The national Republican., 1861-06-20
LIZ OCAL d. N E w S
Military Movements in the CITY.

kETVkN oT THE tIkST RbODE lSLAkD RtolNENT.
This favorits regiment, Colonel Burnside
commanding, after an absence Of ten days,
returned to the city at an early hour yesterday
camp equipsgs, baggage, &c. The regiment
left our city last sunday week, it will be recol.
lected, since which time they have passed
through Harrisburg and Chsmbersburg, Penn.
sylvsnia, and marched over large portion of
Western Maryland. They remained at vii.
Transport for several days, but did not have an
opportunity, during that time, of giving the
secessionists taste Of their metal.
Leaving Willismspogt they marched to Mid.
dleton, thirty Ave miles distant, in one day.
Here they met with most enthusiastic recep-
ton. A procession Of over two hundred citi.
zens, residing in that vicinity, came out to
meet them, with drum and 6fe playing, and
escorted them into the town, every house in
which was brilliantly illgmipated. The citi.
gems all yied with each other in doing honor to
Che gallant Rhode Islanders, and were loath TO
part from them. At Frederick, where they
arrived on Tuesday morning, their reception
was also very enthusiastic, and an excellent
breakfast was prepared foE them by order of
the municipal authorities,
| The regiment returns to us in fine condition,
and none the worse for the jaunt they have un.
dergone.
| ARRIVAL OF THE BUFFALO REoIAEyy.
Atrsin Of cars, whisb arrived here at two
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, brought to the city
the twsnty.frst New York regiment. This reg.
iment brings 7sO men, uniformed in dark gray
ssss sss1 Rsa sss E%ss ..vs vss i:ss .a
in drill, thia regiment 10 considered 10 be nearly
equal to that regiment. The men are nearly
all from the city of Buffalo. They have a
drum corps of ten pieces, and 6fe corps of the
same number.
Their officers are William F. Rogers, colonel
A. R. Root, lieutenant colonel; W. Il. Drew
major; G. W. Sternberg, adjutant; John E. Ro
hey, chaplaini 4. ?. Linton, payMastsr; DR..
Wilcox, surgeon Or. Peters, assistant sur
geon Thomas Scott drum major; Joseph
zreimer, fife major and CaPtains Layton, Gay
Lee, Hayward, TAomss, aud darduer,
The regiment left Elmira at noon on Tues
day, and came directly through without making
any stoppages. They are we'll provided will
camp equipage, and are prepared to take tn,
field at . moments notice. They bring viii
them the old regulation muaiet wpich the!
expect 70 get changed here" TIE regiment i
now qnartered in various buildings on th'
southside Of Pennsylvania avenue, near Sixtl
street, and will probably go into camp to-day
ARRIVAL OF .. 9. RrqYLABs
, The sig companies OF the third United State
infantry, numbering about Ave hundred men
which left Washington two weeks since to joi
9 General Pstterson's division, arrived at on
o'clock this morning, and proceeded to quar-
ters prepared for them in the First Ward
EXPEDITION 20 raE WHITE housE.-NO Ba
, tertss at s4at Pint.-The steamer Mount Ve,
non, Captain Wood, U. s. N, left the navy var
I about two O'Clock yesterday morning, having G
y board a detail from Company 7, ssventy.hr'
regiment and q detachment Of saildrs froa th
J, Pensacola, armed With Rides, cutlsases, and pi'
Q tolls, With which abe prapesded TO the Whit
!. House and landed the force, who immedatel
a started and searched the country for some mile
The reported batteries could not be found,
r. even evidence that any considerable force ha
q been there. Two or three farm houses wei
looked into, but nothing Of q war.like chara
ter found. Some colored people, whom the
met informed the party, however, that an of
=, Ger Of the G. 8. A. had engaged taem 10 Gle,
the heights, to erect batteries but they had sec
p aothing Of him for some days. Finding the
D. search in vain, they re.embarked and arrive
at the wharf at three o'clock Yesterday afts
% noon.
al General Mansfeld's headquarters have be,
n removed to the northwest corner Of Psnns,
vania avenue and Seventeenth street.