The New York herald., 1862-08-25
TIE RIOT AT EAST NEW YORK.
Only Ten Wen Woun0ed--No Lives Lost
Immense Crowd or Visitors To the Camp
Ycsterda y Lfquor the Cause, &c.

anything connected with the riot which occurred
there Saturday evening. The nuinbc. Who visited
the camp and lager beer establishments c the flourish
ing town OF Fast New Yok during the day could not
have been less than twenty live thousand, and pro
baby much greater. Or rcporler found dense crowd
OF men, women and children around the Howard
House. which directly front OF the camp and only
separated from by the width or the road. Inside the
fence which surrounds the camp Gen. Spnoa had posted
sentres kept the crowd back and prevented ngress
egress from Tho grounds. visit TO the Howard House
disclosed tho fact that very little damage done by
the rioters beyond the breaking Of a few windows.
strong party police stationed there and addi-
tiona force in another part of the town.
Within the camp buildings, which entered after
little trouble, things tolerably quiet,
though a number Of men were still under the
influence or liquor and kept csndncd in the
guardhouse. The United States marines appeared
70 have control here and managed things in manner
that showed they not to be trhed with. One
drunken fellow who tried TO rush out Of the ardhouss
promptly met by bayone and recoied with hole
skin. Among the officers there evidently strong
desire to make little Of the riot possible and give
AZ little information as they could. This perhaps
natural and excuslble. To tho inquiries, How many
were wounded?-how many have returned? the
generally 81 don't know" One, howov said he
thought about hall the had returnedabou six hun
trcd-and that they kept coming in every moment,
sngy and in squads and in regard TO tho number wound
ed that there not more than ten all of whom
at the hospital To the hospital there ore, eporer
proceeded, and asccrtaned that thsre 'seven
eight up stairs, among them the Sergeant Major who
reported killed. This man shot accidentally
through The upper part OF tho body by polo man and
though dangerously, is considered atay wounded
The result of the visit paid b. reporter may then
be summed up thus-lrincipal cause, liquor Immediate
and exciting cause me foolish dspag OF ocy made In
presence OF some drunken BY recruits, Who
had arrived on saturday and were tceling taller than
casual; extent OF danago dozen panes OF glass broken
and ten men wounded 10 lives lost
1t Is great pity that the camp at Elst New
York was located within lfty PAGES OF half
Galpnp harra ip-ta nf kr,
three miles from the town Furthermore in
formed upon undoubtedly good authority that passes
from the camps are gwen With great nbcrlity and
thus every facility afforded the 10 indulge il qIor,
even at as late al hour as tive 7. NJ Yesterday there
were several men III the guardhouse very drunk These
men evidently became Intoxicated during yesterday for
II is clearly impossible that they could be under tho in
huence Of the .'sline old drnnk' the previous day
This lends strong probability 70 the opinion that the
riot is chiefly. not entirely, due to liquor and further
strengthened hy tho fact that most the wounded
ceyod their injuries AZ the hands Of their comrades
measures adopted to keep the from getting
drunk there viii be further trouble. AMI If proper
measures ID been adopted from the first should have
had riot record
1t is Necessary add that there is grievance
complained of by the solders-and for aught we know
very Justlyn relation TO bounty money, and that IL
may possibly have had something TO 90 with lnis
break but our cuvic ion is that II this riot we're Emu
tiny have called It. growing of money
matters, Us alleged the men would scarcely se.ect eaeh
other for objects Of vengeance and maui and batter noss
comrades who would naturally be fellow sufferers.
TO yHE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
CAMP EpwARns PIE1EEPoSr, EAST Nzw IoiK,
August * 1862.
observe it stated in this moTsng's HERALD ;ha, tho
ringleadcr Of the disturbance which occurred II this
camp yesterday atornovn member ef Company
TINS Is not 80 and allow me 10 raic Tho statement
The rinseader - neplbcr pf Cou any y, wh for
raj days past encouraged his cmries military
camp duty under pretence o not having received their
bounty number q recruits arrived u camp WHO had
received sixty dollars extra buun,y from city OF
Brooklyn. AZ iuater OF tGcy i1grshod with
their ncncy, srcuding u freely IN iqalr, ant hence The
disturbance. The member ol my company arc All of
respectable class Of people, who at the
OF The dicuites, Kept close To their quarters y lnsort
ing the above, you wtli greatly o5ige ioufs &c,
6. hl'aA, Captain Commanclu, ontaay \,
Second Regiment SllDclls tmpire Ggiclde.
