New-York daily tribune., 1861-04-30
WAsnINqros CRY. Aurl %, 1861.


rived at oar destination, after iuunmersbe hards ips
aud ga, gers In mJ lat to you were At Annapo-
liz where We made but short stay. We quite scared
the people Of the town, they thinking we had coae to
burn their house. aud murder them, and nuutor of
houses outside If the town which our men entered,
were fonnd deserted. An awful state Oh thinss, truly
Iuerday rg ltLe Light before We ieitl we had
quite m exciting time. As we were about TO retire,
we heard the roll ~ the drums beating to Quarters,
ana We all supposed that au enemy was approaching
The Acn turned out hiekly, and the whole regiment
wae under arms in les. than ten minutes. However,
II wae merely false ahrm caused by the trgae Con-
rtitution, liug j. the lower bay. sending up rockers
upon The approach Of several sicamors which proved
10 be the GalaDce cf the NewIork Regiments 6ut At
showed how soon the regiment could be ustcred IN
case Of emergency. " dnesdav morning pacAcd
mp traps and LEFT Annapolis, on the march fer the
Junction a station The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road aooUt t"erty miles. The day was intensely
warm and the mon suffered very much from the heat
70 muct - that numbers were eun-strucS aithough,
thank heaven none fatally We had q haggage tram
which followed afterward, that brought on the
sics And in reference TO this triln-ihe railroad Ieo
ple had taken apart the only engine there and bid the
pieces Lui the Massachusetts, boys who started ahead
Of u.s. hunted up the missing parts, and cur1onsly
enough one of the very men that built the engine was
with them and they soon had II ~ running oider. We
marched along the railroad track and made orr hrst
halt about Inc mer out where The meU were auO~ed
to yet some eaiabe-. | went off with party OF tie
boye 70 a farm-house where they baked some biscuit
and got MS some tea and cold meat. The people IN
that neehborhcod seemed 10 be rather s,tiess sft
Of people. suppoee owing to slavery. Ihc coontfy
rprembes that OF the Eastern States, only 1t has not
that cultivation TIE scenery If also very fine.
While halting wc had n very fine thu del-shower,
which the men riood very WELL There beng no smell
ter but the rces Oyercoats found proieetedn Us
very much. Late in the afternoon we resumed our
march, previous to which prepared ourselves ior
any emergency that night aIise, the Colonel was
fearful might be attacked under Of darkncs.
As we conlinued we found that the roscaIs bad still
been 10 work, Ipliug w rails Ind burning tho bridges
However we bad the right kind Of men with ne in tie
Engineers aud the Mas-achuseiis beys, VINO brought
up our rear. Tho set TO work and fat a. they
could repaired the track where We found It broken.
We continued this WAY all night halting in each
where defect was touud and having three cars 30
sh0ye along with NJ lone of which was our hospital,
containing several OF the sck Our progress IN cot
aucnce wae SLOW aud did uOt ai,e a, the junction
until about hnlf past a. m, where we foInd several
Of the Massachusetts bo,s who had arec bonlres ready
for Us, which we found very acceptable a. we were
completely worn out | stretched myself out on Il
couple Of rail-, where | SLEPT prcy sOuudy FOR an
hour. ] then GOT up and went with party OF the
boys to farmhouse wherc we managed to @"t lair
breakfast. On our return we found Tie triia Feipil
to britg us here, whore we arrived about -
II. Formed the Regiment, and after paying our re-
sIecs to Il President, by passing ~ review N fon'
oi the White House, we marched down 70 WIZARDS .
where We were assigned quarters, and where We
dined, being the first good meal since left fhadel
p ia. The Regiment has got along very finely, and
with but few accidents. One Of our company, young
ilydr shot bnr. Yesterday in the leg he let his pls-
ol jall to the grouud when ii went oil, he very for
unacly was not injured seriously. a yoa see by ny
heating we are uow qusrtcrtd at the Capitol building
u the ,flou.e Of Representatives, being, guess, the
fret regiment that have had such q9aril.er, sr,pp
Extract from another letter:
BEowS's HorEL, WAsHNGrON, April -.
