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I WOULD RATHER RE RIGHT Til AN PRESIDENT. IIexey Clay.
TERMS: AS I'M 1
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RG, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1803.
NUMBER 16.
DIRECTORY
tt-.JST OF POST OFFICES.
Post Masters. 'tamers.
Enoch Reese, Elacklick.
William M. Jones, Carroll.
Danl. Litzinger, Chest. ..
A. (i. Crooks, Taylor.
Wm. W. Vounpr, ashint'n.
.t.-.Imi T'n.miison, Ebensbur".
rost OJccts.
Hi-thel Station
Carrolltown,
Uhes3 Springs,
fonemaugh,
l'resso:i5
Ebensburg
T aw.;..
l -n Timber, lsa;ie inomu", . .
.1-. I T Chri-tv. Oalhtzin.
Calht7.ni, j . m. in
Hemlock Wm. M'Gorh, U asht n.
Johnstown, I. E; Chandler,
i M. Adlesbcrjrer, Loretto.
iiiii ii in. - - -
E. Wissinger. r onem gu.
A. Durbin, Munster.
Andrew J Ferral, Sns.yhan.
(. V. Rowmaa, White.
Wm. Ryan, Sr., Clearfield.
George Conrad, Richland.
R. M'Colpan, Washt'n.
F. F. Slick, Crovle.
Miss M. Gillespie, Washt'n.
Morris Keil, Snicihill.
Mineral Point,
Minister,
PUttsville,
Itoseland,
St. Augustine,
Scalp Level,
Sounian,
Saramerhill,
Summit,
Wiknore,
CHIEJRCSEES. 31IX3STKISS, :C.
I're'byterianRKV. D. Hauison, Pastor
Pleaching every Sabbath morning at 1
o'clock, and in the evening at 3 o cIock. su
b Uh School at 1 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meet
iii'' evcrv Thursday evening at ( o i'.ooa.
iletho'lht llphc.pal Church Rev.S.1 . Sfoav,
Preacher in charge. Rev. W. I.c-::-.. Assis
tant. Preaching every Sabbath, a.teniately
at 10 o'clock in the morning-, or 7 jn the
evening. Sabbath Sehool at y o'clock, A. J.
J'raycrmcciing every Thursday evening-, at 7
o'clock.
Welch Jn.h':i-lWHr.v T.l. R. Po.vr.r.i..
P.,, ;or. Preacliincr every Sabbath rc.cvnw at
M o'clock, an I in lU .-Vr.nag at b
State
fJnpct'
OF THE
GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA.
READ JASl'ARY
To re Senatf rl,d House cJf2r"ese1l(at,ies f
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania .
Gentlemen : Notwithstanding the
presuro of public calamity, which lias
weighed heavily on the country during
the past year, it has pleased DiviDe Prov
idence not only to enable the people of
Pennsylvania to perform in fall all their
Amount of public
debt of Penn
sylvania," as it
stood on the lat
dav' of Decem
ber, 1801,
Additional amt.
received at the
State Treasury
during the fiscal
year ending Nov
30, 1862, on Mil
itary Loan, au
thorized per act
of May 15, 18C1,
$40,580,006 CS
:37,sro CO
40,908.516 OS
Sabbath
O C.JCK.
:ho.d at 1 o'clock. P. M. rivyer
.. . : r ..... i.
mocta-j on. the first Jiyimaj i'""."", ul
i!i:ini!i faini on every Tuesday. Thursday and
i .nhiy evening, excepting the fii.-t week in
t'.'cli inout'ii.
'..ihuniJc .Ve .!' Ukv. John V.'n.i.i.v.Ms.
I'.i.itor. Preaching .every Sabbath evening at
" . id 6 o'clock. Sabbath Schojd at 10 o'clock,
A. M. Prayer meeting every Tridiy evening.
:; 7 o'cl.nk. Society" every" Tuesday evening
' 7 o'clock.
;.'.s-r.'f. ll::v. V. Lloyd. Pastor. Prc.vii-ltir-ev-iv
Sabbath morning at 10 o'cba-U.
I'.utuii !: lit;;t.i FUHD jKSKirS,
P.-i-lor. iMeac'iiiiicr every ahbatli evening at
; n rlock. Subbath'School at at 1 o'clock, P. M.
