETECTED.
The utterly false pretence of the Dutch Consul at
New Orleans, that the money taken from his Gus
toby by order Of Major General Butler 1880 OO0)
was act the proceeds Of the seceah robbery of the
4. :. mint but Mexican dollars really belonging
20 Hope Co., Of Amsterdam, has been fairly
exposed by microscopic examination of the coin
Itself THAT shows underneath the impression
OF the Mexican die, perfect evidence that Il was
originally U. > coin. IL was restamped Tin New
O'leanS) In order to prevent detection in case II
Sd 7uld fall sgain within reach Of UnoIe Sans
clutehes- Unmistskeable proof Of this cunning
Trick OF recoining 10 found in a "damn. ned spo,1
up m each dollar, that wouldn't "out.n The O,
the distinctive mark Of the 9. dollar coinage
by The New Orleans mint, still remains visible
with the microscope upon each Of the aforesaid
$4,000,
EAST TENNESSEE.
Since the publication Ct the recent de.n,,.h
from Gen. Negeley 10 Gov Andrew johnson. an.
n1uncing the flight Of the rebels from the Cum.
bsriand esp, and the p-omulgation OF news OF
Ml:chell's late victory at Chattanooga II NAV mot
De improper for Us to say that those affairs are
ev IDENTIFY the result Of the purpose Of Our author
ie' speedily to drive all the rebels In arms ont
Of Last Tennessee. Our impression IN that Inv
s1ndown to-day Knoxville will be in cur posses
sion, and Kirby Smith skedaddleinT with his
motley band on the route to Southwestern yir.
gaia.
TO BE ABOLISHED.
There IL little doubt that the House Of Rsn,s-
sea at!ves will follow the example Sc, By the
Sc ale yesterday, and agree to abolish the wbi..
ky portion Of the United States Seamen,s rstions
suoTiituiing In Its stead an increase of five eta
Per diem to the seamen's pay. There were but
sWo votes against the proposition In the Senate.
APRIZE INDEED.
Among the prizes secured by the recent =, nt,,,e
Of Norfolk are the books Of the navy-yard there
while that was under rebel rule. They contain
I'll names and services Of all those who gave aid
All comfort OF any description to the rebel navv.
WHAT BARBOUR COUNTY yJRGrN,.
SAYS ABOUT THE REBELLION.
The following communication ha, been "A
dressed to President Lincoln by leading cIt,zens
Of Barbour county, Virginia, therein named:
Virginia AT court held for the county ~
Barbour, al the Court House thereof on the 2d
daY Q! June leo2 and In the eigh ty sixth year Of
tGN ruWaN ~ De-. u
Presiding Justice, and Joshua Glascock. Ennch
SaYre, David Zimm, Anthony 8 Rohrbou0h
henry ID. Martin, Samuel Kelley, Daniel M
Heager, John sbroger, Arnold Wight, johnson
w ard, Arnold Rogers, George M. Yeager, Martin
MYERS Jesse Setter, and Daniel Bayles, Associate
Justices.
ordered was
ILaI whereas at this date one YEA, ann an,
Court House and county was In possession Of and
under the domination Of organized band, of
rebels who by force Of arms deprived our citizsps
OF their peaceful right OF resort to courts OF Justice
and the civil authorities, and In effect declared
war against existing laws and authority, and
against citizens who recognized or appealed 10
such Avs, and In place OF the Federal banner,
unfurled from the roof Of this house a miserabie
oadge Of disoyalty and treason. But on the fol
lowing day, 10 wit, on the ID June 1851, the nal
traitors were routed and driven from our midst in
oese and cowdrdly confusion by certain volunteer
soioiery OF the United States through whose
timely aid and Intervention our citizens were
'oen relieved from an abhorred despottsm i'm.
i'sndiEg over them, and have since entoved nro
lection and the rights and blessings OF civil
feared. >'J "eie
Now. therefore, we, the body Of the Justice. Of
we fesce for the county Of Barbour, State of
virginia, a. court, this day assembled st Phil
ippl, In said county, do, for ourselves and on be-
Eai OF tbs people thereof, enter Of record In our
d!ers eDgas ed In the BATTLE Of Phil mi - and 70
ioeiE national head and commander.in cbisf
Asraham Lincoln, President Of the United
We especially congratulate him unon III. Arm
men etc and just manner In which the present
war hes been conducted On the part of the JJpited
riAtes since lis nrs. blow was struck here one
NSsr past. ~
We tender TO him our cordial svmn,,bv ard
support IN the onefous and respor sibIe labor in
winch be IL engaged, commanding 20 him under
Il. CONSTITUTION, merciful regard 10 the rights
cI the several States and the citizens thereof Raid
~ The ccnfedeTaied enemy, only rigidly enforc.
itg, du'ing the war, the laws Of forfeiture of
properly IN slaves, jus % far as may now be, or
TIE suppression Of the rebellion, and the submis-
IN Il '-sos0u
And copy Of this entry, under seal Of the court.
IL d,r-cied TO be forwarded to the President Oh
tie Uni,ed States, and furnished TO the press AZ
large for publication
tsignedJ III. wooDYoRD, P.J.[L..1
BGr6oH, CoEnty, To ,c,t:-I, Lewis Wilson,
ecur and State Of Vrgi nia, do hereby certify thai
tae above sa true copy from the records Of my
Cnce. l have appended q scroll In place Of the
eesl OF this omse, which was taken away by the
leoeIs when their army occupied this town, anu
has not been since replaced.
Given under my hand this sth day Of June, 1852
LIwIs WILSON, Clerk.
GENERAL ORDER IN REFERENCE TO
OFFiCn RS ABSENT FROM THEIR REG
lMENTS.
War department.. AdjEtasf Gss1aps O65es,)
WasAtsgtos, JEas z, 1909.
General Orders, No 81.
The great number OF Cfhcen absent from their
regiments without sufficient cause 10 a serious
evil which calls for Immediate correction By
paragraph III, General Regulations, the power
Of commanding officers 70 grant leaves Of absence
10 Limited 20 "ume Of peace" In time Of war
leaves Of absence will only be granted by the
Secretary Of War, except when the certi6csts Of
. medical cheer shall show, beyond doubt, that
change Of location sis necessary 70 save LIE, %
prsvenf permanent disability" (ParaxrspA 1876,
GsESydI RsgEIaitosS.) In such cases the Oom-
mander q an Army, Department, or District,
may grsat not exceeding twenty days AZ the
ex PiTaion Of that time, " ths officer Be- nor a1is
70 fTavd, he must make application TO the Adju- !