New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-14

lblu Tie DriYlde and help N lcthhc ''"u''Ni'
thn, he cau.e 70 New-Ysk 20 ondcayor to eij nu1ef
Col Anderson but fdiIngin lbaf, he tooK Wha' he
considered the next beet step 20 urn h's rou'hen
education In arms TO good account NcI"Dnei 1--WE"
very interesting and amusing ae4ouhs % Up 81
IN ghe South. lie - anAIOah 70 oe y" p"'A ~ W
competent support. II, - , o co..,oJ
Two sons oi Mr.. Tracey, the man VINO was uosEei
so severely al Columbia =. C., accompanied McNoh-
mel and also desired 20 enter into military E DaSn
ncototiora with the Soaih Carolina friends ihey lei.
hobind One ,of these boys received i've hrndrcd
jasbes because he with his father, refused 10 ioin ire
southern Army 70 fgnt against tbe ." Stars ana
Stripes under which bis iathef haG followed 1'Hvfai
Scott in Mexico and Florida
THE METROPOLITAN HOME GUARD.
The General Committee Of TIE Metropolitan Home
Guard me. at the Astor IlOnse yesterday. A report
was presented and adopted when fe' lofth 'Has me
runber of members a e ,dy enrolled, and under active
drill, were ab,ut 1900 men. j. recommended the
formation Of regiment in every Ward II the city.
t. also se forth that besdes having force on mana fF
homo defense cl-dniled regiments would he held III
readiness for drafting into active service away from
the State If called opon.
4 Central Committee of twenty-five is TO set per-
marently NJ the Astor Holee, room No. ~. lts se4-
sions will begin at III a. M, daily. lts Varlops dntes
are divided up among the following sub-commiItees,
who report to tho Executive Committee daily;
The Committee Organization and tnromen receive snd
and rses af all en- oln,, t. When reg1ons bIiesde
formed this Committee lids in formation and they %
arD. Tbe commiee are Walter O. MacLsy No IA Est
Fcenh ,ir1s Ga.' pOSsing NO., No. % West fO''yes'h
TIE Conmttee on Arms, Equipments and Uniforms are John
Clinton piece; John w. Knapp, No q Park row.
ghe Committee on Finance ere Tho. W Johnson 40. %
Nassau street; Louis Palmer United States HO.e John 'oe
The COMMUTE on social Meengs are Chsunesy shaer No.
Brekmsn street John Cochr,ne, and James G. Rice. ~
The Committee On PIinias s,s Js,1ep = hiee 30 & y S
tSn I PSss PPSSSon 'f;o ES b " Sa.an hnR sr,s 10 q ram
Chauncey shaleT esq Is member er ece OF eaeh saoc0
mii,ee.
Il. ~ y Al his n
form a regiment which, when drilled and duly
equipped he would be happy 10 lead into the held Tor
active service in defense Of the country the tag and
the Constitution
PARK BARRACKS.
I,ipst;ce vas Inadvertently done 10 Col Van Buren,
commanding the Park Barracks. Although under no
obligation To quarter tie Vermont Regiment, be toid
them that he would do all in bis power to accommo-
date them bu, having already 200 men qnarfered III
bis barracks, they ust not expect 100 mnch. lie a..
cordiDgy had the dniDgroom swept aud put ~ cohdi
ton after supper for laying mattrescs on The oor IN
the mean time, shower coming on, be obtain, per,
mission TO station the Nenonters IN me Ivy w. ie,, co.
until the proper quarters were ready lie sent Tor
500 mattresses and then invited the soldiers 10 very
comfortable quartors The Nermonters through lneir
Quartemaster reimbursed the state Tor all expense
incurred on their account.
Yesterday flagstaff forty feet high was raised AZ
the northern end Of the Barracks, with hyards reoy
TO hoist the American flag, which VIII ne run UP III
few DAYS. Col Van Bnren bas gradually changeaue
separate apartments for the various commands s'd-
toned there. -
THE LADIES OF EEW-YoRK PREPARED FOR TIE
CONFLICT.
Wherever there may have been shortcomings IN
preparing for war certainly the ladies' Of tbis Guy
have not been deaf TO the call TO duty nor have they
been idle in tie work allotted TO tben ~ ifst tne
organization Of the various afsodlti0ns appeared III
the form Of lint and bandage movement, nnt
weeks siuce they had prepared sufficient quantity
of both lint and bandages 70 supply the wants oil Tue
United States Army for a ten-years war. ringers as
well as sewing-rnacbines have been almost oonunn,
ousy at work. and the resnlt is itonsahos oi hosp.
garments and articles Of bedding, such as shirt,
for the sick, quilts sheets, fanuel shirts ana
dr,wers nightcaps pilow-cases, and numerous o'her
articles the value of which are oply 10 be duly ci
mated in the Of hospital experience Then they
have collected vast quantities Of dxuries Tor The use
Of the sck and wounded soldegs such as vines bran
dice, elhes of all kinds, preserved fruits, anl meats,
mild bat nourshing. From all accounts, .voryniny s
nov ready although the ladies' continue 60 l nerdie
ard thread and suppliant voices for additional forces 10
aid in the further prosecution Of tie work and the
proper articles necessary 10 furnish the military nos
Ilials with every comfort.
Beside these efforts, hundreds Of ladies have voun-
teered Themselves as nurses and number oi them are
undergoing the process Of training in the leading hos
pitas Of the city, under the direction OF some OF our
leading surgeons and physicians
Thus from the organization Of the n. \. LADIES
Relief Union April - TO the pre.eat time, tie ineh
which had ts foundation in the symathetic action of
fed itself into great work.
The Ladies Relief Union meets daily from 10 o'clock
A. ID. 10 o'clock p. No. IN the Lecture room OF the
Church of the Puritans, in Fifteenth street near Union
square. Persons desrous to AID the movement may
send their contributions.
The Ladies' Army Aid Association meet at the Astor
Library in Lafayette place. daily from lO o'clock a. M.
10 o'clock D. for the same laudabe purpose Both
tese organizations are made up Of ladies' representing
az many a. a dozen different religious denominations.
There re twenty other industrious circles Of ladies in
individual churches and in schools throughout The city,
all engaged i'll this enterprise.
DIsORDERLY SOLDIERS.
As mention has been made Of the return home from
Washington Of disorderly soldiers, correspondent,
calls our attention 10 the fact that not Of the
bers Of the I'd Regiment Hudson Brigade, n. j. S. NJ
has been 30 returned This of course, may be sad Of
many other regiments
RIFLED CANNON.
The only test Of Iiied cannon shooting ever made near
this city within knowledge was at Flushing, H. l.,
in 1859 before officers of the Mexican LiUoral Govern
ment aud resulting in tie purchase Of sample cannon
and lot Of the then most approved prolectiles there
for. The Of the same nvenlion the iotchkiss
cannon ball. have made Standing oicr 10 tent their
practice with any other ia the world, at any favorable
pojnf near this city, Why cannot trial lie arranged
Immediately, and our most competent military anthor
ties allowed TO its operation before any large
Der either of this any other invention have been
manufactured.
SWORD PRESENTATION.
A few peT7onal friends OF JOS Yeomans, esq, now
let Lieutenant OF Company of the National Guard
(W. fl. Allen, Col Commandingl presented him with
splendid service sword, belt and sab, on Saturday
evening.
HANDSOME GIFT TO col. ANDERsoN'S kiNTrCSN
BRIGADE.
Active movements are going forward 10 have this
brigade equipped and ready for tie field. NJ Horace
Day OF THE city has presented to the brigade dona