New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-02
FROM BALTIMORE.
rhe Sentiment OF tho Ci'y-A Visit to the
Seventh Regiment nt Fort Federal
ham nn1 spccil Core.pond.n,.


core the Secessiouiets bitter and malignant. On
the one side the usual badge is worn upon the per-
son. while the opposite feeling displays Itself IN
,eovls and looks Of contempt directed at our SOL
dies Among The native Baltimoreaus few If any
Uuiousts are TO he fonnc; and this ramshsckie
place has but one apology 10 offer loyal man for
it. many short cOmugs which is The almost uhl'ef'
nal beauty OF its women.
TIE Futaw House is the only hotel in the Guy
where Union people ever think Of stopping a.
Barnums s, in Monument Square, aud Gt me Msi'uy
House, recession is rampant-these are us lsiis
where the wild besst turks and glareS uuon 'ne ih-
nocent stranger who by mlsch-Dco seeNs suSi'el
where he ought not to. a spirit % derah'o lee .he
acay or so a,o to enter one oi tLese aces anu III
onire 81 tre roohter If they kept The TRIBUNs on
fle7 Oh course the answer was IN the nesalVe,
and from tie tone OF voice IN wnlch IL was gwen
was led TO believe that 10y question was Regarded III
the LIGHT Of an imperinence. Even tie plump.
GOOD looking lile woman WHO keels The newspa-
Ter sard short distance UP the street informed me,
Yesterday with a sli.ht elevation Of her nose aud
an emphasis on the adverb, that sne ntrer took H.
It's very bard 10 get unless Jou ay low Tor A. ss we
used o say when | WAS hoy, stout o COCK III
the evening for the strangers in the city all buy It,
and when a fellow gets mold If COPY. he clues 10
II ike grlnI death ard wont let II SO. lou can pny
any number Of tie cOprcrhead sheets, such rs u.
Herald, World, &c, at any hour OF the day
They get STALE, and I'm afraid prove bad invest
locnt for the news agents
Bv the wav, l thiuk some OF employing nmnn-
u,usis est the duties of my present position should
become too Ouerous; provided, YOU understand, tIrt
the psrer will consider it outside ma ter and pay
tie scribe bic wages. in vain do call on Col flsh,
the ProYoSt-ilarshAl lie has Mt even ne" order
that may write you Of everything Is now per-
feotly quiet" They tell me that more 6u'lness ls
done AL this Office tgn in any other OF Is hlud II,
tbe country Certainly the tys!en Is far moIe thor
cuph than that followed out by my amisble ola
frieod Patrick, down IN the Potomac army.
Maor-Geuersl high in position there, told me the
other dsy at the elmer table that he believed tue
operations OF the army 10 tsve been uucu cnpped
BY tue iueficiency OF that department. How often
have been Obliged 10 speak OF tbis Al Geu.
SchencAs, there 10 nothing dong beyond The usuii
routine aud the rain has been falling 50 lneessantY
for tie as forty eght bours "a TO render 'ieit 10
tie iortGcaton an act deserving sifaisEt-JacSei
xud sD aIArluent IN tie luu9tic asylum.
sp-nt a whole afternoon and evening, however,
with INV friends Of the 1th tNew-l orkl Regiment
dsy De tone Yesterday ana very ieasast tiInel had
Arriving al Fort kedeIl Hhl, / o5served "A NUM-
her If the " sTay-jackeis' mounted uVOB Ire Uars-
pct doing duty as seBiuels. Cos oral OF he Qua D.
No. D. was summoned 10 con uci ne INTO The iorIh-
cation, which "a, originally bdi!t by the ON New
York, DaIyte ZJuaVes-a taItnOine Oiier Oi Nv
Of tieee veterans as been made 10 Col LDLerts 10
assist the boys Of the 7th in garisoung the for.
