The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-08

Militia, today, in furtherance Of the plan roughly chaked
out BY your correspondent etarted cruise TO visit
the gallant Irish boys OF the Sixty ninth, who en-
camped at Arlington Heights, for which purpose char
tered carriage was accompanied by Purser Walters,
Of Our little stnger, the Freeborn, and Who BY the
way, forgot to mention, did excellent service during
the third battle at Aqua Creek Saturday. by taking
charge OF the magazine This about the most important
post In ship, during action, and attended with
NO small amount Of danger. But l begin to
digrees. To resume: We ordered the driver to
proceed to Brgadier General Manseds quarters - 1t
ID necessary TO obtain pass from him to the Long
Bridge, beyond which the Heights of Arlington sua
ted On the way the driver accommodating enough,
seeing that your correspondent stranger 10 Wash
iuetou, to suggest passing through the gravel walk,
which makes sort Of semicircuar sweep around the
grounds in front and before the vestibue OF the White
House. confess, PEASANT, that though charmed by
the beauty Of the grounds themselves, rather dis
appointed at the appearance Of the squat looking building
In which the Chief Magistrate of the republic is lodged
Passing through another gate were brought up all
standing by CHEEKY sailors hail which found pro
ceeded from brave shpmate, Masters Mate Lee rig
ged out In his shoresoing toys OF he asked
to come on board vessel to which he consented We
soon came in sight Of Brig Gen. Mansde,ds quarters
neat bu ding, not far from the White House, before
which sentrles were passing 10 and fro, while Off
GERS we're gathered together in knot under the norc
IN ,n,,;r,n, "a, ,ho co,o,,, uo 60. a., ~
w '' 'A' "o"0ii VIC "oio 'oiu ne was not 'a
but referred to Lieutenant Sullivan whom found
busiy engaged in writing We quite courteously
received but on Informing him who wa were and what
we wanted be politely Informed us that but the
man was out at the time This shows the strictnsAs
with which military discipline is enforced and necessa
rily So whom the enemy seems disposed 10 take adyan
nart Oft hQ
Having Quilted General Nausheds Quarters ~ was de-
te,%nsd by our little party 70 visit Camp Cameron re-
the New York Ninth hot and dusty drive
up Fourteenth street brought us to the encapmeut
wooden shanties piece OF waste land to our right
not prepared to visit them at that time we
en- ss to lane our
other trees meeting over head and 70 SUB
due the intense heat of the SUM- which was still blazing
four O'Clock when we started on our voyage Of
To the left Of where we row were was the entrance TO
the camp the white tents of which we're symmetricsly
the entrance, and asked our business to the camp,
which was soon explained. and we ourselves were
70 remain OUTSIDE Passing the sentrles and LEAVING
on our lett a low wooden building which we we're in
formed had been built by lanes Madison The cole
brated President Of the United States and ocnied hv
him for some time. we soon found ourselves IN
to the camp is occuped b the aard tent wbcp an
tered and found an officer attended nv two mr. thee
orteiies busy at work writing Addressing myself IN
him be Recommended me TO jnonire for sone ocer com
o sSp o or who should to be
time nermisson to go th,onch The can hra n1 %
NV friends desired R beore coinS f,,Ser nav 1h ha
as we'll to enter little more unnteiy into ,hn anr
snce of the camp. ''' 'A' appear
Tho tsnta ara nne bundrod md savartv era ~ ,h,
ranged along in e;ght rows With stet hat "b
row all running nsreei To- each Other Ts" "csrs
h h sV WIN sne On etner sde
which these tents ore nitched :. naosiw no aro,
s oeel III eme
turef The hull he nermitted an around n 10 yrnnac
with verdant grass smiling in the aories of epy sT
mer StiI further bevond is q ANAL forest of nnas
haroocks manas bo,sa chostnu,s srr o,hn 80, W pie'
inc orateTnl ahada n the tired soldier shaw Ut
Gp5;ehod S q; ,,o;.toa - uH Ia % mnsn, uuty
nnisreo ne pemec 70 retre ana ENJOY the beauties
been watch and ward oil arnmnd will I''I Ma;,
him Then the contrast to the smrroppnd dino
she c<u-a n re,;af u the ova thst ro;h. %
have m = grateful Int for tho Iuryr;sncn ~ ~ nr
eve could reach AS we entered the tom or canvass
little party much amused BY the quan, titles Of
sEnreka. where perhaDs the bows Of the Ninth Ssd
found the biz thing HCock Of he waS y %a Ms
Another was Called The "six Fo,.ers, Hotel rom the
when ali ad oue,ber IN ne ~T the ,rn
tni,tv feet and Soraa ho 'ne r,ng deng'a OF
smallest man among them was pointed out to me as the
be somewhat shorter than o. the King of asan and
may be an inch or two more or less thinner than Daniel
Lambert But the most amusing part of the affair was
the udcrous manner in which that same small bow nut on
the appearance OF infancy rendering bimsef literally
i'meek as a little child" Well no disparagement to
small men, for "good things are sometimes done up in
little parces but the reflection that few more giants
like those located in the caravansary known as the
Sx Footers would rather troublesome to the rebels
would obtrude itself But I must not forget a
touching tribute TO the memory OF a gallant Young
officer who has laid down his life 10 the
service of his country paid by the Ninth, in their
naming one of their tents "Ellsworth House, In the
course conversation with some of them their emotion
on abiding to the untmey death of the gallant ELS
worth while pulling down the emblem Of rebellion
at Alexandria did them infinite credit and thew