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THE NEW RIFLE BRIGADE.

new branch Of the service Is being organized by
number of experienced members Of the Seventh regi
ment, National Guard, under the Of the Clinton
Votgeurs and the Clinton Rifles These regiments have
been accepted by Brgadier General Curtis into his br
gade, and will, after formation, proceed Immediately
into camp and prepare for active service The presence
in the command Of this corps many members of the
crack regiment of New York will give it prestige not
easily obtained by volunteer organizations. There
$50 ready for enrolment, and the subscription
list, backed by some Of the most nental in the
city 0pen Colonel Page Of the Clinton Voltigeurs Ia
In Washington arranging the acceptance Of his reg
ment by the Executive The list Of officers OF both regi
ments is az follows
J: A. Page, Colonel Commanding Clinton vo'tgeurs.
Vacancy, Lieutenant Colonel
George Ely, Seventh regiment, Major
William Hume, Seventh regiment Ad jutant.
H 5 esssasM. chs1les ! sisss. Gossia.on s.ss'
Alex Macmillan b. II. Hobr0oks Z. W. B. Hughes
Fz JalnesO Bren *Robert McJimsey* Edward F. Mullen
Hen1y siase. rank s siooomb,. SassnSy l0'0
T.C Wilamss W Buosley,' %
Vacancy. Do. Do
lDo. Do Do:
Vacancy Lieutenant Colonel
VIM. A. Kirk, Major Clinton Rifles
George Lefort, Adju'ant Clinton Eihes Seventh reg
Frank aossn
jsnes B. Grants VIM Lying Ellis vsesnc'.
John Lewis ". X. CAuender.s Do.
Vacancy. Frank 0yant.' Do.
Do. Vacancy. Do
DO. Do. Do.
Do DO. d.
AL the above that members Of the Seventh regiment
ara M o. yNfth uaata YfSk
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Religious Intelligenc6.
SERMONS TO DAY.

In 81. AIMS church, Eighteenth street. near FM
nue., Rev Thomas Galaudet rector services usual at
hAfpast ten A. H. and halfpast three and quarter to
eight p n. Rev. f. G. Ever win preach In the morning
and afternoon and In the evening the Rev. S. H. Weston
assistant minister Of Trinity church, win preach.
Roy. william Alvin Bartlett will preach this morning
and evening In the Brooklyn Tabernacle on Fulton ave
nue., three blocks east or the CITY Hall. Services will
commence at ten A. n and at quarter to eight
Pm.
Rev. Isaac s. Kaoch will preach in The Iaight street
Baptist church. of LAght and varck streets at
bali past ten O'Clock In the morning and quarter to
eight O'Clock in the evening, upon "he Lessons 10 Young
Men from the Career Of Ellsworth"
In the Memorial church, Hammond street, corner Of
wAvcriey place, tho Rev f F. Remington will preach
this evening Services at half past ten four quarter
to eight O'Clock.
In the North Trinity church Dutch Reformed) Thirty
fourth street, west side OF Broadway Rev r. H. Bourne
will preachthis morning, at quarter TO eleven O'Clock,
and the Rev. L. G. Bingham In the evening, at hafpast
seven O'Clock.
The Howard Mission and Home for Juvenile Wanderers
will DO open 70 day In the building No. 26 New Bowery.
There will DO 0hildren's meeting at nine O'Clock and
Sunday school at two this afternoon.
In the Church CT the Epiphany Stanton street. between
Essex and Norfolk services at half past ten o'clock A. NJ
Maxwell, Jr., will preach In the evening.
In the Blocker street Universist church, corner OF
Downing street, this morning, the Rev Moees Baiou will
give discourse the life and character Of the late Rev.
Hosea Balou D. D. President of Tufts College. Subject
for the evening" Religious Coercion"
Rev. T. G. Brooks will preach the life and work Of
the late Rev. Dr. Ballou at the Twentieth Unver
salik church. between Sixth and Seventh avenues, this
mornsg Services 1t half past ten O'Clock A. N. Ser
mon in the afternoon at half past three O'Clock.
The desk OF the Second Universalis church. corner
Second avenue and Eleventh street. will BIO supplied this
day by the Rev. II. r. walworth Services at forty five
minutes past ten O'Clock in tho morning and half past
seven O'Clock in the evening
What the Fate of Sinners who Die in the Defence Of
their C0untryf' The Rev. Henry Blanchard will preach
this subject in the church Of the Restoration First
Unversals) Of Monroe place and Clark street.
brooklyn, this Sunday evening The public
daily invited to attend
Memorial church Of the Rev. Henry Anthem, d. D.,
Forty eighth street. between Sixth and Seventh
The Rev. stephen II. Tying, D. D., VII preach in this
church, this Sunday evening Services TO commence
Ut a quarter before eight O'Clock.
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This fine body of men is now nearly ready TO move.
Orders have been issued for the immediate examination
by the State Surgeons and the regiment will be mustered
into the United states service Tuesday. The
fully equipped, uniformed aud armed having been lbe
every requisite We hope TO- morrow TO furnish the m
Of the officers
THIS regiment will proceed to Washington ThursdA
An important duty Will devoive upon Immediately after
its arrival at the seat Of war Colonel Cocks commander
V one o. our Oldest and most accomplished military tao
tcinns. lie was Colonel OF the Twelfth regiment for
seven years, and has been connected with the State
miitia for twenty II under his command that
Colonel Duryee frat commenced his military career.
service,
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EXCELSIOR BRIGADE.

