Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-24

| Flag Yesterday afternoon a great MANY people
| went ont to the camp Of the New York Seventh
Regiment, Camp Cameron, for the purpose Of
| Witnessing the grand dress parade and review by
| the President Of the United States and Adjutant
| General Thomas, and the presentation of a beau
tiful National banner the gift Of the daughters Of
New York city. The regiment, after marching
| in review befoJe the President and Gen. Thomas,
| attracting the admiration Of the spectators. The
regiment then formed in hollow square, and
Gen. Thomas advanced to the front followed by
the regimental ensign bearing the banner which
was to be presented, and said That he stood
| there as the representative of n large number Of
| the ladies Of New York to present them the
banner which had been prepared for them. In
his hand he also held book containing the auto
graphs of one hundred and seventeen ladies. He
felt specially honored In having been chosen to
be the medium through which the gallant
Seventh were to receive this beautiful banner
Seventh, for lie fame as an excelsior regiment is
known far and wide. In the language Of the
rsvefed chieftain, the greatest captain of the aye
'the Seventh 10 a National regiment. Its organi-
zation 10 complete, its drill perfect and its per-
/ sonnet the flower Of New York youth" Zap
plause ] The Seventh bad come forward when
Virginia desired to receive the remains Of Of
her sons departed President-and formed the
escort OF honor to the capital Of that State; when
honors was to be done to the Father Of his Coun-
| try In this city In the dedication Of the Statue
bearing his name, the Seventh was sent for to
perform that duty; and when the Government
was In danger Of overthrow and Its Capital likely
to be seized by traitors at the frst notes Of alarm
the Seventh sprang to arms to defend everything
held most sacred by true American.
He wss.specially charged to tell the Seventh,
who werenow to receive the beautiful mbem,
the work OF many loved ones Of their homes, that
II the country should call them 10 action, II 10
their earnest wish that this flag should be borne
In their ranks. This great war cloud coming
down from the North and the West is soon to
husband burst 1t must--over the South, and
the Seventh may soon be called to unfurl their
he Than pa.I be
lines OF dedication as follows, placing the ban
nef at the same time in the hands of Col. Lef-
ferts:
The Flag of our country? what deeper assurance
Or sympathy, honor, and trust, could we send
Ihe crown OF our fathers unfinching endurance,
IL Is the emblem Of all you have sworn to de
or Freedom and Union, with order entwined-
The cause Of the Nation, Of God, and man.
kind
The band struck up the Star spangled Banner,
ana the Spectators gave hearty cheers.
Col Lefers turning to the General, made an
eloquent aliusion to the devotion with which all
nations regard their Gag He rendered the most
nearly THANKS OF the regiment to the fair donors
OF new York While they accepted so beautiful
and appropriate gift, they pledged themselves
mat with their consent 1t should never falter or
ifll before any foe, foreign or domestic that
snail assail "the land Of the free and the homo
regiment here gave twelve of the loudest cheers
we ever heard; the land PLAYED several national
airs ard the ceremony was over
Az the close Of the ceremonies the Colonel gave
an order to cook three days ratons and pr pare to
march by daylight. This order threw the troops
into a state Of enthusiasm such as is seldom wit
messed, and they went to work with the greatest
alscrity to execute 1t.
MORE fRoOPs.-ArYiraE Of tn, First and Scr
oHd OHIO Regime rtS About 10 O'Clock last nj o ht
tne + lrst ana Second Ohio Regime ITS number
Tug ABOUT two thousand men, arrived here direct
nd \
have been CHARTERED the past two weeks They
are composed largely of Germans, and are able
Dooied hardy young men. They are uniformed
in black fe.t hats, turned up and embla,oned
with gilt eagle and trumpet; dark blue biou.e
grey pants, and mixed black overcoats They
also have each heavy grey blanket They are
armed with the altered fint-lock muskets, which
They are immediately to exchange for better arms
at the U :. Arsenal here.
The officers Of the First Regiment are A. ID.
