Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07

| this city. They incensed the troops very
much by their mergfmept at the confusion
| Wnlcn 1or short TINE prevailed.
! TUESDAY. July 2311ssl.
| SHOWING THEIR CoLoRs.
The secessionists harbored in this CITY
showed their colors pretty plainly yester-
| day-more so than they have dared to do
for some time Their exnltation upon the
reception of the news ofAhe repulse of the
federal troops was lund kguised. and some
Of them let the cat sat OF the bag SO far as
to shout to their friends, that "they would
| have Washington city AN right in twenty
| four hours" Their inhurnan joy at the suf-
| feringS of the wounded soldiers as thew
| passed through our streets to the hospitals
| was the most reprehensible feature of their
| traitorous demonstrations The parties most
| conspicuous for their secession sympathies
| were precisely those from whom better
things should have been expected, as hav-
| ing gained money and position solelx
| through the aid and patronage of the Union
| men, the United States government and the
! government of Washington the CITY whose
| existence they now show such a ready de-
| sire to see blotted out.
| WEDNESDAY, July "a, 1861.
THE TROOPS COMING
There are now actually on the railroads
| to Washington sixteen full regiments of
three years or ''for the war; men, six Of
whom reached Baltimore yesterday and NAV
| be looked for to arrive today Eleven more
such regiments will move for this city in
less than twenty-four hours.
Since Sunday evening last the War De-
partment has accepted the services of TO-
900 three years or for the war; men Gn
addition to those referred to above), all
of whom are organized and in active prep
| aration to take the field. Every one of these
regiments are to be brought into the field
in the next twenty days.
TROOPS RETURNING.
In all, four regiments of three months
men whose time has expired are to leave
Washington today for their respective
homes.
VISIT TO THE CAMPS
Yesterday afternoon President Lincoln,
accompanied by the Secretary of the SEN
ate, paid visit to the various camps over
the river He was welcomed with unbound
ed enthusiasm along the whole route of his
excursion by the soldiers and cheered most
| Justify.
THE DISTRICT REGIMENT.
The following persons have been commits
stoned officers in the new District regiment
| Colonel, j. A. TAFT; lieutenant colonel, Lem
| uel Towers; major, ]. NIGH. Hollingsworth
| captains, w. H. Nalley, w. H. Degges, p
seph Kelly, S. A. H. Marks, c. J. Morri-
son, Krzyzanowski and R. Boyd.
General Mcclellan.
SAIURDA1, July -, lool
Major General Mcclellan, we hear today
assumes the command of all the forces of
| the United States on both sides of the river
| here His command is to embrace both the
| Department of the Potomac and that Of
| Washington, therefore.
| MONDAY, August 3, 1861.
PEN PICTURE OF MCCLELLAN
Gen. McClellans face is not familiar to
| tba nd OF ha iota
at his quarters Thursday night he made his
| entrance amongst the gathering of news
| paper men and was proceeding in quiet,
| conversational tones to unfold his views
| upon the subject matter of the meeting
| quite unrecognized by the majority present.
| In fact his five feet five proportions were
| completely lost in the group, and widen
| ing of the ring was instantly proposed by
| the outsiders-ostensibly that they might
| better hear what he was saying, but quite
| apparently that they might get fair look
| at ''the coming man" He is of almost
| boyish appearance docking twenty-five but
| ten years older). is of Napoleonic figure,
| slightly inclined to fullness about the waist
| band, has a good head, firmly planted by
| neck of bovine force upon ample shoulders,
| hair snugly cropped but not filed ruddy-
| and brown complexion, blue eyes Ito the
| best of our belief standing, he did, with
| back to the Light, nose springing from his
forehead at a sufficient angle to indicate
character. clean-cut chin and a mouth the
lines of which indicate good humor and
frmnesS in about equal proportions
In dress he might readily pass for pri-
vate soldier of the Rhode Island "persua-
sion,' wearing blouse and pants of blue
wool, shoulder-stra pless, vestless and with
the blue of his blouse so sweated through
upon his linen by the hot days work that
it hard telling whether the Mcclellan
shirt was blue one faded or white one
dscolored. Gen. Mcclellan is not fluent of
speech apparently, and doubtless doesn't
care to be. That there is some little quiet
fun in his composition was apparent at the
interview, and on the suggestion being
made that the pictorial papers should be
severely talked to for giving representations
of our military works and operations he
seemed to think that they could be safely
| let alone, as being quite as likely to con-
found as to instruct the enemy.
| MONDAY, August 5, 1861,
THE CONFEDERATE PRISONERS.
| There are now sixty-fve prisoners con-
| fined in the old brick Capitol building, cor
| ner of A north and 1st street east, under
| guard of soldiers, who patrol the sidewalk
around the building. The low windows
| have been closed with boards nearly to the
| top, leaving only sufficient space for light
| and ventilation and several smaller build
| ings in the rear are surrounded by tght
| board fence twelve feet high, fncloSlng
quite a space of ground for yard. In this
and the outer buildings Potomac water has
| been introduced, and everything rendered
| as comfortable ana pleasant DIS tiie
| stances will permit The prisoners are
| cheerful and quiet, though some are ex-
| tremely bitter in their denunciation OF the
| yankee government" Occasionally pass
| ing soldiers who happened to be intoxicated
| addressed them in rather uncompl1mentary
| terms and with expressions which render
| their seclusion, for the time being, remark
ably agreeable to themselves. Sometimes
| soldiers go still further, and when the back
| of the sentry is toward them toss brick
| at the first head which appears at the win
| dow Not long since a fire zouave who had
| several times invited them out to get lex
| ed in passing by the dining room tossed a
| brick over into the room, with the inten-
| ton of "spilling'' some of them while at
| dinner, but they had luckily Just left the
| table, and no damage was done. Many
| have been furnished with civilians dress
! by friends in the city, together with many
| of the little luXuries of home. Their quar-
| tiers are quite spacious and can accommo-
| date large number.
WEDNESDAY, August IA, 1861.