The New York Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1852, Page 8

AMERICAN DIPLOMATS IN EURO HOW MUCH [T COSTS TO LIVE ABROAD. MORE PAY NECESSARY. Interesting Correspondence, Ge. die., dio, LETTER FROM ABBOTT LAWRENCE. Lagartion oF 18 Unirep States, Lonvon, Deo 10, 1851 Bir—TI have the honor to acknow! the receipt of yourciroular despateb of the 4th November last, communicating to me the resolution of the Sonate mieate to that 4 any corer ea which rid pemess touonicg the expe tienoy of adopting s grat ‘uated eoale of diploma: pe an a Dased upon the considerations of the importance of the mission and the expenses of residence You request me, in acs rdance with that resolu. to transmit to you a satemont of the expenses to my residence. in my official ty, in Lendon. Youare pe pears that. sing private means, I have not been 8 exact in my ex ‘penser as I should have been baa rn ae to Measure them by the amount of my outit and ‘The house I occupy is in a situation certral and eouvenient fora lege ion 1 wa: furnished when I teok it, with the.exception of piste, linen a1 Tery, ell which I was obiiged to purchase, with some glats and chins ease, ly, with any houee that wight be taken bys mivister I bave eseemed it my duty ‘to en! my couptrym:n to a moderate extent, andto maintain the bo-pitable courtesies of the — country which I hav- tne honor to represent. while I have endeavored to perform these offices without ostentation,and with an eye to judi- @ious economy, I am free to confess that my ex penses in these particulars should not be taken as a ony in fixin, e salary for thw mission. There- ), Without troubling you wiih them, [ will only say that after carefully exuuiniog the itemsof my ex, ture, with a view to accertain the cost of living im London in the positron which the misister of the United States is evliged co occupy, I am de- eidedly of the opinion that the present salary is in- Lan 3p The rent of a furnished house in London, ina con- ‘Venient and proper location, would not be less than £700 to £900 a Horses and oarriages See has cat all soeance ri Lass a pan eae and olber expenses growing oat bog cogntooom would require, in my jalcanet, an annual salary of twenty thousand dollars. I deen it proper te add that my own expenses have exoced- ed these sums 1 have the henor to be, sir, sour obedient servt., Asport Lawaexce Hon. Dante, Wesarer, Seciviary of Stave, Wash- ington, D.C LETTER FROM WM C_ RIVES, LeGation oF THS Unitsp Sratns, Pants, January 8, 1852 } Sre—I received, three or four weeks ago, your elroulur of the 4th Nevember last. communicating a resolution of toe Sena'e reiasive to che expediensy of adopting « graduated »cule of civiomatic 8: based upon the combined considerations of the im portance of the mission ap? the expenses of resid- énce, and reques:ing me to trensut to the Depart- ment, at my earliest convenie expenses incident to my residence in an offisial character at Paris The late imoortanc volicical events here, buve for atime diverted my attention from this subject. bu I proce-d now, as far as the nature of the subject admits of it, to furnish an ans- ‘wer to your ir quiries As you desire that the information should be “ specific and accurate,” it will be necessary to encer into rome deteil of the pric cipal isems which enter into the expenee of a residence mre. The first and most import is that of ho rent; @ house of reeprctabie tize ard appearence, ceatly but unos- tentatiousy turnicbed, cannot be rented hereina @opvenient quarier of the city, for less than from three co four thourand doilarsa year The hire of a ay carriage spc pair of horses by the year, is ‘om twelve to fourteen hundred dollars ‘Tne ox- pense of fuel is alto a very heavy charge here; weod alone, for the most part, is burnt here. asd the price of that is from fourteen to sixteen dollars the cord. Cotsidering the ieog:bened portion of the yrar, (from eight tonive inouths.) during which fires are keps up bere. the exvense of this item in a hourebeld ¢onsis ing of h. dozen with the usua! namber of sorvants,averages, gto my experience, about twelve hundred id year. The exp vse of the daily subsistence of a family | in Paris may be judged of by the price of the co n- Mon articles wWeich enter into its coneumption— butchers’ meat, for example, being fifteen cenrs per pound. and double that price for che delioate por- tions; bam from thirty to forty cents the pound.and a pair of fowls nine fraves, or # dollar and seventy- five cente of the currency of the United State: other things ia hke or even greater proportion. According to this seale of rigorous and unavoida- blo expense, the mere ontinury subsistence of a hourebeld constituted as above mentioned, could noi bethort of the annual sum of three thousand dovars The four items above mentioned, of house rent, 8 a esrriage hire, fuel, and ordinary subsistencs, form Horses, too, that are fit to be driven, are very dear, | Compssy B. alone an aggrepate exceedi.g the ancual salary al- lowed to a minister of the Unived States. But to these must be added as expenses equally obligatory and inevitable, the annual bire aud clothing of ser- vants, which cannot be cetimated at less than from twelve to fifieen hundred collars; the expense of lights, which, during the long nig’ of one half of the yeorin this Jetituse, is « very largeitem, wash ing and common groceries forming together, fer = family constituted vs I bave above supposed. another aggre gete of strictly neces+a:y expense, not short of a thourard collars annually The came would be the | 8, | data iementof the | | the onerous be. I have taken pains to make ° \ ve some upea to be, inthe language of the Seas v4, reoition, he of the mission, expenses wot and, repos, te = Tauily, to ri have, or oaghs te r'pallove be could nos do i iF Be i fi i i a Ss subordinete rank ving, er draw upon his own fortune, which fow our public men can afford. thought proper to say this much out of » for the public inserest, for | have no ex- ef being personally benefitted by it, in [Extract.] MR FOLSOM TO MR. WSBSTRE. Lxacation or THE UNITED Statss, Tas Hacvus, December 16, 1852. Srr—I herewith transmit a statement ef the ex- incurred by me during the year just ¢! 