Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-08
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Passage Of The Lndianions Through The
oy-Leter from a ROUer in Washington.
MisceLIaaeous Matters.

Passage Of hs Lndianians Through he
oiy-Letter from a Rover in Washington.
Miscellaneous Matters.
The Eleventh Indiana Regiment, Colonel
Wallace, passed through Cincinnati yester-
day afternoon, about two o'clock. They
were handsomely uniformed, and seven COM
panies had muskets with saber ~bayonets, the
remainder having the ordinary guns. As
soon as they reached West Fourth. street.
some of the officers ran on in advance, and
requested the citizens to furnish buckets Of
water for the men, as they were suffering
large number of buckets and casks of water
we're placed along the line, and the fatigued
soldiery drank with avidity. As they
marched up Fourth street, they were every
where greeted with the ~liveliest demonstra-
lions of joy by the citizens. When they
passed the corner of Fourth and Vine, the
soldiers cheered the spectators by companies,
the crowd responding by the clapping Of
hands and other demonstrations of enthusi-
asm. The regiment was reviewed by
Colonel Anderson as it passed down Pike.
street. the soldiers giving three vigorous
cheers for the hero of Sumter.
The troops are destined for Western Vir-
ginia, where their fellow. citizens have just
won such renown by the rapidity of their
movements, and their success in dispensing
the enemies of the Government.
LETTER FROM A ROVER.
A letter was yesterday received in this
city from amember of the Rover Guard, now
in Washington. He says a majority Of the
company will return home at the expiration
of the three months for which they enlisted.
They are anxious, however, to fight before
they see Cincinnati again.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Western Virginia exchange, in speaking
of the number Of United States troops en-
gagged at Phillippi, says there were eight
companies of the Wheeling regiment eight
companies of each of the Indiana regiments,
and six companies Of the Ohio Sixteenth
Regiment all commanded by Colonel Kelly.
The success was complete, and what is a sub
ject of great congratulation is the fact that
Colonel Kelly, who was wounded, is not
dead, as was reported, but, on the contrary,
is likely to recover.
The last Semi Weekly Mansfield Herald
contains a call from Hon. Thos. II. Ford for
recruits to fill up a company to report in
Columbus yesterday. The Herald says be is
to take command of the Plymouth Company
when recruited up to the standard. The
Colonel served with distinction in the Mexi-
can War.
CORRECTION.
BurdsalIs Dragons are quartered at Camp
Harrison, and not Camp Dennison, as was
stated by us, by mistake, yesterday.
Lieutenant Colonel Eynart and Captain
Cahill have returned from Washington,
bringing dispatches from General Scott to
General Mcclellan. 1t is believed that both
the Kentucky Regiments will be ordered
East before long. In speaking of the Ohio
boys at Washington, Captain Cahill says that
there were but three good uniforms among
the Zouaves, and that whenever any one
wished to go to town they put one of them
on. As the suits were not elastic, the wearel
frequently appeared very odd, as he either
filled it to its utmost capacity, or vas lost in
its folds.
OTHER MATTERS.
Rev. g. Flanders will preach at Camp
Dennison on Sunday next at two o'clock
P. NJ.
OUR CAMP DENNIsoN CORRESPONDENCE.
CAMP DENNIsoN, June I, 1861.
The usual activity of the camp has sub
sided into extreme dizziness. Whether this
is to be attributed to the excessive heat Of
the weather, or the lassitude following the
three-y ears excitement, l am at q loss to
conjecture. Squads are marched to the
river for q bath, and others are detailed to
assist in the erection of huts for the new re.
cruits, and in the evening an hour is passed
in regimental drill. Aside from this, lam
guor seems to have taken command of the
troops, and much of the time is spent in
morning visits and afternoon siestGs.
At night a cool breeze usually sets the
flaps of tents in motion, and soldiers gather
at fayorite places to rendezvous, when rare
sport begins. 'o
The "Buzzards''J send forth singular imita.
tioDs of that rare bird. The "Tigers," BEN
gal and common, spring from hidden lairs,
and startle drowsy sentry with gutterai
roars. "Jackals' with shrilI notes slip OF
upon foraging expeditions, while here and
there the growing of a cock, the crying of an
abused infant, or the uncertain calculations
of an imprisoned mule, tempt the stranger
to believe that our volunteers have been
gathered from the woods rather than the
town.
This medley of queer sounds and noises
does not cease with everything else at tapsI
You have no sooner settled yourself COM
fortably upon your straw, than you are
aroused by the fierce command: "Atten-
ton, Battalion" proceeding, as it were, from
the adjoining quarters, and the echo ''Bat-
~tallion," issuing from q distant hut, is by no
means indistinct. Far TO the left is heard
the next order, shoulder arms" aud a
Lieutenant Colonel follows with Hprepare to
open ranks Then You hear the voices OF
the Glee Club of some regiment serensding
a favorite officer; the magnificent basso Of
Adjutant s., or the soft tenor of Captain r,
sending a thrill through your perspiring
frame. 81,
There are excellent glee-clubS connected
with almost every Regiment, and when
7" buzzards" have one to roost, and " tigers
cease to howl, sweet strains of familiar music
echo through the camp, and drowsy soldiers
sigh amid their dreams.
As the night wears on the heavy tread of
the, relief guard is heard moving slowly
toward the pickets. Toward midnight the
officer oflthe day and his guards begin the
"grand rounds" This is always a season of
romance and adventure. If a sentinel is
Soukhbu OHAhB upOh LIS pooJ VI II 10 yloluS
to the officers request and gives up his
musket for inspection ID Incarceration in the
Guard. house is the penalty. =
This is the fay0rite season too, when ad.
yenturous privates steal from heated straw,
and roam about like roaring lions, seeking
whom they may deVour-somethingl 1t is
the hour when innocent chickens are siezed
and bagged, and youthful porkers are borne
to safer pens.
Indeed, gallant soldiers have been, seen
4 popping into quarters with quarters of meat
pnskillfully slaughtered, and l have been
assured that our cOmmissary, like the water