The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-12
General Ortega to Return to the
City To-day.
A Public Meeting Announced for To-
morrow Evening,
&c., &C., &C.

to be held in Of large halls in New York. probe
| bly, tomorrow evening Whatever may be the extent
and resources OF this emigration scheme the parties
who are best informed about know how to keep their
counsels The rage for emigrating is as hish as II
be- but there to be very few heads to direct
| affairs supply proper information. The recruiting
officers who for the most part selfconstuted agents.
in almost every know nothing about what they pre-
tend directing and are like their anxious followers
cropping about in the dark. No doubt we will have
light General Ortega is expected to return
the city day for short stay. He WILL perhaps, 60
| back to Washington tomorrow We give this informa
tion tho authority Of Colonel Allen, who processes TO
be advised Of General ortegas movements
| APPOINTMENT or OFFICERS TO ENROLL NAMES.
Colonel Allen yesterday afternoon designated the fol
| lowing officers to enroll namcs:-
Pierce L. Jarvis, corner Cherry street and James slip
Vincent j. Cody, corner of Allen and Canal streets.
1 Thos 0ritilths, II Division street
John Lynch, of Montgomery and Monroe streets
| John Wienhold, Is Oliver street.
Lieut.. Col. A. NJ Lechlerllost ia Eldrdge street.
r. d. Tompkins, 178 South street.
Major L. Walters l09 Third street, First
! Colonel Davis, Brooklyn.
! Major Mcschutt, Brooklyn.
John Baughn, 1917 Newark avenue Jersey City.
| Captain A. 8 Taylor, Bloomfield N.
Captain VIM. Holden, Philadelphia, Pa
| e. p McGrsgory, Springfield, Mass.
I'LL 90 1T ON ny OWN HOOK.
Yesterday, while picking up ideas Of Mexican news
PATRIOTS who wildly seeking for somebody to tell
| them how they might get to Mexico Among other
things Of them asked gentleman present what he
thought of the expedition2
'Thcre be big trouble coming out Of yet was the
| reply ..................
'sThen you weuld not 60 into it'"
sCcrtanly not unless was sure that for agri-
| cultural purposes"
.You won. do then What is the use of talking about
Ys
well bo understood that going there to fight and
| drive out the French"
You will get plenty of that and perhaps tho worst o.
It. The French know something about fighting Besides
you have generals to command you"
'srhen we will fight under Mexican generals, and II
they don't know how, our boys will show them. For nv
part have been through this whole war; and IL ns
that tho French had no right to into Mexico auy
how That country ought to belong to the United sta,
and ], for one, ready to 60 in on my own hook"
| No response; interlocutor retiring dsgusted.
AT THE MEXICAN CONSULATE
there still applications daily made but
| successful In every The Mexican Consul himself
gets his information from the HERALD; at least IL no
knows anything he is careful to keep 1t to himself
THE EXCITEMENT IN BROOKLYN
| still keeps up, and the once Of Colonel NJ Murphy
Captain Gotleb Is daily beeged by hundreds Of people
anxious to go or in short ordcr--men not stand.
ing upon the order Of their going, but perfectly willing
to at once As class Of men, those appcarrg to
list at this Office very superior, most OF them having
seen long and varied service n the United States army
WHO Is COL. A. J. NJ?
| The Troy 7fm1 Of the 10th inst throws some ieit
upon the character and antecedents OF Col A. H. to
| advertised agent OF the movement in Washngton.--
| "Col. A. J. NJ" is undoubtedly old town-rpan
Col Andrew j. Morrison, who will be rccolectcd as III
| commanding officer Of the Black Horse cavalry
ls6l2, and subsequently OF the Twenty sixth New Ja.
sey infantry regimcntthe same which Id the success
ful assault Naryes Heights, Fredericksburg, 1icu
Sedgwick mads his famous movement against them n
the battle OF Chancellosvcand more recently oi the
Third New Jersey cavalry The colonel made Of siu
OF which adventures composed Is brave and realty
dashiDr, and has led rowing life for the past ton years
o. more. he was IN % 1ne w Sayszz ro,s - quebec and
the graycycd man Of esny'' lost his life, and the
time Of the breaking out OF the reb lion ing
the Italian army under Garibald where he distinguished
himself ut the siege of Gacta Col Morrison ornded
in the days battles the Peninsula under scol
Ian, and camc home To remain, but could not content
himself with the life OF a civilian IL tho
government docs moi interfere with the plans Of the
pedionss We oxpc"t TO next hear OF him anon tho
leaders OF Juarez ioces enforcing the Monroe doctrine
| upon the soil OF Mexico.
New Orleans correspondent OF the Cincinnati Com.
ercia who has just returned from Mexico writing from
the Crescent City the 10th ult, thus alludes to the
maicr:-
When Mexico invaded IL the general conviction
throughout Europe that the United would DO
able TO ride down tho terrible storm ~ rebellion, aud
| Mexico. Happily all such notions nov cxpodod and
all Europe must fec convinced that as soon a the United
states has settled her affairs at home, which
be far OF she viii immediately proceed 10 perform
obligations abroad and the people Of Mexico verify be
cve that this Will to their aid, aud
| lcve them Of their oppressors
Tho Monroe doctrines are neither rnnued nor forgot
ten, and the appeal Tor help coming from ss'cr repub
lie will not UNDECIDED General ortcga already
his TO Washington city u solicit in tho Of the
republic, our help Alrcady nnd that individual and
private enterprise ore at work In this city, and otcr
parts OF the Unon fitting out exp ditons WITH
| Mexico Already prominent men have visited Mexico 10
plans by which aid may be extended 10 the re
| publican cause
Then ask, what possible chance is there In the face
Of the actual facts, for Mexico empire 70 susn
hersef9 To mo IL seems only question Of time, and
that pretty Short too which will settle the fact OF
on the empire. advise people TO stay away from
Mexico unless they go there 10 1ght for the
| OF the republic
| The Trenton Trle american has the follow ng:-
Ho, ron Bgncol-As an illustration OF what is likely
20 occur Boston Journal mentions that Aassac
captain and forty OF his former command belonging to
| New York regiment have made an Mt
sgainst the Austro French empire instituted over the
| partially subJugatcd Mexcsns Two thousand dolnr.
pad in Pold "a the bounty allowed to oinccrs poscd
embark In any such enterprise. Report says a scl
will leave New York within the next fortnight with the
| 0rst insiamcnt OF enigrsnts for Mexico.
Washington correspondence OF The Boston Traveiier1
| uisa notorious fact that Mcx an agents ~ Washing.
ton agents OF the soc9ld Juarcl goyeTumcL tr.
ing 90 oban soldiers under the cover Of emigration
The advertisements Tor "emgrants The papers dIy
attempt oneeaiment u supposed that the French
Minister VIII temOhstratc with the government Uppn the
SUBJECT but " hc does he viii ottain flnc on The
government Will adopt Tbs n0tious respect ng nou.
Unhty current IN England ana france We shnll very
coon 500 low the governments Of those COMMITTEES ike
ihr own d'clrlnes II need surprise u jgafcI
pates should soon nfcst The seas making war paon
French merchantmen Or coarse, ioown. tie xatnpie
fTnn Q, or government could accord "Dcli crcnt'
! ngbts 10 the Mexican patriots.
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