New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-06


eminent eli .zens, and with due regard to their
qualifications for the impor ANT duty conilded 10
tuem. II SHOULD also embrace II seems 10 no, ~
least two members representing the United States
GoverDmeut--Ous 10 BIZ sele ted by tho War De-
pattment the other by the Navy Department.
In CONJUNCTION with the deiense' Of tie harbor, We
ahould have at all times liable military force OF
no; lefs than ten thousard of the State National
Guard, thoroughly dr led 10 infantry and ariiiiry
PRACTICE hat they would be III readiness To either
aid in manning The orr to re, Ell naval ack-' or 10
act Us infantry in case the enemy s'ouid lempt I"
land a military force to march On the city. The
number Of drilled and experienced cit zeu soldier
would form the nucleus around which oar eniii"
poyua, ION capable Of tearing arms might quickly
rally, constituting az aggregate force suihcient to
iepci Any invasion or threatened attack, however
formidable.
THE ALABAMA.
A kindred subject Of grave Importance to the com
merce If this city demands such aciion az II may he
within our proper sphere 10 take. Tie BuIth Gov
ernmont in violation Of i's lighted neutrality aud
of International law. is permitting, If not AIDING l"
the flung ont in her ports of armed steam rd under
the Confederate flag, to prey upon onr commerce
One OF these, called the Aabama, or 39O, has NJ
ready captured aud destroyed large number OF our
merchant vessels and pirate Ike, has burned some
of them ut night for the infamous purpose OF eh-
snaring all that might DO attracted by the iSht on an
erraud OF humanity.
This vessel and others ike her, which are
probably already s1cat are well armed. ana
Of such great speed that they VIII be dii
6cult to capture. The Navy Department, 1t II
Understood bas sent n number of vessels In qnest
of these piratical cruisers, bur it is believed ths
dances Of success would be greatly Increased Pill
vate citizens should be permitted, uLder Govern
meota authority to join in the Efforts to capture OF
destroy them. Every available means should be
emf loved 10 rid the ocean OF there nnscrului)nr
outinw,. la furtherauce Of this end, would sug-
vest the Jropiety of memorialIzing Congress III
:nyor of the passage Of law authorizing the Issue
OF letters oil marquee the granting OF such olher
authority TO private citizens as II may deem "Ppio-
PIRATE.
SANITARY INTERESTS.
The sanitary interests OF the city are, under the
laws Of the State, cobfded to Board Of Health,
consisting of tie MayV and Comm N Council, aud
TO u Boai d OF mniNioners of Health, Sonsi-iing
of the MAYOR. the City INJECTOR. tho Presdenis OF
both Boirts of The COmmOI Council, the Health
Officer Resident Phy stefan. and Health Conmls-
sioner. 1uis Board, il will be seen. embraces three
members u The medical profession, wblio tue men,
bers OF the 30 trd Of Health may be all laymen. For
This and Other the lastnau ed Board has not
been convened tince September, 1863, aud as con
seq dence the supervision OF the sanitary i0terests Of
the ciiy has deyOlved the Board of Commission
ers Of Health and the City Iuspector's ID Iasment.
IL Affords ne I'll azure to tOat during the past
year both have performed the impoTan, duties 'hur
cunGced 10 them with fidelity and success. The Com
NJ all of which every complaint brought to their no.
tic- aid cry question connected with the preser-
walton of tue pubic health, received careful consiJ
GRAFTON and appropiiite action through the proper
executive department.
In March last the Board enorialized tho Legis
latur. for the passage OF a law providing for con-
pnlsOry vaccination 10 eX ifpae the SMALLPOX, bav-
ing become satisfied from the Inyrrtigai IONS made
toy the able Reside cut Physician, DIR. Lewis ~ Sayre.
that the course thus proposed would elect The de-
4 q, th h.. Ia Sl.f.r fr,,u
preo, Gu, alton with other mallere, or iron other
oauses did not net upon that memorial, the docu-
meut Was nevertheless the means oil much good.
About 1880 copies di,tiIbu'e I'd among the
medical profession and medical institutions, aDd To
public officials ana pubic bodice, no, only In this
city but ia this and other States, and 1t IL known
that con adorable diuiuulion OF the dis'ase has
already resulted from The increased vnccinh ION, M
Guced by the conclusive iae and feGs"ning contain.
ed ~ the memorial. The Board Of Commissioners OF
Health have sui in their possession 6,JJV copies OF
this valuable document for further use ~ oppor-
faulty may be enorded to employ Iben efficiently.
During the last SUMNER the yellow fever prevailed
epidernically ON our own co,s; ~ Ny west and
Wilmington, y. C., ia tho West Indles al Havana,
Mst,uzt,, Nassau aud ~. Domingo City. aud AZ We.
IA Cruz III Mckee, and II appeared tpDihaicnily IN
other rat,s of The We iIdics and L. Son'h Amen.
ca. NotwiibstaDdIna our -tplnisled commercial
intercourse with those Ilaces -, ''sSs'S Aiii'nS
thence during tire last sei6On were .u''"H'htu'
being larger number Of infected yessels ~ vessels
from inf, cted pos. than tie aggregate Tor Tue .es
preceding yeurs In all there c''es The excellent ana
,Gcicuf heallh Officer, DR.. Gum, IN concurrence
with The view. and wishes OF the Board Of COmuis.
soners Of Health faithfully enforced The quarantine
regulations and II Is lot Improbable that the citi's
OF New York aud Bfoyklyn are Indebted to this vig
lance ana fidelity ior their exemption from yellow
fever during the last season.
The number OF ,sts Of yellow fever which oc-
CURED vessels arriving NJ this port, either IN hcir
ports oil departure or Oh the passage, was glb. On
Ircse vessels there were AS deaths, 10 OF which
occurred On Oh Subsequent TO ARRIVAL u: this port.
F0rty cares admitted INTO the hoslta for
yellow fever patient. at Quarantine, and Of these Is
died. No Gases OF yellow fever have occurred
among the EN- poyees the hOs lial slip or at the
Quar.DtIne establishment during tbs last four
arr. .
Il remarkable fact TINT yellow fever has not
prevailed dur ng the past Two years at aDy Of tie
Southern ports IN our own country, where II ha-
hefeloore appeMed annually aud committed gre
tayales. IhIs, am "a rlie1, II 10 DC attribu d IN
some cases TO non intcIcour-e with the West indler,
eonset ient ul the war, aud In other cases TO TIE
p.d quarantine That hes been cDiOrced-thus afford
ing strong eyIdeuoe that, 10y the exercise OF proper
an udicious quaraui4e, yellow lever can be enilre-
ly excluded from all OR commercial porS. The on
ly pots in which il las prevailed are those where
lheto precautions were probably neglected, VI:
Key West ana Wilmington, y. Z
Tie absence OF stOrrnou-es At Quarantine for the
cpo OF infected vessels has oocasoned much loss
aad incon, oiie1ce to thore engaged IL commerce,
ho sides greatly increasing Tho danger to the h"a tl
OF Tho city. these etOrehous-H should DO provided
by the state and ! know OF no cation Tor them
comhiDIrs more of sufeiy aud convenience than
Sandy Hook.
Mech Improvement might he made in our system
Of Quarantine and would repeatedly recommend
tnaI he Corporation nemOrlaiZe the State Leglsla-
ure relative to the imperfect cba acter OF the Quar-
antine laws which, In their Iretcnt state render II
difficult to prevent during The Summer the iniroduc-
ION of residential diseases from tropical lorss. The