The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-03

Daylight directly up the Potomac, which s opoa
now, and had very pleasant and speedy passage inc
Navy Yard large quadrangle, containing tho WORK
shops and officers quarters, scattered here aud aere'
somewhat ths style Of tho Brooklyn yard In one Oh
thsee shops and On board tho steamer Baltimore sne
regiment are ouartered The shop is fitted
up with rows OF rough cribs sleeping bunks and the
passages between these cribs the have labelled with
che names OF members the regiment Thus you have
Trd and c g N, oss
) de bank or the Lard Island House. The men haven't
h quarters are not particularly Clean and cannot veil
Be kept 80 The men are Az Wen and i ~ excellent
ns1s ds a r' ms iDs snd
and, what With drills guard mountings and scouting
tired. All Of them complain q their treatment during
the passage here. On board the transport they had
three mss in each co npany when one hundred were
needed aad these berths held three and placed
eG"1 the ns here Ssy
march fer twenty -four hours with only two pilot biscuit
eucsp. Ss most sxo1ssns s
i've can't: for an egg sF Instance ana IN s1%s
water for the men. They had Q hard time Of it,
but through like heroes and only left one man be-
hind on account Of fatigue He has since reoined MS
ty and 10 few days the regiment will be taught how to
handle large cannon. number Of volunteers were
practising with red 10 day for the first time,
and did splenddly. Whdher this regiment will be kept
here stationed at getown, where the first battle
IL any occur-s expected in some quarters Is undeci-
ded, A detachment Of eighty men. with howitsers is
statioaed nightly upon the bridge across to the
shore, the Navy Yard, and every night scouting
parties Of from sixty to one hundred over
and the mountains Secession scouts are also out
tha. locality, and the boys expect to have pretty lit
tie skrnlsh some OF these fine evenings They will ac-
quit themselves well The strictest martial law is OBJ
negro belonging to Maryland secessionist arrest
ed fos trying pass over the bridge w,hOu, the cOun
much annoyed by workmen in the yard. who
secretly secession and who take every opportunity
pru Trap of C0pnnQ
one Of fellows the nigh, before last and secured
him In the guardaouse ! mentioned YESTERDAY that
of the workmen had been detected in filling bombs
with sawdust had away to avoid apprehension.
Ono Of them was pursued BY half dozen marines yes
terday fired upon hts pursuers chased ntoa house
near the Navy Yard, ano, attempting to escape was I'M
medasely shot The Seventy first are much oompi-
meoed by the Washington papers, and were visited yes
terday by the President and Secretary Seward, who
seemed in most amiable mood, and shook hands with
Il PRESIDENT LINCoLN's SPEECH
The President briefly addressed the regiment. He said
baltimore It was the wish Of the government that
thsy should not, and although he knew the seo,i,
the course they had pursued, and which the
government had decided upon, the very best which could
the events Of the last few days justified assurance
that short time Baltimore would be Of the most
This they might rely upon and expect. 1t was only
question OF time, ana Of short time AT Vera Cruz
wanted to capture the city he replied that could be
captured in six hours the cost OF twenty Ave thousand
single life being sscriaced The General was allowed TO
take hn three weeks Cruz became without
through Baltimore Immediately by the loss Of many
lives but be preferred with the General referred TO. to
give Baltimore its three weeks and accomplish the same
object, II il were desired, peaceably and quietly.
The men say that the President is one OF the most
awkward, uneainy men they have ever but they
all admired hs style Of speaking declaring that be comes
you weigh every word and wait till the last syllable
before you get his meaning. But Is clear enough
when i cores. AT the Navy Yard there Is not very
Wv hpsth pfra hnnta in
THE SEVENTH REGIMENT
I Quartered In the splendid nsw Hall Of Representatives
and boarded at the hotels The men have great deal
OF guard duty and drilled almost necessarily Most
OF the have had their hair close cropped and are
hardly recogO1sOe The drills take place in the Capitol
gartsna The Capitol rs closely scntineled no persons
that aeigeorhood after nshf.l 20 strict is the dssi
pine observed The rear Of the Capitol is barricades
howtsers are m,un,ed upon the steps Inside tie nc
are CHECKED wa saas .ae e al
through the building In every room and IN both
upon the stone floors che Massachusetts regiments do
their own cooking, and are very well supplied except
by the government are held at Baltimore but Quarter
Beckwth TO get hold OF them shortly Che
Their baggage, which they received from Baltimore yes
tefday. They were without ichsnges OF clothing until
1Ss as ssTso,S SaSe s no m0ssreses bu. he
boys esteem it great luxury tina. they have a
20 !nso camp on WEDNESDAY, probably at Georgetown
Heights No one c4n tell what orders will come, how
bone besides enjoying opportunities for dri
else TANK probable hat they will be ordered upon
other dangerous service however, no less thar
TO FIGHT ALEXANDRIA.
am Informed by government officer that the twenty
days given BY the proc OF the PRESIDENT nay
expires a demand will be made shortly that the Gus
tom House Alexandra, sezcd by the secessicns's be
gvea up, and that II the vrginians refuse It wIll
be T. OF course, cannot tell; but when taken in con
necton with hints thrown out by the admnistration,
and uCc@ ln
government property II seems very probable Alexsn
be fatal This indication Of authority like charity, should
begin at home, aud may well begiu ut Alexandria II
So the seventh will be ordered there and sm assured
about thousand oniss now collected IN Alex
pS accou,s for ibe ,mop that he was in
Wasaington)-and more troops will soon DO brought
SECRETARY CHASE CoMMUNIcATIyE
THIS Ear the designs Of the government have been
very ven concealed, and is officer, have been ex-
tratoa hss not hesistcd 10 express i's opinions
very freely and publicly The remarks OF se;.
s s sad9ss Of the Sn Pes 70 Se seventy arc
proofs this and Seer tary Chase added another by max
cIled i5at was the Policy Of the government TO st.rvo
out the south and tina, for this plrpse the southern
Cairo other points prohibit the importation OF
supplies He could not say that any invasion OF the
Eoraera army were marched into the secedcd states
would a nucleus arouod which would gather armies OF
Southern Union men, who would do all the lighting.
any need be de would not except South Caro-
lima from this assertion There really no such thing
The term "eong out OF the Union did not
satisfy his idea Of the matter " becoming traitors
the exact term to be used
THE FIDELITY OF THE SEVENTH
Has beeu impeached by the Bstmorcans first, by the
reports which out for you yesterday that officers
Of Seventh had declared that the regmeat would
agbt against Mary snders and again, by the deca
atons IN the Baltimore Sun OF 10 day that dfty OF the
had refused take the oath, and that all had re
solved oos 10 leave the District OF Columbia on war
nissioo There truth whatever In either OF these
statements. have taken pains 10 inquire about the
matter aud find the officers OF the Seventh never said
anything OF the kind that all the men were sworn into