The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-03

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Greek. She had On board cotton bales and
four ponderous guns, one for shells, the
other DAblgreen 6 inch rided cannon.
The New York list regiment IL stationed
in the Navy Yard.
The Arsenal presents the same appearance
Of activity. Men are engaged night and
day. Sweeping the Potomac on the Arsenal
grounds, are some 80 ponderous guns, some
b rass howitIers OF pounds, but generally
80 pound Columbiads. The banks OF the
Potomac literally bristle with formidable
gums.
Yesterday | visited Alexandria, going
down the Potomac on ferry boat. II is
quite q large pians, generally composed of
brick houses. Most Of them are old, and
perhaps three fourths unocoupied. The
Marshall House 10 large building, the main
one being three story brick, long back
building being two story frame The
stairs where Ellsworth was shot have been
cut away, and the floor where Brownell
thrust his sword bsyonet through Jackson
has been jack knfed oil away. The oondi:
ton Of my entrance was that | should not
out the building or speak to the prisoners
| managed to bring away fragment -
mere curiosity. There are in the house
about Is prisoners, some arrested for shout
ing for Davis, others for trying to 60 be.
yond our pickess with bogus passes. Il 10
nothing, hcwrver, TO be prisoner; General
Scott orders them to be discharged on pa
role, or on taking the oath Of allegiance,
and what care they for the oath? The women
Of Alexani ria arc ali secessonists, and very
insulting to our boys who guard the town.
The men are also seccssionists, and manage
to convey all important acts to the enemy.
Under what disadvantages We labor! We
have secession sympa thisers in OIL our de-
partments, and secessionists, spies, &c., dai
" running our streets. Our soldiers com
plain very much Of it. When they capture
spies they are held day or two and then
discharged-when our men pass over the
line and are captured they are hung. This
state Of things will not last long, for our men
will shoot instead Of nrrssting.
After leaving Alexandria, | went about 2
miles beyond to the camp OF the 4th Penn
sylvania Regiment, . regiment OF stout, ac-
tive men. Col. Hartraufs, Adj. Hunsucker
and Quartermaster Yerkes we're very atten-
tive. After partaking OF an excellent dim
ner, two OF the office did me tho kindness
to conduct me all through the camp. About
ten Of the entire regiment are sick. The
camp - 4itaatsd- ON n high hill and iha nf6--
oers occupy house deserted by the enemy.
Plenty of cold water can be had 10 . walk Of
twenty feet. / was also taken through tho
camps OF the Michigan let and EIlsworth's
Fire Zouaves, now under Col Farnham.--
The Michigan boys are large, we'll dressed,
and armed with the Minnie. The Zouaves
are a. they have often been described. ex-
eept little tanned by drill. They play all
kinds Of pranks. Lately they imposed on q
sentinel Of another regiment Watching the
road to Alexandria, by sending to him pre-
tended oflcer OF the day and telling him 10
let no one pass except the Zomares, and the
result vas that nearly oil of them got into
town.
now leave you By saying that returned
safely in the evening. J.W.R.