The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-05
CONDITION OF TUE VOLUNTEERS.

The Sev epty fret New York regiment sworn 10 al
the Navy Yard est evening roe three mon;hs service,
and longer II necessary. This looks like work
Toe steamer used as gunSou, with de,Atchuent Of
the Sevenyfr't on board, captured smah schooner,
scen sith provis,ops ard pot her undsr guns Of
the frigate Cumberland, OF Norfolk. No resistance
mace.
lbe Seventh regiment of New York s very com
Portable camp. The weather is hne, the acoommoaa
ample, the situation plaas the food plenty
gooo and all enjoy themselves hugely roporrow the
camp Will be on exhibition, ami The men have invited
their friends to come out and pay visits.
Our Firemen Zouaves do cpnduct themselves very
aen Hack and stage drivers s. and people
generally complain of beng sgntet People say they
take what they want and pay wust they please, and
dread visits from them greatly. Several arrested
Yesterday. 1t must be unders,o)i that ony feu
thus implicated and that they VIII
seeded out of the corps. Col Ellsworth Publishes the
ollow ing card
WIN you do the favor TO state that ths regiment Of
Aoaav.s recruited IN grea. has @, aud ,uid
avoid tax ing Rome men unknown maj rty o, g
meDt few OF these have been conducting themselves
diseret table manner aba vi gard ~ favor
II, IN tuture all persons who have been in any way
annoyed by any one claimug TO be a member OF the
sginert will preeept himself at ten O'Clock the morning
following the occurrence, f the purpose OF ieotmy ing
euch persn IL is the intention OF the regiment, and
my determination, TO free onreelyes by mos,
summary process, of all such characters the momen
can identify them.
ELLSWORTH, Colonel First Zouaves
Several Zouaves out Of quarters last night, aud
are beiIg hunted up by armei guards The feel
badly tina; the whole regiment should be blamed
count of few bad men. They say they have bee only
kindly treated here The people are too much afrat
them. All are in good health and eager to dght They
say that they almost afraid to here because
the climate said TO be go bad, but don't mu :h
difference from New York, and think Washington very
village, None allowed outside of the Capitol
except with passes.
The Sixty ninth regiment are ordered on. to George
this evening, and will quarter at the College there
chey took plentiful supplies OF provisions and stores.
The Sixty ninth don't know what has become Of their
baggage ami are none too well provided for here.
The twelfth New York regiment, Colonel Butter6eld,
Orderly Sergeant of the Cassus M Clay Guard
been working bravey for the last few days preparing
camp quarters in Franklin square, beautiful spot
paaory entering upon the aoor OF actual service
irl. The fret regiment that took the three months
oath the Massachusetts SIKH and all the other Mis-
'achuseus reg g,ments have done the same thing.
Colonel puteraeld of the Twelfth teiegra phet for
money and equipments. His regiment every thing
The fleet of propeeTs, with three regiments of the
New jersey troops board not having arrived here,
tpere lie naturally considerable speculation II ia not
un k,ls that they either intended Bali
Norfolk
Lpe aaseachusetts Fifth regiment Lieut. G oil. Greer
commanding, paraded in the East Capitol grounds tais
They went through The drill prsccrs 10 the
actual service, which was unusually severe in conse
quepce a the condition of the ground large mum Der
i spectators present, ana admired their fine sp
pearance soldierke bearing They attracted great
they marched the 10 the Treasury
Building where they qnaytered from the fact that
hey were formed 10 clio column Of attack which
unusual sight in our streets.
s not generally known that the battalion o. Massa
chufetts Rifles, which sailed with sealed orders from
Al napos, went TO reinforce Fort Mclenry. TSo
three days ag General Scott wrote 10 General Batsr
hai king him for renfo. chg the fort At that time
GENERAL Butler had reinforced the fort having been
controlled by orders from General Patterson but taking
his letter OF permission he sent off the battalion COZ
stine Of two Worcester and Boden companies and
numbering two hundred and afty men.
The Rhode Iand Light Artillery are orderci " go 70
alexandria on Monday with the 2ouaves.
Ibe esicent and General Scott were waited upon Il,
day, by Senator Wilson and other prominent citizens
aud urged strong terms to order the closing Of the
groe shops the city in order 10 prevent the demcrazL
ZION Of the troops.
Among the prominent arrivals Is Senator Wilson,
OF who asslduousy caring and providing
for the comfo. Of the troops from that Common wealth
MI G. langley, Of this city, in behalf of the Massa
chusets sixth regiment visited Baltimore for the pur
pose of ascertaining exactly how many wounded men
are remaining there, their Lames and coalition. 1t
appears that In addition to Captain by ykes who doing
we the 1--WE following named persons belonging to the
snth regiment we're also wounded and are still in Bal
,moro-of the Lowell City Guards-D B. Tyler, hit by
stone In the SIDE; recovering last Jonn Anes, hi,
in the bead with stone dong we'll Edmund Coburn,
ncsh wound In hip, produced by psto shot getting
well and will be out H. W. Danforth, OF Stonehan
Light Infantry hit in the head with stone; doing well
Michael Green Of Lawrence Light Infantry shot In the
leg; out Of danger add recovering These men are oil
well provided for with medical attendants, aud
every necessary comfort Their friends rest assured
Of that
Mr. langley obtained the missing baggage belonging 10
the regiment through the assistance Of Marshal Kane
and brought TO Washington and delivered IL 70 oslone
Jones.
thrilling s related Of one OF the Massachusetts
men, who mortaly wounded by the m,b on the fatal
Friday laid up,p the floor, where he soon bled TO death
notwithstanding every effort made 70 him An
instant before he expired he rose struggling with desh
and, standing erect, he Fixed his CLASSY eyes upon
every person in the room, and then lifting
them towards hesven and raising hts right hand, he
claimed, with clear voice" All hall 70 the Stars and
srpes - Saying this he fell back into tho Of hs
physician and expired Ths patriotic declaration OF the
dying thrilled The lockers On that all but his In
meoiate attendants turned snsnty away, although many
Of them were stained with the blood u tho deceased
General Butler leaves for Annapolis this evening.
The War Depar ut has ssued order creating what
"a 70 be knwn ~ the Department of Anna,oas, 70 em
brace the city Of Annapolis and the line VI railroad fro~
that city to BAdensoure within miles tnis city,
and w eny one miles each she OF said road which n
c,udes Baltimore and the puolshed order makes
Br,sadcr General b =. Butler nsnoer OF s4id Do
pa,tment.
MAJOR ANDRsoN's RECEPTION m WASH
iNG1oN.
wAsarg~ns. May Z, 1851.
Eaor Anderson arrived here this morning. and reported
hscH 70 General Scott, and then sailed upon Secretary
Cameron and upon The President He was cordially ~.
ceved and in each instance wss highly complimente'
So~ nt. "a ua huda