The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-03

drawn il hollow square and each man told to be on
bis uard aud no' 20 speak word We stood IN tnls posi-
to0 Tor about an hour, and then Colonel resolved 70
stat how and the gauntlet The roads are dug
right cut q the ssno, with banks twenty Ave to nfty
fet high 60 that hundred men could have cut Us all 70
pieces; that IS why say gauntlet
We marched our other eight miles without seeing or
bearing sn,thDg Of them ana reached the Junction
about twelve O'Clock The only hotel in the place soon
hed up, 30 that the rest or had to stretch out in
train q cars that was there We staid here all day and
and got awHy just time too as we have found out
that at daylight force Of thousand was 70 have
attacked vs., and was under all night few miles on
On both Of these occasions the boys delighted At the
prospect Of fight. Not one showed the white feather
We reached Washington At six A. NJ and marched up 70
got leave Of absence and went down 70 National Ho
tel, had good bath, en went to restaurant and mad
On my return fouA De camp all hustle and prepare
tion, and at three n Ne marched 70 the Navy Yard
where we are now quastered on board the steamer
be got ready We are al d he best Of spri. and spoil
ing for fight. begin 70 think that will stand hre
great deal better than thought would when started
%sns that We VIII ssh. ike demons s when the time
wTa have
New York and that the malls had been stopped But as
there report that mail will leave TO morrow al the
than anything else. received dear Bills letter yester-
day and am very thankful for what he has done TOT mo
would write TO HIM, but as have couple Of o'ner es-
do not worry about me, as never felt better n nay me-
and am In tip top health and spirits. Do not worry
half the time do get through Baltimore But write as
often "a you can az shall feel great anxiety 70 near con-
stantiy. THEODORE WALLACE.
THE SEVENTH REGIMENT AT ANNAPOLIS.
ANNAPOLIS, April 20, 1851.
Detachment Sent on to WasAinssor-An Old Locomotive
and Couple Of Cattle Cars Brought into Requiitiom for
transporting the Troops Baggage and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
pdishng the 7Tack-Jouney Of Tie Train, @th Scouting
Parties in Adronce-7hs Enemy Afpea,ing and Dssap-
pearing on The Route-Fora0in9 for F'od-An Otd
Country House Unconstitutional, EaJ and Bacon
The FatiSues of tbs Aarch-Sun Strcses--A Scouting
Party Fired On-A Broken Bridge Repaired-Scenes at
the Camp Fires-7he Soldiers Use their Bayonets>sn
Place Of Spits to Cbok their F5od-Aruh at the Juno
hon-Jourey in the Train--Arriudl al WaShingon-Re.
cpou by The President and Quartrng IN The Representa-
tues' Hall-Arrea Of Secessionists, DC, &c, dc.
1 wrote you from Annapolis last Tuesday. be-
lieve 1t was in the morning Ny letter was COM
menced on the 9Th in Brooky n. and finished with
pencil at Annapolis on the 23d. VIII com
this where left of At eleven O'Clock we were
alarmed by danger rockets from the United States gate
Constitution, which lay two miles down the bay. We at
beat to quarters and In ten and half minutes the
regiment in line the beach every man, the
sick, turned out and the time in which the line was
formed third of what II takes when we form for
a parade in New York. With the aid of glasses wesaw
four large steamers anchored the bay learned
there were more New York troops coming We were
then dismissed for the night. At twelve O'Clock
ceived orders to report myself in the morning at four
O'Clock with howtzer, ten picked men, three days
rations and quantity Of shrapnel and canister shot It
took until three o'clock in the morning to get my
men, rations and ammunition in readiness and min
ute before four O'Clock reported myself and command
ready special duty The Sixth and Second companies
also reported at the same time the whole force under
command of Captain Nevins or the Sixth he being the
senior captain. We marched TO this depot which the
Massachusetts, volunteer militia had taken Of
The whole country here Ia secession to the back bone,
and the railroad company had sent oil their and
gines Baltimore. They had also torn up the track at
Intervals along the road torn down bridges and raised
mischief generally The Massachusetts militia Is
posed Of mechanics and very fine intelligent lot Of
they are. They had found an old asthmac engine and
had repaired 1t that In decent working order.
They also supplied engines, fremen, sc. There we
old rckety passenger cars and two old cattle
cars and had them hxed follows, after saving of the
tops Of the cattle Cars