otyli.v.inia menet be increased At-present.— act the-President bas.authorized the;aieing of twenty-five .regiments of ,volunteers, to serve for three yer.rs or during the war.— p; nder , tl 1 e cell me or two additional regi- Fonts, on the condition stated, will be ac ,c pted from Pensylvanin. 2nd. ?The solaietta., as soon ty , ,-watered i Ito service, are provided fur by the United •St !ties. I. Camp equipage is always supplied by the United States; 'but •heinp.unable to do so. as rapidly as needed, would recom ,m :ad your Stale to to so, and present the bill for the name. ,Clothing is sometimes iss.ted.to volunteers, but at present we have tint the supplies•for that purpose; it is how ever, being prepared a+ rapidly as possible. Tito soldier receives a monthly allowance for clothing, in addition to his pay. 4th. This is fully answered above. 511. The law provides pay. its transports ,,n fro= piece of rerolezvous to ,the lace of muster, 6th. Not •knowiug the want uf troops, it is difficult to answer this query. Arno and equipments are furnisLe.l by the United BEM Should the tronps be in immediate want of clothing or equipments, and the State can furnish them, the Cnited States Gore,rament 'ill reimburse the expense of cluing so, ,but teing out of the regular order of supplies this Department could not, of course, direct that it shutijd tie dune Vnt avould recom t:lens it, Gilt. The ,Department lute .no r.exular form ..f soo , herm for the purpose desired. Any tArrn that shall specify the items, in such detail as to enable the matter to be poesed upon, would be sufficient. 7th. In emsequence of the numerous res• ignations in the army, the Department does 1.01 feel at liberty, at present, to detail any ,otEcers to the duty indicated. I. hope the foregoing anwere will be suf tciently full entn,l .satisfactory fur your pur pose. I hare the honor to be, Very respectfully, yours, &c., Sutter Caller:ON, Secretnr, of War take this occasion to ngain repeat my opinion of the necessity for the immediate organization and equipment of at least fif teen regiments, as recommended in my mes sage of 30th April. Since the change in the order of the na tional government, it becomes more neces sary for the defence of our border, and the protection of our citizens, who may soon ieare the State in the service of the Federal government. As the force directed to the national capital will be very much diminish ed, it is eminently proper that a portion of our people fully prepared fur any emergency, should follow their advance, and if necessity slump occur, roan+ to their relief. lam most happy to find that Major General Pat terson in the letter communicated with this message, seems to fully concur in this opin •ion; and an experience and knowledge of military affairs, with his high command un der the Federal Government, renders any expression of opinion from such a quarter, worthy of the highest consideration. I submit these facts which have transpired since my message of the 30th inst., to aid you in your delibmctiuns n pon:tho weighty issues invoked. A. G. CURTIN. Cxf €nluntlxia grpg. COLUMBIA. Pk. SATURDAY, MAY 4, IBGI ligirSEE NEW ADYERTI9EITN7S Or A. M. R. um' s, ODD FELLOWS' Ui tI. , IN 70 a ves Y}rER. NOTICE Persons indebted to the subscribers are respectfully requested to cull and Battle their Lilts at their earliest convenience. S. 111-3104. 3104. O LEG'S LATuRz.--The Legislature which has been nearly two weeks in session, has been busy with the legislation demanded by the position of national affairs. On nurs day the $3,000,000 loan bill passed, author ising the caaing of t. arming and equipping fi.f fifteen regiments to be in readiness fir future calls by the national executive. Im portant measures are maturing and some passed. We will endeavor to give them as they are perfecto:. We can ge: none of the bills complete, as yet. TAVERN END STORE LiceNcEs.—Wo give belulT a complete net of the tavern and store licences. fur selling liquor granted to eiti. tens of the borough during tho April term. =I Hiram B. Draucker, Joseph 11. Black, Panic' Vert, Isaac RIO. S. 11. Lockard, List, Joseph ,Ulmer, Wm. G. Dutten h,iffer, John McDonald, Cornelius Tyson, .ha Keifer, Catharini A. Dickinson, John rawer, I.4tience Slack, Jacob Wall. =I David Liansuer, Christian Duttenhoffer, C bark. GroTe. Casper yengor, Robert Ham ilton, Frederick Grab, 3,Sartis Smith, S. F. .1 Parl;l .rtc ra.rritr.—Tivr ••I,t•cCs•Tett 1 3,;•liDig. - -This corps of volunteers, Aldus J. Neff; let. ,Licut. V. I. Witourke; 2.. d Lieut. W. T. M4%01, base tendered their services to the . t . iuvernmen; fur three 'ears. This Company is the eighth on the list, who have patriotically proffered them vtlires fur this service. At a meeting of the elms, held on Monday erening last, a vete Ras taken. and out of eighty members pres ent, but three desired wbe excused. They are a hale, healthy body of men, and if their services are areepted, will give a good AC 'l;,,un tof themselves. Their patriotic course ; cuonexion, is wurtby of all commen dAtiun We u:,serye by the shove. from one of out Lancaster exchanges, that our friend, Nett is not to be distanced..hy hi■ professicinal brethren of Lannaster. We presume there viii be no doubt of the acceptance of his company. and we can promise the members that their captain will not restrain their ar -dor rat.t.4 when an opportunity arrisce for active service. 