The New York Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1862, Page 1

| ? i THE NEW YORK HERALD WHOLE NO. 9468, _ Rane General Directions for Coutueting the Draft in the State of Yew York. Special Reamiations for the Cities of New York and Brooklym LIST OF PERSONS EXEMPTED. The Rendezvous for the Drafted Militia Forces, &e. &., &e. A@ditional Reguiations in Regard to Deatting. Warmer, Auguet 14, 1862, ‘The foitowing ettos onal vex wiationy for the eirolment end draft of the militia were is ued to day— War Darartaynr, Wasnmeton, Aug 14, 1802. Ordered, Highth—-Dat tm iilling ail reqnisitions for miii- Ma the quotas of the veveras States will be apportioned by @e Governors among the several countios, and where Practicablo among the sub divisions of counties, so that allewance shui; be made to such counties and sub-divi- ‘sions of counties for all volunteers heretofore fernished dy them and mustered inw the service of the United States, and whose stipulated term of service shad) not have expired. JN, Mecretary of War. Order from the Secretary of War. Haxnenene, Pa, August 14, 1862. Tho following wrder has just veen received by the Governor: — Ordered—érsi=That aficr the 15th day of this month ‘Bounty and advance pay sha!! not be paid to volunteers fer any new rogiments, but only to volunteers for regi- ‘ments now in the field, and volunteers to fii up new regi- ments vow organizing, but nos yet full. Becond—Volumteers to fill up now regiments now or- q@avizing will be received, and paid the bounty and ad- ‘vance pay until the 22d day of thie month; and, if net eompleted by tbat time, tacompicte regrments will be eoneolidated and supersuons officers inusiered out. Third—Voluntecrs to Hil up old regiments will ve re- @eived and paid bounty and advance pay titi the Tet day of Septembor, Fourth—The draf: for three hundred thousand militie, @alled for by the President, will be made on Mouday, the first day of September, between the houre of cight gad nine A.M. and four an? tive o'clock P, M., and con. Winue from day to day between the same bours until @ompleted, Aft the old ve ents ehoald not be fled op ‘with volunteors before the firet day of mber, 2 epe- lal draft wil! be ordered for the dete Siath—Exigoncies vf the service require that officers Bow in the fiekt should rem and no officer now in the field, in the regular or volun- Mor service, Will, under any circumstances, be de ed 10 accept a new comune By order of the PRE HDWAN M. 5 Regulations for the Enrolment and Draft of the Militia, GENERAL ORDERS NO. — Gaxknas, Heapguanrens, Store or New Yors,) ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OF v1 Atmaxy, Angust 13, i862, ‘The following portions of General Order No. 99 of the War Department, relating to an enrolment and draft of the militia, are hereby adopted and promulgated:— GENERAL ORVERS—NO, 99, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OrricE, War Dararruast, Wasuictox, August 9, 1862, Reguiations for the enrolment and draft of three han- Gred thousand militia, in pursuance of an ofder by the President of the United States, pearing date August 4, 1862, whereby it ix provided that“a d of three ban. dred thousand militia be immediately called into the wervice of the United States, to serve for nine monthe, ‘unless sooner discharged , and that the Secretary of War shal! assign the quotas to the States and establish regitlu- thous for the draft. Also, that if any Stete shal! not by the 15th of rin koa furnish its queta of the additional ‘three hundred 1d volunteers authorized by law, the deticiency of volunteers in that State sbull also be made up by special draft from the militia, and that the Secretary of War shal! establish regulations for that is ordered: First—The Governors of the respective with thelr commands, retary of War, Btates will forthwith to furnish their respective juotas of the three hundred thousand militia called for the order of the President, dated the fourth day of August, 1868, which quotas have been furnished to the Gevernors tively by communication from this de- Pet pesr ig date, according to the regulations hence- ‘th set forth. Second. The Governors of the several States are hereby Tequosted forthwith to designaiea rendezvous for the Grafted militia of said States, and to appoint command- ents therefor, und to notify the Secretary of War of the Jocation of such rendezvous und the names of the com. mandanie; and it is important that the rendezvous should be ‘ew in number and located with « view to convenience ef transportation. Phird—The Governors of the faspective States will canse an enrolment to be made forthwith by the asses- Sore of the geveral counties, or by avy other officers, to be appointed by such governors, of all able-bodied male Citizens between the ages of cightecn and forty-five, within the respective counties, giving the name, age and Seeupation of each, cogetier with remarks, showing whether he is in the service of the United States, &. ‘end in what capacity, or any other facts which may ck termine bie exemption from military duty. Ail reason. able and proper expenses of such enrolment and of the @raft heveinaiter proviaed will be reimbursed by the ‘United States, upon vouchers showing the detailed state- ment of service performed and expenses jucurred, ap- proved by sueh governors. Fourth—-Where no provision is made by law im any Btate for carrytug into eflect the draft hereby ordered, or where auch provisions are in any manner defective, such Graft shail be conducted as foliows:— 1. Immediately upon the compietion of enrolment the lots of enrolled personsyshal! be filed in the offices of the — of the counties in which such eargiled persous Fexide. 