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 ..