DEAR FArHEE .Np MoruEE: We arrived tns
morning from Aunarolis. lou have doubtless heard
several contradictory reports about many kiiltd, @c
10. &. All 81 q
scs an very tired 10 present, having lad no sleep
for fory-ciEht houTs. Marched twenty mlesidst
night. MANY were utterly exhausted. women were
sunsruck Yesterday and other l4id up for few
days 70 regain strength. We were in arms for two
davs aud L-h,s without allow ing ourselves sleep,
having keep orr places in tic ranks. Our skiIni-h-
have had hrush or TWO on the road bnt the en-
elny Was TOO tind 10 fire upon ~. They tore up tue
ira IL roat all aoug tie road in different .V"ts,
viii we Lad TO lay agT'u, as we had lew railroad
for the sirk and those who dfop2od on the march
The enemy demolished the locomotives of tie Ial-
r.ai vi b!rh come OF ;hc Massachusetts, bUys repaired
ready fur u,e. an now hardly ..5le to stand up Tor
want Il Sleep -lcpt for iiye ten,muutes on thc
road az tine. willie actually marching mechanically
We lived for three dave on pee oi >ait pork aHi
ten bi- cults While marching tell down cmbGuh-
neu about forty feet high bu', fortunately il wa ali
eand and was not hurt. We had q truly barl time;
and were IL not for the excitement of marching past
wooos and embaukmouts often containing iew ~
c,,sionists, we would never have III ont 50 well.
CAPUor. Wi-HfNoToN, April -.
Slept last night 10 the Nall OF Representatives,. We
slept the benches in the chairs on the desks, apd
on the cnrueed floor. ] luckily got a splendid Iic.
sofa Il s impossible TO describe he contrast o. Inc
simplicity and ro1ghncss Of our military encampnent
he floors vifh he grandeur AID Idtniicenc- oi
the building over us. The MasSachuse'ts boy are
al,o here, and fare pork and pilot bread Tor m
present. All this, cor pared with the iucompGrlble
richness OF the odgugs, gives one the impression of
bcholdng the remnants OF past glorious age How
ever, 1t Is no, past We come 10 maintain that giorJ
80 truly help us God.
I was introduced to a y. Y reporter, end had 3
pleasant ride yesterday in his carrite We are all
looked upon and appreciated as the celebrated great
1th, and stared at at every step. we expect 10 en-
camp in "A day two on Georgetown bIghts, which
overlook the city and surrounding country. Therefore
send me q warmer blanket, my meerchaum, and rome
seVars, as the road is open through Baltimore
Ii not open soon, We expect some hard lighting m
helping 10 force il.
HENRY VAN DER wEYD, I'll Rssiu,ca'.
Z. S.-EXpect TO 60 on salt pork, beef, and biscuit
again il :ey days.
THE CHARTERED TRANSPORT FLEET.
The steamfhp Montgomery came over for coal, and
will return TO the Navy Yard in the morning.
The Il. Il. Cuyler was towed TO the Navy Yard TO
be made into gun-boat The iron screw steamer
Maanzas, heretofore plying between this port and
Maanzas, has been chartered by the Government.
The Columbia will sail at 10 4. nj. to-day, with the
2sth Regiment, Brooklyn
The Ariel has coaled and Ii ready. Inc Roanoke
has had steam on, and been ready at moments NC
tice since Tuesday last.
The steamer Marion, with the L. s. brig Perry in
tow, will be due this morning
THE HEROES OF FORT SUMTER.
To-day being the last day of the month, Major An
derson will 20 to Fort Hamilton FOR the purpose OF
mastering and reviewing his and those of he ID
Infantry stationed at the sam. pi.ce l. Is p-e5lmed