New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-17
LOCAL MILITARY MATTERS.
DEPARTURE OF THE IRISH BRIGADE.

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and is coadutors have resulted successfully, that
within three months three full resimeats of gallant,
Ilishmen have been raised in hi. city, one in Ibiis-
delpba, and one in Boston. If hiesghers history is
ever fairly written, lis bi0grapher will record this
contribution Of 900 mcu 10 the great cause Of hui
man liberty as his most notable achievement, aud
whether he may the silver stars of Brig
adler or not his account with lis adopted county
will show q large balance in his favor. Throughout
| bis labOrs he has Headed with his counirymen to
fight fO' our cause as the eurest way 10 benefit that
Of the mother country, and at every recruiingstl-
tiCn the eeagTeen standard has been ent~ ined With
the glorious s'ars and stripes. The eloquent appeals
tina, in Ncw-Go,k and Boston he Las made 10 Irish
Americans have found their echo in Dublin, Cork
and Belfast and in tie event of any war hy England
upon US, the impreesion which has thus been made
must tell lsrs civ ia favor. Ireland and Germa-
NY more than any other countries, are iuiorwOven
with America 10y the mulitudinous social LINKS be-
tween eugrans aud their relations, and now that 70
many thousands of Germans and lTihh have focked
to our banners, the strings Of natural affinity have
been drawn InCh stronger.
The 4th and 9Th Regiments Of the brigade have
been quartertd at Iod Schuyler for long time
pas', and have been brought into gratifying state
Of dfill and dsciI live by the oicersa complete st
Of whom was Published Ia The TRIBUNE yesterday
morning. Their departure for The seat Of war took
place yesterday afternoon. TIE troops were trans
ported by steamer from Fort schuyler TO the foot
Of Thiity-lourth street, East River. For "a long
time before TIER arrival several thousand people,
friends aud relatives OF tho d'paIting soldiers Lad
collected in TIE open space near the Hunters FONT
Ferry House, and the windows OF adJ0ining houses
were filed with spectators. Even the Iiggiug and
spars OF vessels lying al the adjacent wnarYes were
filed with peroBs anxious 10 see Tie military
pspeant The appearance of Col. Meagher as acting
B,igadier-G eueral was the tigual Tor universal
shout from the Celtic popnlace lac crowd made
grand rush in the direction OF Inn, ana DIS horse
was nearly taken Oh his legs.
The Fourth Regiment formed on the right OF the
line and the Fifth stationed on tie left, The
route Of march was through Thirty fourth street,
Fifth avenue, Fourteenth street, Broadway, ana
Courtl pdt street, TO the jersey City Ferry. bod.
WORMS Band eniivened the march with irish airs.
The troops were greeted with shouts Of applause
by the inme1se multitude who thronged the streets
through which they marched, and tue popular en-
thu,igsm was not exceeded by that manifested on
the occasion Of the departure Of the Sixty-nlnth
Regiment.
The Fourth Regiment, or Eighty-eighth N. Y. S.
w. numbeIs I 900 men, the greater part Of whom
were recruited in New.Jersey by Col. Baker, who
was Colonel OF the New.Jersey Second Regiment Of
tlree-rnCn hs volunteers, and through Whose ibhu-
ence many Of the three-mOnths men were induced 10
TeGnlist.
Tie Filth Regiment is sill incomplete. When the
organization is finished, il viii be known as the
Second Battalion OF n. Y. V. a. -Four batteries left
Yesterday and will be Joined arriving ct Phila-
o.lpla y several other companies recruited in that
city. The brigade took the cais last evening, for
Washington.
Tie regiments were received az the depot by Ar.
resseoh Engine Company, No. 2, OF jersey City;
Capt. Hiekss company Of Halsteads Cavalry, aud
large ooDcOurse 0i people, intending several buud-
red Of the friends Of the regiment who came over
from Newlork
Col. r. +. Meagher narrowly escaped being run
over at the upper entrance of the depot, by train
Of cars which was coming in. lie was engaged at
the time III tuning back soldiers that had left
the ranks, ard did not ohterYe tie cars until hey
had nearly struck biz hor,e, which was on the track.
TIE FIRST VERMONT CAVALRY.
This fine regiment, whose arrival ia this city we
have already chron'cled, took its departure for the
seat Of war Yesterday. The command is c0mpOted
eut.rely o. tie soDs Of tie Green Mountain State
Each county in The State sent upward Of one hun
dred men, and each man brought lie own horee, all
the uniforms, equipments, trappinga, No. 1eihg pro-
yided by the state. The regiment numbers ,OJO
men. and over 100 borses. In point OF numbers
and ereornel tis e Of the finest corps that has
pnss.d through city since the commencement Of
the war, aud regiment oi wmeh vermont may
ins,,y be proud. lie men wear tie inlI regulation
II - CaVnlry uniform ard hOree IfupIlnss, and are
fully armed and equipped
Col. Plat, the commanding officer, was engaged
in bu,iness in Colchester, Cbitenden County, uriil
tie war broke out when he rendered hs tefVIees 10
the Government. Lieut.. Col. Kellogg has practced
law for nany years in Bratlehoro and was receht-
Nv member Of the State Legislature. MAJOR Collins
i an Eoghshman by birth, aud has been III military
service. Chaplain Woodford nas been iwiSc ineni-
her of the Vermont House md for the last TWO years
State Senator. TIE organization Of Cavalry regi-
uenl in the State, where rearly every man counted
himself an excellent horsemsD brought together up
wand Of $500 applicants from whom The officers
were enabled 10 mako te rest selec'lons i9r carac
ter general department and soGiefy qualifications.
The failure of Col Howe to obtain quarters Tor the
trooJs on The west tide OF the city, proved disap-
pcinimcnt 10 hundreds of persons who repaired TO
Ihiry-frst street on Sunday afternoon expressly TO
see the command. Tie horses were PROVIDED Tor al
the Old Bulls bead aud at the 1hird-ayenue lSil-
road stables The use Of which were kiudly ten6Ied
by Mr. DAZZLING. The ueD were quatteFeI AZ tie
0iG House Of Refuge. Iwcnty-thlfd slre1. where