8 . The just | pectat: apy way. | 5 conformity with the instructions contained im | The Volunteer Military Resources of the Metropolis of the Union. The Old a New Arsenals, NATIONAL TROPHIES, &o., &O., ke. One of our reporters has taken considerable trouble to ebtain a complete soceunt of the organined military fo-ve | Of this clty—the standing army of the metropolls, It does not. of course, include the one or two hundred target companies of this city, embracing upwards ef ten thou- | sand well Grilled men—each capable of hitting the ball’s eye, or am ememy, at every shot. Annexed is the List of offleers and mem of the organised | militia: — FIRST DIVISION NEW YORK STATE MILITIA. ©. W Saxnroxp, | Major General Commanding. | your circular of the 4th November last. 1 have kept an accurate account of my disburss. mente, and can vouch for the correctness of thi statement. The cost of living is probably great here than in any other part ef the continoat, aud | quite equal to that of London, excepting only in the item of house rent. Every article of marketing is dear, and clothing particularly so. Bat che Dutoh are great economists, and consume tho least ible quantity of everything mecessary to the maintenance of life. expenses of livin, which are gene: to the limits of their incomes, emall. But the effvet is ofien seen in the Schealtny aspect of the people, and os pecially of the children STATISTICS OF EXPENSES FOR ONF YEAR. a Dolke For what object and cis end cls. | Rent of house............6++++. 1,200 08 $480 00 Fuel. oval, turf, ooke amd wood. 647 66 259 06 Butcher see 1116 60 Pouiterer 180 0 Vegetables Re 300 00 120 00 Butter, eggs, milk and cream 600 08 240 00 Fruit ...... 96 00 38 40 Fish . 244 0 97 60 Potatoes 176 0 Te 00 Bread... 0 00 40 00 Groceri 684 00 278 60 | Contectionery 116 00 70 00 | Table beer tor e 90 00 36 00 = 1,000 00 400 00 1,802 60 5% 80 s1e 00 206 00 1,600 00 600 00 Governess for children. 800 $20 00 Medical attendance Ct : 100 00 40 09 126 ¢0 48 09 Bubscription to club. 60 00 24 00 | Clothing for family. 2500 60 1,000 09 | Extra expente for enter'aining.. 1.260 00 | Furniture, complete, for house... 2600 00 | eee | ee Total ...... + 81,199 65 = 12,479 88 | The foregoing statement is based on actual ex- | penditures during | cember 1, 1850. except that in some oases an aver- | age is wade for the whole year by the rate of ox- | penditures for several months im succession. | Gxo. Fousom. | LETTER FROM MR. BARRINGER Mavurp, Nov 1851. * * * * * * | . The fact is, that this is unquestionab’y one af ths | dearest copitals in Europe: even the neccsssries of | life are extremely bighin price. The groat distance | irom the coast, in every direction, and the universal | | want of the means of good internal commauication, | | added to the barrenness of the immediate locality, | contribute greatly te this scace of thiags the pscu- | liar habits of the bation. vo far behind she a7 | improvement in thie age, their geveral pr | against every thing foreign, their indifference, sud | even content, with the stationary conditiva of their | country, have all hed a most pernicious influeace | against the facility of procuring at cheap rates oven the necessaries, much more the com/orce aad luxuries of life Water, even, which ishere carried on men’s shoulders to the habitations of all, is very | dear; wood, g0 often indispensable in the peculiar | and extracrdinary coldness of the winter moaths, | and which can, with great difficuliy, be procured as all in this treeless table land, is near ons o*nt per pound, for it is allsold by weight; so of coal aad oil, the latter in such universal use here for lights, | and, indeed, of everythiog else which is consumed in this capita! whose istrnsic cost, dear enough fiom the distance at which they oan enly be ov- | tained, and the enormous rates of transportation, generally on mules’ backs, ia greatly euhauced by ystem of gate duties, universally pre- | valent in Spain. As an illustration of the immense | cost of internal transportation, I will mention that the amount of the expenses of transport of & car- tiage, purchased for me by orcer in Now York, from Cadiz to Madrid, was three bundred dollars; yet this was the lowest sam for which :his service could be obtained, though the cost of such transport from New York to Cadiz was only fifty dollars The rates of transport are nearly io the same pro- portion from Paris, and still higher from Londen. | aad their maintenance very expensive Entertaia- ments, though te @ certain extent indispensable, | whetber dinners or balis, judging from my own ex- | perience at this court. are more costly than a: Lon- | | don or Paris, where there are euch facilities for pre- | euring everything required