Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1861, Page 2

oUR BU * ‘Thé Mount Vernoti came around from Baiti_ MILITARY BUDGET: Fin sm a hea enpae doug apbrreattaren route. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: MONDAY. September 2, 1961. THE NAVAL VICTORY. The importance of the recent victory of Com- The steamer Baltimore went down to Aquia modore Stringhom and the United States ves- | Creek yesterday, and saw no further signs of Con- sels of war under that distinguished — federates aside from the batteries and their com- command, can hardly be over-estimated. H: plément of men. teras Inlet, where the affair took piace, bas at} To-day the Philadelphia went down to Alex- THIRTY WOUNDED! all ti fifteen feet of water-on its bar, and is the | andria, and it is thought took dispatches for the ———— : djiy couana from the sea to Pamlico and. Albe- | brig Perry, ordering ber to Old Point. The Bal- | PRIZES, GUNS § AMMUNITION TAKEN! marle Sounds, over the bar of which any craft | timore also went down. eS drawing over ‘four feet of water may cross. Or,| Yesterday the steamer Uncas left at the yard | Repert of General Kutler te General Weel in other words, it is the only passage by which | three very large guns to rifiled—probably 64 or 80- U.S. Fras _ lear pige the privateers that have sailed from those waters | pounders. Major General John E. Wool, ug » working so much havoc of late upon our com-| The Underwriter went on to the ways this Commanding Department of Virginia. merce, could get tosea or seeka hiding place | morning, the Ceres having come off last night. GxENkRAL: Agreeably to your orders, I embark- north of Charleston. Once inside there, waggle | These two vessels, with the Island Belle, are | ed on the transport steemers Adelaide and the two captured forts were in the hands of the | nearly ready to join the flotilla, and will godown | Peabody 500 of the Twentieth Regiment New disunionists, they were safe from pursuit. soon. York volunteers, Col. Webber commanding; 220 es a of the Ninth Regiment New York volunteers, an ; inely ad ventently held it it my Bit Sapp, face aa apie, and ROE. Coast Guard, Capt. Nixon commanding; 60 of the ete —- ea Ovr Faiznpe st the various military camps and ‘Poritions will confer a favor by keeping us posted as t movements and affairs In their vicinities. Respectfully, your obedient servant, S. A. Srzinonam, Flag-officer Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Spirit of the Merning Press. The Intelligencer commends to the attention and confidence of the people the terms of the new national loan, a8 s0 cleerly stated in the patriotic appeal of Secretary Chase. m The Repudticen, in noticing the capture of Hat- teras, says: ‘ Patriots every where will make the welkin ring with that sacred war cry—‘ Forward to Richmond. en ————-..66 if is lt INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE FROM FORTRESS MON- | Col. Hawkins commanding; 100 of the Union | 22¥ free which is likely, fe E cannot be overrated. channel is buoyed 5 ] vernee. cello and a smaller steamer | 4’rivals at Fortress Monroe—From the Captured | Second United States Artillery, Lieut. Larned a vessel feet of water over pike Bo Sak ea so ie the Pa » the Monti . ese Forts—-The Prices and thet Gargocs—Sajety of commanding, as a force to eperetsin conjunction ft witheoe Once rr there is «: A Paxssixo Nacessity Hexx.—The circum. | Sve been left to held them, which they can do: | 14¢ Harriet-Lanc—A Secession Canard Explodes | with the fleet, under command of Flag Officer it if ard anch in weathers against any possible attack from the land side.