The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-17


Or and all the directors with the cashier agree to con
,bute 500 each to support OF ouch families Of the
volunteers Of this city may fall in defending the aae
Of the country.
WAR MOVEMENTS IN BOSTON.
From the Boston Traveller, April IS.
Governor Andrew has received notice from Washing
ION that two regiments Of 900 each will be required
1 sna % WIFI to have ready
march to II is not yet decided what regiments
a 10 ss y oos a1o
finished These will be Inspected in readiness for use to-
AZ the State House this forenoon there has been large
number Of vsiters including many officers and privaes
In the volunteer militia The Adjrtant General has been
hodiug levee all the forenoon, and ali who visit him
press their willingness and readiness to proceed TO any
place where their services may be needed
Many persons not connected with the militia have also
gven not ICE that they the service the govern
ment Among these Major G. NJ Brooks In the staff
Of Major Gen Hobbs Of the Third DIVISION and John
eshing Of Fall River who lieutenant in the MassI
chusetts regiment during the Mexican war.
Several medical gentlemen have signifed their desire
for appointment upon the medical staff.
Nothing known of the number of Massachusetts,
win he required to furnish II all the states OF the Union
called upon her proportion OF the contingent would
be about $500; II only the Northern States, nearly
sooo.
the number called for viii be ordered out from the pre-
cent volunteer militia, taking certain Of the regiments,
with companies from other regiments enough TO make up
each reg pcent mustered into service 70 tine full number
or ten companies.
The remaining regiments will then, undsabtedly. be
Allied by volunteers 10 keep the peaV feaay ior
service about the same az at this time.
We have learned the following particulars in reference
TO the state Of the preparations FOR calling out troops in
for 1000 men, recently manufactured which we're paid
for by the appropriation Of $50 900 by the Legislature at
its recent session The State has 500 OF the army
rifles, and 600 more will be received from the
Springfield Armory. II has plenty OF brass field pieces
and Ss sS Don are nSw beng ss for
Nothing has been done in the way o. providing raoGs,
or for wants Of the medical department Of such troops
The colored people Of the city in high state OF ex
element and express their readiness to volunteer when
permitted 70 do leading man OF them in a
Yersson tho State House day, expressed the belief
that lew companies OF colocd troops placed in the slave
States would have army OF thousands Of slaves at
their back He hoped If extra session Of the Legsa.
ture should be called, that the word white would be
struck from military law.
Several members of the Legislature were a, the State
House o-day, and the feeling was dominant among
them. Some Of them expressed the hope that the Legs
laiure would be called together and appropriate mil
lion Of dollars. One excitabie legislator exciamed-"we
win not talk about thousands any more What's million
As Governor has Emergency Fund of $40 600 at
his disposal the immediate assembling Of the Legislature
be called into service at That sum would be suf
hcien. to carry them TO the mastering place DESIGNATED
IN orders from the War Department and from that time
the expense OF feeding and transporting them would be
borne by the general government ,-,--. =,
lie believed at headquarters that within six weeks Of
teen thousand could be raised IN this Safe, equipped
and mustered INTO service.
From the Boston Courier, April 16
The Governor received rcquisition by telegraph,
about neon yesterday from the President asking Tor
twenty companies OF infantry TO be for @arded 10 Wash
mental organization would be completed at headquarters
Governor Andrew Immediately held consultation with
his aids and number OF military officers, at the Adm
tant Generals office and II decided TO order ont the
Third Fourth, sixth and Eighth regiments Of infantry,
and the following order promulgated to the Colonies
OF these regiments
HEADQUARTERS, Bosros. April rs 1861.
You are hereby ordered 70 muster the under your
rsqusuon made By President d the United ststes
The troops % 20 Washington The regimenta band
Ny order Excsllency John A. Andrew Governor
WIN scHouLER, Adjutant General.
The fun complement Of twenty companles OF sixty four
prvates each VIII then be selected from these four reg
mcnts, and the others dismseed.
Major Cook and the officers Of the Boston Light Artillery
waited upon Governor Andrea and rendered the services
of that company. His Excelcncy thanked thea, but
sad that he did not feel at liberty to accept OF the offer
at the present time as the esdent had called for nan
try companies only.
The THIRD regiment under the command OF Col David
wadrop, Of New Bedford, and numbers six companies
the Fourth Col Abner b Pack ard, OF Quincy, nine
pancs; the sixth Col Edward y Jones' OF lowell eight
compan es and the Eighth, under commsnd OF Lieut. Col
Timothy Eunrce, OF Lynn Col Collin OF Nesbdryport
having rcsgned), eight companies Total, thirty one
companies The commanders OF the regiments have not
yet been decided upon.
The expenses OF moving the troops FROM the State o.
the place Of rendezvous, where they viii be nustroI
into the United states service, viii be borue by the N
pachusetts Treasury. For this there emergency
BosroS, April 10, 1861.
The Board Of Aldermen have rendered Fancu Hall for
The quarters Of tie Massachusetts, volunteers until their
departure for service
The stars and Stripes Coating from the old
Cradle Of Liberty.
he bark Manhattan, which arrived here this Srenoon
hon savannah had heceesi0n flag boosted. A crowd
proceeded 70 the wharf and compelled Dapt Davis. to
taie II down and fois the stars and stripes.
In accoreancc with the cal Of tue Chief
OF tue compane conprsr the four reg meuts ordered
90 report for IN this city, they commenced arriy
Ing before nine o'c ock this morning. compaui,y 8rs ar
irving having received their orders until asst nish,
Already about thirty companies have arrived numbering
over one thousand hundred men, in uniform ana
With these arc several hundred who are .nporuna,e TO
he allowed 70 join the ranks
Notwithstanding ;ne coli, northeast rain has been
failing all day. The streets cd, ard the appear
shce u company its march from the depot 10
FapeUi Hal Is the signal for the most
hUFi, s.c cheers.
NEW JERSEY.