The New York Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1861, Page 4

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL - Interesting Details from Washington to the Afternoon of Monday. ABUNDANCE OF PROVISIONS. —~__——"—"- Suffering of the New York Regi- ments Going to Washington. Re seaneeneneoet PICTURES OF CAMP LIFE, &., &., &o. One of our special correspondents reached this eity on ‘Tuesday evening from Washington. He left the federal capital on Monday afternoon, It was Sunday evening, the 28th ult., when we reached the federal capital. After halting for a period of twelve hours in Baltimore, the city of monuments, beauty, and strangely enongh, rowdyism par excellence, we started for Washington. There is nothing particular in reference to Baltimore which you have not been made acquainted with already, so faras its attitude in the present crit cal condition of the national affairs is con corned, The quietness of death seems to reign there, each party seemsvafraid of the other, and the Luli cxisting in the city of Baltimore at present, is like the calm which precedes the tempest. Of the drive along the rough, hilty road between Baitimore and Washington there is littls interesttng to be said, but for the information of New Yorkers it may be as wall to advise them here never, under any circumstances, to travel in a Stage coach from Baltimore to Washington, But the journey being almost brought toa conclusion what cont- dence wad delight did your correspondent feel. The fede- ral capital is in full view. Prominent among its editces towers the magnificent Capitol, and gaily to the breeze, flaustiug triumphantly over the stately edifice “the tag of our Union’? waves above every other object. “Our flag is still there.”” As our vehicle rolled onward through the city, the moat striking circumstances to be observed were the vast number of troops which were evidently quartered in the city, a8 was indicated by the numbers you met or passed in the streets, Every second person was & soldier. The diversity of uniforms worn by the Boldiers was also a very noticeab!e feature. It showed the stranger that many different corps were rep- resented by the members in the stree}. The great num- ber of buildings on which the Stars and Stripes were dis- played was a pleasing contrast to the no flag city of Bal- timore. Every hotel in the capital, and all the public buildings kad the Union banner over their highest point, Haviog taken up our quartore at one of the hotels, the next movement was to pay A VISIT TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL SCOTT. ‘The venerable hero is at present residing in a quaint, but comfortable hovse, within two blocks of the White House, As soon as it was announced to him that a Bpecial correspondent of the Hxrsty desired to converse with him the General ordered his doors to be throwa pea, and directed the attendant to introduce the visiter. Brave Geceral Scot There he was, suffering severeiy from the rheumatiem, but still propped upon three or four chairs. surrounded by papers and up to his eyes in business. He exprerecd himself pleased to see the cor respondeat of the Henan, becanse he always admired the paper fer ils iatependence wnd liberality. It would be coatrary to military propriety, he said, to either state the number of troops in Washington, what troops aro ‘expecta there or how the several reglinents are posted ‘There was one thing, however, which the General would say in connection with this subject, and that was, (hat there are forces enough in Washing ton to protect it against any threatened danger. He seemed to be most concerned at the un patriotic and disgraceful outbursts in Baltimore, and appeared much interested when told anything tu refe reace to the state of the public mind ani the prospects of tranquility tm that boisterous headquarters of American rowdyism. He saic be had much pleasure in being able to state that he received a despatch through from the great Union city of New York that morning Returning to the subject of the eafety of Washington, the Genera said that, though he knew nothing about the councils o the rebdels, he had vory little apprehension of any imme diate attack on the federul capital, He expressed regre at not being able to gee the New York papers more regu larity, on account of the way that communication has been interrupted; and when the important news which appeared to Saturday's Hen .0, relative to Fort Pickens and the ailuirs of the South, were related to the General, Lhe liveliness of the interest he took in the subject was plain!y evinced in the more intense sparkle of his eye and the occasional quiver of his eyebrow. Al! the informa tion which General Scott aaid he could afford to give, under the present circumstances, haying been already commu cated, the General received the thanks of his visiter, who retired filled with increased admiration forthe whit. haired hero of three glorious wars, A VISIT TO THE SEVENTH REGIMENT—OW THRY ARH—WHERE THEY ARE QUARTERAD—-THEIR JOU K- WEY TO WASHINGTON -HARRASSING MARCH, ELC. Who could have lived for any longth of time in New York and not take a deep interest in the Seventh regi. mest. Feeling anxious to know the history of the corps from the time of its jeaving the Empire City, I puid s viait to its headquarters in the national capital. They ‘are located im the Capitol. Several recognitions grected me from members of the regiment as | approached the ‘Bacing passes the sentries by making myself Kuown to them, | foucd myseli standing before the spa- cious steps in the rear of the building. Oa these some half a dozen sentinels were pacing back and forward witn steady step, and there was @ constant bastle attending the ingress aod egress of large numbers of military ‘nad visiters in civiliaas’ dress to aud from the strac ture by this entrance, which was the one mt used “On the plavorm the head of the steps several pieces of artillery were mounted end frowned with gaping jaws upon the visiter as oe ap The seats of the honorable members of tho House of Assembly were erery one occupied by members of the Seventh regiment, and there was as much noise ‘end loud. converration within the building as ever was Roger 4. Pryor within the same building wheo he was confronted by Mr. Lovejoy’s Westera bowie knife. Tk & doubfui #hecher that gentiemsa could tare succeeded im beating tne din in the House of Assembly of wi on Sumtay evening last. Everything withia ant and cheerful. The military hud the look of i J contidence aud were determined to suit shemse. ves to ciroumst The men of the Seventh ‘are ali well, with the exception of the few who returned to New York. fbere are now coosiderably over a thou gand & thom in Washington, as the transport Daylight ‘had just ianded 186 recraits ‘va Sunday which followed the regiment from New York. Colone! Lefferts gare the subjoimed account of bis trip from Philadelphia to Warn eo reached Philadelphia kt four o'cloc ig Of tbe 201m. Upon obtatoing an in that om the moro. re there with parties in authority more troope could peas through Baitime elegraphed my position to the Secretary of War, and awaiced jastrac tions till tweire Jock wext day, but received none. There wore only two ways open to me for reaching Warhington—either by the lotomac or by way of Agna polis, Cost the former route might be covered by Virg! nians { determined on gy'ng by way of Annapolis. We chartcred the steamer Borvon, which was then provi sioned aod ready to rail witha full cargo for New Yor Ia four b etting alt the men | cou past (our Annapolis I fo Bimeet thers Op board of atraneport. [remaiaed on board with regiment through the vay of my arrival til four P AWAIIIDG Ceepatcher w fie adap dor, COMMARAIDE the Masaactucotta troops, At arrived, and were found «| agairat our landing. boty parations to land wy fore suiea ean i runnirg the steamer up to the ¢ petation of citizens at Anon met me and protested agamat « who bat my w Hat ast thoy jovern ot however, that they w trouble, and no doubt, in vi have rendered them, the (Aud | Jaughed as he eaid this, with the siyest Wamor " ble pictured on bia countenance,) For the © vk I prom wagons to carry ay hem that L would pay t sbed ue to depart, tney satd ney would promise 0 oF thr vie brea’. 