The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-29
rIovem-s,s or General Corcormn.


GRAND LEyEE IN THE PRESIDENTS PARLoIs-MUNI-
FIcESr SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE BRIGADE oMrLI.
MENrs FROM BOSTON AND RoxBURy, MAss.--His
DEPARTURE FOR BOSTON, ETC, ETC.
This distinguished soldier and patriot enjoyed short
period of half repose yesterday at the Aslor House
which, for TIE time being, used general headquar
tiers FOR business. great number OF visitors consisting
Of soldiers and citizens, paid their respects
raj who occupied the suite OF rooms, known the Pr
sidents parlors, In which many Of the great
men OF the country have held their leyccs. Among
the visitors yesterday were Populations from oson
and Roxbury Massachusetts,, appointed by the corpora
III cities TO extend the Inequalities Of their
municipalities General Corcorap. The following gen
tiemen composed the Populations referred to-
BoSroy pxrurAuos Mayor wsntmau, Alderman +.
I. Wilson, Alderman parmen,cr, Alderman Henshaw,
Counc man REILLY and Councilman Child.
RoxBuRY DSrrTAnoy.--Mayor Castor, Councilman Nc
Evoy and another member OF the City Council.
During the day the General received several letters
from Philadelphia Boston and other Cities rendering
iments and companies to oil NJ the "Corcoran Irish c
gion,' his brigade division Is dcnomnatcd. The
old sixty ninth have volunteered to To return with
him to the Of Col. NcDcrmott's Fourth Sena
torl district regiment has also been transferred TO his
command. Two regiments from Philadelphia and one
regiment from Boston have likewise been rendered to
General Corcoran and have been accepted. II
lently asserted that fifteen or twenty thousand mon
could easily be raised by Gen torcoran, II the
nent would only the proper authorization. But
il understood that Secretary stanton IL opposed to
raising any regiments until the old skeleton
organizations are duly ned up.
The total amount Of the subscriptions received by the
General yesterday towards raising his Irish Legion, was
sixteen hundred dollars.
Foremost among tho subscribers was the patriotic
man, Michael currafs who promptly produced the one
hundred dollars In specie which he prom sod in his
sfcech 1T the great monster meeting in the Park on
Wednesday last. Nr: Cnrrans generosity Is worthy Of
all praise and IL L. hoped will be initiated by others in
his station epe nj Cocoran wrote suitable letter Of
Acknowledgement which will be found in another column.
Mr. samuel ". Hcyt, of No ~ South street, gent a
check General FOR $500 aid Of the brigade
Mr. William Tilden also subscribed tho munlccnt sum
OF 81 600
About noon Gen. Corcoran hed n private conference
with the officers oil tho sixty ninth regiment relative TO
the rccnstmsnt Of that gallant corps for the war;
Nearly all the officers, with the execution OF Colonel
Bagey present, and expressed Themselves az
decidedly In fav-r OF returning under the leadership OF
their former Colonel
AZ four O'Clock in the afternoon the General, with
number of friends, including the Rev. Father McEvoy
Quarterfnaster Tuy, Mr. WIN. Joseph Kane and Alder.
Farley took dinner in his private room, ard about
hour afterwards left for Boston, where he 10 TO address
a war meeting In Faneuh Hail. He accompanied by
Alderman Farley, Mayor wightnsn Of Boston, Mayor
CASTOR, Of Roxbury, and the populations from those
cities Is expected that he will return on Saturday
afternoon; when he will take little rcpose preparatory
10 entering upon tho abors OF recruiting his
brigade.
Mr. VIM Joseph Kane ia loft behind 10 attend 10 all
dispatches and business matters behalf of General
Corsoran.
THE VISIT OF GENERAL coRcoIAN TO BOSTON.
BosroS, August 2s, 1862
The arrangements for the reception Of General Corcoran
tomorrow grand scao, and the demonstration
will doubtless prove u the greatest during the
He will first be received by the Roxbury city govern
mcnt and thence be escorted to the Boson line