The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-20
THE EIGH tn IN. W REGIMENT.

May 10, 1861. !
Want Of Proper Management Ia he Conmisaria.- yurrea
der Of Ge cessionss-1he Change Of Feeling Among
People Of MarMnd-The City Of annapolis and its Sur
roundinas-7he Disposition Of The Various Reginrn.s-
The seture Of the Steam Gun and arrest If Ross Wiaans
Tne kGrth through Balleiore-& iuTe 81 MustetS and
Ammunition in the Ctty dc.
From the moment started have experienced the
greatest hardshs in consequence of the
in the commisseriat department. ON board tho
ship We lay all night on deck with other covering
than blanket the provisions miserable-ssl; junk
and sea becuit. Arriving at Annapolis the regiment
CHARTERED and lay all night in open field The engineer
corrs to which belong favored and consequently
received bed on the wet brick pavement. Singular
1t may appear, stnl it is SO, not single
affected by it, showing concusyey that there is
Higher Power SIDE VINO watches over us. few
days before arrived the sccessonsts held possession
Of the station but hearing Of coming they
dered the place, or rather, the Boston in
they went out, after spikpg and destroying every
and mortar in the place. In the town they acted
very cautious and shy but finding that different
TO what they had previously supposed be- they
suddenly changed and from raving secsssonsts they
have changed quite respectable Unonists Annapolis
is OF the Oldest towns OF Mary land, and contains
It's venerable State House "reminiscences of the past
and relics with paintings OF the great men Of the Revo
luton which very interesting 10 behold. One paint;
ing, taken from life, OF Charles Carroll, OF Carrolton;
another OF Patrick Henry, and one immense painting
representing Wash lgton, large life, resgnng
mission. This painting is hung up the room and
paced over the table the commission laid
Oher than this the town is a one horse place hundred
years behind the age; pavemcEts no gssght bust
and this, too the capital OF the State. The Catho
lie cathedral visited, and was Handsomely enter
tanned. II IS q magnificent building, and well worthy
Of notice. After had been the ground two Gays,
We the engineer corps were detailed to build fort GA
Goa forsaken pace called Aount Misery, which
petec and glad to leave in the hands OF the regular
troops II The enemy try 10 take they will have sori-
Gus tine or i, for they win no doubt get handsomely
whipped, We have TO lay the track that the
sioLss lore up They sent persons into the camp
wiki rost Ged cakes, etc obliged 10 forbid
the purchasing these little Lxarics which seemed
very hard. The glorious Sixty ninth gave them sample
O iler proves, tina. queIched the traitors ordcr and
virtuaig put them ou,. Tue SIXTY ninth gerrsocs
road to The Relay House and bridge the most important
military strategic station in this section or the country
IN fact Il would prove to the enemy what Bunker HUI
proved 10 the British of purchase too dear By bait
We hill next to another which is occupied
by the SIKH regiment q Massachuse'ts-the same who
brutaby treated IN tncir passage through
BsltimorC un another hili, comma sdng tue rail
road 10 Baltimore, are tho Boston Light Artillery
the approach to tn, station, arc the Zouayts Of
Salem, Massachusetts We have hal lively time, MOI
sleep pieces 10 fun uniform. Some spies OF
reported orce OF the enemy close At hand, and 70
gEt nL,es force OF three taousa1l mea were r-s6y
10 CHI ma this toe, The middle q dark night and
rtrfect OF ralu tho enemy 1isC Xefe3 ny 20 na
that we're ready of then, an1 kept Ut sa
stance leatorcay seized tho famous steam qua be
longing 70 Ross Wmars, 81 Baltimore and for several
previous have intercepted ard reg ougy )pso
pTsed dozens OF osds OF and stores sent
to the isOnsts at Barpers Ferry. Last night We
captured OF The Relay House Ross Wnans himself The
mob attempted 10 rescue him: but the sixth, q Massa
chusetis the bridge hke u streak Of light
nirg to rescue and aor little squlbbe, they re
treated, leaving pa s0usr in hands. We shot
spy the other night AMI tho sixty ninth shot brace OF
them week ago. We make short work OF any stranger
found nade the pckets he il liable TO have his brns
blown ont IL any moment. We marched through BATH
moro yesterday, aLl enclmped ia tue middle
OF the city daring the night, and portion
Of US returncd TO day to camp, expecting
attack. During the nisht we o,tainei infor-
nation that the sccessioniats hal stored q large
quantity Of arms, stolen from Hlrpers Ferry, in a
house 10 the city We marched company 70 the mousse
battered tho In and seized Thousand stand or
which ready for and delivery the robc
IRON what have there bo strcng sgns Of
returning reason The altimoreans profess
be unionis,s now; but whether IL blind deceive
they night and u. dom
know AT all events roady for them; II they
coed they will have TO Kill every man. We hope os the
cake Of tho innocent people Of tho city they Will not
try IL. ".
-FOUR correspondent irtmates In his letter that wioans
famous steam gun captured by the New York Eighth
regiment. Such not the casc however, des.
patch at the time and the official correspondence fl
the War Department, clearly proved The gun cap
turcd By the Sixth Massachusetts, regiment uader Colonel
Jones and dctach from the Boston Fly ing Artil-
fgxv II.