The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-27
THE SITUATION OF AFFAIRS.

THE SITUATION OF AFFAIRS.
The conflicting reports Of the last few days
relative to the situation of affairs at and around
wash gton have received a somewhat salts
factory ISOLATION in the intelligence which we are
enabled to give in our columns to-day, at least as
far as tie movements of the regiments despatched
from the North are concerned. 1t is certain now
that the Seventh regiment of New York and the
Massachusetts, regiment have arrived safely
in Washington. The Seventh and part
al the Massachusetts, regiment took the line
ofms~ch from Annapolis early on Wednesday and
reach 4 the junction ut ten O'Clock on Thursday
rnora,ag. From this point they took the train
for washington, where they arrived in the after
noon and marched through Pennsylvania avenue
"a lie Presidents house, and thence TO the
wa, Department The train which took
O'clock in the afternoon. and carried the
remainder of the Massachusetts regiment to the
junction, where they were ordered to remain and
guard the road. The Seventh, it is said rebuilt
the bridges and repaired the road on their route.
Tie steam transport Baltic, which arrived here
yesterday from Annapolis, which port she left on
Thur.dsy morning, reports that the Twelfth
regiment had started for Washington,
and were then twelve miles on their
marcel to the junction, and, as the road
was omen. the gallant Seventh had already passed
safely over There is no doubt that the Twelfth
reached Washington in few hours. In all pro-
liability the Seventy first and Sixth regiments,
which LETT New York on the same day (sunday
iasO also arrived at the capital in the wake of
the Twelfth
Tie steamer Wyoming, which arrived at Perry
vile MARYLAND, yesterday reports that when she
left Annapolis, at ten o'clock yesterday morning,
two steamers Of the New York feet had just ar
rived there-the Marion and Montgomery with
TIE brig Of war Perry convoy, and that the
Sixty-uinth regiment were then disembarking As
The sixty.uinth went on the James Adger, however,
il may be that the officers Of the Wyoming were
mistaken either as to the names Of the New York
steamers, or of the regiment then disembarking at
Annapolis: but as the whole feet which left here on
Tuesday, comprising the Alabama with the Eighth
on board the James Adger with the Sixty ninth the
Marion with the Thirteenth (Brooklyn regiment),
aud the Montgomery with the cavalry troop of the
Eighth, together with the brig Perry as convoy,
were seen at anchor in the Chesapeake, by III
Keystone State, which arrived here from Washing
ton yesterday near the mouth of the Potomac,
and were passed by the Baltic farther up the bay,
there can be very little doubt that the whole
arrived at Annapolis and that the three regiments
are in Washington by this time.
we learn on the authority Of Captain sherman,
of the Vermont Arsenal, who came from Washing.
ton in the Keystone State that the Potomac was
open no obstructing batteries being planted on
its shores by the sccessionists and the heights of
Georgetown and Arlington being both held by
the government. And IL is 10 be regretted
that the government did not send the
Pawnee to the mouth Of the river with
this intelligence, 20 that the vessels from
New York might have gone direct to Washing.
ton, asd thus saved the troops q tedious march Of
sixteen miles from Annapolis TO the junction
besides enabling them to reach Washington one
day earlier.
A TO the movements Of the rebel troops we
Lave also some reliable information. Que Of our