New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-03
TIE WAR FOR THE UNION.
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royrs.uorderee Of The n. y Tribune
WASHINGTON, April %, 1851.
Early IN the morning, according TO arrangement,
Cs,t ellis sent us bOwtzer iIom lie Po'avc'tae
with twenty rounds. He sent word that we pvst take
GOOD care of the gun twas pei on the ship and
on Dat was used az he cap;ure Of the Praia forts III
Cline.
Lieut.. Porter, of tie Ordnance Department who
wss on board Immediately PreYaed the gun and inaes
Il sdy for Soiive aciion,
TIE Poomgc presented beaultVl appearance is
bsnls moi high Lut gently rec o'ns, decked WIN
green leaves aud spreading sade tree gave no Ui-
tors thai We were in enerys country IA u hoSN'e
.sp.on One ,resh from ihe tuste asi euierPrzs 0!
the North Is frooy impressed with the appearance o.
this river from ITS mouth 20 the City of Nafhn op
a.anee Of nearly izc niles One Oft roblest rivers
m An erica wide ard deep, rich N productions o. ire
roll and na,ua beauty, esrly in tie history Of the
country brought under cultivato,, 'et upon either
bapk during that distance, AIeSandria six miles
b. low Warrington, town or village Gun be SEEM
There are many plantation and finn Lonsts, but few
heman beings were visible in the Q; 100 miles
TAe shadow Of TIE s,as aud stripes upon their waters
ana rta;icns made them rrohabiy feel The bsseuess
Of it,ir treason ard they had suineent feeling and
We amused ourselves watching fr Seoesslon bat
trries, bu, discovered none. About 5 p IN earne N
,;cnt of Mourt Vernon The bOal was drawing 10
teet of xa,s- o;herwise we would have LANDED 10
knesl srou,i the tomb and take flower f'om the
grave Of " ..bingtOn The view OF the hount was
romd. There stll stood the mansion III which wash
ncton lived ard died; the saue ~ileslr "cinS Oaks
tie same gIeeu lwus; and near by the tomb IN winch
hs bones had not YET modeIed 20 decay yt' tne ho-
,ries for wills ne fought now mpenied, and tie great
R.p1bic lie heiped cemcnc end though to be enduring
by- She pato,s Of tle Revolution, being dissolved by
the very people on ybose roll ais dus was resting who
were ST. far untrue to his memory TO fFIn tie nag
under which lie triamphed. As ~e epaesed tAe tomo
We spoke not woid, aud every lead for several
minutes remained uncovered Woulda Secession Amy
tbs respect TIE great dead!
From Mount Vernon, two miles distant, we could
easily see Mount Washington on the Maryland gce
Il and sniIes proudly hoiung nom its Dat
ncI1eIts. As We passed, three cheers Went up from
ou. decks. From tie Fort Which Is fourteen miles
from Washington, VIC were hailed, and sent il Loaf
winch returned with an order from Government that
oil vessels bringing troops and pro isions should moi
Pass up tie river naies conveyed bya war steamer;
,nat several guns were planted al Alexandria. Capt
yele wss rot willing TO wait for convoy, tat inasmacb
e. we could probably not reach Washington, lie an
ehored thai might mile above tue Fort
la the morning, tie master Of the vefsel discovered
shat his Instructions required convo the Potomac,
aud wewere compelled TO wait un.h about 9 a. IN.
When the Auacosia caue alopc, we weighed anchor
Saed by the steamer passed near the wharves oi
We great City of AlexanCra. Secession flag was
6sing ON he Custoa House. Her people were on
s,l the piers gazing at us, but not gun was fired
To give themselves military ard terrific appearance,
lew so.die,s, ip gray Clothes stationed as senn
ues at some OF he corners with polished bayoneIs
L. sight OF tese Rebels the Capital OF the nation
ui,h dome not vet 6nisheo, whct is to be place
the Goddess Of Liberty, and day and night irowhing
solemn majesty upon them the incomplete monunlentt
tie memory Of Washington.
IL severe rain aboa, 10 o'clock on Sunday morning
we landed 1T tie Navy YGrd, and found troops guar
tered every art Of the ciy. We learned that durHt
de week the panic bad been feGiiul D4ny Of the III
kahitlrts, rep women, and Glide badhed in terror
However hot true that tie enemy bad oecui ie'
Arlington Rights. and were planting batteries there
Desidss that rtA neter Je yfact IN the history o
tbis country. Washington is Low safe. Let say
sstore closing re hare Goreyamenf Let tAos
who have any nisgivngs ~ to the course the Admin
istratiou may adopt bsnish all their fesrs. deer
n,ned, vigorous war policy wM BE- pprssed. No TEN
p0rizing with rebelion compromise with treasol
70 traitors from the consequences Of then crimes
TINS oN Be zone, and The gkray &r0ugh Mary laz
etN b. opened, rely upon il. Tie utmost confidence
may he placed in the Government by the loyal Amer
heart. II will not betray nor deceive, nor eve
sftappoimt Aem. c. H. V. W.