The New York herald., 1862-05-20

MAY 20, l862.-TRIPLE
and pride claim the privilege Of furnishing the regiment
with the banner which 70 bear these glorious legends
and therefore bog you herewith 10 accept the standard
that they have prepared for this object Upon this ban
ner the arms OF the state happily and securely blend
scrbed victories Of your arms which make this Union.
the OF New York. stronger than ever and aid to
restore 1t in the OF other States OF the republic SIN
this sign conquer taN ~ 4 tf .
Return when constitutional liberty has been saved for
the world, beside or beneath this banner.
Many pray for your health your continued succsss,
and your speedy and glorious return TO your homes
among them are more earnest than those who join
In rendering this ag together with the two accompany
To Col. EDWARD FEanEno, Commanding Shepard Rifles,
Fifty hrst reglmsnt New York Volunteers, Department.
HEADQUARTERS, SECOND BRIGADE
GEN. RENo's DIVISION, DEPARrMEsr OF NoRrn CAROLINA,
NEwBERN, May 8, 1882.
To THE Donors ov THK RRGMENrAL CoLoRs THE FrrY
FIRST REGIMENT New YORK VOLUNTEERS
l. in behalf Of our regiment, beg leave TO return heart
felt THANKS for your magnificent gift
The colors arrived here just after review Of the So
cond brigade by Generals Burnside, Foster and Reno.
white the Generals at my quarters All united In
praise Of the banner as we'll they might for such an
other flag Is not borne by any regiment In our whole
army.
Our hearts rwoll with gratitude towards mo absent
friends whose generosity has sent gift so srriats
90 acceptable TO soldiers nag 10 fight unds
This glorious banner, coming from tho la6h Of New
York bearing every fold the prayers and bsssing Of
mosnss and sisters WIZ nerve ssos arm @ deeds o.
cd, and win soothe tho dying hours Of those who shall
eall IN its defenoe 70 rise no more.
vs. every thread hsilowed BY gsnto hands, this noble
dag shall b our tifD; from wil derive nspra
tton 70 tho faithful Performance Of duty It's glorious L.
gends shall be balm FOR all trah and sufYerngs
Wherever our country enemies thickest there viii
banner CO. surrounded by brave hearts and strong
arms, its motoes, so cheering 70 bearing death and
Fs.oc tnte oseA.n hoor rte
Generous friends We havc sriven 70 do our duty God
has with u.s. and has blessed our sndeavors with
Your hearty appreciation OF our labors will
souls TO still greater exerious to porsevere In
holy cause till constitutional liberty shall
prevail throughout our now distracted country Truly
yours, EDWARD FERRER0,
Colonel commanding Second brigade.
Brigadior General Ferrer0 reviewed his now brigade
and drilled them in large open space the other side
feel proud Of his now command General Burnside and
other OF high military mon present, and ex-
pressed their entire satisfaction
Hitherto this city has bcen under the charge OF the
Twenty fifth Massachusetts, regiment Colonel Upton and
has been nsted for the quiet and order that prevailed
No ever thought Of the Twenty fifth being out
when an order to that effect issued The Twenty
third Massachusetts, has been ordered relieve it. and
while write they are mounting guard Everybody,
to citizens, Is sorry to lose tho Twenty fifth as
both officers and men have endeared themselves to all
by their courtesy and gentemanly conduct. Colonel
Kurtz and his mea viii have enough to do n they excel
the Twenty fifth in drill and general department.
The from the vicinity Of Beaufort Is dull. There
the omary calm after the fury OF the storm
by guns noticed that the papers were rathor
premature in their news from Wilmington. II has not
yet fallen into our hands, but there s telling what
time will accomplish. sl .a4s
At Washington N c., the good work Is going on with
every prospect OF success and hope TO be able
TO welcome into department full regiment Of Union
soldiers from Hyde county. Once raised, the effect will
be like magc and you will find that the State OF North
Carolina will be coming back to the old allegiance that
she lett in such an unwilling manner.
