New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-26
THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
yaam THE SEVENTH REGIMENT.
T'ssefr Progress For as &E,nap"iis'

mert OF this city viii be- somewhat relieved oy
the following detailed account Of their journey
f-on here toward Wa hiust1n, wl.ch WA writ
ten by our Spscial Pep1 tcr, who accompanied
the expedition, aud VINO arrived here al O'Clock
yesterday moroing, bearing inporau, dispatches
from Col. LeGerts to tie military authorities III
tsS city.
TIE Seventh Regiment, numbering by actual cont
S9l men, marched ont II this city on Friday last. and
al p. Il. took tie for pbii8depuia, where tey
arrived at a. m, the train having been delayed nu,1
Beyond liz usual sine by It's unusual l'ugth mdNcisn
At BOldntown, New.Jer6ey, one ct the emNa'S NSs
met by a teegrvpic dispatch 10 the effect in't his
wife mad died since he left home, and from that point
anoihcr member was also compelled 10 return by his
own severe rickuess with these two exceptions, all
ale Seventh reached PHILADELPHIA without accident.
Toe Intention of the officers had originally been to
proceed by railroad direct Baltimore, and FIGHT ber
way through shat city fighting should be found incs-
peueahe; and that the combat might be made short
End as effective 40 possible two howi'zer gus were
taken, to be manned by the troop and tie Engineer
C0rys. As tue SHOT tecincsly Known as "gIage and
canister is used in these guns, aud % tie men in
charge Of them have brought their skill IN Eowzer
practce up to perfection dat enctles diem to te
expected tbat very few niautes conversation with
these elective speakers in the howzer diaes would
salfee to convince any Baltimore crowd Of the error
Of their ways, and the policy of good behavior
TIE men, too, were all seTyed With hall cartridges for
tteir muskets while all the officers ana
- acarIv al VI
he Man were prpvd,d e5 che Or more plstos Of the
Colt PERSUASION 40 lsl mob would be likely to be
met with 90 warm reception that they would be
cone what disincned for The future 10 interfere with
sroops,
Tie Baltimore pan Of operations wss, however
Destined 20 decCed alteration. As soon az 10 arrived
IN Philadelphia Col Lei.eIs WIS mel by several Tee
raphic dispatches which materially changed bis Tans
Dis,stct,s were received from Gov. Hicks Oh Mary
hand from MAYOR Brown, and Marshal hHe OF D'Iu'
more, icrbioOing the passage OF any nore troops
shrouch that city II is not improbable however 'ha
sbese prohibitions woad have been dtregaS1ed, ara
the men taken through Baltimore at all ha1Lcs, Lad
not The Superintendent of tie Baruore and Ono Rai"
road in,erposed the eirctual objection possible,
by posilvely refusing to provide cars for The transport
al the soldiers over Lis rUd. THIS, OF coarse, put
sudden end 10 the scheme for passing through Baa-
more and the troofs, who had been shvelng ~ the
ears from a. IN. till a. m were ordered lNlucan'y
co. % pass the tine as best they could Until some otuef
IL
In this denma Col. LeEerts at once teleSraphed to
xse military authorities at Washington fog Instructions
I'm aticiration Of what would happen, ho aso sent to
New-York a dspa;6h in cipher, ordering chip OF
sterea provisions ard other necestares 10 be sent ii
ouce 10 Annapolis, NJ .ryland and then SAT down e
wait with what patience be could command, for ORDER
how ana where T. proceed.
Meantime the Sih Massachusetts Regiment, Of abCu
So men, had arrived, and were left IN the same d
kuma They, however, at sst persuaded those Il
charge of the railroad furnish them with train
far as Havre-de- Grace, at the mouth Of the Susqu'
hama RIVER, whence they proposed 10 go by boat
Annapolis Their adventures before they reached Tn
.;shea t,r haven were many and were exciting
NH be seen in the sequel. The Massachusetts, DO,
.esmed away about II O'clock leaving the DO.
& TIE 9TH Regiment TO pass tie day al
while away tie wesry hours of sueIeni
nv snch devices az occurred. Some of the officers too
advantage If tie tue and the level Doors Of the depot
order on, tie recruits and put them through their
SaId there was scarce,y an hour Of the day when u
eve might not be RECALLED by the dgbty-eccentric N
nesyers Of some anxious awkward squad. Others rea
newspapers which literally provided by the cit
xens OF Philsde1phis Others were busily engaged i
writing bone ojters which each one fell might be hi
lat Others got leave Of absence and wandered abou
the city, while still Others, having the gilt Of music
made The immense building resound with TIE StaI
sgangied Banner" "The Red, White snd Blue wit
% Hail Columbia or Yankee Doodle s4pdwicbe
b. The Southern air Dixie Wac by no means s
much of favoe as once upon time, and tue LAT
almost universal desire to go away down South t
Dixie " seemed 10 have become extinct. Thousand
Of vstors thron2 ed the building, looking at the me
with the greatest possible interest and wishing theL
ste ampst success in their new cFufade.
In the midst OF the general uproar and iOllity,
eean-lcosing, respectable old lady made let sppes,
NICE Juggling huge market basket each arm, an
making dilig mt inquiry for come of the officers.
One of the sorgeants was sent to inquire her business
which she stated tbus:
al heeid tba; come of you soldier men bedn't 60
an?tbing to eat, and specially that you was ont @
bread. Now I've brought you that is real good
boue-made bread some of it ! made myself and som
of tia neighbor made for Here, take it, You ar
welcome % i. to find some 10 give it 20"
Some of the men, of coure, proposed 10 pay her fo
Il, but che positively declined slying:
"NO, no. want to give it TO yen. bs1 bog
once who was o soldier in the regular army; he va,
all through the Mexican war, and he was killed in
battle always feel as If / couldn't ever do too much
sor the soldiers i can't give you much boys" CON
suued she, wipng away the tears that uouli come al
the thought of her own boy, "but here's my bread
and hope some Of you may ike il. Theres plate
of NICE fresh butter there too and you m0y have the
basket, and the pates ard everything. May be my
boy has wanted some bread some time and hope
come mother gave him come" Here the cd lady,
after minntes struggle, broke entirely down. and
with the w1ds, Ny poor boy-my dear Allied
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