New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-30

in distributing extra ammunition, preparing auons'
slowing away what wss TO be left 10 camp, &c IDe
Engineer Corps ard Troop Conn anes and ~ were
ordered to remain to guard the camp. Consequently
their dsappoiDtmen and dsgust was immense
A few members were accepted as volunteers, ana
these were in high feather till their captains sent
sergeant through the camp to bring in all sraggerr.
Al T. O'Clock a. m. on Friday the call was sounded.
At Il O'Clock the column was passing the guard tcn'
The night wac magd6cent--full moon. Daybrtak
found US on the Long Bridge after halt of half to
three-quariers of an hour One Of The mott amusing
and interesting things ever witnessed was the cool
mser-of fact, practical way in which the men, after
stacking their arms took possession OF the railroad
track and went deliberately 10 sleep, ning one rail
for pillow, sofened by single thickness oil blanket
or cape Of overcoat. just they were sll ia'riy
ensconced some benevolent andenterprisiDg individual
who not caring to sleep sound, bent on having com
psny, called out ut the top OF bis voice. Clear tbe
track-lran comingw Then to zee, first, the look OF
snrprise then of bewilderment, then the gsneral
scamrering-the look out for the train which wouti
not make its appearaDce-iben tbeexpresslon oil doHot
aud finally the great disgust Of the men "a they re-
turned 10 their hunks.
Tie forenoon was Passed in laziness. Toward night
the regiment was moved about quarter Of n mile
further on and there we found fine place for byouac,
in The oren wood the pleasure ground of the Airing
ton NJ Spring. Or Saturday morning nothing of inter-
est occurred TIL toward III o'clock About tlis time
detail Of four from each company was called for by
Engineer Viee TO clear away, not as The Times man
'wres dense grove of trees but peach orchard with
few ntererersed cedas covering the slope in front OF
the progressing earths ork Ten at least was the
extent of the orchard and you may place reliance on me
when say that it disappeared, melted vanished In the
space Of half hour and every tree removed from the
ground
In the afternoon volunteers to the number of thirty
five were called for work trenches whose lines
were jutt laid out think may say, without fear OF
being contradcted that the OF the 7h not in
the habit Of digging trenches. The expression may be
somewhat powerful, but su hazard il. But eau
alec tay without Icing doubted that they have in one
day and bali done righ smart Of rork. II was rs
toI isbing too to see how ,oon the working parties
became IrishmeD. Brick and-mortsr lingo was rather
more thm prevalent. Here and there an aw kward
or lazy fellow. Consequently all sorts OF Jbes were
sheled on and around him. "Arahl ye worked bet
ther nor tha, wbin ye on the Erie Canal Don't
be ashamed O. your trade, man. Some OF these gen
,lemen who have been wanting furoughs to 20 home
and attend to their business will have occasion 10 90
now" And 90 on until we left the trenches zach
relief bringing with their fresh strength new and brill
liant supplies of jokes and fun Still they did work,
and heartily, too. Many arm is sore, many back
is lame, to-day. You will doubtless observe certain
wigglc in my handwriting; sn unusual but irrepressi-
bic wigge which YOU will please ascrbc to extraordl-
nary picLngs aud sLoyehngs in thetrenches. have
not yet bed for my country, exaotly, but can say,
with solemn, heartfelt pride, that have raised bster
for her! / should say about ak on each band. But
do | ingloriousy murmuri Not If the Court know
hersein CTwouloIt do any good
Sunday was a day of hard work. The working par
ties were increas,d TO two hundred men each; re-
lieved every two three bourr. The trenches were
manned for something Ike four hundred feet A bee
hive in the bu.y season is very pretty thing to OBJ
serve but the above me noned extent Of trench on
FoIt Whatevert- t-s-io-be-cusd, on the 26th Gay Of
May 1861, was decidedly interesting TO the
student Of nature. Red shirts and blue, pink and
brown, white havelocks aud bare heads were in one
jolly confusion. Long shoves aud short picks and
wbeelbarows were 6yiog in every direction. And on
the Sacred Soil too Tie engagement was severe and
brilliant. Killed, none. Wounded, two cut in the
f,ot by in the hand Of tie advance party in the
orchard This morning both doing well.
Last night about o'clock we LEFT for home, sc-
cordng 10 orders. During the march through Wash
iDgton d enchiog shower came on: not quite water
enough, however, TO force us TO swim home. We
found highspirted vigorous engineer boys ready
to receive with hearts twice rs large One
hand holding their pieces at present arms, the other
waving their caps shaking hancs, or welcoming by
slap on the shoulders the they passed the Guard
tent The band, the right Of the Guard, playing,
" Home Again., and to this mu,ic was added the ring
ing cheers OF the glad fellows who had reluctantly
remained at home while we went To the wars"