New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-16
BROOKLYN IT'ENS.


TnK BALrrMoRE POLICE CoMMIssrosrRs-AS-
OTHER HABEAs CORPUS AND waAT BECAME OF 1T.
The County Judge and the Sheriff having exhausted
their powers in the matter of the Baltimore Police
Commissioners, nothing more can be done in their be-
half uness tie matter is reopeped by counsel for the
prisoners. Previous to lis attempt to serve the wit of
attachment upon Col Burke, Sheriff Campbell, in fur.
therance Of Judge Garrison's wishes consulted with
Gen. Duryea, and asked his advice about calling out
tie military. Tire General informed him that the
whole strength of the Fifth Brigade which he COM
mauded, did not exceed 800 men, which number he
d, emed inadequate to reduce such fertilization as
Fort Hamilton even with the aid Of all the siesegns
row procurabe by tie State. lie taonsht I'll ue ar
ti,ery they could command would not make the sigl
est impression upon any Of the Notifications guarding
tie halb)r. The Sheriff concluded TO dispense VITA
the services Of the Brigade, and went in person %
serve tile attachment with the result heretofore stated
Judge Garrison issued another writ of haheas cor
pus few days since on the application of c. j. Jack,
esq who appears as counsel for 200 troops sur
rendered by Gen. Twiggs, in Matagoria Bay, Texas,
10 COL Van Dorn the refel commander. The soldiers
were taken to Fort Hamilton, aud are now stauoned
there. The principal ground Of the Application tnat
the men, on being SURRENDERED were release from tie
service of the Government by their officers, and hay
ing been obliged to take oath rot TO serve against
the Confederate States, are thereby abso'ed from
whatever service they owed 10 The Government, ald
are now illegally detained. Counsel instead OF H.
sertng one nsme in the writ, tlat If the pIisouer
Wa produced the merits Of tie case could be tesied
nsered the name of every soldier The writ was duly
served upon the oifc. in charge OF Fort Hamilton
who, catching a glance at tie formidable array OF
Names declined in The most respectful terms to have
ANYTHING TO do with it. The writ was consequently
returned unsasfed Counsel has since written 10 the
Secretary of War upon tie sulect lut rs yet has re-
| eeiyed 10 answer.
Five comnanies of the at Regiment Long Island
Volunteers brooklyn Pbalanx heretofore stationed at
| Fort Schuyler, have been ordered to Fort Hamilton,
where they are now quar,eied. The object is t'
strengthen the station 90 that tie Government car
main ain rs eutLort5 The companies ARE a, ID, T.
| G. and |, offered as follows: Lisut.col. Cr'ssi
Care. Howe, nelden, and Goodmsr; Lieu's. BE Ler
Phillips. Fond. sheTe, Sullivan, BiiIls and JOhnson
The regimert HIS recently been Uniformed and fally
equipped They made very fne appearance.
DAMAGE TO TIE fSEwERs.-Fhe heavy rains Of
Taesday caused more damage tlan at frsi supposed
eeeally 70 the sewers now In Of conftrnetio
in tie Ninth, Eleventh, and otler wards The exoa-
vations in Fulfon and Atlantic ayenues, and inter
seeing streets have been filed up in see places, snd
in others the payemen.s have cayed in Oh both fdes
leaving deep chasms. IL will take days, and perhaps
weeks before all the damage can be repaired. IGe
foundation Of new 3story brick house, brown stone
front, in Degraw street, gave way, and tue wails
being out of plu nb there is danger that the whole
will come down. The building was not quite finished.
IL is owned by Mr.. Deau.