The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-10
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| WAsuINGroS, May 9Th, 1851.
DIAR SIR.-Your papers came duly TO hand
on Sunday. tho 9th inst, and assure you, had
you becn here TO have seen with what eager.
ness they wero read, you would have been
tempted to mail copy Of your paper to every
nan in our Company. Wo have nov been in
Washington a week, and our quarters arc still
the old Trinity Church.
We expected to encamp before this, but the
wet weather suppose, has prevented us. We
shall, however, cncas p in day or two Our
huts, or shsntics, Of which every l6 men will
have one, are 16 feet, by H. and ten
feet high. The officers quarters are built
under the shade trees. Taking Il altogether,
when We do encamp, our cncamrmcnt will DO
second to none in the city. |. is situated o,
Franklin Square.
Las, Thursday we (the 18th Regimcnt) wers
sworn into the service OF tho United States for
three months-our oath binding us to support
the Union and the Constitution and to o5ey
the orders Of tho President and our superior
officers. Any man that did not want to take
the oath, was at liberty 10 20 home. am
happy to say that bOt a single man ia Co. Z
showed the white fca,her--all Of tho member,
pm,inins truo to tblir allegiancs to thc
Union.
The New York Tire BRIGADE arrivci here on
Friday morning last, aud assure you the cit.
z,ns o: Washington have seen a eo,d sample Of
the New York boys. I understand that the
Fire Brigade and the G9.h Re- siuent from New
luik viii he ordered to Al,Nandfia on We'd
ntsdsy 81 Thursday.
Tho Seventh New York Regiment are en-.
osmpcd on Georgetown Heights. They have
nothing hut tents AMI learn that they are
up 10 their knees IN mud F1r the last two or
three days il has rrincd inccssantlr.
Our food now Is batter than II sns. For
breakfast, cyc'y man gsts onn loaf of bread
hot from the oven; "rs pound Of good roast
beef, and as much coffee as he wants: Oar din
ner, or suppcr-ns We only get two meals-con.
slsts Of bean or riso soup. Ia these two mcas
every man gets plenty, and more than he can
c.t. We have enough If drilling, and II is as
tonlshinc TO see how fast recruits pi,k up. On
Sunday Last the articles Of var were road to u.s.
and they are very strict and binding. In my
next, will try to scEd you copy, Tho re-
Piment also ATTENDED divine service on Sunday,
it being tho first time since We lett the city,
but sm happy TO say it will hereafter be kept
up rcgu' arly.
Tho friends Of Company L. should receive,
cum gTdno sails, (with grain Of salt,) riii-
calous iig,ulrolc Published in the HI1 Nc r..
| assure you that we have none but "Un Jn
Am,ricaus' in the Company, no matter whcro
bgTu.
A. ain writing, an order has come in to got
,caiy t. march at a moments notice. II Is
amor d that we are going to Alexandra Vir
sinia, ard tho rumor is believed to bs trno.
All hands are now engaged in cleaning muskets,
packing knepsscks, and getting oNorythin;
ready e 7 instant march, The boys are In gooi
spirits, and only desire an opportunity to show
their patriotism. They arc willing to go any
where or any place to raise tho Stars and
Stripes above tile rebel standard. Give us
three cheers for Company +. and the whole l2lh
Regiment. Yours Truly,