New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-26


v-aet,cs.shin for,hs toyso i the Naval School under
command Of ,,cusmodose Blake. Nelr us, 700, suc.
inst On a ,oal was the stc4uboat Maryland, having
IN bo4, tb. Massachusetts troop, wro bad left Pnlla-
,e,nh;o ou S.tu,dav before. TGey had prorccocd to
HAVE De Grace BY train, aud there had se1e6 upon
,he steam yboat Mary land, and her up 70 An
uapoli,. They bal there been required By Commodore
blake +, low tie Constitution from her dool out into
v.tsr The Daltimorcanp had made t tleir boast
hat the old Constitution shon'd be The fs chip taken
y DIS Seces..5lisis from Tie United Siaics AID tuned
,r,irs, ter country. While she lay d her hart al
Annapolis there Nas really reason TO iear sucl an At
rack: bIs now lat inc is in deep water and only
be reached b. boats, her crew are amply able % c.
f.d ier
Uplac&iy, the Maryland, in pulling ont the Consii-
tuition, worked leTself on h bar ala could not get Of
and Therefore lay here with AL her 500 board
rom Saturday tl Tuesday mouing. ~ We came up
IN the Boston officers determined 10 Try and re, tie
Maryland off, and nearly he whole day vas consumed
ID iuilcs Efforts pull Der into deep wster At ls
when the i3e lal, and tle most .unguire culd have
10 further hope q 30 we couj sytloro the order was
given 70 steam 20 the shore.
a; O'clock, p. IT,, Of Monday, April -, the 7'h
Regiment frst landed in hostile : ate on military
r.rrd and WIS dsc,nbartod az Ire dock OF fe Naval
: hoal a. Aunai ois. Tie men marched ;snore by
c II, aIis5 in god order, and formed in rgmeDtal
lnc on he beautiful ram1e-groUnd in the rear Of tie
Naya-School buiidnls.
These grounds aud views compose one Of The most
lovely spots ihn' ever waa hei-id by moral ge. The
Severn River and the broad Bay lltsen. cclstlnt
panorama Of ships and boats tie distant stores ar>
green and beautiinl with groves If frs,t trees the
ouiIcng- Of the yard ART sLe,onlryed aud imposing
in Appearance; 0u the orchards aud gardens on every
tide ilcoled he delicious Fragrance Of peach and pnn
bossoms tiei- h.laV nov, rousuGs e. these trees in
flIl bo,m. At Irregular intervals abou. the crourds
were Iay-'ocis, lying as the uowe.s had efl them
few honrs before; aud pe eueaar ting odor Of new
mcun hay added ttih another charm to tie SCENE.
Tired soldiers, Iis from she Samped dscoHfors and
foul snelle of hIes,dsys sea voyage, in an over
crowded boat, could never have had more welcome
SIGHT or one Of greater beauty. Alter IA thot nsPec-
ton, the mon were given leave 10 rect when they
stretched them,elyes on the bright green grass, or
tumblcd 10 the hay, in perfect glory OF delicious
luxury. Under tn r., where every gentle breeze
covered them viii tie pnk-iragrrnt reach blossoms,
tie howitzers were drawn mp, loaded TO tie muzz!e
with canister shot. To have fred tEose cannon the
gunner must have stood up to his lIces III nes -mo~n
clover and have brushed away the flowers irom tie
piece before be could apply the match.
There had been some insane talk amorg few Of
the ioe DIV citizens Of oppoing LanGiug, bnt nohng
Of the sort was attempted many Of tue townspeoPe
mon hurried into the ward and bi,r in the evening
when the band under the direction Of tie Drum
Major PLAYED some oIeralc sch clions the extempor
neous convert was attended by hundreds OF ciIzenr,
among " HON wee hundreds Of ladies'.
We were received with the utmost cordially by
Commodore Blake and the other officers Of ,ho Naval
Schoo Mary of the boys vacated thclr rooms, that
our company officers might have beds and Col LEI
fer,- and the field officers provided with suuT-
,uous quarters in the main building. All the sot.ers
were got under cover for The night being quariered in
the fort and in other buildings. There come diff
Gully in procuring supper immediately for the men,
bot that uas at length arranged The son'ries poet,
ed and all was quiet.
| There had been much alarm IN the town all day
and many people suJT-sng that aiinck the city
t., conto nplsted had removed their families in tb,
country the bad been c, sed at four in ia,
afternoon and general ta-iGe,s ard dsguiet lad pr,
vailed. The Quartz master and men bad stl raiion
for Il day or two bot the inhabitants refused to sci
prov sions tie Qnartermaster, and tie only r,Orc
tia, he could rr,cur up ~ Tuesdsy night, were
few cakes and 80 tlat the negro Ieddcr.boyi
brought m. Onb 20 night, after she had di,cm
baked her troops the Boston steamed out t. Mar
land and after hard nights work, succeeded II
pulling her OF 50 that al O'Clock on Tuosisy morn
ing the Massachusetts boys cane ashore, having iiyeC
for three DAYS On ship bread end salt pork.
CoEsl L,fieris foundhere no suIply-ship from New
York. ns no bad expected and ordered, and We bay,
waited for her 10 the grestcst anxiety Meantime a.,
camp wac full Of rumors Of large forces collecting III,
road that We were 10 march these stories brought
in by citizens who avowed that they bad the hoe
| Tile troops Nothing definite, however, could b.
leaned as 10 their NUMBER the estimates being all u.
way from 1000 up 20 H. 900. II seemed to be agreed
however 10y ALL that the 7tb would have to fight il
way to Washington.
The boys were determined and calm, occasionally
face was blanched with anxiety, suspense, and h,
novelty of the petition, but nothing tat looked like
fear, and not one word Of fnohing. All we're ready
for fight, and every msn determined TO su,tail
the reputation of the regiment and prove hnise If in
diyidually true and loyal nan.
The rurnor Of largo forces 10 be met and overcome
came ut last IN uch authentic share that there could be
no doubt Of their truth and there could also BE- lll,
! question OF their greatly outnumberlng liz.
Tie ofi,els ia consultation, had determined thst
annapolis If strategic point that NUT, all hazards
bs held for it il now the only feasible by which
Northern troops reach Washington. TIE Naval
School ought 10 Oe garrisonod b. least 100 men
beside The Naval School boys, in order that the landing
If other troops may not he impeied. To leave it,
would be expose attack and to be taken by the
traitors. Under these circumstances tie speedy arrival
If tne Baltic and otter slips, with reeufoIcemens and
stores became 20 us matter Of the greatest possible