The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-25
EHcLAMo's PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
Embnrkntion OF Royal Artillery on
Board the Melbourne for Can ada.-A
Significant Fact-NO Cheers FOR the
Men. Sc.
From the London Post. Dec. 8. ]


From the London Post, Dec. 81
Tho screw steamer Melbourne which has been loading
at Woowich fr some days sails this morning for HALIFAX
or Quebec laden with an enormous quantity Of arms,
munition os, including warm clothing for 10 DOC
mon. such as woolen shirts fur caps knee boots and
o.her REQUISITES she also takes out Captain Vescys bat
terry Of artillery.
Tho Persia largest vessel on the Cunard line, has
oesn chartered by government to take troops to Canada
The first battalion Of the Rifle Brigade nov stationed at
Cork and the First battalion Of the Sixteenth regiment
stationed at sheffield, received orders yesterday EN-
park Tor Canada on Saturday, ana Captain Testers bate
ny Of artillery CT battery Fourth brigade also under
orders 70 proceed from Adershott Liverpool to embark
has bean stated that battalion of the Guards is under
orders for embakaton, but at such
[From the Western Morning News Dec. 81
On Wednesday IN, ming the + battery o. tho Fourth
Brigade Ficld llery which has been stationed or
Held Barracks during the past nine MONTHS left Bristol
city by the Great Western Railway woolwich where
they will embark on board the Melbourne ranspor ard
proceed forthwith Canada. Nothing can exceed the
promttness with which the orders for the route we're
given after the outrage upon the Trent by the North
American rgato san acnto and tho strict obsery
ance Of tboe orders the part Of the officers
OF tho brigade and all actively engaged in the arrange
mens for the departure OF the battery. The despatch
day night By midday Monday the six Armstrong guns
attached to the battery, with the gun carria ,cs ai
milton wagons, ambulance cars were forwarded
to the Great Western Railway station and were ruc,;ed
without delay. Since then the creates, activity
has prevailed in every department of the battery and
three or four eegraphc dispatches have been
each day by the officers upon whom devoved the duty OF
experimenting the ar angemonts. Tuesday tre-
GONE day Of packing, but with such diligence did tn.
men work that By night everything readiness for
Clear star On tho following morning. Many OF the vo-
inn,eers OF tho town with their bands were p betmes
IN order to accompany ther brothers arms 10 tho
station aud wish them Cod speed The that en-
sued yesterday morning was, therefore, exciting the
extreme
II was very remarkable, Notwithstanding tho excite
ment created by the sudden departure the battery in
such emergency end the thousands OF persons who
accom- anicd them to the railway station, that only in
one instance ic1s anything Ike cheer Attempted 1t is
tho certainly Of being engaged in actual warfare
as soon as they had disembarked at Canada but they
were leaving with the probability that GRO long
their services would DO required This view supported
by the fact, amongst many others, that the very ship
Melbourne IN which they TO sail has had IN addition
10 her cargo She will take 500 600 rounds OF small
arms cartdres so 900 stand II and
and 800 rounds OF Armstrong ammunition. Surely,
then those Of the citizens rho ,eilsed the march Of the cal
liant telio,os might hare giye them parting cheer Bat as
zoe hare said, u uds done IN only one instance. The work
men at the sugar refinery Of Messrs. Fnze came outside
their premises, and the Royal Artillery passed they
gave them hearty cheer All honor to the men If EN-
seIrs
appropriate airs
their arrival the railway station they were met
by Col Bush, (commantant Of the rife corps) who
cGmpanied them the platform Of the Western
railway Tho wives twenty FOUR and children Of
of the artillery who married had been driven that
ING from Hortield barracks with limited quantity Of
baggage, in cabs and railway carriages part
for their accommodation. There twenty nine
rages and trucks IN all the latter being laden with the
guns and Wagons which had arrived at the station on
Monday, and which were intended to be forwarded to
Woolwieh by tho train that which would take
tho soldiers The volunteer artillery we're drawn up in
line on the platform, their band being stationed
the engine Of the train AT the entrance TO the platform
The public gef orally WERE Of necessarily exclud
ed, but an exception was made in tue particular lends
Of the soldiers who about to leave These consisted
almost entirely OF weeping maidens, who icnacously
chung TO their gallant lovers, and with difficulty
prevailed upon to stand away from the carriages.
being shortly signal to
start given The royal artillery called for cheers or
the volunteers and rendered them Britshos only
The volunteers cheered the departing soldiers in return
and the carriages moved past the platform the band
struck up and spiritedly played. Rule, Britannia"
ENGLISH DRILL sERGEANrs FOR TIKI CANADIAN
MILITIA.
From the London Times, Dec.
An order received in camp NJ Aldershot on Thurs
day morning from his Royal Hghness the Genera! Com
manning in Chief, calling upon the division to furnish
three commissioned officers per regiment TO proceed
Canada forthwith for the purpose of assisting in the
organization of the militia in that country. Nominal
descriptive returns OF tho volunteers wore forwarded
O'Clock on the same dey. In some regiments many
thirty sergeans volunteered although under the
orer only three could be selected from each corps
when il Is known at headquarters how excellent spri
sninates the and that many Of the sergeants VIII,
kerry yhe. IL Is hoped that his Royal Iiighness vii
extend the complement from three per regiment
THE ROYAL ESGrNEERs.
lFrom tho London Post, Dec. 81
Geographic despatch yesterday morning re
ceived from the Horse GUARDS, by Col. II. ~ Harness
CD, director of the royal Engineer establishment a
Brompton directing him 10 select and hold in READINGS
embana.ion 100 oil tn skiui -cominssi.A
establishment. Immetatcy upon receipt of this orde
the selection of the was made, aud the return de-
spatchcd to the Hnsc Guards by special messenge,
the matter being Urgent 10 admit OF waiting iur til
return post to London. The have to-day passed III
usual medical examination, ana have been inste
Col. j. y. N. Browne, Z. T., second IN conipaid