| —4 Confederate Floating Battery makes its Ap- | Stringham, against the rebel forts at Hatteras | the whole maar Virginia North Carolina, The principal fort—called Hatteras—is upon a pearance. Inlet. “ Norfolk to Cap» Lookout, is within our reech, sand spit at the end of the peninsula, and {s sur- [Special correspondence of The Star.) ak em ptr teg merge fe Pes light draft vessels, which cannot pomtaty re: = rounded by marsh. Theanchorage inside isso} Forreess Monnox, Va., Sept 1, 1861-4 p. m. | P- 8 Inlet about 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. peach fred ton na angen beha =4 situated as to enable the protecting vessels to deal | The George Peabody, Lieut. Lowry, U.S. N., | Such preparations as were possible for the landi forth Carolina to an niet, a certain destruction to any who may venture to | commanding, bas just gets pers oie Hatteras = ae pas the Rodgeis — erie: nex' miles Inlund te Wash oa Newbern . jon by the United | Inlet, bringing in tow the New York brig Henry positi ttack . In uage moment, a steam tire-engine, for the protection of | Stet, pot date parent Se pivttoning 10) masta honed todadens Read, of Newbers, upon the forts by the feet, and for the landing of | Fees, Colonel *rbormps in, an oficial reper eer an Federal Metrepelis from incka- | seas the waters of North Cérélins, bat completely | N. C., with a cargo of turpentine, cotton, and to- | “Owing to the previous prevalence of southwest el chang. Codgedh cry go 73 Sesteee ot: seniBental fre, In those-timen of the } Coa ssads the inside communioition between | bacco. She was one of the prizes captured in } gales a heavy surf was breaking on the beach. | Fortress Monroe on this coast. As a depot far utter disorganization and non-efficiency of the! Norrie and North and South Carolina via the glorious joint naval and army affair there of | Every effort was made to land the feeps, and | coaling and supplies for the blockading squadron, city’s local fire department. Dismal Swamp Canal; the channel through | Wednesday and Thureday last. Her cargo was | *ftet artist — Deer ening 2 ae isis invaluable. As abarbor for our coasting a dadie seaine company stireded beth—the| which the cargoes of theprizes taken by the oli- | worth $60,000 In Newbers, and $90,000 It Laven boats upon which we depended were swamped tm | "2des OF inlet from the winter storm, or fom Franklin;—every other ont in Washington being garchy’s privateers have been sent into Virginia P now wholly unprepared for service as before. and elsewhere for sale and their military use. Both fires were evidently the work of incendiaries stances attending the dangerous fires in our midst that occurred on Saturday night and Sundsy— yesterday—morning. demonstrate the absolute necessity for the Government’s immediate accept. ance of the offer of the authorities of Philadelphia and other northern cities, to send hither, at any 3 it is of the a tance. By hold! Pool, whither she was about sailing as our expe- | the surf, and both flat-boats stove: ida brave apes ie ee ‘dl 5 dition appeared off’ the inlet. attempt made ye Lieut. Crosby, of the U.S. Army, ARRON, - 8. B rtress Flag Officer C. 8. Navy, How completely this gallant and thorough| The George Peabody brimgs the gratifying in- pate idiot pe ited Eee Eye k—a' want of good water— Com’g Naval Forces Va Ax4 ti. Gatpiton, siming to bring about extensive conflagrations achievement explodes the slanders against Secre- | telligence of the safety of the Harriet Lane. At with the steam-tug Fanny, belonging to the Army, but of that a condenser, like the one now in fs «. F. Mantin Fale members of the fre department of | sary Welles and the Department in,pis charge, | 11 s.m. on Baturday last orders were given to to land Ina boat from the war steamer Pawnee, | UUtof that a con Meurse, Mueenete tow ban. Col. 7th Light Infantry, N.C. Vol. ‘Washington are now in the military or other generated by those who aim to force upon the | abandon her, {t being supposed impossible to get | resulted if the beaching of the boat, so that she dred dollars, will relieve Maj. Com’ Ports Bstteres eras aud Gia k. service of the Government, under circumstances Government, at enormous prices, their unfit steam | her off the shoal on which she had beached late come — off. It was impracticable to land pend to this report = statement of the prizes je "z J justly accounting for its disorganization at this ships, we leave the reader to realize from the | In the action. Butat3 p. m., just asthe Peabody Fortunately, pound rified boat gun, loaned cn nave been taken inte that S'ialet” within official reports of the affair we print to-day. In a military point of view—as affecting the result of