1 domarch mud flats mod « four boats to ia one, Excep! a 1.00 wended in them. I ¢ Out two companies, with . ph Pores of @&) men for my , Wes pinged Cu Ono OF the | 5 i ee eee all tis clit i i i i é if i: RE 3 the Junction we wide of the rail- I directed tha ko. old woman took her children and ran oat into the woods with them We lay at this place till aboat half.past eight o'clock, WLEn we received word that the government had sent a train down to the Junction for us. This train brougbt us to Washington on the 26th. Wa were wel- comes in Washington with more than enthusiasm, It was Bs if the pecple felt we were protectors to them, To day, the 28tb, 176 of our inen arrived, via the Potomac, in tue sicamer Dayight They were under the command of Coptom Velie, of the Engineers, and were the tirat to open the rome by the Potomac, Thos it will be seen that Colonel Lefferts ciaims ths ouor of epening the routes by Annapolis and tae {oto mac for his regiment. The houor of opening tne An- napois route ts, however, disputed by Eghth regt meni of Massachusetts, which certainly reached Wash irgton from Anpapolis the day before the Sereuth got there. The Seventh regiment is now providing its own ratious, in adcount with the government, temporarily, at its own expense, in order to save the government from Prcsept meonvepience or embarrassment. A VISIT TO THE QUARTERS OF THK SEVENTY-FIRST RECIMENT—ACCOUNT OF THEIR ADVENTURES SINCE LEAVING NEW YORK—THEIK PREPARATIONS: FOR AN ATTACK—THE ENEMY RETIRE-—SPSECH OF MR LINCOLN, ETC. BTC. Having felt sat efied with the account of Colonel Lof- ferte of los regiment, we next paid a visit to the quarters of the Seventy firat, They are stationed at the Navy Yard, and have the post of honor in Washington. They have good quarters there. The men are ststioned in tue various buildings in the yard, where thoy have erected berths, and paced their mattresses accordivg to the di rection of the Colonel. It was about ten o'clock P.M when { sought an interview with Colonel Vosburg, of the Seventy fist With some difficulty 1 passe his sentinels after the courtersign had beeu given out. The Colonet’s quarters are those which were formerly occupied by tl commancvart of the yard. Colonel Vosburg was takiag his eccustomed evening lounge in lieu of a night's rose when I visited him, He was glad to woe a reporter from the fxxaip, and immediately conducted me through the various buildings in the yard. It was the hour at which the rations for the following day’s mess wero being rerved out. The sergeaats of each company stood at the ecaing where the beef and pork whore weighed, while tho mon tok it out of the casks and put it through the woigh- irg proceas with the greatest nicety and formuity. Thero are always 125 men of this regiment on guard at the Navy Yuid, ard J bad an opporiunity of seeing the piquets re- lieve each othr r frequently while ths Colonel was show- ‘ng me toe rights. Of the 125 men constantly on guard fitty are stationed at the bridge across the east bank of the Fotomac, and which leads to Maryland. There are beeides a Jarge number of marines for duty at this point Colonel Vosburg had great difficulties to coatend against durivg bis march from Annapolis to Washington. Tho ‘men bad no provisions and could not procure any, and for twenty four hours of heavy marching had no rations except two biscuits a man. ‘The more danger the more boner,’ however, was the motto of the Seventy. tirst, and yn this they bave my fuliconcurrence But this was not all. While the regiment was bivoucked at tho railroad jvretion Colonet Vosburg receive! information thit a targe force of artillery in Virginia were mol ing p.opara 1iCDS (0 crore (he river avd attack the Seventy-flest regi- ment. Tbe Colonel ordered his ecouts to keop a sharp lookout It was #020 made known by a spy that the force ocnsiated of between 400 and 600 artillery and 17 They were encamped one mile trom Relay It was also ascertained that there was a se2ond force of artillery at some distapce from the other, and that they wre both preparing to make an attack simultane- ously on the Seventy-tirst This was about four o’clock in the afternoon. About five o'clock the Fifth Peunsy! unent came up from Washington and reported *sunder the orders of Colonel Vosburg. The and eatiefieo himself of the disposition and movements of the rebels. As soon as the lennsylvania regiment came up, however Ja strange horseman was ob terved'to gallop off Lowaids the direction of the Relay House. Every one now felt convinced that this stranger was a apy, and that be bad departed with the information aiready in bis posses- sien, ‘The menacing attitude taken up dy the artillery bodies soon changed into a retrograde manwuvre, and the seveuty-lirst regiment, in company with the Ponnsylva- biang then resumed their journey to the ‘ederal capital. GENERAL WAR NEWS. Willian Thompson, # pyrolechaist, has reveatly loft Wasbingvon for the South. Several of the shells in the Navy Yard at the federal capital were recently discovered to contain sawdust instend of gunpowder, and it is re- ported that Thompson had somthiog to do with the treason which thus rendered the moet destructive wea- rous of the government perfectly harmless. Two men bave been arrested on suspicion and are in irons at the Navy Yard. ‘On Saturday last President Lincoln and Wm. H. Seward paid a visit to the Seventy first rogtmont at the Navy Yard They cxpreesed themselves pleased with the ap pearance of the corps, and Mr. Lincoln made ap informal Little specch to the regiment as it stood before him for review. He said the services of such a regimeat were important to the country in the present crisia; that he wes contdent the Seventy-first regimeat of New York honorably acquit themselves, as they have the ability and have showa the will The regineat answered by a cheer, Last Friday evening @ inan was shot by one of the ma rines oo guard at the Navy Yard, The man approa shed the sentinel @ little after dark, and on being challenged took vo notice of the challenge. Being a second time challenged, the marine discovered him drawing « revol- ver, aud oefore be had time to use it, the sentry levelled bit Inusket at bim and fired, shooting tim dead on the epot. The man was & secessionist, and it 8 quite as well that he should have terminated his existence as that ho shoula contmue to prow] about the federal capital at the ’ ent oritical period of the nation’s history. Wideo Dwight and G. L. Andrews, of Boston, have been autho jzcd to raige ® regiment in Massachusetts for service Guring the continuance of the present war. It will be under the command of Major George H. Gordon, @ «raduste of West Poin’ fourteen years ago, and who has been through the war with Mexico. The regiment is to be raised immediately, and wiil be forthwith quartered in Fort lodependence, for trial, &c. They will remain in the fort for two moaths. A Marylander, who spent Sunday at Alexandria, Vir- ginia. bought twenty thousand pounds of fish at $450 per 100 ibe , ard in consequence of ao order from the mititary authoritios of Virginia, the prices tn