The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-05
FROM THE SEVENTY FIRST REGI-
MENr,

WASHINGTON NAVY YASD, d. O., April 80 lSel.
The Regiment Guarding tie Nary Yard ant The 9r,dys
Moryland-Tar9et Frdc1ce-SI gciens g tie orders fJr
Camp and GuOrd Dtey, dc, DC
There has been unusual excitement here YET.
The recruits in our regiment are drilled IL facing
| haI king and narchng only.
We expect 10 be in to-day.
AS % the other regiments about, only cay the
Sixty ninth has charge Of the railroad between Annap s
Jarction and Washington City The Eighth a
Annapolis.
As 10 regiment IL has charge OF the Navy yad
bridge 10 Mary and as yon bfore The bridge
mile and laH hong. From ell nc I'LL dal light
guard IL on IT Of eighty men, Differed b. ospt,n
geant ant corporal. They have a fed piece the
that person is TO pass the gIsfd ct snt
without the countersign After eight ell ca
PERSONS searched the guard house before tney
cress TIE bridge Boats stopped pesceaby |. they
WILL iorciby we have anything to do with bringing
shem to-
some Of our have been practising the gins d.
irg at target placed about mle ana qlasr oshore
good They are OF fresh meat sal, polk ore.d h'ar,
cheese, &c We have coos IN our company, spi
make cut pretty sell
All The boys in the regim in good no.l.h /,
spirits
Enclosed You hive a copy of the orders You will see
that We are kept pretty busy.
ORDER
Of snVf i furns With s
for Their Ia he follow ing OF e -Eacn mmsndaat WI
@.n rs@ 70 ,-ts and .svs me-. ron ~ 10 *
M n TO passes are furnished oil part.caar
ased ANY, man ialns 10 r,orn q. he bur d-ssna,ed @
be r.por'ed By he cmmandant = seadqa.-rs .od VII o
for cave again o.cura oommsUdans viii that
Com oily assemble their cumpsnies
and thorough inspection of uniforms equipments
viii report all are denoen,
sJ an M "" 40 ne ss
1890 = '''' w.. : PRIDE, Adius.nt
), %a a,snS TO =, navy sa.D Aprtl ~ .ss
ney,ie a, Ave NJ when the comrsnss vii fall IN Tor
h. ss so oa bee On ~ sn' sy mn
psir to the ousr'ermAsers depot and ors~ the
rss, "a. upon Isns,sT vii, be souns.a a. ~
Y in on The company parade Tor ,nro.e
SURGEONS call q, a when the sich viii be oonduc
d ssi beef ses w e s ,ns asSs-p'sp
Rees Win te ,cund,d :, e.ls N when there viii be
e,as ~ Slnus 10 zoe .SeS s' a%e s-.s.
vi" tai In on her somp.ny parade srOu IDS 10.
men s be N thirty mnp.@s ,hsieaie' b.re 81,
"a creep, =, the gusd house Aud In officers and
ming Reports o companies sigocd bv the oapn and
rirs, win be handed The .dussnt BY cocs
C 6,o SI an. from sto7 A. NJ, sDOioA Imam
ko,mokn viii be allowed With In tn, ys-d under s,y cir
BY orass 81 s a. B. .1'g h' the building
a II. PArpE Adjutan.
EXPERIENCE OF THE SEVENTY -FHRsr RsGIMssT.
QrAErKss Conway A, sxvxsrs .yrHsr Rsorssu,
NAVY YAsn, ~AsII>oros, ApSiI ~, 1874 !
int7es'sng Narrative of n Trip 10 hs oup1rt-Whn
he seNnty first Sov and Erperisosd t4os.n Anaap,
u and WdAAsNgo~-an Imaginary Ftt' aod the Pre-
poroisons Made 10 Meet H-Adcestuys along n.
RoSae-The Arriuol in Wa.Asnot..-7k Fvr Of HoYor
accorded 10 he Seventy frst-As Erro, Or, std &c.
Thinking your numerous reaeers would Ike TO eeo full
and detailed account Of the trip Of the Seventy reg
ment 70 Washr gton city avail myself Of the LNst op
portunity on arrival here 70 give you pa ant TN.
adorned statement or all the incidents and aocdens eou
nected herewith from the time VI leaving New Yok
hai Dor up to the present late
The steamer r cuykr having on board tn, seveny.
s regiment, left New York ha,bor ut tn rec &C ok oc
sunday afternoon, April n, sauog in oompauy With
he Baltic and Columbia, having on board the Sixth and
Twelfth regmenta, led by the rnitcI States e,oapa,
iarrst Lane AZ soon wrre fairiy und n way |
he men were ordered 10 eog thse arms ADD taks
nssceson Of the bunks allotted 10 slcn Company Yna
autt consisted OF rough botris, hltf, c,rstruc cd
calculated 10 STOW the srsest nomber o. m.n
he smallest possible spac. Upon 40 an retnrn no A.
deck the rations provided for tie soldiers gefe aha
-bnted. They cOnsufed ~ mess hof a pIscs o. |
read and ode potato Ard SOW OF the rougher re-
'uis showed . dppOston 10 behave in . noisy