on such oecasions | | It is unnecessary to refer te the sacrifices in the | | eale of furniture and otber effects, whict sre usa- | yoidable made by foreign ministers on t ture from this as weil as other courts, | which the department must be familiar By this means they reduce the | past year, commencing Do- i | If to the-e two aggregates be furthar added the | personal expenses of the minister and his family, | the necessarily increased persona) expeures, which which in a capital like this, aod in the place they | cannot well be accurately axcertuined, and which | sourt cecupy in its society, are nos always under the | are as much, at least, at th's as acy other court control of his owa tastes or choice, and the expense | It will be recollected. too, that at this logation Which neither hi» feeiings nor bis duty allow him to | there is no annual allowance for offise rent, or avoid, of exercising # becoming bospitality to his | furniture, mesenger, &e, &c., as at London and | Commanded by Col Yates. countrymen as weil ae reciprceting the Jities | Paris. ELD OFPICHRS. offered to him by his eelleecues of the diplomatic | [; will be obrerved, too, that bouse rent here is aries Yates. @orps, and the public favctioneries of the govern- ment to which he is sccredi ed, (items of which the Minimum, according ¢ ther annoal eum of three thousand dollars,) you ave all the data it is in my power to supply for ettimating ‘he «xperse incident to en official resi- dence here in the charseter of foreign minister, Maintained within as m St limite ae a decent re- gard for his pos trop permits Ihave the hoor te be, with great respect, your | Ww obediont servaz t. RIVES. Hon. Damien Wrester, Secretary of State. LETTERS FKOM NKIL 8 BROWN Uncrgo Srares LeGation, Sr Persxsnurc Dac 8, 1851 i Bre--I have the boner to ackuo ledge the receipt af your eiren'ar of che 4.t November last. In giving dhe in‘ormasion therein required. I lavor uoder the difficulty of not hsring beou he bat little over one year, and therefore beve not made a fall test of the expenses of living Besdes this, my family heave not been with we, excep: a portion of them, and that only for a fow weeks durirg the las; summer. ig ‘be fires year were, es near te Tae. Ahous six thousand dollars. rticles of @ permanent nat which will not bave to be parchased again, and whioh will opera’e in some sort as @ credit om subsequent years But this will be more than coun- terbs'enced ny the inereared hospitality whick cas tem here enforors after ‘ne first year's residones expenses are made up of boase rent, furni- ture or furvitnre revt. carringes or carriage hire, fervent bire, living, with its incidents, and extra olothing adapted to ‘be clima count than either at 1 - my style of living mesium one It would évffioult to reduce it with resvectubility, and difficult to exceed i: without bunkraptsy. With my family bere my expenses would absorb my whole salary. avd probsoly exceed it. «A man of fortuse would spend more then bis salary, aad not be considered extravegsnt tune is compelled to measure bie steps Making all these allowapors, aud cvvsideriog, also, my ill- heslth curmg the greater portion of last winter, which covfued me to my room, L state that my ex- bee: ‘x chousand dollars Thie is as fallo om able to make; avd | have no besitation in eay’*g. (bat. from » proper regard to the wefalness and dignity of the mission, as well as Justice to the incumnert whoever be may be, the pom ougbt to be increased If the information fought has any re'erenes to the Secretary of Lega: tion, I state tha ne doer vo’, axdcanvot. live upon the present salary Ll. requires, and will continue to Tequire. Dot less than three the wx: dollars per Dum for tbat office at th it he havea femily it will require m St Petersburg is em- Phatically and wm every respect an artifisi oity— Srtifcislly built and arritioully enetained ° It inde dent for all ite supplies on dicen’ regions; the | rl of lite are exorditanrly high, while the jnates and babirs of the plage wre extravagant Ihave the honor to be, with hick consideration, obedient servant New 8. Brows Mon. Daren Werner. &s , &s (at MR RKOWN To SR WrnereR Laroation oF 108 Uniren svarea Br Per RaSBURG, fe bruery 9. 1852 . * * * 1n my derpat lar of the 4a , " in & macuer 'o jad abandoned the i) “ o 13, tw moewer to your ciroa- ber, IS61 it my +xperieuce, would be | A man without « for- | | very dear, altbough I regard m | fortunate in obtaining a com comparatively reasonable rate. is respectfully rubmitted | I have the bonor to remain, with the highest re- spect, sir, your obedient servant, M. Baxxincer | To Hon. Danrex Wensrer, Secretary of Stace | [Extract ] | MR MCUKDY To MR WEUSTER LeGarion or rag Usitep States, | Vigna Deo 6, 1851 | Sim—Your letter of the 4:b ultimo is received I | regret tha: I am unable to give you much intorma- | | tion. of my own knowledge, on the subject to which it refers. | | The whole subject | There is no such thing as ‘‘boarding,” or, indsed, asa public table, known in Vieuna, A person hires | bis room by the day, and takes hisemea!s where he pleases, paying for them by :he item When | first came id for two smali roons inn principal | hotel, four florins per day, with t@o more for rea | and attendance, being at the rate of 2,190 flori per year. On the arrival of my daughter, ten fori rday were demanded for three suitable rovme, | which is at the rate of 3,650 florins per year Being unwilling to pay that sum, I took rooms in » large | private house, sufficient for two persoas and domes- ties, for which I am paying at the rate of 2 556 flo- | rineper year. My daughter has passed mach of che summer and fall at Grafowburg, and [ have bi | alone. 