'We expect to bear a got.d account "f the "Paocaster Guards." GEN WYNKOOES BRIGADE.—We give be low the staff of t eeneral Wynkoop's Brigatic,, composed of the First, Second and Thi,ro.. Regiments, and the regimental and compa ny ofricers of the Second Regiment, to which our Shawnee ggard (company F.,) is at-. taL bed: General AFte 7. —Brignclies General, G. C. Wynkoop; Aids-de-Camp, Captains J. M. IVetherill, Lin Bartholomew, Brigade Quar termaster, Capt. Jacob Biggins. SECOND DEDIMENT &cif —Colonel, P. S. Stambaugh; Lieu tenant Culonel, Thomas Welsh; Major, Jas. Given Adjutant, I. S. Waterbury. Company A, Captain P. B. Houssum, Ist Lieutenant, Goo. Stem], 2nd Lieutenant, R. S. Taylor, Chambersburg. Company B. Captain John Doebler, Ist Lieutenant Geo. Miles, 2nd Lieutenant G. W. Welsh, Chum hersharg. Company C. Cupta.in James El der, lit Lieutenant J. B. Strickler, 2nd Lieutenant Jacob West, St. Thomas. Com pany D, Captain H. D. Woodruff lit Lieu tenant J. IL Crist, 2nd Lieutenant C. K. Breneman, Bloomaeld. Company E, Cap tain C. 11. Buehler, lit Lieutenant IL G. Fahnestosk, 2nd Lieutenant John Cnlp, Gettysburg. Company F, Captain E. Y.: Rambo, Ist Lieutenant E. A. Kelsey, 2nd Lieutenant Gyrus Bruner, Columbia. Com pany G. Captain B. 11. Sweeny, Ist Lieuten ant Charles Wyck, 2nd Lieutenant iohn Bebb, West Chester, Cou.pany H, Captain J. B. Mitchell, let Lieutenant J. A. Beaver, 2nd ! Lieutenant C. H. Hale, Bellefonte.— Company 3, Captain W. B. Sipes, Ist Lieu tenant Henry Davis, 2nd Lieutenant C. C. Davis Harrisburg. Company K, Captain Gen. Hay, let Lieutenant John W. Sehall, 2nd Lieutenant Jacob Emmett, Jr., York. DEP.MTVIU: OF THE COOKMAN This company formed some weeks since, lin inedia,tely after the departure of the "Shaw nee Guards," made strenuous exertions to obtain assurances of being speedily accepted and ordered into service. After a number of disappointments Capt. Fisher announced on Friday of last week that he had been notified to report his company at Harrisburg, on the succeeding Monday. Immediately the hurry and bustle of preparation com II - menced. illembers who had tired of wait ing and returned to their business were drummed up, the company was put through a final drill on Saturday evening, and the members sot about providing themselves with the little necessaries of a soldier, pre- i paradory to their march. On Monday morn- t ing, in spite of the steady rain. the boys were ready and in fine spirits, and deter mined to submit to "no postponement on account of the weather." Farewells were spoken, Last "'embraces given, and in due time tl e company marched to the depot, ac companied by an escort of citizens and an immense crowd. here they found R. car provided of which they took possession.— The Mail West attached the car, and the boys were off. The parting at the cars was affecting and felt by all, but the soldiers de parted in fine spirits, cheering, and cheered by thousands, as the train moved, Just be fore train started a beautiful national flag, a gift from the ladies of the borough was presented. The short time allowed for get ting it up, after the announcement of the day fixed fur leaving, only admitted of its completion in time to be placed in the hands of the company before leaving. There was time for neither presentation speech nor reply, but the beautiful banner (of merino-- no silk could be procured) will be none the less cherished for this reason. A committee accompanied the company to Harrisburg, and aided in procuring them accomodations. They were quartered at the Farmers' hotel fur the night. Next day they removed to Camp Curtin where they now remain. We refer to our correspondence from camp for further particulars. We must apologize for our lame and in etacient account of the departure of the "Rangers." We were reluctantly aompell ed to leave town on Monday morning, thus missing the last sight of our company, and a faithful record of the parting incidents. We Ilnderotand that the boys were hos pitably entertained by several of our citi zens previous to their departure, but as we Duty make mistaken mention of some one. shall name none. 'She kindest feelings of all our townspeople were aroused in behalf of the brave volunteers, and we risk nothing in saying that the heartfelt prayers of the entire community accompanied them on their patriotic mission. They entered upon their soldiering at a most unpropitious sen ate,. and have had sorry weather since, but a. rtr as we learn none have succumbed.