The national Republican., 1861-07-13
LOCAL, N E w s
MOVEMENTS OF THE MILITARY.

ARRIVAL OF THE NEW YORK TwENTYsEvENTH.
The New York twenty seventh regiment, one
thousand men strong, arrived here about one
o'clock yesterday morning, and marched d.
rectly to the quarters lately vacated by the New
York twelfb-Camp Anderson. This regiment
is armed with the MIME rifles, and is uniformed
in dark blue jackets, light blue pants, and fatigue
caps, all substantially made. They come we'll
provided with camp equipage, and have horses
for the feld and staff officers. This is known
as the Union Regiment" and is recruited
mostly from Monroe county. They have an
efficient drum corps, under Drum Major G.
Cook. The regiment is oficered as follows r
Colonel H. W. Slocum, Lieutenant Colonel
J. s. Chambers, Adjutant John G. Jenkins,
Quartermaster James A. Hamilton, Surgeon
Major Gaul, Chaplain Buck, and Captains
Adams, Blakely, Rogers, Jay, Lewis, wonser,
Gardner, Martin, Achilles, and James Perkins.
ARRIVAL OF THE NEW YORK rHIRTY.FIFTH.
This fine regiment, numbering $50 men, ar
rived here about two o'clock yesterday morning.
This regiment was raised principally in Jefer-
son county, six Of the companies being from
that county, the other four companies come
from New York city, Buffalo, Liberty, and Mad.
ison. The regiment is armed with the Spring.
field muskets, is well drilled, and comes fully
provided with camp equipsge. The have o
band Of fourteen pieces, led by Prof Choate,
and drum corps Of twenty-five men, under
Drum Major Fish. Their principal officers are
as follows: -. ,.
Colonel W. c. Browne, Lieutenant Colonel
Potter, Major Lord, Adjutant Lytile, Quarter.
master W. P. Gum, Surgeon Van Slaick, As
sistant Surgeon French, Chaplain 8. L. Merrill,
and Captains Winslow, Angley, Flower, Smith,
Rich, Elwell, Mendell, Todd, Spaldsbury, and
Camp.
GONE INTO VIRGINIA.
The eighteenth New York regiment en-.
| barked on board the steamers philadelphia and
| Baltimore, at six o'clock yesterday morning,
for Alexandria.
The second New Jersey regiment, Col. Nc.
Lane, passed over the Long Bridge into Vir
ginia, at noon yesterday, accompanied by q
long train Of wagons.
DisoRAcEFuL scENE-OSE SOLDIER SHOOTS
Yesterday afternoon, a difficulty
occurred on the corner of Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, between q member oil
the fourteenth New York Brooklyn and three
Of the FIRST regiment of New Jersey, which re.
suited. in the shooting Of one Of the latter,
Thos Hagerty, Of company c, by the former,
The ball entered the left thigh, naicting a pain
full, though not a dangerous wound. The cause
Of the difficulty is unknown, but It is alleged
that the parties, meeting at adisreputable house
in Graham alley, on d, between Twelfth ant
Thirteenth streets, and being very much intoxi
Gated, an alteration ensued, when the Brook
lyn soldier was assaulted by the New Jerse
men. He attempted to escape by fleeing int
the street, but was followed by these men, VIII
violently attacked him with pop bottles stone.
and other missiles, When at the corner
Pennsylvania avenue and Twelfth streets, h
stopped, and turning upon his assailants, fire
} three or four shots, but did not succeed il
checking their pursuit. Just as he was pre-
pairing to fire fourth time, Hagerty approache
him in the rear, and struck him severe bio,
in the face, when the former turned and she
Hagerty in the thigh. He then escaped int
an adjoining store, The wounded man wa
. taken to a private residence in the neighboI
hood, where the ball was extracted by Dl
Miller.
FRE.--About one o'clock yesterday mort
ing, fire broke out in bake. house on Elev
enth street, near Maryland avenue, which re
suited in the entire destruction Of the baker
and two houses adjoining, Zone a frame an
? the other brick,) the property Of John
Stevenson. The loss of Mr.. Strainng is abor
$l,lO0; Mr.. Stevenson's loss is about 81 200
insured in the Firemens Insurance Compan
for $3.50. The Franklin Fire Company wa
early ON the ground, and rendered valuable al
T. sistance, though laboring under many difficu
ties in obtaining water.
a A German named 8. Bower, who was di
= charged from the bakery the previous day, ant
q it is said, threatened to burn the premises, WI
arrested on the charge of setting the place Q
fire last evening, at restaurant on the avenu
| L. p,,ukx auA nG,oar G;l1
:. took him to the guardhouse, where be will
" examined by Justice Clark this morning.
r A SUPPOSED SPY ARREsrED-The steam,
5. James Guy Lieutenant Pritchard, U. S. N. cor
n manding, left the navy yard wharf on Thur
y day afternoon, having on board squad Of Con
d pany H, seventy.frst regiment, and Captai
" Nathan Darling, chief of the Capitol police,
J. search of Mr. James Taliaferro noted sece
:, sionist and lately clerk in the Treasury d
n partment, who left this city early the san
morning. The Guy proceeded to the Unite
States steamer Pocahontds, when she took {
board twelve seamen, twelve marines, and
"a boat howitzer. She proceeded down the riv
4 to Chapel Point, where a portion of the me
~ we're landed. On reaching the shore, thu
"a found light hung out on the side Of the hous
"a which was evidently used as a signal to tho
q on the Virginia shore; they forthwith awol
the occupant, and compelled him to take
down. The line of march was then taken E
N Port Tobacco, which they reached about mi
in night, and found two colored men, who show
,r them the hotel. A guard was placed aroul
e. the house, and the landlord summoned, but
denied having seen Taliaferro. They imm
el diately proceeded on their own hook, al
er finding by the register that Tsliaferro was Il
-, | occnnant of M q. went to his room, al
q awoke him. His trunk was taken possessit
IN Of and was brought with the prisoner to Ii
city. IT, contained a large number Of le,te
written to prominent secessionists, in Virgipi
,, and seventeen hundred dollars in gold,
:h whether it was the result of his economy or 4
IN contributions Of his late fellow clerks, we hs
q heen unable TO learn. The letters would see