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New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06
THE TBIRTIETH REGIMENT.

To'rbs Editor Of The ~ y. 1Sibure
SIR: Honor TO whom honor is due. Company Of
the 3Oth Regiment, N. Y. S. ", Col Frisby, deserve
short notice. not the officers alone, but the rank and
fle This company all honest, sober, industrious
n mechanics from the village of Lansingburg, n. Y.
They were formerly ffemen Of this place, and were
noted for their activity and zeal in that arduous call
ing Tie CAPTAIN, Samuel King, was formerly Chief
Engineer OF this place and Lieut. Campbell and En-
sign Dargan have both been 0remen Of our crack CON-
uapy AS soon as these men offered their services
their comrades filled up the ranks immediately. They
refnsed 10 take any man who in the habit
Of drinking, the officers being mostly temperance
men They Immediately uniformed thonsel es in their
red shirts and black pants hired athoroughgoing drll-
master and went 10 work learning their business. BY
the tine the regiment formed, their line aple ~
aid excellent dill attracted the attention OF Col
Frsby ia total stranger " every one Of tbem and ne
a. once placed them on the right Of the regiment.
These men can be trusted, and their Colonel knows
il. On tuesday evening last be gave them turouRh
Of ~ hours 70 say farewell " their families and friends
On "Wednesday, at p. m, the whole company mo
absonleesl were seen marching III drenchilg shower
through the streets of Albany in haste TO reach their
barra ks before their tiRe expired.
Tney did reach time, and, 10 full uniform. with
fine band Of music, pre- ;ented a good example 70 10
other companies, who saw them return. There men
fremen Of Washington Engine Company No. 4 of Ian
sinRburg, Rensselaer, County, N. will never dir
susce the land of Washington. You may depend on
that. Now, as these are poor mechanics, do give
them this notice. LAhsisoBURo.
LaHsingbvyg ~. y, July !, 1861
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R,IJ.ooyIye FOR WAR PURPOSES.

John LaMountsin, the baloonst. this morning re-
oeiyed an order from Gen. Butler, the conmhndaDt at
Fortress Monroe commissioning hin rs seronsut Tor
the army at that point and ordering him to report HIM
sef al Headquarters with his balloons and apparatus
at the earliest possible moment. He leaves for New,
York Tonight with bis balloons, which will be shipped
At once ard il 70 follow himself in day two, with
other apparatus. Mr.. LaMouniain occupies peculiar
ly favorable position for tho appointment he has re-
ceiyed. For some time past he has been engaged In
EXPERIMENTS for the manufacture OF portable gas
suitable to army service Last week, machine OF tihs
Kind was conf pleted at the manufac.ory OF Messrs
Gage & Co. in Waterford. II has been subjected 70
several tes,s-ho last Of which, made yesterday was
perfectly satisfactory. The retort consists OF oy nder
filed With coke, which is igied, and by uie ans oi
drafts burned 10 red heat. jets Of steam arc theh
forced upon It in several directions from boiler 70
which il s attached and this, by its decomposition IN
passing through anG over the coke, produces very
light and pure quality Of gas. The cylinder has ci-
pscity of twenty-five bushels Of coke and by ming IL
twice balloon holding 10 600 cubic feet can DC ea'
We confess that we have all along doubted The posi-
bly that such an apparatus could succeed ind have
withheld credence from the sanguine theories o. Mr..
IaNonntain on the subjectbut there seems to be no
room whatever for doubt now.
The final tiial Yesterday III the presence OF Oen'
Wool Capt WiuAfi, AID uuo,hef oi scientific geo
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being put most Of the time at the douhle-quick This
duty wac 70 thai seven men were 40 completely
ncapatated for further service ne TO be discharged
and number were seriously disabled.
1t is thought that two companies of cavalry on out
post or p ket service would DO as much in two hours
as three hundred infantry conld in whole day AT
Newport News there are not less than $500 effective
men, but not even horses enough 10 mount the Coones
The health Of the is reported by Lieut. Roscoe as
beiog excellent bat they suffer very much from the
heat Of the SUM- the Thermometer standing at 9S to
1907 In the shade, and the being totally unpro-
yided with Havelock. The Ickets Of the enemy have
been advanced recently TO wthn two miles and half
of our camp The first sdyanee of our army was made
on Sunday, to Newmarket Bridge, and this it Ia ex-
pected, will be followed up by movement in force on
Bethel and Yorktown within short time, or as soon
NJ Gen. Butler is suitably reinforced.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06