Aloxandria bave doubled, and this has had the cifect also of increasing the price of fish im the neighdor- ing places. The person who conveyed this news to Washington siso reported that he saw four or five companies of military at Alexandria, dressed in red thirts, returning from church or drilling, he could not say which. Tho whole force was under a thousand men. He also observeo five or ix braes guos in (rout of one of the public buildings, which he took to be the bank, Col James W. Ripley has, within the past three days, been promote t to the head of the ordnance dezartment, i place of Col. Craig, who was formerly in charge, and who has now been relieved by Col Ripley. There {s an agent appointed by the govcrnment to take charge of the railroad between Annapolis and Washington, and the trains were to run regularly between the two places with the mals sud passeogers, from Monday last, the Zoth inet, aud the firet of these regular trains was to | leave Washington at 35 P.M. of that day for Annapolis re a steamer carry the ma: t t Perryville, where they would be beard (he train bound North, over the Pailad Wilningion and Raltimore Radroad, This arrange is universally desired. THE FORCES AT WASHINGTON PROBABLE BAVRTY OF | THK CAPITAL. | The whole force at Washington on Monday was aboat 17,60 men, whl the force en route to the fereral capital, | via Annapoli®, ant which had thea been landed at that place or stationed along tbe railroad line, numyered some 4,000 or 6.000 men. This brings the total furce n aod around Washington at the present tims up to 21.000 or 22000 troops, including mariues, regulars, jutia and volunteers. Of the there a 0 marines 42,600 regulars. The rest are militia, including Uh of the District of Columbia, the Seventh, Cweifth Seventy frat regiments of New York, tue Secoad and Fitth of Penveylvania, the Sixth (now denominated the | Raltimore Sixth), Seventh acd Kighth of Massuchasetts, Governor Spragie’s Rhode Island regiment, and ths Twenty tfth Albany regiment, Besides this force the nor Pawnee is at the Navy Yard, and her guns Potomac below aud around Wa 2 war 6 ent of New York, aa I bofors stated, » Capitol, as is als the Sixth Massachu The Seventy with the 9 } ty y Yard, and the regulera sre qaarte t ’ ry Department and varivus other publi g* in the vienity of the White House. Toe Lia regiments wre quartered in yarious he city, io saloons and hotels. I could pot discover tor on arricades in or avout Wash'ngton, | ' 1 Saturday, whieh obbaloe y! w It wae that the Virgiaia mititis wore | £8 battery up the Potomre, abyit two tiles from | vy Yard, with a view of coverlug the pas 4 the river, A survey 0” by the mtiitar phate, ¢ by the defeat of ipod for an att ty wand men, ful ck of | bie nature, cacnet be busiily cotleotsd in the soaihorn | with their sparve populs'ion in the mexatt ne t eportet that fefferron Davis is at Rich-aoad, Va rious preparations 0 pommers binse'f cov cityly hore lurk of provietons in tho District of Colum Dia—-so Une troops will be plemlifully euppied. | ave more fearful than 1 expeoted in oxpreee theirs ‘There secessionists are mosily young mon, and they compore aoarly all of the voluntoor companies tate. ly organized. Last evening there companies 2d, em most, the concert saloone and the thearr with ther, I hoard no national airs ployed or wun TO MAVRE DS GRACE— IP ld PROTECTED, regimeat, Mon- train r the the ‘The unpleasant. hore, fortilise a fruitiess Bi hat thoy the laxd. Another would burn eltort to cook his beef, while the meg~ in eating w SPIES IN THE CAMP, While we were waiting bere we had an opportunity of seeing an alieged spy brovgat to the headquarters. The unfortunate fellow was thin and emaciated, aad gave his name as Couler, He was a Marylander. Hoe was poorly ciad, aad had but ten cents in his pocket when arrest >d, end complained of hunger. From the ‘ance of the youth J oid not take him tobe a spy, bat he had the look of a pilferer, It appears tbat da nice address, and visited the camp and made friends with the offloers; that he was in the habit of going into ‘their quarters pretty freely, and that one of them missed his pistol suddenly. This aroused sus picicn, and the young man was arrested and the pistol found with bim. The Colonel of the regiment, with character iatic peculiarity, concluded that he ought to be arrested, not a8 a thief bat as a spy, and, having arrested him, be accompanied him with ® guard to Annapolis, nud was stating the case to General Butler thero when your correspondent left to take the boat for Perry ville. The railread from the junction to Aanapoiis {s uncer the control of Jadge MoQuna, the chief of the Engineer corps attached to the Sixty'ninth. The Judge ia a good engineer, apd be has succeeded in putting this branch in good order, and, by obtaiming a larger engine than was hi:berto on the road, from an cmbankmeat over which it was buried, and repairing it a littie, he has increased the wboie capacity of the route to such aa cxtent that ho ts now able to transport $,000 troops a day over his part of the road. He bas also aided the other branch by sending (be emailer and older locomotive to assist ia working it. ANOTHER SPY. last week City Judge Mc2unn received a tel egraphic cespatch from Thurlow Weed, describing a spy, who might possibly try to reach ‘Washington by tbe Annapolis route. This man had bogus despatches and other nonsensical documents ia bis asion, jpr- Ptr | to be from the President and Cabinet and various jead ing political societies throughout tha country. With these he actually sveceeded in humbugging Thurlow Weed, and iuducing bim to transmit bim any number of genuine despatches relative to important affairs of the It was only when Thurlow telegraphed to Wasbiigton for an explanation of something in referet to the contents of one of his new cenfidante’s correspond ence, that he discovered his error, aud that he had been duyed, with ail bis reputation for duping others. It was then that he telegraphed to Judge McCunn, and, strange to say, the iatter discovered and actually identitiad the epy on Sunday last, and found on his person not only the cespatches of Thur! and many other woll known men, but also papers to show that ho was in communication wito the South and the rebel leaders, He now awaits trind im Apbapclis. He is likewise » Mary! ’ The government have row on the route betwoen Havre do Grace and Anrapolis about twelve steamers. The one 1 came ip is called the Maryland. Sho was formerly a ferry boat velovging to the Philadelphia, Wi mington and Balti imore Railroad Company. and used for carrying their cars acrcas the Susquehanna at Havre de Grace and Perryville. She ia large but very slow, and though the distance is but sixty five miles it took her ful y seven hours to reach Perryville from Annapolis. She is armed and manned by men from the navy, “o are the others, ‘or at least most of them employed in the ‘rapsport service fom the mouth of the Susquehanna to Apnapolis on the Chesapeike. There was no accommo dation for sleeping on board, 80 )our correspondent was obliged to resort to a frnitices test of his ingenuity to pro coro a little rest, of which he was by this time in some need. The armament of this bont is a thirty two pounder and avix pounder. The former ig brass, the smaller one iron. The thirty-two is mounted on a platform on the uppar deck and the six frowns off the quarter of the main dock All along the route, from Perryville to Wilmington, the railroad is guarded by eentries from the Pennsylvania regiments statioved at I’erryville There arc two of theee, besides several independent companies from the city of Philadelphia. After waiting some time a train