Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-07-19

l.a have probably
+ heard bs.-ro .a.. Cd .4r -.i .-rt1-a from Camp
+ Fairbauk. ard our march into Virginia
We Lad orders Oh Wednesday morning the lo.h
/ inst 70 have everything ready fox d start OF :
! o'clock :. II. At taat time CUR tents we're Pr m9;-
/ ly struck, ta, lil1a. ..-5t for nearly au hour
afterwards. Once on The march VIC took step
/ bu, Ht.le short of .'j.ualc quieL" % the dock a
/ distance afabout miles The heat vas excess
/ i've and many % cur men lcl from tie racks.
arrived 1t tdej.cb We embarked on tho steamers
/ baltimore and Phlla5oll l4. Both boats we've
strongly guarded b y men from tie e., Regiment.
/ " C bad pleasant ride down the Potomac and
+ soon arrived a; Alexandra where sc were rccciv-
ed with the greatest clrlality by EHsw5g,h's
. Zauaves. t-a Of whom arc ye, DEF, in tbe city.
/ We stopped IN a.craad-il o f.v moments. du-iue
which time hundreds o., eur lys rushed t. the
place where tie noble Ellsworth was assl-ilated.
The liar--l.! Il use i- . iia-y looking building.
and seems q III sl.t .r She c.umi-t4l 81 dark
deeds. Tie house !. strongly guarded. hut 10 was
impossible 10 re train t5a desire % our boys Co OBJ
tain ucucntoas. and jack knives were used ~
htta-. Tie house 3. nearly destroyed by tho
VI. t.Iz, il being evident from a-a, SAW l-at
they cared l-t little o5a.. leaving anything but
Tie s.l-s le8 stripes which wave proudly where
formerly tie secession f-- q.,. -,r-to f.-cs-s
i'm SIGHT even of our noble C,pitaI. Oh. couI5r.t
help tut flee the saUeu indifference Of the people
in this city as vc w-rc passing. They reminded
us Of Baltimore and is trli.s-aus crew. Yet there
were many WHO caecrcd as and showed plainly bv
their corliaiity that tlov were with us heart and
soul
We marched through Alexandria tr ths depot.
and took t5a 81. at to'ale,-. .ur destination bee
ire s1tsr..r ullD8~a u. The inside If lie
depot ala tvo OF Asee lsiDa were almost entire
" demolished 5y Ike rebels before they left. We
moved o7 bg rail- fs-rnH.- Wet. uas.ia- Tort
Ellsworth with r.. .-sm messengers of death u7on
tie strong e-taakneuts. ,ye lave titcb.d our
tent. ur,n -t, ---..-f. If Comm, ,5..re F.,r,.,
rink seee.sio-i.. who vi-+ his son j., .,r,;,- IN
the ssutbern a..a~. tB. latter ss . .1ier.
enant Tbs family have All Io0 iar West
err Virgin--; enc negroes nearly all
Ial 7uy anu ei.. piece a.. rented sgo New J. arr
er, who claims o. be strong Union naa. The ,
grounds, shade trees, ana general location, make
il one OF tae mos, beautiful country residences /
ever saw.
We did not reat. tli5 place tili nearly shutdown,
and while we #ero waiting for our tents, we were
caught Ii dreadful storm Of wind, rain, thunder
and lightning 1t continued raining long after
Cur tents were pitched, and that work was not
finished until near 10 o'clock, when We rolled up in
our blankets, wet, hungry eve had received no
dinner OF SUPPER and cold. vet -5o5-,,tur.5 and
slept souldlv.
BY the way. our men lever vcre in halter sri-.
IL than o. the las. two er tbras 5svs y.t ~.
nave had rrr-r china, -. .ifs...,,r,-..
7oor arms. &c. Iprerar5 Il, o,,r fare FOR go,
lur breakfast this morning consisted Of rotbir-
tut CUP OF ten, one pancake, slice of salt pork
ND hard crackers; yet there was but little rru-o-