The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-13

assembled 81 p hasorAs Hal, New Canal street, for tho
purpose Of proceeding on an excursion around the hrbor
Of New York, and visiting the various forfoaNons tbs
have been erected This corps numbers forty mon,
mosy Germans, nearly Ill II whom were present Their
officers Captain l. Burger, First Lieut. Adam Viewer
and Second Lieut. Frederick Krutnea. Major ssmler
and Colonel schwazweader onoers OF The regiment also
accompanied the corps.
They tarted about nine O'Clock nom the FOOT Of Peck
slip and crossed In the steamboat Putnam TO Governors
blspd the orst point or examination They po
nty received by Asor Cady and welcomed TO the island
We might here remark Chat the most perfect good feeling
exhibited between the army and tho militia officers,
each vierg with the other In acts OF hospitality. The
South Battery nrst straoed the attention Of the rders
This Ia the spot where educated the drummer
boD Of tie entire service, - well - the nfers
and busiers There are no " some sixty drummers and
hfers and twenty I've bugles. The boys mostly half
howe, lee, ,hsn Il YEAR, OF are they suit, they
ben IRA The regular pay Of the soldier besides aons
and CT thing ano on pay day large number Of destitute
widows to the island for the money which many OF
DO. fve TO thor poor parents These boys are
brought mostly from New York. They we're mustered q
pe.sipa appearance the So ith Battery work mount
ing sbhteer sups, although there now only ee!en
sos TWO u ponnaer hoxizers. re bsracKs within the
otu'e are used only BY the music boys ABOVE men
aored and four sergeants who drill Thorn In the proper
choo ma ter the boys being taught while here the osd
nary Engnh branches. They have library OF nearly
oeous reading besides the three hours instruction in
school be mspg hail, Kitchen soreroom and sleeping
quarters were OIL GUY eA S enc ~ n n. .
aytar snd tho drafted for the various companies
sho haze hecome proficient II 10 seldom, We we're
nfo med, that music boy deserts In fact, there are
very few oeserte-s from the bland The OF the regu
lar roditrs having laey been raised by Congress- has
proved gveaer inducenent for men I, enlist- Is
do,ars per tn ami the soldier 10 Ut
sy expense, ever hing being furnished him. all this
DC aved end or bis Of services be
sufcis Mt has been saved 10 puy small f.rm-ne
beirs always rted a the expense Of the vernment
back TO tho place Of his enlistment The army consists OF
f thIeefoufths foreigners tho proportion Gefmsus be-
Ig very grsAt-robably one third There have been
lately enlisted aood many men who have served In tue
err Governors Island Ii the headquarters OF
he recruiting service Gen Harvey xupghed with
most OF bis mer from this station. ETey two three
weeks to hundred whereabouts sent OF West Tee
average accession of recuSn preaent are about ten day
ipty are ded bero bat Sooss time, principally In the
squad d and uu,k and they do no: begin TO look much
Ike sooiers until sfer joining their regiments the posi-
TOD OF con 'ndapt Of tho Island 10 very annoying, IS
hardly day passes but some female appeals 70 him
9Th her eyes for the discharge OF her hus-
band. Bui be has power In the matter, An officer
market that lney did no wAns any VINO would sosn
oop his tie cr family, II those nstars ties ct
dc had much Ct the recruiting SERVICE ana he
knew or commissioned cficer enistog man while he
| was drunk
After leaving the seuth Battery visit psit Csste
William, bicn lie capable Of mount one hundred and
Fix AZ ,ounde IN the loser tier easement the
Der the mdoe Ter Of 81 FOUNDERS AMI es Rtecn %
Founders the baroette The nickn or the wall
nne feet; bull OF stene but appears be Of
u'eior qualify DouDn were exercised ~ to <hetaer
tb fort hso rucien, strength 10 Withstand tue sholk Of
snul neogs nrDg o. ih guns II was stated lnas
experiment Of Ls kind WAS ued some years sinoe and
the work WAS found to the combines shock OF the
explosion. Fort Columbus, an inner and more elevated
work. then examined There here mounted
I've 81 poGDcers and twenty six "a Founders the
"a heile besides i've inch bowzers, h1s giving the
hurdr and hiry Tie fort surrounded by wide
ditch and ia eDered by passing over the draw bridge
There under ground pasage from the castle TO tns
FORT provided for the retreat Of the troops In case the
former shood be taken. The visiting officers were most
bosrAoy Ieeeved by the stationed officers Of the fort,
and eral ,oas,s drank Tho fra, "rhe Army Of
the Tn ted Sta and ts oHcers," responded 10 by
t a Of the Safe Of Sss York AID taer motto Excel
sior ;" The quarters OF the p sAes we're tnsn Wis et
sna the mes hail. -he,e p'spra.ons we're going on 70,
quail y. The library OF this pos. contains sixteen
hpnared vo1mes, 70 which ali on he san have
The ony daily paper taken At the reading room 10 the
| BERALD, bu, several weekies are subscribed for.
