The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-02

Cd with grape and canniuter. At eight o'clock A.
With the main Ssdy vita . sSs Ps sSss cSs
snothsr howis.er % bring uP the rear ! threx out
pAr, IN scouts on my rsh, and ss: % sS'sr sas
In this wsy The regiment swept the country for miis
from Annapolis % the Juncsso1.s distance o. twenty
suly day, which COLLAPSED into thunder storm st four
D the s rGa 2 b done sy the
and had 70 repair went along in order get
artillery and cars for the sick along Our greatest
obstruction eight miles from Annapolis whore
bridge WIS down, and took three hours render
the place fordabie This gave time 70 the staggisrs
ceedlrg in the same order. Az approached washiug
ton and the grew tired, the work becane diff
we're tnro~n over embankment, and We had to draw
these up to the level Of the road We however arrived
little before daylight. I then threw out a
party Of 60 men TO the Junction connecting with
his party and my main body The a,ss ADVANCE
guard bad previously been called back and now formed
spreed ourselves in The woods on each side of the
Ioao track and formed forae ing parties directed the
oseesd IN collecting Chickens eggs, mix &c. Then We
bivouaaked and the fun Of camp life commenced The
afraio Of US and they would always scsmpsr off the
approach Of our scouts Then they would block the
old took her children and oat into the woods
with them We lay this place till about half past eight
O'Clock when received word that the government had
cert train down TO the Junction for This
brought us to Washington on the 25th. Wa were vel
Gomez in Washington with more than enthusiasm. II
ns be people felt We were protectors TO them TO day.
the 2s,b l76 of arrived via the Potomac tue
steamer Day !sht They were under the ccumand Of
Captain vele Of the Engineers, and the first TO
| oYen the rome by the Potomac.
Thus it win be tia. Colonel Ieaerts claims tbs
honor o. opening the by Annapolis and the Poto
| mac for his regiment. The honor OF opening the An
napc,s route Is however, disputed by the Eighth reg
Of Mas achus It's winch certainly reached Wash
hgton from Annapolis the DAY before the Seventh got
there. The Seventh regiment is now providing is own
raiioLs III with the government. temporarily at
present Inconvenience or embarrassment.
A VISIT TO THE QUARTERS OF TIKI SEVENTY FIRST
REoiMENT-AcCoUNT or THEIR ADVENTURES
| SINCE LEAVING NEW YoRK-THEIH PREPARATIONS
| FOR AN ATTACK-THE ENEMY RETIRE-sPEECa OF
i MB LINCOLN, ETC. kTC.
having Tel, sat sded with the account Of Colonel Ief
feIs Of his regiment next paid visit TO the quarters
Of the Seventy nrs They are stationed al the Navy
Yard and have the rost of honor in Washington They
have good quarters there The stationed in the
various buildings IN the yard where they have erected
rec,on Of the Colonel Il was about ten O'Clock r. NJ
when sought Interview with Colonel Vosburg, or the
after the tessen had been given out The Cneps
quarters those which were formerly occupied BY the
Somnanoatt OF the yara Colonel sosoarg was .asios
when visited him. He glad to zee reporter from
various buildings 10 The gard II was the which
the rations for the following day g being
scales where the beef and pork where we ghed whe tho
took il out Of the casks and put through the weigh
with the greatest nicely and form dy There
always 70 this regiment guard at the Navy
Ya'd ard had an opportunity OF seeng the pques re-
leye each oh.r frequently while ths Colonel WAS show
| ing righ,s OF the 125 men constantly guard
fifty stationed at the bridge across the east bank of
the Potomac, and which leads to Maryland. There are
large humber Of marines for duty at this point
Colonel vosburg had great difficulties to coatcnd against
during his march Annapolis to Washington. The
mad provisions and could not procure any, and
twenty hours OF heavy marching had ratons
except two biscuits man "rhc moro danger the more
honor however, the motto Of the Seventy first, aud
this they have my full concurrence But this not
all While the regiment was bivoucked at the railroad
| jurctoG Colonel voeburg received Information that
large force OF artillery in Virginia mai ing e2ara
ons 10 cros the river and attack the seventy aes reg
mept The Colonel ordered his scouts 10 keep shrp
| lockout II made known By soy that the
force insisted OF between 500 and eco artillery and ~
| aouse
II also ascertained that there second force
Of artillery distance from the other, and that
they both preparing to make an attack smutane
ousy the Seventy drst This vas about four O'Clock
the afternoon About Eve O'Clock the Fifth Pennsyi
wanna g;ment up from Washington and reported
themselves under the orders OF Colone, Vosburg The
himself OF the disposition and movements Of
the robes AS as the Pennsylv regiment came
up however strange horseman was Oh gaopou
direction Of the Relay House Every
tell convinced that this stranger was spy, and thai he
SIGN The mcnacing attitude up ~ the artillery
bodies changed into retograde manouvre, and the
seventy irst regiment, in company with the Pennsylva
mans then resumed their journey TO the eccfal capital
GENERAL WAR NEWS.