— One correspondent's letter will explain a lit tle disturbance in camp, occasioned by the co!ioting of several of the men in other corn ; patties. We have not hearth (up to Friday en,) whether the "Rangers" have yet ben sworn into the service. The probabil ity is that they will enter the State service ' it ider the new net priAiding fur enlisting diteen new regi;pents. The News.—Our room is much taken up this week with proclamations and other doc uments, some crowded out heretofore, and our army correspondence. We give but lit tle now.. as it generally consists of the an nouncements of tho movements of different regiments and the ctrival at Annapolis or Washington. The New York, New Jersey and eastern troops have been pushed for ward, and now defend the Capita), hold Annapolis, the Relay llanse and other im portant points. Oa last Sunday Gen. But ler, witt a Massachusetts regiment, took possession of the Junction, (Relay house) of the Washington and Baltimore and Ohio Raifrost where the troops are now strong ly entrenched. Qo Thnraday, troops—sup posed to be a Pennsylvania regiment, Sher man's battery. and SOO regulars, from Ter as—were landed as L,eust Point. from Per ryville, and marched throughf.the suburbs of Baltimore to the Relay Mouse. They were unmolested, and would probably hero made short work with any rebel opposition to their free passage. The Ohio regiments recently encamped at Lancaster left on Thursday, and are now quaytere4 at Sur fold-Park, below Philadelphia. Two regi ments of Pennsylvania volunteers warn anetferre3 front Cutup Cui tiu tJ West Che ter, where they form Camp "Wayne, On Thursday three regiments were Mimed from Camp Curtin to Lancaster, where they suc ceed the two Ohio regiments. ' Camp Scott • remains in stain quo. Our boys.are well and .lively, but complain of the heavy wet, as will be seen by our correspondence. In the West the interest seems to be concentrated at Cairo, where . rome Afteen thousand Wes ern troops are reported. Itisympured that Gen. Pillow is preparing in Tennessee fur an attack upon this paint. Cur farces are entrenched and have a strong defensive po sition, commanding the Ohio and Mississip pi rivers. They defy the secessionists, and these will scarcely venture upon or attack. The Virginians are reported as having taken possession of .the Maryland shore of the Po tomac, which they arc strongly fortifying. Active measures will probably soon be in augurated, and Uncle Sam will try a fall with the traitors, at one of the itnpoitant points near Washington, or on the Missis sippi. We think we 'know who will be thrown. It is stated that Tennessee and Arkansas have seceded—the latter unconditionally. Missouri and Kentucky yet remain in the union, but so set up their backs against the government that they had better be out at once, when they would come in fur their fair share of the punishment preparing for the disobedient children. Delaware is the only truly faithful slave state. She has re sponded to the President's call for troops, and her .egirnent is probably by this time mustered into the National service. As for Maryland, she has virtually ceased to be a State. She is part of the District of Colum bia, and should she .attomnt any secession folly—and were it not that she is fairly cowed by the U. S. troops within her bor ders she would make an effort in that direc tion—she will have the sovereignly trampled out of her by loyal troops, and Permsylva nia's boned:tries will henceforth extend to the Potomac, and Delaware's to the Virginia capes and down the eastern shore of the Chesapeake. Tier day of interference is over, and the insolence of Virginia will soon meet its reward, and that dictatorial com monwealth tread the same rocky path of mortification and repentance with Maryland. Susnvy Mon:viNG CuanNtchr..-We call at tention to the advertisement of this new weekly. just started, in the city of Washing ton. Now that so much of intense inter est is occurring in and around our national capital, a good paper without political bias will be a welcome addition to the press of Washington, and a valuable medium through which to obtain reliable and ur.bi nosed intelligence. 4s a literary journal alone the Chronicle is likely to take a prom inent place. We can recommend it to nur readers. SEW MILITARY PLI3LICATION.-T. B. Pe terson St Brothers, to-day, publish a cheap work for the instruction of all volunteer recruits. It is called The Soldiers' Guide. a complete Manual and Drill Bonk, for the use of all Volunteers, Militia and the lime Guard, adapted to the discipline and drill of the soldier of the present day in the United States Army, .by nn officer of the United States Army. The instructions are plain and full, with a dictionary of all military terms, to make their explanations intelligi blo. As the work is published fur the sum of twenty-fi • e cents, every soldier and vol unteer can have one of the best kind of in structors to rend and study in his leisure moments. It is sent by the publishers to any place, to any one, from of postage, on receipt of twenty-five cents in a letter.