New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-26
LOCAL MILITARY MATTERS.
EVACUATION DAy-GRAND PARADE OF THE
FIRST DIVISION.

FIRST DlNl.ipN, 40,
Yesterday, tho ssyen.y-sightt anniversary o. Uie
evacuation Of New.Yor< by The BFish forces a. lhe
close Of The Revolutionary war, was eo,imeLoraied
hy "A parade Of the Iirst Division =. Y s. NJ, and
though tie numbers much tbinned by the absence
Of officers and men who swell the ranks OF our
graud c0rps d'dyu6e, engaged In the " war Tor Inc
iriop and stationed ia Mars land, Virginia. south
Carolina, ard Florida, the display. was more M
posinQ and oroditable dan many anticipated. Though
the day 10 Of much note in our history ana one OIL ine
dearest OF the memories OF the Revolution, " conid
hardly be expected this year 20 receive more than
passe notice, vnen we consider tba, we arc N the
midst OF deadly strife quite great lie that oi TIE
Revolution and perhaps more signncant. IL is true
The Stars and Stripes hoaied proudly from houssop
and dome IN every part Of the city and the singing
IN The hsror was decorated with the tiags OF oil ma
tl0us, II honor Of the dy, while cur local uhiitaty
in snowy uniforms, preceded by the finest bonds 81
music, parallel Broadway with prcnd step, aud The
deopncutbed oenrOn on he Battery Numbered ioi N
the na-iona ialute vet tie show created hardly q
ripple Of curiosity, absorbing lie tue more serious
business IN which the nation il now engaged.
Pursuant TO order ssuel by blaior-Gen. Sanford
~ II O'Clock precisely, division liDe was formed on
Fourteenth street, with the night resting on Broad
way, and shortly after the troops broke into COLUMN
and took up their march toward the Park, Cen
Sanford dispensing with his usual review. The
troops moved In tie following order:
PISTON Of Policemen, Capt. lelme.
rsof-GeI. fsudioId AID stsa
n.
list kegin.eLt, American Guard
Col. MARTA. With Englueer aud drum corps 49, men
F'sst Csvslfy, MAJOR holt 20 men.
Tiy.d Artillery, Col. Pos.ley. $40 men.
Fourth Artpoyy, Lieut. Col Teller 20 men tdi'moun d.
fnth Regiment, Col Burger, with Engineer sud dru'n'
Cen m .o4 ri B saGS ~ With CAPT, Otto, com
sevea,h smen; national Uuld col. Leerts, Engineer
band. aud dun core, $50 mep.
fhhty'pVsnih Hes SSL kooe' bard and d'an'eoiP
Eighth Regiment Col Waterbury Engineer band .nd drum
Fa Regiment c S.' c syS Goale The uaia body o.
ihi'reEineut I. now ., The see, ofwsr
Eleventh Regiment Col Msidnof Engineer band und drum
corps, so men.
Twent Re- sinen Col Mon oe, with band ard
corp 20 iaeG
The troops marched down broadway, wheeled
around tie lower end Of the Park, aud marching M
Psrk-row entered the east gate and passed III review
before the sayor and several members of tie Cou'
mon Council AS each corps reached tie wCst gate
OF the Park, the men were dismissed without iGr
Their ceremony. II would appear invidious TO draw
any eOInDarisgn between the different regiments, "a
all have been decimated, hundreds having dTopled
out here and there, TO 20 10 the War for the Union
The Cd, 9th, 9Th, 69th, and other regiments which
have heretofore, on these occasions, ben greeted
with applause, have gone IN a body 10 ssrye their
country in this her hour OF peril.
The Veterans OF 1872, under Col. RAYMOND, IN
their quaint regimentsls, parade! through several
streets under an escort Of TIE bows ~ the Moth
Moore street Public School, dressed IN Ionave uni.
fOrn, and bearing Il banner with this inscriptions
Our iIe fought for the aicn W. viii da..i
4 company of the Continental Guard, Captain
Raynor, psTaded escort 10 the Veterans a 10,
ard marched to tie Battery, where the latter fred
salute with two-pounder lowit2ers.
In comparison with former years the turnout Of
our tizek 10 witness tie ceremonies WA very
small, and there were on Broadway during the pa
race tut few than the usual number Of prone
fadeis In the evening one or two balls were given
in honor of the day, aud were, believe, toleraby
well attended.
MOVEMENTS or TROOPS
Save The arrival Of body Of regulars from Cali
forna Yesterday, nothing new irgnBred in military
matters in the city. Several regiments are expected
70 depart this week, among which are the Bemis
flights Regiments of Saratoga, aud the remaining
regiments of the Irish Bii,ade.
Tie Iauks Of the heavy artillery regiment, Col
Doubleday commanding, are filing up very rariily.
Tie comfortable quarters Of the REGIMENT AZ Port
Richmond Staten Island, and the fact that the
object Of the re- inlent is 10 garrison forts IN and
around Washington, are great inducements for those
V i-ling 10 feyc their country. Iieuis. Henry j.
Kopyef ard G. 4. Seixas are to Wei, some Of the
northern couniies during the present week to recruit
Tor tie unified companies
, SOUTHERN SOLDIER JOINS TIE UNION CAUSE
On Sunday morning Charles Ii. Sanford, native
IF New jersey. and formerly member OF the celc-
,raied Washington Artillery Of New Ofleane, Joined
he ia tsoD Light Artillery OF this city as Iieuen-
mt. lie was private in the Washington Artillery,
Ind va promoted 10 the petition Of Lieutenant in
be regular army of the reoel ervice. Lieut.. San
ord "cut stick al Columbus, Ky, at the time
len. POLK made the demonstration II that place |
nd worked bis way 10 Louisville.
A NEW ARMY BRIDGE.
An exhibition 81 & new army bridge, TO supply the
lace OF those desliOycd by The oIsmy, w 10 made !
0 gay, at pcor, in The P@h HaUaeks. 9he se.ieD J