took me from Perryville to Philadelphia, and enabled me reach New York with my deepatches last evening. At a place eighteen miles to the south of Wilm(ugton I was struck with the Lege rey and neatnoss of an en. campment, which, from tho description and number of its tents, was evidently not tho camp of # militia regi. ment. Upon inquiring of a person standing near what tt waa, he informed me that,it was Captain Sherman's bit: Jery of light artillery on ite way from Minuesoia to Wash- ington. as the communication is more regular and rapid now than ithas been since the regular communication between Waehington and the North haa been interrupted. It was remarkable 0 notice how much more favorayle the Delaware were to the Union yesterday than they were a short time ago. The appearance of Oops from the North in this little State, and the iatercourse of the people with then, Ihave usidoubledly favorable Union feeling in Delaware it is believed, is rapidly undergoing a change of sevtiment of «a similar nature. No doubt the large force concentrated at Annapolis has a reformatory influence on the Raltimore mob, They do well to take heed, for the troops regard the rowdies of Baltimore with universal feelings 0: diegust; and it they are called upon to quell my disivrbanc:s that may occur in the Monumental City, their response will be ter- rible. Let Baltimore beware of her behavior, and no} allow the rowdies to get the uppe* band of her again. The appearance of Annapolis and its fine Mili ary Aca- demy is a great contrast to what it was a month ago, especiaily to the eyes of those who were accustomed to vee itevery day and take a pride in tho eetablishment which made it famous. Tne fine buildings set apact for academic parpoees are now (lied with armed tro ps, and the studente turned out and the school brokea up Anna ord was the West Point of the navy—it ia now the Bala- lava of the army. The well trimmed grass plate aad Deautiful grounds, where an unusual noise was « rare oc- currence—these grounds are now used to pile up mus- kets, to drill soldiers, to bave cannon rolled along them, and to be the theatre of es which erery good citizen hoped had been washed away in the scariet tide of our ret revolution. ‘The above are the results of your correspondent’s ob: servations in Washington and on the way to I’hiladel- phia. The enthusiastic dieplay of pairioticm in the Qua. ker City knows no bouncs, SPECIAL REPORT FROM ANOTHER CORRES- PONDENT. Waswnoron, April 20, 1861, Quiet in Baltimore—What the Batiimoreane Say and Think—Swicide of a State—The Massachust's Troops and Seenth Regiment—The Othar New York Regimena—Re- Kcrening of Communication—An Attack on Warnington Apprehended—Starvation Threxv'ened—The Arrival of the Seventh—The Eighth Massachusetts: Regiment—The May and Frontice Guard—Stophens om Cons'ilurional Law— Arrests for Treason—Mixcellancous Iteme, be., de.. &e. Your correspondent loft Baltimore at four o'clock this | morning, and came by stage across the country to Wash- ington, arriving here at half-past two o'clock I’. M. f every person you meet being in uniform 1) ing my brief stay in Baltimore men of a!i classes and | oe yy conditions seemed very anxious to convinces me, and to impress the fact upon my mind, that the city was quict and orderly, and that such a thing as mob law was alto. gether unknown, Quict and orderly the city certainly was yesterday and last night; but in regard (> the aseond. enoy of the mob,j J am not so certain. Men of the Ligh cat respectability, assured mg that (he attack upon the Magsachusetta troops was made only by a fow pore but these very same men also assured me that they would themselves resist unto death the passage of any more troops. Tam afraid that this is mob lw, though the mob may be a reapectabie one in one sous of the word. As to the opinion of the Raitimoreans in regard ty ge coasion and the Southern confederacy, I have only to aay that I think the Union men are not only a the majority, but, when the test comes, actually and tically #0. Bat the secessionists have the loses ea, and are most heard. There are in the ravks of ccimpanies deemed eecessiinists many mon who will fight for the Union, and only want an opportunity to do #0, with good support. Tho Baltimore Oity Gaurd ta claimed by both parties, but fam coafident that, although secmingly inclined towarda secostion\em, it is t Union, Wore it prudent I could dorse this aesertion that none cou WHAT BALTIMOREANS SAY A> There are, howevor, very many ard Baltimore, and they are bolder in the ayoy sentiments than | thought for, just ax Ue mn: eally in th fuch names te Delieve it > THY Be ‘ork nad fogs. But, joat ae ia or the Star Spaugled Banner, or on, 80 at Baltimore Dixte’s Lad, which i# consid f Jett Mavis’ bogus comfedorac nthusiastically, sad the Warscil audiences appro,t iat 20 10 Det tite an pat pianded roast repeatedly encored, th pal air was ay 1s corpa will probably arri re there t> ino-row, | jaryland, too, | the present crisia was eppisadsd, mere mention of Charicston, Georgis, Kights and Southern chivalry was heartily cheered, just as New York audiences cheer Booth’s ap- case means ag much ag in the other, aud from it you judge Low warmly the young men have espoused the se- ceasion cause at Baltimore. SUICIDS OF 4 STATA, I have spoksn before of the quiet aud order of the city, but it is a quiet which ts not the result ¢f law, but rather of expectation and anxiety, The Union men keep quict because they are getting ready t> speak most empuat! cally by and by. The secessionists are quiet because | they don’t know what to do next, I taiked a iong while | last evening with one of the officers of the voiunteor corps, and an ultra seceasionist. Ho aasured me that they | would all be glad of @ peaceable re-union of the States; that they loved the old flag better than any other; that they seceded because they bvelleved it was the best thing for them to do under the circumstances, as thoy could never fight, against the South, but that they would prefer a position of armed aeutraity. I asked whether this armed neutrality meant that they would permit no troops to pags through Maryland, either from he North or the South? “Not oxactiy,’’ was the reply, ‘for we think that if Jeff. Davis were to send troops bere, Raitimore would gindly receive them, aud help thom ou heir way. But Baltamore would never permit Northern trcops to pass through, and we have patrois on the look- oat for them all the while.’ Singularly onough, while advocating secession, these gentlemen expressed the greatest scorn for the secession leaders, and laughed at the idea of Jeff. Davis being a statesman, or anything ike one, In their opinioa he was ouly a good soldier, ‘and @ dospotic, tyrannical ruler. They bolieved—as peo- ple in this section of the country generally do—ihat Dayia | had planned this conspiracy years ago, and told me that he | ~ pap fh coking wed, | the bridges brcken down along luad divulged the plan to a gontleman, whom they named, long before outsiders dreamed of euch a movement. They had positive information, also, that he had sent Mann as a Commissioner to France long time ago, to entrust to Napoleon the design of aa independent Southern empire hore. Such a manas Davis they could not but distrust, ‘but what could they do? If they read Lincoln's procla- mation rightly, he meant to invade the South—else how could ho retake the forts, arsonals and public property’ To this they could never consent, and so, without (as they acknowledged) a shadow of right, they bad opposed the transportation of troops across Maryland. If, they said, J ineoln bad only degigned to hold Wasingtou, acd had tuid this, Virginia