, 1861-05-10
Correspondence of saa Chtoazu Trtbune-l
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Ind hall fof rain. What relief to every one
TO Jay By the umbrella, and how great to the
soldiers to lay of the blanket. There are
blankets 6f; ersFy hus" worn ~anadng Them.
Some, the Rhode Island boys, have them red
Is a turkey gobblsr's crest there arc others,
The Massachusetts, more modcstly gray, and
Ee@ An advertisement to the enemy where to
shoot Soma Of the Psnns31vanla companies
stArtea with the common white rose blankets,
which hAve now becomn i less bright target,
BY a. much as they have taken on a ,dnsky
hue. And then Whist different styles Of uni
for hi, paEa, and every color-soma almost
comlcal - clowns, The Zousyes don't seem
to know or caro- whether 1t rains or not, or
whether they have say Blankets at all. They
can be Been sometimes in companies then
they are In squads Of dozens OF a.t'es then
yen Nt1l see three tr tour with their short
II aharps,y On 8 sharp lookout, - they vii
ten you, for deserters, who prove to BE- the
some machine or other; or to sae come show.
ortake IN sonaeth1nE besides water. They asn
= vet Of boys who are likely, some Of them, at
least, to give Col Ellsworth tine chance to
exercise Ill bis talents as dlsclpltnasian. But
they will aght, no one doubts. Indeed, they
A1E efs044lEE tVE UNH3 AUU EGFel&I Ql tQE11 Ai9
saying that " they don't ses what they we're
brought here to the war for, q. they csn havs
more fighting any time IN New ForK!" 0na
Or two OF them have been In the lookup for
driving some WOMEN out Of house
probably mistxkIng their house. But
the Gpretrment means to take cara
tsa& thu police Of the city shall not have extra
duty on account OF the soldtere-now some
2opoo-and It ha. pnt one hundred and
fpYpnfv 1n4H;kra hnrHaA N Rrf Molina in
the night, This, besides the three hundred or
more picket guatd, who have two long shsda
full Of fins h0Esee near the Treasury, and who
at about 4Ee O'Clock monnt their eteeds and
away they 60 Is II they had business ahead.
They go over ION Ola :VIrgtnia'* Shore, u
acroes towards .Alexandris, aud drive In tie
Feoel picket which is scouting there There
are whisperings around pretty freely to-day
that to morrow the Custom House at that tit.
tie nest Of traitors 10 to be taken. Others say
the main march is to be towards Baltimore,
and that gehen the twenty days graee expires,
which VIII be tomorrow, then any body and
every body rho chooses can shoot down the
then look out, 81 combinations.
Whla at tie grounds east OF the Whtts
House this afternoon listening to the Maxine
Rand, lgot a view Of the President He look.
cd: nftle more carerwogn than when eaw
him tast winter at hia own home, but he
seemed to enjoy the music, md the little bit
q play be vas having biting the roguh h hands
OF histwo boys who we're at bis kneeand
such knees, 80 far from both ends Of his legs.
Mrs. I. came upon the balcony Afterwards
with lady and gentleman, and seated herself
lar back-3n animated conversation:
We had no idea before Of the wonderful
mingling Of natqral aad artificial beauty In
the grounds and view Where the Marine Band
play. The other side OF the White House,
where old jackson sits In his equestrian glory,
Fa had supposed Was about ali there was Of
beauty In the grounds; but the east eide is
the most charming. The ehrubbeFy aud dow
ers-th. green grass-fhe ffoe mounds Of trees
IN full dress-the graceful and slppinR walks,
aud the open view off upon tie Poton6ac, tax.
ing In the city Of Alexandria aad Fort Wash.
1ngton-these make q tout snsassM Of rare, Ii
rot unequsled, glory-for that's tho word -
6sauty viii not do. No wonder that the
Tories down South and all along Virginia
waat to possess the White House snd the city,
Tne Marine Band numbers a5ont "a many as
the et&sesA thir1y fourwhich, dressed In 4
complete Turkish red, make pretty sight as
thsy circlein their central music stand. Amoup.
other sHest tunes play ed vas Is Dixie ien-wtit-
ten By Northern -naan-And which, though
lately undar suspicion and hlssed "a certain
quarters, 1s too lively TO be given ~ to he
Re6els. think ~ had better :. rive them the
dickens" aud kaep Dixie, as we "threw away
the tes and kept the tuns' Of Yankee Doodle.
inere were but few ladies at the grounds, and
the Avenue is In strange contrast With What
u generally presents Of The crowds Of the far,
80 With tie churches even, where women do
congregAte At most timea. Here men are eve-
soldiers, soldiers, and more soldiers, and then
more. TVenty thousand Ia this great camp,
and . gfeapar Of the time these are swarm.
ing. Take them all in all, they are splendid
lot OF tellows-very generally young, well.
dressed and .genteeL Those ladies who have
1eftr be city in such numbers for fear OF. them
would not be apt to be afraid or them. afte.
