The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-01
HAWKINS ZOUAvES.
OUR ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.


CANT BUTLAR, NEWPORT NEWS, Juno 25, 1851.
Reception of Stores for Hospital Pupases-7hc Repieo
and Inspection Of The Reeimen.-Ths Health Of the Nes-
diminishing Pdrties-Neyroes Fockin9 to The Cam,p-
Military Movements Of the Rebels, dc, dc.
The thanks Of our Ninth regiment, Colonel Hawkins
Huaves are due to the Union Defence Committee, who
have sent on many valuable articles OF nourshment to
be disposed OF as our esteemed Surgeon Humphreys d.
reefs Among these are chicken, pigeon, farna crack
ers, &C., &C. It is remarked throughout the regiment
Show consderae Mr. Draper and the other gentlemen Of
the committee are" In all honesty am Of the opinion
that no more effective medicine could be selected than
these anal stores for they TO encourage the boys
who have grown weary under the constant smell and
taste OF salt pork, and not only weary of it., bu.
siok from its use. If It were only to supply
enough for simple change from the constant use
OF unpaAtable food, these stores are invaluable.
Allow me to cay to the committee, gentlemen, the
you SEND OF these good things and tho o!tener Colonel
Hoffman Zone OF the Governors ads who brought them)
Visits this regiment under such favorable circu instances
the more we Will like you, and certainly the better we
will fight.
Little attentions coming from honorable bodies Of pub.
lie men make US think we have government which
looks after and rest assured they have the effect of
making us love our government the more. You know
soldiers do not lose love for creature comforts but
have that love all the more for being soldiers
Major Williams, on the part OF the government, both
reviewed and inspected the regiment at eleven O'Clock
today and he receives the commentator from both OIL
GERS ard men OF being very careful and efficient officer
We glad to give his opinion of regiment and all
Things look well was his conclusion
after visiting each Of the apartments
The health Of the regiment is good, there being
rouB cases OF Sickness and but few incapable of doing
duty matter which rebounds to the credit Of our
dca STALL who but few days ago, had their hands
ployed IN putting quietus on complaint which Is CON-
mon to new recruits namely, diarrhGa.
Our boys are rusng for employment against the
mics OF flag. The remark made day by one OF the
government officials, that here to keep the
rebel troops scattered than anything else, does not
take cur sympathies very much. We are ready
meet and rout the enemy" Last evening three of
companies went out Within mile Of Bethel They
seen by the enemy, who appeared to got very much
frightened, supposipg, doubt, that we were coming
upon them in greater force than before
the long roll beat but no man showed his head outside
the bushes. Previous to tae long roll one Of the
mys officers rode near by where boys lay aud when
and went back. He was at too great q distance he
would have found few ounce3 Of Northern leai intro.
duced As pills, to put stop to his disease After stay
ing all night the companies returned all well and merry
The numbers OF contraband negroes who flock TO
for protection are very great, but employ all who
come, and they are Of great service to us One who
came in yesterday morning, after tramp O, twenty
five miles, gives very important Information concerning
the position, intention and forces or TIRE enemy He
PORTS nine guns on tho battery at Yorktown and Ave
the bank Of York river. Two wharves ct the latter
piece have been burned 10 Obsruc. the landing of
troops The poor soldiers there starving aud the
negroes worlsd like beasts, with hardly any food
tack them all to concentrate at Yorktown 80 that
that Will be strong place. and to take 1t will require
largs force F. W. CONWAY,
Chaplain Ninth regiment New York Volunteers.