New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-25
SEVENTH REGIMENT LETTERS.
THE VOYAGE OF THE SEVENTH REGIMENT
IA Private Letter from one Of It. MEMBER
SUNDAY, April u, lsGl--9 O'Clock a.

SUNDAY, April II, lSGl--9 O'Clock 4. m.
take this opportunity Of writing to you few lines.
| We are now Gu the Atlantic Ocean, within about an
hours sail Of the Chesapeake Bay. We left jersey
CITY after O'Clock, with % cars, engine and tender
and arrived in Philadelphia at | o'clock. When We
arrived there we got the intelligence from Baltimore
of some trouble with the Pennsylvania aud Massachu-
se.ts troop. Quite large company Of PhiladePhians
had also gone in tina, direction being neither armed
nor equipped, under the Aommand Of Gen. Small.
When they arrived ut Baltimore, they were attacked
BY the mob with brckbats and stones. The car win.
dows were demolished and they were put 70 fight in
all directions Some of them were chased for miles,
come were badly hurt. The Massachusetts men were
coming mp in the rearthe mob blocked the road, and
they had 10 make their way ont of the cars the best
way they could. They were assaei with pistols paw
aud bricks from the Jops Of the houses The
military then charged on them and fired the crowd.
Two Of the Massachusetts We're killed and several
wounded but they killed some ten of the crowd and
wounded great many more.
About 9 O'Clock company Of Massachusetts, men
about SOLVENT away on train 10 Havre de Grace.
We remained in the until II o'clock next day.
when we got orders 10 form and march into the Rail
road depot which il about 200 rods from where we
were, and then we were dismissed until o'clock. We
then formed End marched about miles 10 the Navy
Yard, and embarked on board the steamer Boston.
NV health is first-rate. can eat well and sleep WELL
We have near 100 men, all told, and they are the
mos. gcntemanly kind-heared follows ever saw.
have not seen the least thing in any OF them that
can find fault with. We have our Chaplain with us;
he will preach for this afternoon. We shall re-
main in the Capitol until we return houe-that will
be when the Volunteers have arrived. Tie men are
very anxious to go through Baltimore. II the mob had
only attacked M they did the others, think we
wonld have made short work Of il. ird it is tie in
tenon of Gen. Scott 20 use all the precautions hc can
and to make the trip as safe as possible.
AsslPolIs, April I'D, 10 O'Clock.
We have arrived in the Bay Of Annapolis, as il was
not counted safe TO 90 through TO Washington We
have stopped here expecting TO be conveyed to Wash
ington in a vessel-tlc sloopof-war Constitution
We expect to be taken under Of her guns past
Aexancsia which place il in the bands Of the Secs
sionsts. l am still in good health
Tire following extracts from letters received last
evening by the parents Of one Of the memle Of the 5th
Regiment:
OK BoARp sryASgR Bosroy,
Sunday, p.
Contrary TO expectation we did not start for Bali-
the Railroad Company being able us on
account Of the destruction OF The bdse We secd scm Phil
adepha about p. last night We slept in every place
could find from the hurricane deck down the We
about 50 miles from the Potomac in Chesapeake BAY
aud on he ooA out foE sent BY Gen.
us up the Potomac, expect Aexands and
other points We stop and hail meet to inquire
AFTER the nanowsr None Of them dsiS show their eo'o IN
Less We first show
slept last night deck and the gentle rolling the boat ad
The starry heavens above iii the Of the silver moon
hectd the surisce OF the Lighting up br
soepers with gsng ukes In their arms vas m
deed sight and mouen! TO BE- forgotten hear nc
drum for the forming Of therefore good bye TOT ~
present. ..,--.,-A.
SuSp.y. 10 p r.-beantiful rnoonsisht
We remain undsr all night snt are not allowed 70
teut or leave respective companies Nehe ~ .e o1"
Of the Potomac The mhuof war Pocanontss went W p M
~e. therefore, 20 up reshsps alone. y,~c
We sre before Annapc, waiting or d'spschc' Srd h'9i
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