— Philadelphia Ledger. Wo have received above work from the publishers, which may be had free of pos tage on remittance of twenty-five cents, to T. 13. Peterson & Bru's Mamielph ia. l'or the Columbia Spy Oar Army Correspondence. CA.wr SCOTT, May 9, 1861 DEAR Sm—Your batch of Spy's received camp on Saturday afternoon were read with with unusual interest by the boys. THIRSTY SQUAD'S letter was particularly pleasing to our sth corporal, who swears that if he gets back whole from the wars, Kinderhook shall be illuminated for three weeks in honor of his "Sea-waves." Since my last the routine or camp life has been changed from •'drill! drill!" to wring! wring:—sleeping awhile in the rain, then forming company to "wring blankets," then sleeping again. It rained and snowed on Friday night and Saturday. The roof of our quarters seemed so constructed ne to shed the least and pass the greatest propor tion of the water falling on it. The conse quence was that we were compelled to turn , in ur sleep every ton minutes to empty the' exposed car, and to rise at not rare intervals to wting our blankets as above mentioned. By the time we bad tramped around awhile on Saturday morning we were knee-deep in mud and litter, and fairly "clothed in i curses." Our Colonel seeing our discomfort I ordered us into town to find quarters for ourselves, knowing that we all had friends who would harbor us. In the afternoon our Company received the substantial compli ment (or rather, kindness, fur it was given as something needed.) of a supper prepared expressly for us by a few of the good chi sena of York. Although this was got up with no eye to public aekuowledgemnt, I must give the names of our kind entertain ers that they may be remembered by our friends at home, as they will ever grateful ly be by ourselves: Christian Pfabler, sr., Christian Pfahler. jr., K. C. Greynsire, Jo , seph Holland, Jeremiah Weaver, Jacob Crone, Jacob Cramer, A. Numpsext. These gentlemen all threw open their houses to us, in spite of our muddy and drenched condi tion, gave us such genoroua.food as remind us of home *n. provided us 'chit comforta ble quarters fur the night. Company F will not soon forget this noble hospitality. On Sunday morning we returned to our quarters in cqmp. Nuthlog, unusual oc curred except the arrival of Capt. Charley Campbell's company of Plying Artillery, from Chambersburg. This fine battery cf four guns (six pounders), eighty men and el:vento livrbee, qoite an imp-rtsut Eon to our force. The captain is an old Mexican campaigner, and many.ctf his com pany serroll with him in that war: ..they look as if they bad yep.rs of good service in them still. This battery is designed to operate with us in.opening a route to .Washington, which I think will soon be attempted and accomplished. Capt. Campbell is. an old .comrade of. Col. 'Welsh's, and' is desirous of. having our regiment act as a supporting force to hie battery. If it is so ordered we shell see sights. On Monday morning it was pouring rain again, and it was bard to decide whether our quarters or the "open" vas ; the most disagreeable. Oh, the mud! We got a taste of the joys of sojering which ought to be compensated by a long dry "spell." I fear, however, that we are likely to contract a lifelong distaste fur water, by the weather indications. We were kept in our quarters all day, wet, muddy and miserable, but to wards evening Rev. 3. IL Menges, who has been untiring in his kind attentions to us, sent an invitation to our company to quar ter in his church during the night. We tnankfully moved in and passed a comfort. able night. I skip Tueschty and Wednesday as uneventful. This (Thursday) morning we have ,just received the resolution of the Celumbia ladies. Our boys gave them three rousing cheers, and have resolved to love and kiss [Draw it mild, oh, my Turas- TY friend! Don't get excited!—En.] all who favored the resolve. All well and in good spirits. 'fours, THIRSTY SQUAD. CALI' CURTIN, Mlty 9, 1861 DEAR SPr—Tou of Columbia knew all about our departure on Monday last, through the rain. We duly reached Ilarrieburg, and found quarters at the Farmer's Hotel fur the time being. Next morning we wore marched to Camp Curtin, and here we are quartered on the north-east side of the camp. ' We have been plentifully supplied with clean straw, a large cook store, and a va riety of cooking utensils—not numerous, but enough fora camp life. It world have done you good to havo seen the soya wade into the straw when brought to their quarters on a large wagon; those that were slow got none, and had to follow the wag..n in doable qui c k time, to obtain the required supply. We have an ample supply of fresh beef, bread, rice, sugar, coffee, (roasted and ground), salt and pepper. We have had a lively time in camp. On Wednesday orders were received fur a regiment to pull up stakes and march immediately. Great was the rejoicing thereat. The companies from Marietta and Mount Joy go with it. Short ly before they