An addition made TO the Excelsior Brigade yester
day by the arrival Of company from Pittsburg Penn
sylvanis, under the command OF Lieut.. j. H. Stewart.
They bear the title of the United States zouave Cadets
and number one hundred men. They came by the Cam
den and AbOy Railroad and at proceeded 10 the
Staten Island ferry, where taking passage they went to
tho Quarters Of the brigade Camp Scott Capt. John
Glass unavoidaby detained but Will come on either
to day or tomorrow.
GENERAL ORDER-NO. IL.
EXCELSIOR BRIGADE HEApou ARIERS,
CANT ScoTT, June 8, 1851
Tho attention Of the brigade Is called TO the following
extract Genera! Order No 25 Issued from the War
Depar ent snd dated May Is, 1861 applicable to the
five regiments composing this command =
every volunteer, non commissioned Officer private,
musician artihcer who enters the service OF the
United States under this PLAN eha he paid at the rate
volunteer twenty five cents additional in lieu OF forage
Tor every twenty miles Of travel from his place OF enrol
ment 70 tho place OF maeter-the distance TO DO mea
sured pS the shortest usually travelled route and when
honorary oschnrgod, an allowance, ~ the same rate,
from TIE place OF hs discharge his place Of enrolment,
aud In addition thereto the sum OF one hundred doarsn
Members OF companies accepted by the General COM
mandng the brigade may assign railroad or steamboat
companies TINS Communication money which will be de-
Quoted from the first pay roll thus pay the charge
for their transportation, leaving balance of ten
cents Tor every twenty miles to each man for subsistence
CAPITA Of companies who have reported for duty
with their commands will Ito 30 before Thurs,ay
she 18th inst in order that they may be assigned TO
the proper regiments and the recruits be placed under
instruct lon.
By order D. Il. slckies, commanding brigade linked
THEOp. LAURIET, Lieut. and Sec'y
Tie United States zouave Cadets, Of Pittsburg 200
nen) under command OF I!eutt. Stewart and Tyler,
rived at O'Clock T.. H. yesterday by the South Amboy
RsUrpad aad ryoy rsf ny the server o'clock boat 70.
Camp scoti sa:en !s,snd " JON asn Sskes br'gaas,
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THE VOLUNTEER UNIFORMS.
TO THE PUBL