2. The Governors of tho several States shall appoint a eommiseioner for each county of their respective States, whose duty 1t shall be to superintend the drafting and hear and determine excuses of persons elaiming to bo exempt from military duty. Each commissiouer shall Feceive a compensation of fuur dollars per dem for each: day ho may be actually ompioyed in the discharge of his Guties as such commissioner, 3. The onroliing officer shail immediately, upon the Ming of tho enrolment lists, notify said commissioner What maid lists have been go tiled, and the commissioner shall thereupon give notice by handbiils posted in each tonnelilp of his county of the time acd piace at which chums of exemption will be received and determined by Dim, and eheil ix the time to be spectied inthe order e@foresai! witbin ten days of ihe ling of the enrolment at which the draft shall be made, and al) persons claiming ® be exempt from military duty shail, hefore the dey fixed for the draft, make proof of such exemption before Said commissioner, aud if found suiicient bis ns hall icken from the Hat by @ red [ue draw ng Ht still legible, The conmiseion u through it, shall in lke Maanner trike from the list tie names of ail perrons now fa the jtitary service of the United States. All wie. operavore md constructors actually eng ad on the fifth day of st, 1862; all en: of locomotives om railroads, the Vice nt of the United States, the oillcera— Judicial and exevutive—of the government of the t ‘Staces, the members of both houges of Congress and their Fespective officers: all custom house officers and their clerks; ail post oificors and stage drivers who are cm- Ployed fn the care oud conveyance of the mail of the Post ‘Office of the Vuitod States; al! ferrymen who are om- ployed at any ferry ou post road; all pilots; actially @mployed iv the sea rervice of any Merebint win (he United States; all eagineers and Pood Of Fogistore jconsed steamboats and stean- go that Raid porsous belong to any of the aforesaid classes, whother the exomplion is @laimed by them or not 4. Exemption will not bo made for disability, unless te bo of such perinauent character ae to render ihe person wndt for service for a period of more than thirty days, to We certided by apurgeon appointed by the Goveruor in enc! county for this purpose. 6. At the time fixed a8 before provided by the Com. mmiacioner for making the draft, the Sherif ot the county, ‘@r in his absence, such person as the Commissioner may owt, shall, in the presence of said Commissioner, publicly place in® wheel or box of a liko character to guch ag are vised for drawing B itot, weparately folded Waillows, containing the namos of all 8 rewAlning on @aid enrolmont lists not stricken off, aa before previtios mmmnissioner, and Cor m sald box orw heel, tho number of drafted nen Ts0D ited by Dindrottedy shail theroupon drat (ro ot Ballots equal to of the drafted mili- bal) werved, Appointed’ by the Commiseivaer, Tipia "edn peri |," by delivering the Fane or es lee a Lime of tbe rendezvous of the drafted miliia force, and wach 6. destitute, if he shall he an able bodied man, be- tween the ages vf vighteen and forty-five years, and shall consent in wriling, with the consent of lus parent or guardian, if a minor, to subject himeeli toal! the duties: and obligations to which, his principal wi have been subject had he porsunaily served, shall be* accepted in Men of such principal. 4. The persons thas drafted shall assemble at the county seat of their respective counties within tive ys aftor the lime of draftiag, whence transportation iil be furnished then by the governors of the several Staten to the place of rendezvous: 9, As oon as the dratt has veen made aud the names marked ou the eureiment ist, the Commissioner will send & copy of ihe dra tof the rendezvous, and apother cop, 5 mt General of the State, geho Will imuneduwiely organize ibe drajtod men into Companies and ry. onus of lufantey, by amsign- one hundred and ¢ each company, and fen companies to each 4 and send a copy of the organization (0 the con wecdant ef the rendezvous, 16. AL the expiration of uhe time allowed for th men to reach tie rendezvous, the Conmastar ceed to completa the organization of regiments by prociaiming the names of the resimental comm issioned ore. Which shi be a bated in ac cordance with the laws of the respective § the nume ber and grade being the same as in the volmtecr sory and iu case the laws of any State shall provide i 5 " the di zvous, ahd reported s,m order that of the C rthwith tot muy bo wed; and Uke non-commissioned Do appoiute alter mnoier, ae the Colonel of te regiment shall deride. LL. A$ soon as the ollicers of the mente ate designated, the inuster rolls shuli be made out uudet tae direction of the Commandant of the rendez Yous, aid the troops inspected and mustered into the ser vive ‘of ihe United States by the inustering officer up- pointed for that purpose. 