The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-29
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By this evenings southern mail.
From the New Orleans Picsyune. August "a.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.

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| The departure Of the Alabama yesterday for Tex
as wrought up the martial ardor and excitement Of
our citizens TO high pitch. Nothing else was talk
ed OF during the day; passengers running hther
and thithcr, completing their preparations for the
expedition, and the friends Of the troops, and espe-
caliy OF the volunteers from this city, crowded to
the Of embarkation. to take leave Of them and
wish them "God specdn in their patriotic enterprise.
We cannot compute the numbers who went
down TO the barracks on these friendly Offices,
or who were attracted thither by curiosity to
see so large and unusual an armed force set forth
on warke expedition y was very large in
del, and the whole werc animated with zeal that
must have still further inaamed tho patriotic ardor
OF the troops. We have merely room for an emu
meration Of the officers, with their commands, who
embarked. The steamer got under way late last
evening.
And FIRST came Major Gally's and Capt. Forno's
companies Of volunteer artilIersts-the former con.
sisiing Of l23 men, and the latter Of 100 men.
| Besides Major Gally's and Capt Forno's compa-
mes, hyc companies Of the 7th regiment of United
Comp. B-Capt. Francis Lee and Ii. Dana. I. .3S
| Capt. Holmes and It. Humber. -. ~
Fit. Britton and L. CAN'T i. -. \. 40
| H-Capt. Hawkins and 1t. J. M. Jones. SO
| Capt Moore and L. --- .........4l
1t. Hanson, commanding detachment Of. =. IA
1t. Gatlin, with non. CON- staff and band, and Sur
geon Craig.
| Other officers, ordered 10 join The army in Tsra
Capt Cotton, Sd infantry; Lieut.. Scarrtt, corps Of
engineers; Lieut. Kngsbury, ordnance; Lieut. Shep-
herd, I'd infantry; Lieut.. Braman, 4th infantry; and
Surgeon Wharton.
The following officers are left in charge of the
posts in the vicinity: Lieut. Strong Fort Pike; It.
Henshaw, Fort Wood; Lieut. Paul, New Orleans
barracks Major Scawell, Lieut.. Hopson, Lieut..
Page, and company @ Of the 7,h infantry, form
| guard for the Baton Rouge arsenal.
We are glad TO be corrected In our statement Of
yesterday, that Captain Miles WINS unsuccessful in
endcavoring TO charter steamboat for the govern
mcnt. He succeeded in securing the steamboat
Creole, Capt. Hiern, which has just been thorough
y overhauled and repaired. She will be rugged with
a mast, as when she came out from New York.
| Tomorrow she sails for Pensacola, and on Mon
day from that port for her destination in Texas
She will take over thirteen officers, hundred and
! fifty men, six horses, with military stores, SC.
From the Mobile Herald and Tribune, we learn
that, on Tuesday last, 100000 left that city, in
charge Of Purser s. Ramsey, Of the navy-yard at
Pensacola, on board the piot-boat Relief, for the
use Of the home squadron, now concentrated in the
Gulf
| We noticed yesterday, mustered among Major
Galy's corps, many chivarous and enthusiastic
] young Cre6es-feIows who could live at home in
for the STUN Of the'thing" Drawer spirits will not
be found in the ranks; and, like old General Brady,
whenever the drum beats, they win be found ready,
with knapsacks slung.
| From tho Charleston Patriot, Augnst27.
| Ho! FOR TExAs.-Company A, 81 artillery, ar
rived at this port this morning in the steamer Glad
ator, from Smithville, IN. CD on their way to
Arkansas bay, Texas, and have taken post at Fort
Moutrie until transportation 10 furnished them for
their destination. E
oFFICERs. kW.st
Captain George Taylor, commanding.
| Assistant Surgeon--A. F. Slater, Gu. S. Az
LIST Lieutenant--W William Gilman.
| Cd Lieutcnant-G w. Ayres.
ARmY.- Companies A, and I, Sd artillery, arc
ordered to Arkansas hay, Texas, and will sail in
few days from this port Brcvct Lieutenant Col.
Childs, in command; Surgeon Hawkins, Captains
Ayres, and Kilbum.
Lieuteant Sherman ordered to Augusta arsenal,
Georgia.