New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-08

worth Of their valuabls publications. ths President
Of the United States responds as follows
YrscuriTx M,supS
w.sms6Tos. d. c, Sept. 8 1861
Rev. o. F1Ta,s Ss,ia'y Awereon Tract Scsey ne ors
Ds1s S G siS Sss1 ,o,a N 81 n" 81 n Allow me to
express, for the President hi, appreciation o the wo.s u
waca you! .'o. so.s'y sa.ase sasasea; nsH''' 'd
'''" '"''' JSo @. SicoLAY Private Secretary.
GERMAN SOLDIERS.
There are supposed to be more than 3O,oco Germso
soldiers in the Federal army; 1900 have been mus
tered in Eew-fork They rely upon the American
Tract Society New-York for religious reading THIS
being the only benevolent Society which has any con-
siderable number of publications in the German Ian, an
guage. This Society has list of 86 volumes and @2o
tracts in German, many Of which are adapted to SOL
diers. They have just issued Havelock Story OF
Lucknow" Soldier and his Bible, Death OF Christian
Soldier and will coon issue Soldiers II ymn-Book In
German. esns are needed to furnish them these pub
leatioDs.
URGENT APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS.
Numerous appeals come 10 the Committee OF the
American Tract Society, New-York. every week from
chaplans officers, soldiers in the hospitals and
others, showing the great need OF better supply o
religious reading for the soldiers in the camps aud on
board ships-ofwar and in hospitals. The chaplain OF
the Minnesota just arrived with 200 prisoners OF war
asks for q supply for her Of 600 men. citizen
asks for grant for the prisoners OF war transeedt 10
the islands in the harbor TO which the Committee re-
spond with 5000 pages addressing "CromTeHs SOL
dier's Bible" TO Commodore Barron, Major An
drews, etc. The chaplain of the Pacific Squadron
asks for q supply for 800 men, A chaplain OF a re8l-
ment of one thousand German soldiers al Washington.
who do not understand English, asks for supply.
chaplain Of thousand men at New-London, Conn.,,
asks for q supply A chaplain of Wisconsin regi-
men, on the Potomac who has had only few copies
of half dozen tracts for two months for thousand
men, makes his appeal. These, which have come
within three days, and many others, can only be met
by the aid OF the benevolent.
CROMwELL's SOLDIERS BIBLE.
This little manual, now published by the American
Tract Society, NewYork, was first issued for the use
of the English army in l64J 1t comes to hight Just IA
tune, A clergyman in Eew-York on seeing 1t codred
1000 copies TO be sent at his expense, to chaplain
on the Potomac with directions to give copy to each
soldier in hs regiment A lady in New Haven sent
go for 800 S0Pss to give uos to nr sseos orde1ed
in The Religious Herald sent 80 10 circulate 1t where
most needed. gentleman from Providence orders
500 sent to chaplain on the Potomac, and oD sent
to Providence, X. 1.
PATRIOTISM AMONG THE POLICE.
The police of the Thirteenth Precinct, instead oil
coperaing with the force Of the other wards in con-
tributing for the families of policemen who have gone
to the war have undertaken tho charge OF all families
of soldiers no reside in their own vicinity For sew
eral weeks this was important measure as many OF
the families had been left almost destitute keceuiy
several Of these pesons have become benehcaries OF
the Union Defense Committee; yet the policemen have
resolved not to intsrmt their efforts" Each man as
sesses himself by the month"; and the whole amount oil
money 90 obtained placed in the hands OF treasurer
and applied the Visiting Committee directs On
the first Of August the Of SO? 30 bad been raised
and expended. The body of Mr.. Hinchman volun
teer who died short time since was sent homo for
intermont, the expenses of which were paid oy the
police 1t is contemplated to continue this plan OF
operations till the close Of the war.
BEDDING FOR THE HOSPITALS
The Wonens Central Relief Association received
Yesterday morning telegram from the Sanitary Com
mssion at Washington, asking for 300 bediicks i'm
mediately. They should be seven feet long, three
feet wide aud open at one end. Our supply on hand
il insufficient and we ask immediate assistance from
VALENTINE MOTT, H. D.,
w n. DRAPER, NJ D.,
MnL r. D. BLATCHFORD,
Nj. n. {. {. COLLINS, & fihSsAhA'
Executive COMMITTEES.
csos.r 5risH No 10 TA1d 9rsass Sept. T.
THE UNION COAST GUARD.
TN. HEADQUARTERS Of the Union Cosst-Gusrd, for
mery Bsrletts Naval Brigade, are at Fortress Mon
roe The number Of men is about 700, under the com
mand Of Col. Wardrop Recruiting is now going on
in Boeton under the superinendence OF the Coonei,
and ia this city at the corner OF South and kooseveu
streets, by Capt Lee. number of the recruits are
now q, ScaTsdale.
PRESENTATION.
Cant. Seaman, formerly orderly sergeant Of Com
pany 69ih Regiment, was presented with SWORD,
.ash and belt on Friday night by his Union friends
al tie Ivy Green Capt. J. II. Nugent made the pres
entaiion in a clear speech Capt. 5. s now recruiting
a company for the Irish Brigade.
CoMsiIssARY-8ENERAL's DEPARTMENT.
A f,rther addition of 4JO0 Enfield rifles forwarded
by the state Agent, who purchased them in Europe,
made to the large number OF arms already stored IN
the Tbrty-ffth street Arsenal They are part of
the number which the State, some months since,
appropriated $500, 900 TO buy, and more are soon
expected TO follow. The arms at the Arsenal-mus-
kets and rfes-are sufficient TO supply many OF the
REGIMENTS now being raised by the State under the
new requisition Six thousand OF the Enfield rlfes,
previously received, were shipped to Fortress Moproe
and Washington, for the use Of the troops at those
points and the smoohbore Springfield muskets with
which they we're previously armed, were returned TO
the arsenal The troops seem to have handled them
nost carelessly ON the ield they were covered lock-
stock and barrel with a thick coating oil red rust,
from frequent dampness aud resist for hours the appi-
ances of the coarsest sandpaper. -Four workmen are
pov empoyed in the workshop Of the arsenal TO clean
them and ~ each muske has to be taken completely
apsIt the process is necessarily slow that each ope-
| rator can only finish four each day.
The ten-pounder Parrot guns have also arrived al
the arsenal from the Cold Spring foundery, and orders
have been given to manufacture thirty additional
which are expected neat week The guns completed
have been mounted the carriages OF tue old Stale
six. x.poundeTs which they tt exactly.
REPAIRING TIE FORTS IN THE HARBOR.
ro.morrow workmen will commence TO repair the
forts in the harbor OF Newlork 1he hrst place TO
receive their attention viii be Fort Lafayette, which
needs considerable labor in order to make 1t lmpreg
pable One hundred and thirty guns are to be mounted
and IL is expected that the JOB VIII nos DC eohpe'eo
until next Spring.
Our ARMY AND THEIR MORALS.
The meeting at DR.. lldttOn's ChuIch oy the AL
lance this evening, is the first OF series for the
promotion of morals in the camp. The Kew. hr.
Goss has spent several weeks in Washington, and bad
several conferences with the authorities on this sub
iect The silvertongued Hitchcock Is also TO be
present. On Tueeday evening, at the onon-s1uare
Church, Dr. Cheeyer, Theo. L.. Cuyler and Charles
Chaucer oss are speak the moral Issues OF the
war.