started, the Rangers were set upon by a German Company (the Lacka wanna Rifle ,) who threatened to annihilate them. The facts of the ease are them: Wil liam Rein), a German, and one or two more scoundrels, who have been fed and clothed for weeks by the good citizens of Columbia, deserted our company in the morning s.n4 joined the German one referred to. The matter coming to the notice of Capt. Fisher, ho had them marched to his quarters, and r stripped from their feet the shoes they so unworthily filled. The deserters were groaned and hissed from our quarters; and if the boys had not been restrained, their deserts would-have been fully meted out to them. They, like cowards, slunk off to their new comrades. Immediately thereof- I ter the captain of the Rifles came to Capt. Fisher's quarters and demanded the shoes. Failing to get them lie left and soon returned with his company, who were armed with ri fles and swords, and again advanced and de manded the men's shoes. Our captain sternly refused to give them ur. The cap tain of the Gorman company ordered his men into line in front of our quarters and made preparations to charge upon us, when Capt. Fisher ndvaneed unarmed and said that it was cowardly fur armed men to at tack those who wore unarmed, and told them to lay down their arms and we would meet them then and there. The offer was aa cepted by the captain of tha Rifles. Our noble captain told the boys to form into line, when immediately about two-thirds of the Germans cried out that they would not lay down their guns. Wo were ready to fight to the bitter end, and told our captain we were with him, and would stand by him iat all hazards. The captain of the Rifles I came threatening to have "blued" or "shoes," and couid have boen =comma dated with both, for our blood was up and our shoes itching to make acquaintance with the Jager& The Deut*cher wilted and left; he could be heard blustering with his men, at about rifle distance from us. Captain Fisher told him that if these men bad given him any intimation whatever of their desire to join a German or any other company, he would not have objected. Capt. Kane'e boys from the "wild cat" district, are the lions of the camp. They all I wear ''lluck tail.," on their hats and caps. They are a very fine looking set of men, many of theist over six feet, and none weigh ing less than one hundred and sixty-five pounds. Living a life independent of all restraint, they are somewla4 restive under the rules of camp. This morning (Thursday) the boys were out at 4.30, and made double quick time around tho camp ground. They enjoyed the drill very much, the exercise gare them a good appetite, and none failed to stow away a full ration. Charley Reed says he sees the little fellows in soldiers' clothes, at night. but with the help of the doctor be hopes they will not drill quite so often about his head, &v. Lieut. Collins and Quartermaster Wright arrived yesterday from Columbia with bag gage and letters, both of which the boys were rejoiced to see. The health of all of us is good—our quarters are the most comfort able on the ground. Oar flag has been much admired, and is without doubt the finest in camp. . The Company desire me to tender their sincere thanks to Hon. Joseph Hood, Rep resentative from the County, for his special kindness to us since in cramp. The whole delegation from the county have been very kind to us also. Ilerowith I seed a list of the officers of the R 'tilers: Captain J. W. Fisher, Ist Lieut. A. D. Collins, 2d " J. C. Moyer, lst Sergeant Sam"' Evans, 2d " T. it. Caldvreli, 3d " Wm. McDivitt, 4th " W. It. licrs.hner, Ist Corporal John C.. Fullerton, •2d " %hems Bennett, 3d " John B. Eshleman, 4th " E: M. Shreiner, - guarterrnr.ster John L. Wright. I will send you a full list of the privates for next week's Spy. General Biddle has just detailed (Thurs day 11 o'clock A. M.) a commissioned offi cer, three corporals and twenty-four privates to guard the State Arsenal for twenty-four hours. George Brooks and Armstrong of the "Locbiel Greys," as well as Lew Martin the poet, of the "Cameron Guards," and many others from Lancaster county have called to see us. ORDERLY. [We have been compelled on account of the amount of copy on hand before its re ceipt, to curtail the letter of our correspon dent somewhat, but have cut out nothing in relation to our boys: He must nut limit his letters on this account:—En:] For the Columbia Spy "Patriotic Daughters." No one doubts that the ladies of this com munity can boast as much devoted patriot ism as those of any other onion of the State—which is saying all that can be said. The last gratifying instance of this mani fested itself in the promptitude with which, in spite of many difficulties and the great inclemency of the weather, one or two of cur young Indies, with great personal exer tion appealing to the rest, in a few hours furnished the beautiful flag presented to the Cookman Rongers, on the moment of their departure. But our ladies should unite, and