Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-14
OUR MILITARY sUooET.
THE SITUATION.


THE SITUATION.
The Government here have information from
McClellan's army, and that OF Gen. HaIicck, up
to last evening. Nothing OF general interest
was then occurring In the camps Of eithet Of
them.
WhRRENToN, VA.
A gentleman direct from waIrsnlen. informs
that our troops concentrating there in large
force. The plice 10 under the bcs, state of dis
cipiine, and ord T Is preserved by Provost Mar
shall Bates. All the stores are occupied by Union
sutlets, and The soldiers are reCupeTalng their
health, &c, with the invigoratng air In that To-
calIty. Mainr Paine, late captain Of the Hlach
Horse Cavalry, who vas wounded at Williams.
burg, Va, is there on his parole He saws hs has
been universally treated handsomely and coufte.
ously by our officers.
NAVY YARD.
ARRIVAL OF THE CAPTURED 1UNBoAr TgAzER
The steamer Mount Washington arrived fror,
Norfolk yesterday afternoon, bringing Up the
prize schooner Director, captured some time
since IN York river. Both the prize and steamer
have on board quantity Of bolt copper from the
Norfolk Navy Yard.
The Baltimore arrived this morning, towing
up the rebel gunbeat Teazer and the prize
schooner Coaster. The Teazer which II will be
remembered, was captured during the late en-.
gagement near City Point, James river, as the
rebels were about to send up balloon from her
for observation, Is small but staunch tugbos.,
armed with 9-pound rined gun forward, and
rired - FOUNDER aft. TIE boiler was struck by
she'll, which exploded and Knocked down her
smokestack, tearing her works and throwing the
boiler two feet from its original position. Rem
nants Of the balloon and large coil Of the tele
nh xliyo Ns-pr<,
person about the yard was supplied with relics
The silk Of the balloon is Of different patterns
striped and checked and Of various colors-spn,.
rently the common dress silk, which they confs
Gated for this use. The telegraph wire is In.
closed In coating OF gutta percha in the rope,
which measures about five sighths of an inch In
diameter.
NOMINATED FOR BROADER.
The President has nominated In the Senate
Col. X Biddle Roberts, Pittsburg Pa for Brig.
adier-6eneral OF Volunteers. Col. Roberts com
serves during the conflict before Richmond, and
10 promoted Tor gallant conduct on the field
FROM HARPER's FERRY.
Colonel Mulligan, the hero Of Lexington. who
has been engaged in guarding prisoners al Camp
Douglas, Chicago, all winter, 10 now entrenching
himself al Harper's Ferry, overlooking Bolivar
Heights. He has splendid d ghtng corps some
OF whom were In the Crimean war.
ARMY MATTERS.
The military committee Of the Senate, out OF a
large number OF brigadier generals before thorn
selected twenty-nine to report to that body, not,
withdrawing there are ONLY eig hteen additional
officers of that rank required ny law
Brig. Gen. Van Rensselaer,, Inspector General
has been ordefed to make an inspection OF the
army OF the Potomac.
Brig. Gen. Slough is relieved AZ bIs o,,,r -
quest from his present command OF the army ,iy
hai CORPS, ana Brig. Gen. Scroggs is assipnsd
70 the command lately exercised by General
Slough
Brig. Gen. Van vle,,, 0usrtefmsS,e, ,;srs,,,
OF the army Of the Potomac, has been reIIeved
rom duty 81 hia own request. lie arriv d hetp
on saturday, and reported at the Var Depart
r mem, Inc 6enersl wa. compelled to ask to he
h1snly co!'iplimented by Gen. Mcclellan
brigade Surgeon Henry RuckInaster will re-
pert ior duty In person to Brig Gen Blunt, com
handing Department Of Kansas
Msjor Frans Kappner, y. z. volunteers. will
report for duty % al additional aid de camp 70
Major General Sigel.
will relieve Capt Elwood, OF the 9Th Infantry =.
mastering and disbursing officer In this city.
The latter Will repair to New York city and re-
port for duty In person to Capt ,srntd, O! the
that post ~
=, Col Ehuserets position not being affected by
ne recsnt change In the command Of the Noun.
sia Department, he will return and report for
itch de Fanville, id-de-camp
Capt Earle :. Goodrich, aid-de-camp, U. 3.
volunteers, will repair to st Paul, MINI and
cooperate with the Governor OF that State In
raising ard crganiGing volunteers
Gorohei r }. Herran, OF the 9th Iowa Volun-
!eers, Will report In person to the Governor 81
iowa 70 assist In raising and organizing br. gade
duty at Sc. Louis a ~
The designations Of the following named Off
GERS are accepted by the President: Captiin ] q.
1Ioos, Commissary OF Subsistence; Captain !. b.
Hance, Adjutant General; Brigade Surgeons w.
I.owmal and A. b. Crosby; and Captains d.
r farker, L. vi. Davis and s. f. Leferts As
Hstant Quartermas;er, all connected with III yok
unieer service.