1 cannot, theretore, as yet. knoe muck per sonally of the expenses incident to my official resi- dence at this court. I inclose » statement of Mr. ; 7%, the American consul. main correot, though ther which I should not expend charged. I send also a pamphlet on the subject of this mission, which I found bere. From what [ ob- rerved of the expenses of livivg in London and Paris, | I think there is not much difference be: een those | capitals and Vienna ropably many of the items which will be em- braced in the estimate fer the Prensa and Eoglish legation qually meceveary here although they may not have been mentioned ta the sta of Mr Schwarz Perbave appeeranoes ars even moro | important for the purpore of iaurieg reepses aad influence here than at either of those pieces It will he observed that no caiculasion ass oven made | for portoge, reper paprrs. &o, which come | under the bead ef inc dental expenses Lrenpectfully sugges: that whatever else may be done, a grors sum should be allowed tor these i ews. The trouble and expense of keeping a miante account, and procuring vouchers fer every bunch eof quills and postage ofa letter. make the sliowance of & less sum than that actually expended preferable to the Present system. “ . ‘ Pierce Boor Hale Drmooraite plurality. Democratic majority over ail. Payixo tim Cnooraw Inpians —William Wil- fon, Choctaw Agent. arrived in our etty oo last Pridey and received from the Superintendent of Indien Affaics $960,573 81, which was to be paid ont on Mor ‘Tole te the lergort eum thet, tue Missinet ppt futelicencer, New. 2h ‘mepeotor Divirion Judge advooate....Colone! Ward. Division «Colonel Mereil. Divirion Quartermaster.....Lieut Col Sandford. Major Bibsy \ Al ve jors Tomes and Schenck. jore Richards and Kane. ‘Dr. L. A. Sayre. Division Ascistat do..,,...Dr Woodward. | FIRST BRIGADR Commanded by Brigadier Geswral Spicer. aTarP. Brigade Maior Charles H Smith, Brigude Judge ‘Lucius Pilken, H | FIRST REGIMENT. Commanded by Colonel John B Ryre. BD OPTIRR te je Sie liver Adjutant Isaac OC. Hunt. Paymaster. Quartermaster, Chap) si Co. A.—Jaekrom Horse G'ds Captain Terance Koen. * B—State Hussars, -» * J H. Basohe, | ® G=Layfayettell’se @ yaa Ps v. wT Storms. | —Montgomer, 0, ounedy, | “RoGermse 7 do, do. “HL Lubes | _ Tho companies are compored reapestively of A: | Irish, ard Germom. The regiment consists of five com: panies, numbering about 310 mon, which are all eavairy | or light artillery. | BECOND R&#GI MENT. Commanred by Coleone! J. A. Bogert. FIRLD OFFICERS. -Joreph Oralg, .JW. Braisted, orricens. | Paymaster ... Robect Renfrew. James Book, starr | Cowpavy A..... | Company B. | Company 0 | Alex Eagleson, | John Dan | 5a Wiliam Mauron, 6 Aadrew Lace | 1 Henry L Ropert. in this regiment is 607. | THIRD REGIMENT. | Commanded y Lieutenant Colonel Menck. FIELD OFFICERS, | Inqreem. feced with buff and old lace, | Brigadice- Major... | Quartermaster Simon Stanford. Captain Ducker. | C “ Brisee. Company G Company Company I Company K This regi of ten companies, Hurars. They pumber sheut 640 moa man be. | longing to this regiment are mearly all matives of Gee ny. SEVENTY-FIRST REGIMENT. Commanded by Colonel Vosburgh. FIELD OF¥ICERS. A_ 8. Vosbargh. Quartermaster... Paymaster... y W. Fisher. Chaplain ....... George W. Warner. Frgiveer & Acting Adjutant. Thomas B. Jehnscee, Company A Captain M.C Hagadern. Charies H. Waeeler, Company C “ — Jamse Little Company D. “ Henry 6 Smith. Company B “« Weodworth. ol Company F.. « Thomas A. Glover. ‘The total number of men in this regiment is 303. SECOND BRIGADE. Brigadier General Morvis, Commander. svar. Brig. Major & Tap. (acting). Robert H_ Boyd. Brigade Judge Advocate... William H. Paine. Brigade Hor pital Surgeom...Al+x. B Mott Brigade Kegineer..... Benj, ¥ Mosierre, brigeae Quartermaster... Stephem Paul. Brigude Paymaster. William Maitaews, Brigade Aide de Cam ee L Daye Bricace Voluateer, d \George 1. Feunimsm, Bricude Bupernumary ‘J, Cameron Stone. De, Supernumary ......John Badge Do. Supernumery...... Willism Deamen. FOURTH REGIM Kdmund 0 Oharies, 0 Major ......66 Daniel W, Teller. Adjutant... iel Coles, James ¥ Cox William HL Gunther, Bizaloel How “Theodore fimpson. James Renwick, Jr. CAVALRY. Company A, troop Hussars. Captain LL, Tsancs. Do. B, troop Hussars. G. Luarasea, | De. C, Drngoons...... “ A. Arent, | ARTILLERY. | aptain P Ferber. - L. Finek « A. Forbes. be K Hineckou, 1 — Deveee « D Eng. | This regiment contains three troops of cavsiry and | five companien of artillery There are eleven pices of | eapnom aud three bundred end fifty mem iu this cegl- | ment, ané the principal portion of them sre Germans, | PIPTH BBGIMBNT. Commanded by Colonel FIELD OFFICKR Andrew Warner. CO Schwearswacider Otto Kloppenbargh, eTary OFFICERS sane Brenwela. Major Adjutant borgeon 2 rt Henry A. Casseboer. Henry Rauch, Petar Giisoy aptain 1), Weaifull. “Ht Feicunaa, « @ Fiacke, « B. Baaok Lieut, Dobrmann, comm’'dg. Captain J. Kotegior, © mpany ¢ ~N, Betjomaan, Company H.... « — W. Bwald, This regiment contains eight companies, The number Of mem im the regiment is about «ix huodred. [tisen artillery regiment, but at present doing the duty of in. | feutry The mrn belorging to this regiment ere all na- tives of Germany SIXTH REGIMENT