The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-05-18

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EDlrons ExPsE~ are siin srriv-
ing and the city IL brim full of"nes In arms
Many Of the regiments have gone into camp
in the environs OF the city. bat the pablo
buildings and al the halls Of the eifr are yes
full. Drilling goes on most rapidly and en-
ergetcAlly: all dsy long company snsr CON
psny, battalion afsr.bat,slIion. and regiment
after regiment are marching up and down the
streets. some preceded by the 6fs and dram.
some by the trrmpe, and others By full bands
Every dsy brings the two armies closer and
closer together. There are aow in Virginia
besw cen thirty and forty Thousand men With
arm. in their hands ssd well oiiiceret. We
have tina; many a, this point and more on 'hs
way here. Since orr troops hare marched
through Baltimore unmols~tet, the govern
ment can concentrate force At this point OF
one hundred thousand men in Ave days notice.
That there viii be sght IN q t,s tsys here,
or near this city. is now generally conceded.
Virginia SAYS che will hgh, whenever her soil
l. "pollnted' BY the foot Of a northern nan
in arms. II scH Be polluted this ,es~ins
p-ek. That the contest vii be a ,srrible and
bloody one. all mus, know. When Angle
American blood meets Anglo American blood
on the battle geld. then indeed comes the
tug Of war
hardly believe the coming week will pass
over without q collision OF arms The sol
diers here sre too eager for eight - be re-
strained long, still the cool head Of General
Scott commands all. controls all. He Will
not rush to the 6cld until he IL certain Of
victory, nor permit the patriotic enthusiasm
Of his soldiers 10 hurl them sssins, superior
force. The country mnst rest satisfied that
every thing wise craftsmanship and military
skill can do. is being done, and that Mr.
Lincoln and his Cabirs. and his Generals, are
dav and night at work in taking the proper
step, 10 suppress this rebellion. The blow
ike the concentrated focus Of the burnin;
lsas. will be powerful and crusAisg vher
rivsn. bu. every thing hss to be in prcPe
position before that blow can be effective.
Col ElIsworsh's Zouavs- have gone ints
camp. and the hoys seem 70 be delghse'
with camp life. By the -ay THE Zousve re
ciment are . 10, OF good fellows amer ALL
you will recollect they are taken from en-
FIRE department, Of the city Of New fork
and they are IS daring and brsvss set efmeI
"a ever wore uniform. They are full OF nfs
and fun. The othsr day several hundred =
them went 70 sn engine house here. ana gel
ting the door opened. they seired the snsin
and hose wagon. and then giving the Dr.
alarm they rushed up Pennsylrsnia Avsnu
at most fearfal rate. and Yelling Ike =
) many Wild s.vages After running slno'
half mile and alarming the whole city. the
turned and dashed - the engine hcese. %
, svsry thing in its proper place ard then We,
sp street laughing pleasantly 10 thenselvc
|. The other night there ". q large fire nes
Wizards Hotel The hrenen In this Gle
appeared TO be u.sbls TO control the fans
An order vas cent 70 Col. Ellsworth for n
assistance OF hi. Zousves; he ordered sewers
hundred TO 20 and put ou' the Ere Dow
they dashed from the Capital sioas Pesnsy
! vsnia Avenue TO tho FIRE, a. they wen, alien
; the wateh~ord seemed 70 be New York.
for every one vas.holloving thu, word a, n
!. top of his voice They reached the fire sn
rushed upon the buildins. and over The bail
ing. and under The building. and around II
/. building and on all side. Of shs suildiss
Red caps and red shirts seemed = sssr
+ from every window all along the eorniee. a,
every place else where k7msn foo, coul
get or human head pre-s. The hose ~
being long enon,yh 70 reach ons Of the upp'
vsndows. t~o stor, Zousvss seirei another
the boys, threw him eur the window ar
shen held him While be r-sehed the hose an
= drew them up 20 the proper place. TIT
active snd thss efficient they ~orked mt
they put out the ere and ssfet " illsrds lsri
. Hotel The ZouAve. are no~ yrsn fsvorit
4 here, and viii fight the rebels more pors
!, fully when they get a. them. sssn they d
the FIRE To day four Of these sane bo
CONCLUDED 70 cross ne long bridge ard p
\ their polluted" feet on Virginia soil. vh'
en- TIC ether side ihey cane scrc~ ore
the rebel. picket gusra.. Going ~ 70 q
guard. the four surrounded him. and then q
proceeded 70 exsnins him lie -nhstsos'
/. IA coat and examined be chess. then
y BODY. then his legs. then stsr Inspecting ca
!. q has feet. he looked NJ into the frifhfsn'
4. guards face and s.id: Are req secrsio
= i.i."-,he guard aid 'ye." The zous
! then turning 70 his comrades sid. "by c.
> boy.. he 10 juss Ike any o,her nan. he
n bad. BODY. legs and fee,--ho you'd IA
: thosSht it, They then. srssr giving q ,ir'
n Iefl the .csred rsbel and returned - 4
IN CITY.
II am happy % inform roo that Gen Bat
ut succeeded N capturing that Steam Gun.
e iuvay 20 H.rpers Ferry, sud which I a
!. eribed in oas Of ny former letters =
se terrible nsehine IN our h.sds ~ili. have
or doubt. soon bring the rebels - sense
4. their duty, particularly II IA q sneh 70
Or derful gun a. the sece<sicnisis describs a
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