12. In States where enlistments have been made by mumicipalities aad towns, instead of counties, the Gover- ors of such States are authorized to apply the foregoing Tles of draft to such municipalities and towns instead of counties, Fifth. Provost Marshals will ke appointed by the War Departinent in the several Siates, on the nomination of the Governory thereof, with such assistants as may be necessary to emiorce the attendance of all diafted per- tous who shall tail to attend at such places of reudezvous. Sixth. Tease any State shall not by the fifteenth day of August furnish its quota of additional uuree hundred thousaud volunteers called for by the President on the second day of July, 1862, unless otherwise ordered, a!) incomplete regiments shall then be considered under tho direction of the Governors of Ube respective States, and an addifional draft shall be made as before provided, sufficient to fill up such quota. The number to be draft- ed from such county of the state to be fixed. by the Gov. ernor thereof. : Seventh, From and after the fifteenth day of August, bo new regiments of volunteers will be organized, but the premium bounty and advance pay will continue to be paid to those voluntecring to go into the old regiments, By order of the Secretary of War. L. THOMAS, Adjuiant General, In the event that the whole force called for from this Stato whall not have been raised by voluntary enlistments Devore the time when the arrangements fer @ draft shail have been perfected, the deficiency will be supplica in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing orders. ‘The following additional regulations for this State are hereby adopted:— Firs—In ascer mpanies and Fegs- 1 ining the unmbor of men to be drafted in the several countics, they will be charged with their quotas of the whole force to be raised, aud credited with the aggregate umber raised since July 2, 1882, both for the old regimexts and the new, and the draft in ench county will be for the difference. la order to equatize between towns, tho Senatorial strict mittees are directed to apportion any ¢e- ficiency arising in the severs) counties of their respec- districts amongst the towns by ascer proportion of each town of the quota «the coauty, aud charging them with the difference between such propor. tion and the munber actually raived in each. Having as- certained the deficiency of each town, the committes wil! make ont a list of the same, certifiod by thelr secretary or chairman, one copy of which will be tited in this office, and one with the Commissioner of such conuty, at Joast three days before a draft is mad greater pember of men will be drafted in any town than shall equal the deficiency of such town on its quota on the whole force to be raised. To enable the Commissioners to comply with this provision, they will cause to be written or printed on the baliois, in addition to the name, the town in which the person resites; and whenover the pumber of names drawn for auy town shall equal the deficiency of such town, they will reject all ballots drawa subse- qnently representing resideuts of such town. Sccond-—tha supervisors and assessors of cach town, ‘excepting the citiesof New York and Brooklyn, for which special provision is hereinafter made, together wilh two citizens thereof, to be appointed by the Governor, are hereby charged with the duty of causing an enrol- ment to be made of all able bodied citizens hetween the ages of eighteen and forty-five in thetr respective towns, in accordance with the instructions therefor above ordered. For this par- pose they are authorized and directed to examine the enrolinent books hitherto filed in the offices of the town and county clerks, an’ to make such alterations thereto as shall r@hder the lists complete—those for each town to be kept separate and distinct—and copies thereof to be filed in this office and in the offices of the sheriffs of their respective counties. The attention of the enrolling officer is catled to the fact that firemen who have not served their time are liable to be drafted under the provisions of this order. It is especially enjoined on all good citizens to be active and zealous in furnishing tho enrolling officers with the pares of all persons in their neighborhoods Mable to mili - tary duty, and with all other information required of them in perfecting such enrolment; sud enrolling officers are hereby ordered to report all cases ja which euch in- formation x refused to the nearest provost marshal, or to the Judge Advocate General of the State, at New York city. Third—In the cilies of New York ant Brooklyn the enrolment will be made wnder the direction of the Judge Advocate General of the State, who will appoint in cach election district of the said cities one or more per- sons as enrolling officers, Such officers wil! proceed, under the direction of the Judge Advocate General, to enroll all the able bodied men between the ages of eighteen and forty-flye within their respeo- tive districts, in accordance with the regulations and instructions hereinbefore preseribed. Commissioners: to superiutend the drafting in eaid cities will be ap- pointed by the Governor—two in tho city of Brooklyn and four in the city of Now —w hose respective districts will be defined by the Judge Advocate General. A suf: ficient number of surgeons will be appointed by the Governor in the said cities to make cxaminasions im cases of claima for exer, nt of phy | divabiliey Tu addition (0 the persons stated in the forogoing to be exempt from military duty, the tollowing persons are exempted in thir Staie-— All persons army or navy oF volnuleer force of the United Ministe m On ACE ats s and preachers of the Goeped. ‘The Lieutenant Governor. Membors and oficers of the Legieiature, The Secretary of State. Attorney Genera Comptroller. Sinte Engineer and Surveyor, State Treasurer. ‘And officers and clerka in the several departmente of the governinent of thi State, civil and military, Juages of the several courts of the State. Civil and military jadges of the several courts of this State. 