The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-23
NEW YORK, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 49, 1886
sed Of such material and with such officers to lead Them
will, we are confident, gather Al full share.

sed Of such material and with such officers to lead them
will, we are confident gather a1full share
from the Mobile Register, May l6]
II appears after ALL that there requstion upon
the State Of Alabama ell for troops for the frontier
and that II is doubtful whether the volunteers who
already raised will be received into the service at ALL
The acquisitions and letters Of Gen. Gaines there
fore be construed only into 10 be pre-
pared for requsiton which he has advised the govern
ment to make hereafter. There has been appre-
tensions of s strengthened by the fact that the letters
forwarded to the governor Of this State by Gen Lang
last week. contemplated the raising of force Of 10000
men, while the statements given in the New Orleans
papers Of Tuesday BY authority from Head Quarters"
These uncertainties have checked the movements in this
part of the Stateand fortunately too for appears
for Alabama roops-and that since the requisition
Louisiana has been filed up, tho commanding gencr-
State This is, we understand the prpoH Of the
municaton 70 Capt Elmore OF the Montgomery yolun-
yesterday bearer Of the reply Of Gen. Gaines to their
tender Of service II states that the requson Of Gen.
Taylor SLED up for Louisiana, and troops
wanted for that service We learn that discretion
given to Maj Chase to muster not this company
which, the faith Of the call had reported themselves
ready. But the Major decides, learn not to
ter them. This 10 grevious disappointment these
gallant and they have accordingly sont over spc
cal messenger get reversal of this decision In their
own case. Some OF our city companies were ready and
waiting for decision Of the point II is not
pected that exception will be made in favor of
panies not already ready aud r.pored and Of course
all volunteering in reference the present occasion is
useless Nor can it be known until orders received
of Gen. Gaines will be sanctioned and what forces will
be required from the statin prosecution Of the Me XII
can war.
From the st. Louis American May al
Tho Legion, composed of the St Louis Greys Native
american Rangers. Boone Infantry Morgan Riaemen,
posed Of the Missouri Dragons Missouri Artillery Fu-
siers, jackson Guards and the Yagers met at the Park
this morning. Col Easton had not arrived from st.
Charles when left the ground-consequently there
nothing done. The prevailing opinion seemed to be
that they would pay attention to the call of the Go.
vcrnoras he not being in the State, had no power to
act and that their services would be required more
them about $50 hardy looking volunteers ready 90
any where in defence Of our country, at a moments
From the Louisville (Ky3 Courier. May 1861
We were told last night, that Henry Clay, Jr, Esq.
was forming company to march to Texas. He car
raise in an hour as noble and brave band as ever shou
| dered musket, or thrashed an enemy
From the Cincinnati Commercial May 1871
is understood that requisition has been forwarded
to tho Governor Of Kentucky from Gen. Gaines, for
lunteers. The letter arrived at Frankfort on Friday
No requstion has been made on Mississippi and Ala
bama-
The rumor Of requisition on the Executive Of this
State, of eight regiments for the service of the United
States which Is mentioned in several Of the papers, and
in some of them ascribed to the Washington Union, is
ncasion Of the Character minated been at the
| Executive Office
| Naval Preparations.
(Fron(he Norfolk Beacon, May 201
The U. $. brig Perry, It. Cont Blake, was towed
down to Hampton Roads yesterday at l o'clock p NJ. by
the steamer Osceoa, Capt Mitchell, and VIII sail the
| man McRae the bearer of dispatches to the Pacific
Squadron and will await the return mail at Chagres i'm
mediately after which she will report herself to Commo
| dore Conner for duty.
Miscellaneous.
| From the Washington Inteligencer, May 2ol
The above paragraph unless We be greatly mistaken
erroneous. Captain Walker, Samuel H., as We sup
poe him to bc) lately one Of the Rangers operat
| ing the Texan frontier, under Colonel Hays, is
| a native Of Maryland and was formerly a resi-
dent Of Washington city, where he has many family
young His first entry upon military life was
unteer in the company which left here for Florida In
1894 and after returning from that expedition he
time until the spirit Of adventure led him first to emf
| CRATE to Florida and from thence to Texas. While
here, informed he young man of strictly
temperate habits and unassuming department but Of
| domtable energy.
The New Orleans papers state that a rcquisition ha
been made by Gen. Gaines upon the governors Of Ten
for 400 troops. We not able to say whether al
these acquisitions have been made We understand tina
the States of Kentucky and Tennessee the only
called upon BY Gen Gaines for volunteers Of which Off
cal has been received by the War Depart
ment No man can doubt the patriotic feelings By
WHICH the General has been impeed to make these calls
these two States for certain number of troops the
ders Of General Gaines have been countsrmandsd
| Opinions I'm Canada OF the War ON tho Ric
Grandc.
[From the Kingston wing, May 1871
The news from Mexico is the exciting topic Of the
day. The United States Senate have declared with
they want the whole country. Like the beast Of
prey in the fable OF the "Wof and the Lamb" they
| gladly seize hold of any occasion to crafty their
ton Four millions Of people twothrd. little better han
savnges cannot long resist the force of twenty millions
with armies fleets, and money at Command Unless Great
Britain and France assist Mexico the present struggle
must very briefly terminate.