TO. THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
i4nQuAKrras SrISoLA's 3uGApE, I
No 5Jo BROADWAY, August -, 1862. !
You have recorded n ycur this mornings issue the
disgracefl TACT q riot in the Enairo Brigade camp,
and in justice 10 the officers y the brigade /
hereby lay before til. pubic the causs Of r.ory
irs Affair."
/ Tho entire recruiting incentives arc deinoral!gng,
and tend to create is bordaatOA Oi tho klad X
draft positively ordered and enforced, and arter
Is accepted and en.tcd the Of bounty passed.
his credit, Tor the benefit U his family, w0u.L tls
> 80 Payiuascr General lss moro 10 u tin il, can
attciu with As present force, anu should
lng since have been taken " meet III, contingency.
The eneFs brigade, viii iew exceptional cases
(and here Is the iab), have not reeciysd bounty
checks for over three weoNs, IN aaswcr
to communication addressod T. tie aymlster General,
Colonel George lis B. Jr. asking he cause Of delay,
Colonel Bliss says that tho regiments under march
ing orders have precedence aud that @tcr lhoy
have bcea paid / should hayo attention. pAisnty
waited aaothrr week, when yesterday morning | ad-
desed lie r., master General again asteg 10 send
any, TO al te re- eim elts, bountes aika that
unless bountics we've sent yery soon ~ ould Aaye
camp ncsi,ng.n How correct "a my supposition
pas events hayc shown ihe principle OF pylug rcgi
ments uh1cr nachin. orders INST i cofrcc, but thc
uy master Geac.a shDuld alyc clnplys1 clerical
l,,cc, ant tina; an assistant WAS stationed 10 hts
city
niton. but rs used piasug 'he objection rron tho
broad prne c uf hunpnI,y yearug the of It's
II this kd glove handling q mon" thai makes
military discipline Farce. scnl ~ nis os Las no
protection, the pwer 10 en- otce ht Instructors, wih
an cnyty mnfhet The men knowing tnis, d'iy he
sentry ad rla past hiii On ne Other anl whea tho
Ien at guard mounting see tha masNete ,uadmg, AM
hsari.g orders resc, stitns that any one
forcag his way put - .lablc and VIII DC hcd
al, al attempts ut riotns ~oll son cease.
/ am military man by nature and experienced nave
served IN tlo RANKS tho IN a!i the grades know how
10 obey and cons, onty low order, but whca OH.
Ger maud tod hy thu LACK 9! common sense and lIact
cal view emnenly alpswn by our Ncst PuuL rad.atos
Who are 50 tinineed by routine, and you pcac, "rod
taper orlnaics il creates feeling VI humiliation, ana
dalnpcns the ardor a those who ready ~ sacrifice
health and life for their country. aud wiy tic general
government does not establish recruiting throughout the
Union the plan that IL does tor tho regular army,
thereby preventing general ehd S"ie so'cih'ehts cash
ing, vel as raising constant questions u the Sata not
having this tna right y power, 10 no, anderbttnd,
and Then u could arrange anG order uniform bouaty
either from states or Individually thereby doing away
with all strife and holding back on the part ni the mas
speculaug where u Is 81 advantageous toe them 10
enlist. ee tins affair SO kecny AUD 50 hcsc by ths
wives and rcltyes o the enlisted who are ON ant
ly asking, Colonel, why don't you geo our bounty?
reg nents get Iheirs. NLy we wat aut llnoss
hunger the want Of fundsY My husband Is ~ camp
ana cannot earn anything now, aud we counted ON
tins bounty 10 hep US out" Others say, On, tho
officers want TO mako money out q US no doubt lo han
the money his poeset but wants us, from necessity,
TO take ten or twenty dOlla's less, &C
say Mr. Editor, all TINS INDUCES mo, with great ro-
gr unless prtnptor taken TO correct TIL
rctardng dc ccs 10 withdraw from the suryicc No
doubt plenty OF abor officers can be had 10 n my place,
but who are more devoted 70 our country and
who are more ready sacrifice all Tor is maintenance.
After thanking you your mlny cnurtosies and readi
ness to awe Of your columns Tor the interest OF
tho service, am, sir, your5, with res oct
r. J. CLAASsEN,
Colonel Commanding Sccoad Regimen; and Inspector
General OF Empire Brigade.
Ttr GERMAN TrRvrR FEsrlvAL-Thc principaj ssstiya