New-York daily tribune., 1861-04-30
it under flag presented by SO graceful aid patriotic
donor.
The letter read aa follows.

CoroSEL ELswoArS: have the honor Of pyessn,io' le
scompanyibg ooos TO the lis, Regiment o ~, b,rr,
Of the brave men under you command am happy ~ In nv %
ernl. pa,iio,is 10 defend H. and whose heaT feel
deeply than they have done that the honor their county
Cog 4. .screl aud preci,u to them ;hsr own. ,
Accus med ihns Of them In the dis 'harge Of
their odinry daties with grateful sympathy and
they going from engage and still more pen ons
and these to and bring yon pa;h N s'e
tp those whose heats win follow each day with prayer ana
With pefn expectation Of being gaddened through your snc
With much respect and true regard, ,,,,
Col Ellsworth responded in few words, addr'aaed
solely 20 the ladies' after which they retired hret WISH
iug success to the regiment. Mss Laura keene one
of the popular Seven Sisters, had previously pre-
senied n banuer TO the Zouaves, Inscribed "t rom
Captain Lanra Ksene TO her Brother ZOuayes." The
guests of the Astor House contributed still ano!heF
stand OF colors that Col Ellsworth and his entire
str can wrap themselves up in American hags II they
choose.
The presentations being over the regiment and the
Fire Department formed in procession aud marched up
Broadway. That thOroughiare was throDged wlth
spectators line OF fremen on each clrb.stone Keep
ing the street free. The process ion was headed by
line Of policemen followed by three lines of hemen. lS
abreast Between an escort of citizens and the officers
OF the Fire Department was 4 m-lodiOus band, T1o
were followed by numerous IreneD. Then gIea many
/olaye drlmmers appeared, after whom Il number of
firemen observed. Then there hollow square
formed by Duuerous freme0, in which marched the
regiment. These followed by unlimited tremen,
the fourteen coOed servants bringing up he rear after
wi ch there were iirsmen ad HtitHn. The marching
was all excellent; be regiment looked splendid,
cri'irg enthusiastic CHEERS while the hemen never
looked better stepped more proudly The coDclave
filled up the entire street IA far the eye could reach,
and had he regular swayine movement OF welldisci-
plined .oliers. Through Bo1 street 10 the Bogery,
down the BOwery to the Park, around the Park and
ND Broad way 10 Canal street. AMI down Canal 20 the
boat Liy the line OF march all of watch relgolsly
performed.
The Zouaves narrowly escaped being detained after
ell The United Sta.,s mastering ollt era having de-
cned muster into the scrv ice regiments whose com.
panics contained than the prescribed number OF
men an and IL having been represented TO The Com
mandt rB-C Chief that Col. Elsworths Regiment con-
tined an excess Of men, Gov. Morgan issued an order
coune maj ding the directing the emba batlon of
that regiment When this order received by Gen.
Sandford the Regiment was ready 10 march and "hen
Gen. - cUmnun ated the same TO Col H. the regiment
was alr.ady marching through Broadway e,coried
by 900 remen. OF course j, created great excite
ueni and for the moment il seemed though the EN-.
bara,ion must be delayed and such 'ublless wonid
have been the bad not Mal.-Gen. Wool, before
whom the regiment were then marching IN review,
T. ken the responsibility of i--uDg order directing
the rpn.terlng of tie companies in Washington, nol-
with.tl,ding the excess Of their numbers; 1en'
ord Immediately icrgraphed this iact 70 the Gov
ernor and il WAS expected that ihe requisite order
from the A1u,ant-tenerals Department-ls necss'
sarv fornaty-s would Immediately follow.
A. the pier the scene was perfectly bewildefing.
The REGIMENT Lad 20 the gauntlet OF the iremen,
every ouc OF whom felt II TO be hi bounden duiy 10
.hake the hand of every solder and remark 4" 10 in
Lemons" They did 90 and got tolerahly well squeez'
ed before ge ting on bonrd The Billic. Two hours
were thu. uosiy c0usumed n exceedingly demon-tri-
tive ..good b,e-" when finally the lines cast of
and The Bniiic steamed down the bay. The lond
chrcrs Of the brave boys her decks were heartily
responded to by thousandso sympathzng aud equally
brave boys who lined the shores and swarmed On YES
ii. aftbe piers Numerous cannon doomed parting
,auie and gs Of all natl ns dipped their ha!ard As
the steamer passed on. Eleven hundred hardy, cner,
gctic pion. loving irerben siood on her deck, and
twice that number Of fremen on shore echoed The mot
10 on one of the bannei which adorned the PROCESSION
Yesterday III our country calls the rest of Us are
ready"