4 Juatiors of pew Shoriff. County cleries, Corners and constables, Persone being of the poople called Shakers and Quakers. Profeseors, teachers and atudenta in the several ac: mies and common schools, Persows honorably discharged from the army or vavy of the Uniled State: Commigsloned officers of the militia of this State, who have been honcrably discharged after service for the terin prescribed by the then exirting laws, ‘The present officers and members of the organized militia of this State, who are Hable to bo specially drafted into the service with thelr ruspective organiza tions, Every collector of canal tolls and the clerks of each col lector, not exevedling two, having the collector's certifi. cate that they are employed by him, And all anporintendents of repalre, lock tendere, in- spectors of boats and weighmasters of the canals of this State, Captains or masters of canal hoats actually ongaged in navigating the State canals. ‘The keepors of every county or State prison.and al) perrons employed fp such prion, le — NEW YORK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1862. Paupers. Habitual drunkards And persons convicted of infamous erimes. ‘The persons above enumerated sha!l be exempt from euch draft om suflicient evidence beimy produced before said Commissioner, or on bis personal knowledge that aid persons belong to any of the aforesaid classes, but without regard to any memorandom or note of exemption now or hereafter made by the enroliiag offeer, or any of them, on such robir, ‘The following places are hereby desigaate] asthe ren dezvous for the dvafted militia forces of this State, ave commandante (or the same will be hereatter appointed: — Prarnnvne—Yor the evinties of Clinton, St..Lawrence, Warren, Resex, Fravklin, Haroilten, Jefferson, Lewis and Herkimer. Aipary—Yor the counties of Albany, Delaware, Otsego, J Sehobarie, tireen Renssehier, Washiugton, by Dntehess, Exwika—For the counties of Chenango, Cortland, Tompkine, ¢ aga, Cay, , Ontario, Swcben and Yates, Fast New Yori (on Lang island) and connty and. the counties of Kin Richmond ,W and Suiljvan. x Borvato—For the counties of Alleghany , Wy ous'ng, Liv jngston, Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, Niagara, Brie. Catta: ravgus and Chautauque. After the persons drafted shall bave assembled a: the county seat of their respective counties, transportation will be farnished Lo the place of rendezvous by the Quarter- master, upon the requisition of the County Commissioner. Seocnth—In the organization of the several companies and regiments of the drafted militia, all commissioned officers will be appointed by the Commander-in-Chief , 25 now provided by sections 23 and 86 of the Militia law of this State, except where organizations of the present uniformed militia ave drafted or shat} yolunteer, in which case they shall serve under their owa offivers, all yacan- vies existing 10 be Miled by appointment bythe Command” er-in-Chief. Kighth-—It is to be wucerstcod that volunteers for three years or the war will be accepted until the draft ig made up to the full quota of the eeveral districts of the whole force to be raised in this State, and the boun- ties wiil be continued unless otherwise ordered. AS it will of necessity take some time to perfoct the arrangements for advatt, it is earnestly desired by the Commander-in-Chief that the intermediate period shall be improved thronshout the State in such away as to make the aggregate number of veluntcet enlistieuts ae large as possible. ‘To this ond every aid and facility will be afforded! by the military anthoriies of the State, and the success of a district in raising ite full quota will do away with the Necessity of a draft in euch district al- together. Such portion of tho qnota of one hundred and twenty thousand men called for from this State as shall be raised by voluntary enlistments before the draft is made wil! be formed into regiments, except such number of compa nies ag nay be requir Ail up regiments from this State now in the service. If eat vember of coin pauies shall not volunteer for this will be made up by as: ber ofiicers, from the number organized triets; provided, how that mo d quired to furnish a greater yomber «1 old regiments than its proportion « required. Authorizations Montgomery, Columbia, job, Saratogae Oneida and Tinga, Oewego , Wayne, Onon- chuyler, Madison For New York esty Queens, Sulfelk, (chester, Rockland, Puinam, Orauge, Uister vill be granted, as ix recommendation of the district comm! jimit of the quotas of the several cistricts, the presont camps being continued, and new commandants appointed when the regimenis now organizing sha'l haye been com pleted and piaced in servi Nénth—The qnotas of the several counties and districts, on the Dasts of the census of 1800, are as follows:-— KATIO FOR SIXTY THOUSAND MEN. Quo'a for Conn Quota for District. Connti Dia viet. Ist Seven. .New Yor! + Kings... Queenss. Sattolic Richmond, Sth... Westchester. , Orange... Sullivan . ly. 15th. ......Montgomer; Futton.. nton. .. 17th,...... st. Lawrence, Franklin. 