Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-05-27

entertain faint hope OF favorable change,
whenever the citizens will listen with pa
tionce and pleasure to 1.-The Star Spangled
Banner" and Yankee Doodle" but their
ear for music has become so perverted that
that they don't admire the latter particle,
though our band tried to improve their sense
of tune q little it is plain to see that moth
ing with the name Yankee tackled to it,
is received with any favor here.
The experience of most of us after our
entrance into the city was rather amusing,
and might be amassed into n chapter with
the title Of hungry men in search of some
thing to eat :" il was pursuit of pabulum
under difficulties. Very few of the restan-
rants or shops were openi they wanted to
sinrye us all to death, but we obstinately re-
fused that late in this attempt they remin-
led us of the man who tried to freeze his
dog to death one bitter cold night, because
of its incessant barking; jumping out of his
warm bed, he ran out on the lawn and seized
the canine and held him: until his better half
who seeing that the dog was about to be the
means of freezing the man, called her hus-
band in; the Norfolk people persisted until
they found in endeavorng TO starve us, they
would share the same fate, and this fate they
were not exactly prepared for. Al first we
boarded about in spots, just wherever we
could find anything edible, and paid uncon-
sciouable prices for everything we masti-
Gated st. Nicholas and Continental Hotel
charges are moderate in comparison. 1t is
our conscientious belief that on the day We
all entered the town, it was not in the capa-
city of all the hotels and restaurants combi-
ned to place before hunger-strcken guest
such a dinner as can he found any day OF
Las. - nt-n fHnrunr'c
House, Had Falstaff boarded about here
last week, he never would have said any.
thing about taking mine ease in mine inn
The approach of the damned Yankees
which is n favorite expression here-did moi
occasion IL secession of the iinny tribe, il
appears, for nearly every man you meet has
+. bunch of fish in his hands.
/ For the first time since We came here, oul
Regiment INDUCED in dress parade thii
afternoon quite crowd was present an,
many windows in the vicinity were throw
omen, and much interest in the proceeding
WAS shown; the men were in their hes
clothes and tidy in their appearance ant
: to render the affair more imposing, the oil
GERS sported their epaulettes the band lik,
A mocking bird on II May-day, wns in il
finest tune Drum-Maior Dooley, who, b.
the way is nm institution in the Regimen
that we couldn't well spare, with that lon
and fancy brass wand of his which he wave
in an artistic manner TO the intense deligh
ol the Juveniles and with his bear-ski
grenadicr hat, towering aloft to iearu
= heghth created sensation the more eNal
ted. because of the mystery of his rank, Il
outsiders didn't appear to know whether Ii
was full ll-hedged General, or was awaitin
confirmation. The men in line went throug
:, the manual in splendid style, compelling at
4 miration from even Secesh who stoo
I around Col. Andrews whose interest j
% The Regiment is extreme, and who treats
With tatherly care, and is well pleased at til
n compliments bestowed npon it, WAS in hi
4, element. Parade was dismissed after pray
T. or hy the Chaplain, the petitions of whoi
!, were probably the first public ones eve
d offered up in this Town for our noble Pres
4 dent md for strength TO crush this wicke
+ rebellion. Upon the whole the parad
e tended to make decidedly fair impression
ii The presence of our Regiment here hg
=, served 10 nndeceiye the citizens concernin
the actual position Of Delaware Some
them were made to believe that the litt
:, Diamond State was groaning under the gal
! ing yoke of bondage that She was anNiot
q to place herself by the side of her sist,
+ Southern States, but was not permitted I
il do so. They sympathized with her in h,
sullerings and desired to 90 TO her relic
but since they have discovered that she hi
II not only one regiment bat three, and that 81
Il was very well content in her present statu
e they consider that their sympathy has bet
e wasted. Yours, BILLY.