THE D."-COLONIzE THEM.
To tAs Editor Of The ~ T. Tyituns.
SIR: Hundreds Of slaves are now held Us " contra
band Of war" and thousands are sure TO follow
What shall be done with themi This question VIII
come to he puzzler TO OF our best minds surely
no settlement should be made by which these creatures
should be returned to their bondage and no one except
one who is traitor at heart wish to zee the Gov
eminent virtually stand in the position Of wstchman
over pd preserver Of the property OF men who are do
ing their utmost for reason be safely delivered up
for their possession and enjoyment when they shall be-
come sick of their treason.
Why not send those who desire to avail themselves
Of the chance to Liberia Many Of our merchant ves-
cells are lying idle at this present time, and, without
auy sacrifice Of commerce. could be employed Ia this
work better than In rotGing their wharyes. Doubt
lees all tue Legislatures of the Northern States would
be willing TO make appropriations 70 assist In deiay
irg tho expenses. The Federal Government could
apply portion Of the confscated property OF slave
holding Rebels-property which the negroes have
earned-to the work Of restoring 70 Africa such Of
them desired to 90 there. The young Republic OF
Liberia would gladly receive them, aud they would
materially aid in developing it, Ifnegroes
are Of sufficient importance in America to eonvulse and
emLrol the whole nation III civil war, they must DO
worth something to Liberia
VIII not the NewYork State Colonization Society
take tnis subject into consideration 7 W.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06

A.. Cabinet. and other distinguished s0"'O-
w. ,.,e shelrerrd from the sum- upue' wy ,;lI,a,.
1.a,.,, adorned ravilicn. Shortly a''eI .D0 20.
49, locslty. tbe President, win NO n'o" 80
~ .s VIC. % ,bs Treasury grounds where '.0 ~"
..o.aI a.0 On q staff, was especially P'Ai'0"
occasion. - cannon during the
"a innnmerable street pyrOtecbi !; exnoi.iohI a.
-, 80 m. incidents 10 the celebration oil 'ne ~"
sfJuiy. .,u..,.;hls 70 the OBJ
-. - - ,bs dav. and Sergeant Of Texas Cayairy
a,szsd the anniversary of independence BY ge''ins
married. ~. ore Mi.
morning holding u csucuf on the snHIecI o. 'alo'
for Sc Sergoant.at.Arms Dosrkeeper ana "
Sneaker Grow war serenadtd last nlgn'' ANU 'D''' ="
.peech. amid great rejoicing and Cheering
II would require person OF ubiquitous Po"Tls "
sacertain all the movements OF 'rOoP'' "V"0 ~,
states Infantry aud GrfiDs Battery Paised INV" VIZ
r;r;a between 70 and o'clock this morning
The New.York 25ih Regiment OF Volunteers O0i'
Kerrgsn bss arrived iere. -.
IT, q aadbaldiaps" crossed over to Virginia this
morning. taking with them all their baggage.
The Federal troops have advanced 10 WHINE three
miles Of Fairfax Court House.
srRENADE TO MESsRS. GROW AND ETHERfDGB.
Messrs. Grow aud Eth,r dge were serenaded last
night and responded withthOoughly wsrtke speeches
Mr. Grow reiterated The sentiments expressed IN bis re-
marks to the HUase, TO the effect that our citizens
.hould he protected everywhere, at home as well as
abrosd that the sword should not be sheathed until
the Government was established over every square
srch Of so and that war here war no worse than war
sverywhere--tbe last rcsOit in great eSigency'
Mr.. Eberdge in the course of his speech, took the
most decided poslon in regard 10 the prosecution OF
The war. The Seeessobists be said had appealed to
force, and they must he met by force. The time for
persuasion had passed. Argument YVES exhausted and
arms must settle the contest The Rebels bad taken
the sword and they be made to feel lie edge 70
the utmost ext entity. The mountain men of Ten
uessee would never submit TO the usupaton OF Jensr
son Davis and HE confeder4tes They would stand by
the Union through blood and fire, and would fight to
che las, for The Sias ard Stripes He made these
declarations with vehement energy in tones that rang
Gar and wide over the Avenue and the vast crowd re-
ceixed them with tremendous and long continued
cheering.
REVIEW OF THE NEw-YoRK TROoPs-FLAG
RAISING.
Early on the morning OF the 18th the NewYOrk regi-
nents now in Washington, numbering 70, assembled
on Pennsylvania avenue and marched in review past
sbe White House. where the President and Cabinet
snd Gen. Scott with his staa were stationed. More
than 20 900 men joned in this display, and the effect
was magnificent After the column had passed by, the
reeimentsl officers gathered about the stand, and lis
tened to short and patriotic speeches from the Presi-
dent, Secretaries Seward, Sath aud Bates Generals
Sanford Mar s6eld and Dix. AfieIward the 1lst de-
sisted in raising flag in front of the Treasury the
ohisf part in this ceremony WAS taken by Mr. Lincoln
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06

