The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-22

!, JUNE 22. 1863.
large rebel force. It is said that the rsbs
cavalry was c!csa in the rear of it until they
reached near Nswvills, and there stepped
which is their nearest approach to HsssisbuYg
The reginents engaged at Martineburg were
the Ose- hundred.snd first Nav York, Second
Maryland, and the Thirteenth Pennsy lvania
which ran ct the first 6rs.
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| The Philadslphia Inquirer, Of the 1S.h
gives q description Of the excitement caused
tn re the day before BY the rumors Of the 70.
bel advance The greatest activity in military
matters prevailed:
Drums and fsss could be heard in almost
| any direction, with music of more expensive
character. Largo companies Of men could be
seen marching In every direction, ct the tsp Of
the drum, and there appeared to be the great.
| est enthusiasm psrvading the entire commu-
| nifty. The recruiting was lively, and large 90
| Ous regiments. In the morning, company Of
colored men, under the following officers
Capt VIM. Babe, 1st Ii VIM. Elliott. I'd 1t
ThOs. Moore, received orders for army equip.
msnts aud transportation. They left in the
afternoon. The lst regiment Washington
bIlgaSs, eonmanded hy Col Wm- : 6pall,
bAetsry Had also ben formed 81 the sailors 4
the Navy Yard, and their guns were shipped
yesterday to Harrisburg The First Ward ID
also raising company to be commanded by
Capt Harvey. The lst regiment Of Grey Re.
serves will probably leave to-day. This rsgi.
mont is commanded by Col. Chas. Smith.
Col. VIM b. Mann, District Attorney, wa
very successful; he opened recruiting station
full and accepted by Col Roff. They left yes.
| tsrday afternoon for Harrisburg.
At the custom-house the most active prepa.
rations were being made. A table for recruit.
| ing purposes was placed in the middle Of the
spacious hall, also on the front portico and re.
cruits were enrolling with commendible rapid
ity. The employees and collector Of the port
Col w. B. Thomas, all appeared, in military
| caps, as though ready at any momentto march
The fine band Of music provided for recruiting
purposes returned occasionally throughout the
day with persons anxious to enroll themselves
| for the defence Of their country.
At the Mayors ofics similar sight present.
| ed itself. There was oae company Of men be
longing to the police department., composed oi
L OI0 huAoAcV, tuot WC10 I0dOy 4OI l0dI CulUK VI
ders early in the day: they expect ia leave the
depot Of the Reading railroad this morning
This company will be commanded by Captain
| Spear, Lieuts. Lievier and Jos. Patton.
The Keystone Artillery we're ready, 60 faI
| as numbers are concerned, yesterday morning
and designed leaving for Harrisburg in the
| evening. The 6 ermantown Home Guard, un
full yesterday morning, and left yesterday 70,
the scene Of action A company, composed Of
| employees belonging to the United States Mirt
was accepted yesterday morning.
At a special meeting of the Board of Trus
tses of the Philadelphia Gas Works, yesterday
thu following resolutions were adopted:
Resolued, Tina. any Of the employees of the
Trust who shall respond to the call OF the Go
| vernon for Id ers, will be allowed 81 per day
| 20 be paid to their families or order, provided
| their services win net be required longer than
| one month"; and their places viii be reserved
| for them upon their return snd if absent in
service fer longer period they will be alio y
| ed half that pay Tor an additional period MOI
| exceeding i've months.
Resoyved, That the superintendent Of dis.ri
button be requested TO suspend outdoor work
| in order to enable the employees in that branch
of employment TO respond to the call of the
Governor in defence of the capital of the Com
| Liouwealth.
| Perhaps there Ia no moro stirring Recruiting
| rendezvous III the city than is TO be found iu
| the marble structure On Cnesnut street. above
| 4sb, known as the Custom House. A stra nge
| contrast do the uniformed volunteers, reclin.
| ing upon the steps, the flaming plaeards posted
| upon the eorinttian columns, and the recruiting
| handbilis adcr.ipg the walls, present to the
| peaceful avoea:ions which are usually trans
| acted within the marble walls. Recruiting
| officers are in attendance upon the outside and
| inside of the building. Blue jaoketed sons OF
Uucle Sam blockade the entrance to the inte.
rior, and if citizen steps within the precincts
| formerly dedicated TO the reception Of revenue
duties and tariffs, he is instantly taken in
| charge by file of eergeants, while the supe.
are glowingly portrayed to ths sstonished
| civilian. The pursuits of the employees of the
Custom House have been wonderfully changed
within the past two OR three days Instead
of the oftlcs coat and the long per. handle
projecting from the clustering hair which
covers the ears Of busy clerks, the bright
bus uniforms of the United States volunteer
| forces are everywhere to be eeen. The entries
| Ia the receipt books are neglected to give place
| to the andling Of the sword and the manual
| of the rifle drill.
The Collector of the Port VIM. B Thomas,
qho has been 80 energetically engaged In per.
| feeling the military organization Of several
| regiments of civilians sDd Governments EN-.
plOy yees, has full charge Of the troops mustered
| in from the Custom House attaches and from
the recruits enrolled at the recruiting stations
under the direction of that institution. He
| has made arrangements for the transportation
of his regiment to Harrisburg to-day, and they
| are expected to leave this morning, fully
| eighteen hundred if not two thousand strong.
Tue regiment was first atarted among the em.
| ployees of the Custom House. About two hun.
dred and forty hands are connected with that
building in the different departments, and out
! of these one hundred have signiied their will
| iugness to leave the city for State defence -
Leave Of absence has been procured from the
| Secretary of the Treasury, and he has COM
manded the nlen to march as soon az possible
| to the scene Of strife. Three companies from
Montgomery c0unv5 are expected to join this
regiment, aud the volunteers from Reading
will most probably be incorporated with the
| command Of Col. Thomas. By applying at ths
Custom House every information viii be sf.
| forded to persons desirous Of attaching them
selves to the regiment, and q bounty Of ton
dollars will be paid to each recruit, in addition
to q complete and perfect outfit, uniform, cloth.
| ing, and equipments.
Seven cOmRanies of the Second Regiment
Blue Reserves, in full ranks and equipped, will
leave this morning for Harrisburg, under com.
mand of Lieut. Col. N. III. Graham TIE re.
naming companies, under command of Col
w. w. Taylor, will follow in the evening. -
This 10 among the first regiments that have ro-
sponded to the call.
zHx FxgL'kG IN NEW YORK -THB aEvknrA RI
ainssr on ITS WAY TO PENNSYLVANIA
A letter from New York, dated the l7th inst