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afterwards up in Zoe before he residence Of the
TEE SEVENTH NEW YORK REGIMENT OR
DERED HOME.

General SEQ issued orders 10 Colonel Leierts, o.
the New York Seventh regiment, TO proceed wi his
command to New York, and desgnates an army officer
at hat place. who win muster the OF Service the
object for which they calei TO Washington having
been accomplish ed II ey leave here a, Elk oclos
evening providing the threatened advance upon
the federal forces Virginia does it necessary
10 counte mand the order. General Scott compliments
the Seventh regiment for their pr ompncss 10 volunteer
ing and the tervice they rendered, and for the
great willingness they have mGniested 20 obey whaever
orders emanated from the Generaln- Thief.
The folio ing order confirms ON ,isy my p,esi,us
despatch relative 10 the movements Of the New York
Seventh resmsIt, Colonel Lefertss- 7'
SPECIAL oRpER-No. lag.
WAN DHYAa1Ncvr, AnJrTAnTs 6RSERAts 3 OtfcE
The conpAncipg cHbser of the Seventh regimsns OF
The CITY II Se~ Yo,r, whess vii BE- @ "a oa Of
the service Of the United States BY Lieutenant NJ Cog
s he ees,,s Of the War Department, in rcrq ssh-
ing the services Of this gasnt regiment, to make
'he sstisiactsn that " felt at the promp, and
the cali tor 10 defend the capital
when it believed 10 have bsen in peril, and
knowledge the Important service which t rendered by
appear here in hour of dark and trying necessity
The time for which II had engaged to serve his
pied the whi.n Il expected 10 perform has
return thee native city with tho that its
services are gratefully ecAted by al good and loyal
cZEns whilst the governn ent s equally 1dent that
when the country sgain calls upon them their appeal will
not be msde in vain to he yoane men of New York.
CoroSEI IsuxHrs, Camp Cameron.
The following ha, been issued by Coloael Lelerss-
GENERAL ORDER-No. 81.
BgApouARItRs SEVENTH REGIMENT, N Y.sM,l
CAMp CAMERON, May 90, 1e61
Special Order, No. I4e, Headqaas ters United sfates
Army, is hereby pfomulg ated aud in compliance there
sDd ~
three O'Clock p. NJ, slst instant, blankets rolled and
strapped upon the knapsack. Each soldier mnst carry
his csnee and have'sscf Pis.os uploaded and must
be packed the knapsacks. rhe COmmssary will provide
tuo do. b rations for each man.
Iy order Of Colonel Marshall Lefferts.
J. a. IIEBESAU, Adotant.
Tic last drees parade OF the Seventh took place this
evening" in the presence Of the Secretary Of War, who
tos occasion thark Colonel Ier,s the valuable
service his mnnd had ndeI the country, by their
example In being early in the field and ready
perform any service.
The Seventh Regiment Band serenaied Secretary Seward
between eleven aud twelve last night. They performed
The "star spaDgei Banner" "Hs Coumsis," and
'.Yankce Doodle after which Mr. Seward returned his
thanks saying that he recognized in hs visters many Of
his townsmcn He said the Union orth very little with
the State OF New York. end that State don't consider
herself worth much without the Union He very
thankful that the seccssonets, who anxious 10
abolish the Unon, cannot abolish " Yankee Doodle,
" Hat Columbia or the Fourth Of July. He lrked
that Congress is about 10 the Fourth OF July
The country ia in o. civil n II has occasion
TO The Fourth of July, 1862 may IL be said, he
added tina. meets with the country IN peace aud the
Union restored to its origina perfection and loyalty
A PRESENT FROM THE BEBELs TO GEN.
SCOTT.
WASHINGTON, Nay 80, 1891
General Scott received Of green corn with the
bucks on carefully enclosed a sheet o. letter paper,
upon which the following
CoNFKDsRATe STATES AMERICA,
rHrARnKsr STATE, MosreosEsY, May ~. 1901
Major General Scott, with the compliments Of The So
cretary of State
W. F. EyANDER, Private secrs stary.
The inter Of this bit of diplomacy, evidently is 10
show military chief that the blockade will not
TREY cut Off all means OF support.
At about the time General Scott received this, ele-
CANT bouquet presented to him, with the c,mpl,-
ments of Mrs Lincoln The General with great prompt
ness requested his military secretary, Colonel Ha lion,
to his knd,st regards to Mrs Lincoln for her beau
tiful gift, and st the time to present her the
ear corn the latest curiosity surrendered by the
enemy and to add that from the appearance OF the
if II fair specimen OF the whole Southern crop,
army would be down there enough to gather IL for
them.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.
wAsusGros, Nay so, 1851
The diucultieS with toe New YORK fourteeatn regi
ment growing of the trouble between tie State auho
rites and the Union Defence Committee have been set
tied, ana the regiment win remain here.
1t is understood that the GaribLiI Guard and New
York Ninth regiment win very be ordorei to i'm
pcrtant advance movements into Virginia
II has been de,ermised by the government 10 give
every man of whatever rank, serving Ia the army
navy diploma gne plrchmert paper, signed by the
Pres ident ani heads of the departmeois.
The bids for beef contrast were numerous AMI spirited
II will not be awarded TO the lowest bidder uness
ample tecurity is given TO the government that
the parties perform their contrast Tho government
do not believe that good beef be supplied at the
prices bid for by many OF the contractors Many Of
them regarded merely kite Ing operations aud
win probably be treated. The government is deter
mined to have good article IL they have to pay
little for II. II is stated that Hugh kaher Of Chi
cago, has obtained the contract al 81 AZ per cwt.
The Military Department or Kentucky, to the
command OF which Co. Robert Anderson has ust been
assigned embraced much OF that State lies within
ono miles of the Ohio river HE headquarters
for the present Is Louisville.
The revocation or the leave Of absence OF Carl schurz
solely or the desire that the business
the American Legation Madrid should not be sus.
pended the former Minister having left the Spanish
capital.
despatch from Exeter, ". H., today, says the
Honorable Gilman karston, member OF ConHoss from
ths. State been chosen Colonel Of the Second voun
tear regiment from New Hampshire
Governor Yates or Illinois, has the promise OF the
government to accept eighteen regiments of thou
SAM each instead OF seventeen They for three
years
The Secretary OF State to night again dispensing his
Inequalities TO various military officers including
from the Second and twenty fifth New York; Ffth Penn
sylvania and New Jersey regiments, together with
dry officers OF the District militia and marine corps
Among other guests at the brilliant entertainment
the foreign ministers and cabinet officers.
Cards have been issued by the President for the first
diplomatic dinner the white House to take place on
Tuesday next.
William +. Wood, Of New Yoik, has bean appointed
Commissioner OF Public Buildings