Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-12
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


TIE NRw YyRk REGIMENT on THK PoroMAc
'RIvsR-We give below, from the New York
Herald, the proceedings of our late visitors on
the Potomac after grounding, ard previous to
'their arrival IN this city
At half past eleven on "Wednesday evening all
hands were astonisbed to find that the hp mad
been brOug ht to anchor In tie Potomac the pilot
allegi ing that the channel was too narrow TO pro-
Crrd IN the night These frequent detentions
tntfTfsred greatly with the arrang ements by
Their unexpected consumption Of time, and neceS
STATED the abandonment Of part Of the coBteIn-
plated visit. The quiet, however, was taken
advantage Of to procure sleep, and in 4 short
time the ship presented scene Of somn0lence
worthy tue pencil! OF an artist, for the variety OF
costume and positions of the men. Early Thurs
day morning II WAS proposed to secure the anchor
and proceed up TO Washington and from there
pay visit to Mount Vernon, and thence proceed
home The general cbagriu may be imagined
when IL was found just after daylis lat that The
ship had run aground again. There wsr no alter
native but To keep in good humcr, and the BOYS
went to work with will, at the request of Capt.
Lowber. to get the ship OF The small boats
Were lowered and loaded with heavy aBch or
attached to hawser They were rowed a short
distance from the ship, and an attempt made TO
drop the ancnoI when IL went over with a splash,
taking one of the boats down with IL stern fore
most. and tossing the men ont from upset
whaleoost Fortunately no one was injured,
ara the anchor taking a good hold, the men
2Tasped the hawscr, the line extending the whole
length Of the ship, and commenced pulling like
oid salts. The steamer soon began to move
X,
man running back and taking hold again when
he had reached the bows, the ship was washed
OIL the shoal, ard the heavy anchcr lifted br
main force out of the water The scene wa.
laughable in the extreme and all sorts OF Jokes
were carried OH during the operation Not a few
OF tue nieh stripped and took bath In the Poto-
ma TIE vessel being several hours the roc ks
re following order was issued on Thursday
mcrhjnY:
HsadqS"ri,rs Strenth Regiment, NY)
Troop Ship Ericsson.
Dat I'll.
The regiment will parade the arrival of the
small steamer i'm full uniform, white trowsers
knaDsacks, with gray tTowsers, fatigue caps and
Jackets packed therein, to proceed 10 Washing
ton city. BY order: A DuRYEA, Colonel.
smith, Acting Adjntant.
As the ship vet aground, some surprise
Was manifested; but il was soon made known
that proPelie: had come alongside and taken
CT The QuarteTmaster aud his assistants, for the
purpose OF going to Washington and chartering
STEAMER Various efforts were made to get the
siIlp OF the rock in the meantime.
COURT MARrIALING THE PILOT
Though the indignation at the incompetence
OF The pilot was universal, il manifested itself
good na'ursdly and it was determined by way OF
vent for this feeling, well Is for the amIise-
inent OF the company, 10 try the delinquent bv
court martial. The court was constituted as fol-
lows:
Supreme Court-Steamer Ericsson. Before
Judge WIN. HaIs,ead, July s, S5s-The people
against John Doe, the pilot of the Ericsson, for
running the boat ashore. Mayor MAYO, of Rich
nloBd, for the prosecution, and Messrs, Charles
BIbcock and r. W. King for the defence.
The court was held on the quarter deck, the
i'rblack coat on turned back foremost, and Colonel
= Duryea' eyeglasses. One of the Guard ofhciated
as policeman to keep the crowd i'm order, and
Ales.rs T. jenkins aud J. w Sheppard acted as
court clerks. The prisoner was excused from at.
tendance on account of pressing duties. Some
person was found tampeTing with the Jury and
J, was proposed TO call out the Seventh regiment
10 preserve order. One OF the jurors objected to
serve, as he bad formed an opinion but he was
pressed In the service. Another juror dis
covered taking bride, but the court held that
the offence was too common TO disqualify him.