SUPPRESSION or An lsTEsDED SLAVE ISsURRso-
Tros IN TIE PARISH OF ST. MsaTIs-HIxeIko %
SOME OF raE GUILTY PARrIEs-Tbe following, from
The Courier of the Teche, of St. Martin, Of the I'd
confirms the paragraph published days since from
The Apoyelies Peic0n.
The conspiracy which threw the Psrish OF ~. Mas-
tin into state Of ALARM near two months age has had
terrible denouemeDt. Thanks % the activity a the
Vigilance Committee Of False Point, there has been
discovered all the plot of this horrible asir Twenty
six negroes belonging TO different PrOpreters, and
one white man, whose name Is unknown, were ar.
rested. The confessions obtained from each one OF
these questioned sepaf fately isty us In way We
cannot doubt that an immense conspiracy existed.
having for its object general insurrecion OF me No
Qroes the Of the whites, and the ytaton OF
the women II was 10 commence among the
of False Point. After having massacIed the wbltesr
other negroes were TO be obliged TO Join the band and
the number Of insUrgeDs, Increasing thus IRON h0ao
TO house, finally to divide into two parties, 70
burn the villages If St. Martin and Iberia The white
mau who commanded them nr0mised large reeuforce-
ments as soon as they should commence. Twice tue
affair failed from unexpected circumstances and II We
baud OF God had not protected US, we would have s-
fefed great msfortunes.
Justice has Overiaken the miserable men whom tks
vigilance committee seized. Six negroes have been
condemned 10 death, and will DO executed Monday
next, the 2i June. Eleven have been sent 70 the
pententisry, and the others returned to their masters
after severe correction.
The greatest crinual of all remained 10 be dsposed
of-the Giserable white nan who bad woven the plot
of the conspiracy and eniced the unfortunate blacks
10 their destruction. His guilt did not admit Of doubt
IIis accouplices denounced him. Each one OF them
recognized him. All the circumstances accorded per-
fectly with the confessions of the criminals 1t wa
necessary that justice oe d0ne but tie law was power
less with the evidence Of th0ss who had the night u
accuse their chief. Accordingly, Saturday last,
after the Of the negroes had been
more than $50 of tbs inhabitants Of the parish ASSEM-
bled examined eoOy the facts bearing uton this hor-
rible crime and condemned the guilty to be hung
summsrily upon the h,rt tree. The consolations Of
religion were procured for him. and justice was dones
Let the fate Of these unfoftunates an example
to tile fanatics Of Lincoln Who be tempted to DO
as they dad.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06
LOCAL MILITARY MATTERS.
RECRUITS YoR THE TURNER RrIPs.

