The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-05

strewipg she table with their rasonr aud piasiog
ospous 10 king black bottle 10 the centre, they "a 70
be apquet and began TO make merry passing what
ck sviveler would call the rosy" very freq ien,,
md iLduleiDg in deep drsughts thereof rnis good
oaiared increment, under the influence OF I'll, back
bottle be anne noisy and obetreperous, iling of
he nse,isreBoe Of the Colonel who specify suppressed
l. snd threatened the most severe punishment npon
epeon Of such conduct This timely severity aat the
excellent example Of gentemany behavior displayed ny
every member the regiment, had capital es;t dp,o
ne rooxhs their conduct for the REMAINDER II toe yp
being very good Early in the evening 20 tn'nd b.
low some seeking their respective bunk, 20 Oh a 'ons
rest, ing upon hard plank others lying npsn tn
fors Of The upper and lower saloons pro srrjng th 10
the cose hunks erected between deoks below u act
every avaSape space occupied by sieely s,l crs
To catch any sleep before the eGri7 he4rs II N
NOR orSs utterly out 81 the question The nose d
10, eher ard jok ing that kept mp serp IN
o4slhe .mUsng TO hear III Jokes ba qfioi ran
ode 10 side inducing shouts Of Laughter aad re9arses
ss va quite d1koniy smsi l.nterCs, emitting fee
ph.pee tho voices Some oae-iaducei thereto %
doubt, by the empty state Of his ssomacn aai ths
,ns ,a 9sh' oy,voea besan % cali for al xod
OF yossbie and impossible dshes--eaeh dish, as
oaed producing loud aughier. Another voce IN IN"
distance gave the company al imitation Of R@rey t~m's
borse, whereupon some one began 70 CROW, va ;h
walked a whole sarmysTd, AND on Ell sides thee wee
heard tire ing OF cocks, the csckpg os sens, ne
bea,irg Of sheeo ia, king Of dogs &c IL loss -
say very little sleep ohtaipe1 tina. nigh IN neN
mo, ming we observed toe steamer Clatz &C ,alcos
sa,,pg In company with u.s. having on bpted
sore Massachusetts, troops, and the De soto, u
voy ipg Cso'an spragues Rhode Islanders. BENZ DO
evident symptoms OF eerg very unoiopy, anu s'ef IA
tne day paid trbuse TO Old Nepsuue On rats a.
evening all mustered decks, and CARTRIDGES
and provisions distributed. We were thea Informed int
nearing annapolis hsrccr. and ordered below ~
get knasacss ard report on decI prepared - ani
The Eded state OF the chip the scarcity Of watr VI
insu1Bcency and bad quality OF the ratious, AMI tna
want Of all method in outing and the maas
other csagveeahes endured the voyage utrb1led
the aspect Of speedily reaching ,yrd rml yes
secome. when consider that of the men cAmp1sIng
the Seventy orst regiment very manp q Of se.taS
fan nkE We Ih4Vn
credit for the e,auance they sh the fsw nut
murs they made At the poor fare Bot, aias 9.s or
DARED that should leave the ship that night
Upon nearing the mar Dor percsi yed rcSet to 81 -
INTO the air then a second and a 'nrd Agln from th
Harriet Lane stopped our paddles, wheG were bail
from her deck end ordered u drop ancoor An Il, 20
unt, morning. 10 the morning We landed ~ the Ssva
Academy, at Annapolis. Here He remaiaet el might,
sleeping upon the schOoiroom ofs, t. trise a. ID -
O'Clock in the morning and take uD our march u tn
Annapolis junction. Of the Baltio0 and Ohio Rlroat
ard take The cars for Washington. We reached tie
injection at near four ocl,ck IN tho m,ruiug afte
forced march Of nearly twenty five hours, Thoroughly
worn out with the mach and 'he wsga, OF our set9
sacks aud accou;rements. The Seventy Grst was tGo
only rernept that made the mach stratsh'
from Annapolis TO the Junction without hadug Capt
Sprague's regiment viii Left anna )os tfter
regiment although much more hg1ty ca pss.onei their
uni orm being Only blue flannel shirt oeef the
par 49, with the REGULATE 'o =, esoa rio Carrying
his blanket throw ser Ills BACK. cs0psd SIX mlea
s.on JUNCTION. and did not ys.,a IL uotil next
day. Our men showed wonderful endurance for no.
tlured 10 labor Each man. besides MS hea 1t
musket, &c carried heavy knaps1ck weighing Al east
thirty ponnds for many nights not b I'd
proper al wance elesp, and upon ng the Jun;
ton they threw themselves upon the ground OBTAIN
little rest
In the morning Colonel vosburgh started for Annapolis
with engine snd tender to ain convey til
IePim 10 Washington A short d,st.nre from III
Junction he engine thrown from the track by raj
which bad been locsenei by s7me possiug scaundela
Fortunately, the 9, aine was goog at very slow rate a.