and Maryland would haye heid it for bim, aud never thought of #ecession In this last sentence you find the ground upon which the more intelligent Marylanders base their opposition to ‘he pageage of troops. They do not oppose the defence of the capital, but they do oppose any invasion of the South ‘They acknowledge that if they jotd the Southern oonfede- racy, they Will loge Mylar wil gain pening, and will be a burden to the Sout For it will require the coptinual presence of a large army to hold Maryland for ‘the South, as she lies on this side of the Potomac, whic! river ought, in military science, to be the line of’ oper tions by Southera troops, So much wisdom in the premiges and in the argument, and 60 much foolishnes+ inthe conclusions and deductions, are seldom seen tu- other, and it 1s bard to tell what to say to such people. ‘cll them of the good there ts in the Union, of the ovils to which they wili be exposed out of it, aud of the certain ceetruction which awaits them, if they secede, no matter which side wins, and they admit it ai] and yet wish to secede. Argue with them as to tbe right of ‘tho matter, aid they admit that they are wrong, and yet dosire to secede. A better instance of deliberate suicide is not on record. It gave me a now senzation to hear a slave- holding eecessionist openly declare that Maryland would be better off without berstpey the any grain growing State would, and that she could have been rid of it in 1831 if Garrison had not began his tirades; and to hear the same geatieman declare as openly that Wendell Phillips was a greater statesman and a more consistent, intelligent and logical man than any one in either section, except A. H. Stephens, of Georgia. And this not ironically, but in sober earnest. THE MASSACHUSETTS TROOPS AND THE SEVENTH REGIMENT. Thave been requested by many citizevs of Baltimore to state that the reports, that tho dead bodies of the Masrachusetia solajers were mutilated by the mob, are uatrue. The bodies are carefally preserved in elegant coftins and would bave been sent back to Boston days ago, if the means of traxsportation had been at hand. Of the conduct of the Baitumoreans towards the wounded soldiers, I informed you yesterday. Thoy are exceliently taken care of and are very comfortable. The Ba!timoreans have almost as great a pride in our Seventh regiment as Yew Yorkers have, and feel assured that the Seveoth will never fight against them It was currently r there yesterday that the officers of the Seventh had eaid that they volunteered only to de fend Washington, and would never march into eithor Virginia or Maryland to invade these States. This report was very generally believed, though it does uot coiacide with the desires both at New York and Phils. deiphia by members of the Seventh, to march throu Baltimore at every hazard, and to avenge the Massacht setts troops. War is war, and [ doubt whether, wh | the muskets of the Seventh regiment are levelled, the men will stop to consider whether the Baltimore City Guard, the Richmond rays or more ordinary secessionists stand before them. The Baltimoreans take e different view of the subject, however, and sent on to-day @ large jug of gia cock-tails to the Seventh asa token of esteem anu approbation. FROM BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON. 1 rode from Baltimore to Washington in the coach which conveyed this preeent to the Seventh and also the loet baggage to the usetts . When the Sixth Masgachusetts regiment marched through the ehower of stones at Baltimore, on the 19th inat., a great part of their baggage was captured and detained by ths police. Trutks, valiees, portmanteaus, blankets, over. coats—all have been safely kept. The Massachusetts solciers bave needed them sadly, but baye not asked for them. The Baltimoreans had determined to send them on, but had not decided when or how. To-day the mat- ter was arranged, however, and the luggage came. How glad the soldiers were to receive it may readily be imagined. THE NEW YORK REGIMENTS. The road to Washington rans through a \ ory unattrac- tive and uninteresting section of country, with fue farms and fields, apd old country residences ‘here and there scattered.’ The day was showery, but pleasant. We found no soldiers along the road until we reached Laurel Factory, about fourteen miles from Baltimore, where Company A, of the Twelfth regiment, New York State Militia, was guarding the railroad bridge. Two miles further on, Company F, of the eame regiment, was guard. ing another bridge. Of course wo stopped to see our boys, who were very anxious to learn the nows from New York. They were atl in excellent health, and the very best of spirits. They reported that they had re- lieved the a regiment, which had been on duty there yeeterday, and had gone on to Washington. All were anxious for 4 brush with the enemy, and arank “destruction to all traitors’ in hearty bumpers. The balance of the regiment was at Annapoiis, but came on to Waal by train, tonight, and had a splendit recep- as for the present, at otels, The Fghth regiment tion, Many of them’ are the National and other (New York) is at Anpapolis, with ite ar ilery, asd the xty-ninth is at Ai is junction, guarding the road. Al weiland weil for. The Sixty-pinth come on to- morrow. REOPENING OF COMMUNICATION. Even to day, Sunday, the road between here and Balti- more was wel! lined with and ‘are cont) nuaily backwards and forwards upon public and private ines. Thore is no interruption of travel and no delay Or questioning. If any armed bands of veces. nionlste are it, they keep very woil out of sigut and mind, The entrance to Washi: ia guarded by seati- nels, and the city seers like a great camp to-day, nearly g Every scrap is most greedily seized upon. Yoster- cams through, for the first time im several days, and Hersips sold from twenty five cents to one dollar each, and fow to be had atany price. Last Sunday’s Haxacnr, with the ro- port of the great Union m ig, have just arrived to- day and are eagerly perused. 1 passed an Adam's ox- pro®s wagon on its way to Baltimore, with the government mail, but communication by thie means is stil very irregular and uncertain, ahd most Gexpatches aro seat b: expresa via Annapolis’ Tonight, algo, the telegra office hore is open, asl predicted it would be, but is strictly under government control. Private despatches are sent, but all news about government plans or the movements of troops is cut out, not, as haz boen assertod, by the Baitimorcans, but, as Secretary Seward informs me, by the government officiuls themavives, They soe everything that is sent, and you may be @ure that no mere Star of the West measiges go Smith. Thi a improvement upon the way of doing is bosinese for the past few days. All railroad communi. cation with Waeahington has been cut off by the seces sioniste, except that via Annapolis, over which a0 out sider can travel without a paes from the government, To morrow, however, I’resident Felton and a committes of gentlemen from Baltimore will wait upon the Presi dent and Gen Soott, and enaeavor to obtain permission to rim atrain daily each way between Maltimore and Washington, for the conveyance of parsengers and —po soldiers to be trausported, sod the cara not to ubject to seizure by the government. If this arrange ment can be made, avd it doubtless wil! be, we shall have not enly regular mail, but a direct routs for pas wenger travel, by rail to Baltimore, theace by boat to Havre de Grace, and thence by rait to New York NO ATTACK ON WASHINGTON APPREHENDED. A letter from Charleston, reevived om Friday, saya that all the troops there aro still on wader the strictest disetplinc, as an Immediate attemp! to