, 1861-06-10

There has been general rush to-day to see
the steamer Freeb0iu, which has put into tho
Navy Yard in distress, from her violentnna
successful storming 9f the battery q Aaaia
Creek. sho is saldte - qnlte aslght II theae
siddisd ' slaees the M bsttls % y H.sts6urgb, M saa
ethe1s Of the War Of 18l2-l5- 0ne Of ths
wheel boxes Of the Freedom H. cut t1nough
tEo Of the paddles going with theBkot Therp
: d one ho1u on the upper deck saloon, where
the nfed canzbn bali or projeculc made hole
4hout y large .s Jour istT9 Joa nse MOI, ~ ~
frotecfIe fell upon the deck and j. exhibited.
It Is ebout eight inches long, and shaped like
. tad.pole- The splinters hare been eagerly
gathered as trophies, or at least relics Of war.
The Pawnee has gono down to try her band
alone, on what littlo or much there i left Of
ei1enced for the nonce, when the Freebosn aud
Anscostia left tt, though they fought as nl
slips at eea do, nt a crest disadvantage. This
evening saw man receiving his friends very
gaily on the Avenue, hecauae he had 8 shot. Or
Swo put through his clothes out at Stones
LIST night. He was quite Hon, events hare
seen Wal; and his friends were 60 proud Of
this honor Of the campaign, thu. they wished
Heaven bad made them such man.
There has been large amountot music, -
well ;as Ealor, imported into Washington by
llo HIT. mu&AE Qt1V M0AI4 .oot1A ~: - -!
conrabaudn, Of pcsce, but now; Is not s 90 .
| much 8 stranger In cur Jerusalem: The
itEtteets arc vocal with the strains OF the Ter.
mans renerallv, in their barracks and around
them ard By the: :Garsbaldl Guards In partac'
ulnr. They sing as they Walk ne smee1s Wa.h r..
meanf-and 1 as they. wash themselves or thelr
simple wardrobe Ia full blaze Of day, around
| fhe foWn pumps which are nt every corner.
| There is . hearty, fearless chorus to their
longs, which IKE; and though much Of 1t,
sud TIE WY they utter Il, nay , 6s raih9r noisy
war songs, aud songs that will ring well after
Victory. Poor fellows. 7 pity all soldiers this
| hot weather. Many Of them nre dressed too
| Tarm even for quiet life, and 1t must be hor'
| lid to drill In. Col. Thnmpk1ns, With Whon
~9 to get q r. rSgo 9oys o. mi
Potipbe1's vito had sWorn him, told me- thai
twenty-one Of his men He1e down with su1
stroke, and that he should not drill In the heat
Of The day. Bad whiakey has much to dc
| With coup de so1ei1, and judging ffcm 'the grea
numbers Of eoldiers and others who are .;
Frt" must XIII at full 20 yards, and win TAXI
6T more than the Mlnles In the hands Of th'
] enemy. Washington Is used to seeing Can
! gressmen-aud does nos eeem 70 nonce IN
lame distinguishing t5aits IN soldiers.
] ing army IL likely to become popular with tn
| Cabinet. = What is wanted to-day Ia NOR.
troops. They are needed to save such meu g!
Gen. Butler flm running their neck into
Moose, and to laJ around Harper's Ferry an
etarre or whip out that stronghold. And no7
| that the rebel Congress eat Richmond, tn
| Hsnt Of men Is all that hinders Dur taking tn
whole piratical craft as prisoners and maxim
their leaders hang In awful suspense. I At
glad Governors Banks and Audrevs ere inten
On making onr army numerous, If NECESSARY
as that Of Xerxes; now's the day and now
the hour to strike. Every day 1t Is gettin
hotter weather, and though we can stand
longer war, II far % money Il concerned, tina
the Coufedesates, yet they gain In the weathe
i We ought to be too quick for England to con
In with any Of her impertinence, IS she may
We don't cut this war short in righteous eff
il tiv.nesa. I am glad to see that our city pape'
; are 1equoting the Chicago Tribune almost eve1
day, for authority IN regard to the seat Of va
West. Well, ycu have vigorous pens st wo1
at st. Louis and Cairo, and Just now matte
"thereabouts are more lively than here:
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