Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-29

ps m0ET AR avaLs OF voLuSrxrns Fifth
setn,S. -iia Regiment arrived In Washington
n,njr i evening, accompanied by two com.
who have been stationed as a guard along
tack Of the railroad. The Fifth belongs 10
zen Minds division, their Colonel is X. p,
Mcdowell; B. C. CrIst, Lieut. Colonel; R. B. p
Spencer, Adjutapt; r Parker, Sergeant Msior:
* steller, Quartermaster. The ten companies
compost ng the regiment are commanded by Can
tSins Mtdler, Branap, Hover, Lawrence Dawson,
Seacrist, Emling, Miller, Oelrich and Cooly
Ibey number eight hundred, and are real fat
footed raw militia, having no uniforms but all
being equipped with Government co pments
The seventy-frst New York Regiment, which
was CHARTERED at the Inauguration ball room, has
in order TO give room 10 the Fifth (PennsylyapiaI
there. The men of the Fifth are young and
hardy, and look like the material of which frst-
class fighting men are composed Thew spea
well for the hospitality Of the people of that nor,
ZION OF Maryland through which they passed
TEE TWELFTH REGIMENT
New YORK Volunteers arrived here last night at
o'clock: by rail from the Junction. They
marched from Annapolis to the Junction ma king
very good time. The regiment numbers a full
thousand men, and its field and safY officer, arc
Colonel Daniel Butterreld, lieutenant Colonel
w u. Ward, Major II. A. Bostwick, Adiutant
r. Il Locke. Engineer B. s. Church SURGEON A
II. Ihar'h, Assistant Surgeon X. F. Weir, Pay
master Arnold, Quartermaster Palmer and Sec
retary Bank. The companies are commanded
10y Captains Boyle, Barr, Ottiwell RYDER, McCor
mick, Cromie, Raynor, Fowler and huson The
which this regiment is known, Is composed OF
lively set Of young and handsome men, accom-
panied by a fine band and drum corps in full
Zouave uniform. They immediately marched
from the Depot TO the Assembly Rooms where
they are CHARTERED. They were loudly cb,ered
on the way. Col. Corcoran's (Sixty-ninth) egi-
msnt Qrishl was at the Junction when they Ieft
The remainder Of Gov Sprague's Regiment of
Rhode Islanders arrived per steame YESTERDAY
afternoon, under convoy Of the u. y war steamer
Iocahonas -Four steamers came up the river
containing 10 do
500 men, and the others bringing provisions and
other troops About $50 exemps, belonoing IN
the New York Seventh Regiment, came In one Of
them, TO join their old companions In ARM
We hear that Odd Fellows Hall. On Seventh
street. Is to be rented by Governmer, n, mi,ftarv
u'e A regiment can be quart red in tbi, fine
room, and It's ad jacent apartrp mi. ,nos, con,,
ably.
THs RHoDklsLASD c,ss1NEsr-Ther re nainder
-. 80 -an which no other here pre-
lo,e mp sing and truly military appear
ahcel iedCnSo Ibis city about noon Yesterday in
We ehViLe steamer from New York from
'',ns,T -ne steamed at p. m. on "Wednesday
mgbt '.1st. She arrived OFF Cane Henry on ,idav
ewing, where she soon met the Harriet Lane
~"ith orders to proceed TO Annapolis; which were
however, superseded by other orders conveyed
10 her by the U ). STEAMSHIP p Pocahontas, to come
direct 70 tots city. She anchored night below
the Kettle Bottoms (sixty miles below Washing
toni and steamed thence before explained,
oy noon Yesterday: The voyage was a remark
The following is a list of many of the officers
arriving with this detachment Viz: Lieut. Col
Is Pittman Gin command), Maj Batch, Lieuts.
Iopiin, w arner, Low, Hidden, Mcknight Stone.
