New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-03
ArFAIEs AT ANNAPOLIS.
Occupation Of Fcrt y5sdjson and tie Rights.
Corlespanssnce Of The n. Y. TrboDs.
HEADQUARTEEs 6rH RroiAFNT N. Y. STATE)
TRoofs, NAVAL AoADEnr, AssAPoLIs,


HFADquAR7EEs 6rH RTGIArST N. Y. STATE)
TRoofs, NAVAL AcADEMr, ASsAPoLIs,
April q, lcGl.
The 9Th Regimen, Las become q fixture in this part
of tie country IFS headquarters being at the Naval
Academy. Within few hours after the andiog of The
troops an account Of which bav. already fnrDisied
the middiee vaca ed tter commodious apartments in
the Academy buildings, aud LASTLY embarked on board
the frigaSe Constiiution, which il Oh ber way 10
your city. The scene Of departure was Particularly
inpteng. The boys, numbering over $50 principally
from the Northern Statesl, were, about o'clock in
the af ernoon drawn up i lioe tie parade onid,
where they took formal leave Of their Instructors.
Escorted by body of their comrades who're parents
end friends reside at tire South, and who Were left be-
iud for want Of the means Of conveyance TO u cir
hOlnes and preceded by full band Of music, they
marched 10 the pier where steamboat was 10 wait
inc 10 convey them 10 Il III gaze which was anchored
down the bsy. Cheer after cLeer from the troops rent
the they naased which WIS enthusidsii ally re-
sponded 10 by tie boys, maly Of whom expressed the
Utmost satisscton and delight at the favorable pros
poets Of the Government Ia beng able 10 uphold tie
supremacy Of is laws and Constitution. Although a
great ma ority of them liule rtshed being abruptly
turned out and interrupted in the Of their stud
les stilI all with whom / ,onverred expressed
tie willingness to vacte their qur,tert for the
odslon OF tie troops who had 70 molly responded 10
the call OF the Governn et I'll tie zane the asserting
that mo JEFF. Davis nor q BeauregaId, could ever
have driven them out, txttpt DN OF hnu
then rot without revere struggle on their part.'
Tie regiment had barely taken pos,s,i Of their
quarters wien Col. Pnekney wss lastly sent FOR by
BIgadier Gen. Butler, and asked whether be could
spare sufficient OF his command To re 70 ard occupy
Fort Madison and the lIigh,s, the opposite aide Of
tie River Severn, commanding the city and the sur
rounding conniry. After briefly corsnling the Field
aud STAT Off, eIt, il unsnuouly decld.d that tie
undertaking should be made II Tie General desired IT,
and en- answe er wa, returned accordingly. 0rIers
Immediately issued for such force ~ the Colonel deemed
necesary to bold themselves In readiness FIR inme-
diate dej ar,ure. AS this became known n the
gres excitement aIose, all wishing % Lave
hand in tie adventure. One hundred and fly men,
including the Engineer Corps with the two i2-pOund
owizeis broogbi from Newsyork, were deemed sufH
cient This force bavitg been detailed, Major s. IL:
Stafford directed TO take command OF one hundred
Of the m,n, Capt. Schwartz, of Go. ii, Of the
remainder, except the Engineer Corps, which wa
under the command Of Engineer Baker. All
being 10 resdiues, the force accompanied ty Lieut.
rom Fort Surnter) Col PiIckney, Adjutant Mason,
Surgeon McDeImOtt aud Lieut.. Hardeubrook enl-
on board tie propeller Philadelpba which
iad been chartered for he occasion, thoe left tend
,heerirg most lusiily, and the baud playing Hail
Colnmbia-" The expedition landed in safety at dark
aud took possession OF Fort Madison without opposi
ion. Capt Sch wartz with biz men having been PIT
n possession Of the same. Major Stafford and bis
orces were set In motion for The nights and In lees
han three hours time, notwithstanding the rougbDees
W
"a In olsiring peaceabe possession Of the eminence,
'pd bad planted thereon one of the howtzers, the |
'tber having been left NJ tho fort. sufficient
having been detailed " guard against surpse the
Ulcers accompanying the expedition returned TO their
uare across the iiyer, satisfied with their evenings
abor. On the following morning Cart. Schwartz re-
orted thar during the night his seninel, stationed
pom the ramparts Of tho fort, saw several blue
oc kets discharged from the rear of the woods, and
nswered by red rockets back Of the City Of Annspo-
Is, which facts were communicated to Gen Butler.
lajor Stafford reported that upon reaching the nights
took possession Of old farmhouse and the eur.
,undines, occupied BY All old colored man and wife,
ticket guards ere thrown out and all approaches TO
10 Plsos closely guarded. AZ dawn yeve.Ae was
the city, where found old fori6ca
on of mud, known about Annapolis - Fort Nonsense.
sjof Stafford made brief but spirited speech 70 his
'mmand 10 regard 70 The importance of the position
,sy occup5sd and sxhorted them 70 b ever vigent,
2 y was impossible 70 tell q what moment they
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