New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-30
LOCAL MILITARY MATTERS.


Bowerv and on other prominent thoroughfsres has
oniy been disturbed by the arrival in town % legOns
OF Yankee soldiers, en- route for the seat OF war.
Each and every passage through our streets of these
hardy and able-bodies cons of New.kngand, Who
have abandoned the plosU aud the harrow, The desk
aud tie counting-room. the anvil and the forge 10
Join the serre ranks of volunteers in Response to tbs
call of the Prcsident for troops to defend the na'ionA
capital and TO crush out the rebellion in the south,
has given increased impetus to recruiting IN our
city. The regiments from blaine, NeH-iiampshire,
and Massachusetts which hove passed through here
within the last fortnight have been composed of stall
wat .bcdied aud ssldierly. looking men, upon whose
COunienauces were stamped al unmistakabe deter
minatiOn OF purpose which vel sustained the change
from the ranks OFctyh life to those Of grand pa
triof army.
The same system that marks their organization
complete has attended them from the outset and we
have heard Of any >r regimental failures In the
New Fog aud States ~ bave characterized the organ
Dainn Of the volunteer corps IN our own. The re-
cent General Orders tNe. ~ promulgated by soe
War Department have corrected tbese matters ~ the
Empire state, aud n0es, under the direction anh
manage eut Of the COmHlander-in-thief, WIN tbe
cooperation OF his staff recruiting Is progressing
favOrably and in little limc the quota OF troops
from Eew.York win be ND The trouble in the
beginning in consequence OF the Secretary OF
War delegatiBg 10 upward oi eighty persoLs VINO
had dubbed themselves Colonies power 10 raise regi-
ments the military guthOiTtDes Of tue State bdvl1g
no voice whatever in the matter. only lew OF
these met with any success while she remainder have
been dragging along their organizations mooth alter
month"; succeeding only in enrolling one or Two hun
bred at the utmost. Many OF the Captains and sub,
alterns IN these skeleton regiments have oevofeo
their time aud mesns toward she advancement OF the
corps, but the commanding officers being unqualified
in military pOIut Of view, and having no other am
bi,ion IIan to see their every day or two IN
public prlat and walk Broadway in snowy unliorm,
The eXstions of the line officers have proved OF little
avail Indeed there help for II az long hs C0L
or Col. 3 held authority to raise a regiment
The order from the War Department above re-
fcrred to- placing in tue hands OF the ConmAler-h-
Chief OF the Stale the organization OF regiments
caused 10 little excitement among these ro-'alied
"Colones" But the Commando. -u-Chiet showed
grest magnsnimty in the premises, and upon feceiy-
ing the orders from Washington, merely Issued MS
own orders therenpon for the eommandhnts OF an
regiments complete or otherwise 10 make Immediate
repOrt "A. To their progress and aivng out tt an eN
tension OF time would be granted TO all 20 complete
their organizations if they could possibly 90 90
Those officers most Interested Ia the work and who
felt thetnsclvrs competent JOyuly accepted ms eA-
tension of time, and with the aud reuIerct by TIE
State have made commendable progress; tue would
bc's are seemingly doing the thing, bat thCir
work shows 10 better now than ever, aud they sun
continue their daily meanderluCs through broadway
in 6ashing uniforms. With thu exception i the con-
solidaton OF the Hancock Guard and tue Mcclellan
Rifles and the transfer of or more companies 10
the regiments which recently arrived iere from the
interior of the State, tie Cowmander-in-Chief has
thus far taken no action in the matter
The Governor, with Adjutant-Geueral Iillhouse,
will return from Albany tomorrow, ana in tie
course Of :, few days they will commence the work
OF consolidation IN good earnest. The reports irOa.
those authorized TO rase regiments now recorded in
the Quntcmaster-Gene ofce VIII ic consid-
cred and companies with their chosen line officers,
av.H.. Frtgal
the command reaches the maximum number Of men.
The length of time consumed by The would-he
Colonies in organizing regiments will probably
shame them into silence, and instead Of making any
hoe and cry about the loss OF their commands they
will ouietIy doll their u forms aud don their Citl-
zen attire In view OF the consolidation, mtuy COM
p1nies have already united themselves 70 commands
that have made fair progress, and IA which tley
feel contented
YESTERDAY the German Relief Committee presented
a memorial to the Governor, in regard 20 the adj
yanccmrnt of the German Volunteer Regiments
and for the better formation OF efficient new reg-
meuts aud the supp lying Of old regiments with
good recruits, they sdb4it the following points:
/ That on the lat Of October al commissions heretofore
lean h, he rryoa ed IL D., hs time such regiments not
IA your opinion sufficiently advanced TO receive marching
des and saat Uhe commi''sons TO false regiments VIII
IhIt two or more camp. for recruiting and instruction
under permanent commanders and Instructor shall be formed
To recrCtone OF the camps 70 be exclusively Tor
volunteers OF foreign or gin AID larg.sg'
O. That all skeeon gimens have not received march
ins the Let Of October n H snail be transferred to
That in these camps recruiting office. shall be established
wherein all who wish TO eu without anJ preference
Tor tarticuiar officers shall be in' med in,o companies
O. That commissions shall also no given g. raise ul com
p ME, OF az cast 10 pIiyse that such companies l be
received these and that aer such Companies
sworn In 10 leu OF al rteIpllS l
shall be allowed to the recruiting ohcr Tor each man accepted
aud sworn ia. .,.r ,,,.,
that be properly taken care of regard to all their wants
"a subsncr psy, uniforms. ennent and arms. aud
that viii your kind Offices to insure 20 their families
H. 6ee Of the prcunry aid allowed by the city Autho
ties 10 the families Of volunteers departed for the sea, Of war
T. That wherever IN oue OF these camps ten companies are
for,sI tbrv snail at once Organized regiment. the
rcuenta officers to be elected heretofore according to
g. That no recruiting officer OF regiment .ircady marched
oil sha Wocred with such oat o. mes. c.nls os
such recruiting with ogtars 10 the comm OF e same 20
fet Zach recruiting officer the required nomoer OF su
6ciently instructed or companies
On Saturday four companies were mustered into
saryi,e al the Arsenal, corner OF Elm and White
stleets-one company for Col. Pinckney Regiment,
Governors Guard, Capt. Grimm Company ii,
shepard Rifles, Capt. Cbase; Companies aud Is OF
tho lat Regiment Irish Brigade Capts. Seaman ana
Ieddy. On the day previous the following compa-
MES were mustered In: Company A, L. ). Lancers
Gbe first mustered; Company a, kossuth Guard
the firpr mustcredj; Company &, Governors Guard,
end Companies ID and + Sigel Rifles.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE FIFTH NEW
HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS.
This regiment, which has been encamped on the
outskirts of the City of Manchester, y. H.. for the
past month, received marching orders on Thursday
Last to proceed forthwith to Washington. Tents
were immediatey struck, and on Friday morning
the regiment embarked on u train of twenty-seven
cars ON the Concord Railroad. They arrived al
Aliens Point at II o'clock the same night, where
thew embarked on board the steamer Connecticut,
arriving III Jersey City Saturday AFTERNOON
The regimental train--consisting OF twenty-five
baggage wagons, one ambulance, one hospital
and nnety-hye horses, together with camp
equipage-was forwarded 10 Jersey City by the Clty
Of Boston, aud on Saturday morning transferred 10
the baggage cars of the N. }. Road.