AUCKLAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume III, Issue 157, 15 January 1864, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

THE r YOLUNTEER3 AND MILITIA TO THE FRONT. Three Hundred men to be made up from the volunteers and first-class militia are to leave for the Front immediately, to supply the place of troops, to reinforce the General. We regret much that it should be deemed necessary to employ our citizen soldiers on active service, after so short -a respite; but as it is the General’s orders, in whom we are all bound to place confidence, there is nothing to be gained by repining ; and all we can say is, that we wish them a safe ami speedy return. There are troops now daily expected from India, and we presume that on their arrival the necessity for employing the militia and volunteers on active service will cease to exist. There is to be a parade of the volunteers and first-class militia in the Albert Barracks this morning, at ten o’clock, all leave of absence being cancelled, and we presume that those who will be required for the service will then receive orders. — D. S. Cross, Jan. 7. DEPARTURE OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND MILITIA. The Auckland Volunteers and Militia who responded to the call to duty at the Front, left Auckland yesterday, and so far as we could judge, without a murmur. This is the more creditable to them from the fact that they have been recently rather heavily taxed ; and there were grounds for a double disappointment at being called away from their homes and occupations; first, because the number of troops in the colony seemed to obviate the necessity for active service by them, and secondly, because a large proportion of them bad not long returned from the Front. But, as wo remarked yesterday, there is nothing to be gained by repining; and they will be gainers in the end by knowing that, although, perhaps, taxed rather more than they had reason to expect, they didnot tail to respond. Both the volunteers and militia paraded yesterday morning, in the Albert Barrack Square, at ten o’clock, and being warned for duty they assembled again, at half-past three and fair o’clock. About, two hundred of them, fifty of whom were volunteers, paraded at the first-named hour, and after the usual preliminaries they marched from-their barracks, preceded by the band of the 50th Regiment, and passed through Parnell. Tlie militia carried an ensign, and the volunteers brought up the rear. Of course there were the usual leave-takings, but there was not, as we before remarked, a murmur, which is most creditable to the men. I ho militia were under iho command of Capt. Brophy, and Lieutenant Morrow, and Ensigns Kelly, Nation, Horne; and the volunteers under that of Capt. Derrome, and Ensign Andrews. The second party, consisting of about 100 volunteers, mustered at 4 o’clock, and started shortly before 5 o’clock preceded by the volunteer bund, which played them just beyond the jnctioi. at Newmarket. They were likewise in good spirits, and were under the following officers : —Major Campbell, Capt. Mitchell, Adjutant; Lieutenants Waddell, Leßoy, Tahnteau ; and Ensigns Brighton, '1 tde, and Batger. It was understood that they would not proceed further than Otuhulm last, evening. It was originally intended that the men should proceed to the Queen’s Redoubt, but we are glad to bear that this decision is not to be curried out, and that they will not go further than Burton’s or some of the posts near there.— Ibid, Jan. 8. MILITARY REINFORCEMENTS. The arrival of the screw steamer Australian , from Rangoon, and the clipper ship Chariot of Fame from Queenstown, both with troops, caused some little stir in Auckland yesterday. By these two vessels we liuve received nn accession to our forces of more than 800 men, a most valuable addition at the present critical period, when the General is engaged in most important movements, in which every man gained will proportionately weaken the rebellion, and lead, we trust, to its final extinction. As we bare given full particulars in our slapping columns of the arrival of these vessels, wo need not say here that the troops have arrived in excellent health, and that there have been very few casualties indeed on their way here. The Australian is a fine screw steamer of 850 tons burthen, belonging to the British India Steam Navigation Company, and commanded by Captain Dando, of the the Royal Navy Reserve. She brings the Head-quarters of the 68th Regiment, consisting of 290 rank and file, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Morant. These diembarked yesterday, in man-of-war boats, at the Wynward Pier, from which they marched to

tiro Albert Barracks, and remained there. The Chariot of Fame, Captain Clarke, is a noble ship, and probably not more than one or two others that have entered this port have exceeded her in size. He sailing qualities must bo apparent, from the fact she has made the voyage out in ninetythree days. The troops in her, 510 rank and tile, are under the command of Lieut Colonel Young. They seemed to be in excellent spirits, caused no doubt, in some measure by their quick passage. By the Armenian, now daily expected, we shall have a further accession to our forces, and there will then, we presume, be no further necessity for the volunteers and milita to do duty out of Auckland. — Ibid.