Tower, and Allen, leach company being in com,
mand OF a lieutenant,l q. NJ DYER Commissarv
bowers Paymaster Sisson, Father Queene (chsp.
lalh OF the Daftallon), surgeon Carr The Ensign
has the old wartorn, Revolutionary flag carried
by the troops Of Rhode Island In ssthe times that
tIied mems souls " A daughter Of tie regiment
tMaria Frances Strahan) and two or three repi-
mental laundrssses accompany this detachment
uniformed, and marching in line with knapsack
on back They brought their own large baggage
wagons horses to draw them, horses for all the
field and staff officers led horses for RELAYS for all
necessary purposes, &c.
This forenoon the other portion Of this regiment
Chat reached here some DAYS ago IL will be re-
memb-red,) marched down to the Arsenal and
received their brethren; when the whole repf-
Inent-l.lOO or 200 strong-marched back to
,neif quarters IN the Interior Department build
Ing, preceded by their full brass band one of the
hest now In this city. The display has not been
surpassed, II equalied, far on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue.
EDITOR STAR: As a citizen OF Washington
whose all Ia at stake here I would resDectfnIIv
ask through you whether II would not be needful
10 administer an oath TO all Of the auxiliary guard
ana police OF our city uring Of them ale9 lance
10 the 6overnment and the Constitution and laws
% We 1ited states ! make this suggestion as
verify believe onethird at least Of our police ard
auxiliary guard are sympathizers with the seces.
sion movement, and are ready at any moment 10
assist any demonstration that NAV be made to
overthrow the Government and deliver the ritv
up TO any Southern invasion p
Nob-Captain Goddard, the veteran Chief of
fonce, IL 10 well known, is exerting himself man.
July on the right sice; but II common report is
rue, ne Iaeors under the disadvantage OF having
very unreliable material in his force to sustain
him Some believe that of the entire police force
Ter me ight service there are but two men who
can De fully relied upon an loyal in Of emer-
gency. and Of the day police not more than ten or
dozen.
The WAsHINGToS AQUEDucr-Mr ET
Myers, OF Virginia, recently appel nted acting
chlei engineer Of the Washington Aqueducf,
(during Capt Meigs' absence) having resigned
we learn that Edward Frost ESQ Ia now prfI
cipal engineer, and has been on the work almost
from It's commencement There have been other
IssgnaIons IN ihe Aqueduct Office, but the corps
engaged on the line though small is very ficient
and unfinished portions Of the work are being
pushed rapidly towards com ple;ion. workme1
are now engaged In cutting the inscriptions for
the splendid stone bridge across Cabin John
creek, an arch OF greater span than any other in
the world GEO feet which Is progr essi ny finely
and !: to be called very appropriately the ''Union
Arch"
CoxrLrxxsr TO THE PRESIDENT On Saturday
afternoon. The fine band attac he'd 70 the New YORK
Seventh Regiment proceeded to the south front Of
the Executive Mansion, and complimenttd Pre,i-
dent Lincoln by the performance Of a number of
choice pieces, finding the soul-srring national
air. The President. accompanied by his private
secretaries, Messn Nicolay and Hay Oh. ladies
OF toe househoid, and the Secretary Of War soon
mode their appearance on the pcrtico and re-
manned during the entire Performance The Pres
idents two little sons each with Union badge
adjoining his jacket, were also on the portico and
seemed 10 enjoy the music vastly.
TsEAcHEKY IN THE Navy YARp.-A dav or
two since 10 was discovered thata large quantity
Of bomb shells which the Ordnance Departm ent
has been engaged in manufacturing for some time
past had been Allied with a mixture Of sand md
.swdu:.: 1t is supposed to have been done by
m Vann rOfa AA.A-s
yard few days since and enlisted In the South
ern army. A man named Ludwig, keeper OF the
magazine at the navy yard, also left the city few
days since to join the Southern army and IL also
supposed to know something concerning the mat
ter.
DREts PARADE.-The Rhode Island regiment
had dress parade yesterday afternoon in front of
their quarters. the south front Of the Patent Oce
building The entire street was filed with spec.
tstors from Seventh to Ninth street. and many
were the complimentary remarks made by the
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