The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-24

surcsy morning. Although the hour Of their arrival was
carry, large number Of people surrounded the depot
greet the noble Of New England and encourage them
W 'neir cheers TO "fgh. the good fight" which they
"eie on sner way to engage in Very little decay
@u ~ 'he Depot, aud the Worcester boys found
s"sei'es comfortably quariered 10 the Fifth Avenue
ho'e under the charge of Major Todd who undertook to
have all the culinary other Arrangements
In readiness for them Having paraken q, snd
recruited themselves little, the battalion rot IN ots for
the armory OF the Seventh reg meut (Natona .susrd)
wnere tney drilled Tor about two hours and half re-
turned to the hotel about two, parook Of the .ub
stantials Of well spread board. By this time n ts5
been reported abroad that the Massachusetts mea ha ar
rived large crowd OF persons congrega,el bo.n In
side and outside the hotel As any Of the men
appeared after dinner they eagerly sh by tho
hand by the gentlemen in the hotel, and the fair
denzens Of that fashionable abode manifested lively In
terest in their regardcrowdng around them and
Ing these sweet encouraging smiles them which
sufficient 10 make mems hearts brave lions, and scsr
less OF the rattle Of tho bloody bullets the ssshng q
the keen swords Nor these tokens or appreciation
thrown away those for whom they intended for
seldom indeed has your reporter beheld st
worth, staunch, muscular and well ordered body or
men, and it is eXaggeration to say that
they will earn mark Of distinction for
themselves in the coming conflict which will
live long in the memories OF thar fellow country
men.
At quarter to three O'Clock the battalion formed ia
front OF the hotel and started again for the armory,
along Fifth avenue, Fourteenth street. Broadway Eighth
street. Fourth avenue and thence through Sixth street,
into the drill room of the Seventh regiment where hsy
again went through the infantry tactics In such
to astonish those who witnessed them shortly after
their arrival the Senator Sumner entered aud
hailed with cheers rhe battalion forthwith thrown
into line, when Mr. Sumner addressed them az foows-
SPEECH or SENATOR SUMNER.
MAJOR DEvIss, SoIDIERs FELLOW CrzESs MAS.
sAcnrsErIs-Herc in New York am now by accident ON
my way from Washington to our own honored Com non.
wealth, aud hearing that you were here came that
might have the pleasure Of seeing faces and looking
once more on the light OF oountenances. (Cheers
Your commanding officer has done me the hunor Of nvt
ipg me 10 ssY few words to you do not wish to
speak now, for know that this is time for speaking,
as the time for action mas come (Cheers) IL has be-
loDged to me, in other Places 10 speak but 1t be)Ggs 70
You now to act Applause) do not doub. but that you
WIN al act, fellow citizens, the Commonwealth
which has cent you out to light Cheers Iclrnot hero
see so large number Of my fellow citizens going forth
loss we have all felt aude to the DEATH Baltimore,
Of rome Of honorcd soldiers and fellow citizens. AZ
heard that they had fallen my roul was touched And
yet, when ] thought Of the defence OF when
they bad met their death, said to self that for the
sake Of Massachusetts ! would not have u otherwise
pcs, Of duty and dying as they dd they have paaed
the battle field the 18Th Day Of April, l77t-
loud oheers) 1t was Massachusetts blood that was
on the fields Of Lexington and Concord. Cheers. ,
And again IL is Massachusetts blood that Is low first
or the principles OF thai Revolution for which your
fathers bed at the battle o'fexneton say then, look
wise (Cheers) They have now placed Hassachuset.s
foremost In the field OF duty she foremost IN
n 9as onsr d a ns,adsa the sTps
the catastrophe which has taken place during the last