Commanded by Colonel Peers, FIELD OFFIORKS Thomas F Prere, -Jonn G Wetlstood. Joseph U. Pinotmay. STAFF OFFICERS, Lieutenant Colonel . Adjutent . Burgeom .... Burgeon's Mate Quertermaster Witham Mobermott, . Colin M, Cordell. Mork Lev: Wgiveer. Chuvisin Company E ‘This regiment mumbers 201 men. ‘The vulferm fs dive, vith re fxcrnge. They are an artillery regiment, at pro tent doing the duty of infantry THIRD BRIGADE Brigadier General Hall Commreder rrieKne Cox, HJ Quackenboae, Jd Larocque Geartetoester Avtetapt Quartermaster. Bidede ORE siceeees | New Yeok sitlome | of eae comp: | gent the reg | Company G Commanded by Cal, DeFoe Co.J {any | Waeb’tomGrays “ J.M. Varian ' This reyimewt oonsiste of eight o two of which are cavairy The infantry uumbers aboat threo bunered avd eavelry ome haus men. This regiment is called the Washingtom Grays. NINTH BBGIMENT. = Commanded by Colonel Ferris. Fini orricens. Dolemalss. sete IRISH DRAGOONS. Commanded by Captains Patrick Kerrigan and John Coffey. TRoUFA, Co. one Guards. . C-— Mitchell Guard, . D—Guip E- Carrol WF Mackey. Phelan, H—brios Guards... . y- 'o I—Jucksou Guerd -& D Kelly. Thisrogiment mumbers about 600 men. PFhelz uniform The mon beiong- ing to it are matives cf [roland. FOURTH BRIGADS. Brigadier. General Ewen Commander, avr -Robert Taylor, N.B Le Baine, Jucge Advoosie. Aloe de-Onm) Paywerter., Engiveer .. 1K. J Mandioy, Volunicer Aide de Camp. jobm HM, Abraham, TENTA REQIMENT. Commanded by Colonel Halsey. LINE OFFICERS. Colomet......- Halvey. | Lieutenant Colome) hewas Jouce, Mejor ...... -G. J. Botte, AGjutant..... Honry A. Smith, ovary Paymaster. It M Dodge Qua icrmaster, thos. BK. Smith. Vaoent. “ Captain W Huson. “ L, Jachrling, Captain J McGrath, “J.B Douge, “J. Warren. “ Carl Becker, ery, called National Grays, Oo. Fiank Company ef Ceptsin Raymor. Uniform, gray ‘the total ber of men im this regiment is 300. BLUVENTH BSGIMENT. Commanded vy Lieutenant Oslonel Waterhouse, LIsk OFFICERS Com iaontal Tivh Amer Mouwgomery Guard Cry Ritles... Warhingion Guerés Htate Kitles.. Natieval Riflem Brigsde Lawcers.. oy. ‘This regimeat numbers about 600 mem, and comaists of nine companies, which are compered separaveiy of Ameri- coms, liish, and Germans TWELFTH REGIMANT Commanded by Colenel Steddine, FIELD OFFICERS Heury @ Stevbins, B. Hart. iy. Tangier. . Ringbaugen --Vae Vuliy. Vaount, @. B. Stearnes. FFIOERS, B.W Oooldge TO Fields, Paymaster Quartesmas Burgron... Engipeer ee... Chapisin.. Sergeant Mejor Light Guerd... Gs de Lafayette Indepoudent Gum E Vincent. LLL. d. beolers J.T. Unirnes, Geary Joharop ‘This reaiment contains sboat 50@ men han of late been all ditfur which is wb? loons, The Gai Youk Riflemem, German SIXTY NINTH REGIMENT, Commanded by Cot Ree. peate: 3B Roe. Michael Dohee: James U. Mosiruey. at Company 0 Company D Company RB. Company F.. Compeny bh. Company I Company K. ‘This regiment consiete of tex com ia Gark green. faced *!\h red. ads portion cording to tho State eager Thenumbes of men in ont in 400, 1t has beom resentiy formed. “he ‘ompenice are eli Lieb Table of the number of mew in eash regiment of the Piset Division of the New York State Militia :— Kinet Buiean: Pirst Regiment Colonel ity Second Kegimomt, Coionel Thire he ag Colonel Sai Reven(y-firet Regtinent, Colo teece, 0B we Brioace. Vous th Regime: Y 850 ¥ifth Kegiment. 1 War - Bixth Kegiment Colone Peers aa Trin Be Beventh Regiment, Colonel as Fighth Rerlmant, Volonei J 400 Ninth Uogiment, ( ) Vereh oe Beioape. Temth Regiment. Oolonet ‘ateay. Eleventh Regiment. Colom "alos! Twellih Regiment, Colowe! Aiebi Sixty-rinth Rogumemt, Ocicnel oe, Total... Tntom try Oavalry Artilia y Total. ‘honae. The At onale THE UP TOWN 0% PRINCIT A, ARSBRAL. la rplondid bulid’ag in eiiuv'ot a Pitch avenue, be tween diaty-feurth avd “/s'y-fifla streets ‘The dimen sions ere a¢ follows :—Teo handead thet fromt dfiy ‘ost de wd theee stories bigh and bssement, The bere- ment wells are c uetructed of stone, above the, they are of brick. The bulltiog ie ootagen -hape, having righs = Tha tne conte These ‘are Windows in these towers shont eighteen inoues wide end oppodte ench of there windows Is stationed a twelve pound bow!iver, The basement floor sontatos brass ono om, end Soom, &e of the New York State militia Tho : | isked within the last for'night. ‘The fret floor contains e large mumber of bress the museum, and the armory. Among the ceunen are a number which were presented to the New York State mi- te Benjomin Franklin, and by him to the New York State militie, This gum is in remarkably geod order, and isas good now as on the day it was made, A long brass two pounder, taken from Algerines, at Trip- olf im 1816, by Commedore Decatar, and prevented by him. ‘This isa very handsome gun, of superier workmanship, and is im very good condition. A three poander, taken from the Spanish by the French, from them by the Buglish, and from thom by the Americans, in the war of 1812. ais ina long gan and handsomely carved. It is im very good condition, notwithstanding the number of owners it has hed. Onesix pounder and two three pounders, called by Gen. Burgoyne his grasshoppers, taken by the Ameri- cans at Saratoga, 1777. There are pieces of artillery which Burgoyne was very proud of, amd were used by him in all bis battles. A long tix pounder, taken from the English by the Amoricans at the battle of Prinestem, January 3, 1777, and surrendered to Washington im perron. A three pounder, with carrisge and caisson, presented by