may rt Sumter te expected, Bot, however th 6 which you will have alreatly reoeis bat there are nearly twenty thousand troops how concentrated at Washlugton, and that the capital is ale beyond a question. The first battl there shail . Je=-Will take place either in Maryland or ia igihi, and not at Washington STARVATION THREATENED Waehington only m week ago, and that raore than ths tiick, has caused tho panic which has caused bs y during the past « was undoub’ + made to ataree Washington, by cutting ail snpplics trom yiand ond Virginia, bur tt The ‘sapwure'of ay lour, 08 the Potomas “ian. The bute mi ring States and drove of same by way of Anne ‘ar ylaad came bere with Ato delive entence is praise of liberty az a compliment he and every line whieh apoke of tyranny at ao io to the oocvcing North, 80 at tho thoatre, where yinton was moet abtninadly acte 1, Ri every oowd bo twisted into an allusion to veexatoniate gave ta corap! and, a® you will fee by the guard, and are | for | | LETTER FROM A SOLDIER OF THE SEV from to-asy's paper, have te pay too 2 Price for wt — WASHINGTON MARKAT, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, Con's. Cents. » do. 8 Capi ar ‘The soldiers are weil fed lupou goverameat ralivas, but many of them have permission to board at the hote a, sad 60 enjoy themacives Lugeiy. THE ARRIVAL OF THE SEVENTH from Annapolis on Thursday put to flight the tast fear of | ap attack upon the city. ‘Seventh had a hard time of tb, almest resisted in landing at Aunapolis; baif fed while there, compelied to march, through rain and shiae, to the ee repairing the road as they went; nearly starved at the junction; relieved by the provisions seat on by the Washington Riffes, and fiually landed haif deat tm the capital. ‘he Seventh seems the pet iment everywhere Tia reception here wae g/orious, for the most hopeful had begun to tear for its eatety, 6o leag had it been unheard of. They are quastered in the House of Representatives, sad are very comfortabie, (a Friday the regiment gave & dress drill in front of the Capitol, the President aud pe pumbor of | spectators being present. No New Yorker could hell being proud of the perfection of drill, which elicit warm encomivins from the President, end is pronounced the finest ever seeu here, The same afternoon the oath was administered to the regiment, ard the sceae was most impreesive and imposing. Yesterday the flue band f the regiment serenaded the President. THE RIGHTH MASSACHUSKTTS KEGIMENT, iso quartered at the Capitol, is quite aa remarkable as the Seventh, but from a different cause. [t is agenuine Yankee reg ment, and could start a flourishing manufac. turing town after couquering the site for it, off hand aad without trouble, This is the regiment among whose | members waa an engine builder who put together @ |ooo- | motive on the road from Annapolis, saying that he was the origiral builder of the engine; other members Iai the track which had been torn up, and reconstructed the roure. As they mar*hed along they kept constantly firing to frighten off smuil parties of secessionists who attempted to tear up the rails before them, anc thea fled to the woods. The regiment hag five tailors among its members, who do all sewing required, and several bakers wLo have erected an oven at the capital and bake the bread for their comrades Tt is auid that several Washington iadies volunteered their services to the regiment, but there was nothing for them to do, THE OLAY AND FRONTIER GUARDS arealso remarkable aad noticouble ssa0ug the soldiery here. The Clay Guard are plevigod to hang Jel Davis, and iusead topay particular atteation to him and hisofMiters, They forma sort of police to hunt down the secessionists in the city, and succeeded in bagging Ove yestorday—an Irish man. ‘ibe fellow made a contrat with two of the Guard to burn bridges aud tear up railroad tracks. We is said to have been imtroduced to Genera! Nye, who pers nated a Virginia planter, and he was completely oatrapped All day long the Irishman haa beou begging for bis life, while the Guard bas been cei!berating whethor to hang or shoot him. That's the way the story goes. General Nye made a speech to the Guard iast evening, and leaves for Nevada to-morrow, information haying been received of @ seceasion move there. To wight the Guard have been parading the city. General Lane, of Kangas notoriety has command of the Frontier Guard’ A party of men hoisted a \vufederate flag on the otner side of tho Potomac a few days ago. Gen Lane and two of bis men crossed the river, pushed through the crowd, tore down the flag and brought tt away with them agatropiy. The General relates the story with greatglee. He says he coeen’t believe in the Souther chivalry. They're all baif cowards, and have taken to throwing brickbaia and kicking dead bodies. Baten of these Guards will do work iftoey can gota chance. Apropos, 1am reminded tha’ there is a genoral faclina. tion here to allow the Wilson Zouaves to come through Baltimore. The le there are vory anxious to see them, and ye thema warm reception. The boys themselves are 80 willing to go, and will do themselves such credit if they do go, that it seems a great pity to disappoint them. STEPHENS ON CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, and the Heraty’s remarks upon his efforts, are much quoted ard laughed at here. Secretary Seward finis in this, and in Jef Davis’ anxiety about the condition of our treasury, aa indication thet the eececors are uot quits gone out yet, It is certainly moat ridiculous for a for. eigner, addressing foreigners, to attempt to prove that we .on't understand our own covstitaiom, and can't in- terpret itrightly. Suppose it is a0, what ia it his busi- nees? He won't have the North in his confederacy at any price, and why docs be attempt to dissatisfy us with what we have? It is certainly very wkind and very un- justifiable on his part. 1a spite of all that may besaid by hewepepers, | am authorized to say that the government do not see the necessity of shelling Baliimore or invading Maryland, so long as the Stato is in the Union, and allows troops to pess over her so!!, choosing only her own rowie, For what the foreign governments may say. the Secretary of State cares 80 :ittle that he has ed certain wninis- ters to depart whether their instructions are ready or not. If any foreign government thinks it a good time to mix in ovr troubles, just now, the government would like to have them try it. Intercourse between the capital and Virginia ts not cut off on on our site, because the govern: ment does not recognise secereion, regards all the State: ag atill in the Union, and admits the right of ail c'tiz: to ceme to the national capital. Not one man in Virgiuia ean tell for what be is about to fight. It may take five years to reconetle every one to the new government aad The pew society it inaugurates. It took fully that time to reconcile East Now York to the Governor chosen from West New York. Tho recent arrival of a French Com- missioner in this country creates no eiir in diplomatic circles, The Commiesioner is not accredited to the gov. ernment, and France would soon know what we intend to do without his aid. The constitution is equal to auy emergency, but cannot anticipate it. The country has been going ahead so long in the track of peace, that it takes & little time to reverse the engine and [sad yarted upon the track of war. What bas already done, however, shows what inherent strength there is in our ie @. These disconnected remarks upon the affairs of e day I select from the conversation of a Cabinet Minis- ter; and as they were publicly stated, they represent in some measure the policy of the