The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-22


level fields and gentle eminences, ex-
tending for several miles III every
direction, and if it were not for the.
to us, accustomed TO higher and
purer atmospheric, intense heat aud
annoying, penetrating. choking dust,
it would be really delightful.
The Maryland troops. under COM
mand of Brig. Gen. Herbert. "a splen-
did officer and genial gentleman,
reached here from Baltimore on the
steamer Mason l.. Weems little
after 6 A. M. Sunday, after very
pleasant trip of about thirteen hours,
and after dusty and somewhat fati-
gueing march from the boat to the
camp, cheered at finding everything
ready for their receptions. Especially
were the officers and members of the
I'd Battalion pleased to be greeted at
the la aiding by its efficient Quarter
Master, Lieut.. Peddicord, who is also
charged here with the performance
of the arduous duties of Battalion
Commissary. Very great credit is due
to Lieut.. Peddicord and his sergeant,
F. A. Thayer, for the manner in
which the duties of the laborious and
responsible offices have been perform
ed-and they will receive them.
The I'd Battalion composed of the
"Garrett Guards" of your place.
"Voltiguers," ofCumberland. "Ham-
iltsn LightsInfantry." also of Cum
berland, Kent Guard" and "Bond
Guards" is well quartered and we'll
served. The health of the Battalion
is exceptionally good and the duties
of our popular Surgeon, DIR. Bartlett,
of Oakland, have not as yet, I am
glad to say, been very arduous.
Your local company the Garrett
Guards" has behaved nobly, and
its personnel and morale has attracted
much attention from the superior
officers of the Brigade. Gems. Wat.
kins and Herbert have both express
ed themselves to your correspondent
as highly pleased with the appear
ance and behavior of this company,
and also as to the manner in which
they are handled by their accomp-
lished Captain, Wardwell, and his
energetic Lieuts., Mason and CHS
holm, in short it has won "golden
opinions" from all.
Gen. Hancock. of the u. S. A.. is in
command, as your readers know, and
has been on the ground for some
days. He is grand man, noble
soldier, and is kind and courteous
to all callers admitted. The grand
military review will take place on
Thursday and the naval review on
Friday. Governor Hamilton has not
yet arrived in camp. and is not ex-
pected before Tuesday evening. The
members Of his staff present in CAMP
are Adjutant Gen. Watkins, Chief of
Artillery, Gen. Snowden Andrews,
and Coils. Rodgers, Watkins and
Veitch, aids-de-camp.
There were five vessels of war.
counted by your correspondent, in
the harbor last evening. awaiting the
grand naval review. Their grim,
frOwning aspect deprives the naval
service of any facinations for me.
Troops are here from nearly all the
original thirteen States already and
will be from all of them in time for
the grand review. There are some
very fine bodies of men from these
States, notably from New Jers ~ and
MasSae husetts. The Cadets of the
V. M. 1. are here in camp. a very
fine body of youth, and their manual
of arms is simply perfection.
The "York River oyster" is here
found in all its pristine lovliness. /
enjoyed some of them in their native
excellence ION the half shell" yester-
day evening. and think of Drinking
some of this variety to the mountains
"to plant" / think of home very
often and low as I write my heart
grows sad thinking of hoMe and
those l left behind me; :" but our
mess is called to dinner and must
cl0se-fOr
II always loved piece Object
When youth and health were mine,
And now it gives my heart relief
In sorrows dark some hour to dine"
Elk.
Our Next COmntrOller.