New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-12
FIRST REGIMENT LII. VOLUNTEERS.

This regiment, called at first the Brooklyn PhalanX
has for some tine been located al Fort Schuyler which
perhaps the best place for the quarterng OF troops III
this vicinity. The regiment has been mustered into
service since the middle of June, and numbers about
500 men. They have received their uniforms, which
arc those of tie regular service with the new regua-
ton cap. In drilling they use the Springfield msket,
bnt this will be exchanged their arrival IN WASH
ippton for the Enfield rhe the order for the latter
weapon being in the possession OF the MAJOR. IIey
expect TO leave by the latter end OF this or the begin
N no of next week. Cspt. Lewis NJ. Peek of Com
rany X, is now recruiting at the Atlantic House, near
the lelry, South Brooklyn
Yesterday !. large number of visitors were present,
and d'e.e parade was held in the afternoon when tie
regiment went through various evolutions and dis
plSyed considerable proficiency IN the manual OF arms.
They then returned within the Fort, and having been
drawn up by divisions in mass the Rev. j. {. Beech
er Chaplain Of the regiment, formerly Missionary TO
China and brother of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecber,
read the ID chapter Of Malachi Some OF the striking
passages
viii near to you to JassiasTt aid Ei be
and san 81 false swtG.e , o a s6 sss the r .s hat rn
aside the stranger his sight ana not saith the Lord
Hosts" Ye cursed with curse or ye have robbed me,
even this whole nation" =, -,
Mr. Beecher said that it was probably the last Sab
bath that they should meet together IN that place.
Ere long they would be amid the active scenes OF the
war now in the land. Ii behooved each OF them to
understand what he was gong for and what he was
going t. do when he got there. lie trusted there
would be many praying men III the regiment. There
were many prayers gong up for those who Were our
enemies The blessing OF God was asked upon this
sie aud upon the other side Who was to receive the
blessing
There were some nj the North who cali this holy
war. But there was holy war since the world
began and there never would be. For il the whole
history of the Old Testament taken, and that Of
the New they would find that every war had arisen
not from the workings Of good but Of evil in mems
hearts. just as IL with the body when the blood
was dsordered and found eruptions breskings out
the surface, 10 II was with the breaking out of
from disease deop-seatod III the body polilc
We at the North have done it as much az they
at the South. When IL came TO the question Of
holiness, we all stood upoD the same footing.
He believed our Government was night But whether
il was TO be holy or not depended on the hearts
they took into il. II they went saSageiy into II,
throwing aside Christian principle, they ought
Lot to deceive themselves by calling 1t "A b war.
He sincerely hoped To our foes hrashed In short
space Of time and he alec hoped they would help to do
it. II was not question OF Slavery or Anti-savery;
but he would not allude 70 that point. Could II ever
be that they should run helterskelter In disgrace from
the field Could it be that they would ever break
ranks and run Cries Of " No; ""No. If in the hour
of battle they forgot every other PRAYER, let them re-
member this: Oh Lord If forget Thee, do not Thou
forget me-" Mr.. Bescrer closed with an eShortaton
in regard the duty of obedience Theexercises were
quite briei. . - ,r.
Il is said that to-day stand Of colors TO DC pre-
senled to the regiment.
TuE YAsKEE SPY.--The female prisoner orougn' 20
this city oa "Wednesday, proves 70 be Mts' e9'H' "