RecruiinR for the Twentieth Regiment, Turner Ri
he- now at Newport News, Va Is going on rapidly;
only about 100 more being required 10 AL tie required
quota. Paymaster frochca Il at present IN ibe city,
and win attend 10 the transportation OF TecIuits
soo ~ mnstared into the service. number OF tbe
Tuner OF Boston, New-Londcn, Newark aud VII
iaIn.burgb have sgniicd their DteLliun 10 volunteer
In thu splendid corps. Tie recruiting heali liuarcrs IL
at Turn Halle " In Orchard street.
SEVENTH sTRUBEN RFGiMiST RECRUITS.
One hundred Of tho desired ngmber are already
rolled by the recruiting olceB al The various stations
Of this regiment. Twenty-eight have already teen
sent forward TO Washington, The present headquarters
of the Regiment Major Keller leaves to-day ia COM
mand of skis more recruits. Lnu. Ectnc will re-
uaiD la town few days longer TO attend TO the re-
cruiting and dispatch Of the remainder of the quota
teomfsd. His headquarters are a iIeldS Hotel, cor
ner Of Bowery and Bayard
DHkAIB REGIMENT. col. Won GIi-sA.
The departure Of this splendid corps Is expected TO
take place on Mouday On tbe Fourth ot July the
regiment had grand dress parade, ~ their quarters,
at I.an,nanns Park. An immense crowd Of pleasure
rec kers present 10 witness te nhe eNUlntiOhs VI
the Dc kab.
RECRUITS FOR DuRYEE's ZOUAyRs.
Major Davies is present in the city Recruiting for
this regiment, now stationed at Newport News, near
Fortress Monroe. About 200 names have already been
enrolled and Of these ~ have been accepted. Major
Davis il very careful in his selection, and dispatches
biz men as soon ar mustered into the United States
service A detachment will be sent forward on Mon
DAY, aud another about the middle OF next week.
Tiose who have enrolled their requested 70
report at 10 a. m to-day, and those who have been in-
spected will report nj P. m., TO be mustered into
service
DEPARTURE OF THE MOZART REGMENT-cOL.
RILEY.
The Mozart regiment, commanded by Col. Riiey,
which has been quartered near fonhers during the
past few weeks, rtruck their tents on the glorious
Fourth" and embarking steamer and barges, Pro-
ceeded direct TO EEzabethpor and took the carr for
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, en- route to Washing
ton Contray to the general e1Iectalion the Mozart
Zouaves did not land IN the city, but parsed down the
river about D. IN. Before the departure OF the reg
iment q beautiful stand of regimental eolor was
presented by Mayor Wood. telect party Of ladies
and gentlemen accompanied his Honor TO foukers, Ia
whose presepee and that OF large OF the
citizens OF the place the presentation made. We
give below the feid and line ebocrs:
fied-Coore Edward T. Heyj Lieut.. Col. T. B. Essrli
Major b. Hal,esd Sta1 Raphse Quar- erussser,
HHlsead; Surgeon DR.. Dexter.
Tfne tHees- Captains Crons Gasn~r, Foster Gctiub,
Uns,r, Libdsay, Wtsicott, Inshlls Busse, Osuii'an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oFPIcE--Uol. VAN H.
RTN.
TIE 26th Regiment Volunteer. Col. Nn. H. dc
Christian, Ras paid oil o. tas "A ,! jl. L.i' uRNes
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MOVEMENTS OF INDIANA TROOPS.

CKoISsATI Friday, July s. 1861.
The 18th and 18th Indiana Regiments left here yes
terdsy for Virginia.
The 18th Indiana Regiment left Indianapolis last
might, via BsllaIr.
The I4th Indiana Regiment left at noon to-day, via
Bellair.
One company Of cavalry, armed with carbiues and
Colts revolyers leaves Indianapolis this afternoon, via
Cincinnati
Two Kentucky regiments, with the 9Th and 18th
Ohio regiments will leave Camp Dennison 10 morrow
or Monday for Virginia.
The Fourth celebrated here yesterday with great
enthusiasm. The Home Guards paraded, two reg-
meDtS and made spendd appearance. The streets
were tbronged and public and private dwellings were
profuscly decorated with flags
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06

