Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-23
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
THAT DISPATCH.


The alleged dispatch from Beauregard 10 JEFF
Davis, urging the formers immediate reinforce
ment, Ii believed here to be genuine, ard to have
represented the true condition Of BIS army at
Corinth for some days after Sbe battle at Shiloh.
IL Is known here that Immediately after iu date
achievements were hurried to him from all con.
venient points in the rebel States many Of whom
reached him before Gen. Mitchell succeeded In
getting possession CT more than 100 miles Of the
principal railroad route over which they were
principally being transported TO him.
Gen Mitchel's movement and success, how
ever, has greatly interfered with Beauregnd's
prospects, throwing the work Of reinforcing him,
doubtless, into intsrminable confusion and en-
harfassment. His camp may stIll be reached from
Richmond, the Carolinas and Georgia by rail, but
only via Mobile or connecting roads In Southern
Alaosma. We doubt not, The principal portion
Of the achievements going to him since Mitch
6Hs movement en- Huntsville have been trans
ported by that route, as the rebels lack tran.por
tation other than by rail- worse In that section
than In Virginia, and therefore are not able 10
rerd any considerable force around the gan of
rail communication, no miles long Going
around on the Ill equipped and circuitous route,
VIA south Alabama, they must be reaching Beau
regard much toe slowly for his purposes
SELF fRoPBLLIEs FRcJEc1ILEs
The subject Of self Propeiling prcjectilrs-cr
Trojectilss which carry their own propelliug
power, like rockets-has occupied the inventive
genius Of all countries for years, ard % far with
out success Many plans have been submitted
and many different inventions tested, during the
war; but none, az yet, have given any hope of
success. There have been many supposed i'm
provements on the Congreve rocket; but, imper-
feet and inefficient as that missile is nothing In
that line has been made to excel, or even ap.
PTssch il.
trial, ls,t Monday, on Capitol Hill, Of new
rocket-for which great perfection and dsstruc-
tiveness haa been claimed-is no exception to the
rule as IL only demonstrated their entire failure
the fuIthest point which could be reached being
only three fourths Of a mile, with the greatest in
accuracy, and without force enough to bury the
Proiectlle in the earth The principle seems to
be established, that pfojectile carrying within
Itself Its own means CT propulsion cannot be re-
lied upon for any degree Of sccuracy, az great &C.
ess:rtctty CT movement always accompanies their
flight. Cannot the ingenuity Of the country over.
come the difculiy' Ifa projectile can be made
which will do half execution which 10 claimed
for some Of the candidates for public Tor Treas
x'y , fovors, and an accuracy which shall attain
that 'f a T!fed gun, revolution In land service
would follow Its Introduction, like that which
has followed the introduction Of iron rams and
batteries In the sea service.
NAVY IARp-FRoa rRH RlPpAHxssocx
The Reliance arrived from the Rappahannock
yesterday afternoon ind left last night. The
King Phillip came up at an early hour this morn
Ing.
The YANKEES had been up the river to Freder.
icksburg, where Gen. McDowelrs division now
10, and the inhabitants seem favorsbly disposed.
she reports that rebel picke.s are occasionally
seen on the south bank Of tie river and that there
10 no distractions In the river excepting at about
seven miles from Fredericksburg, where they
have laid "stooe blockade" by sinking num-
Der Of old sceooners, through which, however,
vessels can make their way with safety by pro-
ceeding carefully. The vessels Of the notila have
thus far captured some seven or eight schooner.
one OF them loaded with an assorted cargo. con
sisting Of dry goods, medicines, saltpetre, &c.
They have also taken two small steamers.