The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-10
LETTERS FROM THE srxTY.NNrH REGI'
MENT

MENT.
PRIVATE LETTER PROM a MEMBER or COMPANY q.
GEORGETOWN OoLIScs, May 0. 1861.
The Vo,oge and is -Disemblyking and Quar-
kysng at Arnapolis-Dvsa hss Guards Along ne Roaa
70 WasAinstoN-FhtAer Mooney the Chaplain, dc, &C.
Ny DEAR JoHS:-Here once more a. college,
though pursuing very different course Of study from
that which We groaned at in days Of yore. This IN
deed lovely ipo replee with every beauty Of nature,
unduarDg hills, fertile valleys purns brooks,
but have not as Jet heard OF any comey ees in the
verdant mud which our country man. Deg Mlliken 80
graphically describes in his historic csno aye Groves Of
BIarney."
As especial favor 10 Father Mooney and through
spect " the excellent character for them
selves route the Fathers have granted the Of
this classic spot for a barracks ana as AN safely
housed and alter enjoy the nret nights rest
lft New York, feel in condition TO write you short
description OF the battles, dangers and s!eges
passed up 70 lie prefent Time Az you must be aware
frcm the paper accounts, nearly
tcipaied In getting board ship by the tremendous
were early sunmated by We received
when board ana during the age. Faacy $50
crushed Mo ship scarcely Calculated TO accommodate
ave bundi I'd with COOKING apparatus aud COOKS merely
intended Tor tho latter naDoer. Under such circan-
stances your imagination batter than my pen can PIC
ture the state sfiars But for tbs officers wouii
have strar gest part OF the affair Ia that
when mace app cation for food " the Cooks they
never had any until The production Of twent I'VE OF
fifty cents when perfectly marvellous with what
CELEBRITY any quantity OF povisons were 10 De hsd
Now there be Something essentially rotten in the
state Of D+Ima X, when ouch condition o! alAus was
permitted The ks dlspeos BED descript n or
LIQUID the Of rty for about hsf pint,
which purchased by some our men, ana, "a c,a
hao SIX OF seven suffering under the most
aggravated form CT deiiTum treneDs wnea sc arrived
~ Annapolis, and unfortunately leapd over board
ant drowued
When We had dsembarked At Ann apolis-luggage sc -
DaIched down 10 Nh old boat nouse, a ot rao
bsh and a sa to OF GODS and eDcs, informed there
" w
i,on OF all cur hopes aba all our aui-rnssn even
fellows bo IL manully We canpel out th q night aod
marched, looking wonderfully ireao, next morning 70
rake char ira ID Wushil goa)snas piay Ing
GooIs h x regiments cheering us ~ the $40
BY tie way snuu1 have mentloi cd taat 20 had A
Tho bis ht Of arrival ut aDnap1s that
stack had been made The Baggage Of the twelfth,
ar that lad been capturei ours, VI course rushed
double quick 10 he rescue bus II turned ous to be
lash Ia the pan Aud now, rtrnons a ms m'sttss We
marched The track leaving aorent ppanss u
tect ii went along. once IN re ylu must
draw lpon ion in or Der FUZZY 60 understand
The various beauties OF position Here were,
regiment Of ecrus, put forward 10 peri, duty from
The disCplu soldier mI.nt stand pa tx
LppAlied. Eevt hundred men, 10 hsar. ii
MY country, hot friend at any side but their own
brave heart and stout To guard tweny two miles
Of railroad track which likely to be attacked At any
noDelt by oyetw Ginning force; but, THANK God,
isn courage and powers Of endur ance-the gifts
might truly the only glfts have been permitted
Tealn because they could be- wresed from VI,
q haI dy ace OF oretaners-enabcd work through
II ard win golden opinion from all, aye even our
enemies, IN the discharge Of our duty iced not say
that consequence the paucty OF numbers, and
the exceeding diligence to be observed the each
Individual volunteer doubled, time Of sentry
duty averaging from eight twelve hours We had
covering except the sky and some rough shanties
erected by ourselves aud tor TEDIOUS day nghis
we remained a. our pst Al last the glorious ws came
chat proceed to Washington but tue Sof had
been 30 often called curing our stay That we did not be-
lieye II when 1t really came; but c,me it aid, and
the wettest cay / remember arrived
at Washington, and marched old dllspidated
store with broken windows ana tumble d)wn wa w.
without bed bedding morse Of food, and there
slept, weary, mne cradle, wet AND hungry. Still
OF complaint all endurance planting patriot
Ism. Al length The broke through the CLOUD which
had eDveo; ed since departure; and mention
I'd before, through the OF Father MoOney,
now IN the best quarters here or, / may say,
else every thing going gut and WITH the
o. D. ION tina have The side OF deal
plank for bed comfort able soldiers be-
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