Ill, especially Of the pretty officers,
The 9th Regiment was this afternoon In tht
Avenue In great strength-both In numbers
and tn muscle They are the famous Irisf
Regiment uf New York City. As many IS {
thousand were IN the march to-day for George
town Camp, and they hare 1e.t reserve u1
some ave hundred IN the city Of New York.
II there u hard work to do, these brave boSs
will Bio heard from, you msy depend. They
bring with them the Rsg. Father Walworth,
as Chaplaan-sun Of Chancellor Walworth'
Ihe Regiment are coming we'll provided with
Gaaptatns-sutnes Of whom arc ready to pray
OF to fight, 81 the case requires. Tomorrow
several or them ara to otticiate iu our city
churches afser their dutiea to their Regiments
Al army called Lut a., this Is, ON "daty, tha
stern daughter Of the voice Of God.n must
hare many praying and religious men In it
and We have no doubt this camp will greatly
improve the morals of Wilson'S Regiment,
4nd perhaps Of Eaisworth's red-caps-the New
York zo9tveE.
Among the incest things done Of late, was
Parhenon, Jr, the Patent Office. Il was pro.
vidsd BY the clerks, under this lend Of such
brave spirits as Commissioner Dote Of Won,
State, and the very 1b1e Secretary Of the fnts
rlof, Caleb B. Smith. The President and Nj,
Seward were among the invited guests aud
when the Resident ran up the Fred, white
I'D blae @es b did before on Independence
aud that Lincoln still liYea." Ha said q,
Philadelphia, ~ i COST him hi life, he wonlt
him.
You Will be interested In learning that CON
missioner Dole, whom yun adyocated for tn
plaee-hss entered very ably and labortouel,
upon his duiea-and IL making the Iad.ai
Burean whnt Its great i'm mporaaace demands
The a@strxcted bonds, and all the other abyuu
nations Of the late Administration, which caI
be cured, you mAy rest aesuftd will b.
Strengthened out under Ar. Dole and his ahIt
corps Of c1erke, such - Mr. Mix, who has {
world Of endurance and quiet capacity. Bu
you would laugh to See the Patent Office the.,
days-and more, these nights. There are bay
while tramp, tramp 60 the soldiers, and cIat
ter, clatter, their muaketa, On the marble mo
sale By dAJ:epd hunks and straw beds-turu
Ing In and snoring, Is the order at night GOV
SpraEoea regiment ewa1nas eVeryHhere, and
very gentlemanly thirteen haudred they are
They have Rev. Ar. Woodbury., a Umtaria,
pastor Of Providence, for their chaplain. Ru
NOR hss 1t that Ward Beecher is eomlrr viii
bis hihle and aharp's rifle, to do dnty as chap
lain Ia Washington The enemy would M,
the city arst-
As to provisions, tbs city Is rather barren d
| Vegetables. Al the market went in to-day
market day-to zee, and = ategsarly account o
empty boxes presented itseal, except In meat
| knd -four doings. Our tables feel it. and the1
! Gov: Wise, that great austexe man" has cu
on the blEaves, rs much ~ he can. .But stil
the cysteH are intent On being eaten. and d,
get hsru tn spite Of the Governor. He VII
gst something pretty soon that he will roll o.
seWeat motsei under hts tongue, when he feel
the hemp: ~ large part Of the troops, ~
moss al Nthe fieers, board 1T tho hotelx, Th
National "sats" soma seven HUNDRED g day
and Wtilaras, snd aven Browns, lately secfs
eion head-Quartals, Is full Of ep&ulsts and sa
brea, which glitter among the knives ant
4 p aasat .1a.e cana OF s.theASrnas Ho
".daughtee Of tho rext1nsat," ~ fhe BRIDE
called. she eAa1e with three, other yonn
women, maZchtng with the soldiers and dnee,
cd much nke them. Two are nn1aes and tw
are laundreases. But N arrow, Ii not = bu
Lei, hit one Of them In the fatal spot, and
wedding ~ the consequence. "Ana what
ye thiok tue bxids Was dressed In pa che
/ ~ skirt, blae p&ufs, and q jaunty cap, a,
/ looked very charming, a. HI aefee. The
| girls march with the rek3ment-she Rhod
!; 1sland-1ad carry Pistol In their belts. Ii
j days Of Joan Of Arc may come for patriotism
| and ROMANCE goes hand In hand with war.