Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-09

| of the main. This privilege is usually accord
| ed only to officers who have served twenty
years as captain, which term Captain String
ham will not have served until September
next. The department, however, waived the
distinction and granted him permission to as
sumo the rank which is tantamount to that of
Vice-Admira in the British navy.
The First Regiment, officers and men, with
out exception, have offered their services for
three years, or for the war. The Fusileers
had meeting, Tuesday evening, seventy-two
members being present when the question
was put to them, GLOW many are willing to
| serve under Capt. Snow three years 2" every
man answering AYE" Capt. Snow requested
those who were willing to go for three years
| to raise their hands, when every man IN the
ranks responded. Other companies i'll the
Regiment did the same, and at meeting OF
the officers of the Regiment, Wednesday fore
noon, ID was reported by the commanders OF
the several companies, that every man iii
each company had voted TO volunteer for three
years. The officers OF the Cass Regiment
have also rendered themselves and men tor
service during the war.
The Lowell Brigade Band-the regimental
band of the "Sixth' has received orders to
leave for Annapolis, and will go as soon as
they can complete their arrangements 1t
will be remembered that the band was com
PEELED TO part with the regiment at the time of
the fight in Baltimore The Abbott Light In.
tantry, of Lowell, has received orders to pro-
coed to Fort Warren. The town of Framing
ham, which has a fine company of volunteers,
commanded by Hon. Charles h. Train, M. c.,
has voted 10 appropriate $4,000 i'll aid of the
men and their families.
The Washington correspondent of the Bos.
ton Traveller says;
Gone thing should be urged by the press
and the state government of Massachusetts ::
that in this general cause, and the present
crisis, no Massachusetts troops should allow
any spirit Of rivalry or jealousy as betw cen
the several officers and organizations from
that state to exist. Nothing so soon democrat
ICES an army and renders it useless and dis
graceful to the state. | am glad to be able to
state that between Coils. Jones, Monroe, and
Lawrence, and their commands, a universal
feeling of amity exists"
The tenth company connected with the
Webster regiment arrived in Boston Wednes-
day from Weymouth, composed of 70 fine
looking men. They were accompanied by
the selectmen Of the town, and by the Wey-
mouth Brass Band. Captain Bates, the com
handing officer, states that the company to a
man, are ready to serve till the war is ended
This company will go down to fort Warren.
have gone to the same fort.
Hon. Daniel e. Sickes will probably have
command OF a brigade. His regiment is near
ly full. He has purchased, at cost of $1,000
a superb steel ritied cannon, manufactured as
present TO the Emperor of Russia. A how
itzer company, with two fine brass pieces, will
also be attached TO his regiment.
a new bullet has been proposed to the Ord.
nance Department, which, it is said, will bring
into use the old smooth-bore muskets. 1t has
been approved by military men who have ex-
amined it, and is expected to bring into use
about one million stand of arms. 1t has been
patented by Pennsylvania.
There is great scarcity of percussion caps
in the southern contedelacy, and heavy bo-
nus is said to have been offered by the state
authorities OF Virginia to any one who will
establish percussion cap mandatory in that
state
John Forsyth, in recent speech at Mobile
said the confederate commissioners to Wash
ington succeeded perfectly in the great object,
viz: "To gain time Tor pertecting our 1.-THE
south'sl military operations, and rendering
ourselves invncble."
| Ten thousand pounds of powder and guam
| tity of other war material were successfully
removed from the arsenal at St. Louis, last
| Wednesday night, and landed in Illinois.