, 1861-06-14

ghtCh left puddle In fenn- Avenue SO deep
hat boat Piled in IT for some l1ours- This
amous 9th, and have seen as much service
'ver the river as any other. On this occasion,
very man had a pair Of white gloves, which rs
hey 60 through the drill, are very coDspacn-
'us, and show to the eye that one mind moves
'vely hand and every gun ct the sane word Of
lear aud loud, that it needs hardly be repeat
ID by his subalte1ns. The parade was accom-.
panied by W1ther's Band which ia governed
3y the Drum Majors Immense silver headed !
baton. The whole performance concluded by
What is seen in this camp every evening, when
cannon! The one Lest evening did her patri.
otlc touch With so good grace, that she fired
the admiration Of two thousand spectators, at
the came time she fired the gun. The daugh.
ter Of Secretary Chase has been gunner to this
regiment on several occasions. Whist with the
young woman Joau OF Arc, our Northern
army will not suffer in comparison with that
Of the beauty and the chfvalry Of the Vaunting |
South. The wife Of Lieut. S1emmer and the |
daughter Of Parson BrownloW could drive !
whole company Of rebels.
the tramp Of eoldiers at S o'clock march for |
some tented field, or more likely some field
without tenta. Soon after, the papers, which |
we eat with our breakfasts, announced the |
sudden departure from the city before day |
Light, Of twelve regiments-destinaaon un:
enough, Oh passing by the barracks In the city |
wheEe men had been 50 crowded they stuck |
out Of windows and doors, not . soldier was |
to be seen. Oar streets were as solitary In the |
regard Of troops, as the camp 1T Phil1ippi after |
the =. E. V.'s had fed: T seemed when the
left. "Not drum Was heard" Occasionally |
9 etIaggler appeared. but it Was only to re- !
mind Us thai his regiment had left this gay
and festive scene. But at t3o O'clock tbs streets
were vocal with martial airs, and this time for
rarity, the piercing fife was heard with the
with the music, the Second Regiment from
Michigan, one thousand strong I should Judge.
They bad The good sense to lta4e their knsp-
sacks at their quarters, while they put their
best foot forward in their adldan to the Pfest-
dent. The. military appearances Of many Of
the regiments has been much hindered BY the
tupging at noon Of day, knapsack halt as
heavy IS bushel Of corn. Michigan, the
Peninsular State, cannot be called "a neck Of
the woods" for It has one Of the best cultlvar
prove tie military skill Of its soldiers, only
give them chance, Col. Wilcox has done
This to admiration By the first Regiment, aud
| The march by night seema to be favorito
thlsg Tith Gen sco,t II lha tine Xon may 20 20
fight to Kill, and before this reaches your
| office there Will be garments rolled II blood,
| either at Manassas Gap, OF Harper's Ferry, or
| both. Nothing but tho wet weather delayed
this onward march and onset I'LL now: But
tas BtS IT, a. 81 q ose aaH
| other tight" Tho hills Will shake with thun:
der. The steed will rush to battle. The red
artillery will fash afar. I would draw veil
oser my eyes to hide from them the Biting of
a ds osz I'D st. ths s otah 4 e. III of tsa
But the tragedy must be, and al eyes. though
| aIerted, viii turn sgaIn to zee the heroes and
| their fate, God grant that victory may follow
| the Right, and our army will come out as 1t
did under Washington =;
Judges, where, on the great enormity Of abus.
Ing unto the death one Of the daughters OF
Israel, .War WAS declared against the Bep]a-
minites. It Was more fratricidsl war thnn
ours; and yet much like it. The stronger
were told By the Lord himself to so to war
and though at first, two victories we're won by
the party in the wrong, there canc then to
Israel the hour OF treadfng down and victory
complete, eavirg enough Bepjamini.ea for seed
In the rock R1mrnon~ 80 the South have
mobbed and abused even woman. They have
good gunners among them who can shoot ~
the Berjaminites, who, with their lett hands
could throw at hairs breadth. They gained
victory at Sumter, and have taken othel
Forts. But now comes the time when 1srae
shall prevail. There might be further an
to get wiyte, and 60 think, after this war Il
ovsr, the South will net get Northern ladiea
fer wives, with tho same facility As hereto
fore. :.
Il se1ms that Henry Ward Beecher has beer
: among ne, and yet 4 II be asked, shave En ,
He has been playing peck q loo with Us, sui
now when the question is passed around, I'll a
ho co1ne as Chaplain 7" "IB be going t.
. preachs" he is gone, The city ia real mn
at him, and think he could have let of on
= Or two guns here, that would have made
that is asked him 50 often. Why don't yo'
70 South and preach that doctrine to th
slaveholders:" Secretary Cameron and th
e President! had the first and almost the on1
q calls OF the Phalanx Pa1eon, and report sey
:. Phslanx Regiment at once. I hope b
/, | will come as Chaplain, Tor re a.
4 beginning to want new seusatfon. There
another lighting Passon here--the Rev. sten
art from KauEas, who has had many rewa1
has obtained the recognition here Of his Ka'
l. eas regiment. Gov. Robinson will not conse1
e to hep the boys, unless he can bare the office
! ing ofthem, which they will not stsnd, and
- Is voted'a humbug. The news Of Gen. Ls1
. lyieg It The point Of desth' quite @ shocks *:
eEMe WHO Aa0 81 4asG15 osEA 1ta4 ustI ~
$ bis body guard Of the President, B4s Il turi
+, out that it Ia not Jim, but !oe, the Y y; Sen
n tor that wss, aud Who spells bis God, vii
d little 9. This makes thepeople say, 11f1t
i GedS will to take Joe, why His viii be done
e When coming from church yesterday, "
,e intere fted IN listening g IN qld gIay.halEs
70 negro, who had been drinking Just enough
e., get his tongue loose ne Was nero Mhen ~ y
y onNn 9o1nen me GaPas9a, t sae sNa Mh.a NJ.
80 n1Egers were bout Qe only 1olks Wnas stay
l r. law vH$~ ~Nta4' A111A AoFy< I'll Hath ~
1T mere auo pey es&yeu cau8e uey co1lu1s :,
ye red coste. and brancheas of upon the rebt
ut who are nav "t1yipgt to burn dthh -ere capito
80 "Tze rot too old to fight en- agtn" sstd
"and 1'ze seven boys, and only give us CUR
you zee, white folks, whether your uncle a
=: he boys wouldn't gire 'e1n hall ColumbJ
". This vas ssid on the ATenue to large c1oN
cs- negroes and all :.
There u.s. on the southeast corner Of
m stteet, back o.: the Capitol, an old Cou
ns House-look'ng building. over the front do
u Of Which John Ritter's sign tells the passer.
n that he makes and mends shoea there We
~ tbs Mas once the place where the Congress
H. H. the United States made and mended the L.
~ Ehat Time! the then neW-noW, old-part
" the CaptoE MoA Gelng 9u1l&, 41ter the hfitl