The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-09-07
Military anu Naval movements.


An office has been opened at No. Bowling
Green, 10 recruit ior the three companies Of En-
gin"crs added to the Engineer Corps 10y the act
ofAugust ID, 1861. When these companies aro
full the Engineer Corps will consist Of . officers
aud coo men, in place Of Is officers anil 100 men.
~ authorized under the oil organization. Re-
cruits Tor this corps must b. able to real and
write, and must also he conycr.ant with the first
four rules e arithmetic. Captain .. \. Gilmore
i, the recruiting officer.
CAUTION AGAINST DISCRETION.
Several descrters from volunteer regiments
are in tie guard house on Governor, Island -
We may state, for the information of persons
who have deserted, or who have any intention
Of desc,ting from tho volunteers, that they will
h. dealt with in all respects like descrcrs from
the regular army. In pclccaIlc times desertcrs
are Sometimes dealt lcnicntly with but in
time Of war they may expect severe punish
mcnt.
STILL THEY CuME-AND GO.
The Booklyn Navy Yard has suddenly 70.
assumed IL won'cd appearance OF hustle and
activity. The following vessels arrived ycster.
day, to he fitted out and receive their crews aud
aImamcnts -
Bark Brazalara, steamer Stars and Stripes
and propeller Valley City They will he Put
in hand Immediately, and pushed forward with
all speed
The Harriet Lane Is so much disabled as
to render another visit to Brooklyn necessary for
repairs.
OF the prisoners taken at ITattcras. the Off
Gers will probably he sent to Fort Lafayette. and
the privates to Fort Schuyler. The Minnesota
is disabled, AMI after dsposing of the prisoners
will go to the Navy Yard for repairs.
RrsIGSEp.--Licut Col Pond, tf the Seventh
Regiment has resigned in consequence of i'll
health, and an election to the vacancy caussd
by his resignation, will lie held on THURSDAY
evening next.
REcRuIrING Recruiting received a slight i'm.
pulse yesterday, in consequence of the cheering
news from Fort Hattcras. The German rcgi-
ments were especially jubilan, over the deter
mined bearing of Colonel wcrer's Twentieth
Regiment.
OrrCrRs' ArroINrNrENTs.-It Is Officially
announced, that the officers of all the new regis
monts which hive been recently accepted bv the
Secretary of War, must procure their commits
sons from the Governor. In order to do this.
they must first pass an examination before the
Military Board. II is also understood that the
Var Department will in htu , accept no regi-
ments which are not forwarded 10y the GOV.
crnor.
BnooKINN.-Colonclp Perry 5 regiment Is fill
inr up slowly but surely. The Rev. Colonel
qtill oficiate, in his church in P.c'hc street,
where many of his command attend, AMI will
continue to do so till his regimen, /, ordered
OIL.
The Twcnty-cghth rcgimcnt was paid on ON
Friday last, ard since that time large num-
Der Of the member, have joined other rcg ncuts,
and many more will during the present week e.
Had they been paid OF on treIr arrival most of
them would have been at the seat OF war.
Lieutcnant-Concl Clark, Oa,c Of the
Ihirtecntl) has also been authorized to rai.o a
new regiment, and has fair chance of film,
mp rapidly. 1t is to be called the National
Guard, and Major Mo'San, also of the Thr-
tecnth, is to he l.ieutenlnt-C oloncl.
RECRUITING OFFICES for the Irish Brigade
have been opened at 500 and 1873 Pearl and 80
Oak and la South streets. There are yacan-
ccs for few good sergcants and corporas, if
applied for Immediately. See advertisement |
1t will he remembered that this is the Brigade !
Of tho glorious seth, of which Captain Thomas |
Francis Meagher has accepted the Colonelcy.
FIRST SCoTT LIFE GUARD, arm REGIMENT |
y. Y. VOLUNTEERS, Cor. ALFRED NJ. TAY- |
order of General Dix, this Regiment /
will he increased to the Government, standard /
Of l.0i6 men Immediately. This Regiment |
was mustered in the u. S. on the 2d OF MAY /
last, for two years, and has seen service at New |
port News, Va, and is now stationed at Havre
De Grace, Md. Colonel Taylor and the officers
have nearly all seen service in Mexico. Re
'ruits are forwarded every day to the camp of
he Regiment Recruiting offices, 127 Grand
'treot, near Broadway, and IL Chambers street