The undersigned inspectors of the uniforms mnnufac-
ured by Kessrs Brooks Brothers for the New York
unteers, having noticed In the public press
complaints in relation to said uniforms, together with
charges Of negligence their part beg leave 10 submit
the following statement of facts
The undersigned had connection with contract
between the Military Board and Messrs Brooks Brothers,
nor indeed any knowledge OF its existence until after the
articles OF agreement had been executed and the uni
forms which 1t called for partly made up They
then invited by Gen Arthur on behalf Of the Military
Board, to serve as inspectors, to which they az
sented, and the contract and samples Of the goods
stipulated for were placed In their hands The contract
called for IL 0o0 uniforms to be made in given prepor
tions OF army clothpetershams satinets mixed CLOTH
&c samples Of each style and quality being furnished
the inspectors They had authority TO behind the
contract and inquire whether the fabrics selected and
mutually agreed upon BY the contracting parties were
suitable materials for military clothing. That the
province Of the Military Board and they had always de-
cded the question. The inspectors powers duties
were strictly limited to the examination and comparison
Of the samples agreed upon and the uniforms fur
nished under the contract. II they found the
latter equal in quality to the former, and made
up in a a manner they were bound to pas
contract This duty the inspectors performed faithfully
and with as much particularly the magnitude Of the
They passed only such garments appeared be well
made, and Of CLOTH equal to the samples the
contract And in Justice to Nessrs Brooks Brothers they
goods was better than The samples agreed poa and that
the average workmanship was remarkably good, con
eiderng the shoFtness Of the time allowed them It
the public and demanded by Justice to all the parties
concerned. If any wrong has been committed on the
volunteers II is to be found In the improper selection OF
the materials contracted for On that point they have
In their eeectu nor called upon to pass Judgment
them. WILSON G. HUNT
GEORGt OPDYKE
John CRAY,
O. BUCKINGHAM.
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STATE MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
dENEhAL OhDEhS-NO. Oh.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, STATE or NKw YORE

ADJ. GENERALS OFFICE, ALBANY, June Z, 1861.
]. Commanders Of depots will require the colonies OF
with to the Adjutant General showing all changes which
may have occurred since the date OF the acceptance Of
the companies composing their regiments up to the pre-
the commits stoned officers Of heie respective reg mens
Tue dates Of the casualties and the election OF officers
ful vacancies will be stated In all cases
Moor General Dix will require reports Of like charac-
ter to be made by the volunteer regiments tho
field for the Adjutsnt Generals Office.
IL The following regulation is published for genera
inform alton
By resolution Of the Board of State Officers passed the
14th Of May authority is given to the commanders
regiments which have been accepted into the State
vice, to order elections to ill vacancies which may
among the company officers Of the regiments while they
remain in the State.
By order of the Commander in Chief.
J. MEREDITH READ, Adjutant General.
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DEPARTURE OF RECRUITS FOR THE sE.
COND REGIMENT.

The work of recruiting to Ill up the vacancies caused
by the late emeue in the Second regiment has been
vigorously prosecuted at the armory in Seventh street.
and at No. 16S Fulton street. Yesterday about eighty
FIVE men sent to Iou the regiment, and large
number will be sent Friday next. The squad
bled at the armory during the afternot n and shortly
Ter five O'Clock took up their line Of march to Corandt
sreet ferry, preceded by a drummer and accompanied
~ number Q! fsiecss. Tssy viz Mriye " Waship ;to
this Afternoon
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.


