The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-28
no M E A G AIN.
Return Of the SiXty-nint1l
Regiment.
Grand Ovation to the Returning
Heroes.
SCENES ON THE ROUTE.
INCIDENTS OF THE JOURNEY.
&e.. &c.. &e.

The Sixty ninth regiment is once more in New York
city, With very little warning, ana far less preparation
they left their homes, shondered their Inuskets and
started for the New York cheered them going she
bles them that they return with green flowers
their heads. After three months absence
Kindred the gallant af the Emerald isle have been
again permitted to their face hoewards though
there dsappoiniments and trouble enough we are
pleased know that these have all been overcome and
that the New York sixty ninth regiment is home again"
During the brief but eycntu absence Of this noble regi
ent they have added many laurel 10 the of Ire
land, and demonstrated that the power and
sstblity Of the bsyonet, directed by the unbending
muscle of misunderstanding fear aud fearing dan
ger--was the certain signal Of victory and
''iiome again {" This is the word Visions Of home
have often broken upon the thoughts Of our volun-
,eers. They have devoutly wished for the opportu-
nifty Of seeing friend and lover and they have
revisited beaten shores Tho Of the Sixty
ninth regiment have become historical. They lawfully
rank with the deeds of the Of Fontenoy Inker
mann, and have served establish tho boast
which Ireland can fairly make II producing of
conqneable heroes Never the soil Of Apericasincc
home and country were given TO these intrepid men
have they had such opportunity OF vndicatng and
sblislng their character for unfnching bravery and in
donabe courage Ga the fields OF the Old World the Irish
colder has iDdeibly engraved his name and his fame
He bas become Identified with every penny ballad which
" heroism, at the nr,ston oedon Of soiderly
celienee has been rightly pvt down to his account. The
plying times pesoc which have so long prevailed in
Aneca altogether deprived the irish American
soldier q his occnpson but the time has at length
when can manifest his gratitude TO his adopted home
and this he bias done.
II must he observed that volunteer regiments
haze returned lrle in the most transformations
possible They have " al appearances sought oppori-
mites slip away from owe another and todrop steaithy
eny they could thus avoid the ovstions OF
the peopx This desAe 10 resHn home quietly and
without display right enough in abstract view but
il is pleasing TO know that the gallant Yong
pos ing te re.imSss couh not cer~ them ont they
desired 70 speak snpsstt,aky ad at the same time
proyerbisily, we didn't see H." The tas.
appointments patNt3 endured for the hast
three days wou,a entiile every sufferer to
full and complete soscuoa For the lss: three days tn.
whole city s~y York and tine good neghboriny city Of
Brooklyn, isve been The a.5tt expectation OF the
re,nrp Of ne Sixiy piiah icisll enthusiasm had been
stirred no te fullest sNen, and everything that
grateful people snt hqhp desnonstrat<vs capita city
could afford 20 maze theu reception grand and mag
nifcear, ectS%cbs1ed 10 the oauss Temporary
dsaaoo+asnee.s were allowed TO affect the
people The ~ry ruth N with flying cocrs,
10 ~ conversational expreseion. every
body out to do thesi honor. Bat although the
streets 1ae osowdes, ih@ womd have been more
SO many 81 ne di-tss,oiatmyrs alluded to had mol
occprea. geDssany sae,osed that, AXE the Con.
que'ins army ct ra. as the rsSaenss wosa have re-
TUNED together, tase woAd have been one grand
Jour d, j1 ANsw Yo~N ccsN to Me recassa Of cop;
&sesinx frensa MY ~ imperial ~. Bd, as has
been ssea, he Ss@@ re ,s~t cans ~ Ne gallant
Seventy hra ,odpved. IN the nt~nfa4 Sixh nntis
came d ne ~ very q,setay yesterday moving
But what Asi be sad OF lhe aNtv n(Qh regiment The
"pAtrIoiio 0itiSep. are, in their case played outo
We spe d these fsrarnaag heroes as Cesar would
have spoken OF his seasoned veterans coming home with
honor and glory snwreathed upon their brows Hanni
bal would have spoken Of the Csrthsgenhn egons that