DEPARTURE OF THE MILITARY FROM DUNEDIN.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume I, Issue 13, 13 June 1863, Page 5

DEPARTURE OF THE MILITARY FROM DUNEDIN.

The departure of the detachment of the 70th Regiment, on the Bth instant, for the North, was attended by a manifestation of public sympathy and respect, such as has never before been witnessed in the Province. During the forenoon, ordinary business was pretty nearly at a stand still, and Princt s-stre?t and the Octagon swarmed with people. The members of the Rifle Volunteer Corps, and the Volunteer Hre Brigade had resolved to turn out in honor of the occasion; and a really creditable brass band was brought together by the iuvitation of M. Fleury to those capable of doing so to join together, so as to make the musical arrangements a feature in the day's proceedings. At the Barrack?, all was bustle during the forenoon, numerous carts having to be laden with the bajjgigc. &c M for transmission to the jetty. The start of the troops was thus somewhat delayed, and it was alter half-past twelve before they left the Barracks. The Brigade, preceded by the band, took station in front, as the troops came out upon Stuart-street. In the Octagon and at the corner of Princes-street there was a pretty dense crowd, from which there arose a hearty cheer as the men turned the corner. One poor fellow fainted at this point, and had to be tarried into Cooper's Hotel, where he soon rallied. H:«lf a dozen mounted consiables, in their smart uniforms, had been btatiou.d at this point and, followed by a few officers on foot, th?. now toi>k the lead in tiie procession. Captain Salt-mar.-li was at the head <.f the troop-, who numbered 95 rank and file. Hv the tine I he Cutt.ng had b.en cleared, the crowd mjicliiiig ouwaids liai become a oue; aad lio.n ihe neighbor-

hood of the Treasury, it was a singular sight to sec the wavering thin red line running down the centre of the mass which completely filled the street.

Jetty street was almost blocked by the crowd, every inch of vantage ground around the Post Office having been taki n possession of an hour before. There was plenty of cheering as the troops moved down the street. At its foot, a line of police officers managed tolerably well to prevent passage until the soldiers had got fairly upon the Jettv; but then they had to yield, although a great stream of human beings had diverged to the Old Jetty, and raced tumultuously along it, so as to get a good view of the Golden Age, the steamer on which the troops wt re to embark for Port Chalmers. The Volunteers formed in two lines, so that the troops passed between them, arras being presented as they did so; and then the Vo unteers closed and followed to the end of the Jetty. There, despite all efforts to prevent it, the crush was very great. Only a lew minutes elapsed before the troops began to pass down the gangway, and the band commenced the National Anthem. On the arrival of the Golden Age at Port Chalmers, the detachment was transferred to the Airedale, and in the afternoon that vessel sailed amid some cheering on board and on vessels near hand. It happened that the Airedale had moved from the Jetty, and the inhabitants of Port Chalmers had tnus jot the opportunity of paying their respects to the officers and soldiers previous to their departure for the seat of war. The Gothenburgh, which was moored next to the Airedale, showed all her colors on the occasion.— Daily Times.