New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-05
LOCAL MILITARY MATTERS.
oorrp.cTs FOR CLOTHING.

btain the exact amount of their contracts win the
United States Government, OF OF the nature VI INC
work upon which they are engaged.
Messrs A. g. &, A. ARMOUR have a contract Tor
about ~ 600 oyercoats and $4,000 pairs OF trowsers
beside large number Of cavalry and artillery
Jackets, and special outfits for five or sx regiments;
They turn ont about 500 overcoats, oO0 pairs OF
trowsers eco stable coats, and a large plumber OF
Jackets daily The amount OF their CONTRACT ID aOou'
$500, GOO.
Messrs. Payen & CarhaIt have a contract for q
million and quarter Of dollars; Messrs. Hanford q
Browning, one million; Cole a. Hopkins, two mill
ions; Martin & Brother, seven hundred ana MY
thousand Seligman & Co., over million. Messrs'
Howes Hyatt s. Co. have large contract ior shOeS'
THE LESLIE GUARD.
This regiment has been reOrganized by order OF tne
Governor and the command given to Col. James a.
Turner an able and efficient officer, VINO mas seen
several years of service, both in the held WIN our
volunteer army, and on shlp6oard IN tne na o
merchant vessels. The Colonel has assoeia'ee WIN
him several able officers.
PREACHING FOR THE, VOLUNTEERS
The Christian Alliance of this city is still supply
inc our volunteers with food for the mlnd' over
one hundred packages OF religious Journals arc sen.
weekly. beside hymn-books and magazines IN great
numbers. These packages incude all the religious
papers of the city. This work Is quite onerous;
Vet while 80 much is done. the want Is far from
being met. The cry of all the chapalns Is, send Us
more reading TO occupy the minds OF the men, les'
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ed arrangements with Adams's Express Company,
the Postal Department of the Government, ana a
responsible Committee in Washington and only need
the means to supply every man IN the held. BOOKS
magazines and funds will be received by the Com
mittee at the University Building, and acknowledged
in the city papers.
FIRST REGIMENT n. Y. V.
| This regiment under command Of Lieut.-Col.
! Dyckman, and now stationed at Newport News. mas
been ordered TO recruit TO the maximum standard
Ia, .in1
service and has established his headquarters at Cen
trail Hail. No. ia Grand street. The mnster-rol!s
of the command show about 6lS men. The maxi
mum standard is 1,0i6. The Commandant OF this
Regiment Col. Apen, against whom charges were
made for unoficerlike conduct has, we understand
been cashiered.
| ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST MASSACHUSETTS BAT
! Terry.
The First Massachusetts, Battery Of Light Artillery
arrived in this city in the Fall Rive steamers Emprer
City and State Of Maine, yesterday morning, a. "
clock The battery consists OF two rlled o-pounder,
two smooth.bore G-pounders and two l2pounder now
zsrs with caissons and lmbers complete, 100 men,
and I40 horses. Three baggage.wagons, battery and
forge-wagons, are also attached to the battery AT
n m the men marched 10 the Park Barracks where
thew dned. The battery left for Washington by the
Camden and Amboy line yesterday.
! This corps was formed from Major Cooks Boston
Battery, which passed through this city on its way
TO Warrington, at an early stage OF the war. About
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of service il returned, and now re.enteIs the field
reftted, recruited, and splencidly equipped. The
officers are almost exclusively from tie original COM
pany.
The battery is at present under the command Of
Capt. josiah Porter, who served in the Light Arul-
lery as lst Lieutenant. The let Lieut.. is VIM. ii.
VI. CARNEY; Cd Lieut., j. ii. Sleeper; I'd Lieut.,
Jacob Federhen 4th Lieut., Robert J.. SWAIN all Of
Boston. Sergesnt-Maior, j. w. Il. Wright; Quar-
termaster Sergeant, Mccartney Sergeanis, H.
Barnes, Orderly, j. Sinclair, G. w. French, j.
Marear, NJ. NJ. Adams, o. S. Smell.
4 While in Maryla this battery was stationed at
the Relay House, guarding the Railroad Bridge, on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
THE CAMP AT sCAEsDALE,
| The transfer on Wednesday last Of 80 Of the
United States vanguard 10 East New. York, and Of
the remaining troops CHARTERED at Scarsdale, nun:
bering 300 to Willets Point yesterday, terminated
the existence Of this camp. No more troops will be
; sent there All the tents, and camp and garrison
, equipage, have been sent with the men TO their
4 present quarters.
THE GERMAN RANGERS.
= This regiment numbering about 500 men Yves
0 transferred on Thursday night from Elm Park "a
the Quarantine Buildings, S. L. This command is
recruiting rapidly.
e BLANKETS FOR THE ARMY.
s The United States Express Company OF the city
will transport over their express lines, tree Of al
charges blankets which may be contributed 10 The
I, army. Packages may be directed to any Quarter
!, master of the United States Army.
!: SONS OF CONNECTICUT.
I. The permanent Committee of the Sons OF Connec
ticut met at No. 30 Pine street yesterday MI Robert
> III. McCurdy in the chair. constitution and rule,
: for the organization were adopted. Arrangements
are making for presenting stand OF colors to the
next Connecticut regiment that passes through the
city.
: THE MCCLELLAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
IS At a meeting Of the field and line officers of the
three regmental organizations known as the Nc
Cellan Infantry u. S. Constitution Guard, and The
Honved Regiment, a full representation being pre-
&t il was voted to consolidate under the name o
the Mcclellan Infantry. In order 10 harmonic al
interests and advance the of regimenta forna
i tion the commanding officers Of the Mcclellan In
9 fantry and the L. s. Constitution Guard, Col. A. j
= II. Duganne and Col. Il. III. Braulik, rendered tbei
designations to the united board, and the following
former field officers respectively chosen for the
consolidated regiment Colonel, Simon Levy; Lieut..
s Colonel Il. Det,hy; Major j. G. Hoyt. The board
OF officers voted further tina. immediate steps should
BE- taken, with the concurrence OF the Commander
in. Chief for the formation Of regiment Of cavalry
to constitute with the infantry regiment brigade
under the name Of the "McClellan Brigade" The
high estimation in which Col. Braulik is held, moi
only by his own regiment, but by all military men,
combined with his long experience and reputation az
a soldier In the Austrian aud Hungarian service
guarantees a speedy completion Of the proposed
brigade organization. Col. A. j. III. Duganne, late
Of the Mcclellan Infantry, will cooperate with Col
Braulik for the interest Of the new organization.
The greatest enthusiasm and patriotic feeling
marked the proceedings Of the meeting, and the
only regret unaffected by the Board was in sepa.
rating even for q brief period, from the late es-
teomed commanders Of the Mcclellan Infantry and
Constitution Guard. 1t is understood that the brig
AIDE will at once be REINFORCED by companies Of IL
fantry and cavalry composed OF Canadian French
In she State of Now-York and measures are already
taken for public demonstration for the benefit OF
the organization, under the auspices OF our frat Mill
tary and civil citizens After a vote Of respect,