goverament, and are no tees valuable than interesting. ARRESTS FOR TREASON, Several arrests for treason have beea made here, and others are in proapoct. Two of the prisoners are confinea at the Capitol. One of them was found with an order for one hundred muekets concealed upon his person. He is thought to be from South Carolina, end intended toobtain the muskets from one of the secetsionists at the Nav. Yard. The other is pamed Frederick Cusningham le has always avowed himself a secessionist, rnd was caught in communication with the rebels. He was arresied at the Navy Yard. The darrick et the Capitol will make admiraUie extempore gallows for such fellows The Navy Yard is @ nest of secessionisis. It is said that a large number of bombs, recently manufactured there, were filled with sawdust. Thompson, a rotccbnist, and Ludwig, keeper of the magazine, nh le’t to "join the Southern army a few days ago, and were doubtices interested in this business What fur- ther mischief they bave worked is pot known, but should be. Five men were arrested on Thursoay, charged with attempting to carry weapons to the rebels, but were honorably diacharged. MISCELLANEOUS. There are rumors to-night that General Beauregard was seen in the city, but they are untrue A Soldier in one of the Maraachusetts regiments wae reported polsoped this afternoon. Another case of bar liquor, ne doubt. Phe clergy men of the district invited the s:ldiers to join in religious services today, and several companics marched to chureh with full ranks. Those regiments which have chap'ains have religious serv.ces dally. The excellent behaviour of the troops from New York, Pennsy!vania and Massachusetts is mech commended by the citizens and newspaper? of Washirgton. On Tueaday might the theatre here will be opened for under the managemeat of Mesers. The citizens of Washington are turning out strongly in militia companies, and new volunteer associations are forming daily. The veterans of 1812 have formed a company, and Georgetown turns out a mounted guard. The steamers Baltimore and Powhatan took a con- siderable quantity of shells to Fort Washington, and re- turned yeeterday. Everything ‘s quiet down the river and bay, and there are bo indications of hostile move: mente re. As far as tam oble to learn, all the men in the New York regiments here aro well and enjoying themselves nely. Tho feeling seems to be gaining ground among those best Informed, both here and in Baltimore, thet there will be no fighting aftor all: that secession is now be- numbed, and that Peace will soon bless our couatry May this como true The United States transport Bienvilie, Captain Gilford, red yesterday afternoon from Washington city, DC, b place she left 20th ultimo. The officers make the wing report:-—Left New York April 26, having on (582 officers and men of Rhode Island regiment, with twenty-two horses. Had smooth weather to the mouth of the Chesapeuke, where she arrived ou the 26th, at nine o'eleck P.M. Latd off all night and thea pro. ceesed up to the Washiogton Arsenal yard, at which boar place she arrived Sunday, at hall past ten o'clock =A. Was convoyed up the river mac by the gunbont Pocahontas fanied the »§ all’ in good order, Left Monday, 29:h 6r Coatzecoaicoa, Baltic, Keystone State, and Brith prop M , aud passed inthe Chesapeake. going up, steamers lor Kedar, all having troops ou board, aud sii in go vl bosith avd epirita, No fortisieations o either side of the Chesapeake or Potomas tn the hands of the seces too lets Five thousand troops were to be thrown tate Alec andria on Tuesday, April 00, by order of the Seoretary of War, The secession flag was fying in Alexandria whoo the Dienville left Waahicgton. Mr J. I, Maodonough, ex press mersenger, brings the mails from the troops in \ aebington. THE NEW YORK REGIMENTS. NTY- FIRST. Wasrvctos, Sunday, April 28, 1861 Dran Farter—This being the rot time I have had stace I leftethe etenmor, I now sit down to write the folkea | long letter, In the firat pice, you mumt excuse me for | not we'ng tek, as we are etationed at the Washington Navy Yard, and there is no chance of getting euch 4 thing. Father, 1 am well and tm good spirite, and allt want {@ to hear trom home and get the consolation that | my inother and you, and elsters mod brothers are weil Now, father, f will give yous {ttle hirtory of what have went throvgh since I left my good home. Ham, per pound Shoulder, de.....- 10 Shad, per pair... 6T 9 50 Horring, per doz... 12 Beret, per 1,000. $1a Rock per sozea.,,, 2 Perch, do, | Apples, pee peck Kotatoes do. We arrived at Acnapsilg on Wedseed tis on bourd the stvamer (iil tepee o’ciock the nex! » after s hag We swopped as shat plece ‘aimg, and then commenond | Our travel by {nad to Washiogtog On Thursday wo marched tweaty eight mites, till Friday moraing—for we uiarched ail Bight—tiving oo two hard crackers. Friday morsing, about ten o'clock, our corps, consisting of twen- ty (wo Men, were sent 0 a place ca et Laurel owiag te | kcow thet we are in Mar: | beld their Convention thi lah tash atta’ ea | eeceding (that was om Frifay, I think). 30 you wil soe that wo were between two dres; and now 1 will draw back ) our etveation to the I sext wiih my comredes 60 faurel, Res crates watch there all day nothing wha‘ever occurred, nor thero during the night. Word, however, was sent to us tbat there was a large army of men to march that way te Warhington , but we ¢aw nothing of the kind, mor did aug matier oceur to maz cur poasure, On Geurday morn'ng we commensad our march te Washington, aad arrived thore on Saturday, where we: now, eafe and 50" 1 do not kaow, however, how we will b+ bore—*hesher oue month or three. We goto the President's house to-morrow to ve 6erorn tn oa Of the government, Yet how loog we shall remata here, a6 1 said before, it is impossible to say; Dut ( wink war will Bover break out, at least while youand Tarealive I Geek we ae ane io rivets of no importance. I wamt you r, jown to Adams’ Fxpreee Company, aud find out or they will send ar icles through © Washington; and if they do, tako your smell arpet bag, and send mo in it two pair of dark Crawers apd two undershi:ts (dark), and aiso toll mcther to ecnd me three white shirts, which ehe will find im my drawers, with seme collars acd m, black hecktte. You will also piesse t> send me two or turee pair of stock: 8, 2a" aDy other articies you think ( wact. Wea you bave done all there, 1 wish you to got au nyelope sud send me @ tou doliar gold piece, as I want to use ¥ for many different articles There is uo toiling how long ! may be bere. When you send it, take the piece to the office of the exprees, where jou will got & receipt for tt. end noteing but guid, as bills are Rot used here, I wouid not sexo for it omy [ want to use it, vd require it much You wisi addregs ths parcel to me, “Win. H. Fa ooner, Seventy first regiment, Heatquarters, Warhington, Evgineer Corps. in the care of Charke B. Scchran,” and direct the envelope in the same way. Send rieee things right away to me, for I am in want of all I write for 1 think pow that { may bring my letter to a clone, for I have to go on cuty. Give my dear mother my love, and tell her ¢o ake good care of herself, and not to fret ; for me until Loome home ; also, my love to my b others, cane = a To fom to write me « long and Bead it in the carpor beg Good bye bo allat home. Your aifectionate tone : ‘an WM. B. FALCONER, THE EIGHTH REGIMENT. Muutagy Devot, Noammeaw Anwy, Aawarous, April 29, 1861 Every officer aud soldier im the Eighth is in sound bexith, with not a hair injured, and judging from preseat symptoms, pot likely to be. All are cheerful and oem teated, and vever in be ter condition for