The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-07

this is not probable.
Among the secession soldiers thcre were many from
Washington, generally the toughest sort Of fellows,
From the condition Of the road which have described
and from the fact that Few acquainted with the
country could great damage 70 the troops marching
through IL, Of the opinion that the United states
soldiers win be quietly landed from trans
ports at the Alexandria wharf, and that no
resistance will be offered either their taking posses
sion of the Custom Houss the entire city. If seized
the government viii have control OF the Cumberland
Canal and OF the railroad leading directly the heart
Virginia. II any resistance offered, it s thought
that the guns Of the arsena, four miles distant could
level the town. The troops expect TO march to- night
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
wAsalyGroy, May ., 1851.
7elercphic Dq5c,--9a. Ktiary Csnsos Of tie Pres
The Rhode Island Troops Washington NO. Quits S.ee
lid, dc.
Your correspondents here have usual te'egrapned
to yor every item Of interest Bat telegraph here
under difficulties and II impossible for us to say how
much of dispatches 70 through At the Office here
There's nice lstc colonel
Who sits IN asort
to scratch out anything obnoxious in the dispatches
And there's another colonel IL Baltimore And another
at Perryvie. And another at Philadelphia. And others
elsewhere. We don't know own news after it gets
through these military sifrgs and into tyre suppose
al this very right the part OF the government but
doesn't to you that it is little like locking the
stable door after the horse is stolen
Nominay these critical colonels only strike out such
portions of the dispatches would convey information
Of the movement OF troops and tho plans of Cen Scott
This sort Of compliment for vs. and presume wcspud
all feel taller for every iten stricken for how gent
an achievement s Il 20 get news carefully concealed
Really however, reviewers obliterate thing which
they dent Ike for public private reasons and
times squash whole despatch account OF SOME OBJ
noxous The worst of IS tho despatch send
to-day may be perfectly fda in other respects, hut
may contain one line giving one Of our cooncls BIT
Jessie (iic Trcmont's campagn). Then IT MI goes u
the waste basket. Won't somebody plcase to tell
their colonies are9
RHODE ISLAND TRoors
Are the admired of all behoiders Such body OF mon
1t does one good TO look upon. In the ranks there ar
men worth hnpdreds Of Thousands of dollars, and a
least two mlionares They quartered at the Patcn
Oace, and sleep, mattressess tho cold floors
Their kaapsaoks we're left at Annapolis, aud
are arriving here daily, in small p1rcek
some OF the men have been without changes Of clothing
and all have had suffer of the hardshps Of
1t strange that the only par of think of the
lighting. Believe me, the troops have endured
during their passage 10 Washington and since their ar
pitched battles Think of men forced to drink salt water
and becoming insane. Friends are more cruel than enc
mics, sometimes
stN be reached by stage from Washington You may
rely upon that there will be excitement there very
sosn The President viii certainly send troops there 70
take possession OF the Custom House There only
about thousand secession troops there but II is
rcntlv reported that eleven thousand South Caro-.
ina soldiers have arrived Of Richmond and Alexan-
drla is very far distant. think the authorities
cpate trouble there and this accounts for Beaurcgard
a. Taat ttnpyx in ha
marched somewhere very soon. They cannot be kept
here doing nothing, and eating and drinking largely.
They all here 10 fight, aud they must have battle
know that the New York volunteers think that
they leave New York they meet the enemy, and they
rn hvp ana march burrshed down Broedwav onv 10
70 Washington and sleep rheumatic stone floors
The actual experience Of our soldiers thus far may be in
dcated very briefly and may be practsed by your voun
teers without leaving New york-March on board
sci where you haven't to sit stand lie
with Rs fingers Then go without eating for
twenty four hours, and march twenty miles through
Jersey sands during the fast then land again New
York quarter yourselves at The City Hail. dr six times
q day, and read last weeks papers Is that what the
boys want? And yet that is Just what M Of them have
been doing who have come TO Washington. They
must have real work, and they win before weeks
gone by Get your types ready for sensation head
thought il would have been Baltimore; but General
Scott the arts Of peace as well as the wic- ot
war and the hcnum entail CITY has caved in quietly and
bIcodlessIy
by any manner Of means Some o the newspaper have
begun haloo before we out q the woods, and
people begin 10 think that all is with the South
erners and that, Ike Capt scotts coon, they viii como
down without any shooting. Here IN Washington
We tho thing 50 clearly As far as We can
ascertain JEFF Davis, stephens Pckens and Beauregarf
stll live and will be kicking soon Does any one sup
pose tina. the south has armed ITSELF seized money
ships and stores, only TO march about lthe and
then give up without one hstcuh Inc south y not 60
badly scared people suppose. The uprising at the
North very bitter pill but II Is swallowed now and
has not effected cure Black powders IRON globules and
phebotomy the only remedies for tho secession
mania, and win have TO bcAppied Neither DO people
ed. safe II undou ubtcdy s from any infantry attack,
and hand.to hard nght; but, Il batteries can be
erected BY the VirsSiana T . on the heights s,, o1y
Knocked into cooked hat almost instanter. fhcn tbe
battle will be decided not in these Streets laid out with
barrcsded Capitol our TROOPS win not be drawn on,
upon an ofen Geld to meet men who are no more than
equals; but on the contrary, our soldiers VIII have Y
ton by capturing the other shore Of the Poomsc That
s not 80 cheerful prospect nor 30 safe one Genera
lee owns Arlington neishtsa most commanding posi-.
virginia. Toes Virginia want IL for q park or plea
sure sround2 Today the Seventh q. W regiment
Will probably nG.p Da,sor upon Tss
good idea, for II prevents the seccssionsts
moving there Of these May days. Bat that isn't
other shore Il the Potomac seized. II will be, am
formed as Ilncolns twenty days botice s up,
and all Of hope that win be soon The scouting parties
on The seycntyrst which guard the Maryland Shore
the outy projection have, an yet against forced
march o tho enemy, the rapid erection Of batteries al
night the bonbardment Of the city and desperate ght
The SELLERS here arc begiuuing 10 get plightly unruly
but the inssnccs singular md indi pa, thus TAR
late night parties are stopped In the s1cet and very
closely and evening Of the New York
boys-sn er. clerk in stswarts storcclcsred the Ma
tlonai Hotel hall Of aI Gobttu<s. in the nadneu q
s,sn.ss o. some o. n. m.n win na, and NE 9asr