Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-27
b,sI yrsertos Auoxo TEE FEDERAL TROOPS.


The following statement ID from the Baltimore South,
OF the 10Th inst
This morning we were visited by three members of
Col. Schwarzwaelder's fth New York Regiment Ger
man, who are stationed at the Capital in Washington.
They state that they called upol in New ork by
their commander and urged TO volunteer for thirty days.
for the defence of the Capital being assured of good pay
and bonus OF $40 each, and that their families should
be well provided for in their absence. Arriving at An
napos they were stationed a guard the road TO
Washington where for ten days they sub,isted almos'
entirely on crackers and since their arrival in Washing
ton they have suffered much from the short allowance
aud bad quality for their provisions The whole regiment
to great extent bordering state OF munity
and are only held in check by the threats of punishment
on the part of the officers. The thirty days
for which they enlisted expired yesterday and
on Saturday they were plrsded to be sworn
in for three months more as the GoverLment
might need their services when one hundred and fifty
others by order OF the officers and stripped oil their
uniforms which their private property, and very
roughly treated To themselves from such cut age
all except twenty five, among whom several ot;er,
cor sened to take the oath. Those who reius ID were
violently driven from the camp, almOs. naked-not a
cent paid them for their services and having spent all the
money they had in staving of starvation they were CON-
ped TO beg bread aud clothing aud started on foot for
this city, on their way home and they promise that no
more of their German friends shall like them be enlisted
/
those who called upon appeared be quite an intel-
gent respectable man. physician, and assured us that
grca di isacton exists amongst all the troops IN
Masiugop and that it requires the greatest watchiGl-
ness to prevent their desrton ia large bodies, while an
ord n for them TO leave Washington to march South,
would probably lead to an open mutiny
Washington correspondent of the Harrisburg pa
Patrio; of n late date makes the following statement
There are great many Pennsylvania troops in the
city They are known The ragged army OF Pennsy.-
yania" 1t is disgrace to great State that her voun
ees are so poorly equipped There is something wrong
at hea.quarers The Legislature appropriated 100000
the provisions furnished az the State camps have not
cost one fifth OF that amount
The transportation of the troops to this cy has cost
nothing their expenses belt pa'I by the National Gov
| crnmeut Pennsylvania has Lot bought one dollar
worth of arms aud certainly not fifty thousand dollars
worh Of uniforms yet the authorities at Harrisburg say
that the whole appropriation has been exhausted. Penn
sylyanians here have doubt but that il has all been
SD, nt but not in making the troops comfortable Not
the onehuudre ia part of the Pennsy IN Wash
inpton will reenis after the expiration Of the three
months tenn. Many OF the men are ashamed to show
themselves ia their rags. They do not expect to be
clothed unless the National Government will uniform
them.
The Philadelphia Inquirer has the following paragraph
col frmAtory Of the above
For week or two past, complaints Of all sorts of
abb s in furnishing supplies to the troops of the State
have been frequent aud emphatic. Some such thiHFs
were to be expected and in general allegations OF the
nd referred 10 have teen passed with tut brief
comment Within a few days. however, the subjec, has
assumed an aspect TO command more serious attention
The whole atmosphere is vocal with chlrges OF ia
voritism 10 biz & abuses and corruption. What has
Heretofore been vague rumOT Is reduced 10 demonsra
ted fact at least so far abuses Of sacred trust
concered There is not the slightest room for doub
that the State has been deraudd and the poor soldiers
GROSSLY plundered aud in the public indignation which
sty attaches to these agents aud parlicpa in such
a,dsous wrongs we hear persons freely censured from
the low t subordinate to those highest in authority
from the midde-men who figure strongly in this bust
ness clear up the Governor Of the Safe hims,lf
The New York Day Book says:
The National Zouayes uuder command ofCo! Mech s.
new of Illinois who have been for some time quarter,
ut Sandy HOOK have had anything but pleasant military
experiences so far The couGi ION of the members has
been Nretrhed in the extreme thou tents with search
" OF foo aud that tainted g.. Several OF the compti.s
have been in a state OF muuity and number OF tie
have deserted 10y the way Of Shrewsbury. Ga their
riy ~ Sandy Hoax they kept without food for forty
EIGHT hoars and then received ration consisting Of
OF coarse pilot bread and cheese the provisions
having been furnished in New York. The meat Of
ten tainted aud seldom fit to eat but by making it up
INTO soup the men succeeded in car small quantity
compced to DO so from hunger. The style Of living
caused serious lacss among the troops and the whoe
regiment begin TO show ymtoms of dissatisfaction Tie
medical DEPARTMENT aeemod to be totally overlooked
The Surgeon vas uuprovid,d with any medicines, con-
seql-n.y he was unable administer relief 10 the mem
befs who were suffering.