, 1861-08-23
HCrrYtnE up lhe New York Troop4-
Two Restments 4 Lay.

TIE onward march to WASHINGTON kss COM
mtnctd. Yesterday the fist regiment from
New YORK took its departure for the national
capital, Together with four conpen;es OF ca7-
alry, end day ty cay others will follow Tie
regiment forwarded yesterday was ColoueI
Giahan+:s Filth regiment, Excelsior brigade.
It1k o1gac;zstion numbers 1Ix musterea COM
paLlsF, nii armed and equipped, In addition
ftuF cAmpa1je6 Of The, Harris Light Cavalry
Ttrs seEt- To day two full regiments, the
AIteTsex Zcoayes and the Long Islaad Vol
untetrs, are under 0zdels to Eo-numbering
II tie aggregate nearly two taoueend men.
GcFe'Ior Morgan is still IN the city, and
yesterday was in conference With General AT
tbur and other military authorities acre rer.
Letting the @rrangerae ents for the forwarding
ct tae troops TIE det2 ils Of this work, iE-
FoiFeu lie pFoFiB4on OF means Of tanspotta~
uop, ard the surnly OF uniforms and equip
rnents, have neceEBatated extraordinary exer-
hons On behalf Of the Governor aud his assist.
ats. The fo1lc wing order, emaEaeln+, t.
Die ior the departure of the regiments was
made out sid transmitted yeaterday to Col
ens! TcnEkirs, Assistant QuartermasterGe Gen
e1a1:-
AUGUST 70, 1851
herewith enclose copy Of specific orders is
fued to. icy to the tolluwln. regiments to nave:
August p, Anderson zouasea, Rtker, ten com
August2t First Lorg Island Volunteers, Adams,
ten c+npanef.
August n, United States chaz.eurr, cochrane,
August II, Cameron Rines, Belge, ten compa-
niee.
August 49, Ira Earns Cavalry. Davies, six com-
Assu:t %, Llncola Cavalry. 11cReynolds, seven
August II, Wash ngton Grays, Moore, two com
pa,:1es.
August &C. Fifty-frth regiment, De Trobriand,
unknown as to numbers, not having been muster
Very respectfully, ycur obedient servant.
Ereincer- chier and A. A. Qaar1e5masteT M Gen'L
To Col. D. D. TodFK1Ns, 4. Quartermaster Gene
salI. S. A., New York,
No steps have been taken as yet to consoli-
GATE the different companies in quarters
around the. city, 6Ed it is probable that in
czses where regiment Dumocrc four or five
companies, permission Will be given to keep
op5u the recruiting offices here, with the in-
teIt t{on Of having the msn sent on to Wash
i1gon as fast IS received This is exclusive,
however, Of the Gtrnan regiments and COM
Ea1ies, for whose consolidation III aasures were
tsken last evening at meeting Of our German
fellow citizens, and a committee appointed On
tie subject.
THE TRANSPORTATION OF TROOPS.
The total number Of troops transported
over the Camden and Auboy {properl, New
jersey Central, and New Jersey Transports
ticI Companies ruaER, from th< 1st Of June
last. mp to the present time, has been Il, los.
In the month Of Jnne the total amount {over
the above named rcads) sFas 20,2S6: in July,
IL ESQ. Since tie first ofAugust, $685. Hith.
etto It taE been customary Tor all trains hay
il troops on board to wait, or lay over at
G:1tt1ent stations till such time as way" or
cther hosicess CT passenger trains passed. By
Recommendation fl on the Government, the
lalter will, in the future, recognize the fright
| OF way to tie tormer-thia rule excepting, Of
course, what is termed Through mail tzains ~
| This new plan, it is ssid, will facilitate the
transportation Of troops to Washington or
| the1eabpnts By some ten hours. The old one
was cften SO tedious and perp1sxing that not
| crly the soldiers but eve1 the attaches Of the
| yer1cus roads Here annoyed.
It L reported at the railroad offices that the
Government coEtemplatcs placing, or station
ing permanently, at different points on the
1siloas railroad lines, ce1taia military off.
| ccss, whose business it will be 10 sse that all
| bcdles cf troops reach th= =ir destination with
| tbs last possible delay.