The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-10
THE NEW YORK NINTH REGIMENT.

ON nm PoroMAc, July !, 1851.
Tas Adoqsee Upon Leabwy and Winchear-Noes and
Incsdsxs Along TIC Route-"zae broadway Sosdisrs'-
The March, Me BircIac he Camp, the shiymssh and TIE
Ned-fsss Life on the Poiowac, d. DC.
Events succeed events soldiers life with such ra-
pidity that individually speaking, We have long since
ceased To 30 surprised at anything. Literally, take
tboogbt Of the morrow. nor even Of yesterday, but
Act, aot, IN the living present,
Faith within and God o'eyhead
Tnue much by way Of reminder, and WIN readily be
understood Why Mis- letter reads like pocket nossboos.
just three weeks ego this morning we left Camp Came
ron, under beaied oydsEB not man, from the Colonel
down 70 the smallest private, knSwh9 destination
Dor guide, howsvsyaa eoss iuYnnhsd BY the War De.
pAstssnt-svdenty labofsd uadsr no such snbasrAss-
ent, end afteS ths usuai amount q speculation the
SUBJECT CHEERS and seemed content 70 let ths mat-
Yer rsss With him. Our orst halt st Rockville,
march Of eighteen nilee, and II not too much to say
that the Ninth stood up Ike heroes. We remained here
unt Thursday lsh when struck tents carly and
A. ths Aiisr place we remained until tho evening Of the
l7th, when Hs marched another Eve mes, batting a
place Called Dawsons Hge ye bivouaced on the Geld,
rieuOeo viii our kpspsacAs under our heads and our
loaded npuskets under u.s. ana ep cloudy sly above,
hour the drum called 30 together, and was announced
that two companies detailed for special duty act
as sort Ct ouant cc's-ty 70 the division Company D.,
Lieutenant Greene, Commanding, and Company B.,
Captain Depplar the fortunate recipients Of the
honor and in tyepy minutes after receiving the order
and close order We marched ne,;y ten mies WHEN
brought as " place called Sugar B,ttom BY the ma
tves come two mes TO The south OF the Ferry and op
posite Leeeburg After scouting up and down the canal
and posting pcfeis we pitched our tents In q ANAL
orchard fronting large corn field Of eighty acres, and
Of Captain Curtis Of the Engineers our white
add TO instead OF diminishing the natural beauty Of the
grounds Every morning since we have been eEcamped
here, inateRd OF being awakened by
An awful minor TO the thunder OF cur drums,
we ere aroused BY Che singing and csrong Of the birds
among the apple trees the sweet notes Of the oriole
miUglins with tho thrill whistle OF the quail and th,
quaint voice Of the hooking bird answering the lark
he chps his roupdelay 70 the fret rays OF the rising
Aaydshpe We have surely these 70 be pected and
herocaiy met but we have also Joys. Exulting In
me Beauty and majesty nature ~ seen N daily NE
snd forest, and In broad acres Of waving Qrsss
and grain, and strengthened by occasional messages
from the home towards which hearts fond
~ and the thought thai whatever tranpres we win do
our whole duly 10 God and our country 60 onward
"oonquerDg and 10 conausr.n >
The chain Of defence the north bank OF the Potomac
IS now complete FROM Georgetown TO Point OF Rocks and
beyond But very strong and vlglant guard is con.
opposite side Of the river, Six miles from U.s. there ia
strong iorce OF the traitors said to number 3CO and
Ion OF cavalry drilling daily. One OF our p.ckes was
nred a. night or two s,nce by party who immedi-
oa'ey hed On Suncay spy, disguised IS shoemaker,
Gaa ;sken by private Lewis, OF Company d. Exemjna
ZION devchGed the fact that he WAS from Cnafleston
originally, ana had bceE proving about tho different
camps In and about Warrington with sinister designs
De was sen under strong guard &c tbs headquarters Of
the regasps, al MnnofcA twelve miles above but
owing To the absence Of Colonel stone, commander of
this divslop no WAS senl TO General Patterson at Chem
hefsourg His trial WIZ probably reeut In immediate
execution.
Surgeon John r. Bigejow, N. D., wen known New
York practitioner Of twenty years Standing has been ap-
painted 10 the medical STAFF Of the Ninth He has ar
rved and now al bis post actively engaged MS pro-
fesaionsi duties, though our sick list ia much eInaer
tbsn might have bon expected from the irexperience
snd aduoos duty with which the regiment has mad TO
contend aimee the order 10 advance given Dr. Bige.
lows appointments understand, gvee general eatisfac
ton
At Camp Van Barren bave been bTough. more In ia.
mar contact with The ineti!unop Of the souh nap at
any line pfevoaey but our experiences In the way Of
oonirabsnd goods, "corn DODGERS" ''levys" "bie,"
Co. shall have ~ reserve for futare letter In the
meaotme would say that secular reading verp scarce
10 camp, old papers OF ten days back BANDING sny
price, and mob obtannble "a that.
Friends of the Ninth senoDg letters papers OK packs
geo. should be careful 10 put tbs New York state nn.
tia and the name Tie letter Of the company other
wise 1t VIII be very uncertain whether not they ever
reach their proper destination. And unless expressly
ordered other WISE they should always be sent to Wash
iugion. NpG ced