New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-08
On ths Battery extension considerable NUMBER OF
talking persons were assembled during the greater part

On th6 Battery extension O considerable .numoef oi
talking persons assembled during the greater part
of the day At o'clock in the morning the bottinen
said there had been large company OF soldiers, with
long roundsh swords probably dragoonsl, on the
ground they had come across from the Paymastev's
Office, waited awhile for command, and then departed
up town. II was thought not unlikely that troops
might have been passing up during the night but this
was probably not the case she feynAsters did not
transport any coming from Fort Hanilton before Ill
o'clock, when 100 or 30 dusty fellows (CaHt barry
party Of TexanV trudgng along, and crossed the
Battery grounds on their way up town. SmaA parties
of one, two, and three followed from Fort Hamilton.
Looking from the Battery to Bedloes and Ellis's
Islands, nothing could be seen but few straggleys.
GARRIsONING THE NHw-YORK FORTs.
The Board Of officers, which has been convened for
tho purpose Of deciding the best mesns of dsibut
ing the United States forces in the harbor have not
VET adjourned sine Die. IL is undertoOd however, that
they will recommend the permanent garriSoning Of
Fort Hamilton, Fort Lafayette, and Bedloes Island,
which had no troops whatever in them until last week.
We learn too that the land side of Governors island
ral DO made impregnable. Some of the tremendous
coIumbiads which arrived from the Fort Smith
Foundery will be mounted. Bedloes Island is low
well fortified and guarded. If Wood and kerrgan
propose to have the City of NewYork secede they had
betsor begin at once, or it will be too lste.
THE MEN LEFT AT THE FORTS.
A Fort Hamilton on Friday there were six companies
numbering four hundred men. -Four OF these Sit on
Saturday morning, leaving Companies FL and N, Be-
cond Artillery and these gathered in Fort lafay
cite and were strong about along the sunnys'de OF
the walls and looking up the bay towaES the town.
Some of the people said the soldiers expected TO be
taken off the day next morning and others said
they were all recently from Texas by the Daniel Web
sser and would be transferred to Fort Hamilton; hay-
ing been out for several years. they desired 10 stay end
see their friends. Fort Hamilton was locked up aid
the guns on the walls were boxed half dozsn soldiers
still lounged about the drinking counters near By
Most Of them had been drunk" the day before,
but they were by this time nearly all over IL few Of
them had not returned from town.
FORT HiSnIToN-NUMEROU DEsERTToNs-TwO
OFFICERS RESIGN.
The most important news of the day is from Fort
Hamilton. On Friday evening the garrison was paid
oA and ts members told they might go liberty, and
that all hands would be mustered at "fag up" on
Saturday morning. During the night knots Of two and
three left Brooklyn in the cara, from time to tine, re-
turning TO quarters, and many walked the entire way
On Saturday, when the roll was called nearly one
hundred missing, and were supposed TO have
deserted. few, however rather the wose for lsaor,
have since returned Two officers, detailed TO accom-
pany the troops resigned almost at the Last moment
At 10 O'Clock on the morning, Oupt. Barge com
pany Of artillery mounted their own horses LEFT the
Fort and marched by the road to Hamilton Ferry went
on the Island aud subsequently, the steamship At
lantc There were some soldiers absent. AT o'clock
p. m. the Maybey arrived in front of Fort
Lafayette, and embarked the following:
A Na,