few days will be iollowed-as that one wac in 1775by
certain triumph. (Cheers) When your attention 10
drawn to the Gays OF the Revolution they character
izsd as "days that tried mems souls;n but when
such Willingness and alacrityon the part o. my feow
citizens now to go out and do battle for
. Their country, do not see that '"%sn:
not dsgue from you soldiers that you have before you
peis and hardshps But what Is the honor Of victory
unless gained through peril AND hardship (Chcersl
ray then go forth and do duty and if you need
any watch word let be, "Massachusetts the
ton and freedom Qoid applause from the soldiersl
The battalion having remained In the drill To,m IN ex-
pectation Of their brothers in from Boston, who
were to join them IN this city started for the steamer
smg third avenue and b, oadway they were greeted
wHh The greatest ouspouring Of human enthusiasm it
military appearance Of the bravo fellows and the pre-
cision Of their marital tread, cried out, There
"Let IN hear from yon asionay," aud such like
marks" All along Broadway the ovation they reoeiv
shown 10 their and expressive countenances 10
passing the Howard Hotel they entered aud having par
taken o. started at about eight O'Clock for
the Ariel, which was In readiness to receive them AZ
twenty minutes to eleven O'Clock couple OF OIL Gers be-
ing 70 ne expected troops made their appearances
10 board the Ariel and De Soto TO- n,qbt
and proceed to sea- but en- hour later they had made
The destination Of these troops is said 10 be Washing
ton while is also reported that they to with
The following the names Of the officers OF thu Third
Battalion Of Rifessajor Charles Dcvins, commanding;
9ohn N 6o0dnue, Adutant James T. Eas,ebrook, Quar-
termaster; Dr. Martin, Surgeon.
Company A-Captan, A. b r sprlgue; Fire. Lci.e-
nant j. Pickett; Second Lieutenant o. Moll,un; Third
purth Tiaufa
Hardness.
Company B-cap,ain, G. Norton; FRS, Lieutenant.
- Newell Second Lieutenant L. r. Dew ns; third
Lieutenant, J. Gleason.
Company Captain, NJ. Mcconnell; FRS, Lieutenant.
Lieutenant, T. 0SeiIl. Fourth Lieutenant, Melven.
II worthy OF note that each of tho al I'VE bat
taoh carried TWO reyolyefs and expressed strong de-
The troops expected by the Third Battscn o, Rites,
O'Clock Monday night having started from Boe.cn ct
six O'Clock OF that morning. They marched through
tnion square Broadway, &c and about ten O'Clock dis
trbuted themselves between the Laarge and 81 Ncho-
las Eotes to psrtake Of refreshments they expect
cd to JON the Worcester men on board ship ard es
last nght but owing TO the ateness OF the hor a. which
this IS written, your reporter cannot state whether
they did or not The Ariel ard De Soto will take these
men on board Ibcse troops number over 500 msn, who
staff ofLcers-colonel, C. lawrence; Lieut.. Colonel
Bari Of Cambridge "a West Point Caic; Paymaster,
Joseph Billings; Chaplain, - De Costa Surgeon, 8.
Hurd, Cambridge; Surgeons Mate, II. w. Mitchell, II
Company A, Of Concord fifth Regimcnt-Lleutsracs
George Prescott.
Company b, Seventh Regiment--captain W H. piersop,
OF Salem.
Company u, Charestown City Ar illcry Fifth Reri-
ment-Captain W. II. swan, IA men.
Company Z, Seventh Reginent-Captan J. w. Locke,
Of Richardson, South Riding, Macs Lieutenant u. D.
Deegan, G. II. Sheppard ana j. b Draper
Company +, Firth Reglment-captain +. Hu:chins, Of
Medfofd.
Company 6, Seventh Regimcnt-Captain Carlos r. Mes
ser.
Company II, Seventh Rcgment-captain q. i. DOu-
forth, Salem.
Captain Boyd Lieutenants, j. .. Norton Caleb Drew
and Walter Everett.
these troops c1mpaBied by the foil OIL
cerMaors Prescott aud Parker OF the Second division
OF the stan, under command OF Major General sutton
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