The departure Of three vessels from the yard within
the past month has caused slight lu in the business
this department The vessels which have recently left
the wabssh, r. r. Cuyier, and Daylight the former
regular vessel and the two latter merchant steam
boats, which have been transformed into quite service
able and strong gunboats Yesterday the Alb atoss
other which has been pierced four
near the dry COCK and brought TO where the Daylight
lay at the time OF her departure
IL the proposed change OF war vessels which not
propelled by steam into that desirable condition be at
once taken In band, new impetus for work will take
place at tho yard The North Carolina, eighty four has
been designated for the change at this station
Some experienced professional assert that would
thar 10 change vessels which possessed Of the
appliances for steam propulsion. this Is true II would
then be Tar better 70 construct vessels ia every
particular. The North Carolina, although very old
sell nevertheless quito strong any at present
the service
The government seems 10 have no difficulty whatever
in obtaining seamen and lsncsmen for service, large
accoss!one To both branches daily received at tn
cord. AS fast ss the marines recfuited they
generally cont 10 Washington to I've made perfect in DRIFT
sc.
STEAM FRIGATE COLORADO.
The following s The List Of officers attached to the United
states steam frgate Colorado at the Navy Yard Charles
town. Mass on the nh inst Captain Theodorue Bailey;
Lieutenants, A. g. CARY, John H. Russell J. G. Sprosoa
B. B. Taylor, f. b. Blake, +. A. Seldom Fleet Surgeon G.
II. ID. Honer; Assistant Surgeon, g. u. Remedy Pay
master Henry Fitting; Acting Master John Sheriff. Cap
a'ns Clerk. Thlbec Bailey, Paynssters Clerk, Gorge
3. vanoa; rsymas.st's Steward. wp Z. rphsn; EpIi,
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News from the Pacific.
ARRIVAL OF THE PONY EXPRESS.

Fort KxARsvY, June 8, 1861.
The pony express passed here at II 80 A. ~ today,
bringing the following news:-
sAN FRANcsco, May 90, 1851
Arrived, ship Imperial, forty none days from Hong
Kong
Tncre III strong speculative feeling throughout the
market, very active business with many large
tions Butter aos 871sc, lard II IsKc, candles Is
Doc, crushed sugar 10 l4Nc. Raw sugar has also ad
The largest ara for several years occurred in sau Fran.
osoo On sne night the 21th destroyed the rows Of
between SAMSON and the Battery. The loss ID variousy
stated from 500 200 TO 500 900.
Showater, who killed Percy In the duel OF the 18th,
has not been arrested has be made his appearance
Pubic. me funeral Of Percy was largely attended at
San Francisco On the 9th.
United states troops in and around the borders Of the
State Al the fortica&ions in the neighbofood Of San
all the movements are not considered as extraordinary
s estimated that the parties who purchased the
wreck OF The Sea Nymph will make SEINE SIS 900 from
The Bfockirridge Convention will meet at Sacramento
On the 18th June; the Union Convention al the same
Doue@s democrats on the 4sh July There seems to be
now no doubt that there will be full State and Congress
son tickets nominated by each Of the four conventions
generally conceded that the Breckenridge party is
weaKer than It was Last year. II Is difficult 10 form any
opinion as to the present strength OF either OF the other
parues senator Latham continues his tour through the
Inc telegraph expedition left Sacramento the 9th
inst ior larson Valley at which point they are TO
menoe laying wires towards Salt Lake The expedition
numbers ify men, twenty two head of md twenty
six wagons.