duty. Annapolis has been converted into a military depot fer the Northcrm Army, with Brigadior General B, F. Butlor, of Lowell, Mass., commandant. The Naval School has bern ordered hecce to Providence, R. I., and orders are fasned for immediate removat; aud tn three or four days every public builving upon these grounds will be ooa- verted into officers’ and eclivers’ quarters, This afternocn 600 meu were detailed from the rauks to place cars upoa the track between here and Washiag- ton, reveral of which arrived here tuis morning per steamer, It is in contempiation to build a muitary rad- read frota the jupotion of the Ba'timore and Washingtom railread airectly into the camp et anuapolia, and there i no doubt but tt will be dow: We have foroe enough to pare to accomplish it in a siogie day, if necessary. There have been no im the camp sizce we ar- Po time to write more. send mea psper, Direct to Company B, Kighth regiment, Captain Swaney. SAMUEL A. wood, JOURNEY OF THE SEVENTH REGIMENT TO WASHINGTON, LETTER FROM A MEMBER OF THR RuGIMENT— GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE TRIP—REPAIRING OF THR RAILRVAD AND THR BR(DGES—THE SCOUTING PARTIES—INTERESTING BIGRTS AND IN- CIDENIS—GRAND RECEPTION AT THE GAPITAL, PTC., ETO. The foliewing letter, from a member of the Seveath reglmett, conteins many interesting particulars of thew journey to Washington:— Wasurscroy, April 27, 1861. Dear Moung—I wrote you iast Saturday, from Phila- Celphia, a letter, which I hope you have recsived. Wo remained ia Phiadeipbia until four o'clock in the after- ‘neon, and thea left in the steamer Boston for Annapolis. Just think of nearly eleven hundred men on board a steamboat scarcely twice as large as our Sylvan Grove, forty-eight hours, wita nothing to eat for each but two Discute and a quarter pound of raw salt pork or beoft On Sunday Dr. Weeton conducted religious service, which ‘was attended by as many mem ers as could get ia the main saloon. During the voyage we had to take turns standing up 60 v6 to allow oxhers to sleep, About eleven o’cicck on the night before wé tet Agma- polls the frigete Constitution. which was lying in the bay, fired a gun and sent up eight rockets, All of us ex- cept the guard were sound asieep; but in ten minutes we were on the ground, drawn up in line, ready for, aa we bought, the enc: You cao judge from that circam- ‘tance that the old Seventh is not slow. We soon learned, however, that it was not the enemy which was approswk. rg, for it proved to be the regiments which loft New York on Sunday. We arrived at Annepolis on Monday afternoon and landed at the Naval Academy, where we were received ia fine style, It is a beautiful place, and I enjoyed myself very much while there. They took a great “shine” to ua and did everytning in their power to mako us com- fortable. We were not allowed to go out in the city, as it wae dangerous for any person wearing uniform to show bimself. Wednesday morning ong commesced our warch for Washington, and a hara march it was, Now for the marc, At five o'clock each member of the regiment waa furnished with three days’ rations, consiauibg of ix pavy biscuits, and one picce of raw Fete aud bar. 1 man+ged to get five lemons for {ty cents and an orange or two, which made me think myself particularly fevored, I: wae very hot indeed, and loaded as we were with our knapsacks, overcoats and Dianke's, we mace but 6io@ progress. About eleven o'clock we halted three hours for rest. Then commoaced We vunsiucg our ) oer. of, a5 y hing we could conven! and set to work to lay down the rails which the seces- sion iste bad torn up on hearing of our arrival at a. lis, A good many of the boys were laid up sick. ‘e i three platform care, and covering them with jankets mace quite a comfortable hospital A fourte car was loaded with spikes, hammers, pieces of rails and, te fact, everything for raliroad bnilcing. We worked atl ‘the afternoon. di the cars with us. At dive o'clock P.M we came toa brioge which had been oe _ - tore. At this time a beautiful en! ‘wo boys came along the track bearing the Stars ard Stripes. The ‘moment the Seventh saw the regiment gave tbree times three, which must hare been bead two miles off. The baad sirack up “Hall Columbia,’ ana al) was excitement. After a short rest we set Lo work t) reulld the bridge, which we finished at ten o'clock. At durk we sont out scouts at cach side of tho railroad, with maskets loaded and cocked, with orders to shoot anybody who looked suspicious. It was risky work. hey were rolie every twebours. At eieven o'clock twenty men of company, among them myself, eet oat. We each side about two miles and thon started, going a8 ag possible ing straight line with the railroad, yarcs, felde and woods. The first house I came to dog® fet up a tremencous barking. 1 was just about shoot one of them with my pistol whens window w: ed up and ® big nightcap stack out, bogging ime not shoot him—tnai is, the night cup. ‘as he was a sound Leion man aud hated the secessionists, he opened the door aad gave mea drink of wine, which refreshed mo very much Here [ reated fifteen minates, 80 as to alow the regiment to catch up with me. as I moved fastor than they could m: ‘The house wos on the top of a high hili, end as it was a bright, moonlight night, I could see @ great distance on every side Two other scoute arrived, when the owner of the house took us on top wo view the country We saw the gleaming of the muskets and bayonets a mile off, winding through the vauley. Tt was one of the most beaufiful sights [ ewer 8 After ‘aying nearly ton miles of raiis and maret- weuty tao, we arrived at Annapolis Junction at four o'owek in the morning. baviog been twenty-three hours on the march. Most of the road was through soft clay and tand at the Junction, for Washington, we tork two cars, which an advaace guard tad sermed the night before, and after a pleasan: ride of twenty miloa, arrived at the capital, dusty, dirty, tired and fercoly savage with burger. We marched ‘aioug Penasylvania avenue, company front, strerching almost from guitr to gutter, each rank o# straight as if we had had a board bailed to our breagis, Such a reception as we had I dover caw iv my life. We were received at the White House by the President and all the inembers of his Cabinet, and then marched to breakfast. 1 mast oot clude now, a8 the mail lores at twelve o’cled mea New York paper, (am writing this in the chamber of the House of Representatives, with poucil, aad with A carpenter's square for a table, ko that you must eTounE oly mistake that may appear. WILL. LETTER FROM A PRIVATE SOLDIER. The following extracts, from a letter weitton by a pri vate in the Seventh regiment of New York city to his father, will be found to contain considerable interesting information: giz i i ses Wasinxaron, Aprit 27, 1861. Dein Farmen—We hate jost returned from supper, We bave bad a hard afternoon of it. We have been rs od into the service of the United States for one month, uulets sooner discharged. The scene waa very inypreetive, We furmed on the grounds opponite the Capitol in compauics, and as onch man’s name waa calied, he brought bis mu wry arms” and thea an order and parade r y man in tho regiment bad been called off, The regiment was then formed ia three fourths of © rquare, and the oatia admniniatered, vp bis right hand and repeatiog the oath after the Ucited States officer, There wad a large mblage onleide the groundla, but none were admitted exerpt the President and fami, and a fow of the beats wtments — After tae oath, the crowd onaide corered lusily, There was great rejotoing last night at tbe nctel, whore we wont to take supper, Over a FeCCgsiOn, each man b a Ee