The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-09
OUR POTOMAC RIVER CORRESPONDENTS.

oan 70 avepge the death OF Jackson by kng as many
Oh the Northerners as possible.
OUR POTOMAC RIVER CORRESPONDENCE,
WASHINGTON, June 3, 1851.
2he Free orn to be Rpaired-E6ect Of shs on hr En-
9sme House--Presidcst Lincoln AND Secretary SeOzrd
Vtsf the Ffcdoyn--7he Rcsoute is Treated to RiRsd
Cannon and Proceeds on Oruise-Nattcrs Conccyniag
the seren'y first HeW FORK Regimsnt-HoD tie Men are
Lod0ed-.9he Ccmmissdriat-Ho,o the Cooking % bone
The Guard at Anocosta Bribe-&aHoas cf As Ne.o
York froeps-One Hundred Men of the Seventy frs. Do
ing Duty on Gun Beats Occasional frisonrs-Er.en
Ssue Gtculs~g Jy the Rebels, &C., de-. DC
The injuries done to the FreebOrn from her action
with the rebel batteries at Aqua Creek Saturday,
are sufficiently serious to deaia her here for at
four days-perhaps for a week. or longer This morn.
ing Captain Ward told that he could possibly get
on within four days. with superficial repairs for
several pieces Of the machinery that have been injured
must be replaced FOE which purpose the required pieces
will have 10 DO and adjusted, involving the max
ng Of models This morning carpenters alrosdy at
work repairing such damages lay In their line bu, OF
course 'hese easily pu. in order Tho serious
mischief has to be remeded By mach.osts and epgi-
neers, and that will necessarily be work OF time
photographed the sequence and result Of the acton "
Saturday fully that there necessity for me 70
sen further Details except simply mention that
sho: went through the engine house, doing tho
ch'nesy no damage but empty ing the contents VI ell
iamp on the heao Of chef epgineet spencer.
Yesterday President Lilcon, accompanied by secre-
tay Seward paid the FecSoru the honor visit
sSute o. twenty-o guns nred they entssed
the Eavy Yard. His Exceiency and Ms Honor examined
tie Freedom ia every part very infinitely, iutmated
thor high orprcvai Of the conduct OF al board and
ratified II by shaking hands with all tao officers semen
and oc.s This mark Of afshity, 10 different from the
In
Britain not exceptedyili mol be without effect these
blph pe,sopsges may be sure.
The Secretary or the Navy has accedei the hat
Captain Were in his official report OF Of Fri
day, aa has placed riaed twelve pounded bonrd the
Rssolute in which vessel up here and which, By
the way, did not LEI yesterday. have Just parted
from Lieutenant Budo, commanding tia. vessel, at VIII
LARD g. AID he tells that he leaves o'clock Tor
secret ssvce. He has got pretty tool on board TO
woik with. ami there douts he Wi
car do with IT, Ee 10 brave Oil attached
COAT survey service AID DOLLY sequites good Cpppr
tunity TO show wha, he do with The ooemy. Hs
coolaess ind conduct, curing the reconnaissance az
Mahns Point, Thursday las,, beg ono all praise
1t my Intention to send you ON eccoant OF AL thu
New YORK regiments stationed bsfe OF hcscas ut, aud
to tell how, aud where they situltsd what they
DONG, together with the manner in which 'ney manage
camp lie generally AS Seventh is gone, / COM
mel e with the Seventy first which occupies the post OF
hoeor in the hayy Yard, after wnich'I may devote
letter each to the Ninth. Twelfth, Sixty NINTH Four.
teepIh, Eighth krfth, ana the rhrseen which Is
stasioned ut Annapolis If can get time 70 20 SO far
At present shall conne myself TO the seventy arst.
commsDocd by Lieutenant Colonel Henry p. Martin,
who is expected be elected Colonel which vacancy
say has caused by the iamentcd death OF
the Cclonel vosbureh for whom the IS still
IN mourning 10 Colonel Martin, Acting Qua-termaser
Cofson, Conlmiesary william Borrowe, aud Joseph A.
