The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-29
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

talon of Light Infantry.
Robert Pollard is appointed Second lieutenant in ths
First Rifle Battalion and ordered report to Col ~ B.
Skerret at Leon
General, with the raak Of major aud ordered take
charge Of the commissiarat OF tbs army.
Benjsmin p. G c1sns "a James Cook First Lieut.. Henry
termasters, wi III the rank Of captains.
John V Hooa, as Assistant Paymsstsr, With the rank
John McCsrden Instru in the of side arss,
with the rank Of Captain.
w. p. Casey Captain with command OF company Q.
David c. Forrest Second Lieutenant in Company A.
w. II. Lyons as Commiseary Sergeant
Mr. Coleman as Surgeon with The rank of Captain
VIM. Rakestraw as ssco1d Lieutenant in company q.
First Lieutenant Everctt Captain
MIR Jsnison First Lieutenant
Dir. Clay y Second Lieutenant
Mr.. Norris First Lieutenant.
Jennings Eeteli Second Lieutenant.
DI. Moses appointed Surgeon General with the rAnk
Of Colonel. and entrusted with the organization OF tns
Medical Staff "a
THE EQUIPMENT AND MOVEMENTS OF TIE ARMY.
few weeks WITH see the in regular regfmentais
the officers in their becoming uniforms and the soldaers
In their parade The punishment by the
ment most liberal and wheo the company requ
stons filed the regular army OF Nicaragua will
World TIE aorancs , ro ~ o - con:r ~ ~
alone but looks to the health and comfort OF ens
and if soldier should dress well and apDropratey sns
State he should DO SO IN Nicaragua. We venture the
serion that country provided veil for the sol
diers enlisted In its service either in ponr OF food
clothing
The uniform Of the officers is very rich and bscou,ine
and when the staff and the good looking array of officers
shall be fully equipped for battalion parade tue Plaza
Granada viii witness . sight Of which we may all be
proud.
The First company o, yotgu ers is at present
stationed at Virgin Boy, where the members of the
company seem 10 be well satisfied We learn that
the roll of the company is filing up fast and those
who enter the service are generally well pieased Tho
Voeeurs form important element OF the dsfepces u
the State, ard Col Fry is selecting whom he
CompanyF, Capt. Raymond. and Company l. Can't.
Linton have been orcered the former to Fort Castillo,
they will recruit full complement Of from tbs
passengers to California. The boys left last Sunday
wish to join the army We cannot recommend bersr -
of fellows.
The following companies compose the arst bst.lo. Il
light infantry, under the command OF Colonel D. Fry:
Company A. Capt Warren Raymond, stationed At Cas-
tio; Company B. Capt. John W. Rider, stationed ct
Company D, Capt Jas Linton stationed at San Carlos;
Com psny f. Capt Thos. J. Averett at Granada; sni
headqulrtsrs q the basta ion viii be It Granada where
Colonel Fry has already assumed the command.
tonsd 9, .nI ass' OssnUn @ 0I s
wards the formation Of battalion similar to thoss
In operation In the United States army.
Col. Mark Skerrett has been transferred from ths
command at Granada to the charge At Leon. The
General In Chief places the most implicit confidence IN
the abilities Of Col Skenett and has therefore, dis
patched him to take charge Of the most advanced post
The State Constant reinforcements viii probably b
thrown forward from this hencefrth in view Of the
threaten ed troubles with the eorthern republics Cen
tral America and while no hostile dsmonstrA alton win
emanate from rcaragus, the nation will neless
advance its forces TO meet whatever difficulties mag
arise with the adjoining States. The olive branch haa
been extended, until thought incapable OF pFs-
senting the luder aternatve but the active
oftroops will convince the vscasing governmeats
around us that Nicaragua has but two offers mAke>
either peace warsnd tha. she stands ready ts
quick execution of either COL skerrstt viii thus tsks
command in the most important department of State
away from Granada and we feel every that the
trust reposed In him commander will be capably fyl
filed.