systema• tize their efforts, with a determination to continuo them. I will not occupy your space, by reminding them how much wo man con at all times do to encourage ezor tion and alleviate distress. But let a little be constantly doing. Let them believe that they are to make no pret ty holiday diversion of this matter. It is to be no ostentatious sewing society for mere tocial amusement. Economy and pereave ranee will be required before they finish the good work eo well begun. Therefore, say f, instead now, of multi,. plying flags and ornamental badges, let each lady of our town and vicinity contribute, in material and in her own handi-work, useful articles for the comfort of voluoteers who go—or fur members of their families who ore left behind. How many of them could conveniently spare garments that could easily be fitted for families of children that are left. Il9ferenee to the accounts of what ladies are doing in other towns, would furnish hints fur their employmelt. In the cities, bandages, lint, &c., prepared according to proper directions, occupy many hands. The ladies in llarrisburg were all busy fur awhile making haversacks fur the volunteer companies. Each member of a volunteer corps in Philadelphia was presented a day or two since with e neat pin -cushion by a few la dies of their vicinity. Trifles like these suggest how varied may he the usefulness of the sex; and also how the little "odds and ends" of time and ma terial may be applied to beneSt their coun trymen. A PROCLAMATION, By :he President of the United States Whereas, existing exigencies demand im mediate and adequate measures fur the pro tection of the National Constitution and the preservation of the National Union, by the suppression of the insurrectionary combi nathms now existing in several states for opposing the laws of the Union and ob structing the execution thereof, to which end a military force in addition to that called forth by my proclamation of the fif teenth day of April in the present year ap pears to be indispensably necessary, now therefore I, Abraham Lincoln, 'President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Nary thereof, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into actual service, do hereby call into the service of the United States forty-two thou sand and thirty-four volunteers to serve for a period of three years unless sooner dis charged, and to be mustered into service as infantry and cavalry. The portions of each arm, and the details of enrolment and or ganization will be made known through the Department of War; and I also direct that the regular army of the United States be increased by the addition of eight regiments of Infantry, one regiment of Cavalry, and one regiment of Artillery, making altogether a maximum aggregate increase of twenty-one thousand seven hundred and fourteen officers and enlisted men, the de tails of which increase will also be made known through the Department of War; and further direct the enlistment for nut less than one, nor more than three years, of eighteen thousand seamen, in addition to the present force, fur the naval service of the United States. The details of the en liAment and organization will be made known through the Department of the Navy. The call for volunteers, hereby made, and the direction for the increase of the regular army and fur the enlistment of seamen hereby given, together with the plan of or ganization adopted for the volunteers and for the regulal forces hereby authorized, will be submitted to Congress as soon as assembled. In the meantime I earnestly invoke the cooperation of all good citizens in the measures here adopted for the of dent suypression of unlawful violence, for the impartial enforcement of constitutional laws, and for the speediest possible restora tion of peace and order, and, with those, of happiness and prosperity throughout the country. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my band, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington. this third day of May. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and of the indepeudeuoe of the Doited States the eighty-fifth. [Signed] ABRAM'S! LINCOLN. By the President. IVILLts.x U. Svraen, Secretary of State The Seeeseim of Virginia. An Ordinance for the• Adoption of the Con stitution of the Provisional Government of the Confederate Slates of America. We, the delegates of the people of Vir ginia, in Convention assembled, solemnly impressed by the perils which surround the Commonwealth, and i appealingto the Search er of hearts for the rectitude of our inten tions in assuming the grave responsibility of this act, do, by this-Ordinance, adopt and ratify the Constitution of the Provisional Government o the Confederate States of America, ordained and established at Mont gomery, Alabama, on the eighth day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-one; provided that this ordinance shall cease to have any legal operation or effect if the peo ple of this