DEPARTURE OF THE VOLUNTEERS.
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Yesterday afternoon, the company of artillery
who volunteered under Major Gally, marched
from the Public Square, under salute of twenty
eight guns to the United States Barracks, three
mites below the city. The fine, capacious steam
ship Alabama was lying in front of the barrack,
with Captain Fornos company on board. Not
wi,hsanding the heat and dust, vast crowd ac-
companled the, march of the company from the
square, increasing the great concourse Of people
already at the barracks; among the spectators
was considerable number of the fair sex, who
had come to take parting adieu and last look of
brothers, husbands, and sons, leaving their homes
to encounter the enemies of their country There
never was nobler body of young men collected
together for such purpose The greater part of
them are under twenty Eve years Of age and few
are over thirty. The company, without halting,
marched on board the steamer which is to convey
them 10 Texas, the veteran Gally moving at their
head. A little before ten o'clock in the night the
steamer got under weigh with the companies a.
bove mentioned and FIVE companies, comprising
about 200 men of the 7th United States TnE,nlry,
the whole number under the command of Major
Gallv.


The number oftroops embarked is as follows
Major Gallys artillery IO6
Captain Fornos do SO
Seventh Infantry 2l4