Governor Tompkins, in 1814 This ts a besutifal piece of artillery. and was made expressly for Governor Tompkins’ own use. The carriage is Gtted up im a very comfortable meaner with fey and cushions § It was his intention to intreduce them into the service a Lod, moe ow teken trom the British at the surreader be fs ms, Canada, by Gea Monigomery and preseny- y hice ‘The armory, which is om this floor, contains eighteen thourend muskets. fificen hum rifles, eight hundred horse pistols. two huagred cavalry sabres, twe bupderd ertillery sabres, three hun’ ar- tllery swords. two burdred and fifty of Colt’s re ‘vor stole, one thousead of ¥illis’s poventing, rifles, ed of Hail’s rifles, whica load at the ch, eight hundred herreman’s carbines, and several stands of lemees, Of the muskets thore are eight huodred whieh were brought over to this country by Lafayotts, aud wore used during the revolution. Tiey are in exoeliemt order, and are ready for use at any mom-at. They were manu- feotured at Oharieville, in France, Amopg the mamerous stands of erme are three carbines, taken from the British under Lord Cornwallis. at the battle of Yorktowa. On the walle are bung portraits of Washington, Lafayette, and Perry. They are very fine likenesses, ami aro very muoh valved. Also, epecimens of the difercet kinds of implementa used in war, They are left open for the im- rotion of visiters, being at the same time uved for sam- jes. This Arsenal is the chief ome ef this state, and from there all others are supplied with arms. &o, ‘ihe number of arms im the a:mory a¢ present is greatly de- creased. om account of some ¢xtensive drafts which have been made upon it by the The entrance to the first floor is by two joent flights of ps of cast irom, on beth rides Ch railings. ax youascond, are constructed of cast iron rifles which look as matural as theouesintbearmory. Tho rails ow a level wich che door are made of cast iron bows aud arrows and in the ossire ean cogle. This pice: ly by all visiters, wi fail ve visit ‘the hendsome scep.”? “The eecond floor is used for atering eases containing arms military equipments and instruments. ‘ho third flocris used for storing artillery wagons, limbors, caissons temte, &e. Om the roof are eight tow. era—one on each corner of the building. and four im tl erntie. Four ef theor towers bave cigat port moles. aed fouy of them bave four, Fiom these towers the sur- revn¢ing country caw beravged. Cbus it will be seen that this butldiog in im point of fact fort andone ofa superior kind woo. 81x men can defend it from within against ome thourand ouside. The doors and wiadows are comstructed of irom. and cop-equently could resist = very atrong foree fora lengie cf tims Che vieiter, on entering, is @t ones struck with thegiesnly appearance ef things. The floors are all of them very clean. aod the gvnr are as bright ax whew they were made Chis state of things is owing chiefly te the manngement of thy Kexp: Mr Birdeell. There are one buwdced and sixty-thi iecen Of artillery in this ersevel Their calibre from three to twenty four pound shot, but the greeter pertien of them are twenty four pounders twelve peunder howitzers, All these cannon ure ready for ac- or at a moment’s notice The importemor of artillery {io illnetrated very forcibly by Napotwn am artilierist by profession he well n portance of this mode ef warfare He used more cawncn ja bis battles than apy other General whe preceded him; bono hi: great forcane and victories ovur superior farons At the battle of Borouina there were one thousand pieces of eapnee ured om euch side; at the battle of Moseowa there were six hurdred; at the battle of Ligaey, three hundred and fifty; at the battie of Marengo which was ene cf Napoleon's greatest virtories he only ased twenty Pieces of capuom, while om tho eremy’s side there were eighty pieces Thus, Napoleem’s vietories show the impotence of artillery—&m article whieh we are net at this moment veey ill provided with. THR SEW ARMORY OR DOWN TOWN ARSENAL. ‘This edifice, which is mearly finished. is situated om the corner of White and Elm streets. [tis one hundred and thirty-one feet om White street, amd oighty-four feet on ‘Mm street. Itia built ef blue stome. omly two stories high, the frst belmg thirteen feet, aud the second thirty feet bigh The windows are very marrow, being only eighteen inches wide, ro that inease of am assault by o mob cutside, the buildiny enald be defended with success by fifty wen. The first floor is to be used asa gan room the second as a drill room sed a read+svous ie onso of riot he style is Gothic amd on the threr eormers of the building are situated tuwers; thers will be Give doom on White sirest. and ove om Bim, which are made of boiler from, Iti» built om piles drivem into the growed This building when finisted will be used as a receptacie for the artillery of thi Division of the York State litis. 1: is a very hawdsome building. avd is coustruct- he for defence On the cootre of aff by whisk com- arscual mp town Our New Hampshire Co. respoadence. Concon», N H , Deo 17, 1852 Continued Scarcity of Political Pilgrims— The New Cabinet-—Gen. Pierce will Cowntenance no Fac- tions—H1s Policy in Making Appointments—He is Determined to be President ** per se’?