A DABoLIcAL ATTEMPT At PoIsosIsS.-one ot
the most fendsh attempts TO take human life was 70
lted to US yesterday. Ii is NJ foows' Between sS
O. clock htt night man, named Alonzo Weich, wen
known ss the proprietor OF notorious drinking hcuS
on Locust Point, approached se1iry OF Coz; Lylsi
regiment aud, handing to the soldier bottle n.'sr
and called for the officer OF the day, who eondnctrd
Wrlsh and whisky into camp. The officer having ms
snspcions aroused called for the sargeon Of the rer
rnen, aud Lad the whisky examined. snsui sAs
nation reyea aled the fact that the whisky Wa ney
charged with arsenic. Welch was imloedla'ely ek.
smned and upcn hisrerson there was oana reNo,ss
and large bowie knife Tho accused was iapaeoA'eI
S.Ss rs;ne the above we learn that Jas. CauIks
recently appointed to position u the Customnos e
Wa ~, ,es,ed ia connection with weeh he was coo'
dacted 90 the fort with his dear erd Asa ns to
,ha ssablishment of welch and seized upon oas. ~
Of whisky from which Wech asserted unss ssdsr. -
drawn the poisonous liquor. Bait. Clipper !" 0A'
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THE BEEF CONTRACT.
To IA, Editor Of The ~ Y Tribune

To N, Edto, Of The ". y Tribune
err. | find tho following in the letter os Wash
ington correspondent Of of our Evening papers:
"Iush msb.r |. expected owing the high Price proy
the army with bse which Is exceedingly low than
let the slide other hAnd the GONemmeu should
Eye Hugh fair renuperAtye Prcss"
II this ia thrown out feeler Of tho public pulse,
and preparatory to the proposed increase, 10, me
sure the gentlemen interested in tho contract that
such increase will be submitted to. was one OF the
bidders for the contract and will that if any fraud
be attempted the parer shall be exposed. Lieutenant
Beckwith, the officer by whom the bids were opened,
says Mr.. Maher has made contract in due form, and
given satisfactory security for faithful performance of
1t. II be cannot supply the beef a the prices pro
posed by him, namely at 50 90 per hundred in Penn
sylvsnia and ~ i3 in Washington City, every
knows he cannot. and could not do under any circun-
stances let the officers of Government abrogate the
contract make rev one with some one Of the re-
sponsible biddep whose proposals were opened on
the Both May, and look to Mr. Msher aud his sureties
for the difference in price, The intimation Of an ad-
vance In the price Of beef Is q sham. II Il higher
now than when the bids first opened, and every
one knew at the time II at fair compliance with bis
contract would involve Mr. bIsher and his associates
in heavy Ices.
Az one of those whose proposals were rejected, an
resolved 10 follow this matter TO the end have my
agents in Washington, and will see to it that the
cattle be properly weighed and properly counted ana
delivered ia al respects according to agreement or
expose any Delinquency deception that may De oi'
covered; md Il the Government officials do not give
a, to-. ta. time. such nforIoston on the sdV1ee'
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06
THE POLICE VOLUNTEER FUND.

To ne Ed,to, II The ~ Y. TyihuRe
SK: The Policeman Of this city requested by their
Captains come weeks since 10 contribute toward sup
porting tho wives and fsmes Of their brother officers
who have volunteered for the war. a considerable
amount of money has been raised snd Inspector Car
renter by the ihonty Of the Captains of the Pre-
rinrts arA Sqnads drew bis check on the Treasurer
Of the Fund for $50 TO all those applying whoee np
plicatious were hdorsed by the Captain Of the Ward
/, which they wero attached previous to becoming
SOLDIERS.
The paymeut Of 80 per month to all claimants ire
specye of their necessities gave dissaifatton TO the
nien generally In consequence OF Which Inspector
rarlenter requested them TO sind representative TO
form Committee for regulating the matter. Itis
Committee met last Saturday at headquartersi out
owiog 10 some Misunderstanding there were but hf.
teen represe tatves present who adjourned 70 meet
again next Saturday TODAY at ] clock p. N.
There are two things necessary 70 the success ana
usefuluess Of this movement namely that patroil en-
ed Representatives from their Precincts. and that
these re IRE rntsves apporion this money in accord
ance with the necessity Of the applcants tho present
President aud Treasurer 10 be retained. This "iil
give satisfaction the fore generally, aud make the
movement worthy of New.York Policemen.
Nes.fOrt, July s. lsel. AfArhoLhAN'
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06

