New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-17
BOARD or ALDERaIEN.

BOARD or ALDERAEM.
This Board met last evening at ) o'clock, Presi.
dent Genet ia The chair. Afer the rresena ion and
reference Of ire number OF resolutions the follow
Iug communication was received from toe May Or Is
Sis partly read and no ion oriele cd 10 10
printed IN The minutes and referred 70 tue COMMITTEES
on Arts and Sci3toes:
MAloKs OFYcs, Nsw.YoRK Dec. ID, 1861.
To N, Honorable IA Common CoHgoL
GHSTLEMEs: The present critical cOndi'ion Of orr
iosesn reatieDa tiee whsa dmepie IoaDe. have an:
m n ihe national strength Gale iDpeTs i've for ~ and
judciaG sctoU. desire ~ AJAX unaecrss-ry alarm.
~ ave au unsh,s co.ad,uce in te uwsyeios CO 20
o. ne oa5 Ssy ~ 5ooe yrsls at5 On sde ri - FeS.
rsy 1856 spprd t,g the u.ecui, Of CRY lom o'eisn
Courc the subject Of the p5.s Of sscur lbs
ely rom b. ri attacks y" re neu - q, triei coz.
tim are "a yJ"dsmcni based On 40 r,iutahr f5ed'on
Of ouBd peie, and tlrir Reproduction now Is CALEB IT ~
pub emergency wlich admit Of no delay.
oUR pKFaNsEs.
In tine of peare prepare for war was the advice Of
who combn"d Ia On e1raordnary degree the qua eof' Of
patriot o.dief 'nd ,tttt-iau should E,r1 tt'IhsY
uusr! .ud aiort II vi evertLce ard ID dicucc. IL 10
sehica po.t aud commercial mporsnce would mike
this tie which would be concentrated tbe b0drt
New-io,k Of all Aiautis post object OF attack
Jy land. Even du'g 'he Lite war - 0r-at Bri,ia,
Ns@aa' SS S r., De IN sSib er
ssl dds npon Washington City ltdeJ, u Is difficult @
conceive that any nation With s1Hict nanc force "a
mirsy proves to unLrtase our su,jasatou woald not
make his oy the great point 10 which ~oli be dec Ell
co, r,ntr+tc eior Icc. It {. well 70 remember sdye
Of tina fahss OF h Country" sni PIetse ior war In time
II is true tia, New has been len protected
Size f,frotu heinz entirely exposed Suie end tie
rccu o. many WeI plsrrI make her
t'tousDlds Of An erica. There u mnch error IN mo
PUBLIC ud saoiug her present delenses she has already
m u ~ heavy caiber tha1 ses .,top0 ND It
The a,sk Of be allied aFr, tlan cronsact -. at lis
e .e~e Much resn. to be dolc 10 ss ~ q
-oeeti.u prevention foE aalt by the re- Oh Of
works OF peculiar chr c.er Htd IA NsIn p.re as. 10
this snhIset have giytn thought and isNrsatcn-
rsu !, wy duty and contemplating 50 a. aslSn 10 :. ~
tai. aior have bad RECOURSE 70 % advice 81 ex-
&C. fenced and sSlful officers ~hose know -'oi mltary
r !. euti,ci 70 tho utmost e.Iudence MAJ GIN SID
ford whose irligc6ee AMI position give sIeA' Nese 70 ~
suggestions, has iaihet valuable meisoTtnda IN which
Lieut. Gen. Scott folly ooucur'.
In tie ogAent OF hese gentlemen TIE approaches % ths
Ciy If wlork by the Nanowso Long Island sound ars
capable OF bel Thoroughly anil successfully doe 'dii
Naue hs dOue much for sud The prlncps poin oi ns
tense have ssiiuy occupied b, the tngreer art
m-rt OF ne General Government The bde'i"s AZ ne =.
rows With additional works erected a. the soun-ea"
moi Of s. ,teu nj o.. the pe.ol Of the O.ou Cor rlyey
under thu direction Of h zecomphhs oicer Cot Lee" OF
lie Uni,sd States T., siaeeIs COULD be sFet1! put "a c4r
at, ,r,r tina, a.. II we'll msnned t. -, ,~yarccus r
sLy force attempt speedily When 4 e by such ,en
uory Stating hst'ees We could 1T up ~ The u'e OF ver
t,ruirrs and ctt IRE snenep WIN 'iHO'f au oulE
20 " suts of lsrge t-nheh ,,, .
