Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-17
GEORGETOWN.
Corrsspondsacs of TIE Star.


6EoRsKTows, June IL. 1861.
We visited the camp Of the Second Michigan
Regiment at Drover's Rest (near the Distributing
Reservoir Of the Washington Aqueduct) on Sat
urday afternoon, just in time to see the regular
evening drill. Six companies only were on
parade-four companies being assigned to duty
each day at the Chain Bridge, to assist in the
construction Of the defensive works In progress
at that point. The camp 10 pleasantly and airily
sltua'eo, on grassy slope bordered with forest
OF nns oak trees, at a considerable elevation
absve the Potomac. The tents are partIy of the
usually square form, and partly of the Crimean
psuern.oval ground plan with raised flaps on
each side for circulation OF air. Cool spring
water is abundant, and the men do not have TO
avail themselves of their proximity TO the w ash
ington Aqueduct. We found In the hospital
only one or two sick, and those conyalescent
The arrangements for the comfort and convent
ence Of the sick and the wounded In battle are
OF the most complete description, and the men
have great faith in the skin Of their Surgeon, DR.
Palmer, and his assistants. Dr. Palmer says they
need land the others feel the same want) a small
portable stove for the hospital. Those Of the
Soyer pattern would be best, but anything Of
the kind would be better than the Imperfect
preparation of food for the sick by an open fire
with the chance Of having the meals DELAYED for
an hour or two by the sudden showers common
at this season. Will not Miss Dix take the matter
In hand? The hospital steward at this camp had
with considerable ingenuity made fair tcsather
stove, by scooping a trench about ten inches
wide, vertically, In a bank Of deep slope, and
placing stones across to form a range and CHM
ney The men at this place have noticed signal
lights in Virginia-red and blue rocketsefor
some hts past, In southwest direction from
their position
The Third Michigan Regiment. numbering
GAP stout men, marched through our CITY yester-
day afternoon, accompanied by long train of
wagons with camp equipage, stores, and baggage.
and thence up the line Of the Washington Aoue.
duct, and encamped about half mile beyond the
camp OF the Second Michigan Regiment-nearer
the Receiving Reservoir
We visited our Georgetown and Washington
volunteers at the c hahn Bridge on Saturday and
found them In good spirits and actively engaped-
some In drilling and some In Strengthening their
position The defensive works at and near the
bridge are progressing rapidly, and we examined
them with great interest but do not think II pru-
dent 10 publish details at this time as experience
better.
Mr.. A. H. Pickrell desires us to state the fol-
lowing circumstances in connection with the
firing Of pistol by him on the night Of the row
In his neighborhood, noticed In our letter Of Sat-
urday last: Several young ladies were in bis
parior on the night In question, and between
eleven and twelve O'Clock they were startled by
ths abrupt entrance OF man through the front
door. Mr.. p. hearing the alarm from his room,
came into the ball with his pistol, and saw man
In uniform looking very wild, and exclaiming,
"Dont shoot!'' "Don't shoot!'' The mans man.
ner was suspicious; he did not claim protection or
saw he was wounded, and Mr. p told him not TO
advance or he would shoot The man Continuing
to edvance to within about four feet Of him. Mr.
p. fired one barrel Of his pistol over his head to
frighten him of, and the ball passed through the
glass above the front door. The magistrate, after
examination. dismissed the complain mt against Mr.
Pickreil County constable Trunnell, who was
charged with assaulting the Ohio soldiers, had to
give 800 bail $500 in each easel for his appear
ance to answer before the Criminal Court
On Saturday afternoon fracas occurred at the
residence Of a man called Chris X rouse on Water
street. IL appears that some difficulty occurred
between KrOuse and his brother James IN regard
to the wife Of the former, and Chris fred two
pistol shots at his brother, one Of which struck
him on the thumb. Chris then seized a double
barrelled gun, and fred charge of small shot
which peppered his brothers. breast, but made no
dangerous wound: Another brother, George. at
tempting to interfere had cap snapped at him,
which fortunately did not discharge the other
barrel The offender he'd TO give bail for his APP
pearance before the criminal court
The alarm Of fire this morning about . O'Clock
was caused by the burning of a small brick dwell
ling house on Montgomery street, near Bethel
Church, which was occupied by a colored man
named Alex. Pope.