New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-17
MARYLANpERs IN VIRGINIA.
Frorg 1hs Raltiesors SouM.


Prom VIRGINIA we learn that under the recent act OF
Congress extending the military organization OF the
Confederate States over Delaware, Maryland, hen-
tucky, aud Missouri, another Maryland regimen. nas
been formed with Ex-Governor L. Louis Lowe as
Colonel, and Elias GIiswod, esq, of Cambridge, as
Major. The Lieutenant Colonel has not been commits
stoned, but 1t Is said, will be graduate OF West
Point, and the regimeutd staff will also be supplied
from the regular army. AS soon as the regiment Is
MARYLAND Regiment, Lieut.. Col. Steuart commanding,
MARYLAND brigade, under Gen. Elzey. Capt. WIN.
d. Brown, and Lieut., W. Carvel Hall Of Baltimore,
are both ia Richmond, recruiting companies ior 'hs
regiment, .....d ,ha, al,
the Marylanders who are In the Confederate service
should be collected into one organization II Is saia
that general order will shorty! De issaed 70 ,rSs an
effect allowing the transfer OF Mary anders from any
regiment In which they may be found, to the Eegi-
ments created under TIE hew act AZ present there
scarcely a regiment from any Southern state when
bas not had number Of Msrylsndep attached TO IL.
This has arisen in consequence Of volunteers from tins
State going Virginia sngly or In squads, having no
nucleus Of organization, shd their funds becoming
exhausted, being compelled 70 join some regiment In
actual service, which would enable 'hem W oo's"i
rations. o,...
Capt. Lyle Clarke's company Of Baltimoreans T. at
tached to q Virginia regiment, commanded oy CoL
Gillian, author Of Gilmans Tactics, and sald to be
one of the finest regiments in the service II bas gone
West. The only organized companies Of MarylandeB
In Richmond at the date Of latest advces sat lr
dayl were light infsntry company fron Charles
County, and the Maryland Flying Artileryi two
cavalry companies were In process OF formation out
had not been mustered into service The officers OF
| the foot company Michael s. Robertson, Captain
| DIR, H. H. Bean, LIST Lieutenant Hugh Mitchell, I'd
lieutenant; Eugene Digges. ID Lieutenant the OIL
| GERS of the Maryland Artillery are A Snowden An.
| drews OF Baltimore, Captains Wm. +. Dement, OF
Charles lst Lieutenant; Charles Contee OF Prince
1 Georges, ID Lieutenant f. Dabney OF hissssippl, I'd
4 Lieutenant, This last-named company consists OF lV0
II men lacking four only Of its full cOmplement-all Mary
II lnders with the exception of four Msissppians 1he
battery consists of one red cannon, two E-pounders
and three l2-pound howitzers. They are eneampeo
near the reservoir where and horses are under
going strict course Of drill preparatory to being or
! dered upon active service. High expectations arc
entertained Of this corps which Is great favore I'D
Richmond and is composed Of the Of many OF the
Oldest and best families in lower Maryland lheir un
form ia described to being, in color, light grey
almost while from which Is can hardly be distinguished
st a dstance-kepi Jacket, and trousers being all Of
the same color, relieved by scarle trimmings.
THE BLOCKADE or SOUTHERN PORTS.
The Apalaekicoia Fla Times of the 80 inst, In
its marine columns under the head OF vesse. N por'
announces the ship Finland, Capt. Jones, 40 tuns
from Liverpool just arrived and commenced dscharB
| ing. nj
longing TO Boston, has been plated with iron In New
Orleans for the purpose Of running down the BLOCK
New Orleans papers say she can run twenty miles al
hour Before she left Boston barbor her rate Oh sees
| was less than ten miles an hour.
AN KsGAGEaEET.
TIE New Orleans Delta Of the 5th inst, gives a
account Of an engagement which occurred at Hon
Islsnd Pass, between Federal steam frigate, sup
posed to be the Niagara, and the little Confederate
| pryateerJ j. o. Nixon. The fight was carried on 10
| about twenty minutes The Nixon was uniDjured, bu
the fgate is reported 10 have been struck three times