The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-26
Military and Naval Movements.
Acui,oEN1ur NAVY YARN.

A CHANGE IN 1HE NAVY YARD.
Commsjore PAUlcing relieved Commodore
Breeze, Yesterday, m c, N uAndant Of the Book
Ign Navy Yard. The customary salut,s were
fired on tho occasion, va, fl cen guns for Cons
m"ioro Breeze, who has been twenty years a
Poet CAPTAIN, and thirteen guns for Commodore
fau'dng. Commodore Pauliing has b,oa in
the rsyy tpEsrts Of fifty years.
RTCRUITIsG oPPICK CLOSED
The recruiting oflics at Bridgeport, Connecti-
Gu, bsv'rg been opsn mon h without cslis'ing
one recruit, has been closed and the party has
returned TO Governors Island but will leave
AZ ain shortly for some other place.
CAVALRY RETURNED.
The Third Sq1adion Of the Third Regiment
(CavahS) n. Y. S. NJ, returned, yesterday
from three months service at the ssat Of war.
They care by the way Of the Camden and An
Toy route, snd on their nr.vL were welcomed
ard o-o,r,d up BrCsslwsy by about $50 mem-
boTs Of the rekiaen'. They we've bu. fifty three
in number the same As when thcy left and
presented a rather hard ard Jai,d appearance.
SEALED ORDERS.
The l. s. bark Brazilsra and ship Atlantic,
both gun boits, sailed fr, m this port yesterday
morning, under sealed orders.
SFw YORK REGIMENT ExrEcIED TODAY.
Col Pats (Catkil) regiment is expected to
Hriye here today, on its way to Washington,
The regiment will land a. the foot Of it'll street,
and march down toy tn ouy IA Broadway.
IHK RECRUITING BUSINESS
We are pleased 10 learn that recruiting has
received during the past few days a marked i'm
pulse which is highly gratifying. We are in.
formed that Captain Gibbs, Of the SArsf Id
Rider, has since yesterday morning raised a full
company.
ruE MILITARY RSCAMPMsSTs AT EAST NEW
YORK.
There are now located AT the two c,mps at
Fast New York over l 100 mon, a I'd their num-
bers arc daily increased by the arrival OF re,
cruits from the various recruiting stations in
the cities. Colonel Tidball's regiment Of
Vanguard, at "Por, Sacket"-as their camp
is termed-numbers abou, 800 men, who are
daily drilled on the parade ground. Colonel
| MorSans regime mt, or Mcclellan Chasseurs, is
also rapidly filling up, and it is expected that
the full complement Will 10 had by the slrly
part Of November. There ara now about 400 men
Of this regiment at Camp Morgan, one company,
undc' Captsin Shannon-formerly attached to
the 18th Militia Regiment of Brooklyn-being
avery fine body Of men. Every day, che inter.
osting proceedings Of military encampnent,
such as the morning and afternoon exercises ia
the manual Of arms and In marching an
countermarching, by squads and companies, to
gether With the regular military discipline oh
, served in the camps, which is nearly as STRIFE
a. at thu seat OF war, aud the picturesque sp
4 peavancc OF the tents, &C., makes the scene q
b East New York quite an attractive one.
AN OFFICER sLANpKRED.
Captain Michael Norton, Of Kerrigan's reg
A ment, informs US that the statement Of CO,
;. respondent few days since, relative to 'one
= the captains Of the regiment, at the preser
u time detailed in this ci as a recruiting oifcer
o is entirely false No othsr captain in that n
giment than him'elf is here on such duty, ar
. the allegation that he has been employed rs
;, police officer while Engaged in the military se
vice of the country, is as unjust as il ia stupi
8 The still WORSE charge Of attempted riot, is al
20 :, denied, and disproved by the very part
10 SbNAmN "H''' NAN eFNeAlllN was bhlu W u
# ben made. We Cannot learn that there was
n much as a quarrel or a Misunderstanding
n serve as a basis for tho story. Our CORE ,po
4, dent meant no harm, as We know, but he "
NJ srossly imposed upon by rumor.
"a Captain Norton also corrects in imports
particulars the account Of the homicide REFER
v, to in the same communication. The affair "
IN strictly investigated by a sort of regiment
ns court OF inquiry, and it was proved that the
MS ceased, who had been laboring under deliril
It. 'reRleas, attempted during the night TO brS
oh ont Of the guard houss, and in 50 doing thr
n himself upon the bayonet of the sentry who {
as posed his escape. The cutting Of his thIC
ID, was not the cause Of death being only an ~
III scratch inflicted by himself in an attempt up
his Own life with pocket comb during I
n night as proved by the other prisoners in ,
~ guard house at the time. Finally, tho difficu
ost with Capt. Kerrigan about the pas, mast HI
is. been part Of another story, ~ he was sonfI
Ia simply on accoun. Of his raving condition.
nN blame, however, could be attached TO Ksrrig
h. even according to the account as given by
! correspondent.