the rebellion—Stringham’s victory is of more importance than the possession of Charleston ‘by the United States could be—the command of days, te Was about sailing, she floaled clear. Her flag was | us by the tlag-ship, and.a 12 pound howitzer were | Sty 4q7m compiled from ho OFFICIAL. Instantly run up, and her crew gave three hearty | landed, the Inst slightly damaged. Our landing | tefort of the ebiel centnesr cs the coast defenses NATIONAL LOAN. sieea: alot oe sides an heastity peoponaed to by | 788 completely coved by the shells of the Mon- | of the rebels. Pleas aoa also appended a state- Te the Citizens ef wegen States. ticello.and the Harriet Lane. I was on board the the crews of the Pawnee and Monticello and the itu the Seth or een as chepean foe my Your National Government, compelled means of signals, and was about land- ulmi) In the name of our fellow-citizens of the Dis- trict of Columbia, we beseech the Government at ence to accept the steam-fire-engine offer of Phil- adelphia’s municipal authorities. If that be not done speedily, the chances are twenty to one that, Harriet Lane, directing the disembarkation of the nine hundred troops in the fort. troops, While all ‘have done well, I desire to in | kuilty conspirac gy Legh geen ae tof itt nf the entrance into Hatteras Inlet being of more The Pawnee and Monticello lie inside in a po- | in; ywlth them at hep parte ci an ise terms of especial commendation, in addition to.| rection, is War 1S a! mill- _ 7 e rt ced attem) ‘with the —— eng: unr sr prs practical value to the cause of the Government. sition soas surely to command with their guns at landing ps br the rising of the wind, and those before mentioned, of the steadiness and cool Georgetown, exposed more or less to the villany of incendiariam, the Treasury will lose thousands e of Colonel Max Webber, who we were Great credit, we may not inappropriately add, | all approaches to the forts by the sound. because, in the mean time, the fleet had opened Sis : ; . is due to General Butler, Colonel Webber, and the | The troops in the fort are well supplied with | gre ‘upon the nearest fort, which was finally #l- at poleagetirn commend of a detachment of ist itions, &c., and were hard at work | lenced, and its flag struck’ No firing bad opened A UInTty et obs 1a Cee ee ppeal be ithe « wi ty enem through fires here, for every dollar the policy of | Stiant land forces acting under them, for their | provisions, munitions, &c.,and were hard at wor upon our troops from thegther fort, and its flag | Bob'strong on a dark end enrty iste oe ea’ | ing a subscription to a Netecel. Love the cence of preparation” we suggest, can pos- | *24F of the achlevement. ancusting guns te commana Se land side, and | SPO" no strock. Supposist this to be a sigebie? Bagh Trio ri frome bodiment Hundred and Fifty Millions of Dollare z making themselves comfortable. surrender, Col. Webber advanced his troops, al- ft Already the callgbtened and patriotic Capital. Se ” ee eee ae eee tetiee OnT | , Che story of: the Richisond:Déspaten , that! the ready landed, upon the beach. The Harriet Lane, | or Cent Nixes oF apo ey ng eme4 {is of the great ci ork, Boston, and Arrointey.—Mr Job W. Angus, of this city,] The sentence of the court martial In the case of | forts surrendered through want of ammunition, is] Capt Faunce, by my direction, tried to cross the the well known enterprising and thoroughly com, potent master builder, has been appointed by Mr. Wood, the Commissioner of Public Buildings, to be the general superintendent of all the public works under bis (Mr. W.’s) charge, vice Mr Wm. P. Mohun removed Col. McCunn was, that he be “‘reprimanded” by the General commanding the army of the Poto- mac. He was charged with discourtesy to Lieut. Hanter, of the Provost Guard ; that officer having his men, occupied Fort Clark during the ‘first | Pbiledelphia bave manifested their clear sense Tate oot eng, te arices that then and there fel | Gre wee epened pon the Monticello (which he | ME sithouge diamante, 1 the face af an en; | BORD of igs gre oy he brn Into our hands were full 300 barrels of powder, | proceeded in advance of us) from the other