The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-14
Anniversary Of tho Occupation Of
the City Of Mexico.
CONFEDERATION or AMERICAN visTeRInk
REUNION OF THE MEMBERS OF THH
NEW ENGLAND REGIMENT,
&c., &o., &c, -
From our Special Reporter.

enUe0ce a ~
into the csp.ts OF MsIico-on the Arh OF Sepsc6eaA
ls47- TO be this CAP Wednesday, COMMEMORATIVE ~A
great selas in the city Of Hsrtford Severed q -
Surviving officers and members Of the gallant Ns~ naG~
ispo or Ninth regiment OF Infantry there -
te dsy from different points Of tue Usioa. The stce1
tnce. howevor, was much smaller than expsotsd.
tfough tho a5reDce # many cd for BY 10
fact O. the cleo Ion going State Of Maine ana
the State Fair in Rhode Island Tho ,rst,so lAs
year TOOK place Concord T. the iienoe Of Pee
sdert Pierco, Of who're brigade ia the Mexicea -
New Eps.Id regime had const ted gioroas portion.
In hoioins the celebration At .raofd to day, tho on
havs it aiso in view pay tri bate Of their ind
rai nc esteem 10 their gal ant ctmusnding ohiosa
Governor SeJ JMour OF Connecticut previous TO his d.
iaruIe from the country to discharge the duties o ~
post u. s. Minister to the court Of Russia IT,
Days Of Contreras had been celebrated the leh ~
2oth ulr ard then adj uramsnt had taken place ~
yesterday the anniversary of the ssormng Of Chcfalo
Pee.
Most OF the members Of the corps attending tho so-
brston arrived nartf. I'd yesterday BY the oxpss
train They stay ed at the Cit, Hotel and sftsr.
noon assembled at Military Halt whorc they proceodsa
TO the discharge Of ousiocss The folio rng tbs
names of the meu,be,s csent. but many more wsrs
expected to arrive last nishtor this morning -
Col Thss H. ss Governor of c,onec lieut. Pses's-
Capt Seymour "obo Hartford, Co Z.
- Lsman 1ihseil Nos Haven Co
&" Gso.ss Bo .ess Essau. II % G.
1" Jon s. sioeon, Wa h,ngtcu. u O.. Co A.
1" Albert Tracy, August. Ne Co l..
49," VIM Newman Vermont.
Lieut. A. G VT, CUncosd, q. H.
% Law Wooaheoss, Hartford Conn.
" Pia,cs Manchester Il.
Corporal J. I. Heoton Dudley, Macs.
SerAosnt T. Iafoax, b,ston- Mass.
Letters OF apology for non nattendaros receives
from several Of the members, including from MAjg
Kn.ban, OF Nov York
On otenng the meeting, Colonel SrYxovR assured ts
oioeys and Of tho Ninth OF tbs kdy aod siAoeee
welcome extended to them BY the ctizcas of Hartford.
or the spris with which they had made arrange
nents 70 ,be eeiebrasion.
Captain SL0coM peseuteda report stsSng that be sA
at last years meeting been appointed committee to
anime rolls and documents in the A5tatant Gscerafs
ofce and in the several departments at Wa hagton for
the purpose Of procuring Bst &c OF the officers and
men Of the Ninth regiment Captain Siocon excused
his rot baing performed his uisacn tho grounA
that he had boon mocts absent in Mexico ha0
or his Ioturn been i'll for sono tnc> He he'd, subs
quen,ly to the charge Of administration gons to Wash
pgton for the puposc but had not been abo TO
IN ormaticn Ee therefore sggestod that the sano
committee be continued d new,cDo appointed
On motion, the Of Lieut. McNabb asd BsisR.
aaaed to that of CAPT slocor, suoh commttoe
Captain Socos read the following preamble and
lutiopp, offered by Capt Bisse,I:-
Whereas, napy Of our oouOenions in arms. whs LETT
Of hesh and expectation were lG.d low in death by
d;sesso the wfapon az iha eoemy and. whcrsas,
many Of them IL thus giving thor yea TO Shs Il
their country nod the honor Of it, fss have In mAsy
ipseDcos deprived fathers, mo hers bfotaerc aud
ssters not only e the JOYS Of 10 ,C,moa
ceho,d but in some SS-es of pacan'sry
which they were moro or lesa depcodant and which
gIa efol country should to render in forc
to ,one extent: therefore.
Resol ed, That n committee Of three be appoinssi b.
hs Chair 10, 70 nsoos,ass s the r,siaens Of the yaia
tion OF Cos the ut cloas relatives snA
recommend for them hberai aporooriati of pubiie
lands, other suitable ackn0 wlod .O( Tho
SERVICES Of our fellow c0nrases
On motto n such COM a,itte4 appointed
GOV. Seymour vacasing the ch ,r, Caet HiGsirl was
called to preside Capt slocom thea = that =
committee Of ,llreo be appointed to Draft r,Soutons
expressive Of the eseea sdiration with ssich the
officers aad CT the Ninth regiment rec ayscd their
valued colonel They wished to give him ,5samosial
thereof previous to dnra enter or su duties
| of hrs bigh ofEc 81 petition 1T 81. Petersburg
The ton carried uDarinicusIy. aud tie Chair
appointed such ccnuitee Caps Slocou, Tracy. and
| Nespan
II rvoposoj That when this meeting ja.GasYy ad-
jouIn. il do to met Pro.iieace II OF tbs 10 In
| ar 20tb os August lS6t
TIE meeting adjourned, I.act araio this
moruirg, CT clock. The ioonbers ca1d ctsd oy
the Governor 10 IL Vecs the pc gallery I'D onjact
irferest In tile NaGswo h Athsrgura Iaoy sfcr-
wards in the evening led by L1yltaaion at tbs
residence or Gov. S"ymour, where tne geno h,sDtably
ard cheerfsIy entertained
Gsoat wersrs-,oor brrg made t,rs1dsr 1e cels
hrson Of 70 deS vo-toy Of the and Ia
whose honor II Il given The Gsnrs and mia arv
20 have griu9 parads TIE &. igsua of EAr'fatd
70 entertain ,he officers ana nvlssd gaasss nso-
Cue at the CitY oel tnir aferuooo and Ia rbe
srand civic aud military ball ID, to gwen 10 sas
City Hal.
Gov Seymour expects leave &C. ST. Petersburg abdAt
| the ulilole Of 0ctocer.