Ctr,'..,!ic Ukv. M. .1. Mitchell, Pastor.
Srrv ice- every Subbath moriii ng a t 10 o'clock
nu i Vtf,K-.s ."it 4 o'clock in the evening.
duties to'our common government, but to
give to this Commonwealth domestic j
peace, plenty and prosperity. . J
The balance in i
lreanry .no v.
s;; l . was
Receipts during
fiscal year en
ding Nov. r.o,
18ulr v.erc A3
fc.llov.-s :
O rd I a 'ry s o u r c e s . ? 4
6 per cent, loiiu
act M;iy 13, ';!,
From' var. b;inks
as an ein';v.dent
for coin for the
payment of in
terest of Public
d.bt,
Rei'ii'ided
ni Ilit.M';.
P. S. Govt.
Deduct amour, t re
deemed at the
State Treasury
during the fis
cal year ending
Nov. 3C, 1S02,
I v:z :
o per cent. Slate
; s'ocks,
$1,551,605 72 j 4 i,Cr cent. State
,047,822 3D
337,850 CO
4 per cent. State
stocks,
ini'st. cei iificts-tes,
Relief noies,
Domestic credit
ors' cen if.,
Military Loan, per
Act of April 12,
1801, redeemed
$208,800 id
50,000 00
100,000 00
17 25
l 0'j
C4 52
100,000 00
$320,302 26
cas
sh,
140,703 30
20,566 42
003,740 52
.211
.ul U.J
Total intoTreasu
ry for fiscal ye;tr
endi ug- Nov. 3'.,
1861,
And the poymenta
have been as .
follows :
For ordiuarv pur
poses. SC, 083,1 10 0'5
Paid on Stale in
terest as an
eouiv;nent for
coin, 146,631 22
iiiiitirv e.vnentes,
- Act "April 12,
Ib'Ol,
Military e::penies.
Act Mav 15. '62.
KRSXSSSl'KG 3S.121LS.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Eastern, daily, at Hi o'clock. A. V.
Western, " at 1 U o'clock, -A M.
M A I LS t "LOSE.
E;i.--tf-m. d:ii?v. at P o'clock. P. M.
Western, " " :t o'clock, P. M. J
EsyTu mails uoai Butler, Indiana, Strongs- I
arrive on Thursday of each week, i
j I i I : t a r j E x p e i -. e s ,
A t 5.1 ay 16, '61,
i Military Expenses,
A-t Aprd 16,
18';2.
Miliii'rv Pensions',
Act May 16, '61,
Commissioners of
Sinking ' Fund,
Donirtic Credit-
: or-.
: Tc-uij.-co'ary Loan
i ft-deeniod.
i U. S. Govt. Dlstrct
i tax:
i 62
400,543 63
1,217 26
C REASON STATION.
t.J.Vli. .vc
:r :" o'clock. !. M.
Leave Ebcusbarg on Fri'l.iv of each wetk.
ri f A. M.
rjgjThc mails fron Newman's Mills. C:r-f'-llto
.vn. 4fcc. arrive on Mondav. Wednesday
r.inl Friday of each week, ot 3 o'clock, P. M. j
Leave Khensburs oa Tuesdays, Thursdays Leaving balance"
n:i 1 Salurdar?, at 7 o'clock, A." M. j Li Treasury Nov
. j 3 1. 1S62,
( Ut WlllCil MUiOlint
! Jiy;.G76 27 i.i
ll-.e balance ot
u n e j e n d e d
r.ninen. loan, as
follow,":
Lull nee of fund
Nov. 30, 1861,
Rec'ptS under Act
Miiy 13. 1861,
Paid fi'r miliiary
e r. p e u s e s us
above.
P;ud for redemp
tion of tetupo
rary loan,
20,607 04
400 34"
427.881 51
105 32
100,000 00
350.000 00
4.500.500 23
$2,172,844 10
V.Vt I?aIt. Express leaves at A. M. !
Phih... Express " !v'2 A. M.-j
Fast Line :-'.33 P. M. j
Kmigiant Tiuln " 2.12 P. M. i
E:.M Kxnvess Train " K43 P. M.
Fast Line " 3-2o A. M- i
Mail Train '; 10.3i A. M ....!.