fort. to sone attention Capt. Jardine, of the New York Act of ress under which this subscriy - and shot and gbell sufficient, if fired, to use up | Several shots struck her, but without causing an’ Ninth, who was in command of the detach- | on wes recet wisely oan. bowever, that that quantity of powder. In fact, 1 doubt whether hasnt a pie 3 roth = ree Coevincee ment of his regiment when the unfortunate casu- — eee lg te ty eet teem en asked him for his pass in Willards’ Hotel, which | the a phe otcae ie = am- | forts bad surrendered at t's time, that toe Sas- freiacding Lane prevented Col. Hawkins to fre capitalist of the great cities only, but to drew from Col. McCumn a reply in defiant and | Munition than Forts Hatteras and Clark were. quehana had towed the frigate Cumberland toan |” Permit ms to speak of the whole country. . piece language. He cakcswacatty showed a] An hour ago, a large steamer of the Confeds | offing. The fire was then reopened—as there was sepelars ote Lieut Pree gl egeneee Myo Ta ardor $0 secure © enteral reward for their = 2 t — | no signal from elther—upon the forts. In the sly in aid: mi heft biic spirit to those wisose patriotism prompts which Lieutenant Hunter told him was not | hove in sizht of this point—Fortress Monroe . valnnteers Ting to Iand thelr comrades, of the | Publi pds one, when he again replied in the style | heavily armed, and towing down a floating bat- br palo pe red bench with Be Wicca tee volunteers, overwhelmed with the rolling surf. me ane efeas Goeeanen ee he had used before. tery. They are now about Sewall’s Point. We | was acting ba voluntect ald, and whose gallantry | \yccnire qabecially to make acknowledgments to : In bis reprimand Gen. McClellan says: “ Col. Messrs. Weigel Duri , vol who | fected that an interest of seven and three-teaths are all ready for them here, and promise to make | and services I wish to commend,) and took pee. planted the y forbes dag or onto on | Per centum be paid on the several amounts sub- s ie hls & " short work with them, if venturing further out in | S¢#sion_ of the smailer fort, which was found to | the second morning, to indicate to the ficet the | Stibed; an interest not lable to State a. McCunn showed by bis demeanor, as 1 appears this etree iu have been abandoned by the enemy, and raised surrender, and to prevent the further ‘wasting of but constitating for the subscribers a revenve, on the record, that he has yet to learn at least two | this direction. the American flag thereon. It had become neces- | shelis upon it—a eervice of great danger from the pt, bat grantor things before he becomes competent to command a | A REBEL GENERAL OFFICER KILLED oN SaTuRpay | S3ry, owing to the threatening appearance of the | fire of ——4—— Rereanen —Secretary Seward returned to this elty last evening, and is again st bis post in the State Department, to-day; looking in capital bealth after his brief trip home. lee eae Tue Remains or Gey. Lyon in PuiLapetrmia. Last Saturday the remains of Gen. Lyon passed through Philadelphia, where every mark of re- ir own friends [ make honorable men- pected from any a - men: * nee AFTERNOON ON THE OTHER 51D F Weather, that all the ships should make an offing, | tion of Fi And, in order to afford to all citizens equal op- Spect was paid to the memory of the deceased te; = sebelah — sdf-command Gud respect RIVER. 7S which was done with reluetance. from necessity, the breakers: being throes. sonthenn earn ities of lactones “ares in these advantages, General. The procession was composed of the = a [Special correspondence of the Star.