The national Republican., 1861-07-12
Loo A l. N EWS
MOVEMENTS or THE MILITARY.

NJ" Ut hriington hs1ghtB, arrived mere yester.
day. ~ ...... -
The second regiment howitzer corps, with
four howitzers and a six.pounder field piece,
arrived yesterday morning, and Immediately
joined their regiment. .n.'...
MUSTERED OUT
Company B, Union regiment, Capt. Kelly
Metropolitan Rifles, Capt. Nalley; Putnam
Rifles, Cal Il. Thistleton Company G, National
Guard battalion, Capt. McKim and the Me.
chsnics Union Rifles, Capt. Rutherford, were
mustered out OF service yesterday.
ARRIVAL OF MARINhs, ETC.
Two hundred marines arrived here by rail
night before last, and were marched to the
headquarters at the barracks.
At an early hour yesterday morning, q train
arrived, bringing 200 horses and large mum.
Der Of baggage wagons. A large number Of
horses also arrived during the day, which are
to be used for the cavalry.
GONE INTO VIRGINIA.
The sixteenth New York regiment, Colonel
Davies, crossed over the Long Bridge into Vir.
ginia yesterday morning.
The thrty-eighth New York regiment, Col.
Ward, embarked on board the Baltimore and
Philadelphia, at the foot Of Sixth street, at
noon yesterday, from Alexandra. They took
with them all their baggage, tents, &c.
NAVY YARD MArTERs-Everything contin-
ues ss busy as ever at the yard. In all the
various work Shops arrangements are being
made to have two complete sets of hands, one
for the day and the other for the night.
10 the anchor shop, the hands, under the
superintendent Of master.workman John
Tucker, are busily engaged in making the
heavy anchors for the sloop Of war Pensacola,
now lying at the dock. She is to be provided
with five seven thousand.pound anchors, be.
sides eight small ones, varying from one thou.
sand pounds down to fifty pounds. The Pen
sacola is about receiving q change Of machine
ry, and will probably not be ready for sea in
less than Eve or six weeks. When finished, it
is calculated she will be one of the fastest YES.
sells in the American navy.
No vessels from down the river arrived yes.
terdsy, and none departed. The only vessels
lying at the whsrves were the Robert Leslie,
James Guy, and Pophatan. The Baltimore
and Philadelphia we're engaged during the
day in transporting troops and army stores to
Alexandria.
the superintendence of Prof Clapham, and As.
ordnance department, are pushing things
ahead with the greatest rapidity. On Wedhes
day, they sent 100000 rounds of ammunition
to Fortress Monroe, on Mount Vsrnon.
The New York seventy first regiment is still
at the yard, doing guard duty and assisting il
various other ways.
COLONEL BLEsKERs MEN.-Tke seventy on,
men of the German rife regiment who rsfuseS
to exchange their rifles for the MIME musket
and who we're sent to jail therefor, will prob
ably be released to-day, as they yesterday after
noon signed paper obligating themselves Il
take whatever arm the Government will give
them. Some Of the men say that they enlisted
as riaemen, and don't want to be anything else
but are willing to take muskets or anything
give them nothing but stick, which they vii
take and fight with but this they will have t.
do under protest. The affair was oil the resul
of Misunderstanding Of their duties as sol
diers, they thinking that the Government hav,
| no right to make them exchange their arms
and was not owing to any lack Of patriotism OF
their part.
| A SOLDIER STABREp.-About Eve o'clocl
| yesterday afternoon, q soldier named William
Cox stabbed comrade with dirk knife nea
the corner of Eleventh and G streets. He in
hicted two stabs, one in the shoulder and tn,
other in the left breast, each of them passing
near an artery. He Immediately ran, but wa
pursued and caught, at the corner of seventl
and G streets, by Officer Ross and others, VII,
took him before Justice Dom, who PARTIAL
heard the case, and sent the accused to tn
guardhouse for further examination. TIL
wounded man was taken 10 DIR. Holston, VIII
dressed the wounds and had him conveyed t
the In6rmary. He states that he knows of n
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he was concerned, was without provocation.
A REVOLVING Yesterdsy after
noon, woman named Rogers was brought +
the Office Of Justice Clark in a beastly state Q
intoxication and committed to the workhous
as a vagrant. From the statements of he
neighbors, she was formerly in tolerably goo
circumstances, but latterly she has taken
drinking. When discovered, she was lying il
an insensibe state oil the floor of her dwelling
with her little boy, aged about seven years, b
her side in o half naked and perishing eond
ton. Through the kindness Of the spectators
the little fellow was supplied with suit Q
clothes and food before he accompanied hi
mother to the workhouse.
PREsENTArIoN.-The Washington Zouave
marched yesterday morning to the residence G
Mr.. Powell, on New York avenue, where the
were presented with set of guide colors by tn
ladies' Of Washington. The presentation id
dress was made by the Rev. Mr., Sipss, whic
was replied to by Captain Powell. The color
are Of blue silk, trimmed with gold lace, an
have the letters "W. T." in gilt letters, in tn
centre. After the presentation was over, tn
company partook Of bountiful collation. pre-
pared by Mr.. William Powell.
AcCIpENTs.-About three o'clock yesterds
afternoon, countryman fell from his WACO
and cut his head badly, as he was driving alon
Pennsylvania avenue near Third street.
About an honr later, the horses attached t
Government wagon took fright and ran at
rapid rate down Sixth street to Louisiana av,
nue., where the driver was thrown from his sea
and the wheels of the wagon passed over hi
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