Commonwealth, upon the vote directed to be taken on the Ordinance of Secession, passed by this Convention, on the lith day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-One, shall reject the same. (A true copy.) Jxo. L. EUBANK, Secretary Convention between the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Confederate Slates of America. The Commonwealth of Virginia, looking to a speedy union of said Commonwealth and the other Slave States with the Confed erate States of America, according to the Provisional Government of said States, en ters into the following temporary convention and agreement with said States, for the pur pose of meeting pressing exigencies affect ing the common rights, interests and safety of said Commonwealth and said Confed eracy. Ist. Until the Union of said Common wealth with said Confederacy ahal be per fected, and said Commonwealth shall be come a member of said Confederacy, ac cording to the Constitution of both powers, the military force and military operations, ofl'ensive and defensive, of said Common wealth, in the impending conflict with the United States, shall be under the chief con trol and direction of the President of said Confederate State% upon the same princi ples, basis and footing as if said Common wealth were now, and during the interval, a member of said Confederacy. 2d. The Commonwealth of Virginia will, after the consummation of the Union con templated in this Convention, end her adop tion of the Constitution for a permanent Government of said Confederate States, and she shall become a member of said Confed eracy, under said permanent Constitution if the same occur, turn over to said Confed erate States all the public property, naval stores, &c., she mny then be in possession of, acquired from the United States on the same terms and in like manner as the other States of said Confederacy have done in like cases. 3. Whatever expenditures of money, if any, said Commonwealth of Virginia shall make before the Union, under the Provis ional Government. as above contemplated, shall he consummated, shall be met and provided for by said Confederate States. This convention entered into and agreed to at the city of Richmond, on the 24th day of April, 18G1, by Alexander 11 Stephens, the duly authorized Commissioner to act in the matter for the said Confederate States, and John Tyler, Win. Ballard Preston, Saml MeD. Moore, Jas. P. Holcombe, Jas. C. Bruce and Lewis C. Ilarvio, parties duly authorized to act in like manner for said Commonwealth of Virginia—the whole sub ject to the approval and ratification of the proper authorities of both Governments res pectively. In testimony whereof the parties afore said have hereto set their hands and seal, the day and year aforesaid, and at the place aforesaid in duplicate originals. Jso. L. EUBANK, Secretary. Tux Aeroarrozair.:lr Bru,.—The new Apportionment Bill passed by the late legis lature was crowded out last week. We deem it proper to preserve it on record in our paper, and give it below: I. The 2d. 3d, 4th, sth, 6th and 11th wards of Philadelphia. 11. The Ist, 7th, Sth, 9th and 10th wards of Philadelphia. 111. The 12th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 10th wards of Philadelphia. IV. The 14th, 15th, 20th, 21st and 24th wards of Philadelphia. V. Bucks, Montgomery, (in part.) and the 25th, 23d and 22d wards of Philadelphia. VI. Delaware, Chester and Montgomery (south of the Schuylkill.) TIE. Berke, and Mongomery (in part.) VIII. Lancaster. IX. Schuylkill and Lebanon. X. Lehigh, Pike, Monroe, Carbon and Northampton, XI. Sosquehanna, Wayne and Luzerne. XII. Northumberland, Montour, Colum bia, Wyoming, Bradford and Sullivan. XIII. Dauphin and York counties, and Lower Mahoney township, Northumberland county. XIV. Union, Snyder, Juniata, Perry and Cumberland. XV. Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin and Adams. XVI. Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon and Mifflin. XVII. Tinge, Potter, Lyeoming, Clinton and Centre. XVIII. Jefrerson, Erie, Warren. M'Kean, Elk, Forest and Clearfield. XIX. Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Clar- XX. Indiana, Westmoreland and Fayette. XXI. Allegheny county, (south of the Ohio and Allegheny rivers.) XXII. Bader. Armstrong and Allegheny, (in part.) - XXIII. Lawrence, Beaver, Washington and Greene. Blockade of Virginia and North Car• olina WssitmcroN, Monday. April 29.—The President has issued the following procla- oration y she President of the Er. S. of America Wnsassa, fur the reasons assigned in my proclamation of the 19th instnnt, a blockade of the ports of the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, sissippi and Texas, was ordered to be estab lished; and WUEaEAS, since that date public property .of the United States has been seized, the collection of the revenue obstructed, and duly commissioned officers of the United States, while engaged in executing the or ders of their superiors, have been arrested and held-in custody as prisoners, or have been impeded in the discharge of their offi cial duties, without due legal process, by persons claiming to net under authorities of the States of Virginia and North Carolina, an efficient blockade of the ports of these States will also be established. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this twenty-seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight bundred and sixty-one, and of the Indepeudeace of the United States the eighty-fifth. ABRALL&M LINCOLN. By the President. ' Wu. IL SEWARD, Secretary of State MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.—The following is a complete list .of the military officers of this Commonwealth, as officially announ ced, viz: Senior Major General and commander of the forces—Gen. Robert Patterson, of Phil adelphia. Major General—Wm. 11. Reim, of Read ing. First Brigadier General—Geo. W. Cad wallader, of Philadelphia. Second Brigadier General—George Wyn koop, of Schuylkill county. Third Brigadier General—Jas. S. Negley, of Allegheny. Fourth Brigadier General—Edward C. Williams, of Dauphin county. Major Bartram A. Shaeffer, nid to Major Gen. Keim, of Lancaster county. Capt. John M. Westbrook, aid to Brig, Gen. Wynkoop. Capt. John J. Patterson, aid to General Williams. Surgeons—Jacob C. Ludlow, M. D., of Northampton county; Jacob Dobbins, M. D.. of 'Centre county; Dr. King, of Alle gheny; Joshua Owen, M. D., of Delaware. Samuel B. Thomas, of Delaware county, to be an aid to the Governor, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. TILE TIIANKEI OF THE GOVERNMENT TO MA JOR ANoensosr.—The following is a copy of the latter of the Secretary of War to Major Anderson: WAR DEP-1117Y X XT. Washington. April 22, 1861. Major Robert Anderson, late Commanding Officer at Fort Sumter; —My Dear Sir—l am directed by the President of the United States to communicate to you, and through you to the officers and men under your com mand at Forts Moultrie and Sumter, the ap probation of the government of your and their judicious and gallant conduct there, and to tender to you and them the thanks of the government for the same. I am, very respectfully, StmoN CAMERON, Secretary of War. THE CHEMISTRY or Menicitm.—Among the special delights which have so richly re paid our visit to Now England was the in - spection, it was our privilege to make of Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co.'s Laboratory, at Lowell, Although we knew by hear-say, that it was large, yet we were surprised when we came into view of its real magnitude, and still more by the extent cad complication of its truly immense business. The wln.le mas sive structure is in fact one vast chemical laboratory, in which the processes of this wonderful art are constantly going on.— Mediao-chemical science has found that the curative properties of any substance exist . in some one or more of its component parts.— Thus the remedial effects of opium are due solely to the morphia it contains, although this is but one-eighteenth part of its weight. the other seventeen parts are gum, extrac tive and inert or offensive matter. Dr. Ayer's system separates the medical proper ties of each substance employed and we are here shown the processes by which the nix- Cues of each remedial agent are chased through the alembics until they come out completely pure at last. Those concentra ted, purified medical properties, or virtues, era finally combined together to produce the remedies which have made themselves a reputation for unrivaled excellence, all over the world. Not only does the Ductordis claim all secreay in his art and explain every process and every particular, but he maintains that this is the only process by winch the people can be supplied with the belt possible remedies for the treatment of disease.—The Formula by which his reme dies are made are published in the medical Journals and have been presented to a large part of the medical Faculty of the United States, and are constantly sent by mail to such physicians as apply for them.—Daily Chronicle, San Francisco. Cambia Lumber Market Panel Boards and Plank, W. Pine, $35.00 lat Comm. 6. 4. 30.00 2nd 4, 4, a " 18.00 Culling '6 ~ 12.30 a 13.00 Inferior .6 a 9.00 Bill Scantling,. ' 1.5.00 Joists and Scantling, Hemlock $9 a 10.00 Boards, 44 9 a 10.1,0 Bill Scantling, 4t 12.00 Ash Plank, 20.00 a 25.00 Siding, $l2 a 15.00 Long Shingles, 9 a 10.00 Cypress .. 10.00 Plastering Lath, 2.25 a 2.10 Arrival and Departure of Trains. PENNSTSTLVANIA RAILROAD. Eashicard, Marietta Accommodation arrives, 8.20 A. 31 Lancaster Train leaves 8.20 .. Colombia Accommodation, leaves 1.00 P. M. Harrisburg a ir 0.33 • 4 Emigrant, tf 11.00 4. Westward. Emigrant arrives 1.50 A. M. Mail leaves 11.27 •" Col'a Accommodation. arrives 3.20 P. M. Harrisburg I' leaves 8.40 " Lancabter Train arrives 8.20 " 1 1.1 =l=l • 1111.11713. &ammo. Morning Train, 6.30 A. M. 6.55 A. M. Noon 12.15 P. M. 12.30 P. M. Evening .. 5.00 •• 6.10 ..
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