—N» Dic- tation—Twenty five * fixed facts” De ided—Pres ents to Gen, Pierce—Main Liquor Law Bul Bad. ly Wowndel— Union Railroad Project—Miss Snodgrass, the Young Lady in Pants—Weather —List of Arrivals, &e. The migration of political pilgrims hitherward, fer the purpore of having their foriane told by the great New Hompsbire conjurer, (as they appear to msider the President elect,) previous to bis first apresratce in the White House at Washington. on | the 4th of March next, has very perceptibly dimia- Wore it not that, in proportion as the scramble for offive is apparently dying away, becoming stalo, flat aad devoid of in terosi bere, it is beginning to rage with ten-fold greater violence, increasing most toriffically, else- where—particularly in the region of Olid Tammany efiice-secker remaining in the snzious seats, and that they wore likely to beco: "am beggerly ac count of empty boxes.” There is @ dearth bere, however. For the last week or two, (i: Pierce has had a capital chance to take a long broath ; and the prospect is now fair that be will star: for Washivgtom about the middls of Febraary—a lit- tle earlicr, perhsps, if he onn make his urrange- mentse—‘‘ sound im wind and limb,” and ready for the race which is set before him. ‘The eomposition of the new cabinet, and the poli- cy of the incoming administration in relation to ap- pointments for office, appear to be the all absorbing tepica just now. As the interest to know who will oor pose the osbinet increases, it is refroahing to per- orive a corresponding increase in the modesty of the Dewspeper writers, particularly of some of those at Wasbington, who profess to know everything, anda little more, They arem to bave finally, after study- ing the HRRALD & few week “o ooacli sion that the names of the onbinet members wi not be made publio before the let of Maron, at the Dearest . Im this respect they judge correstly This fact being settled now, lot me set them rightoa a few additional points, whieh deserve expscial at- tention from some of those who are most venture- me in spreulating about Gen Pieroe's peltoy. Evough bss recently transpired hore to justify me ia setting down the following as likely to turn up fixed facts :—- 1, General Pierce will accept the office of Presi- dent, provided he lives umiil tne 4th of Merch next, and is formally found to have reosived w majority of electoral votes in the thirty-one States 2 fle will first appeint a cabinet, whioh will not consist of more than seven members 3 It bee been sacertained that thors are from one to three candidates for cabinet appointments in neariy all ofthe wy bem thirty one States—say at'y did id to bar of that venerable moral phile bere is satists evidence” cure f ‘the i that jast for bree of the abi candidates, inoluding their friends, will not be in re icaatrty unre undortuosies oad roar tives wnd friends, will be disappointed - 6 A few of them ay Cy ny “flare Me ire. Be eee nit quietly in the White Howse and laugh stthem Fle relishoa & grod joke-—he will onchinate immoderately, and burst off @ button or two from bis waistbands 8 The conreqnence will be, thatone of the Wash- inyton tailors will get a job 9 The wratd of the ton Cor lors) iodignants will subside when they see the General laaghing, mad —one would suppose that there was scarcely an | | | von 8. Moore, ig ff 4 af BEE af ‘ F t i Hf the demoorate of that and other States, ‘alphins appear be will more fatal rity effects tent insect and vermin exterminator,” whiok to be death on cockroaches and rats. (Ib “ them square over” on their backe—just o small crumb, on a of wheaten bread, does ) 21. He ien’t going te have about him men for advisers who are fishing fer the succession te tho Presidency. x by orook, any rash ge appoint- ell be in the shoes of the afore- i 22. If, on the “ women folks” kicked up that muss about Mrs. Eaten 23. Gen. Pierce will net muke up his cabinet at any man’s, or set of men’s, dictation ; although ho has, and will continue, to ask and receive adviou from prominent members of the demooratio Kp = own Having obtained this, be will finally oonault best judgment, and act his own pleasure in ter. 24. He may select one or more from Mr. Pelk’s eld cabinet, er he msy not Ia making cabinet and other appei ts, he willexclade ne man, whose services may be nec-ssary to reader his adminisira- tion effective, simply because such a person has held office before 25. In his foreign paliey Gon. Pieree will neither the headlong fillibustero. He writ oak of forty hat is i wi of forcign pewers only what t, acd submit te nothing wrovg And he will an. to his assistance advisers whe wil) sustain him faily and efficiently in this respect. Such, tl “Thus endoth the firet less depend u it, will be some o: pre tures incident to the advent of tho aow administra- tion Gen Pierce, when nominated, was comparatively & poor man, pecuniarily considered worth, perhap: » somewhere from $15.600 to $25 000, whioh he ha: rastiod States friends scquired in the pursuit ef an srduoas legal since he resigned his seat in the Uni Senate Since bis election, however, peer to be adding to his fortune mate: dition to the mag ii which was recently iced by the ig been sent from California. and presented to him Inat week at the Tremont House. Boston. some of bia friends in that city sto about to give hima splendid ceach asd pair of horses A short time nee, s few of his frieads here gave him a goid- headed cane, on which was engraved the diferent costa of arms of the thiriy-one states The ladies of Concerd ure also preparing to forward a largo and beautiful cepy of the Holy Bible to the White House, on the 4th of Mareh Last, but mot least, itis ourrently rumored that a wealthy relative of