Tuesday evening soldiers In garrison underwsn4
n yvrfork hiatt AVin
of Colonel E. j. Saunders The troops under vent thr
drill with great precision and to the satisfaction of ts
We noticed the plaza in observation Of the muster
Colonel Fisher, Major Brewster Adutant Hewston CAPT
Sutter eutepants Baldwin Morgan, Dolan, and NUM-
costly uniform q the army, and when thus set %,
mounted on their horses they calculated to compare
very favorably with the en- Of any nation.
The new recruits arrived he last from San
francisco have been ordered to form company under
Capt Farnham, and attached to the First Rife Bat
talon The recruits from San Francisco under Capt.
Norris, have been attached to company d.
The general orders Of the army have erected second
rifle battalion under the command Of Col D. B. Fry.
whose headquarters will be at Granada. The heAdqua
The following companies porated Into the First
Rifle Battalion, under the command of Colonel Mark B.
Co. G. Capt O'Neal Co. Z, Capt Anderson; and Co. +.
Lent RrdIer The headquarters of the battalion win BE-
The companies votigeurs heretofore attached to
the army have been dismounted, and attached
10 the infantry.
Company T. Capt. Anderson, of the First Rifle Bstta-
Lion, left for Rivss Monday night in tue stssusr,
whore It will be stationed for some time Maj. Brewstsr
has charge Of the station ~ Rivss.
The troops in garrison ct Granada, during the past
week, have been subjected to battalion parade at
Oriental Department drills the battalion in person. ard
ss he accounted very superior discplinarAn may
look to see the garrison Of Granada attain great excelsnos
Under the regulsons OF the army the general orders
issued st are read every afternoon at ths
n hA Ia tfalin thatov Il.
posed 70 be posted concerning the rules and regulations
OF the garrison.
ORGANIZATION OF A MILITARY COMPANY AT VIRGIN
BAY.
From FL NicaIaguense, Feb g.
At meeting Of the citizens of Virgin Bay held at the
January, 1855, Col B. D. Fry conmsudins troops Sta
toned IN this department. by Invitation, presiding
.sa;.t s - ssoea G .nas military company oe formed to
On motion, Mr.. W. H. Mills was appointed Secretary
Captain two Iieutenants three ssrgeants and three
Corpe.ais should be proceeded WITH which was accord
George AcMurray. Captain; William e. NILS First
iaeu,enant william Griffith, Second Lieutenant; W. G.
j. hulone, Second Corporal H. Wagner, Third Corporal,
IL Was moved and unanimousy carried that the Con-
pany adopt the name and style OF the Gushing Guards
twas moved and carried that the Captain appoint .
committee Of three to draft constitution and bylaws
Messrs. Myssrd, Maynes and Mills appointed sa6
committee, after which,
Captain George McMurray took the chair, rendering
thanks 70 Colonel Fry for his kind assistance the Mans
Of his Company and the meeng after requesting Col
mel Fry to forward the foregoing minutes to General wal
err ADJOURNED amid Ehearty cheers for the prosperity
Nicaragua, Its Chief and the Gushing Guard.
The following IL . list Of members Of the Cushing
Guard George McMurrav, Captain; W. Il. Mills First
Lieutenant; William Griffith, Second Lieutenant; w. c.
Haynes First Sergeant j. Ronan, Second Sergeant; W.
S. Lee Third Sergeant; s Clenenson First Csrpcral
Thomas j. Mullone, second Corporal; Dr. Ienuei Wales
Physician Prfvates-George II. Roget, j. Dubois, u
Amstead, Charles dc Iestrange, James Pratt wi,aus
Garrard, J. Garrard J. Y. Orsono, Philip Raymond p
derson, y Cheesman, Jr, r. Johnson, Michael Long
W. J. Merrill, Aaron Cooley, @. Mahoney James WISE
der, Moe Anderson Tom Edwards NJ. Crawford, y HIT.
ton Louis Polscco Jean Schreiber Fred John
Mysere, Cornelius Sullivan, W, Schuernlan.