The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-02-24
SUNDAY AND 3RD REGIMENT

mouth Regiment of Volunteers left the
wharf in the Steamer Coffee last Saturday
night about ten o'clock, and after Z very
agreeable and pleasant passage down the
James, they arrived in Richmond abost
half past eight o'clock Sunday morning.
They were received by two Richmond
Volunteer Companies, and by them escor-
ted to the Wall Street Hotel, where they
were quartercd during their stay in Rich
rond. Every Hotel being full, it was
impossible fora soldier to get lodgings
elsewhere and they were therefore forced
to take up with shook matrass, without
covering, pillows or aught else for their
comfort in the rooms, except a tin basin
and bucket of water. After marching
through streets two inches deep in mud,
for one and half miles and then forced
in those uncomfortable rooms, it is natu-
raj to suppose that their introduction TO
Richmond was considered by every SOL
der very unpleasant one. Although
they had eaten nothing since the pre-
vious evening, breakfast could not tie
furnished them at the Wall Street Hotel
for slove or money! thus forcing them to
wander through strange city in search
of eating Saloons, whereby to secure their
much needed breakfast. At one o'clock
?. NJ, notice was stuck up at the
door of the Hotel, calling meeting Of
non-commissioned Officers and privates
of the Portsmouth Regiment, at two O.
clock, to take in consideration the pro-
priety of returning home Immediately -
but ere the appointed hour arrived, the
Regiment had received invitations to par
take of the table prepared by the Military
of Richmond. The notice was taken
down and the meeting did not take
place
'Disappointments sink the heart of man"
and if this sentiment of the Poet be true,
it was not strange that the above named
notice appeared at the door of the Bird
Regiments Barracks. If the reports Of
Richmond papers could be believed, pre-
yious to the 22nd relative to the appro-
priations made by the State and city Of
Richmond for the maintenance of the
visiting Military, our soldiers were bound
to expect ether arrangements and accom-
modations than those with which they
met; therefore we cannot wonder at the
movement near being taken by the Ports
mouth soldiers. Then it is to the Kolun-
tccrs of Richmond that we owe our heart
full thanks, and not to the city, feg the
hospitality which we received from their
hands. But give unto Caesar. the things
that are Cesar's,' and while we would
thank the city for its kindness, we are at
loss almost to know for what to thank
her, for we have received no kindness OF,
hospitality from either the Sta.e or city
except the poorest lodgings imaginable.
Shall we thank them when they have
fallen 50 far short of fulfilling to us their
promises But we know not in what
words or way to return thanks to Messrs.
Perry and Marshall, who came to the
Barracks of the 3rd Regiment, and by
pressing invitations took to their tables,
and sheltered beneath their roofs some
thirty or forty Of Portsmouth's soldiers.
This kindness, gentlemen of yours, by
Portsmouth will never be forgotten, but
with pleasure remembered ever be, with
the hope of often, DER and DER again re-
turning it.
MoNpAY-THE INAuGURATIoN.-Al-
though the day was most inclement, and
the streets unusually muddy, the people
We're animated by a sentiment of patriot
ism that the weather could not repress.
The day was ushered in by the firing of
cannon, and at sunrise thirteen guns
were fired in honor of the original thr-
teen States. At ten o'clock the military
column was formed upon Main street.
the right wing resting on the eastern end
Of Main, and the left upon Twenty First
street, and about eleven O'clock the line
ofmarch was taken up, Major General
Taliaferro, Chief Marshal Of the process
sion, and his staff in the van, followed
BY the Cadets Of the Virginia Military In