New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-21
Military Affairs.
CONCENTRATION OF ALL THE ShW-YoEK XXI
CRUITNG OFFICES.

4 score or more of worbmen were sc ter,iay
engaged in erecting frame building the northwest
corner Of the Park for the use 81 the County Recruit
ing Committee. and IN which, We are Informed, Wi be
concentrated NJ tic recruiting Offices Of the city The
building which IS u, feet long by q. feet Wde occu-
ME. the spa.e between the workshops OF the new
County Court House and the iron railing on Broadway,
ono end facing the gateway opposite Warren re ana
the other end the Chambers street gates. is only OF
story high and viii b, lighted by isrse number u
window Oh the Broadway side
Aside from the enOrmous rents which have been
CHARGED the Committee for few sEial otces on E.oic
wny they have found II impossible 10 procure sufficient
room I'm an eligible location without being taxed onor
mousy therefor. As consequence, tAc COMMITTEE
took possession Of the space roierred 10, W.icn WI
afford ample room for oiiice, centred ~ t.rf oclon
and besides them several thousand doHls IL me
matter of rent which money Will be devoted 20 the pur
poses for which the fund was established. HE Con-
ttee has been busily engaged since the last Procna-
ton OF the President .ains Tor m inor'ese oi our
armies and are determined to devote al their energies
toward fline the quota Of tbs city, Subscriptions 70
the Volunteer Loan 10 the amount 81 5000 have been
received since the lst 81 anuarl lhst. tue
aggregate amount 70 81. HfYO
SENDING MONEY TO UNION PRISONERS At
RICHMoND.
Persona in this city or elsewhere who wish
40 soud money 10 their friends IN Libby Prison ~
Belle (sie &C Richmond are advised To- cummuIicbtf
directly ~ letter wits Dr. Iheodot9 pAi' o.se o.
-
n.n from Governor ey mour 20 attend 10 the wants %.
th sick and wounded and destitute soldiers % New
York I'm that Department.. d. plm"h is f,p,ts'l'ru
IA Ar efficient and Trustworthy officer aud II "a has ont
10 attend without charge 10 any commission seAt !" IA
respecting orr soldiers ~ there are no RESTRICTIONS
on the mail between here and Norfolk letters Should
be scaled as In ordinary eases. Money sent 20 NJ.
Dimon will be converted into drafts or Confederate
notes aud forwarded 40 Richmond IA open rfS oi truer
lettnrs under the direction Of General tl4er. T..
pimon in letter dated "a. IAN lusi 10 John l. e.
Acc a. =.
This matter that during recent interview Win Cen
ButIrr the latter informed him
"Ihs, no communication Is allowed th or pr'one' ~
tho Coufefat- authorities EXCEPT by ordinary naroIfne
, omen OF haf - Get, edire ed nom t' dsAs 90 ~
i.en 10 The persons 10 whom i ig mt eut ta' u none .
even hn sent by any organized boiy f9r distribution soI
rvsr r.-ons L vf h. confscaets ~ Richmond ano turned
over 10 fund for Tho rcic OF their own 'oai'r'
I'll. nlso .,se thu when money W., 80. n n,;.'Tp,'
~ money! At liberal rate than II sent ca 70 ~ a.
as IN, ehories there would exchange A. an1 se tn' '
ohet' yy 90 how Won can send mo-ey IN beiaf o. our
sat, 20 our prisoners unless yousan pu u ne hsnd OF
ns friends a, home send a, Ia any other "ay VI" be
conn es sor or Is again opened will inform YOU srd
e. vii also be made public to tho country ~ ofeii notice
i ~" '''' THE CAsE or SURGEON WEBSTER.
Several months ago Gen. Cdnby issued ar
order directing the arrest OF de'erier naineG tnp
Iit1,mfnons who was 10 thnt time an inmato 81 NC
nnusal General Hospital. In consequence o. ne Gan
% ,onJitior az the patient. whose life would have
ean u,sorardised By tho removal tho surgeon. whose
stii ia only surpassed By his humanity, respect
fnIIy declined 80 obey the order For TINS act o. Gus
hss been tried by court martial and s,l-
n.aJ 40 he confined 20 the limit Of his post for sx
montbs and 10 be rcprimanded in General orders. Gen
nj modiiled the sentence, conhnS the Surgeon 10 hS
DO 1t for sixty days.
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.
The 9TH Connecticut Regiment, under Major
n SANFORD numbering $40 men, arrived In this city
on Tuesday night in the transport Star OF the Soui
from Port Royal The regiment started on the Thomas
p Way for NeW.Hayen yesterday morning.
Tho Daniel Webster lett for Newport Mode Island,
Yesterday to taks battalion Of troops Rhode Island
Volunteers 10 Ncw.Or'eans.
Two hundred and thirty.seyon recruits from Malone,
Franklin County New York reached this city yos'er
day and were sent to Fort schuyler where they viii
6nl very oom Portable accommodations.
on weiroSiay mcrninE Cen Hays received ssle'