New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-11
From the Seventh Now.York Eesimest.


papers to &C. only upon the welseted principle
that the truth is not to be spoken all times F the
fact is many, too many very slaekwiS.d yarns, have
been spun for the edcstion of our friends at home.
Men in our own regiment even have, now and hen,
drawn on their excited maginations for their facs.
For example, one write Of letters would have the
public believe that The "a Company had, % be short
about it, done everything that was done by the Ad-
vance Detachment on our march from Annapolis.
skrmishing tack.laying, "taking" the Junction
etc. As to the skiruishing, Company had, to my
own knowledge, just one more man on that enticing
duty than the I'd. Trck-laying, l am inclined to
think lies rather more in the power and ability OF
Massachusetts men than in our noble kii-goye reg
ment. NewYork ought to zee the style of glove WORE
just now. More on this point presently. AS TO Tax
ing the Junction an afraid it was already took<R
before even the Advance reached It by Federal troops
At any rate the taking of small railroad depot and
couple of sheds without IN enemy, within rAea'
cannon shot, wouldn't appear to be, on ger raj
military principles, a very serous undertaking by
the way, in Tux TRIBUNE Of the 9Th, notice. an
editorial article in praise If Massachusetts in which i.
IS said that her men opened the military route via
Annspolisl aud marched over it to Washington, hen
The plain fact is that from point three tenr NILES
out oil Annapolis our IcglnOHb was
until we reached this city, and that too by TIE orders
of Gen. Butler himself. Another leer-Nriter gives to
our Engineers TIE credit of rebuilding the bridl, we
found destroyed about half way tothe Junction when,
if the truth were told it would be found that 20 Ser
geant Scott, oOor-b bearer, -, member Of the
Troop now Artillery, "Lish" Jenkrs and Boydon
of Company 6, and a son of Commodore Pauldng,
was due the entire credit and thoy worked Ike beavers
tbc MI least IN thar /
have rothing 20 say in dispangensnt of any CT
men. One set Of men cannot be expected 10 10 ever
thing One very pretty little statement nust totally
demolish. that III relation to Massachusetts nou
diving after and bringing up rail from the bottom of
pond How many pounds to the yard, did You say :
How great depth of waterwasit l TRIBUNE, my dear,
on the honor of gentleman and soldier. no sui
occurrence took place between Annapolis and Washing
ton. have 10 hesitation in saying th is impossible
that such yarns as these should enanate from the
/ Massachusetts men themselves.
We are living here in camp in TIE most independent
! style imaginable. Firs-class cooks being rapidly
developed. Indeed, it is becoming ql.e evident that
many estrnsble members Of the glorious Seventh Z"
have alto ether mistaken their calling In snticipa
ton, extend my sympathy 10 those profesola gen-
tlemen of the Gallo race, in white cape and apron
Knights OF the Gfidron, cUiSiHiers GrtiSf qae
e7 for upon return their will be sady out OF
Joint fractured, crushed, turned upside down.
Our lady-friends would be--well, suppose we say,
astonnded-thats good yyord-astounded air if they
could only drop in to breakfast some fine morning.
None of your feeble toasand.ea broiledchicken ten
O'Clock breakfasts, but breakfast worthy ofof as in
short. Cofse Of the tales milk without water eggs
in every conceivable style-twony tents in each Com
fhorafnna in STYLES ~
faonneur-beefsteak any where from raw 10 cinders
according to taste; bacon adj hbia'a, sh-cakes in a
fashion that would surprise Steison DelmoDco
We have not yet had opportunity to pat in opera
ton Sydney Smiths idea of roast-baby bu, you see,
athonuh little niggers cheap Just now, r-ast,
of course wait for orders. In single tent in
camp are s:x young handles who, in town, are inno
cent of anything ike busting their coats
one could wen fancy, and yet ther cookery is really
considering their resources much above mediocnty.
Their ort,cttes az rhum coff au l0 eo'eetes de mou
ION, etc., etc. are actually unexceptionable AID are
devoured by their numerous guests peur of The
unavoidable Dirt ct reproche. Invention is the
necessity of mothers, which, being freely rendered,
means some Of these jolly dogs must have had good
instruction in the days of their youth and innocence.
Yesterday was quite day Of events Primus, we
saw the sur, which, since Friday the 3d. had deigned
TO show bis face for couple Of hours. Then
| ing parade we bad review by Col. Manifold, whose
gay steed was too many for him, for he knocked
ore OF two Of our officers. Then, the battalion
was dismissed, Major Anderson took a review of an
other sort. The men formed, of their own accord IN
front Of their tents with their muskets, and as the
Major conducted by Col Leferts passed through the
streets suocessvely presented, then shoul
dered and three rgusing cheers given, which we hope
satisied him as TO whatwe meant After this occurred
nh6 incident, sad TO many, but which rust have
MADE one mans heart swell with pride. Lieut.. Noah
L. Farnhsm of the I'd Company took leave Of his fell
low members to join his corps (Ellsworths Zouaves)
as Lieut.. Colonel. Scarcely could speak to him
as they one by one took him by the hdtheir hearts
were too full. saw one man--there may have been
others--throw his arms around his neck, and kiss him
as affeetionatey il he had been bis sister The
! Misunderstanding over, the whole Company escorted him
to the gate, and them with such cheers as New-York
men only can give they bade him alden. Pony Farm
ham, he is Familiarity called, is just of the pluck
est officers in the regiment and sorry 10 Say tia,
Ellsworth or rather ambition TO go somewhere where
he could Dc his country good than by lying idle
here has robbed as of Que Of our best men, and ole
Of the best-posted, most energetic, hghestspirted,
spunkest officers in the entire regiment / must not
forget bis nodesty or his truly amabIe deposition.
God speed himl i wish we were all as traly bravo
as he IT,
TEE BLOCKADE OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
WAsHIs6TOY, May 8, 1861