New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-20
TIE COMPLETE FORCE.

Total. sos
The artillery corps of the National Guard accom-
panies the regiment fully equipped WithtLer mountain
bowilzeIs.
The privaies take each forty ball cartridge and the
officers in addition TO Their usual equipments are al
armed with brace OF Colts rcyolyers and twenty-five
cartridges.
The men are equipped in accordance with the gen
eral order. They take Que blanket suitable under.
clothing, extra boots knife fork spoon, lineup ard
plate, body belt cappOuet aud Que day raiions The
officers allowed to take one trunk
TIE Rev. Mr.. Weston who is Chaplain of the reg.
nen, is one of the ministers Of s.; Johns Church and
will remain with the regiment while il il on duty at
Washington.
Twenty-Five members of The regimental band and
the full d1um corps accompany tie regiment
TIE CROWD OUTSIDE.
The avenues and streets in the neiglborhood OF The
armory was flied with crowd Of both sexes and all
ages. Men old and young women with children in
their arms, boys and girls their way from school
with their school books under their arms people Of all
conditions and of almost all Countries tbronged every
available star dng.poiut, trees, lsmpposis, fences,
windows, house-ois. awaiting in silent expectation
the appearance Of e soldiers. Ifthere oonld be any
doubt Of their feeling the waving Of banners from
roofs and windows tile little flags fixed to horses
heads stuck sometimes in The hats and caps Of men,
the spots Of color which cleaned from many a badge
or patriotic bosons and above all the quiet subdIed
cir which pervaded the multitude showed that flame Of
patriotism blazed with intense heat through item all
Women talked Of brothers or brothers-.u law, men,
bers of other corps who to follow these; and men
discussed in low but deep the latest from
tbe seat Of war. Here Que would relate the sacTces
Which lie knew come gallant fellow was making b
serve is country in this very regiment there knot
At gray-haiied gathered about Of their num-
Der who read from extra sheet the intelligence Just
received OF the attack the Pennsylvania and Massa-
ehusetts troops at Baltimore. OF that continuous
crowd Of many thousands starting from its great head
around the armory aud euhenng ont its long line for
miles to the Courtlandt street ferry one common i'm
sulse ran through and moved it all.
THE START.
AT length about o'clock electric shout rang out
upon the air and shook with new vibration that
came MT from the pleasant western wind all the ban
ners waving ON the nearest housc-tops. Then came
over the heads of The crowds the CLEAN OF muskets
aud the multitude swayed and fro, some rushing for
ward TO and greet the appearance OF the regiment,
others Fastening in every direction TO meet them at
this or that point their march. Steadily and IN
solid body the men poured ont from both entrances 10
the ArmoTy, and mrcbed TO Lafayette place, where
they formed. Here there was a halt Of an boar,
eefsary, doubt, for the completion Of the arrange
men,s ior their final departure The crowd pressed in
upon them, not obtrurvely kept back by their
81 propfeiy aud the admirable discipline of the police
bat still pressed in all sides surrounding item from
the allotted space In the street 10 the sidewalk surging
sover from tue sidewalk into house-yards from house
yarcs over steps aud poncos from STEPS and porcos
mp to windows from story to story. tbonsands and |
thousands OF earnest and excited faces looking ont nd
down npon the silent soldiers resting on their arms At
length the drums beat, the bands break on, in ok.
ulsnt music, the regiment falls into line resumes lis
mar wheels into Great Joles street, from Great