OPEs-AIR PRYAoHISG.-The New-fork Evsnsel-
cal Alliance will inaugurate system OF open-a"
services, tomorrow afternoon, at O'CLOCK IN ASto<
place. The Rev. DR.. Tying President of the Alliance,
will preach the first sermon to be followed by the Lead
ing cleroymen of the city. The Alliance has tho sPec
permission Of the Mayor for holding these services
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06
A FORWARD MOVEMENT.
TROOPS sEkT TO yIRGINA--yIGORoUs PROsECU
TIoN or THE WAR.

TIoN or THE WAR.
WAsBISGTos, Friday, July ;, 1861.
Preparations Tor an advance movement OF the Feie-
raj troops are steadily goi the river and hot
work is expected vefY sooh.
The GanOaldi Guard Of New-York has inst crossed
che Potomac and other troops are foIlowicR them
Grifins Wes Point battery Of artillery crossed the
river last night and after its departure the ID In-
fantry also crossed over 60 Virsini'.
There is a general feeling among members Of Con-
gress in favor OF vigorous prosecution OF the war.
Most Of the Democrats occupy tais prc mud
Ii il reported Iii moFniOg hat Mr.. Criltenden VIII
not oppoae the Administration The members from
Kentucky generally occupy position OF neutrality
members of Congress who are serving the FEDERAL
army will retain their 10 Congress, maintaining
that legally they do not hold any other Office under he
Governmedt, teing In the service Of tie State Militia
only.
The Committees Of the Senate will probably remain
eS arranged ia March lat. Breckenridge, however,
will be taken of tie Military Committee, as il IL not
considered prudent 10 entrust its secrets ~ him.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06
NEWpoDr NEWS

Lieut.. Roscoe, Of the 4th Regiment n. Y. V. Qst
Regiment Scott Life Guard, who bias just returned
nom Newport News, complains bitterly Of the lack oi
cavalry at that poht TO relieve the men Of scouting
service He says that the enemy are constantly riding
~ Upon cur pockets, shooting tbem and then scampor
mBawsy. La this way our men are constantly har-
,assed and forced to do scouiDg duty every day 10
Keep back the enemy, and this, with slmost nigflly
siarms, 10 wearing Out our men without nhictiug any
Important bjury on the enemy. On the 9th OF June,
,ne Gay before the Bethel shsir, four companies Of
I4edL hoseoes regiment under command Of ii .iOr
's''esoD made forced march Of six hours, the mea
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06

AsoTHrR School SwISDLE.-An interesting swim
die has Just been stopped in the Board of Education
Along last winter, the Nineteenth Ward Sehoo1 officers
applied 10 the Board OF Education for permission 70
purchase as a site for a schoo-bnilding three lots
on the south side of Foy-Seeond street, between the
Second aud Third avenues at tue price Of OOO The
matter was referred TO the Finance Committee OF tho
Board of Education On examination. il was ascer-
taued conditional purchase of the property from
the original owner at considerably lower price, lad
been negotiated by Schooloicer as real-esate bro
ker, in the name of q third party, to be completed
sous tine about the LIST of May; in the meantime,
il was expected that the matter would be ground
through The Board of Education. Two Of the SCHOOL,
officers Of the Nineteenth Ward who had uasuccees-
fully opposed the transaction in their local board sided
the Finance Committee ia ssceainng ts real cbarac-
ter and it was discovered about month sgo that ths
original would he happy 10 sell the lots directly
10 the Board for 81 300. Tue report Of the Finance
Committee which presented 10 the Board in June.
ia deseredly severe the action OF the Sccoothcers
of the Nineteenth Ward and other parties concerned.
OF course the matter received is final qusis, the
Board Of Education far lost 20 o of bon
esty ~ 10 consummate any such svindle.