} thus leaving the troops upon sbore—a part tn orders to the troops landed, and to apprize them has further directed that subscriptions be cers E: THE HUMBUG MAURY DISPOSED oF. session of the small (about seven bundred } of the movements and intentions of the fleet; also, | Tece! ved for sums es small as fifty dollars, as well officers of the Adzms Express Company mounted Fort Corcoran. Va, Sept. 2—At about five yards from the larger one) and the rest bivouacked on horseback, Second Regiment of infantry (Col. ] That transparent humbug and trickster, Lieut. Dare), and a long line of carriages,which escorted the remains through the city to the Kensington depot, where they were placed on board the train and forwarded to New York. The streets were thronged with citizens, who seemed deeply im- Pressed with the sadness of the occasion. The hearse was enclosed with glass covered with tioh drapery of black cloth, and with black - Plumes. At the top of the canopy was a gilt eagle holding the American flag in his beak. <8 ame ri EES tei U7 Amdng the papers found. on the seizure of the Confederate forts et Hatteras Inlet, wasa letter from Robert G. Scott, of Virginia, late United Maury “Harbor Defences,” more particularly their fl "s bill t boat (the steamtug Fi Biates Conral at Rio, wratten while he occupied | to that of the similar ‘‘masheens” of his in Eliza. 4 ‘e!* be togbedergpes gras Papal gece sent Mr. Fiske, acting Sraen e ea) rem Fest the position of Consul, giving a list of all the} beth and James rivers. I aid-de-camp, on shore, for the purpose of gainin; ght bave the aid of a steamer of the American vessels about leaving that port, with a day yesterday. It is therefore jadged ia our } intelligence of the movements of the troops and of | lightest di: 7 Maury, who managed to achieve a foreign tepu- tation by unblushing thefis upon the labors of abler but modester men than himself—Professors Henry, Bache, Espey and others—is likely now to be estimated at his true value, at least by the Confederates, who were credulous enough to put faith In his pretensions to the extent of believing that by bis wonderful submarine batteries and other kickshaws he could blow up sky-high any of Uncle Sam’s vessels that might seek an en- trance into Hatteras Inlet. The result of the expedition from Fortress Monroe will doubtless set secesh to cogitating upon the value of the ” | as for larger amounts; and that, should the enb- P. m. on Saturday last, while two companies of | upon the beach, near the Place of landing, about who wes employel it were tee seri) exceed the whole sum desired, the our troops—one a Massachusetts company and the| tWo miles north of the forts. Early the next! harbor while we were agreeing upon the terms in the distribution. other a Pennsylvania company—were scouting in morning the Harriet Lane ran in sbore for the of capitulation. the direction of Balley’s Cross Roads, they came | RU'POs of covering any attack upon the troops. | ” Or the services to the country of the gentlefhen At the same time a large steamer was observed tl within sight of a battalion of the enemy of about | coming down the Sound, inside the land, with | °1,¢u® “2V¥ Propef I may not speak, for one ought not to praise when he bas no right to censure, and the same number, accompanied by a very distin- | Teinforcements for the enemy, but she was pre-} they will be appropriately mentioned, I doubt ‘uished-looking mounted officer. Oneof our men, | Yeuted from landing by Captain Jobson, of the | hot! by the conmereme een capable ef & g iz . rmen, } Coast Guard, who bad placed the two guns from | ciating their good conduct. But’ am ema armed with a Springfield riffe, asked and obtained } the ship and a six-pounder captured from the en- | gued ‘to ask permission, if the Department shall leave to fire at kim, though the distance was emy in a smallsand battery, and opened fire upon determine to occupy the point asa t thought to be too great for an effective shot. Con- | the rebel steamer post, that its name may b& changed, by general trary to the general expectation, he tumbied him | ,, At 5 o'clock the fleet opened fre again, fhe fag | order, from Fort Hatteras to Fort Stringham But jon of this pledge. Prom; ff bis horse at the first shot. Both bodi shi ng anchored as near as the water allowed, | of those yentlemen who served under my imme- contingency, is thus ensured. 0 ree shot. Both es Of | and the other shi coming gallantly into action. | diate command [| may make honorable mention. troops then retired, the enemy bearing their fallen | It was evident, aher a few experiments, that our | as | bave before done, of the zealous. intrepid, officer away in their arms. In an hour afterwards | Shot fell short.’ An increased and untiring action of Lieut. Crosby,who took an THE JERSEYMEN HAVE A BRUSH. Shuttleworth, of the marine camps that the officer killed was one of the} the enemy. { then went with the Fanny, for the corps, deserves well for bis loyalty and efficiency discription of their cargoes and indicating their] We hear from the other elde thet on Saturday } enemy's generals—which, we know not, Purpote of effecting a landing of the remainder of | jn als active detachment of mort ce wee pero Probable position at certain times. Of the list morning last there was a considerable brush he troops,when a white flag was rua up from the | gy, thus given six have been captured by the Confede_ iccess of the expedition is due to the jon THE FORCE NOW AT MANASSAS—THAT AT FAIRFAX | fort. 1 then went with the Fanny over the bar Com between the pickets of the Jersey brigade and | “covurmoven we a Into the inlet. At the same time the troops, under | °f,808 transport service by i Steliwa- Col. Webber, marched up the beach, and signal | fe tio tne throne peer teens nde alg bag was meade from the fiag sbip to cease firing. As laide touched on the bar, rate privateers. It is difficult to conceive of any those of the enemy, at a point about four miles act of more disgraceful t.eachery than this. south of the Protestant Episcopal Seminary, in isa rare quality in an Alexandria county, in which the Jersey troo [Special correspondence of the Star.) the Fanny tounded in over the bar, the rebel | officer in danger. UF The police authorities of Baltimore con- | Grove the seceaslon ite inside of thetrlines, though | Fort Etswonrm, Sept. 1—{ learn from a per- seamer ine rent uP ibe ch on board, wien othe Fewsee mrvice, pa Nees deta Might mete nh | themseves first attacked. ‘They lost one killed | Son from the neighborhood of Bull Run, who lef | !272e,3% notlanded "We three aoe at cerns | 2 he Harriet Lane, was unfor: f 4 Jed im the house of oneof the vegeler and one wounded—ieg amputated. Surgeon Cox, Police, and on Saturday Morning thirty-three rifles and twenty-seven muskets were found in another building. ———______ U7" Is stated ¢! the Navy Department has on Wednesday, that the forces at Manassas {s| the Fanny, but she proved to be out of range. ease po cl inlet, a Bement (of the Jersey brigade,) who had an opportunity | much diminished; that six regiments of disunion ee sent Lieut. hat digs ln vides demand the | believe, in consequence of a determination, credi of seeing the enemy’s dead, reportsthat he counted | troops are at Fairfax Court-House, three at Sang- brlaging Mr Weigel ie the following writen eoh a Tia nis me, by being near to = i of eae ster’s Cross Roads, and three said to be in close 4 troops in landing. Capt Lowry, who had the communication from Samuel Barron, late captain | G, broug’ vesse! MORE TROUBLE AMONGST THE TEAMSTERS. proximity to Accotink. A good many of the sol- | in the United States Navy: s on | ee ae omen i with safety, with the troo; were diers are sick with the measlesand other diseases. ““Memorandum. el Pie a Two or three hundred Government teamsters, it {ith his care and conduct. He still remains at Fout Hatreras, Aug. 29, 1861. the inlet. recelved Information from Czpt. Inman, Flag | 1s said, will quit work to-day—some on account | !* '8 probable that the 17th Virginia regiment, in} ,, Vlag Off 4 a i General congratulate you and the Officer of the African Squadron, to the effect thai} of the reduction of pay, and some because of ob-| Which the Alexandria troops are In, including veurrender Fort Hatteras, with all the'drtge| colts’ cloak cireulars have been sent to naval officers of South- jections to the oath. No embarrassment will re- ern birth in his command, by the Confederate fers to surrender Fort Hatteras, with all the arms country wu, a glorious vic i Kemper’s Alexandria Artillery, are at Munson’s and munitions of war. The officers allowed to| ment, in Toniek we captured’ mees tae es Hill go out with side arms, and the men without arms| hundred men, twenty-five leces of sult, as plenty of enlisted men will gladly take " to retire. a S$ Barzon, thousand stand of ca a large dhol vine jg Government, urging them to desert the service. | the places of these malcontents at a moment's LEWIS BAILEY’s HOUSE SHELLED. “Commanding Naval Defence nance stores, provisions, three valuable prizes notice. ’ {Special correspondence of the Star.) “Va. and N. Carolina.” two light boats, and four stand of colors, one of 7 Most of the steamers now leaving New SERENADE TO GENERAL M’CLELLAN. Fort Runron, Va., Sept. 2.