Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-05-03
urADY AND ALERT.

AMI 1
IL. ,slsrity With which the Massachu-
-. .roons ware mustered and marched to
w..h;rrton is marvellous. The Boston
1,vrns, of Wednesday gives a summary OF
tbe military work Of the previous week
Twenty four companies were Grst ordered by
telegraph from the Government at Wash
ington. Gov. ANDREW issued orders
for the Sd, 4th and Sth regiments TO
reror, forthwith at Boston for active service. |
The regiments were in different counties \
furious easterly storm was raglng-but the
orders were sent by horse express into many
of the towns, and at Q o'clock on the follow
ing morning. three companies from Marble
head arrived, fully armed, equipped and uni
formed, and were quartered in Faneuil Hall.
These were the first companies to reach that
city. That day government order tor two
additional regiments was received, to 60 by
water to Fort Monroe, and the others were
ordered to 60 by regiments, and Brigadier
| Gen. to be added to the command. This caused
new plans, the calling upon distant req
ments, chartering of steamboats,, ordering OF
more arms from the State arsenal, PROVISIONS
&c.
Captain Dyke Of Stoneham received his
order at two O'Clock in the morning Nhlle
abed and asleep. At half past 9 of the same
morning Captain Dyke reported himself at
} the Adiutant Generals Office in Boston thus
"Sir-I received che orders Of the Com
, mander-in-Chie at two o'clock this morn
inc. to have nv company ordered into active
service. fully equipped, for the defense OF
p Washington now report that have my
G comnany here, uniformed, fully equipped,
. consisting of sixty four privates, eight non
commissioned officers, and four LieutcnantS
all that the law permits. | could have
o. had more now await further orders
5 On that same evening the 9th Regiment
, under Col. Jones, left the city, about S5C
d strong, by the land route for Washington
4 with three days provisions in their haver
a sucks. $4,000 ball cartridges, and $4,000
percussion caps. Their reception in New
It York and all along the route, Is alread,
l. known. Captain Dyke commanded tn
/ Company which was brutality and coward.
1t attacked at Baltimore. THIS was in les
1t than forty-eight hours from the time he wa
" aroused frcm his bed at his home IN Stone
ham. He was severely wounded in the Bal
tim0re conflict.
# The same day on which the 9th Regimen
to l-il head quarters, the Sd Regiment, Co
ID Wurdror, well supplied with provisions an
>, ammunition, left for Fort Monroe
u Col. Packard's 4th Regiment left by I'll
Il Fall River route, every man averaging :
hall cartridges, and 50 percussion caps. wit
" an ample supply Of provisions.
IT Thus. in less than Sc hours time from T
y ,49ing the order that troops were wante,
' Massachusetts, sent forward $500 men, an
pow Col. Wardrop's Regiment is at Fol
Il Monroe, Va; Col. Packard's Regiment WI
~ 10 Fort NcIienry Col. Monroe's regimen
81" comprising ten full companies. left the TIM
day after. fully proyisioned and cared for
~ Next Jay, Sunday, followed compani
u from the 5th and 9TH Regiments combineC
under Colonel Lawrence, which were ioine
bv the Rife Battalion OF Worcester, IS
snyng, under command of Maj. Deyens.-
The Boston Light Artillery. Major Cool
lelt in company with the foregoing, havln
with them sixty horses, ten tons of ball, cal
tridSes, canister and powder, and oth'
~ necessaries, making in all, of Artiller.
RI and Infantry, fully Trovisioned. armC
and supplied for service, about 1900 men.
> much for being ready 50 much ic
" system and energy Honor to Masssach'
d, sits. to her gallant officers and soldiers
at and t. her energetic and noble-hearted CO.
g. srnnr. JoH> A. ANDREW
Hon. GEoRcs J, MARSH, Of this plac
Minister to Turin. sailed from New-lork c
.. saturday, in the steamer Fulton. On Thur
day evening a pleasant gathering took pla
Al the house Of Prof Bottl, IN New York,
) which the permanent Italian committee,
pbolu Professor Botta is the chairman, an
IA ether noted Gentlemen Of foreign birth, e.
ba eral distinguished clergymcn and lr5f,sso
m and many noted citizens were present.
r. Prof Botta congratulated his mpatrio
# and the company generally that 70 well qua
nd fled a representative as Mr.. Marsh was to
- sent to Italy. Rev. DR.. Bethume followe
with speech. Mr.. Marsh responded in lai
guase expressive Of his ardent interest In I'll
freedom and the unity of Italy. and I'll
l. whole occasion passed off most felicitously