Year: 1861

DEPARTURE OF THE ATLANTIC
Five Hundred government Troops on fsoart
--Hcr Destination Supposed 20 be For!
Pickens--Ier Freight, etc.


The steamer Atlantic presented a scene ycsterdaj
OF hustle and activity, and uniring Industry tht
| part of the people connected with her, that was
| very unusual. The dock was loaded so much Sc
| as to render it almost impossible, with barrels
! beds, mattresses, guRcarriages, boxes of ammuni
tion, baggage, &C., all mixed up together and form
| ing compact mass, while on the other side of the
Atlantic a Government schooner deeply lader
| with boxes and gun-carriages. The work of load
! ing continued all Friday night, and a very
| large amount of ammunition was received on board
| and slowed away.


the ship everything betokened the mission on
which she is bound On every side something was
! met that spoke Of war; the decks were covered
with loose plank; around the sides of the vessel
were ranged n number of water casks, while piled
| up for future disposition were boxes of shell and
! other warlike implements, among which were
several boxes of the newly rGed carbines used by
! the artillery. The upper deck, at the bow, was
devoted to the erection OF stalls for the of the
| horses that were to be received on board. These
were constructed with regard both to strength and
comfort, he sides and back being very carefully
| padded, so as to secure the animals from injury
| during the passage. Eighty of these stalls were





vessel. Every measure has been adopted that
was at all practicable to secure the comfort Of the
animals.


The sleeping accommodations for the soldiers are
little better than the horse stalls-rough boards
carelessly nailed together. form the bedstead on
which the men to stretch themselves, and more
than stretch themselves they can't, there being
very close quarters for one where two are intended
to be put 1t is intended that each of these stands
will hold six men, and as they are very narrow,
very high and packed together as close it is pos
sible to do so, they will be able to carry great
number in very small space. The cabin, state
rooms and other portions OF the vessel remain uC-
changed.


In the fore part of the hold an immense quantity
of provisions stored-four, meats, bags, oar
relS, and parcels carefully stored away, and
there is little fear Of their provisions falling short,
at least for time the rest of the hold is filled
with the guns, carriages, f0rges and stores that
may be needed at whatever place they may be
bound for.


THE SOLDIERS.


a portion of the soldiers that were to accompany
the expedition arrived at the foot of Canal street
at eleven O'clock and were at once surrounded by
large crowd and piled with all sorts of questions
Where did you come from? Where you going?
How many men are going? Will there be fight?
But the queries useless, the men turning a
deaf to all questions, of no matter what cha
racter, for fear that they might be made to say
something that was not right, although in reality
they knew nothing, and therefore had nothing to
communicate. The company that arrived was
Company A, Second Regiment United States Fly
ing Artillery, Captain Barry, numbering sixty
men. Owing to the crowded state of the deck and
the fact that the stalls were not ready for the re-
cepiOn of the horses, the men were obliged to re
main in the street for two or three hours, after
which time they were permitted to 20 upon the
deck. They had with them four guns, two ofthem
being brass sixpounders, and the other two brass
howitgers, of twelve pound calibre.


The men all fne-lookng fellows and looked
as il slight brush with an enemy would not affect
their spirits in the least. They were totally udif
ferent as to where they were going, and laughed
and ioked at the prospect before them if it was
excursion of pleasure. 1t said that the
horses belonging to the artillery very valua-
BILE animals and highly trained, and that that was
the reason of their being taken such extra
care Of Company NJ, of the Second Artillery,
commanded by Major IiGnt, accompanied the 9th
ers They had no horses, being obliged TO leave
them after them when they left Texas They will
be freshly supplied, at whatever point they may
land. The balance of the soldiers were taken on
board from stcamtug later in the day. There
were some companies from the Second and Third
Regiments, in all about seven Companies II, Cap
tain Brooks, and c; Captain Allen, of the Second
Regiment Light Infantry, also board A
company of Sappers and Miners, from West Point
and few persons belonging to the Ordnance De-
partnent, Undgr the charge of Lieut. Ralch, com
plete the whole. The total number of men is about
five hundred, although many think it is much
larger. She may, however, receive fresh supply
before she leaves the city, from either Fort llami
ton or Governors Island, as she has accommoda-
tons for fully 1000 men.


THE EMBARKATION


of the troops and armament was conducted in the
usual military STYLE Some curiosity was manifest
ed as to how so many horses (seventy-eightl were
to be got on board the steamer was lying seve
raj feet from the dock, but the presence Of two
strongly built stalls soon explained that -
The horse was quietly placed in Of the stalls,
aud almost before be had time to know where he
was, the steam-hoisting apparatus had placed him
with his companions on board the ship The time
employed IN putting all the ANIMALS IN their quar-
ters vas incredibly short, only few moments be
ing given to each. The guns and their heavy ear
riages were slowed away carefully, and the bag
gage next received the proper attention


TIE steamtug r. L. Maby, at five o'clock came
alongsIde her deck was densely crowded with sol
dierS from Fort Hamilton and there was some little
delay in getting them on board the larger vessel
They presented strange sight, with their KNAPP
sacks, water bottles, cans, and other accourements
They nearly all young men-fine, healthy
young fellows, and full Of animal sprit many Of
them expressed wish for action of some kind, and
would evidently not turn their back on danger.
HER DEPARTURE.


1t was O'Clock before the Atlantic left her
! dock, owing to the immense amount of freight to
| be put on board. During the afternoon she was
visited by great many OF the friends of the officers
| and others who about going with her her
| mysterious mission. They were permitted to re-
main on board up to the last moment, but when the
| word once given to 90 shore the last pa t.


ing had to take place, and several ladies left the
vessel with the terrible uncertainty over them rs to
the safety of their friends, brothers and husbands
One of them said that if she only knew " here they
were going she would be satisfied


At seven o'clock the last man was on board. the
! last bundle slowed away, and at the word of the
captain the single cable cast loose, and the
noble vessel began to move into the stream. Hav-
ing gone into the middle of the river, Immediately
opposite Canal street. she there dropped her anchor
for the night.


From tie Herald Of Testerd1yl
| MILITARY AND NAVAL MOVEMENTS IN
NEW YORK.