Cen s.ndlod thinks tht in sdition to these enses a.
u5 ttnrnr, 3D. uld he pro, rctd ~ stroug battery
mon f,un,s kno or the South" Spit and ihs aItsn-
w., % "a cb o,k c,ino, he ,n.rnc ed 10 time y
The sdnrbe Throsgs Poiot, Wit seh y potsy
bq 'nr
dir .otou bot The .rpotinee Of having surveys AUD "
rartmeu l. (gnle can be done win e eAsnf-
iDation and ds6eai ND aud copies aep9. led b e a. We. -
wouI avail ourselves IN the best enner Of the
local advantages Of me pass h, 0I s % poa- r %
,,th Enrsnd her inneIsc marine OF AIMED steamers and
por Md concentrate at Bermuda aud sod land
upo he lids OF IL Island snncient io.oo to cTos
he bland and OF te shss opposite to Aew
Wisnow amst,er OF history that thi, plan actually
tured by Brsh Government dining ne War o. ia2 sd
would nave attempted but for the erection o Ia" hue u
Jer.es on, Fort Green Buteru& Channel under the
detection of Gen. Swift aud the cal OF 2sO II tie militia
Of be stat. ino ,srice under orders of Gov rompkn
he ed for his service aiteEwsd Itacked ASH
ngtou aud Baltimore aud Subsequently was de eaed by Gen.
ony Revolutionary history also reminds Of the lsnd1 OF
the British amy ravesend Bay aud OF fhe unsuccessiu
.sncs 70 th, app h made BY Putnam ano Lord Stirring
M no wso ia conn and daring The skne., II Gen Greene
In of their want Of knowledge Of the topography
of ths conntry they called Oh 10 dernd.
Ent now ne ense steam navy Fng and could enable
her lend 600 uqop' on Long Island with more ease AID
than in 1915 she could lsnd se Aud the line Of
def which then threw up aud occupied now covered
by City OF Brooklyn and Ia case OF any snisr emers
eIcs, must occupy more distant ADD consequently more
extended line OF circumv ason embracing the bill. bs
Br,oAyu aud jamaica and e.tins upon OF han"a
on lie isht aud Newtown Greek on the ieit ,.
Such line requires full deliberate and skf1 exsmina.
ton .hou from Importance add extent te projected
by few permanent work. on It's most couspcnou aud com
uauing points and with these advantages and the iutcr-
media breawoks sud Temporary batteries would enable
r to resst with conhdrnce tbe v~te ans oil the Snca
as ther suec did the veterans Of tue Peninsula
OulV provide the required exterior
ne OF protection aud the batteries md other re-redo
So lar ps,sohn required tor resistance IL pec,
city can pes Ia the Necessary material from ~hich 70
make ,oIiof We boast with Sufficient grounds OF posse'
IN spre Of the best disciplined militia Oops IN the Union.
Nor upon the regular militia companies clone ns we
would rely the hour of need Our ssost couIes. ses
comYsnie ire compenie &c made OF brave ana nobs
no not fear and shrink nom duty woav
present obstacle the Of an ruey ,has
fence England would good to hesitate before
attacking. ..S
II i, With no vain hoastr tina. that no city has with
itself population which, such time would rsince more
military spris both a obedence OF orders OF
OF execution IL would rally to the defense OF THIS mrtopo
with force nd act man eiH aiess o. M
nativity or party. N-w-io rk, wheu nottei' u hfes's
and Ut such time human power could divi " ,h Inn,
Iaasn call the attention Of tho Common 'oonSs " ~. a..
nor, az, matter and ak their immediate eppieaoh W as
prop.t Treatment of General Governments ''i ~" PRIV
!icai execution Oh these Vie" FERNANDO WOOD. Mayor,
communication was received from inc Non'.o'st
exhibiting the balance IN The Treasury, ueceuoe!
The receipts aud payments, and the balance az 'ne
close Of business on Saturday Dec IA, according to
the returns Of the Chamberlain and County treasures
TO that Office. saooo 10 s
Balance, Dec. I.....'.s'.'''"F''ooooy9 'e'S %
Receipts. ~'''0iV'
Total Si,2a Js9 II
''', .....,,,,,.,, $40 5o7 s.
p..-s:s. pec, ,!,,".....a '...5.tA