New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-29
LOCAL MILITARY MATTERS.
THE NEW CAMP or INSTRUCTION.

The military encampment at Searsdale the name OF
which has recently been changed from " Camp Howe"
| to Camp Lyon, is now in active operation, under
the command of Brg.-Gen. Egbert l.. Yiele, who has
been detailed for this reryice by Lieut.Gen. Scott
The Scarsdale Station is 22 miles from Now-lork and
| located on the line Of the Harlem Railroad. Two
miles easterly from the Station the conter line Of
Westchester County. On its ridge is plateau OF q
nile or more in BREADTH whence the Sound discloses
itself on one eide and the River Bronx the other
About 20 acres OF this plateau have been red by the
United States Government Of L.. q. Morris OF Nor
rsania and under general orders from the Secretary
Of War the ground has been set apart for camp Of
instruction.
The object of the projectors Of the camp TO afford
ample where complete or incomplete regiments or
companies could be trained in the art OF warfare For
this purpose the army regulations, with ail their strict
pess and severity will be enforced Three dIe daily
have been established and two reetaions for the OH
cers When officers of companies have been mustered
in they will be expected to devote all their time and at
teution TO their commands The rnle will also be
carried out wi b battalion and field officers when mus-
.red into the service. The following General Orders
! have been promulgated by General Vieie;
90 squsd and company drills and parade in'pec,i's
I" Breakfast. 80 -"
Quad mounting ard drill
Dim un G'lsVi T. %hn Si tie daSs SsR fuTs iand
Interrnis'iop-men At ese
sPn Pril until
Tattoo and Nights e1tinguishsd ct "TsPI =,
At present the encampment "a occupied Dy threc
hundred and fifty men, large portion Of whom be-
long to the Ira Harris Cavalry ths remaining portion
Of that organization being n0Y eneamPed on St.;s1
leland The remainder Of the men are connected
with the infantry brigade under Gen. Viele. In tho
absence Of the General, the command will devo]ve
upon Major Lynde Catlin. The other oficers are
Captains Nulling and Ihourett, and Leuts. Millgan
and Morton, Quartermaster Hatch, and Commissary
Ellis attend to the qusrerns and sub'isenss 0 she
force Of preSsout.
TIE men now at Camp Lyon are principally Aneri-
cans and Germans an sbe-bodied and rigorolsoolnng
set number have left situations paying them so
per month to enter the moderately remunerated mill
tary service Many Of them are Connecticut farmers
and farm boys, and no small number have been en-
gagged in mechanical pursuits
The Commissariat is well managed, and the men, as
will be seen by the following bill Of fare, have no
causs for grunbling:
B,eaast "A selection alternating fom ro" beef td.d ham
cold salt pork always ounces good besd coffee ad ins
D.nrsf ounces bread soup alternating With rsssi, OF
coae. aud bread x ouucs, pork and
bstns OF rice and sugar
In connection with the camp at Soarsdale, Is the
Board OF Recruiting Officers composed Of Col Sacke!,
Col. Shepard, and Capt. Hayman, whose dntes will
CONSIST In the inspection Of volunteers, and defrayng
the expenses incurred in recruiting Their Office Is al
NO. ~ White street. Future arrangements ere to
be made TO still further facilitate the recruiting and
transportation Of volunteers.
The camp which wss laid on. at Hampstead, L. y,
yesterday Is TO be under command Of Brigsdier-C ea
Sherman. Is purposes have not yet been fully deter.
mined upon, but it Is expected that the object will be
for the formation Of columns and other Inaneuyers re-
quiring a large space.
BY orders Of the War Department, camp Of ingtruc.
tiOn will he established at Elmifa and elsewhere
throughout the State, and at different ponts In other
States.
THE FIRST FIRE ZoUhyEs.
In pursuance of special orders issued Trssday by
Col. Lozier the first general muster Of tho Ellsworth
Fire Zouayes since they were encamped on the Bat.
terry, took place yesterday n,oping. The men CON-
menced reporting at an early hour and by 10 o'clock
about 400 wero Present within the inclosure Orders
were given 10 strike tents, which was obeyed with
alscrty and IN little time the camp equipaRe had
been disposed OF and placed on a barge. Ire az.
sembly was beat at IL o'clock, when about leo men
fell into line end marched to Pier No Fast River
foot OF Whitehall street. where they embarked On the
steamer Saturn, which had been chartered 10 convey
them 10 their destination, BedlOes leland. The re.
manning companies PAID no attention 10 the ofder
fall in but many struggled along ia the direction
Of the boat. About 100 remained on the Battery os.
tensibly with the object Of forming a meeting and
taking tho thereof in relation TO proceeding ont
of the city before receiving the pay due them from the
State This crowd compised the most turbulent CHAR
aetsEs ~ the regQspt and qoitsa gumber were under