Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-01


William Lackey Serg't Josiah Walker,
Ace LeVens, Ephr'm Watkins Corpl
Elijah Learned EOm'r Whitney,
EOcnezer Marsh, David Wyman, Serg't,
keGimental Orders.
Worcester, May 9, l759.--rhat all the troops
belonging TO General Rugges' rt giment, that
have passed muster, by the ocular general
master master, get themselves ready to march
tomorrow morning by sunrise. The captains
are to make a victualing return immediately
to the adjutant for four days provisions, and
to receive the same 50 as TO have all things
ready to march to morrow morning. The
captains will apply to Colonel John Chandler
Tor carriages tor their men. Captains Bald
win, Reed and Cox, Two carriages. Captains
Nixon, Willard and Wiams, two, Captain
Whiting one Capt Paine one, Capt. Eurnum
one, Capt. Manor one, and Capt, Buuerteld
one. 1t is expected they their carriages
ready this day, SO as TO load them by day
break tomorrow morning.
J. INGERsoL, 1t. Col.
In accordance with the above programme
the regiment took up the line OF march ON
Thursday, May 10, whether "by day break"
or at Il late hour, does not appear Hating Il
while at Leicester, at Sargent's Inn, tor the
rear guard to bring up, the "billeting roll for
ETA 8, Al sterling was paid, they continued
onward and arrived at Reels in Western (now
Warren,) on the llth at "Springfieid Village"
on the 18th, where they passed the Sabbath.
The writer ofthe journal lodged at Mr.. Bliss,
passed Sunday with Mr., Hitchcock, and heard
Mr. Merrick preach "Monday the 14th went
into "Springfield town." stopped and supped
at Jones, Tuesday made the muster roll, and
staid here all day Wednesday mustered at
four O'Clock in the afternoon, went TO West
field and lodged at Deacon Taylor's." Thurs
day 18th, set out, left man sick on the noun
tain, iona. Phillips of Capt. Baidwn's com
pany Friday, 18th, rainy. Mustered and
started at 10 O'Clock through the Green
Woods, lodged at Shaddocks, at No. l. and re-
manned there. Sabbath went as far as Shet-
field Monday, May q, STATED from Sheffield
and stopped at Lovejoys in the Land OF Con
tention. Heard the news OF Capt Burbank
being taken by scouting party OF about thr-
ty Indians; at the Narrows. Stopped at Chs.
tan Rays in Spencertown fourteen miles
from Sheffield. Twenty second, set out in the
morning, halted at the Stone House, thence to
Kinderook Wednesday, the 23d marched
twelve miles to the halfway house, thence i'll
to Greenbush, and the next day crossed the
river in bateaus to Albany, drew tents and
provisions and encamped on the HILL one hun
bred rods from the city" Twenty fifth, or.
ders fatigue, some to pick oakum, others to
clear parade ground to encamp on. Sergcnt
Lacky (Of Oxford, taken up for desertOn."
ALBANY, May II, 1853. Parole Liverpool -
The orders for deSerton to be read to ye Pro-
vinciaIs for which purpose the commanding
officer of ye Royal Regiment will have their
men under arms, and read the same to them,
and to assure the men that that ye General is
determined not to pardon any one deserter
from any of the troops during the campaign
as he is to reward the men to we utmost OF his
power when their good behaviour deserves it,
CAKP NEAR ALBANY, 10Th May, 1754. Pa
role GiascoW-RhOde Island Regiment to be
ready to march at ye least notice, Surgeon
Mcclellan OF the Royal to to attend the hosp
tai at Fort Edward, and Mr.. Bray mate of the
hospital, to do duty with ye Royal as Sur
geon, the Massachusetts troops TO furnish out
twenty five transfers, that they may be sent
Immediately to Col. Bradsreet, working
= aarty of one hundred men, with two subal-
ms, two sergeants, two corporas, ye first
.&taion to find one Subaliern, one sergeant,
one corporal, and sixty privates.
CAMP, ALBANY HILL 18th MAY, 1861
Parole GuerRSey-The Provincial Regiments to
be very exact when they send any man TO
We Kings Hospital, that they have proper GER
tificaes of their names, regiments and com
panieS signed by an officer OF ye company
specifying the regiment they belong to- As
wagons are now wanted for the service Of ye
troops, all suffers, merchants, &C., are to have
passes to follow ye army they are for the
future to make use of only OK carts in the
same manner as regimental suffers. Orders
have been sent to the different posts to stop
all wagons. Officers are to pay for all horses
they press when their duty requires those
OF the regiments are TO apply to We Major Of
Brigade the artillery 10 their own commanding
officer, the engineer to ye chiet engineer, the
hospital t2 We director of yc hospital, tor the
payment of which accounts are to he laid be-
fore We commander in CHIEF, TO allow the same
ii reasonable. Officers not TO neglect giving
proper certificates to the drivers of carts en-
pioycd to carry baggage for ye troops. men.
ti0nlng the time they have been employed,
complaint having been made heretofore OF
their omission The General Court Marshal,
whereof Col Grant is President, to set again
to morn w atoo'clock AM. Baggage and forage
money to be paid to ye several regiments i'm
medately. As the Provincals arrive, We com.
mnndng officers are to apply to Mr.. Lake for
provisions, that they may he enabled when the
whole of regiment arrives, so to proportion
the delivery Of provision that they may all
receive it the same day. An officer and
twenty-five men of the Royal Highland Reg
ment with n weeks provision to be sent to tho
widow McGinnesus house, to protect that set
temcnt-two subalterns, two sergeants, two
corporas and one hundred prvates of Col
Ruggles regiment, for work tomorrow, al
O'clock, two scrgeants, two corporals, and
twenty four men for ye Town Guard.
MAY. 9th, lbany.-Went to the English
church in the forenoon. Carried Josiah Bald
win to the Grand Hospital.