Picroe, residing in Boston, has cheoked the General te the tune of $30.000 Trere may be truth in the report ; bus I nops itis eorreot, for lesa Congress makes am ao priation to drain a: finich off the public grow ecweem the President’s Hone and the Potomac river, the General will eitacr have to purchase a new house or run the risk ef dy- ing with the fever and agus, or some werse fever ‘next eommer. Io the lower branch of our Legialeture, yeaterday, a material prop was knocked out of the sew Maine Liquor Jaw bill, the tenth section heving been reject: ed by the casting f tke Speaker It prevides for precedure ef trial, with the exeeption of eriminal exscs, and precludes the court or prosecutor from en- tering a nelle prosequi. Thore-is not muoh prospect that the biil will become a Jaw. The project to unite the New Hampshire Central with the Concord and Ciaromdat Reilroad. and eon- struct @ new route between the Verment Con:ral, at Windsor, Vt., and Manchestor, N. H , is sti!! pend- ng in committee. It has once been unfaverably reported upon, and the House subsequentiy revom- mitted the bill Thisis the great tion of the present session. The New Hampshire Central rune from Manchester to Menneker, 26 miles, sost some $500,- 000, and owes « debt of abeut $300,000, petacigaly to Mesers Cla: Co, of Boston, brokers. Uh be glad to give away their stock to rid themecives ffarcher responsibility. Messrs Clark & Ce. have been taking it off their hands on this condition, with the cccational addition of » bonus, it is said, sa- curing the original stockbolders by their bend from respontibility. Im this way Mossrs Clark & Co. now have most of the stock of the @entral and the Concord and C/aremoat, (which ia finished frem thia ace to Bradford, NH , 26 miles, and in deetfrem 200.000 to $200 000.) imto their bands. After tbo Legislature bas suthorized-e union of tae ronda, and granted two or three towns the privilege ” of gaar- anteeing their bonds, the latter may deemed sgain a marketable commodity im State and Wail street From the extensive parade of retained counrel and the scores of lopby members en; in prereing this matter upon tne ieguaree tt ae to infer that the debts of these corporations are not materially decreasing just now What's the odds, #0 long a8 tho origical stocktolders sre bold parsoa- ally iable under a law sanctioned by the Legislatare of 1846, the rame which seat Mr. J P. Halu to the United States Senate? Miss im ma Svodgress, reputed te belong to New York. who bes recevily shocked the modesty of the acti Lola Montesites 1 Boston, by out bloomoriag the Bioomers, and by her partiality for “going the entire” on coat, pants, &c , dropped in wy us last Saturday, and left on Monday Bie hailed as “Hen- ry Louis. Angurts,” on the botel books. Winter has finuilycome Yesterday morning the thermometer stood at 4 degrees; this moraing ay 32. Wind east Nearly » foot ot damp snow on the ground, with signe of a continued casterly storm, and excellent deigh'pg im prispect, ii it froores—the fiset of the season. Col John BA George, the efficient chairman of the Democratic State Committee, will take @eneral Pierco’s law busioese, Mr Mnot, his lase parta having been appointed a judge of the Court of Com- on Piezs Cot Georgo’s partoor, Sidaey Webster, Esq , at present acts ss Gen. Piorce’s private sec- vetar ‘4 the arrivals of “outsiders” during the Amon, past week are the foliowivg:— GIBSON'S » Weight Spri 0 De Ally agirms J Bigelow. #ll of Bow Atak & hea, yes Han. rmont; Hon. Kt. KB. Temple, Albsuy; J. L. Newcomb, New York. ; Tuurbpay. Dec 9~ Gen P Bernard W Thorn (vocsli-ts,) all frem New bero’. Vt; J 8. Swan and lat B Hoyt, W. P. Greenleaf, 8 3! dover, Mass. Fapar. Dee 10.—8 tom; Hom Wileop Mc Wm. Querl, Pittebu Allye Connecticut Beton. [reso i Henry. Vermont; z. Boston; ww, Boston; J. Flint, An- Me Marv. A. Spow, Jobm 8. Ei leas idemnorsle aie) a. 0 Farris jeme Cerenau snd ron. ¥ Storm York Hat, & J. Bidredge, Beston; J V Daniels Joase Colburn. Lowell; J.B Lawrence A. A. Seiver (General Pieree's ring waa eae by the latter.) Califormia, A. V. Sponeer, J. 3. \ds edge, Boston (Satumpar. Dec 11, Sanday, 18 apd Monday 18—Few sryivals. and they are not given in the Daily Patriot whieh peblicbes them | Turevay. Dec 14—H. Ober. 5.M Allon. J H Kidders J.B, Palmer, Adolph Voghi Samuel B. Rindge J day- ward all of Rosten; Thomas Jove, John Raymond, Troy, N Y,; Dr. Newton, New York. Wepwesear, Deo 16—J. U. Thorndike J. Steven, Rostom, James Brackett, Alfret. Maine; J. A. Palmer, RB 8 Baton jr, Boston; D. Jonks, Pa Tuvnspay Deo 16 ~ Albert Gay, A. B. MaCrillis. Bos- tem, D. A Gao, New York; @, Merrill. Onarlestown, Mara: weit can Ge yifee ae Oy Morr fil jorrill en 5 y . Boyd, Col. Goureer, 3.8: Bateh, JD Sveete, Bos. avd 1. Deo 9.—Gee Sawuel Kaox. Oshiforsis: M. P. Jones, Virginia; J. Richardsom, Now York § Harn- don, Reeding, Mare.: 8. ib, New York; Oharies Burley, Fitebburg Macs. Privat, Dee 10 ~Andrew Plores MoCctiow, Philadelobia; A. B. M New York; J. B, Milo N.Y. Tunepay, Deo. 14—Hom D Keotlogg. Sexton's River vt i hel Ateckey, Bristol. B. 1; Geo go Taylor, Roobes- ter Wennsrpar, Dee 15,-—-B. P. Paige, Montreal L. 0; @. Nichole Watertown, Mass.; & Burton Boston; Gee, W. Larey. Philadetphia; J. D. Ober, Baffale, N.Y. so Deo 16—L. W. Washburn, Glovervriile, Only a fow in the above lis; come hors to make en interest with Goneral Pierse Many have busl- ness with our traders, or the Legieiature Paxwadoox. . Boston: gomery, Me Beet