Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-09

officer, Sir FenVicA Williams. OF Kars, enOined
upon them TO preserve TIE sfrictest incoguiio IN
travelling throughout the Jnitea Ssafcs. lie
warnei them that ous hatred Of EsglishmeH. ana
especially Of British officers. MAS perfectly dia
boiical: and that their friend. DR.. Russell. Of
the 1nnes had informed them, social demoralza-
ton and anarchy we've 20 prevalent here that. If
they were identified anywhere on the way Off
GERS Of the British army. they would probably be
MODIFIED and murdered. They were, therefore,
required 70 disguise themsevesand their baggage.
Extra wbiskers were cropped. and the names Of
the owners painted OF their travelling imDedimen-
Ia. SO thoroughly was this carried out that
Captain Gordon was compelled by an Orderly of
OF General Williams 70 cave behind him in Mon
treal trunk which bore bis name and the desig
nation OF this regiment.
Strange 10 say, the party arrived NJ Washing
ton without having been once attacked by the
people of the United States. They reported to
Lord Lyons, and their arrival having become
known, they were appalled, by visit from Major
General Mcdowell who came-not to challenge
them. as some OF the party expected-but to
exchange civities and 20 tender them the com
pliment of a division review
After due deiberation the invitation was ac
cepted. Precautions were taken, in accordance
with General Williams instructions, 10 prevent
the assassination of any members of the party
by bands of murierers hired by Mr.. Seward.
They crossed the Long Bridge without losing
man Some trepdaton was observed among the
younger officers when they reached tie ground
ana took their position in front OF the division,
every man of whom. in the opinion of DIR. Rus
sell, OF the London Times was painting for their
blood. But the appearance of General Mcdowell
and staff calmed their fears. and the review pro-
ceeiei. For five mortal hours they bestrode
their horses. Watching the evoutions or the most
perfect division of the greatest army in the
world. At the close Colonel Lysons and Colonel
Percy could not. help saving that never, in their
long military experience, had they Witnessed a
finer spectacle
The latter. Colonel Percy as spokesman for
the party, expressed his qualification in neat lit
tie speech to General Mcdowell and was duly
comPl'mented in the response No allus,on was
made by the Englishman to his chief surprise.
which was that none of the party had been shot
at. General Mcdowell could not, of course,
guess that this thought was uppermost in their
minds
ith the exquisite tict so characteristic of En-
gllshmen, Col. Percy communicated 10 Gen Me
Cleilan, whom he met at the review, his high APP
probation OF the soldierly appearance of his
troops, and suggested that it would be we'll to j.
sue an order of the day stating that the review
had been witnessed by distinguished officers of
the British army. who pronounced the drill and
maneuvers of the division very fine and credta-
Bile
Gen. Mcclellan replied that it a very good
idea indeed. and that he should not fail to act up
on It when he had time. Pity he has been so busy
ever since
1t WAS our old friend Sir William BOYD. who
said that railroads IN this country should be run
with extra care when the cars contained "dis-
tinguished Englishmen." Had not Col. Percy
better have left him the monopoly of the idea?