The New York herald., 1862-08-22

NEW YORK HERALD, I
disregarding his serious ilness and at the peril
hs ne relolnng the regiment its post we rceogniz
the spirit oi honor and self devotion that sacrifices all
auy and affection, and that revere his memory "a
tha OF one who II Id down his life in behalf that we
gifh him, might faithfully and efficiently oboy our ooun
| tr ia call
Reso,ed That we tsnder our heartfelt sympathy IA
the sorroNlng wife and children Of him we loved so well
Their alicto is ours and while we feel that we can on
repeat words whose meaning formality has often
whered, we siil claim i as our right to speak with
more than ordinary affection, while commend the
"wdow and the fatheress" TO the care OF covenant
| LLOYD ASPINwALr.. Lieut.. Col. commanding
| President Of Board OF officers.
BENJAMIN LEE, Surgeon Secretary of Board Of Officers
| ANOTHER WAR MEETING On STATEN ISLAND
ARCHBISHOP HUGHES PROPOSED AS MAJOR
GENERAL.
war meeting held Tuesday evening Pleasant
| Plains, in tho township of wes,leld, s T. at which
large crowd attended. Judge Israel Oakley presidot
| aad Abraham wnant acted as Secretary. The meet
ing a entllk one, several OF the veal
most influential residents the district being
present Hon. Caleb Lyon, Of Lyondale, made brilliant
and practical speech appealing to the patriotism OF the
descendants OF the Hugusnos, who first settled in Staten
Island, pointing 10 the graves OF the martyrs who fell
there in defence OF their country IN the vicinity a. ey
dence that this locality should not be behndband in
maintaining the principles of liberty He called upon tho
Of do the part In furnishing funds for the
volunteers urged them 10 put their hands deep into thoir
the recruits equal to that offered by neighborng
ships They should not be behind in furnishing their
dent Of the United States, he would commission Arch
bishop Hughes Major General return for the signal
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said that $50 bounty would be given TO each recruit by
the Supervisors in addition 70 the government and State
bountios Speeches were also made by Judge Metcalfe
and the Revs Messrs. Larew and vansant and others
Tho result of tho meeting that Westaeld township
ports itself good for 80 900 IN aid OF recruiting and that
all recruits from that locality will be entitled in all to
about 5000 bounty Drafting WIN IN all probability not
themselves Of the munincent bounty offered them.
PATRIOTISM AT YoRKvuLE.
Mr.. Thomas Rutter, residing in avenue A, corner Of
Eighty third street, offers bounty of $50 each to any
five able bodied OF the district who will join the
vice without delay either in the field or in any of the
regiments now organizing.
FIFTY-FIRsr NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS.
Recruiting for this regiment IS progressing very rapid
y due to its reputation One OF the weathies citizens
contributed large be distributed in the shape
OF bounty to those who enlist in the Fifty first The
following bounties are received-
state bounty S5o
Iathrop, Iudngton Co.'S bounty 10
Regmenta bounty ...........................
Total .................. ................... s94
This is be paid Immediately after mastering
SIXTH SENATORIAL COMMITTEES.
The Sixth Senatorial Military Committee met at the
City Hall yesterday afternoon Senator Bradley in the
chair The question as 70 whether it was necessary to
raise regiment in the district or not was raised by Mr.
Wetmore Colonel Gurney having taken this district
as his fold Of operations, and his regiment
pro and con-, the committee appropriated 81 900 to be
offered bountes to be divided among the annexed
Gurney $780, Meaghers brigade $500 Harris Light Cav
elry, $780, Fifty first regiment $780, Eighty second regi
Fifty second regiment 500 In addition to this the SO
bounty is given to each recruit raised in the district
PATRIOTISM OF MR.. LIE GRAND LOCKWOOD.
No. 90 William street. has patriocally furnished
hundred and nye men known as tho Lockwood Guard,
Seventeenth Connecticut r:s%sn with $40 man
deserves to be made known TO the public.
PATRIOTIC FAMILY.
1t is fact worthy Of being known, and Of which
Van Tasss OF tho little OF Mount Pleasant, in West
chester county in this State has no less than sons
tive service for the past twelve months These young
patriots have been through all the late battles the pc
neither have they evsr been an hour sick They ali en-
listed in the one regiment, which was raised In that
Mr. Van Tasses seventh has joined the regiment
raising In that county and his youngest and last who
only fourteen years old has been practising the drum
for the past month and Notwithstanding all the rsmon
srances Of his parents says that he must so 70 do his
country service, if even only as . drummer boy. Mr.
Van Tasse has right to be proud of his for gong
forth noby and citizens should be proud Of such
man for urging his boys to 60 forward TO fight the bat
tics Of their country.
We understand says the Albany Argns that the com.
mittee appointed by the Board Of Supervisors 70 wait
upon urge the Governor accept the services Of the
Tenth regiment volunteers for nine months, were in
formed that not in hts to accept nine months
volunteers The decision OF the general government is
smphatcaly against IT, and so IL has been frequently
stated in the papers It is said that II the regiment win
be accepted a. volunteer regiment after the draft has
been commenced and in that event u will form part Of
the quota Of Albany county.
THE MILITARY ABsENTRBs ON GOVERNORS ISLAND
ONE OF THEN NEARLY SHOT.
There are now upwards Of two hundred military alb
and desorers On Governor sand and the police
u tn0 fOr ava iplf Thau
provided with better quarters and ratons than they de-
serve Castle william. and are guarded BY sentinel
being Wednesday He persisted in going up the
stairway leading to the top Of the CASTLE Notwithstanding
positive orders OF the sentinel that he must not 60
The only notice he took of the sennes warning that he
would fire was to tell him TO- go 70 he'll However, the
short turn and looking down he saw the sentinel in che
act reloading he concluded not to go any further
remsrkng that no did not think those fellows put balls
in their guns The OF the sentinel ia firing this
fully approved by the commanding officer, and
will show the absenses that they cannot do exactly as
they like The sentinel has not been in the service more
than few weeks, but he will evidently make deter
mined soldier.
rae CONSOLIDATION ORDER, AND IT'S EFFECT ON THE
RECRUITING OFFICERS.
The order for the consolidation OF all incomplete volun-
companies ia the course Of organization has
caused considerable excitement among those captains and
ssbalterns whose companies are not yet full. large
number OF them not having recruited men enough TO en-
title them 10 commissions will be. left out In the cold
pretty unless they succeed in getting their quota
they therefore, anxious TO obtain men, no
matter what the cost or trouble may be- Some ot the
recruiting officers, determined not to be left behind are
straning every to fill their ranks To this end
they have been Offering twenty dollars for every man
brought them and have extensively circulated notices
10 this effect OF which we append two specimens
CosrprsrrAr--wc will give You SO man FOR all the
ply ut the recruiting Office, rs Bovery, New York.
$40 for syery ans ypa y ss e as Ss
Friday August r. at twelve O'Clock noon Capt. T. Lock
maa None iaken after Friday, four O'Clock
THE TWELFTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY.
Two companies Of the Second battalion OF this new
regiment left Fort Hamilton on Wednesday and will soon
be In active service The have been at the fort for
some time and are well drilled and disciplined, aud,
what Is almost better, wen oficered There has becn
some trouble In the Second battalion lately about fifty
nen deserted day aud arc supposed ~ have
come ID this city and brooklyn TO enlist IN the volunteers,
FOR the sake OF the advance bountse The police were
notified, Ny telegraph from Fort Hamilton 10 arrest all