Tho negro school which has been established here by
Mr. Coyer the Superintendent OF the Poor and agent OF
the Young Mems Christian Association, is increasing to
such size that the body ana galleries o. the ccored
strange sight to them all gathered together shouting
out tho responses and very seldom getting them right
his assistants have herculsan task before them en-
tered the building, which was crowded excess and
seating myself beside porty coored woman turned my
attention TO the instruction In front Of the pupis paint
cd on Canvass, the words, "In the beginning God
reated the Heavens" To master this the business
OF the night, and Mr. Coyer went to work in manner
that showed that his heart In this undertaking
Az long as he spelled out the words it was ali right,
and CuGy and Dinah felt psfeclly safe in repeating
themselves, their confidence failed them and the most
aughabe blunders were continually taking place. az
NJ spoke the teacher what does that spel2' elm the
shouted from the gallery; In the beginning" was
heard from down below while few determined not 20
miss the proper word repeated the whole sentence and
doubt thought they were rapidly attaining to know
haps hour when hymns were sung. This part Of the
entertainments was more fully appreciated by the pupils
than the preceding portion and they did we'll Between
the hymns looked about mo aud all classes OF ne
groes from child OF seven eight years the grand
father and grandmother from the intelligent looking m
atto TO the thick skusd fsd hand, that all the Mr. Col
yers creation could do nothing with but mystify The
night being very warm and the church very
CLOSE was compelled to beat retreat, although
%1'' benefit % o. Il. sa pub farther
school Of Nswbernr Several officers have taken deep
interest the nstructon Of 'ths poor suffering negro
and the soldiers have so far ociated teachers reru
lar classes being assigned to them Greeley Brigade
had better beware, o. they will be surpassed by 'Co
yer's Own"
foot in it. The bridge that was burned prevent us
from coming is being rapidly reconstructed. under
the supervision OF Mr. Wilson, and shall soon have
the train again going it, The suffers OF the various
regiments opened large stores and stocked them
with fine assortment Of goods. The division suffers
Messrs Bales. Hamilton Care deserving Of great
praise for the energy they have far exhibited They
have the supplying Of all the regmental suffers doing
no retail business themselves and they have half dozen
bitsnts, relieved from the blockade, are ockng into
TO make purchases, and Newbern presents quite
lively appearance.
CASTOR House. which gained the unsnvable reputation OF
being the kept and most expensive hotel in the
country; but that soon stopped, and We had NO
place: but one morning the Provost Marshal took DOS.
session and handed it TO Messrs Stetson and Nc.
Conkey, members Of the arm OF Bales Hamilton Co
No New Yorker needs an introduction 70 Mr. James Stet
son. of the House, Mr. McConkey well known
having been connected for thirty years with the Sound
steamboats, The house has beon entirely renovated the
old name erased and now s known the Union Hotel
1t is quite an ornament, and will afford good accomno.
dstion 70 tho officers and strangers.
We yesterday received the news from Yorktown and
Norfolk and the rejoicing here something like the
scenes We have in New York The news was being told
over and again, and everybody was in q terrible
state Of excitement The band Of the Twenty fifth Mas.
sachusetts out into the street and played the ma
sional airs Tho in the camps cheercd Justify that
YOU could hear them for great distance sautes were
and the Generals headquarters was beseged FOR
many hours. HERALD at that moment would have been
worth small fortune The news coming soon after
the capture OF New Orleans almost much for the
men 10 believe, and for time II thought TO be
hoax Truly, the Union boa y is crushing out robel
lion in most enectual way, and We shall soon all have
70 60 home
NswnzRS, N. c., May ~, 1862.
Rebel Attack Upon Our Position al Washington North
Carolina--A Sharp Lookout Kept by the Pickas-Con.
ymation Of ae Rapidly Rising Union FEELING ~ Mort
Caro,ina-Union Pysoners at Salisbsry-Rumored Shell
ing Of Wdshingon. de-, &c.
In my last told you that all quiet at Washington
,Orth Carolina and that the Union spirit there de-