| William thompson, Pyrosechnlst. has recently ieft
Washington for the South. Several Of the shells in the
Nav, Yard al the federal capital recently discovered
contain sawdust Instead Of gunpowder, and IL rs re-
! ported that Thompson had somthing TO do with the
treason which thus rendered the destructive
| Tolls OF the government perfectly harmless Two men
bave been arrested on suspicion and are IN irons at the
1 Navy Yard.
on Saturday last President Lincoln and VIM IL Sc ward
paid visit to the Seventy first regiment at the Navy
Yard They expressed themselves pleased with the ap
pearance Of the and Mr. Lncon made an informal
little speech 10 the regiment as stood before him for
review He said the services OF such reg meut were
important to the country in the present CRISIS that he
wAs confident the seventy first regmcat of New York
L thau harn Tho
aoty and have shown the viii The regi neat answered
| by cheer.
fines guard at the Navy Yard The spproa he'd
the sentnel little after dark, and on being challenged
took notice Of the chslenge. Being a second time
challenge the marine discovered him drawing revol
and before hc had time 10 IT, the sentry leveled
he musket at him and hrcd shooting him dead on the
spot The man was secessionist and il rs quite well
h4, lie should have terminated his existence that he
should prow about the federal capital al the
| Or, cent critical period Of the nations history.
/ widen Dwight and g. !. Andrews, Of Boetou, have
service curing the continuance Of the present 1t
viii be under tho command OF Major George ID Gordon,
duste u West POM fourteen years ago. and who has
been through the with Mexico. The regiment Is TO
raised Immediately and will be forthwith qlartered
Fort Independence, Tor trial, &c. They will remain in
A Muyander, who spent Sunday at Alexandria, Viz
GINA bought twenty thousand pounds OF nsh At ~ 50
per leo lbs ard in consequence OF an order from the
military authorities Of virginia, the prices 10 Alexandra
have doubled, and this has had the effect also Of
| ing places. The person who conveyed this
to Washington also reported that he four or i've
| companies Of military at Alexandria, dressed In red
thirts returning from church drilling, he could not
| say winch. Tho whole force under thousand
He observed i've brass guns In front OF Of
| the public buildings, which he took " be the bank
Col James v. Ripley has within the past three days,
been promoted TO the head OF the ordnance de ,arment
place Of Col Craig, WIN formerly in charge, and
who has now been relieved by Col Ripley There is
scent appointed by the government 70 take charge Of
the railroad between Annapolis and Washington and the
trains were 70 run regularly between the two places
| with The mails aud passengers from Monday last the
2sth iuht aud the frst these regular trans I,
leave ~ashDgioD NJ 81 2. OF that day for Annsp,s
wncre would meet the and carry the MATS
g. the cars Pcrryvle, where they would he put
| ard the train bound North, the Philadelphia,
Win ngt1n ana baltimore Railroad. TINS arrangement
| Is universally desired.