The national Republican., 1861-08-03
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the command OF the hrst regiment District of |
Columbia volunteers, are fast recruiting their |
men and within week or two, the companies |
will probably be mustered into service, with full
ranks. The field officers have, for q long |
time, been connected with our military, and |
will, no doubt, prove very popular and efficient |
Captain E. 8. Allen, late Of the National |
Guard, and Lieutenant c. p. P. wroe, an eff. |
cent officer of the District militia, have opened
q recruiting Office in Thorn's Hall, and have
already enrolled some fifty men, the most of
whom have just served their term of three |
months, and are quite proficient in the use Of
arms.
Captain William H. Degges, who served with
distinction in the Mexican war, as captain of
rife company, and has been, for the last three
months, the captain Of the Constitutional
Guards, is fast filling up his company. Among
the recruits are many Of his old companions in
arms.
r Captain John T. Powell, late of the Wash.
worth, and popular commander in the late
three months campaign of our District mill.
tary, with Lieutenant M. P. Fisher, one Of the /
original members and lately popular officer
in the Washington Light Infantry, have opened
recruiting Office in the Colonization Building,
corner Of Four.and a. half street and the avenue,
where they are gathering around them many of.
their companions from the Zouaves and Infan.
| try, with other well tried men.
Captain s. A. 3. Marks, Of the Washington
Light Guard, who performed some good SER
vice during the last three months, is Just now
busy in filling up his ranks, and will soon be
able to present creditable company for accep
tance. se
Captains Robert Boyd, of the Potomac Light
Guard, and G. H. Rodier, Of the Anderson Ri.
Hes, are recruiting in Georgetown. Many Of
their old members are also enrolling, and they
will, no doubt, offer two we'll drilled and eff.
cient companies, which will do credit to their
city and their popular commanders.
The members Of the District Union Rifles
Whose headquarters are in the county, with
many of their comrades, are rapidly coming
in and enrolling their names in the company,
to be commanded by Captain G. ]. Morrison.
Captain II. M. knight, of the Slemmer
Guards who, during the late campaign, per.
formed his duty faithfully, Is busily engaged
in gathering around him number of efficient
young men, who will prove valuable acquisi.
tion to the regiment.
Our German citizens are forming company
under Captain Krzyzanowski, (late of Com.
pany B, Turner Rifes,) who was in command
Of the German battalion, in the skirmish at the
Great Falls, some weeks since.
Captain P. H. King, formerly Of Company
B, National Guard, and late major of the
seven battalion, is rapidly filing mp company
Of patriotic young men, who will, no doubt,
give good account Of themselves.
SHARPE's RIFLEs-Sharpes rifle, patent Of
1859, was tested, day or two since, by order
of the Ordnance Bureau of the Navy Depart
, ment. Commandant Dahlgren's official report
made yesterday to the Department. says OF it
Grut fmo ohpfa ;,, A.
. one minute and half. Thirty OF the cartridges
were fired after being submerged in water for
four hours. Five hundred rounds we're fred,
and ahe rife worked as we'll after firing the five
hundred rounds as at the commencement. II
: was fully examined in the shop, and reported
in good ORDER" The trial was so satisfactory
that the Department has ordered large mum
ber, which are to be delivered as scaa a. pos
I sible
!. A GENERAL "CLEANING OUT."-For som,
8 time past, a number of itinerant venders o
d stale and unhealthy edibles of various kind
have been in the habit Of erecting small stand
around "Camp Anderson" and selling to tn,
soldiers of the New York twenty. seventh regi
J. ment stationed there, until they have becom,
o positive nuisance, several of the men havip,
q already become sickened by the unhealth,
articles sold. Frequent notice had been gvei
them to quit, all which remained unheeded
until yesterday morning the sergeant of tn
n regiment, at the head Of small body of tn
d men, made an onslaught upon the cakes ap
= pies, lemons, pears, pies, whisky, &C., and in
N few minutes the nuisance ceased to exist. Tbi
n Is not the only place where articles injurious
10 the health Of the soldiers have been retailed
and until these venders will learn to sell onl
l good and wholesome articles, they should i
every instance be broken up by the officers.
a YouNG's KENTuKY REGIMENT, LIGHT Ca,
m ALRY.-The following order was issued fror
ig the War Department yesterday:
" WAR DEPARTMENT, Aug. 2, 1861.
Bt. Brig. General Thomas,
Adjutant General, U. S. A.:
10 SIR: On the 9th July, authority was gran
-, ed to Col. W. H. Young, by this Departmen
=, to organize regiment Of cavalry. Please il
- struct the proper officers to muster his me
into service by companies, and subsst the
- until the regiment is full.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedier
L servant, THos, A. SooTT,
Acting Secretary of Var.
at CRIMINAL CouRT-In this court, yesterda
Of Francis Kenar, alias Caden, was tried on Il
charge OF renting house for illicit purpose
de and found not guilty.
The jury in the case Of Osborn and other
on charged with the murder of Cornelius Boy
came into court for instructions as to wheth
they could find verdict as to some of Il
zee, parties separately from the others. The Cou
y instructed them that they could find son
guilty and others not guilty, or they could a
quit or convict them, but their verdict mu
relate to all of the parties; and they were Sc
back to their room.
my Several cases Of minor importance were no
me pressed by the District Attorney during i
P. day.
The ZoUAvEs.-The regiment Of New Yo
i'm Fire Zouaves, stationed at Fort Ellsworth. ne