Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-08
OUR MILITARY BUDGET,
THEIR CONDITION.

newspapers having mentioned already that
zen. Andrew Porter, Provost Marshal General Of
the Army Of the Potomac, and also Gen. Marcy,
Chief Of Gen, McClellan's staff, have recently
been here, we may nolonger refrain from noti-
cling the fact, more especially II enables US TO
state that they concur in the belief that the
days battles were a succession Of substantial
Union victories; insomuch as they resulted
LIST. In the successful achievement OF the pur-
pose Of Mcclellan. Viz: so to change his base as
70 secure the coo peration OF the gunboats.
1. In the defeat Of the two ends aimed to be
&C ,mplished by the enemy. Viz: the prevention
Of McClellsn's move for the James river bank;
and securing our immense supplies at the White
House.
3D. In the fact that the rebel loss In killed
wounded, prisoners and men otherwise put hoy,
de- combat, was, at the very loves: calculation,
two, for one On our side.
9th In the fact that the rebels loss Of arms and
expenditure Of munitions cannot be replaced;
while ours can, instantly almost
5th In the relative condition In which the bat.
ties left the sick and wounded Of the two contend
ing forces. Our wounded and sick all being
admirably provided foT, while theirs are dying
like rotten sheep, through their entire lack of any
and every description Of hospital stores and sup
plies and thus creating a state Of things in and
around Richmond, appalling to the whole South
We my add tnat the general officers named
above unite in declaring that 1t Is true that the
enemy captured single one Of McClellan's siege
guns, or any munitions or stores to speak of. On
the contrary, while they lost more field artillery
than they took from us, they got nothing worth
notice in the way Of supplies Of any description
as an equivalent.
Rejecting men will zee In these facts proof that
our army l. IS indeed substantial reasons for re-
garding, as they cert ainly do, the seven days
battles as a series Of L MON victories
TRUSTWORTHY.
The country will hail with JOY the action Of
tie Hons. Messrs. Diven, Van Valkenburg and
Pomeroy, Of New YO'k, in vacating their seats in
the House for the time being, to devote them
selves TO raising troops for the war. They thus
prove themselves patriots indeed The country
will draw a broad mark o: distinction between
such public men and those who, In times like
these, devote Themselves to embarrassing the
Governments war measures by wranglinx inter-
minably, pro and con, over the inevitable negro
Mr.. Van Vslkehburg, by the by, has already
distinguish himself by his efficient superinten-
dence ofthe military depot at Elmi-a, New York,
where he fairly organized and sent into the ser
vicet~enty excellent regiments. His experience
In that particular line WILL therefore, prove in
valuable in the present emergency.
PROMOTIONS FOR GALLANT CONDUCT.
The President has nominated to the Senate
Generals Hein'z' eman, Sumner, Reyes, and Fitz
Ioha Porter to be Rrevet Brigadiers in the Iegu-
lar army and Msjor Geserals Of volunteers, for
gallant conduct in the field.
DIVISION IN WARRENTON.
On Friday last, division Of Nc OoweII,s corp.
took up the line Of march for warrenton, Va
which point it now holds. We presume that this
movement is preparatory to a prompt and proper
concentration Of General Pope's army
NAVY YARD.
Yesterday afternoon a submarine battery was
lowed to the Navy Yard by tug, from Phila-
delphia. As It lays in the water It resembles In
shape sturgeon, and is about thirty feet long
and six feet In diameter