The national Republican., 1861-01-26

parted; not single incident had occurred to de.
tract from the harmony of the occasion.
Much credit is due to the manner in which
the worthy host, Mr.. P. McNickle attended TO
the comfort of his guests.
TnE GOVERNMENT TRoops.-we yesterday
paid flying visits to the marine barracks, the
arsenal, and the armory, where Uncle Sans
boys are now doing duty, with all the "pomp
and circumstance Of war;"
At the barracks we foond l64 marines, drill.
ing as q battalion on the parade ground, under
the command of Major Terrett and Lieuts.
Nicholson, Holmes, Sayres, and Howell. Not
withstanding there are a great number of new
recruits ut this station, where recruits from all
parts of the country are trained in the school
of the soldier the soldierly department of the
men generally shows that they are apt scholars.
The force here drill every morning as a bat
talon, and exercise with the light battery in
the afternoon.
At the Arsenal we found everything under
the strictest military dscipline-no one being
allowed in the enclosure, except on business
with the officers in command. There are now
at this place the company Of light artillery,
who arrived here about two weeks since, and a
company Of ordnance men, making the force
here about one hundred and fifty men. The
artillery corps have q sabre exercise daily but
as yet have not given the public an exhibition
Of their proficiency in the light artillery exer
else.
At the Columbian Armory, the corps of Sap.
pers and Miners are comfortably quartered.
The large hall on the ground floor is being
used as a dining.room, the tables extending
the entire length Of the room. The large room
in the upper story is used as dormitory where
the men pass their time quite plea >antly, al.
l,,,ht l,tln
allowed them, it would be highly appreciated.
They have drills from seven to eight.and.a half
o'clock in the morning, and from two.and a-half
to four o'clock in the afternoon, which, how.
ever, are not open to the public. These men
appear to be a very gentlemanly set Of men,
aud are engrafting themselves in the good favor
of our citizens. The Dist let volunteer compa.
nies meeting in the armory are avaiing them
selves of the presence of this company by night
ly taking lessons in drilling under their officers.
The corps Of Sappers and Miners is not at.
tached to the army as strictly fighting soldiers,
although they are prepared to do their share,
but are those whose duty it is to throw up re-
doubts, undermine the enemy's works, and per.
| form such other like duties.
| "A WORKMAN DISMISSED FROM THE NAVY
| YARD FOR ATTEMPTING TO BErRAY HIS Trust.
A man by the name of Martin, who has been
employed for some time past in the pyrotech.
nist's laboratory in the Navy Yard, was dismiss.
ed therefrom on Thursday last, for betrayal of
his trust. The operations Of this department,
it is well known, are kept secret from the pub.
lie, and no outsider is permitted to inspect its
operations. This precaution is absolutely ne.
cessary, so as to prevent the constant improve
ment in these things from being rendered ut
terly valueess, and the task Of each workman
in the department is so divided off as that no
one person shall be in possession of the whole
secret, but Captain Dahlgreen himself, who has
it in charge, and one other person who puts the
finishing stroke upon each article manufactured
A few days ago, Martin received letter
from man named Smith, residing at Charles
town, Virginia, desiring information concerning
the mode of manufacturing certain kinds OF
fuses and promising him large reward if he
would communicate concerning it. Instead of
Immediately laying the letter before Commander
Dahlgreen, as was his duty, under the circum
stances, Martin withheld all knowledge of it
and proceeded to inform himself as far as pos
sibe concerning the things called for in the
letter, intending, we doubt not, to send as full 9
description to his correspondent as he could
get.
His movements exciting some suspicion,
watch was kept upon him, and in course of time
Commander Dahlgreen came in possession o
the above facts. Martin was promptly dis
missed.
There is no doubt whatever, but that man,
other such emissaries are now secretly at worl
in the other departments and it will require
Just such watch to be kept, to find them out
CONSTITUTIONAL GUARDs.-This compan,
held an enthusiastic meeting last evening, a
Temperance Hall, which was attended by abou
fifty members. Several short and patriotic ad
dresses were delivered by the captain and Others
They adopted the following uniform gray jack
cts, trimmed with black black pantaloons, witt
gray stripe, and blue cloth cap after which, tn
company adjourned to meet on Wednesda
evening next.
The DISTRICT PENITENTIARY.-We paid
brief visit, a few days since, to this institution
There are one hundred and seventy one prison
ers confined here at this time, while the cell
are only capable Of accommodating one hundre
and sixty-thus compelling the officers of tn
l.. prison to crowd some ten or fifteen in the hos
pital. At the present time, the hands in tn
broom factory, numbering eighty.three, are tn
only ones at work-a contract for hands in tn
shoe shop, having been lately given up, leavin
nothing whatever for them to do. They, how
ever, conform strictly to the rules of the prison
by taking the shoe seat every morning, an
spending their time in making curious articles
! such materials as they can gather about tn
shop. We saw in the hands of one, quite
neat little affair, intended, we suppose, for
squirrel cage. Three out of the number ar
!, now on the sick list. Everything about tn
premises testi6es that the officers of the nsttr
: ton are determined to keep the place in
clearly condition. We understand that tn
, shoe department will be commenced in wee
= or ten days by the Government and eyerythip