Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05

Western Virginia could not prevent Johnston
! appearing on time at Bull Run on july q, and
Zen. Scott on the same day telegraphs Nc.
clellan: i sympathize with you on the SUBJ
tect OF Cox. You will soon redeem blunderi
and SO will Mcdowell. Johnston has amused
PATTERSON and reinforced Beauregard. Nc
DoMeil IL this forenoon forcing the passage OF
Bull Run. In two hours he will turn the
Manassas Junction and storm it today with
superior force How sad was the tone of his
next dispatch to Mcclellan a few hours after
"a. "a panic seized McDowelrs army and it is In
Iuli retreat on the Potomac. A most unac-
countabie transformation into a mob of a
| finely appointed and admirably led army"
The state election Of 1861 in Maryland re-
CURED that the Union voters should be pro-
tected from intimidation and abuse. Col
Chas. Z. Stone organized force consisting
OF several battalions Of District of Columbia
volunteers cavalry, Griffn's battery num-
Der OF volunteer regiments we're at Rockville
and Darnestown and other places as u part of
tins movement Lieut.. Col. Everett, with the
nfth battalion OF District of Columbia volun-
teers. moved in two canal boats up the canal
and occupied the aqueduct at Seneca creek.
Maj. Jewell, with another battalion Of District
OF Columbus volunteers, marched by river
road to Seneca Mills and regiment of volun-
teers occupied Jamestown. Col. Stone re-
ported: There was but ten minutes differ
ence In the occupation Of the points designated,
the three corps moving on different lines a
distance of Is, % and 8 miles respectively.
an exactitude unusual in volunteer troops.
don't think Cox Stone or any of the regular
army officers had a very high estimate, of the
volunteers. suppose we did not rank quite
as high as regulars, but after we got well broke
in and were told by our regular army colonies
and generals to take battery or charge the
enemies fort we generally got there and
brought back what We went for or held it and
stayed were We found il.
COL. stones EXPEDITION.
SIN Col Stones report of his expedition on
the result of the election and the political as
pect he says: AT Tennallytown the people
are "for the government almost to a man."
Those at Rockville are reported to me as being
one-half rabid secessionists calling themselves
States rights men He says: 'Couriers are
said to have been started Immediately on the
arrival of the first troops at Rockville to give
notice to the enemy at Harper's Ferry of the
advance The second battalion of District
OF Columbia volunteers, before the expiration
OF their three months term, got disconnected
and their officers requested that they might be
relieved and go home. Col. Stone reports that
they had evidently been permitted to become
demoralized, and he ordered their return to
Washington and recommended that they be
mustered out of service. The next day, under
urgent appeals from all the officers of the bat
TALON, he consented to suspend the order. and
the battalion was ordered to retain its position
at Senaca Mills.
ON THE MARYLAND BORDER.
THE border inhabitants of Maryland in 1861
suffered terrible annoyances from rebel scout
ing parties, and the unionists called strenu-
ously on the government for protection; for
long distances there was free Communication
across the river for carrying information and
contraband supplies. 1t was Col Stones wish to
prevent this Commerce between Maryland and
Virginia. He called for more troops and de-
clared: With two regiments more l can occupy
the entire line from Georgetown to Harper =
Ferry, and with three more do not only that but
operate between Johnston and McDowelrs'"
There's one thing you will OBSERVE" says nv
interesting talker most OF the men who were
high in command at the first of the war soon
fell out and disappeared. while many who oc-
cupied humble positions, like Grant, Sherman
Sheridan, Hunt, Griffin and scores Of others.
won impe rishable needs of applause and
crowns Of houor."