The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-10
THE TWELFTH NEW YORK REGIMENT.
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE

WASHINGTON, D. O., June 6, 1861
Dyfue Through the Rdi- Vtgance Ct Senttes-Cburtesy
oa Nec Fork Cosnciinan-A Dilemma, and Hos I. Das
Got Out ef- Vis to the no.lft New York Ail.ia-Num
Der of Their Tents and Ho,o Arranged-Cooing Arrange
ment-7he Visit of the Regiment to Virgnia-'nc
oftae kcrch, and Occupation of Roash's Ma-Capsain
Church in a TIGHT Place-Ho,o lie Ecaped-7he Retarn-
False Report About Georgetown Hospital Corrected. &c. &c
Through soaking rain, little party, consisting of
the two gentlemen who Rad kindly given me lit in their
carriage, QuartermaAter Cornell and myself passed
through the avenue leading from Arlington House TO the
road Every spot Of the road was within the ken Of the
sentnes, and the entire way fairly brised with bayo
nets. By the advice OF Quartermaster Cornell II was
determined return to Washington by way OF George
town. instead of Long Bridge by which the distance
Is shortened by three miles On arriving at narrow and
very rugged paes where there few wooden shanes
to right, were brought up all Standing by
the gru voice Of sentinel belonging to the New York
Thirteenth regiment Of volunteers, commanding US to
halt On nqnirng the reason Of detention the fol-
lowing dialogue ersued between the sentry and Quarter
master Cornell
Sentry-Wbere is your pass9
Quartermaster--1 have none; am an officer.
S-Can't help that. You must show your pass.
Ono pass lie required from officer and you ough.
to know it.
S-An know is, that received my orders from the
ereeant, and that mean to obey them.
Bere one Of the gentlemen interposed and offered TO
produce his pass bQt the Quartesmaster would not per-
init it, and told the sentry to call the sergeant Of the
guard He did 30, and the sergeant soon came up and
permitted the carriage 70 pas: AS went BY was
with their bayonets at the charge towards all the time
II raining furiousy, when daIkey darted past
fak Of Emira, eh? This is ten thousand times worse
The whole incident caused general laugh among US,
and brought out the Quarermaster with amusing
oto ahOut Tho NIT
tipped the other day By Of these worthless who de-
rg bis piece to the full c,ck and the bayonet TO the
charge, in full daylight The sergeant Of the guard
m aoa w he soldier
good friend, be said "next time you make the chat
cock your piece and charge casual pasacr by you
may chance to shoot the wrong man"
After urniDgs among the hills and passing under
the arch which the aqueduct carried arrived
at the ferry opposite the Potomac, across which
on worked 0 S.5 Of hwr
come time; but on the breaking out OF the present
troubles it was put in order by government and again
we're now In Georgetown, and in short time arrived
al cur destination, where learned that my coachman
had bad rather adventurous time Of IT, When he parted
rom me at Arlington House. on Tuesday evening,
quite forgot the fact that he would require pass to
take him ever The Long Bridge, and he did not re-
val 1t the boog Bridge, his way for me at Arlington
House. he turned back by the senries he then pro
ceeced 10 General Msns6elds quarters for the requisite
document, when he was informed that for soma
pa led resson passes were to be given that day.
Here was pretty fix, With vengeance. What was TO
be done? gebu however, Is man OF expedients; SO he
sought out Gilman Van Tine found him, borro we'd
his p.sp and more presented himself to the sentinel
at the lorg Bridge, p.ss In hand. But 1t
GO passes not transferable Tor though they are for
bearer III friend bearer must take friend along With
him to renter the open available for latter
Back again went Jehu sgain the c,mpaisaut Coun
Gilman, who WAS so accommodating as actua5 to acc
psDy the driver al the way TO Arlington Rouse, In
heavy shower 10 be told that the they hsd taken all
that trouble for had lift by another route just fifteen
minutes before. So !. appears that It was fortunate
thing your correspondent fell In with Councilman
Van Tine, and offered him drive 70 Arlington, as
the pass bad with would not have been
available A man loees nothing by politeness,
ne the Engleh General observed when he saved
Ia brains from contact with . cannon bali BY
bow,nR to his staff hope the HERALD will in wrath re-
member mercy, and draw IL mild the next time II feels
disposed to pitch into Councilman Van Tine
Ia spite Of the sti falling rain yesterday afternoon
visited the encampment of the New York T~elfth at
Ffsnklin square, which ! bad passed on Monday on my
way To camp Camcyep. this fine regiment consists or
,hooesnd ami three under the command OF CoIo-
ne) BuiterGed Thev logged 10 wooden shautes,
which were erected by tbs carpenters who happened 10