the time end the Colonel ths slight ,uy
aspsiped ankle. We heard thu. the d,str,ct
much disturbed along the lice of the rod
so much 20 that the res III tsioo
drawn up in lire Of b,tils, Awaiting az stack
the route aod again ihe Iuoc.,,n 1t
tween i've and O'Clock the evening" We were all
board The ears TO proceed to Wlsnog,op gbeo tho
bu,riediy passed along semosr az quick
ly aud quietly possiple Te again on the
ground and marched into fed, where, upon sigh.
civty, we were drawn NJ ID line battle 20 avst
which bad arrived dcring the ate uaon, beat TO iar
ters ana dres themse elves Up tno skirts OF
heard al and what we sGp ossJ % be beacoo
tres observed IN fast over the d-itat his CON
parry A, the old Light Guaro, supported III ls Esng
There stood t~o tnus.Do neu san,ng thsir
wait ny for they knew not what + par, va
srorgiy convinced tina, the time IN r acton,
that an attack expected from qsacter Mr.
vac ut all III likely; oul egteen mice r.
the cis Of atmure ana many Ia the nisr or sere
oiea ctad our Colooe had III cag uarrl WY .pel
with LIS lie ana these crcume tancss All TAX, n, o
p.trer. etnrgy iDduo.d the ouiiet that the tmi~ Al
come cor ia hi The conduo,e be m elves admir.,s
,h,wiIg lot the slig hest ympoms fear uast
tees. Every wan feemed anxhus Dat detsrmn'd d, and
bleve tbas an attack had beeo mate ~ hat time, th-
,
seit IT, hn@ever proved 70 20 false aln IN aui the rg
mclt retmcarssd on board b. Ore, aud pr ieeedei
towy to Washing ton s;oppng ut otereals sioug The
totG 10 tefeve g1hr n sfGtlohed ~ioJg thr route.
TbsIeg,Ueni arrived in Wasb'neG,u Slnrdsc m ,rn
Ig much a'euo, an took rher quarters al toe build
d. eiecieo To, the iosngraLnD bal Fs0m tn
were ortefed N the altorneon - tue Nv, I'D where
the, al present qoare'ed tn r. Goc pst Of nooor
orua the moet pisce def 4io alta
Ana b. let say lev words o,a,se the OH era
AMI more especially Lien'enarts Hart AMI Com.kns of
Company A. with whom nsve olgl. NOR. A coat ct
an 10 These kali al
man in the company Throughout the trio theg showed
constant care ana sorctude for b. s"age ir moD
personally nepec'mR 10 EVE rh ned al the lnforte
cir Gun ances woul, anuit VI.
Before coai1g this letter would Etsh TO correct an
~he Elm on stat. that the Seventy d-st remeu arrived
10 wasbingt n In the wake NJ tue rser h THIS is -
mistake he Seventy DIST tbe drst reg,mea, tnAt
arrived from New Yors after the %svtutn. BIS
WASHINGTON Navy YARD
WkDsfsUAY May l-N,0n.
a De&Ihm,n Sent os SPECIAL ertpe-h ey Otje u Mys
Try rorisioas flen,,Iat ing "a iyps--aLe R,sllns
# L.'y-Retuyn Hon, # Iapaltts, H.
rher. little stirring here. rxo squads left here last
nsh. tru,siay), one for Mount Vernon the 9th for
Fort Wellington, the Potomac another sau.d IA ore
parIrg 70 leave for Mount Vernon TO day Their orders
not known.
We stationed here and here We are to remain until
orr reform 10 New York at least such the order
ne,nquarfers this mo picg.
The HEs,Lp cells for twept' Eve oeuts co " In the
city Money could be made here oy prsng
sgart.
There s no need Of starving now for ash is plenty
shah, &c s me Of the 'oks ENJOY nee BATH two or
hree times day We have u b. up half past four
oichsk ~ wssh brush, clean boots snd he re- Wv az
nv. ocltck for III Of thirty minutes We breakfast AT
half past seven dine at quarter pat and cup at
ely bit O'Clock r. ".
H.,kcr ,s 70 supply with fsrlns and corn starch
W snsli he .xoec ing to NOR or Fri,ay
mutt fpeak Of the Colonel (yosomgn) 10 ia very
kid attentive t. the c,ulf,t m. n mr.
'p, shs'-he Is good offcer here il no, a IN
the repiID. ut hat wouii not be elt1 serve him
Elm sur ~ afternoon ee aie 20 have gtaud drill
In my last tod you 81 the -scruus rney arc oov
criilibg Nth heir pieces; they are improy
lug To da, g steamer takes out Tor home afty recruits
~ho a., tick
LETTERS FROM THE TWELFTH REGIMENT.
HEADousRrsRs rwsFnI R.Gis.sr)
WASHINGTON Apru 80, lsel
HorSsA.Is Of ne Vo,aes-Sp.ak,So me Seimt,lo raase-