25th, 1,498 1,740 1,066 Orieans . Gonesee vee Wyontng Livingston, Alleghany Cactarangus + By order of th: Comma PHO. AIL CLACE OR 18 {NG PORWARD RAPIDLY The rules and regulations governing the draft in this State are now issued by G rf Morgan, aud the public have a perfect opportunity of examining them, and seeing that evorything in connection with thom is suitable to their tagtes and do the important eve whiok cail for go energetic and docisive a procooding, According to all appearances, how thore will not be tho slightost oceavion for a dvalt, Recruiting int ity and through. out the State is as vigorous ia every way as coud be ex vc Men are forthoursing (a bund: and thore are now over (hirty thousand won enrolled ti response to tho first call for three hundved thousand, Ibis is ceriaialy encottraging, and iC the quota of New York State can be raised without resorting to @ deaft i will be a proud ‘boast for tio inhabiiauls of the Empire State, With re- gard to those who ard exempt from the draft, a glance at the Albany proclamation will satialy ali who are jaterest- ed ia this matter, The fact of rapid recruiting will cast considereble slur upon the seseriions whieh have lately been made relative to the patriotic enthasiaem animating the great mass of the poopie ja thix State, Walking up sO niaky vullormed gentlemen at the early days ol ‘Outante the differ. Aud excite. ent titts Aiting office ment, as of yore, beapwaks the tr slasm which actiates the great body of the people of Us metropolis. Numerous display th beon hung acrors the streets, on which pre national dovieos, to- ther wiih the names of battles in which the various Tegitnents have been engoged. There flogs are gob up With gfeat taste and with regard the partiodlar poinis which prove inost attractivé to the oyes of all who desire to enroll thomeetves in the service of their country. Now, speaking of the drait, there appears to be at present, as has heon stated, no likeli hood whatever of its taking plnoo, amd it is to bs hoped that the likelihood may prove an ultimate fact. it the progeess of reoruiting continues as rapid as it has ‘heen for the past few days, (he State's quota of three han- dred thousand mon, under tho draft eall, will be more than filled up. Lot’ this be remembered by all who have the interests and tho hovor of the State at heart. Let more energeti¢ exertions be made by those who are in the rocriiting business to fll b 4 the ‘ranks effectually and rapitiy, ane (hen ‘he state of New York will have the oroud acknowledgumnt of farnisbing mone Wo the war buy | Jersey. Grea eflorte aro being mde tw pres i sgnire! . PRICE TWO CENTS. show who hive taken up the musket voluntarily, and not by the disagreeanle process of @ draft. Rut if these exertions ave not immodiately made theve can be no way ef eoaping ths draft, Ax will be so-n by the order of the Adjutant Genoral of the State, the quota of both calls will be counted in from those reeruited since the 2a of July. This ++ ail very well; but if itis im any way possibic to proven this diaft, let the people of the pire State come patrlotica’ty forward and do it, QUARTERMASTER GENERAL'S OFFICE, General Avthur returned from Albany yesterday, where he has been in consalvation with the G vernor relative to Cya'ting. ‘The business of Unis department increases daily, and it wor © ok w this tors stores of from thir depal @ cope tnt slat UNITED STA whe above depot fur of reernite stil! con the energetic and gent at bis port, anil b Uniforms aad qvartermas.- seniplions have ot to be furnished he cuaphoyes are ki 3 nes ere a tout » forward w huni are the mo yard it is au ta pee t nd large tv who go through ads during the day. Upwards of Qhroe haadred r verday inspected 1 this speaks ng is making ta thi THE A > oF DESERT! has been appointed .o take rlere and abseatoes from tie 6 for the. position w which Soloed Frank FB. Howe charge of the ar arony Hie its he hag been of a vwell ANOL ARK MP ARTILLERY barra bf A battalion of light arlillery is about road under Major FLW, Wi This gentleman will make ont offer, having been a euntain in the Bitty York Volnnteors, Under his com- it of the success attending the ing DORYER’S AVES sn Reerniting ip this city for he above gallant regiment is progressing rapidly, and the inen are sent eff every day as fast as possible, ‘Tho heroism and endurance ex- hibited by this corps daring the preaont campaign are @ sufficient inducement for alt whe desire te enter the fleld of active confict. SIXTH SEN STORIAL DISTRIOT COMMITTEE, A meoting of 1 ove committee was held at the City Hall yestorday afternoon, Peter Cooper, Bsq., ecting rman. A letter from General Halleck was read by W. Blunt, recommending Captain Blunt, connected neral McClellan's commend, to the colonoley of the regiment about being orgasized ‘by the committee: of which the following is 2 6 Wasixcion, Angest 9, 1862. Proressox A.B. Cuero, Wier Pore: Dwar Sx-—Yours of the 2d is just recetved, While in the West I gaye a tesve to overy regular officer who could get a volunteer regiment. ctofore the policy teen opposed to this. Thave J ul they can domore go regiment thin witha bare fragment of a ec rs truly, WW. WALLY wis of the committee were suid Lo be old regimenis, ft was dectdod that the re- ed in the communieatin ceuld nob be con- Me Volunteers, oc bis resolution, sore ices mate to means fo asd that and apply funds rede onlistiug in the ely after witeh (he eominit, ond iy next, Secomi Livutepant C. E, Joues, ¢ Sharpshooters. . B, ist Berdan’s rivate Gilbert C, Auboock , Co. H, Sist N. ¥. Vols. Private Frodorick Fay, C0.’ -—-, 7. Penn a Vols, Private Joun Ackloy, Co, —, 14; Michigai Vols. Private Gov. ( iekland, Co i, 10th Mase. \ ols. SIMFON DRAPER AND HIS NEW APPOINTIENT. Simeon Draper, Esq., who hes lately bouw appolatod w commissioner to determine upon the arrests of suldiers who haye beeu absont from the scat of war without leave, has receivet the jollowing relative to his new commis. sion:— Au's Oven, Wasmator, August 13, 1862, Hi. Ordered, That Simeon Draper, Fsq., of New York, be, and he is heraby, appointed a commissioner of this de: partinent, to suporintend the execution of the order of this date’ (General Orders No. 92) respecting absontee oilloers and privates. Ho will hoya. an office assigned to him in the War Deyatrtment, and will communicate with the marshals, mayors, chiets of potice aud other spectal provost marshals degiznaied In said order, All comm. nications touching the exeenticn of said orders will bo addrovsed to him, Quartermactere and commussarics: Will furnish transportation and subsistence on his to quisition, aud ail officers iu the vervice willaid him in the duties of his commission. EDWIN M. STANTON, Sooretary of War. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION REGIMENT, ‘Phere is considerable talk by the Young Men's Chris tian Association of this city relative to the organization of a new regiment under their auspices, The rooms of the azsociation (Pible ape to be the headyuarters: THE THIRD REGOLENT, EMPIRE ORIGADE. Severnt privates of the above regiment ive made compluints relative to their bounty mouvy. They state that when thejr cheeks are handed to thom they are immediately hurried off to caup and not allowed to come in in order to get the same cashed. The only manner in which they can do so is by placiug these checks in the hands of th ir ofleers. But this tak good deal of time of the fat fob might ¢ be move profitably spent. Captains Murphy and leavy, two of the inost cMicfent oF have been particularly annoyed { FIPTSENIH REGIMENT, NEW YORE Yo! GINEERS, Lieutenant Colonel ©, 4, Colgate, of the Fifteenth regi iment, New York Volante jacers, has arrived iu thig city for tho purpose of obtaining reeruits for bis regi, iment. By an act of Congress this regiment was accepted as an engineer regiment for apecial duty, im coustructin’ fortifications, laying oot military roads and builamg Uridges, fhe regiment, with the Fittieth New York, comprising the Euginecr Brigato under General Wood. dary, i now with the army of ai MeCiellan, and dtd oxeellent service in the con#iruction of bridges across the Chickslioniny. The membership of the Fitteeuth is cou pesed exciiively of mechanics of all branches and mien of ecientific professions, Ww kes ita very desirable GRNERAT, ORDERS-NO. OF. War Devanranyr, Avscrast GR: Ww in Noe ‘89 Spring street, at t A BOUNTY MASS MRETING IN TIUS cIvy. © thas boon suggested that a meeting for the parpose of offering a special bounty to recruits should at onee be It would not be a bad idea to uo eo, WAR MEETING AT WHITNEY’S POINT, A large Uniou war meeting was beld at Whitney's Point and addressed by Rev. G. W, Whitney, son and others. Tho mesting waa an and over thirty volunteers coming bolore ite conclusion THE IRISH BRIGADE, Under the management of Colonel Nugent, assisted by tho indofatigavle Captain Leddy, of the Sixty-ninth, and other officers of the brigdde, recruiting has been qnito brisk at the head recruiting office of the Irish Brigade, ‘To-morrow, no doubt, it will be even more 8; for an ads ditional gratuity or Bounty of ten dovars per tan has were forth been offered for the next fifty recruits by Mesers. Austin, Kelly & ¢ skirt manufacturer®, 208 Co strost. A Jottor to this effect was yesterday forwarded to Colonel Nugent, at 308 Broadway, Tho Messrs. Kelly also gouerovely promise to give employment to the fiunilies of such soldiers during their abseuce at the war. The Teaywinderice On this subject will appear to-morrow. aud ifty receuits, fully uniformed, now await the state Dowty aud transportation to the army of Gen. MoGiellan, which, it is hoped, taey will bave obtained by neon to-day. THE MONTTORS. ‘The success of the Monitors is very great, Caplain Howland’s company was filed in three days, A eacond company, to be commanted by Captain Go-go W. Cooper, Finance Clerk of the Boar of Education , was organized yesterday, and twonty vine nates were euroiled, We attribute this unprecedented sucesss to the sact hat the Dettor class of young men have beeu kept from enlisting by the prevalent evils of camp life. The Monitors pledge themselves 10 avoid, as far as poss\ble, the sources of these evila. Hence their companionship is souglt, Pree mioms for opportunities to enrol in the tirst company were yesterday offered and . Ib is expected that the second company will be full this woek. PVR WAR EXCITEMENT IN KEW JRRSEY, Recruiting is bemg purled forward rapidity in New regiment 1k the exigencies of a draft, and a communication bas been addreesed to Governor Olden relative tothe same, The correspondence in ryard to the satuc ts as follows: — Oranam, August 11, 186 ‘we file Bxeetency Cnanuee 8. Orpen, Governor of Now | joree, Sin—The War Committee of Orange are hopeful dat the Qnota of their town, om both calle of the government tor mon, ean, by the patriotism cf the masses aud a sb bounty, be made ap of volunteers, (ul, peuiit effort 10 aocomptish this result, many of 1h ot would like to have this question avawered, Suming the quota of the towa on the call fer | 9 ht dred thousand volunteers 6 be forty-two, Orange will contribute at once elabty-fur vo! will that free the town from participating ina drait, if one 19 resorted tor If the commer could give their feilew citizens the as at the aumber of mea now contribated would #0 Wo tho itof the Wown on both ealis of the have a beneiteiai effect; and the lly known would arouse the inert— bo such in ihe state—as showing that Vt do ite share in tho good ‘The committee do wot wish to be ui Dir OXC"tiitis tO Ce Va oul is the # : ited Htuates; short of that’ they ask 0 resp 4 ond thoy will be found ever ready to fy Your kcoaaney. te honor to be your Excelicney’s most ch 3.3, AHERN, rther the GOVERNOR OLDEN’ KKPLY, brate oe New Jawery, i