The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-06-25
Military News.

DtfAaTthE or TIM 31Tn REuIaENr-
Want OF sr'co ye,torday, trevsn,et our max
ing moro thai mere mention Of the don, n g
OF Col M.CuSN's Res im.nt.
Daring The ate, noon Of Saturday.
fine sword snd revolver wsre Ir,,spt.d IN
Col MoCssN by his friends. Mr.. RICHARD
MukrHr made the present stion in f.w
pertinent remarks, to which Col. McCu,s
gracefully replied.
Az O'Clock p. M. the oficsrs being drawn
up In line In front ofthe Col. 8 tent, Mr.. Jous
s. AosEw, on behalf OF tn, mercantile men Of
New York, presented the regiment with an
elegant silk rssimentsl asg, accompanied with
few appropriate remarks. Col. McCuNs re-
turned thanks for tho patriotic git, and the
d.ttering tsrms In which II had been conveyed.
and clsssd his remarks by an elcqusat tribute
to Ireland, the land Of bis nativity.
Inc Hon. SAMUsL J. TILDRN folio yed At
some length in viadic alton of Isiah muscle and
Irish vslor.
A foe pair Of guide colors were then pr,.
s.n'ed TO the regiment by Miss MARY Nc.
HuoH, sistsr Of Captain McHuoH Of Company
ID, in few ssasoBabls and pertinent r.m,rls.
Capt. McIiuaH rsplisi to ,hs fair donor on
behalf Of the regiment, and hoped for the time
when, after lrisbmsn had rescued the Au,ri.
can Tag from dIsto.or, they might eross
the Atlantic and rescue thar native country
from the grasp VI .y,.,.n,; IN ..,.. -,
non esth They ere . very hardy. looking
b'dy OF men, std fully armed and equipped,
the field officers taking their horses with then.
The soltisrs are dressed In blue caps and coats,
ard shy blue pantaloons. All day yesterday
the Battery was ttronged with the frio d, of
the regiment, In anticipation Of 8 departure
In the afternoon.
The field and staff ON srs, as far I. a.e.r.
tsined, are as follows;
rhld oGcus-Colobsl, Jom u. Nc-rss ;
iAsu'e.aN Cy!unsl, Jous BrsKE M'jN, ID. q.
NIsros Adju's7', G. hrsrnr.
Stdg 0HcGs- C ors. Jous hoNULrr and
TnLtAM o. krA6nEk Lea"naa', GrEaE W.
CIAuKsi CDiops:. Alts deCAnp snd Y iarssr-
mes rr, EoYr,
AMERICAN ZouAvss Tho osicsts Of tbs
above corps, now In process OF formation, met
on Saturday, st the Astor HouSs. Name, f.r
on-oommi son ,d oil srs were presented, but
the oflcs o. Coluel Is still vacant. Tia, OF
fcr will be named by the Secretary of War.
Th, fusds n,ce''ry 20 Pn'sct this resim NJ
hsvo ben fally .ub,crib d, AMI arAuE eusn's
are beisg mad to fatni,s eqti pusnts. Nc.
y. VAN DUzEs oc thu Exs,anso Bank, gave
81 90, and tho fond has bssn increased 70
5000. Five com 2anies ara nov rsiiy to en-.
ter tbs rsyiunt-jus. on, half the entire
corps. The tro,p Of this resin,nt will en-
camp At Log Brsn;h.
CoMMlssAkI GsyIRaL's DxPARTNzSr -
Gen. wELoa, the Conmi,Sa General, has
fully srmsd and equipped durisg the last
wssk, the 10 b Rseim ,nt, N. Y. 8. ", CIl J.
KcL. MURPHY; the 3lst, Col. PsAT-, and tho
s7th, Col. McCuss. He 10 now squlpping the
30 h, Col. FsIsBIE; the 10th, Col. DAvs; the
2zd, C,l. PHELrs; 33d, Col. TArLoS and the
32d, C,I. MArHssos. Gsn. WsLcH has now
on hand 1000 stand OF Eaiisld arms, ria Is and
uusket., aud exoscts TO rscsivs farther sup
plies by syery steamer from Europa 80 that be
sxpeets soon TO furnish all the regiments from
this city with these improved arms.
| The LncoLS GsEESs CAvALRx.-M jor
Brncs, formerly Of the English cavalry ser
vice 10 India, Is now organising In this city {
cavalry corPs under the above title. Cspt
DmcKLK. who has for . number Of years bssr
In the Prussisn cavalry, will be Lieutenant
Colonel, and Major BYRON will bs Colonel
This is distinct from the Lincoln Oivalry,
name sssumsd by the orgsn'z alton commandst
BY CAaL SHuRz. Capt GsHKs, Of the FRS
(cavslry) regiment, N. Y. 8. M, at Prssen
superiptsndsnt Of the Park Barracks, will b
Captain Il the first company. and volunteer
v III be received by him at the Pax BIraek
eaily.
MoyEM .srs OF TRASsPo sTs.-1hs stssn
transport City Of New York, now ~ pier No
20, N. R., Is expected to sail early this wsel
f,r Fort Pi.ksns, bstwsen which and Ks
Wet she vii be employed IS tender and to
boat. Sbe takes 450 tons OF coal for III, Ace
and some othm cs-go. The steamer Enpi'
City Is also ly Ing a! the sane pi'r, ready cossC
tnd able to Start at few hours no Ice. Son
doz,n or more army wagons and other maIorii
are on tao dock Gear her, awaiting transpo, t
lion. Tho Alabsmi at the foot Of BsaGh s'ree
and ths Alisn,ic aui Baltic, at the fo1t
CsHAl su,e., are also resuy for an early start
CoLLIsIoS.-Ths sts'm.r Delaware, viii
% srriyed at o'clock Saturday, morning, fro
Philldelpsis, whln q toe Blt.sry In rounds
large sh,p came in collision sits two s'ho
ia, Il sdSd with wood, VII ch wsrs IN toS Of
-. team tug. 0rs of tho scho,nsrs had her b