New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS..
THE MARCH OF THE SEVENTH REG
IMENT.

NsW-yoRK, Of SUNDAY. June 9, 1881. Ey ; II.
WESTON. j. y. syo, Up, "a Published oy the Assn
citation Of the Veterans OF the National Guard.
In this eloquent and impressive discourse by the
assistant minister of Trinity Church, and Chaplain
of the Seventh Regiment, we have the most minute
uecount of the march to Washington which has YET
appeared in print. Although attached 10 the Fps
copal communion, the author has not little OF the
fiery devotion which rang from the lips oil Cronl-
wells cbapains, and exhibits genuine manliness OF
Ieslmg and purpose which is worth more to req,
mont than train of artillery. The presence ana
hxampIe Of such a man must exert an inspiring III
Auence. and he has well earned the thanks OF BIS
oountrymen both by his vigorous pictures OF The
march, and his fervent patriotic oppens' "0
select few passages which forciDy Olfns nom.
to the reader the perils and sacrheeS WHICH N'u''
be encountered in defense of the Union
THE DEPARTURE FROM NETWORK,
The regiment, you remember, left New'iork ap? Pm
the 18th, with the intention o. psss , oc"rs ald 70
more believe il was known 10 the oiIceIs ANU 10
moi of tle men though not to the public generally,
s Terrible riot lad Jest taken place at that city,
In few bou.s the regiment SAPec,eD 70 arDe t, ,
,rsrchod down Broadway, remarked by friends,
Il was the paoF OF determination ard not OF feas.
II was osly on arriving. at Philadelphia that We
destruction If bridges and the tearing up OF rails and
thss it would be impossible to reach Baltimore except
by marching, which would nave consumed too much
valuable time Aud here, we reigiOusly believe, was
demonstrated the doctrine Of our ext The Of
overriding Providence. The insursent city was IN a
terrible ferment; eXdspe1ed to madness by what ad
just transpired-expeci ing their honses TO be bud IN
ashes by tie next body Of advancing troops. Even
Union men united with rebels and fanatics III the reso
luton to dispute passa to the bItt rend On the
streets through which would have TO march, every
house was converted into fortress filled with armed
men aud even howitzers hosted into the second stories
80 sweep the avenues with grape-shot. Under such
circumstances we should have been al their mercy,
nnd had attempted tie passage as would have most
rsrtainly been done had not the communication been
DESTROYED, The regiment would have been received
with storm of fire they could but very imI erfecilY
have returned. Had we been able then to reach the
city, The startling reports that cOnvulsed New-YoTk
would have proved too true and II was no doubt IL the
snticipaijon of such a bloody catastrophe that trey
originated-" the wish was father 20 the Thought.
On the Goth, in Fhiladelpaia tue regiment was
placed il a most embarrassing position We could not
move by Baltimore; OEuers could be obtained from
WaShington the wires Tere ~ tne ac o. oIr
His emergency a council OF war was held, and II was
determined to proceed by sea. Accordingly at u p n
we embarked en- the steamer Boston, ne best that
could be procured aud resolved to be guided by CIR
ru,nstsrtes From this moment until our arrival az
the JUNCTION. believe we were IN constant PERI, ana
4 confess my heart bled as the young, ardent
faces fled by me 10 take their places on board.
tssae The boat old and SMALL and even IN
smooth water careeDed 20 that the men had TO ne
moved from side to side to keep her on an even kee.
How 30 nany could be crowded Into sucn narrow
oua1tels is still 20 me mystery; and gentleman Ia
m ar with such operations declared TO me, on our re-
turn that he could not have conceived h possible 10
rgnyev 80 large body Of troops with such Transport
Fortunately we bad calm weather and smooth Pea,
ire ike of which the pilot declared lie bad rarely seem
What would have been the result N the event Of q
heavy storm il IS fearful to contemplate The lower
Mold filled with men, was almost unendurable; with
the patches on, it would have been Bidck Hole.
But f" He who messueth the waters In the hollow OF
his hand was our Protector Gnd Guide.
Another danger to which we were eXposed was, we
aad no convoy We had to PASS by hostile coasts-we
baa head Of the fitting out Of prvateers-the enemy
keew we were coming, ana that Off from the land
route we must 90 by sea. They would, therefore, hC
on the alert We were, no doubt, under their glasses
Almost from the hour OF leaving; and seam tug
with single gun, might have captured or destroyed
as. One shot would have disabled our machinery, an'
then it woald have remained either 10 surrender o.
AJAX. In the crowded of our vessel, every bal
INST passed through her must have caused fearful los
Of life.
Arriving of the mouth of he Potomac, we looked
eagerly around for man-oi-waI 10 convoy us TO Wash
1gton; can yet understand how, fearful al
emergency, such precauiion was neglected. Every
boa hailed reptIed everything in the hands Of the
SeeJssiouiss; and the enemy meditated an AHA
TIC Capital, il wSs not Ekeiy they woald peruit a
thousand men to 90 to its relief when single gun on
the banks o. the river could have barred our passage
Could have ascerainedbe position Of tho batteries
we could have, peilaIs, IahdeO aud ftnrlGed them:
but il would have been easy matter to mass them
until under their ie, and taen resistance at
best would have been madness. Sill, under all
these disadvantages, IL decided to proceed and
retired rest that DIght with the expectation Of being
awakened by Gle crash Of a cannon bah through our
buiwaTks aud tie cries OF wounded men.
ARRIVAL AT ANNAPOLIS
During the might, however il seems our course was
altered and the dawn OF day disclosed tho dstan, city
of Annapolis. Even here cur approach cautions
for the city might be in the possession Of the enemy
end swift Fteaner lurking there, ready to dart
its prey But toe sight OF the brave old flag stream
ing from The masthead of the Constitution frigate
which the Sth Massachusetts, Regiment had towed out
as sbe was about 10 be seized by party Of rebels
from BaltincTe-ths flag treasured Never did The
Stars and Stripes dear TO us we never before
realized how much we loved them, ard ct the sight
there went up cheer from gallant that made
ths welkn ring again.
The Sth Massachusetts Regiment left philadelphia
hours before us, and az ayre de Grace had seized
Ss1 steamer Maryland. and arrived in advance. In
Swng ont the Constitution they grounded, and when
We arrived these brave men had been confined on their
steamer for twenty -four hours without food drink;
some IN Their agony drank salt wafer, and became de-
Hrious. We consumed half day in attempting TO tow
them on, and were at last compelled 70 land orr own
regiment, and then send back the Boston to land
she Stb.
We found the Naval School of Annanolis in hourly
expectation Of an attack, the whole country round
WIS ia possession of Secessonsts. But we were once
more on land where the 7th, if attacked could pa-
neuyer and defend themselves aad thus were We Nor
cifully brocgh. b an oYeTuiins Pgoyidonce TO the
haven where we would be-; anu never did utter a
more hearty Thanksgiving Tor q safe return from
sea-. We all realized the faillRent Of the promise
=" When thou passest through the waters will be with
thse, aud through the ivers they shall overflow
thee
Bat in Annapolis we were yet a weary way off from
anr uO "A