xecouVve DerakiMeNT, TReNroN, August 32, 1862 9.7. Aura, Pa Suk--Lam’ unable at present to answer, im dete Jus operands of rawsing the ‘militia’ ia yp porty be done, T would prefer io accept the alities ue Volomtee s rather than by ry understand from the Wai Department the es any powers in the matter, I shall sectle the dekuls and publish orders in evory county ‘aking known the particulars, Your ebedient serv CHARLES 8, OLDEN. The Onc Hundyed and Sixth Gegiment, Oupersuen, Angust 11,1802, The Seventeenth Sonaturial District regiment (the 106th) hae upwards of 1,500 men in camp to-day, and the men elready enlisted wil! fll tho ranks to 1,700. ‘They will be in camp Saturday. Renssclacr County Aroused—Eniistments Going On Rapidly=—Ne Neet of Drart- ing, &e. Troy, N. ¥., A iL 14, 1962. Captain William Dimond, of Stephentown, a highly re- spectable farmer, le:t Chat piace with his Dering eighty men, yesterday mornings, © | Repsselaor vounty regiment quartered pear this city. Twenty-cight men, principally farmers’ sons, were added to the company on it eit’, making one hundr The Rensselaer count; men, and will be fully completed by vw nv Enlistments aro going on wath the gre 5 ‘The pe ple every where ure aroweed, and there will ve necossity for déafting. ‘the re,iments from this ety Of Lrawiy, healthy meu. Tho Roveselier county regiment Dodies ef boops ever fed any) will be composed entirely one of the finest 70. The Onondaga County Regiment. Swracusk, (N. ¥.) Aug. Tho Yhird Onondaga regiment is fall, havi a aut @ixlit hundred rem: fa ‘Sroops. Ha Auguet 14, 1862. © mission to W PEREGO Die as in armed and equip regiment appearanees Peungylvania will have ftt the Geld within a week. Others are rap iy forming. The Thirty-third Maserchasetts itegl- ment. Bosnor, August 14, 1862. The Thirty third sogément ,Colouel Maggi, wil! leave (or the scat of war this morning with full rantre. | THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. ‘Maxnmat, Mo., August 13, 1362. ‘A degpatch from Honnewell says « Union otticar fast returned from Now Market reports that the rele! Porter has disbanded his forces, aud is now among the hills on Eabine's river, with about twenty men. About throe have beon taicen to capture both gangs. Rebels Surprised at Gallatin, Tenn.— Rumored Skirnishes at Bowling Green, sia Naswvitie, Teaa., August i2, 1862, Colene! Miller, commanaing this post, left fur Gallatin last night with two rogimouts, and surprised s part of Morgan’a band, killiug aix, whereof three were oflicers, among whom were Captaia W. C. Breckinridge (son of Dr. Robert J. Brockinridge), who joined John Morgan in i yal? upon Lexington, ‘There was 20 loss upon ‘various rumors, which cannot be verified to- “eiriaishos in the Vivinity of Bowling Groen. Macon City—Twelve Others to Suffer a Similar Fate, &c. Cmicaco, August 14, 1862. The Quincy Hercld of the 11th inst. says that an officer of the Hana{hal and St. Joseph Railroad, who left Macon City, Mo., on Saturday merning, states that twenty-six rebel prisoners were shot at Macon City that morving for breaking their parole, By the gaine authority we fearn that iwelve olber paroled rebel prisonere will prebably suitor 1 eimilar fate (his morning. La Cispe, Mo., August 14, 1862. Col. Guitar overtook Poindexte: guerillas again yes- terday at Yellow Creek, Cli sty, routed and scat, tered them in utter confusion, taking sixty pi ls yelioved that Poindexter’s eifvetive foree | destroyed. He and the remnant of his band are eouthward, but will doubtiess be canght. ne Editor of the Dahbuque Herald. Curcaco Pagust 14, 1802. D. 4. Maloney, editor of the Dubnqae (lowa) H was arrested at an carly hour this moruing by tno U: States Marshal, Mr. Mahouey is charged with discouragtug eulietmenta. Arrest of ved Suppression of a Treasonabte Journal, . Bartimow august 14, 18 The News Sheet office was takon 100 of this even, ing by ( and the editors d proprivtore sent to Fort Melleury by order of Genoral Wool. City Intelligence. Sixqetar Acctnene in Cerne Stree. Vesterday fore noon a singular accident occurred in front of J.B. ww i’ iron railing establishment, 199 Ceutr ting In the vere injury of a man nomed y barrel which had conta + aidewalk, it appoars Denalt was iying on ti overs ‘Ae truck a match ace | ‘travers in prasing down the stree the head of tho cask, with Uy segar, A jvad report hm sduatel, of te match and tite barrel exp'gs rating lit of light Travers and feared it will boa the explosion » itractod a large concourse of spot, ai! considerable excitoment was man the aeciient, Su00TING ACCIDENT aT TAYLOR'S SALoon—Dad © hn ‘har, the well known champion of the feather weights came very near killing # lady friend of bis in Taylor's zatoon on Wedoesday afternoon, He had just entered tho saloon, It appears, tor the purpose Of obtaining some ro freshmonis, when a pistol fell feom his coat pocket and exploded, wounding the lady im the arm. A physician dressed the wound, avd ordered ihe patient to be vout ‘The wound is not considered to be a home in a carriage. dangerous one, Loot Ovennoann—-On “Vednesday, August 15, from th bark Texas, Just arrived from Beaufort, N.C., and white at anchor off the battery, William Lawrence, a seaman, while at work on the jilyboom. Every exertion was made to save him; but he sank at once. He apparently was takea with a fit or was injured in failing, Orniciat, Army List or Tux Western Statas.