, 1861-04-12

Measures for preparing this steamer for sea
had not been less active during the daV than
had operations on the Baltic An immense
freight, comprising every variety of merchau.
diae required for army use was hoisted in and
slowed hurrledly away, and as well as the time
would permit. There were upward of Two
thousand barrels Of assorted stores, one hun
dred and fifty bundles Of hay, one hundred
wheeibarrows, one hundred corits Of oak wood,
five hundred cases Of muskets, q large number
of carbine boxes, an immense quantity OF
gunny bugs, several boat howitzers, four Of
which were 12;:pounders; barrels Of molasses.
and vinegar, a double park Of artillery, bedding
for the troops, lumber Tor temporary berths,
spikes and nails, boxes Of cartridgea, guns and
gun carriages, foraginE carts, yawls, p:nnaces,
and double bank boats, and d Quantity OF
liquors Of almost every kind. Among the
more valuable articles uf freight was small
iron safe from the snb-treasnrar's Office, con
tanning fifty Thousand dollars.
Quite 4 number Of stow-aHaTs were dctect-
ed trying to hide themselves In various parts
Of the steamer, in order to get OF with her to
sea- The vigilance Of the officers farretcd
them out, it is believed, in every instance. At
o'clock the steamers Catlin and C. P. Smith
came alongside and discharged the troops with
which they were laden into the Illinois, The
men had been under arms for several hours,
and were consequently, much fatiguad. Upon
gaming the deck Of the steamer they made a
rush FOR the herths; which had been construct
ed temporarily and hastily for their use Many
Of these broke down beneath 1.-THE weight OF
their occupants Our reporter, who was pres
ent, 1t the time, speaks of the scene OF: con-
fusion that ebsdeds as being indescribable,
The men were finally ordered on deck again,
and the c3rnenters set to work to repai7
damages. Meantime the officers and their
friends were taking sociai glass; in
the cabin. Only an hour previous to start
ing, quantity Of bengola GghtH, rockets
and munitions Of war were placed on board.
The hurry and hustle increased as the time for
departure drew near. Wives aud sisters were
hurried over the gang plank, and the usual
friendly. calculations uttered, and shipmates
hallooed their adues to comrades on shore,
The Illinois carried three Lights, red, white
and blue in color.
THE DEPARTURE OF TROOPS FROM GOVERNORS $
;: ISLAND. -.
Yesterday morning, active doings progressed
on Governors. Island. As early as O'clock,
orders from the headquarters Of the army were
received, directing the equipment Of three
companies OF recruits. Then TIE hustle CON-
menced. The detail vss hung up in the diff.
ferent rooms; men crow ded round it, climbed
on each others shoulders, On benches, boxes,
and piles Of clothing, to sec whether their
names were On the list. Those who were
mentioned on 1t no sooner learned the fact
than They began Ihelr hnal preparations. As
nearly everybody's knapsack had been packed
for weeks, and eyerybody's cartouche-box filled
with the war allowance, and eveybody's
everything in ready for the road, "conven-
iences',, ere, only necessary. The ambulance
was next pnt in order for departure; the bag
gage-master took charge Of the wagon loads Of
articles confded to them, and placed the indis-
pensable sentinel over it, With the customary
order that their live bodies mutt never cease
to protect it, Implying, naturally enough, that
tha4 end. At 2 o'clock there were no unbelted
men TO be seen: Muskets standing by The
wall, soldiers staggering up and down the pa
rade walk, pulling out their gloves, wipins
out "the nipple, tightening the chin.etrap,
converscd freely on fheweather, the price of
vegetables, the scarcity Of grass in Texas, and
the quality Of the soup: But 10 one seemed