no total number Of oos en- the hand II this time are
exactly two hundred-one hundred and six Of whom
recruits recently enrtcd and the remainder consisting OF
| Companies an5v While waking about The defencss
the stationed band play cd sAloia ION Dodworths Fis
gave n return with great elect "rhe Last Rse Of sum
Returning to the boat tue c,rps proceeded 70 Bsdoes
Island and eBsmncd Fort Wool which Ia situated Of
Cove nor's bland. This bull, Ia the star form, tous
| oronancc sergeant anc three men
For Pamil.on, on Lorg Isand, the pext stopping
being oospisoiy entertained D. Lieut. Turner Il tho
como Artillery the tour OF the fort maze The s
'ss,, me, .x, an ,1csc s ~ swo sssrop, g.,
The Der 81 gun. mounted thirty four the Low
CT tier Missing Of 81 pounderr Those al tie sids
Ing mounted at eseni Several shot male With
"a pour sege gun target buoyed the about
eiehths ~ mile dlstsx, for the entertainment OF
4 n /
very Oh 1T distance OF The tayeet Tue not
gooo TIE tnrd rebounded from the mortar eve times
did also The fourth, nla and axn This Ia called roho
TO msn this FOR, would tate eight or uinc hundred msu;
is fu ,ecye force 10 about seventy guns Two tnousan
Jud DO required FOR Governor Island and half nat
number for Bedloes Island. Back or Fort H.mll,ea
doubt for The purpose Of guarding from an attack n the
me ccnusnder Of these work, Captain Allan For. La
fay te, OH wire knoy Forl Diamond mounts nicety
CONS but has not been ocoupet except by an osdnsncs
,erg AM, Tor several sears located In the channel
about iour hundred ards IRON Fort Hamilton. between
than and Fort Richmond S1aien Island, which the
vok viitj This no- In process Of construction
c -in prov, The defer OF the harbor Inc york
b.ve reached ,hc ,coond Ter Of Toe plan
ma, of ihe mos. recent permanent oruccnllns aad i
Ore VII have tremendous eject upon vessels sttemrng h
ras rhe'e -il be four tiers Of guns, Numbering 10 all
hundred eight The trent face has direct are
between bat point snd Fort Hsmiu, thus pl eng all Ia
,e-ytnrs otject. IN met ce,rrc'ive cro's Gre The
roo face hing would take feet In the oct OF aopros1h
rs sc'oss thsn bows, and succeeded Ia
ne Or, The north side would rase them acrcss
STEM % the size of THIS lori va FORMERLY erected
| haf battery Upon eminenoe In the rear II
i 1T 1ompkirs, nov entirely Gismantlod ewing 70 the
cefeols Ike old rtye Of erecting defsoces or this
| Chsrscsc'. i IA tho intention OF government
/ 10 build fort In its stead 10 prevent
an enemy nom salnifs the neght,, veil ~ also W
court &C, direct at Ick upon Fort Richmond belo
Ag Tire thore ard beyond this fort two ~aier bat
icfiet- acsoa and s0-or-tne later lying above battery
HeC,oB, towards tns lighthouse. the 81 FOUNDERS with
vhich hey have boen heretofore provided are about
teins replaced -h ton inch guns rhev ~ill present
Tor a ABOUT for guns These works. being finished,
are IN the bands u he Typographical engineers
has been octermrei 70 erect per dcfcnccs NJ
Sandy Ho X. com nte has appointed " select a
~ $3.50 COO were srpro ised for pur ooee by the
sst Cen The estimated Of The Notifications II
ltst point, ~hea completed, Win be million and half Of
| dollars
Thge no,sufcicnt garrisoned at these military
vorss even 70 hep the fsre proper repair bat tho
froLueys undsrstAnd that tins evil exists q
greater xcn Scores OF forts garrisoned for the
vsnt o. men, and they are, therefore, oss to the
rent 10 the damages they for want OF proper