The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-30
RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY.

In accordance with orders from the War Department.
Lieutenant J. n Devin Ninth infantry, recruiting officer
in Chatham street left yesterday morning for Wians
pot Maryland to the duties Of Qnarter,oastcr
and Commssary Of regiment o! Virginia volunteers.
lie will also act mastering officer. Lieutenant Devn
has been recruiting service three weeks only lie
has been succeeded by Lieutenant s. NJ SpIole FourtL in
iantry. Captain H G. Jankhcad Fifth infantry the re-
cruitng officer in Cedar street. has been assigned duty
temporarily mastering officer in this city, and will
sist Captain s. b, Hayman who has mustered in the
greater portion Of The troops in around New York
There rumors Governors Island and ai Fort
Hamilton that tho troops at tho later garrison recently
from Texas, will relieve these Governors Bed
loes Islands as TO allow the last mentioned troops
proceed to Washington once. We arc not at prcsent
that any orders TO this effect have emanatsd from
the War Department
There are two companies OF well drilled men, one on
Governors Island the other on Bcdloes ana two
hundrcd and fifty or perhaps not quite many unas
signed recruits less advanced in their drill "
could not fail to be Of great service Washington at
this timcof moro service than the number OF vol
untccrsby of the greater strctcss their sc
pine. The permanent party Island is manly
composed Of old soldiers of armies United States
Eng ssh, French lrussian, Belgian, &C. &c. who surely
would be twenty times more valuable at the OF wal
Than on Governors Island. Many Of them would only DO
too glad to try their steel once more The Fort Hamilton
troops in consequence of the oath thcy Texas after
The trtaciiery Of fwggs, ncapaeatod from serving
against the South but they quite eligible to garrison
the forts in Northern harbors OF their loyalty torc
be doubt although they consider themselves III
tr aed in being kept so long suspense nj Fort Hanil
ton. The authorities AT loss determine upon the
adoption Of Of the only three open to them
VIZ: either to discharge the unconditiorally
AMI At once detail them for duty in the
Northern States, Or to lot t'en remain at
Fort Hamilton, where very few Of them are
needed. What the men chiefly about the delay in
letting them know what is gong TO he done with them f
they discha ged many Of them would re-enst il pos
sib.e, and, If hot, would volunteer.
II is also rpmorcd that the command officer ut Cover
nors Island Colonel G. T. Smith, penth infantry will
speedily be relieved by Colonel Waite Frst infantry
WHO had to take the same oath the Fort Hlnton
troops not to bear arms against the South, and thai
Colonel Smith will be assigned to services This may
not be trae but IL ought to be- The ccedcuts Colonel
Smith arc highly honorable He thrice bevctted for
gallant and ncroIios conduct in the Mexican war which
h. entered as captain, and quilted as brcyet colonel lie
has been tirysx years in the service entering il in
july 1925 second Lieutenant, in the Second artillery
but he IS still hale and hearty, and looks "every inch
soldier" II Is among men OF Colonel smiths character
and experience that The authorities sorld lock for gene
rasmcn who have been weighed in the balance and not
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