, 1861-05-18

On this north ths highest ground bears up an
er less wondrous but equally beautiful build
iDg-the Post Office On the south stretches
the Smithsonian, with every order of archl-
lecture reposing in it, great proportions,
sud the monument OF Washington rising to
meet the sun.
The great Avenue Of the city, and the many
smaller ones; the little diamonds they make
where they czoss tho streets the statuary in
the parks and squares, 60 life-like and grand;
the great Potomac sweeping around the whole
city with its sheen Of silver or gold-ttese
are among the things which make this city
one much to be admired. But 1T is ROW also
In its May dsy-and May is gliding into June
when every park Is Of = rich green-erery
the flowers appear everywhere and tbs air il
balmy aud filed with the songs Of birds.
And besides al this, might say. were our
cause less holy, profaning all this, Washington
is one vast military camp, with all the hustle
aud litter which attends the march and the
which betoken War about to show its red
rigat.hand. There ia grim and q xfu] suhliua-
itY to this "pomp sud rcu nstanee,' and IN
excitement which 10 Caught by other than the
men Of the regiments, and BY the horses, gaily
compa1isoned and snu11g wsE. Our army of
Of occupation, viewed in onnectfo1 with the
good Cause which has brought 1t hers, becomes
: crownirg glory to tho Capital city it hiss
come to save, and Washington himself must
look down we'll pleased at the d ht.
There Is scarcely height around the city,
or beautiful grove, where tho white tents Of
an encAmpment do not spot tho verdnre. I
have Just been out to that of the 79h New
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advertisement Of its destination thtther. The
whole road up Fourteenth street to Columbian
College Hill, whera the camp Is, WAS thronged
with carriages and men aud women foot
The grounds are reached through the shady
avenue leading to DR.. Stones country seat
Guard after guard are passed, then the guard
house, where near hundred arms were
stacked, and near a. many soldiers Of the
Regiment Wero resting in almost elegant leis-
ure Passing On TO the next lot, there are
some two. hundred tents, each having some
fanciful place or avenue nailed over its en-
trance, aud the names of its six denizsns con-
spicuous- Within are guns, pistols, knives,
sacks, bottles, pipes, cigars, cooking appara
tus, newspapers, books, fancy dogs, and in
fact alnost every thi1 = New Tork bachelor
clerk would have In his counting.house bed
room Many Of this Regiment arc New York
city clerks, aud 5ou maj imagin: t7ey would
barber's Ghop, where men were waiting for
their turn Some of the tents have evergreen
trees ret on. In front, grass plat, and round
stones lastly put down.
The Re4iment passed In review before Sec
retaEy seward and Secretary Weales. Many
laughed to see the awkward bogish gait Of Mr;
SswaFd in contrast with fha military step Of
al around him, and may aay 18th that Of the
elegant and soldiery bearing Of Mr. Wellea.
The graces lave not done much more for
seward than they have toe Greeley, but bis la.e
instructions to Mr. Dayton, show that he can
Mr. Weiles is tall, weats long silver gray hair
and patrfarehal beard, s:audz erect, djgni-
fed, and OF scholarly, a. well as military look,
and though these are not his h0sts, 30 much
~ they arc Cad1eron's, he evidently regarded
them Is "the he4t*of 9idson Ant the Lord"
Of Uniform with The rest In the absence Of the
great white buckskln accoutrements across
The bveaet, but Was told t ey cut item of
and threw them away when they were expect
tng an attack, - they marched through ~
pioneers from Annapolis. They were too
that the War D 4partm ent VII allow so much
toggery On its soldiers, to cramp and endanger
item.
ear tha grounds s&w the carriage of the
family Of the Russi8n Minister. They were
Objects Of much attention, aud ono Of the la
cue3 very QeAutuu11 Auu 1oT your lazy <e31eT&
will say she vas dreesed very plain, with
sort Of black riding hat with plume, small car
drops, 4 neat brown elove, and her complexion
fresh rs If from much out door exercise. Her
style of beauty WAS Greeciap, and her eye
mild but fishing black The other young
lady with her, who might have been her sis.
ter, was coarser, but very brilliant In CONVEX
sation, using the English with great faency
and correctness. So much for the Russians,
and the Seventh Regiment
Twill add, however, to show the esprit d.
corps, that one Of them, who aaked me to drink
with him, which didn't do, said he had rather
be private in the Seventh than n officer in
any other regiment"
As1passed tn, ough the Avenue today, saw
= real military funeral, that Of Major Clark,
who was brought here from Baltimore. The
band we're playing dfrge, with the muffl ed
drums draped, the flag was In morning, and
smother dsg was lying on the coffin - pail,
the soldiers carried their guns inverted, md
Grape Wa on the arms OF the staff Of officers.
It ~aa sad pageant, but only the beginning
Of what nc ahhtl yet see, when villa wars
deadly blast IL blown.
4 new order has been published, that the
soldiers shall not bs out Iater than 8 O'Clock
P. II and it Ia curious to eco detachment OF
cavalry police ding along In two rows Of
twelve each On both aides Of the Avenue, look
ing for steaglera, and keeping the peace Of the
city. I suspect, too, that this Government
Folice have An eye also, and perhaps chiefly,
to the police Of the city. who are stutting
their brief hour on the stagc, and shooting
down soldiers full eagerly.
The neWs from st. Louis gives great salts
faction here among right minded men, md 1t
il thought here that troops enough will have
gone down to ct. Louis, from Alton aud else
where in Illinois, to keep Frank Blair aud
company In good counteuAnca. I hope so,
CERTAINLY, for he IL shting with An arm ~
brave a bis pen and voice ara eloquent. The
capture Of the Zig qua Is plaearded here
fae style, and an told the trophy il ut the
to hive ssId ho did not think much Of it Al =
munition Of WAT, after having seen II.
The much talkedof Z9uHvee are missing
from our streets. they having gone into e1.-
campment on the hill by the Insane Asylum.
No reflection is Intended take 1t, tn their be-
ing located In euch pro1lmi =. They will, it
il said, put the 8;ars and Stripes flying On that
BedIam, aud set good example to the White
House even, which has not yet got its & dag up,
bus IL going too epon- The feeling il more
prevalent tod y, that the enemy are not so
eager to attack this city, ~ they are to defend
Richmond. But hope our people will not
wait to be attacked, but will soon give tho
traitors Oh every place where they are plying
eQuattar sovereign, q "smeu OF Northern pow
d4f, and = tou:h OF Northern a.eel.
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mr., Bu4fer ono Of Tho Great Gun8-
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C0nnrctlcuk on Hand with her M.
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WARRINGTON, Nay 1s, 1851
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