Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-18
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
PROM FORTRESS MONROE AND TIE
PENINSULA

EOh hONhOE AND
PENINSULA.
EKAvY sxIRMIsHINs BHIwsRn THE ouTPosTs OF
TIE TWO ARMIRs.-THE Island BILLIE FIREp
INTO.
The steamer Baltimore left Yesterday afternoon
for the lower Potomac. The Leslie went down
about the same time, bound for the Rappahan
mock.
The Noun. Washington arrived about 2H
O'Clock from Old Point. She brought back Sen
ator Wade and about thirty other gentlemen, who
left In her on Friday night, and visited York
town, White House, and the battle fsld Of Fair
OAKS, (where they spent nearly the entire day Of
Monday Norfolk and the Navy Yard, and Old
Point. They report that heavy diminishing was
gsing on all dav on Monday between the rickets
TIE Satellite and Island BeIewere ct the latter
place.
The Island Belle, few days since, was fred a,
by rtbel picket, the ball striking the pilot
hO.se Of the steamer, going through heavy iron
plste with which it 10 lined. The Island Belle
when Hred upon was in James river, sbove City
Point
Brisadler General Jsmison, who was Injured
Ia the battle before Richmond by bis horse falling
upon him when shot, was taken on board at IL,
White House and brought to the city We are
glad TO say that this gallant oficer IL improving
rapidly.
THE NEGLECTED SOLDIERS.
The order Of the Secretary Of War Diminishing p
surgeon from the service fer neglect OF sick and
wounded soldiers, shows that the Government lie
Determined to apply Eromp, remedy TO such re
mi.sness as was exhibited in attending 10 ii,
dissbled men that arrived from Shields division
on Saturday night From the fact however
thatthisis by no means the list instance in which
desachments CT sick and wounded soldiers have
been suffered TO remain unattended to for hours
on Maryland avenue, II would seem that tie sur
geon dismissed 10 not the only delinquenI party
By the accidental omission Of paragraph 10
Yesterdays mention Of the circumstances of the
dismissal Of this ofncer by the Secretary Of War,
10 might appear that the surgeon made no de
fence OF his conduct. Daring his interview with
the Secretary Of War, the Doctor stated that he
failed to tad the Surgeon General, and that lie
did all In his power TO make the men a. com
Portable as possible under the circumstances. He
admitted the fact, however, that he spent the
night a. hotel
PORT WAGNER.
HKAIouARIERs ENGINEERS, DzFzSsE. OF
WAsHIAsroS, Washington. June 15.-Ed Sta,
1 would like you TO mention In your paper that
the fort over the Eastern Branch, In the vicinity
Of the hamlet GOOD Hope" hitherto known a,
" Fort Good Hope" has been named " For;
Wagner" in honor Of Lieut.. Wagner, of the
Geographical Engineers, who died of wound,
received near Yorktown, on the I7,h Of pril last
Lieut. wagner was one Of the most brilliant
members OF the class OF 49, and his early death {.
matter Of regret 70 ell, and OF profound SORROW
70 his loving classmates. He died like a soldier
fghung for the Integrity OF his country.
VIZ Z. MERRILL,
b. Capt. Erg'rs in charge Def Of w ashing.on
REBEL REPORTS FROM VIRGINIA.
The LJrchburg (Va.) Repr5lican OF the s,h
Inst, coatains an editorial, predicated on til.
statements Of an Englisn deserter from Kings
division, in which IL 10 said that ths secession.
lists at Fredericksburg are most contemptuoua In
faeir conduct towards our Gag, and the females
are especially violent In their Insulting Conduct
and frequent threats Of Furnishing them are made
By the United States oaacers
The Lynehburg Prizes Cxrrszf Of June 7
quotes prime white wheat at 81 a5ssl 80; -four
suPerane. s7ss7 50; family, ss IS; bacon, 2sa3ae
Per pound.
COMMUNICATION OPENED.
Capt. Il. Kyner, Typographical Engineer, and
Capt. J. C. Lee have succeeded I'm openino 3
communication with Suffolk by way of Nan.e
mond river. This river was ob.tructed slunos
In entire length by rows Of piles, which had t.
be removed Our troops at Suffolk can now b.
supplied with Eto.es IN very shirt time, and
light draught gunboats can cooperate ir an;
military movement, thereby giving our troops an
opportunity 0. making forward movement ron
sufolk.
RUNoRED DEATH OF sToNEwALL JACK
SON.
There 10 runor upon the streets this morning
OF the death Of the famous Stonewan Jackson
We cannot trace It to any definite source.
FROM FREDERICKSBURG
We hear that all Is quiet In that vicinity, and
nothing new Of importance has transpired ther,
lately.