—This little work, of 176 pages, has been compiled by Geo, B. Smith, of Chicago, and embraées a list of the officers of the va- rions regiments of the States of Iinots, Indiana, Wiecon Tew 0 ” Ferrite, ve one er enonion Ne week wit! Tbe vrice is noMimal, olw, Minnesota, Towa, rie. Reime pubitehed with vable for ceferoues. | eine j across the eb: hundred retreated into Monroe county. Hroper steps | boxt app: CATASTROPHE ON THE POTOMAC. Collision Between the Steamers Wes! Point and George Peabody. SEVENTY-TRREE. LIVES LOST. NAMES OF SOME OF THE SUFFERERS, &e, & Aquia Carex, Va, August 14,7862 on oc «red om the Potomac river ln-t nich! of ween the steamers . involving the loss of seven’ ors to this por and from Livutenant Colonel Charles Scott, of the St New Hampshire, wha wason board of tie illtuted ves we! aud in charge of tho troops, ¥ have obtained the fel: lowing account of th Wo lott > v's News on Tuesday, tho 22th inst., with two hundved and fifty-four goldiers, four oMeers: three lalies oud one child, At Fortress Monroe we touk on cave men, making in ail two hundred ane Feventy nine go On Wecnesday evening, the 3th iust., about eigh o'elock, off Ragyed Point, op the Potomuc, we were Jed by a shock, and goon discovered that a collision retween our steamer and another, namee ody, Hound down the river, The West Point began to leak very fast, and it was aseertained thal che would sink in Jess than ten minutes. The Peabody which had been partiaily disabled, could render no ag piptar ept with the small boats, From other 3 urees 1 lear valuable assistance wat rendered by Captains Mggs and Hall, and their assistant quartermasters, of General Burnside’s army, who were passing iu the steamer John Farron at the lime,and by Acting Master Joslyn, of the gunboat Reliance. An un- known bark also rendered valuable assistance, and by the combisied offorts of all two hundred and three per sone were 1 The West Point weat down tn four fathoms of water about one sud @ half miles from the Maryland shore, and thing can be now eon of her but a portion of her lor swoke stack. masts, and gome wrene! ed-up planks of her cecks, Al of her were Sayed except ono ire man, Bamed Joho R ng which thetVest Point remained The bites period pat alter i he consterauiion which pre vaile!, pre (ae agorte to Fave all froin beipg ae suiee wid be desired, Captain Noyle and Leu- tenant Srott were the fast to leave the 1 the blams.to ether party, Tgive anonts ‘The steamer y made an Sur port mer neared T port harge of the rte: boarded his wh sido, forward of our » jock P.M. wing is the statoment of Captein Doyle, of the the fe Vest Poin J.B. G. Doyle, master of Ute steamer Waet Point, certi fies that between cight and nine o'clock Pi ngact 12, stecring fom Thyged Point to got soundings, about tive | miles above 1. orluc, about weet by south wo points it, whick sal! borning » het cont on the starboor| bow, Timmedy signal means,“ Kee to the righty at the time, our green light being the 6 be seon from the other ston collivier occured, Isaw the innnedt ately stopped the engine end hacked the boat, “be other atly going full speod, Her port sare and paddie box took our Low oud stove it in, taking away about” ten fect, loiving us inasinking condition, 1 immediately ‘ stay by, aw we were in listeors, Mes pa advised the pilot to beach the 1 order was complied with, Marylant shore, and sank in about fou to avoid tone ‘0 rave all Leona, ° h the kindness of Captain Piont ant Post r West, of this pisces, who b sme fueilities for vishing t whom a portion iy A up ty smo!) bovte y y nd chi}? of Major Dort, Sixth New Hampshive Wife ofPsentenant Colonel Seot Hampshire. Wife of Capt. Cu: ——— Way land, Co. H, Ninth Ne Sergeant Schanas, Forty-sixth Now York, Private.t. #. MeCutcheon, Co, J, W. Fox, Co. F y-first New York Dr. of, L. T. chesrerth Private Thos. Williams, Ce. B, Forty-eighth Ponmsyiva- bia. gant Major Jones Tradelt. Private Geo. Myers, Co. 1, . Co. G, Fitty-firet PB a Grant, Co, D; John P Brown, Co. 1, Fo. neyly. nia, Privates Thomas MeKeover, A; Sane) Witherow , n, Co. My Ine aia parr, Co. K; Thies. Jones, Co. Me 2 bertson, Co. D Josiah C. Goline Privates C.F Pinkerton, The —= Munoh, Com. pany BP. W, Cross, Company K: Luther Coos, Samuel Plajated, Company A; Stephen Brooks, B; Wm Kimball, Company C; 9.1. C. Bryant, any 1! Ino. Simonds, Oliver Young, Sergeant Geo. W. herby, Com pany F, Sixt Now Banapehire Volunicors, Y rank Were pany A, Forty-cighty Penn sylvania. Corporal ¥. Gardiner, Company D; privates Law. * Gigtian, Company 1; Jno. 1. Lae Adam Wateh, Jno. Fancott, Company 1; Jno, Compony Styler, Compaay yates Michaol Sweeney, Company \ Company A; Jas. Gallaher, Company B; Patrick Collins, Compony F; P. 0. B. Kitchen, Company G, Twenty-elghth Massachusetts 0. Kein, Geo. Kerriger, Company ©, bitte Iwanta je, Company K, Fourth Rho Hale, Company 1, Twenty-liist Mussackas Private Ge setts, Jon Russell, Qreman, steamer West Tey coon Pe M not identified, Rayo beew recov sted and ‘Two bot) burted, ‘Tw captains of the twe steamers have been put in charge Of the Provest Marshal here, and, op the recom mendation of Quartermaster Bigys, Mm tne now Doing had as to dhe parties (0 which the Qiame Is bo be attributed. sigation 9 Taovo's Mar or tim Unttep Srarea ap Ca bef ep engraver, J.T. Lioyd, baw cater ee faap of the Usited Rtitow nd Cay Sapiine forts. The sheet i near y five ioet witte bry torr Todt deep. The States are divided and the tmnetly colored, AIL the polnis ‘of retoren downed econe ab wominal. jy hi a J USPONRIEST OF TRE PURRURN'R 1. Panane, —The wk ania of the Now Yor! Fire Pepa Ont, whicb war t0 bare come off in October next, leas hean ooat fo coueequenee of (he war times, ate oleanh i, a8 a map (or cheapness ata wetter, it mnt pjeot of great demand, of the price ie bet