—I hear to-day that | | And also a verbal communication stating that | which bad been presented withic week by the York go out ‘well armed. Yesterday the steam- he had in the fort 615 men, and 2 thousand m ladies of Newbern, North Carolina. jorth booties pe Dees pragid bersh = ar tas within an hour’s call, but that he was anzious to Carolina Defenders: a 4 s point known as Bailey's Cross Roads, dostreyiag pare the effusion of blood. To both the written By the goodness of that Providence wh: ich and verbsl communications | made the re; Watches over our nation, no one of fleet or the roof and compelling the inmates (young and | Which follows, and sent it by Lieut. Crosby : ply army was in the least degree injured. os id, male and female) all to the! a “Mi indum. The enemy’s loss was not official: to children, as well as toward Mr. Bailey, the pro- Hantea ey, Gommanding, In reply to the com- ptr etree ‘i A serenade was given Friday night to ship Columbia, for Havana, went out with can- jeneral ell: So th tlemen who non and a guard cf U.S. Marines. The officers © sey ae ora ts were with him importuned bim to respond by at have authority to capture any privateer they may | lexst showing bimeelf at the window tie replied ee ee “I have my duty to do and cannot lose the time to 1 The committee of seven, appointed at the acknowledge this compliment, if all the bands Jate session of Congress to investigate army con- | *2dall the people in Washington are in the street.”” munication of Sam’l Barron, commanding { T enclose herewith the offictal weet of the re- teacts, Is now in session at the St. Nicholas Hotel prietor. at Fort Hatteras, cannot admit Capen tai bel wounded, by Dr. Wm. M. King, the U. 8. Seven ee = parent : —— oa! capt page ; NARROW RSCAPE OF PROF. LOWR’s BALLOON. posed rhe terms offered are these: full capitula- eps ly ote Committee are to undergo an ecstsibecliain of their fi ortrdy cettaane fecsinass ote pales [Frectal es respondence of the Star } and wae Ne oe cca res obedient vervent, : Bans. : Berita, entire proceedings, public and private. i messengers, clerks, &c., one thousand or more in} A" =*4¥D#14 County, Va., Sept. 1 Yesterday commanding officers to meet on board fiag-| Major General U. 8. Army, Com. Volunteers. a Saturday) afternoon, Proft ship Minnesot: di 6 — Reads, Asche weaita G i After waiting three-quarters of an hour Lieut.| /atteras, furnished by Col. Martin, Seventh eu che neared the earth in descending, | Crosby return, bringing with him Capt. Bar-| Nerth Carolina Volunteers. two shots were fired at the balloon by the enemy, | ron, ajor Andrews, and Col. Martin, of the | | Commodore Samuel Barron, C. 8. Navy, Flag from a rified.gun, which fell four or five oll rebel forces, who, en being received aboard the | Officer. ly short of it. N tug Fanny, informed ine her they had ted | _ Colonel William F. Martin, seventh regiment only © damage was done. ey accept Caroll qaqa ae hea come tf surrender thenadves te et coat | “sick Col"O Wee Totton, seventh regiment Gun. Lax Rzronrep ro sz Sunrounpsy —The | mand se prisoners of war. I informed them that, | North Carolina volunteers." Wheeling Intelligencer of Saturday publishes the | 2e the expedition was 2 combined one from the} Major H H. Gilliam, seventh regiment North number, are being paid off *‘ all in gold.” [t is only Government officers at a high salary, we pre- sume, who receive any portion of their pay in UD Contrary to general expectation, the rail- toads of the North and West are doing a thriving business, in spite of the war. Many bave all they | treasu: ane a Den eat the supply of grain is i ue A FLYING VIsiT unable to find th cilsiets to mast ip demande ne | saajec Gude Butter leaves Washington this af- ternoon for a fiying