The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-24

with the principal routes of travel from our
sea board to the lakes, has seen, time and again,
associations Of intelligent foreigners moving to
wards the western wilds, there 10 establish civl-
cation and the arts, in the place OF primeva
forests and the dull, Improbable monoony OF sea-
sous recurring without crops. Every ship load of
engrants is a national blessing. Every willing
to-abor man who comes into the country, urged
by the spirit Of enterprise which overcomes the
natural love for home, is worth thousand dollars
10 us, and ship so freghted is in fact of more
Importance than the million of dollars of specie
about 10 be brought into the country by the Hiber
MIA Even under existing circumstances, II we
get the off-scouring of Europe in small numbers,
We get her choicest sons in large companies
the men who have learned from the history Of
the past, and the experience OF the present, to
admire our institutions, and prefer ,hem to those
OF their own countries men who, with enlarged
views, liberal reasoners, can, and do overcome
national preferences for their own, and evince an
honest regard in favor of our political establish.
ments. such men are to be desired, and
whatever their rank in life, will hardly fail to
stand by the country Of their adoption, if it
should require their aid. That they make
good soldiers is abundanty proven by the
declarations of the officers of our army, under
whom so many are at the present time engaged
armed IN defence OF our cause. The Irish and
German soldiers are highly praised by officers;
they have their peculiar failings, but they are
tractable and subordination is of the first re-
qulses in the Character Of good soldier
We have no doub. that something will be done
to alter the present state OF emigration. The poor
passengers themselves are the subjects OF all kinds
OF abuse from heartless passenger agents, and
| committed from the Common Council of this city
have either gone, or are about to 60, to Washing
ton to urge the passage of some law to control the
owners, agents, or masters of emgrant vessels, in
their transactions, oblg,ng them to furnish suita-
| bic accommodations for their passengers, and
thus avoid the evils to which many now fall
victims before their passage is ended, or soon
after landing. five have cause to complain, the
| poor emigrants have double cause.
| OUR VOLUNTEERS WHERE ARE THEY Ave
published, yesterday, report sent from the Adj
jutant Generals office in Washington, to Con.
gress, relative the volunteers in the service of
the United States
| According to our ideas of arithmetic il is most
sloveny statement of figures, and it is impossible
by it to tell how many volunteers are now in TIL
field. Such report is absurd and ridiculous. 1t
gives in the first place the number of volunteer
received in service, and sets the whole down at
2, $50; it then makes several deductions by death,
discharge, and deserton, and concludes that
l5,4S2 remain in the field, making difference Of
1861 After a careful examination, it is utterly
impossible to tell where these seven thousand
are whether dead, asleep, or revealing in the
halls of the Montezumas; although the report
pretends to tell the precise number killed, wound
/ ed, deserted, discharged, &c., &c.
In relation to the New York regiment, probably
Stevenson's, it states that 764 were fr.t received
then 1875 were discharged and 81 deserted, ant
764 remain. In relation to the first regimen
from Tennessee, it states that l0S3 were mustered
: into service; that Is have been killed, IA died
rs discharged, and s desertions, and yet only Ar
: remain This is most unaccoun,abe. With IL,
D Mormons, too, there were 497 mustered into 81 :
vice OF these one has been discharged, and on
$ is dead, and yet 49S remain And where are TIT
hundreds, nay thousands who volunteered in Lou
3 isianaf They arc not mentioned in any way O
, shape In addition to all this, five or six Who'll,
7 regiments have entirely disappeared not " Sol
t of gum is left.
3 Altogether, it is most extraordinary repor,
! and it seems that our brave volunteers appea
d and disappear in most mysterious manner.
I We hope the Adjuant General will revise tn
}. report
The DESIRE OF EMULATION IN OUR OFFICERS
On the night of the 10th December, ult., passe
J Mdshipmen Fitzgerald and Gale, two youn
officers attached to the John Adams, which vesse
had taken the place of the Somers, quietly slippe
, in in one Of the boats of the ship, and examine
! the mole and the castle.
Amer having pulled around under the walls {
y the castle, without moestaton, they proceeded
\ the outer sea wall while getting up this, for
: further examination, they were hailed by one {
: the sentries, which caused them to return
. their ship. Their return, however, on board tn
> John Adams, was not so successful On bein
questioned to their visit, they replied that the
had been to burn a vessel, but not finding any
q they had gone to see what could be done with tn
). castle. This answer not satisfying the Commo
dore, they were suspended.
, We learn that Lieutenant Parker came nea
meeting the same tate, and it was only prevente
by the Intervention of his commanding officer
; Frequent APPLICATIONS had been made before
different officers of the squadron, to burn tn
cruiser under the castle, but the Commodor
always refused his sanction. 1t was while til
:, Commodore was at Tampico, and during tt
:. only time that he had been absent, that Lieute,
"a ant Parker took advantage of 1t and fired tn
:, vessel.
e TRoors FOR MEXICO. The bark Carolina, Cap
e Sherwood, sailed onFriday, having one hun
q dred and sixty.four officers, non.comnissio,
!. ed officers, and soldiers, board, bound for IL
n seat ofwar. Capt. c. ). Merchant, of the "a A
tillery, is in command of the above troops, havir
e but one other officer, Lieut. j. Totten, with hin
10 Capt NJ. has now been under orders three time
l. for Mexico, but only at this late day has been pc
a mitted to move, his orders always having bee
h counternanded.
e The gallant Captain, however, though the la
to take the field, will not be the least to do GOO