The national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-16
LOCAL EW S.

Of the District have been merged into battal
Ions, and field officers appointed to each.
First Battalion, Georgetown, Major ]. Nc.
d. olpgsworth.-Company A, Anderson Ri.
6es, Captain Rodler; Home Guards, Captain
Goddard Potomac Light Guard, Captain
Boyd Andrew johnson Guards, first ward,)
Captain McBlair.
Second Battalion, Major J. Gray JEWELL
Henderson Guards, Captain Foxwell; Compa.
. ny A, Union Regiment, Captain Darlington
Company B, Captain Kelly; Company D,
Captain McClelland Company Z, Watson
Gpards,) Captain Callan.
Third Battalion, Major J. R. Smead.-
National Rifles, Lieutenant Davis command.
ing; Company +, Union Regiment, Captain
Fletcher; Slemmer Guards, Captain knight
Cameron Guards, Captain Elder.
Fourth Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Lem.
uel Towers Company A, Washington Light
aves,) Captain Powell; Washington Light
Guard, Captain Marks: District Union Rifles,
County, Captain Dale.
FitM Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Ever
stt.-Constitutiona Guards Captain Degges
Company A, Putnam Rifles, Captain Thistle.
ton; Metropolitan Rifles, Captain Nalley
jackson Guard, Captain McDermott; Compa.
ny B, Putnam Rifles, Captain Grinpell.
! Sirth Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel TAFT
Company A, National Guard, Captain Lloyd
Company G, Captain McKim; Company E,
Serenh Battalion, Major P. H. King.-City
Guards, Captain Clarke Mechanics Union RI.
Hes, Captain Rutherford Company D, Wash.
ington Light Infantry, Captain CROSSE Compa-
ny G, Union Regiment, Captain Miller.
Eighth Battalion, Major Balbach.-Wash.
ington Rifles, Captain Loeflsr; Company A,
Turner Rifles, Captain Gerhardt; Company B,
Captain Krzyzauowski.
The organization of the battalions 10 not
yet complete, but will be completed during the
week. The aggregate number Of men is thir.
ty.three hundred, and with little drilling, at
which they are constantly, they will prove
formidable body for their enemies to cope with.
PATRIoTIc LADIEs.-Surgeon General Law.
son Is overwhelmed with offers of the services
of ladies from all parts of the country, who are
anxious to come here and assist in nursing the
sick and wounded Among these patriotic Ia.
dies are Miss Hattie Spencer, Of Southport,
Connecticut; Misses Sallie sleton, Virginia r.
Goodwin, Alice W. Wheeler, and Het,ie Brad.
ley, Of Bethlehem (Pennsylvanis) Seminary;
Ms. Frances E. Valley, Of New London, Conn.
Mrs. Ann Taylor and other ladies, deaconesses
Of the diocese Of Maryland, through Bishop
Nottingham; Miss Mary Levison, of New York;
several ladies, through Bishop Potter, Of Penn.
sylvania; Isabel Prince and Louisa Thurston,
Of Salem, Mass; Anna E. Smith and com.
pauy of ladies. Of Philadelphia; Miss E. q.
Bates, Helen Kimball, and Mrs. Joseph B. Pol.
lock, Of New York.
KALoRANA.-Ths estate, which Is situated
about one mile northwest Of the Presidents
Mansion, was first Gttod up by Joel Barlow, the
American poet, who was Minister to France
when Napoleon the First was Emperor. The
house was fitted up in the Grecian style of those
days, and the decorations of the psrlors we're
superintended by his friend Robert Fulton, who
experimental with models of steamboats, in the
millpond in Rock creek, which forms the south.
western boundary Of the estate. Commodore
Decatur resided there after Barlow's death, and
went from there to fight duel with Commodore
Barron, in 1920, in which both were supposed
to be MORALLY wounded, and forgave each other
as they lay bleeding. Barron recovered, but
Decatur died on the field. Aside from these
historical associations, it is lovely spot, with
fine shady groves, and panoramic view of the
whole metropolis, with the broad Potomac be-.
yond. and Alexandra in the distance. The
Philadelphia regiment is quartered in the north.
west corner Of the grounds.
TIE SECOND CONNECTICUT REoINENT.-The
following is q correct list of the field and staff
officers of this regime Mt, which is encamped in
the Park woods:
Col, Daniel Tyler, Norwich; Lieut.. Colonel,
George g. Burnham, Hartford Major, John
L. Cha,feld, Waterbury; Adjutant, Theodore
G. Bacon, New Haven Quar,ermaster, Jus.
tin Hodge, Barkhamsted Surgeon, c. P.
stearus, Hartford Surgeons mate, Frederick
Dibble, New Haven't Sergeant Major, J. L.
epalding, Norwich Quartermsster Sergeant,
y. B. Williams, Preston.
Review. - Yesterday afternoon, the New
York twelfth regiment the twenty fifth, (Albs
9th, German, Brookyn,) paraded and passed
in review at the Treasury Department before
the President and Cabinet, Brigadier General
Mansfield, and other officers of the army
The regiments were each accompanied By
drum corps, and the twelfth by Withers's Band
The regiments were very full, and made fine
appearance. There were about four Thousand
men in the line. The men were fully armed
and equipped, and, judging from their deter
mined appearance, they are the right kind o.
material for the defence Of their country.
The battery of the Ringgold Artillery, con
sisting of six fine field pieces, and number o.
horses, arrived yesterday from Reading, Penn
sylvanis. The horses are in fine order, and W,
doubt not but that the "Ringgolds" will d.
good service with the guns.
Tue Position OF Col. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Williams, born in and appointed to the arm,
from this District, and about four months since
attached to Gen. SCOTS staff, went to New
York on furlough few months since. Two
days since he intmated to his superior office
that he considered it would be dshonorable il
him to remain in so important position in tn
Federal force, when his sympathies were witt
Virginia.
At the same time he declared that If he coul'
not be honorably released from his present pc
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