trip tohis home in Massachu- setts. He has not been from his post for one in- stant since leaving it on two hour’s notice upon 54 35 i ee ‘YW Business is growing quite lively again in New York, and most of the leading jobbing following from a letter dated Beverly, Angust | 2My and navy, the surrender must be made on | Carolina volunteers. of Rouses report increased orders from the West and | the day after the promulgation of the President's | soa” Pa i board the flag ship to Plag Officer SE ae eeiiera Vol nates tew™ (of artillery,) North | all North, a larger Portion of which are accompanied Proclamation of the 16th of April last. Gen. Lee is only ten miles the other side of Hut- mevete tee rs pune De crating pees Adjutant J. M. W. Poole, seventh regiment | di by cash. A good fall trade is expected by the a MISAPPREMENSION. tonsvflle with from 10,000 to 15,000 men. He is following articles of capitulation were signed, | North Carolina volunteers . merchants, Many of the Government teamsters are under | Perfectly surrounded by our troops—t0,000 which I hope will meet your approval. [This Aod ‘with four batteries of twenty-eight cannon in document will be found am the naval ts. the impression that the cath which will be ad-| He sent in a flag of tence the other day to Gen. jong wal epeets.. ae ministered to them binds them to three years| Reynolds, who isin command, and ‘offered tosur- fen, landed. and took a formal surrender of the forts, with all th a Lieut. Thos. H. A! Engineer and Ordnance. service. This isa mistake. The oath is admin. | render all his arms if be would only let him pass | inspected the troops, tot sco thet the anion hed boo Su W.M. Brown. = istered to them as to clerks and other officers as a bs, (Aap eae teder ye = Sites — properly surrendered, marched them 0% . ‘Assistant Surgeon Wm. E. Poole; also Colonel test of loyalty to the Government—nothing more. | he would cut his way through. Gen Reynolds ing d fosre toe ‘ie foe onan - Lasselle, company L, seventh regiment ms rine exons. would ver int hoa ite "Ro are Grs pat | © #us Pan amid toe chee of ar men ud | Novis Calon vlan” We learn that to-day the Provost Guard take | preparations for the ight. The Sixth Obin wine | g the ener ne eaten aad een shotted Hoanoke Guards, sevents gineers meet at the Philadelphia na charge of the keys of all the city engine houses. ‘was here, has gone on s forced march to the ich was conducted with t care and tender. | lina volunteers—Captain John the examination of candidates for the, Wor wach of te engines as ane aoe etic cd | which arrived here mat snicott Ob, part of | ness from iemporary wharf erected for te pa Tales in? a commionioned Corpe of the navy. tine companion uerne are now without effec-} Tics at double quick time, beving hears Weer ee | Powe wook so long that nit came.on, and ee dark i i jt was im, bie the pilots to Were attacked and completely cut oe You cam | Adelaide over Mey thereby ou ing ‘ace T MR. ARNOLD HagRis. all make up your minds that Gen. nor any | may mention in this connection that the Adelal We are assured by Mr. Dyer, in whose name the other Southern General wiil ever have the pleasure in carrying in the troops, st the moment that m: celebrated beef contract referred to a day or two of advancing on Wheeling. terms of capitulation were 7 fat SET “. ied since in the Star stands, that Mr. Arnold Harris Seuthern News 4 saretsaa jones pi rate Onin hes never had any interest whatever in it—the LovisviLux, Aug. 30.—Ex-President Pierce ar- | Steliwagen, afier some ecuted with said cogtract. — —— eg the northwest. ——_ NO MORE HORSES WaNTED. coumaaieauane HAR monwealth says the _— No further authority will be given for the pur- chase of horses for the Government, beyond orders given to agents in Kentucky, Virginia, Missouri, Maryland and Delaware. THE GOVERNMENT STOCK YaRDs. There are now in the Government corrals in the First Ward about 1,800 mules and 3,500 borses, and in the vicinity there are over 1,200 wagons. ‘There are heavy arrivals daily. § MAvY YARD. Sidney Johnson was at Mesilla on the 3d inst., ‘at the head of 500 T: and 5 Moste. ‘exans, in pursuit of Col. ? : i ; a att if