Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-19
MILITARY MOVEMENTS HERk.-Yes.erday after.

MILITARY MOVEMENTS HERE.-Yesterday after
noon, squad Of recruits. eighteen in number,
arrived az the War Department, under charge of
Lieut. Lloyd and were sworn In as part OF
Company A, National Guards Company B, of
the same battalion, subsequently sent up thirty
i've recruits, who were received and sworn In.
COMPANY P, Washington Light Infantry bat
talon, which meets at Kubl Rupp's, last mig ht
held an enthusiastic meeting and elected the fol-
lowing ofncers: r Bishop, Captain; Lieuten-
ants F. Mc8han J. III Bird and III o. Moves
This company intends to uniform and equip at
once
The Scott Rifles is the name of new volunteer
company Organized last night at the Steuben
House, (old Railroad Depot,D where seventy five
men signed the roll They will muster into the
service Immediately.
Ths Pulaski Guards. lately organized in the
Northern Liberties, intend to be mustered In for
the defense Of the District TO-DAY.
We understand that the henderson Guard have
filled mp their ranks, and that there are parties
now recruiting at their quarters (Sotts Hail. cor
ner OF Pennsylvania avenue and Twentieth ct y
TO form another company. with a fair prospect to
De mustered into service In day or two.
GUARD At The WHITE HOUSE
Beside the regular guard which has been sta
toned In the vicinity Of the Presidents House
for some time, guard Of sixty under the CON-
mand Of Gen JaTes Lane of Kansas, occupied
ne eas-room and slept upon their arms last night.
rLis company has been organized but a day or
two, yet large force is already enrolled and the
cOrTs increasing rapidly Late In the evening
the President attempted to enter the East-room,
TO admit no without the countersign. Mr. Lin
coin was forced TO beat a retreat to the no small
amussment OF the company. This company goes
on dntv at the Executive mansion evSrv night at
81 O'Clock. and will continue to guard the w bite
House until there 10 no danger Of an attack upon
the city.
NEW MILITARY DFPARrMSNr
TIE War Department cficialiy announces the
establishment of new military department called
the " Department of Washington Ii consists
of the State of Maryland and the District of Co
tn att {rtp ha,,p
dairy. and therefore includes the Potomac river
and Virginia shore Col. G Smith Is assigned
TO the command, with his headquarters at Wash
ington.
Captain Talbot, Assistant Adjutant General, is
relieved from the orders assigning him duty in
Oregon aud has reported at these headq uarters &c
cording to orders.
EcLBRxs TO STAND GUARD.
The clerks Of the State Department have been
formed into a guard for the protection Of the
building. Those Of the Treasury have received
orders irnmediately to repair to the Department
the first invasion alarm.
The clerks Of the other Departments are direct
ed to be similarly watchful. Additional military
forces have been placed in all the public build
tngs.
THE FIRST ARRIVAL OF TROOPS
There was quite gathering Of people at the
railroad station last evening In expectation Of the
arrival OF Northern military companies The
regular train failed to bring any, hut an extra
train reached here about - o'clock, bringing the
following companies from middle Pennsylysnia
The RingOld Flying Artillery Of r sading Pa
10 men, Capt James Mcknight, Lieutenants Fl
Nagle and James Crate.
The Logan Guards, of Lewistown. Pa So men;
Capt John ID Selheimer, Lieut.. Bulirgs.
The Allen Light Infantry, of Allentown Pa
80 men; Capt Thomas Yesger.
The National Light Infantry, of Po:tsville, 1Os
meni Capt Nc Donald, Lieuts J. Russell, II. l..
Cake l.. q. Martin.
Washington Light Artillery, (wiu act as in
fantrv) Pottsville, I'D men; Capt. James wren
Lieuts ID A. Smith, r. b Wallace, p Naole
The same train also brought Company r, Fourth
Artillery, L. :. A, Major PemSert0n end GO
men, from Fort Ridgely, Minnesota. This COM
Ponv were marched to the E-street quarters
The Pennsylvania companies Were taken to tie
Capitol building for quarters.