Pony Express dates received 10 May 10th. Dates
from Portland Oregon received by overland mail
TO the 21st of May.
General lane Reseberg and could not be moves
no was not out OF danger, but his friends hopeful
he was snot IN the right breast, the ball coming out
through The right shoulder. reached Portland
on the 2lst that he had really died. ost the Adet-
was disposed 10 discredit H.
The value OF exports from Oregon via Columbia River,
during the meath OF April, was;-To San Francisco,
5000 and 10 Victoria " l., $22 OIL during the month
Of March the exports In the drectioa amounted 10
$sT,563.
There wae an unusual activity in building at Portland.
Accounts from Washington Territory state that the
SrganiGatlen OF the militia going rapidly around
The reports from the Neslorces gold mines wore not
particularly favorable and mako II apparent that many
exaggerated accounts have heretofore been Get aoat
The oreooNan leans that Lieutenant Muians party,
IsIs dug cisarzd ard prepared Ter The is.l. o..
dasAWNiA " ne Iva u 3>y, 70 ynaus sPcra.s0as %
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neescnlet, George Gideon; First Assistant, r c. Potts
Second Assistant. /! Cox Huh rhrd Assistants, Meer
murray, l. !. O1mstSed, Vim. L. Smith George q. White
Isaac r EeNary, Webster Lane; Second Lieutenant |,
rnes, noLans 1lton; NJ Ashipmen, Tecumseh Steeos,
r. smith, n W. Thomas, Moresu Forrest, +. J. Hggia
Nathaniel Hobbs, VIM r. Hunt, Moses IT, Stone, George
CAster flot, Daniel Pepper Boatswain, ZachariAh
wntmarsn Gunner James D. Borton; saimaker, josh
TIE GUNB0AT DAYLIGHT.
Tue steam gunboat Daylight has just goae into
commission and took her departure from the Navy
Yard to JOIN tho bockadng squadron. The following
correct at o. the oioers:CAptain, Samuel Lockwood;
L l,k D. Lsneh Master Samuel G. Wood; Az.
Rensselaer, Terry; Assistant Engineers, James Morrow
and Eugene Wade; Masters Mates. W. O. Smith and B.
l. Kelly; Purser, Charles H. Isnnison.
CHARLEsT0wN NAVY YARD MATTERS.
The following sa correct list Of all the officers OF the
Susquehanna who have resigned
Geo N. Holips, Of Florida, CAPTAIN
J. n Barney, Of Maryland, First Lieutenant.
+ L. Dornn, y. L. HOse, j. I. Hoals, virginia, Mid
G. II. Haskef, of Virgins, Boatswain.
J. AiIovett, of Virginia, Gonrer
r. n. Balm. OK Virginia, Carpenter.
". n. AahOney, Of Virginia SALTWATER.
These designations have been sent TO washington They
VIII not probably be accepted, but the names will be
the Navy Department now but the names OF ali resign
Ing officers are stricken from the list
Captain Robert Handy, late Of the Naval Rendezvous
has been relieved there and ordered the command of
the Ninceones, now nearly ready for Sea.
me sasq1ehanna win not require docking. Quite a
number OK her officers and have obtained leave OF
absence for four days None of the resigned officers are
ncuded1sn this number however.
SAILING OF THE JAMEsrowN.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin June 81
The United States sloop war Jamestown carrying
twenty Two Guns having been thoroughly fitted for ser
vice At the phlsdsphis Navy Yard, win sail al i've
O'Clock this a!seInpoa under sealed orders The follow
ing 10 Ist a. her occers Commander, Charles Green
Captains lierk, Charles L. Green; Lieuteuants, N. B.
Ellery and George N. Bachs; PaymastSr, Joseph n
Wade; surgeon, John Rudersttne Assistant Surgeon,
Carpenter. j. Hoover; Boasswain william Long; Gun.
ner, j. IAmplugh; Sailmaker Robert Hunter Midship
men george Grail and Herbert Tyson Masters Mate
- kmbsli f'ursers Clerk, Isaac 4. Sharp.
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THE NEW YORK FIRE ZOUAvEs.