The jury were then sworn to ''tei the truth, so
help them Bob" but on the suyye stion of the
court that they were not to testify they were
sworn to hear, IL they could
Mayor Mayo then opened the for the prose-
rntion, stating briefly the accusation that the
pilot had put the ship on a rock, instead Of in
Washington barbOr, and that he had wifully
falsely and frauduleEtly represented himself to
',e pilot. He recommended the coniscation of
the pilots boat and that he be tied to the end Of
d llne TO serve as sounding lead.
Corporal Ware was the first witness and .wore
ne ala not know anything about the case; and on
rro>s,e1auii nation expressed his doubts as to
whether ne was on the Ericsson or not
Mr.. Brumly was t..s next witness and testified
mar he heard the pilot tell the captain that he
Wv the Channel, and could take the ship up
dis evidence was, however, objected TO on ac
count OF bis head being shaved. and also because
he acknowledged having hern fed on ham.
MI Ming opened the case for the prosecution,
ground that the offence not Il criminal one
hut was the subject Of civil suit also that there
was no evidences that the ship had been run OH
The bar or that the pilot would not have kent he
bargain IL they had given him time
Sergeant Dyer and Col. Lefferts were then ex-
aminsd as to their knowledge of the case, but
nothing material was elected except the fact
thar the officers, well as the men had been
trd on ham, which was considered strong point
for the defence .
Sergeant Jenkins testified that the cook wa,
TS>ponsibie for the mshap. the ship having a
Iun on tue lager bier bar while he was feeding
Che dog He bad been fed on pilot biscuit and
te,t capable OF speaking as 10 all marine matters
Mayor Mayo and Mr.. Babcock summed up
respectively Tor the prosecution and defence
TH maxim some very strong points After which
"nuSe hdlsted delivered Il charge which was
legal knowledge
The jury brought In a verdict Of guilty, with a
recommendation 10 mercy, in consideration OF
which one Of the privates was sentenced Instead
OF The pilot, because he had no coat The SEN
tthCs VS. mat he should wait until a collection
''uio Dc taken mp 10 get him j new coat
ROUTE FOR WASHINGTON
All EFFORTS TO get the ship Oft on Thursday
proved futile, and il was with no little deIiybt
That about halfpast three a steamboat was dis
covered coming down the river She nrov.d IN
be the Thomas Collyer, Mount Vernon boat
which had come down the river 10 meet tbe
f.nc,son, and had passed the propeller, on board
ni which was the Quar;ermsStrr from yvbom
we position Of the Ericsson had been learned
enc was however, too small to contain half the
.elen', anu IL was decided TO send up three
companies ON her, the rest waiting for tbr other
boat 10 come down and tIke them up
The scene If the departure was pnliyepipg
me CoilyeT Jailed aroand the Ericsson, sud
amid hearty cheers and music from IN. ham
beaded up the river abou, quarter TO 8. At half
Pis' sue PASSED fhe steamer Mount Vernon on
way down, and upon hailing her II was found
.Sd, Tue tuaft-'InAst-r had provided quarters for
tue reg imcnt at the National Hotel
rs tne Two boats parted, those on the ColIyer
gave their companions on the Monnt Vs,non
o"na al'et round Of hearty cheers, after which
t,, auhhs'hSnts OF the Passage were resumed
, teheidl sat>l at the Prospect Of ,
PHEASANT parade and visit in w ashinp ton on Sri
n"Y, i.S noat arrived at Washington abou,
comfortably quartered.
THEIR RECEPTION At BALTIMORE zoo
The Regiment reached Camd en- st,tion , I,,,,
peioie nine O'CLOCK At the station, ready 10 re-
va 'n- company Of u. =. Flying Artillery from
Ec't hcHehGy, under the comma nd OF Major
reach, ana the battalion OF Baltimore Civ
GudTds, under The command of Major Iosenh -