The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-07-29
CITY NEWS.
Arrival Of the GOTH Regiment.
ENTHUSIASTIC REcgP ZION BY TIE
MASSES.

On SATURDAY, morning last the Sixty Ninth
Rssimsot, arrived at about hsif. past ssvsn o.
eloek, by the stssm,r john Potter, Of the
Camden and Amboy line, They ware most
sn'husiasiicslly received by thousands who
lined tie dock and covssd the battery In the
v'c'Dity Of the pier at which thsy la1d.d.
The men all lcehsd wall but their uniforms
woe In ncst ragged condition. S,ms OF the
men appeared with bsndAg,s around their
heads OF their arms In slingt.
From the tfficsrs We learn that nothing car
tain is Known Of the fate Of Coloa,l CeRco-
RAN. A flag Of truce su. to the rebsl
lines on Tusodsy last, TO inquire after him was
tn ned back with the answer, "wo will bury
your dead, take caro- Of the prsoasrs, aud give
you Eve minutes 70 return" Tho Seventh
Regiment, PtGnix Regi mont and Irish 30
cisties all were on the deck and the street out
eide 10 welcome the Goth. when the gates Of
the pier opened and Father o'RELEr, Lisut.
Col EuoksT, his arm carried In sling, and
Aetirg Colonel Capt. KsLLr, appeared, the
cheers which burst forth were almost dsafen-
Ing. and thsy lasted for some time. A col ann
was th,n formed, hsadsd by the Seventh Re.
gimsnt and the Irish Societies which escorted
tho 6s,h up Broadway and 10 their srmory.
On Broadway the wslco ming throng was very
great. Tbs win,ows, stores, end roefs Of al
mcst ali the buildipgs were crowded While
they were marching, Co. Y, 4ih artillery,
Lieut.. GRADY commanding, fred salute In
the City Hall Park In honor Of their return,
In doing which . gunner named 4.
McSwsEsxr, wH teversiy injured by q pre-.
mature explosion. he was taken to tho Hos
pttal.
Immense was the crowd all along the
way At Fourteenth street, hsy m rchsd past
thu statue Of WASHINGTON. and than down
Fourth Avenue and the Bowsy. The Irish
Societies left the procsrsion at Prince street.
The excitement still continued, the demon
STATIONS being made with frssh force at every
step Of its progress. In addition to the fla 20
and streamsrs on all sides along the line OF
march, some buildings bore appropriate mot
toes or sentences OF welcome. The column
turn,d down Grand street from thu BoWsry.
When the right Of the Ssvsn'h rsRi msnt reached
Allen street they formed in line, and as the
50 n pass,d, presented arms, amid the enthu-
sisstic cheers Of thousands Of spectators.
Then the friends Of the regiment who had
marched before them, IeIarated to ssch side Of
the ST. Get, and amid thar chssrs Of welcome
and shouts Of 'w.'rs proud Of yez, boys"
the Sixty ninth marched unattended up
into thar new Armory ov,r Essex Mrkst.-
and were there dis missed To seek their homse.
Sc fstigued, however, were the man, that So
vsrAl lay down on the ,or aud, amid all the
crowd, slept soundly. Poor fellows, for two
days they had had neither rest or slumbsr.
The missing Colonel was mentioned by
oficsrs and men In tone, OF sorrow. Hts kind
ness, ability and bravery had sndslrsd him to
the men. THOMAS FxASoIs MkAaHKR was
mentioned by all as being among the bravsst
on the field. The reRimsntAl flag has bsen
rent by about thirty bullets. Two OF thsll
standard bsarsrs were shot in the battle Of
Balls Run, bat nsithsr the eagle NOR tho sham
rock we're allowed once to fall.
Their accounts Of the number killed, wound
cd and missing vary Grsstly. The following
/ purportA 10 be Official.