Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-24
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
LATEST FROM YORKTOWN.

LATEST FROM YORKTOWN.
Our lstest information from Yorktown (received
up to - m. to-dsy) was up to p. m. yesterday.
At noon Yesterday II was reported over the camps
OF our army that three four rebel regiments
were commencing a sortie near Warwick river.
The story, however, turned out, by 2p. m to be
false alarm. The appearance Of the Galena In
those waters was being most anxiously looked for
by all our army and navy in that quarter. Nothing
Of particular interest had occurred on the Penin-
suIa In the course Of the morning.
TaR sALSSA:
lite Galsra arrived In Hampton Roads yes
terday afternoon, as reported by passengers from
Fortress Monroe, elsewhere stated In to-dayh
Sta-,) she has already proved herself fne sea
boat, as she left the Brooklyn navy yard only at
ga m on the day before. Her constructors and
designers claim that she Is to prove even more
effective In action well az quite as invulneraoie
an the Monitor, than which she is tie larger and
heavier armed vessel by the by. If she fuinis
their expectations she will make a revolution In
naval opinion Ielaive to the best model 70, iron
clad steamers, the belief (since the fight Ct the
Merrinlac and Mentor, and the alleged failure
In sea going qualities Of the English steamer
Black srrior) being that iron ships are to prove
OF little value, except as armed rams FOR harbor
defence.
Her arrival in Hampton Roads must at once
change the strategy of navy in that quarter a.
II gives Us signal advantages, which We do not
regard IL as being prudent to mention In detail.
Among It's effects, 1t strikes US, will be to COM
Del the rebels to risk the Merrimac In another en-
gagement somewhere where our arrangements for
dispOsing Of her tan lave fair and full play.
We may now at any moment hear Of decisive
naval engagement In Hampton Roads, we aPpre
bend.
IRREGULAR AccRPfAYcEs OF RESERVATIONS.
War DEPARTMENT, AdJ't Generals Once,
Washington, April 10, ls6l.
General Orders, No. 40
The Secretary Of War has observed, with some
surprise, that The commanders Of one or two mil
tary departments, conceiving themselves en-
powered to do SO, have undertaken TO accept the
designations Of and otherwise discharge from the
service of the United States officers commissioned
or appointed by the President, In the volunteer
staff Of the army.
All such discharges are irregular, and, unless
confirmed by the President void Of effect. None
but the President can discharge an officer ap.
pointed by himself And, al he has not delegated
this power to any General, no General must At
tempt to exercise st.
By order Of the Secretary OF War:
L. THoMAs, Adjutant General.
NAVY YARD.
There hsve been no arrivals at the Navy Yard
since Yesterday moaning. The carpenters are
busy at work erecting the iron-elsd target q few
hundred yards from the wharf, and will soon
have the wood work flashed but II will be some
days before the iron plating 10 ready to be put on.
APrench steamer arrived in the Eastern Branch
this morning, with M. Mercier, the French Min
lister, on board who Is returning from Richmond.
The stesmsr, In coming in, grounded several
times, and was lying aground when our reporter
.eft the yard.
coENIssIosRD.
Captain d'AIbe, Of the ustrien service, dds
tpgu,saed at Solferino, and highly recommended
BY the chief Austrian military author!ties,) was
Communicated to be a Captain Of Volunteers, on