New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-30
ARRIVAL, OF the EMPIRE CITY.

The United STATES transport Empire C,ty, Capt.
Brown arrived yesterday zyth III tie afternoon from
Fortr-rs Ai.nroe where .be laI ded the 1th Reg
u New-York Site Volunteers. The Empire Guy left
her dock foot Of arren street, Saturday, the th
inst. at 80 p m.. bound 10 Fortress Mon'oe having
ou board the Steubeu Regiment, 1th New-ioIk State
Nolun eers-SU, raik aud hle-C"l. BeodiX. Noti-
my f Trans i,d Oh tie ascii.e, except sOine
severe squalls of rain, witch wet sope OF the troops
tlrougb ad through; bot they al bore it without
mufmur. Capt. Brown a-reris that n hner BODY Of
men he clrIi Il ~ bs Ne-rel TIER di~ lPe WAS
equal il not superior that Of any he eaw. Many
o Il officers have service III The bai' 'eleids OF
Europe. on CAPE heury. spoke the eun-,oat Harriet
Lane, having IN Tow Ssh oners Catherine vi Ne~bern,
~ c. and his of Is lmore both i,Gen with nav al
,tore from North Ca oina and seled about ~ miller
rouih of the Cape. At i:l3 y. of sunday arrived
oil Founss MoDroe where she lay until so ,lock Mon.
day uornine wuen sLe ~as order Ia Newport News,
Ia company with the steamer having toe Vermont
X. giu.nt and Massachusetts kegilleht OF Noliii'
,eeis OH boa d. The guntoats Quaker Cny,
Star, and larist Lane 10 convoy US u Sewaiis
L. ni When of Sewall Point the battery Oi nine
gum opened IL fire her, hiug sis shot or shells,
each OF which Tell Snort tue caitst.ouiog about "a.
bic length of u and the gun bad MT been elevated
~ much some ui them would lave stru, the ship
without doubt, as they were excellent Ia soo's. On
ing Newport New ~ miles from tortr.s
Mouru-the liz ile town oi Hampton lyi ( tetweeD-
the troops, 200 strong wee La ded altogether
aud iinu ediaely commenced To fouEy tie cn'nP and
prepare for nn expected brush with tie enemy. The
SeuLen Re- mc,t lad lot been d He'd IN the manual
of aimr they having ouly received their muskes the
Gay befor leaving N.wlork, bat sill weru anAions
Tor "a trllsh. a rurpie wns expected on board The
g H. from the Confederate gnn-boate, Jan esiowu and
40 krown, who are reported heavily armed and wait
ug for II chance to uakea ces-ful attack. The En.
ire City lad 40 men sleeping on their arms all
light, but were not grained With sigbt of the
eIemy.
TIE STEAMSHIP EMPIRE CITY.
To ne Editor VI The \. 4. T,ibsHs
SIR: h,lo resolutions pared by the officers of
the 7,h struben) R,girrnt y 60 rrgsid t, Cept
W Bfowu and ,fc.s tho steamship fmpe CITY, with the
request ~ publish them Your ,tu.,
wM N. WEkMERSkIRCU
Quausfuiaster lth k~g't ". Y. 3. v.
On board me U,dmship Empvs tdy. May ~, i,hl.
Al .peci meeting of all Ito ohicers OF i~ 1ih Struber
Rrsinelt n D. called b, Col john h. B-ndI sunday
uIbng M,y 10 9l board he steamship Enpi t j. tho
following rs luton we're uBaAia,ou,ly adoP'ed; -
R,soirsd, That sincer- thanks doe TO Capt W
Brow well b- other oc-,n pt sd steamship iot bo
eir efficiency aud und neal p the performance Of tss
ties their kLd brd grttlenaLy con oct ownd uu
sud otlT regiment while ON their jour
n~y hom New, th. to Fortress Monr,e
hrsoir,d That e this resolution handed 20 Capt a.
". own bat tue few-loN newspapers friendly 10
our ca l.s arc requested d to p.bli,h tue .an-
Col JOHN r.. LENDlN. President
QuAftermaster Wa. NJ. WERxEt,Ktkcu. Secretary