CAMP LIFE AT THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
Last mig ht We paid visit to the Capitol which
has been converted into Temporary barracks for
the Pennsylvania militia We found company
r., (of this ctty) National Guard the spirited VOL
un'eer company recently formed, on guard at the
north wing. They were drilling and we could
but notice the number of stalwart soidierly look
Ing man in their ranks. TteY are Chartered in
the handsome room IN Revolutionary claims
Our nrst business was to find whereabouts in the
huge pile constituting the Capitol building the
Pennsvlvania companies were quartered, a job Of
some diriculty, but pioneered by Lieut.. Hitch
cock, for whose courtesy We are under Obliga-
irons, the thing was done.
Two Of the Pennsylvania companies we found
quar'efed in the luxurious committee rooms of
the north wing. The newly arrived soldiers had
here Brussels carpets, marble washstands, and all
that sort OF thing, but seemed to they should
prefer 10 all this to have bite Of something to
eat, they had tasted nothing since hasty early
breakfast at Harrisburg. They had suffered, too,
miserably from thirst on the way, and at one
station where they stopped were glad TO quench
their thir-t at pool Of muddy water standing in
field. This, with the hostile reception received
At Baltimore, gave them a pretty rude Taste of
soldiers life They took all in good spirits ex-
cePt the failure in the commissariat department
at their quarters. Some bacon sides had been
served out In the basement, (Senate kitchen re-
fectory,) where hre had been started, and some
Of the soldiers were struggling with a dull knife
20 chi p Of rasher, but nothing seemed to be In
readiness for the hungry men. Col TAFT and
other officers OF our local military on hearing the
state Of things, exerted themselves efectually 10
hurry up the cakes for the starved Pennsylva-
mans.
The three Pennsylvania companies stationed In
the south wing Of the Capitol were faring better
we found, as some Of the Capitol EMPLOYEES
had been laboring TO get things in readiness
In the House refectortes, we found the work
Of broiling and frying fresh and salt meat
going on briskly, while numerous hogsheads
and boxes containing other edibles were being
depleted Of their contents Ascending to toe
Representatives Hall, we found nearly every seat
and all the sofas Of that big room occupied with
soldiers In the center Of the room the Ringold
Artillery YVES located, and the wings were occu-
pied by two other Pennsylvania companies. The
lucky occupants Of the sofAs were taking a com-
Portable snocze, and those In the chairs were
almost 20 a man engaged In writing. We dare
say that not less than i've hundred letters were
penned last night from the Capitol building TO
the wives ard sweethedrs the soldiers cleft be-
hind them in Pennsylvania.
The Ringold Artillery is thoroug bly, drilled,
handsome company. lthas four twelve Founders,
which follow them by the cars. The other COM
panies are mostly unarmed, being hasty levies Of
volunteers just arrived at Harrisburg and awaken
ed At midnlSh t Of night before last, by order of
Gov. Curtin, and dispatched here by the O'Clock
tain that left Harrisburg yesterday morning
Many Of these volunteers are quite youthful In
appearance, but they look to a man as il there was
"nght In them" The spirit which animates
them Is shown by the fact that some Of the COM
panies bad, at the time OF their arrival here not
got SIX hours sleep since the time they volunteered
on Monday, fastened 10 Harrisburg ard on their
arrival there almost Immediately aroused to start
FOE this point
Their orders were in passing through Baltimore
yesterday TO pay no attention to the taunts and
prOvocations heaped upon them by the secession
rowdies, and 70 avoid q collision In every pos
sible way. Some Of the Pennsylvania recruits
however, who bad brought along with them
few 1nt-lock Hnuskets, could not resist the i'm
pulse TO club their guns in rather demonstrative
manner when the assaults ''came q leetle too
thick" and this bad the effect to keep their as
sailants back One Of the Pennsylvanians had a