Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-22
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
ExcHANGBD.

Lieut.. D. A. Forrest, Of Va; Midshipman II.
B. Clsibeura, La /; Midshipman f. A. Ruggles,
Va; and Midshipman A. B. Wharton, Tenn,
formerly officers Of the U. 8. Navy, and arrested
sometime since in consequence Of resigning their
commissions, reached Baltimore Yesterday from
Fort Warren, and left for " Dixie" via Fortress
Monroe and orfolk, having been exchanged a.
prisoners Of war. Lieut.. w. II. Ward, Va, was
released at the same time, and will 60 South in a
few days.
A CORRECTION.
The boundary OF the department Of Western
Virginia Is incorrectly defined In thu Army Re-
gister for 1862. 1t should be as follows So much
of Virginia al nes between its entire boundary on
the west, the western slope OF the Allegheny
mountains on the east, and the boundaries of
Pennsylvania and Maryland on the North, and
North Carolina and Tennessee on the South.
AFFAiRs IN AIFxANDRIA
ALEXANDRIA, Jan 20-Edttor Siay ] have no
desire to charge neglect all the Ssth stationed
In this city rs provost guard. There are among
them men whom esteem, and who will do their
duty, but Il 10 not 30 with the whole regiment.
AS to the seizure Of liquor, good deal has been
taken from lime to time but Ii Is not TO be seen at
the office 1t is curren " reported that some Of 1t
has been Sold-certainly not by authority Of the
United States. On Saturday, a small picayune
establishment on King street was entered, and
about dezen bottles taken out, carried to the
ONCE and 1t disaPPered-at least part of 1t did
In double quick time. OCCASIONAL.
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA.
| ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 21.-Editor Star From the
Local Htt1S Of yesterday, printed here, Il would
be supposed that injustice had been done Mr..
Harrison Jacobs, ia his arrest by the Provost
Guard. On Saturday night man was arrested
and placed in the watch house. On his appear
ance before the Mayor on Sunday morning, IL was
discovered, bv bis own admission, that be was a
sold inrr 81 De-,
| name of James Parks. On being asked why he
appeared in citizens clothes, he said he had ex.
changed his clothes at a barbsr's shop to prevent
being arrested. Whereupon he was sent up to
the Provost Marshal, to be dealt with or returned
to his regiment. The officer who went with him
took him TO Mr.. Jacobs shop and obtained his
coat and hat, returning The coat and hat got from
MIR. Jacobs. IL was proper and right that an ar
rest and examination should take place II GER
tainly did not appear before the Provost Marshal
that he had any greatdificulty in making the ex-
change or borrowing the old clothes. The mstter
was satisfactorily arranged or so understood by
Mr.. Jacobs taking the oath Of loyalty to the
Union, and he was promptly released by Gen
Montgomery, on promise that the thing should
not again occur telling him at the same time that
guard would be on the lookout to see that there
was no further Cause of complaint
This furnishing Of clothes to soldiers has been
source Of great evil, and will be stopped After
the battle OF Bull Run 1t was done extensively,
and by this means many Of the soldiers wers
enabled to desert 1t 10 believed now that MANY
OF the muskets ard pistols after that battle were
bought In this town for mere song. Guns at
~ 90 piece, and are snugly slowed away, out
OF sight, but not out Of mind should thew be
needed.
ALEXANDRIA NEWS
ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 81, 1862. - Editor Star !:
On Saturday night several ARE Is were made,
and the parties placed In the Vatchhouse IN
taking them before the Mayor on sunday morn
ing, one of them CT lined TO be soldier stated his
name to be Parks, and that he belonged to the ODD
Pennsylvania regiment; also, when asked how it
happened he had on citizens clothes he stated
that he obtained them Of barber down street
and that he could point out the place An officer
being sent with him, It was found that he ex-
changed the clothes with man named Jacobs
who was taken before the Provost Marshal yester-
day, and on his taking the oath Of allegiance he
was released. There has been considerable OF
this business Of changing clothes down here, and
this mode Of furnishing" those detected amounts
TO just nothing, and secesh laughs at It,
was Informed by the captain of the propeller
Chamberlain, who ran the blockade on FRIDAY
night, that ninety-four shots were fred at him
from the batteries, but not one touched him The
vessel Lad full cargo OF corn, oats and hay for
the Government.
Fine progress Is making with the railroad con-
Meeting the Orange and Washington roads at the
Orange d:pot-and not Mana ssas, as has ffeouenllv
been stated.
The fog has been so dense for several days that
we have but few arrivals. The river Is entirely
free from Ice.
Whisky continues to arrive here for rome favor.
lite parties Why cannot a stop be put to this?
Complaint IL frequently made Of DELAYS at our
Pest ONCE. Everything is done by our efficient
and accommodating postmaster He has large
force In the office, TO which he gives great per-
sonsl attention; and but few are aware OF the
great Increase Of the business Of the Office will
only mention one item, and hat 10 that there was
mailed from the Office yesterday 10 $40 postage
paying letters, to say nothing OF newspapers
The establishment Of Union paper is con-
templated here. The first number Is expected to
be issued on Monday next UNION.