Corporal Thomas 0'Bren of Company A, New York
Fire Zouayes, who returned to this city forty eight
hours fzough, called at the HERALD Office yesterday,
and desired to have the reports that his regiment was
poorly fed centradicted he says the zouaves and In
deed all the troops Alexandria, got fresh beef four
SIX times week, good corned beef, pork, plenty Of
rice aud beans coffee, fresh Bread NC. The regiment
vel pleased with their colonel and ready 10
be led by him TO victory death
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MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN the CITY.
SECOND REGIMENT FIRE ZOUAvEs.

SECOND REGIMENT FIRE ZOUAvES.
H. JOE ALEX. SMALLER, OF THE SEVENTH REGIMENT,
ELECTED COLONEL OF THE ZOUAvES-THE FIRST
PARADE OF TH4 REGIMENT ETC.
win no doubt be gratifying 70 the nYembers Of the
New York FIRE Department TO know that the Board Of
Ofacsrs Of the Second regiment Fire Zouaves have
Dlected Colonel Of the regiment Major Alex. Shaler,
u our noble Seventh. It nearly two weeks since
she first election for Colonel held but the gentleman
who was then selected having declined, the captains OF
the several companies concluded that II 1t took two
months they would not leave the CITY until they had &C.
cured an efficient officer command them To them the
members OF the regiment owe much, for they
. selection which does honor 70 themselves
and 70 the Fire Department Chief Engineer
regiment placed in good competent hands, and every
thing that be done for the benefit Of the regiment
90 bea o1n9 at sae
quarters, Centre Market Major Shaler unanimously
elected Colonel and committee being appointed to wait
1mmsdlateiy upon the duties Of the Office.
On Monday morning he will commence enrolling at the
rnent upon arm and reliable bases It is the intention
20 secure the services of the very best military talent OF
abe city, and among the selection made will be many
officers and members OF famous Seventh. The
selection Of leutenants and I'm ssrgeants having
been LETT for the Colonel to make, be intends {,
have men whose services viii soon be the means
having in few days, the best corps of Zouaves that ha
ever left this city
Last evening the regiment, under directions OF Chic
Engneer Decker, had street parade. They assemble
at headquarters about seven O'Clock and formed in th
Eeventy first regiment drill There were quit
D large number present to see them; among
Others Brgader Gen. Curtis, OF the New York Legion,
Major Dyer Lieut. Col Baulch and Col Shaler The line
YVES formed ut twenty minutes 10 eight, the command
being handed over TO Capt Samuel Jackson, and
bered between six and seven hundred men, most Of
whom were equipped in red shirts aud glazed caps They
eere accompanied by marshal corps and carried with
4hem several transparences, with the following inscrp
1ions upon them:-
= SECOND REGIMENT
q ZoUAvEs.
Z HEADQUARTERS, CENTRE
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COLONEL LIE GAL OF THE FIFTY FIFTH
REGIMENT.

~ THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Nxw YoRg, June 2, 1861.
Having seen different reports in your paper
ing tho Fhtyhfth regiment and its Colonel allow mo-
his absence nom this city, 10 state = few facts.
At drill at the City armory, the night OF the
rival of the Sixth Massachusetts, regiment the Colonel
asked his mon. II he was ordered or to Washington
would they gos They all said yes And earnest In
tenon on their part they volunteered On nae to receive
the said Sixth regiment and remained ON duty fourteen
hours
q From that date he (the Colonel) commenced 20
equip hs regiment, and succeeded in putting Eve hun.
dred men in marching order.
The regiment received orders 90 into camp on the
Battery on the Goth Of April, and two days after they
received orders TO make for the Second regiment
A. The Colonel then went to Albany and after great
difficulty obtained interview with the Comm ander-in
was. 81 cannot; Ihsve no camp equipase" wo viii,
said the Colonel, "sleep on the grass. Give
US rstIonssn The Commander in Chief replied 81 oau
do nothing for you" He (he Coone) then said, "wnl
You send the Fifty fifth regiment the seat OF war;
and my regiment are ready on any conditions" Tho
Upon hearing these things the Colonel teegraphed 10
have meeting on the 10th Of May-the night he return
cd At that meeting he reported what had passed. A
motion was then made by one OF the officers to offer
themselves to the Union Defence Committee three
years The proposer and four others only 10 favor
At the funeral of tho late lameuted Colonel A. a. ycs.
burgh was minated that the Colonel was about TO re-
sign, on account OF nsub0rdination In the regiment
The officers 1dsse begged him not to do The Same
day they addressed him In petition signed to that
effect
We received orders to be inspected the 25h day OF
May by the Union Defence Committee and again the
Colonel said ce was ready 10 60 with the men he had
In the name OF truth beg of you TO insert these ew
facts, in order TO render justice to gentleman who
for the last twenty five years has been identified with
the militia Of New York and whose patriotism one
who knows him can doubt, and who has sacrificed his
time and health in perfoCtipg and bringing the Fifty fifth
regiment to the state Of efficiency and popularity II
enjoys. And II the Fifty fifty regiment has not gone
why not put the onus where II should rest You're re.
spectfully,
An OFFICER or THE FIFTY .EIFrH REGIMENT