The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-10

MaA1tary Intellfgence.
THE TwKLFTH REGIMENT LECTURES.
The second lecture Of the OF the Twelfth reg
mont Lectures was delivered Thursday night at Irving Hall
In Irving place. by Brgader General Charles Yates Of the
Second brigade Of local troops. subjsct-"scence
Of Arms - Connected with Progress and Civilization
The hall tolerably well filed with Intelligent and
apparently discriminating audience, among whom were
Judge Advocate General O. A. Arthur, Of the Governors
star; Brigade Major g. N. Afford Colonel Daniel Butter
field Brigade Engineer Hubben Captain Boyle and others
The lecturer sad that the elevation Of military science
was necessity which had been imposed upon nations
since the earliest dawn Of civilization The most certain
guarantee against aggression consisted our own ability
meet It, The profession Of had always been deemed
honorable History furnishes many examples Of nations
cutvatng military science The history OF the world
repete with accounts OF aggressons to the
tves Of those engaged in these aggressons would be
task dlcult the nnnity OF impulses by
which man is actuated. Almost every government Of
antiquity taught their youth the military art The
speaker then planned the Persian Spartan and Ahenan
systems Of military art France has its military school
'0d we have our military school at West Point, and
school at Annapolis. The thorough course Of in
structon at West Point has shed ustre around our
small army, and the effects Of naval school will be
felt the first occasion which may TO call 1t into
active service. The degree Of proficiency or art In
State is indicated by its COIN the same may DO said
Of its arms. The aborigines OF America used
arms Of the rudest construction; the bow and
the arrow were the chief weapons OF tho huntsman
and the warrior The ancients used the same aeo the
spear and the avelin, the sling and the sword the
Of gunpowder beIngl unknown TO then. Most Of
those weapons used in an improved form they
advanced into state OF civilization. The invention OF
gunpowder and its application 10 large and small arms Of
the most ingenious construction have made nations
terror to each other He whom at this day PUSHES into
war without due preparation would be esteemed some
what less than Soon Could the ancients have heard
the thunderings Of modern artillery they would have
imagined that the Almighty in His wrath was shaking
the universe The ancients very expert in the
OF their rude weapons. Homer describes Atrides
throwing his lance with such force and accuracy as
pass through the shield Of his enemy. Tho sling
used by the Romans to harrass retreatng army Their
singers were chiefly taken from the islands Of Minorca
and Maj0rca David slew Goah with sling. The
Almighty power which gave strength to the shepherd
boy to rescue his pet lamb from the jaws Of
the lion, nerved his arm to send his small
missile deep into the brow of the Phstine. The ecu-
ton among the Greeks, Persans and Egyptians during
their different stages and the ncpiency OF the cavalry
system OF tactics. The first warrior Of any note
Nmrod He, IL is supposed, founded the Assyrian en-
pire about hundred and fifteen years after the flood.
His conquests and those of his SUCCESSORS
mented upon and described. A sketch of the great
battle and ts results between Cyrus and Crnsus
given down the conquest Of Babylon. The speaker
then alluded TO later PERIOD when Greece, syracuse,
zation. Alexander the Great, after having humbled
Egypt swept Asia with the violence OF tornado
y the genius Of S Kept the Creeks
of Rome The military greatness Of Rome was acquired
chiefly by the excellence Of her military discipline. The
rights Of her citizens were guarded with the greatest
care. Having acquired great skill and renown
she became an aggressof and carried her
conquess into Germany and Britain These persistent
assaults abrogaed the otherwise good effects Of her civil
law The crusades the for the institution of
corporations and Magma Charters. The speaker then
said that the present Napoleon is examplar Of the
principle that monarchs rule by the consent Of the gov
erned The lecture which was interesting throughout,
was concluded with reference ID the Crimean and
the lesson taught to the Russian Gar that the plant se
TO be good soldier must be Free The speaker then told
the military present that in order TO be thoroughly
efficient in their duties they should thoroughly study and
the great advantages Of obedience and dsc
pline
Mansfield Lowell, late United States Army and Captain
Ninth regiment City Guard, on Friday evening, March
To- subject, Heavy Ordinance and Sea Coast Defences
THE SIXTY. NINTH REGIMENTS NEW ARMoRY.
The new regimental armory for the sxty-ninth regi
ment the Essex market, is fast approaching
pleton and when II shall have been finished will be next
in size to the Seventh regiment armory To effect this
arrangement the wall of the market building the inner
or Essex place side has been raised to the height of
three stories The walls sixteen inches thick,
and the floor beams well anchored into them The floors
OF both stories are supported in part by immense iron
the floor Of the third story The armory will be
vered with massive truss roof. When completed the
interior viii comprise regimont drill room, forty by
ninety feet; company dril rooms covering area OF
forty by eighty feet, and battalion drl room, forty
three by one hundred and twenty six feet small gal
ery or orchestra box will placed the latter The
entrance TO the whole will be from Essex place where
large ornamental military staircase will be placed reach
ing from the Sidewalk to the second story.
THE CoLoRs FOR THE sIxTY-NINTH REGIMENT.
The new silk standard to be presented TO the Sixty
ninth regiment by acomteeof citizens the sword
or Colonel Corcoran from the source, and the
sve gold medal present from the citizens of San Fran
cisco TO the regiment will be formally presented next
Friday evening, at the City Assembly Rooms. 1t is
ported that Judge Emmett will preside on that OCCASION
and that Thomas Francis Meagaer and Richard OGorman,
Esqs., Will make the presentation speeches.
THE FIFTH REGIMENT.
There is an excellent esprit da corps prevailing in the
Fifth regiment Colonel Christian Schwarzwaelder During
the past winter they have made accessons to
their active membership, that 1t now ranks second
only in numerical strength TO the Seventh regiment.
Encouraged by their in the management of the
guns during their weeks garrison duty last
fall at Fort Wood, Bedoes Island, ami the very naer
ing report made to the Secretary Of War by Lieutenant
william Sinclair the army officer who superintended the
drill they have determined to adopt the seacoast gun
drill a. addition TO their infantry tactics they have
resolved In order TO give practical effect 10 their reeou
tion opurchase at their expense model seacoest
barbette gun. Before this commendabe measure shall
Common Council, and that promptly, 10 give
this regiment q suitable armory. At present they
occupy small marrow, contracted twenty BY
twenty Eve feet in thdEssex marke buildng which
merely serves storeroom for the muskcts, 1t being
wholly inadequate In size for company armory much
les regimenta headquarters. Here 10 splendid op
portunty for the Common Council be magnanimous To
Of the most reliable bodies OF citizen sodiery In the
FRS. division by authorizing the building Of the south
wall OF the Essex building another story
conform in style NJ architecture with that portion Of the
building being altered for the SIXTY ninth regiment
armory That part Of the market building occupied a.
station house has been condemned unfit for pce pur
poses and by adding those TO the stsry
we have suggested \ would give the regiment good
armory, nearly capacous ~ that OF tho Sixty
ninth regiment, which have already described. The
whole OF this can be done at cost Of few thousand
dollars.
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