TIE people OF Baltimore make mistake ia suppos-
ing that there are only 4uO OF tue Hh Regimen
here. 1 could mention the number II close, but
viii be content 10 say that il Is nearly double that
could Lot Iesist emile pacing into 1he fort 10
bee these men, accustomed 10 shOwy street Iarades
balls cyIcegts and tie Dke DONG duiy as oidellss
snd sentnes; and when, in tie afternoon, Hccom.
panied handsoue Ned I0oie, who acts as mai.-'er
ceant across the nyer 20 The Post Oflce, Ned witu
lis heavy mail bag thrown over his snOulde', the
Seeming aslTdi.y Of the thing Cveicame us both,
ana We INDUCED III hearty laugh, The Vlolsnt la
tur. OF winch gradually unset the gravity oi our
oar.mau " no Joined IN on his own account think
Ing we rusl bavo big joke on hand. A smart boy,
tLat, WHO lsddled us over; must Tell you what be
did VI hen tie 1th Lrst Came here be had bis boat
chris,ened after the regiment and buoiAg took 81
well With tie members lie went into partnershil
wiLp another boy, a,d bad bis boat called t1o
"Satioual Guard" aud DO nlOnopOl.Zed business
Enterpnsing youth, tDat.
We 20, back just u time FOR dress-Tarade. The
lne was being formed IN tie parade ground Of The
fort rs We eutei cd. Inc band, under ihe direction
is leader, MIR. Graiula, opeAsd win some oelIciCua
pusc, and preceued by hr. Graham, dfuln-n J0r,
marched Tue length OF The column twice The usual
method Oi opening parade IN the array Tue Colonel
sook bis postoI IL irout Of the Regiment. aud TIE
drill commented. IL VIA perfect. Esoh shoulder
arms" vas accOmpaul q by one loud wlirf o.
tbe muskets and the command to " order " 10
lowed by solid thud upon tue ground--Oui you
must imtgInoIt all
There Wers present q largo puDler OF visitors,
who are u.asy denied, but there q great ceal o.
eurlcrity 10 witness tLese parades. ILOre who 90
are Union PEOPLE; tie Seoesh ladies' want TO. ]
know .4om the way they gaze at u. boss along tie
stTeet. some few OF tbeL. are 10 bOId ana III tic1
n to turn op their and gather up thrlT cilLD-
hues. Go away, bad iOlAs; you're Gooo-ookiDg,
bu, YOU ciu't come Ia J!
When parade was dismissed, ! took tea with tie
Colonel sud officers Of tLe regiment ald aierws! {
the Colonel went witL me on tho parapeis, aud we
squinted through his glass al FOrts Ala4sialI aud
EcIItnry, the latter Oi which occupies very low
grouud, aud does not ss supposed, comIahd tie
city.
Iii 10 ENrf EaTs IL tbf
exposed lositiOu OF the barracks question much
A thew would resist the shock of tie guns, betde
being liable as wac the case at Fort Som'er, TO bang
Get hre 70 Tne armament Is quite heavy, couti,ur 2
Of lumber vi ~ pOunders, 10 inch eOlunbIads, ana
10 iucb u,vrars, looking almost directly IN al the
windows Of the near boufeA The people who il
bAbis tLeae lle sald 10 BE- strong UulOn folks. H.
edition to tLOse i lave mentioned IA each tastOu
are smaller c4se.late gums enhading the cur'eins
1be bOys are Kept pretty busy Ut ARTILLERY prac-
tce, sacn captain drilling bis company by sqnaGs,
changing tie pOslllCus VI tue men ~ that they ac-
ouiro proficiency IA each pat. EYery motion l.
gone through loading, tigbtLg, ana lh-n The Oldai
10 Fire h. gwen; but the walls Of the Tort 90 not
tremble the air does not reverDerae with tbe thuh-
deT Of The guns tue crazy Od houses 20 not tOpplc
down; there no lurking sharpshOJters picking oil
She guDpers from behind chimney and window, and
you ieel a of relief that tue hour, although,
perhaps, not iHr distant, has not yet arrived.
Beware, o city. bot with tie hfea Of rebelliOn
The dtaUce to every point Ia ne;tnred aud record
Cd, aud accept TIE Insurance that give, thai not
one IN that tori VII iail 70 90 his duty when the
t.mo .b4D como
In tie evening we sat under the trees IN the yard
and song; AID last Ned Foote gave Or his fvorte
ballad OF Mary Cooke" IL Is d pity about Mary f;
SIZE was good girl. When the applause which fol-
lowed iLis ended, Oade goodnight snd came
away.
Tae both New-York Regiment are at Monocacy
Junction. The t9th, 9Th AND 9th NewYork Militia
are cong cuty here IN the other Qualifications. The
7th have detgchuen,s al Long Bridge. crossng the