DEBARKATION OF THE TROOPS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 50, 11 January 1864, Page 3

DEBARKATION OF THE TROOPS.

It is as singular as it is unfortunate that when , troops arrive in harbour the weather, long be- ! fore charmingly serene, frequently becomes wet and wintry. Such was the ease on Friday and Saturday when ihe • Australian' and •Chariot of Fame' brought us reinforcements, from India i and from England, of some S. r >o bayonets. The ! former landed on Friday afternoon, the latter on ; Saturday morning, being conveyed from the j ship to the shore by (he cutters and launches of j ' Curac-oa' and • Ksk.' l! was some time before , oil) men could be thus assembled on the Queen- j street Wharf, where, in expectation ol' seeing | them played into barracks, there was a eon- ; siderable gathering of the inhabitants. The j detachments its they landed fell in according to j the seniority of their several corps—Royal I Engineers. LStli. .loth. 50th. o7th, both, and ! 7oth Regts. Shortly before 1 o'clock, Ihe debarkation having been effected, the men were [ marched oil', not " to the melody of music's j notes," for there was 110 band, but to the martial (ramp rif their own "quickstep." and as we ; glanced at their proud array, we could ' not, but congratulate the General and the . Colony on the seasonable accession of so line a | force. On reaching St. Paul's Church they . were met by the band ofthe 50th regl.. which i forthwith headed the advancing column playing i it, into the Albert Barrack Square, where tents j had been pitched for its reception, to the popular j melody of Ben I'olt. The troops are in command j of Lt.-Colonel Voitngof the (ioth regt.. an officer j who rendered good and faithful service in the ; Taranaki coniliet. and whose leave of absence in ' England litis been cut exceedingly short iu con- ; sequence ofthe exigencies ofthe occasion. AVe j have also to welcome back (woold and esteemed ! "Tigers" in the persons of Captains Blewitt and j Higgin. Whilst, touching on military topics, we take 1 the opportunity of expressing our satisfaction j that Mr. Warren lias at, length obtained his : company in the 05th regiment, of which his ' father wtis formerly Colonel. AYe are also greatly pleased to learn that- die wounded .-ire ( all in a fairway of speedy recovery. Air. liutlcr ' has again proceeded to the front. [