Philips, steward Of Company A, the old New York
Light Guard j am indebted :or nfor NATION and facil
ties Cor obtaining
qulTersd about the several buildings satione all over
the ward Their quarters are exceedingly os
o. the companies sleep 10 bucks butt for them the
expepse OF government, and furnished from the game
source but tie men have, 81 their expense added
many little comfort 10 the government no whi,h
they cOuo hardly expect Ia receive otherwise Each
company has its room, which is KEEP.
raole order visited the mess roam Of Company A, Just
alter the en- had had breAka this morning. when
found that nohlpg could exceed tho ccaolnass the
fort ana tne completeness Of the arrangements Ell
their mutarious departments. From there proceeded
10 visit the Cmptsarat Department. kept in OF the
ship houses, close to The waters ecge under the charge
OF (ommissa'y Bosrowe. Here be seen barrels
of beef pork piles provisions Of ali kinds
II explained n that every evening each COMPANY
drew its ra'ions for the following day from the C,mms
suiy either through the medium Of steward appointed
for thai purpose through four who appointed
cooks Of The mess for the day Both arrangements
said 10 be adm!rablo but the former pre-
feTTed, and is the one followed by Company A.
Next in orocr were the kitchens, which duly visit
ed. Each company has lis own Kitchen and in most
OF them saips stoves are emp!oyed-a handy arrange
ment admirably suited for camp life.
While was 10 the neshoofhood OF the mess roo OF
Company A, number OF men marched 10, and began to
cali rof their breakfast On inquriDg who they
was informed that they formed part OF equad one
hundred men, who are constantly duty at Anacos,a
Bitge. &c keep the river vicinity. Fine,
health, looking fellows they were, and they took their
breakfast with appetite becoming soldiers just re-
eved from guard. white makiog thess observations,
squads Of men wsre seen drilling in the different parts Of
tho yard.
In the course of conversation ascsrtaned tina. the
positions " the several New York regiments
ioi,oss:-
at two O'Clock yesterday from Roach's Mills about mile
ard half trrm the rear CT Alex.ndris.
Ninth regiment, cuse to the Twelfth.
Sixty ninth at Arlington Heights the Long
Bfioge where they are busiy engaged digging trenches
and iortbyrg themselves generally
Fourteenth, az he oacS vi Washington, the neigh.
borbood Of the Twelfth.
E,gh,h, at Arlington Heghts.
ifth, said 10 have becI seut to proceed down the
river Aqua Geek.
recond In Garrison street.
II - said that NO German regmeuts OF which il
supposed 10 be tho Filth, moved OH | &st n,ght.
On the Virginia side there is Chain of high grounds
which the military OF the United states service are
statioreo there ia similar arrangement in the D. a.
uct Of Columbia, executing 70 the city OF Washington
The sertnes of the severa regiments in TIL Sc ches OF
forts interchange communications wish each Other AS
we cane up the river Saturday the whe tents of
boys were DISTINCTLY visible both banks Of the river
the Virgins extending ccGsaeraby beyond Alex
But TO rturl to the Seventy ars.. Dstachmen.s OF
twenty station cd bead several ghn boats as
IooTsOn o,r'd zee Phfdeiphia ice boat twenty men,
under m,nand OF Lieutenant Dc siyse 9stmore twenty
conu.ancco by ilo'i eDapt Kaott 81 Anacoste twenty
ccmmanceo by L'en;eoant T. Prendetsasi; Mount
Dop twenty Powhatao t~enty This Latter tbs prison
ship and bas boara forty 1nst prisnuert thirty
hve Of whom tnrtd nj affair at Fairfax Court
RDIso Friday. They belong 10 q cavalry com
p'ny comriandea By Captain Ball fhs other nve
were iaLca at the capture Of Aexandria.
They are al fine, gcod looking young fellows,
nEd they were all IN excci!en. spri's, seeming 10 be
neither rick sorry pisY tina. men OF such fine
physique should he engaged so bal causa had o
soft conversation with soe OF hem; bot Of course,
oooli rot srci, uu from them, it would have
been proper for me, under AL the circumstance talk
auou, yihng 81 polics nature They were, however
anxio, % ..r scmenms shout me OPERATIONS at Aqua
creek, y. which tney ascbrispej. bow other
thai bad bc., thcs actually laughed good huunor-
el.nced
M reecs do their stealing Ia &C SCALE not only
from Unrie sam, bat IRON private iaoivicuas you
may gather from the following tcneduie in part only of
property belonging " Rode, Coleman Co which was
sszed Memphis rernssec By orcer OF General Pillow
On May ~. lsOt, obt,scd nap from gen