McCook, Colonel; f. s Parrott, Lieutenant Col
). Mcktnsey. Sergeant Major; Jas Hill, Quarter.
master; nj. Steele, Quartermaster Sergeant: C. {;
Smyth, Color Sergeant
ComPanie+Co: A, Lancaster 6 uard, Capt STAT.
fora; Co ID, DAYTON Lafayette Yagers, Captain
Deisheri Co. q, Dayton Light Guard, Capt Pease;
Co. ID, Dayton Montgomery Guard, Capt Grove;
Co f, Cleveland Grays, Capt Paddock; Co F.
era, ,aakn n, Blues Capt kel; Co 6, Light Guard,
Hazlett; Co Mansfield Guard; Capt McIaugh.
lin; Co X, jackson Guard, Capt Brook. This
regiment Is accompanied by the Cleveland Brass
The officers Of the second regiment are Colonel
Perry.
CGmPanies1cO. 4, Rover Guard, Capt. Finch;
Co b, Columbus Videttes, Capt. Sprail; Co c,
State Fenciblss, Capt. Mitchell; Co ID, Clncin-
natl Zouayes, Capt. Baldwin; Co f., Lafayette
Guard, Captain Haldenhoff. Co. F. Springfield
IouaVes, Capt Mason; Co. q, Pickawav Guard,
Capt Black Co. II, sjeubenville Guard. Captain
COOK Co. L. Harris Gnard OF Cincinnati Can't
Harold; Co. X, Baldwin Rifles Of Urbana CAPT
Baldwin. The HilIsbOro' Band is with thisfegi-
ment.
When the first reg iment disembar ked from the
cars, the Colonel, IN order to give room for the
alignment, directed the band TO form near the
trinity Church, In { street. The distance from
tie depot being SC great that the band could not
be easily distinguished, the Colonel again called
out to the band, Strike up Dixie to let them know
where we are going The significant order
seemed to give general satisfaction. They are
CHARTERED on Ninth street between and e. and
at the corner Of Louisiana avenue and Tenth street
NAVY YARD.-The Pocahontas and Anacostia
still ride at anchor in The channel, and the Pow
hatan lies at the wharf. Her boilers have been
condemned, and she Is now awaiting orders with
regard TO her repair. The Mount Vernon sprung
leak Yesterday, and was with great dificulty
got up to the yard, her crew being compelled to
pump and bail water continually. She now lies
In the mud just west Of the yard between the
ship-house and Blagens wharf. The schooner
New still swings out In the stream ready To leave
The Ice Boat, Of Philadelphia, Captain Marks
came up yesterday, with four schooners loaded
with coal she 10 heavily armed for a small craft,
carrying four 81 Founders, two forward and two
aft; she has on board 90 men, armed with mimic
muskets, revolvers, cutlasses and boarding pixies:
bales Of cotton lashed to the sides of her dee ks
for protection to the MEN In case of an engage.
ment; and everything about her LOOKS like a small
edition Of man Of war. In coming up she fell
in with the Freedom, IS miles below the CITY.
fast on bar, and hitched on to pull her Of, but
did not succeed In doing so until after twelve
hours hard work-the Freedom being compelled
to discharge her cargo Of coal and shot before she
was sufficiently lightensd to get of. great
portion OF her works aft were torn away I'm the
struggle by the hawsers Of the Ice Boat several of
which were snapped The ice Boat leaves to-day.
NARROW EscAPE.-festerday, as the 6 O'Clock
p. m. train was approaching Bladensburg the
engineer discovered one Of the soldiers stationed
there sitting on the sleepers of the bridge lust by
the side OF the rails AS the works Of the engine
and the steps Of the cars project considerably
from the side and are quite low, the engineer was
certain that the man would be crushed as the
locomotive was close upon him when first dis
covered. The man seeing his danger leaned for
ward, and to the relief Of the engineer barely
escaped the steps Of the passenger cars Just grazing
the back Of his head Had IL not been for his
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