New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-04

peared remarks preudical to the successful recruit
lug Of the U. 8. Marine Corps, aud Of which tho
above is an extract. I wrote a remonstrsnce to The
editor of that paper bu he did not choose TO pub
lIsh it, thus find myself necesstated to submit from
you the privilege which he so uDjustIy withheld.
Now I've got no right to say that the author Of the
above extract meant any mischief To this particular
ecrpsi know it woull be more charitable to sup
pore that hi. intentions were honest and well meant
aud maybe they We're too ard tbaj he thought these
wcn1 be popular grievances were not 70 ehadoway
a'tsr all, bat had ne Il exstance; yet IL easy
matter 10 hi oes self of the idea That the whole NJ.
lar smells rather sroDgly % the coordinate deslro o.
some military genins VINO, TO g,in the regulated
Dumoer attempts 10 do 50 at the exIe0se 08n old ana
always popular CORPS. True, they are much IN want
o. men, ana 81 late few present ,hcmselyes for Gu
btmout yet it is also fact that at their rehdezvous
No. Is Bowery, New-iorh, and thsr barracks,
Flashing avenue, Brooklyn, more men are enlisted
each week than ~ MI the other recruiting otiees 10
this ,iy So mGch tor their inability to procure men.
{ hayo visited their barracks inspected them on
bOart their vessels oil war, conyersed with their
.crnitng parties. studied their reenlaions and
agiy asser, without fear OF successful contfsGio-
lion, that o better fed, better clad, and, on The
whole better paid class Of men, of men who, gen
orally speaking, are more content with Their treat
rneuf Is nowhere IT, found Ia the service. While
tie Day OF marine ID equal 10 that OF any other
colder he wolll DO yefy unwilling 10 forfeit nus
pros eciiye claim 10 pfiZe-moIey lor tue r0und SUM
g $40 which, Ia addition 70 bis regular pay, ana
$50 Which, daring bic term OF enlistment, he csn
~, e from ,,othing amounts to the gecdly sum OF
$S76. or, in other words, $ls % per mouth, which
is good 10 lin SIS - rs TO aoy tradesrn!n Ia
New-iork having TO pay board and all other Inch
dental expenses.
Now about this 800 bounty. II the army get i,
or ii The navy get it, 60 also will the marue corps,
bnll
land warrants, shOrli any be given, which AS yet
iny0 not been Authorized by Congress. No bogds
inducements should be held out, aud believe may
also safrly assert that any who should be inened TO
Leave the service at the expiration of the war may
so so on application. AT ali events, 10 become 0
troublesome member at any time entities said iadi-
ydual 10 his inmediue discharge. Such are ueither
waited nor kept IN tie corps. And now l hav0
only to remark on thu naturalization affair, and
lar "a l am able 10 Judge appreciate the wirdom
and the Iolicv of euIisting no man wbo ON BOARD
orr ships, could az his own opiou, aud To our dis
comGture, proclaim bi'osef the subject-or slave,
should slyof any sovereign, much less that Ut her
Britalic Majesty as has been done in days gone by.
have the honor 30 r.r ain, sir your ood,. sorTi
J.. VILLAINS. 2d-Lisut. u. 5. Marine Corps
No. 40 Br9Qdcoy feb. !, iep''
REcnurrISG FOR TUE FIRST NEw-YoRK QlIx.
coLs) CAyALRY.-Lieuts. Herzog and Leavitt Of
Ire let New-York Cavalry, Col. A. 7. McReynolds,
have been detailed Tor recruiting service, and are
now here on the lockout for men. Trey Lave
opened an Office at JIeds Hotel, corner Of the Bow
cry and BaylrI street. Tie pay Of pTivsics ia tie
cavalry il sl3 per month. Pay. clothing and r..
,ions are furnished from the date Of enlistment.
This is probably tie only chance that will offer for
men 10 enter tuat branch Of toe service as no new
cavalry regiments will be formed, and only cavalry
recruits enough will be accepted to iii up the dei-
eieneies IL Regiments already in the field.