The New York herald., 1877-07-23
MILITARY PREPARATIONS.


DEPARTURE OF Tue TwENTY-THInD REGIMENT
FOR HoBSELLsAIILE IILE-EovEMENrs OF THE
REGULARS AT MILITARY uEApouAnTERs-
STRENGTH OF NEW YoIK STATE MILITIA.
THE TWENTY. THIRD REGIMENTS DEPARTURE
Al noon Colonel Rodney c. Ward, Of tho Twenty
third regiment, received the following dcspatch:-- Fl
uoxrRsvrLLr. N Y.
Sec ossf Of
foot OF Duane street New York Ior sransporato1 You
Join b. WOODWARD. Inspector General
Upon the receipt OF this order Colonel Ward sum
moncd to h,s rcsidouco tho captains OF the regiment
and ordered them notify the FIRST scrgcants Of tho
order. They In proceeded to notify the corporas
and pr'vatcs at their places OF residence 1t beng
Sunday many Of the men had gone out OF town. Tho
full strength Of tho regiment rs $50 Those VIII o
did not depart yesterday "rs required TO meet toiay
at three O'Clock at the armory rhey will report ncrc
to Major Alfred Barnes, and transportation will be
provided for them 10 follow tho Others The following
official order was lssncd for their account
BEApeuAurErs TWENTY THIRD REGIMENT H.G,s,NY,
BnooxlvS July 22. iei7 ,
ns Win ss"s.
eosl'inr and one days ratons, oyerc.nt. rolled
Major Commanding Dotachmcnt.
In order to facilitate matters yesterday n despatch
was the afternoon the wires from Police
headquarters Uy Lieutenant McKe lway; asking police
captains 10 notify all members OF the regime IN
their precincts where pos .bic REQUESTS wcro made
OF tho dnlnco D partrcnt for forty rounds OF am
muntt,on Tor each nah.
Promptly at seven o'clock nonrly every ncmNcr OF
tho regiment IN BrUokSn appeared NJ tho nrmory on
Cirraont avenu,, Dciwc,n W Woughby and Myrt 10
avenues Tho building was iurrouudcd, long bcf,ro
tho departure oil the rvtps by large crowd OF l,eo
pie eagerly pushing one another toward the entrance
The mcn were drawn up IN companies on tho man
door of the building Tho ranks averaged about
twenty cach there being ranks in each of IN Q
eight companies. Tho large silk flag of the regiment
was greeted with cheers as borne out iuto the
nail. Alter forty rounds OF ammunition had been
served out each and the aUsentccs' names had
been recorded The drum sounded the roll call and the
men sh their guns ready for marching ORDERS
AZ nito"n minutes past eight the gates o; the srmory
wcrc opened, and the regiment numbering $40
muskcta all told, marched out. led by Colonel Ward.
REGrLARs.
The movements OF tho regular troops, which wore
partially suspended by tnc orders issued on Saturday
afternoon were yesterday rcsun;cd 10 consequence u
the formidable proportions which the abotcrs' insur-
reguar forces engaged In combating the insurgents
nov as foo~s:--Maior General W. s. Hancock. coin'
manding the Mn,ary DIVISION of the At
lanir, is at The Eutaw House, Baltimore,
accompanied by General Richard Arnold In
sjcctor Genera y Colonel W. d. Mrcncll,
his senior Adcd Camp The headquarters In Hon'-
ton street. New lvfk. arr IN charge O Brcvct mayor
Jonn Il. Wharton. Win General Hencock, nj Baiti.
more, IS General w. :. Barry Colonci OF the second
United states artillery, VINO IS In actual command of
the troops concentrated IN Maryland IN comp'lsnce
With tho requeiticn ot Governor Carroll General Han
cocks presence being merely for the pucsu Of super