WILMOP.E STATION.- j
'Vest :: IJ.iit Express leaves at 0.01 A. M. ;
Phila. Express " ?b4"A.M.j
Fast Line , f.-"C P. M. '
Fajt-Fvpress Trair " - 8.14 P.M. j
Fa.-t Line ' 2 56 A. M. j
Mail Tiain " ' Jo.ol A. M. j
3i?0,507 41
387,850 00
482.781 14
100.000 00
Public debt, Dec.
1, 1862.. ' $40,443,213 82
Toward the extinguishment of the pub
lic debt, the Sinking Fund -holds securi
ties amounting to ten millions seven hun
dred and eighty-one tho-isand dollars, as
follows :
Bonds of Sunbury and Erie Rail
road Company, $3,500,000
Bonds of Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. 7,000.000
Donds of Wyoming Canal Comp'y. 231,0o0
$10,781,000
Should there be no extraordinary de
mand on the Treasury, there can be ap
propriated from the large balance now on
Laud and the-increasing revenues, at least
a million 'and a half of dullars during the
coming year towards the payment of the
public debt.
The operations of the Sinking Fund
during the last year have been, as shown
by mv Proclamation of the 8th of Sep
tember last, as follows :
Amount of debt of Common
wealth reduced, $262,501 67
As follows, viz .
State loans, $26178 74
Interesi cciiificntes, 370 41
.Domestic ci ediioi a?
certificates, C4 52
Relief notes cancel
led, 11 F
$262. S01 C7
It will be observed that the Ccal years
ends on the thirtieth of November, and
(he Sinking Fund year on the first Monday
of September. This is the reason brr the
apparent deficiency in the amount of debt
paid as stated in the Treasurer's lie port
and by the Commissioners of the Siuii.
i i! tr Fund.
Under the Act of 11th of April, 1S2,
I appointed William FCIeliand, 11. C
M 'Combs and 31. Russell Thayer, Esq.'s.,
as Revenue Commissioners, who have
printed a report, and wijl no ctonbl submit
the result ot their labors to the Legislature,
vi.ti!y, excepi Monday
coi'.m" orrji cus.
Jtuljrs of i,',e Co irls President, iT- n. ('n o.
Taylor, 'II unliugdon : Associates, Ccorge W.
Fi-b-y. lle.uy C. Devine. '
Pi o. h o noti'i-y--Joseph I" D o a aid .
PfjUlcr vnl Jlfronln- Ed. yard F. Lytic
She.fi T John Ruck.
4'it'iici Ailofnej. Pliilio S. Noon.
'.'unity (Jj.iiHii.ision'rg James Cooper, Pe
r J. Lttle. John Ci-mjl e'.l.
rrea-i'irer T h o m a s ( ' a 1 i i n .
i'oor House Directors William Douglass.
'torge Delany, Irwin Railed
582,781 14
Sli'5,576 27
Receipts from ordinary sources : !
For year ending Nov. V, ), 1mu2, $4,017,822 30 ,
" ' Nov. 30, 1861, 3.017,643 57
Kxces? of receipts for 18V2, $1,030,176 82
Payments for ordinary purposes,
Excepting interest :
F..r vear ending Nov. 30, 1861, $!, 11 8,062 93
" Nov. 30, 1862, 1,023,345 7 7
Decrease in expend, of 1862, Sf'5.317 16
From the tables exhibited it will appear
Poor- Houe Treasurer Uxora C. K. Zahm. i that the receipts from ordinary source of I
V-reantile Appraim-r John lavill. j A i ii. r..,.,
Ulitors-JoL F. Stall, Thomas J. Nel- I ri;vc;uuo or the Tear "lboJ aic - in Ce0
sou. Edward R Donuegan. the receipts ot t.,e year l&ul one mil- j
. li-,n thirty tiniusand one hunuicd atut
' seventy-six dollars and eighty two- ceuts, !
"' ScUolsluurv Ely. : the excess of interest paid in 3 802 over j
f, I;r.b. (hat thc ordinary expends for 1S02 were
' fi.xlii Surveyor. Henry Scanlan.
' '' roller. -J;imr-s S. Toud.
'"jj'L of Common Sc'.ods Iltiiry Eiy.
Justice of the Ptare. David II. Roberts ;
'I.irrison Kinkca'd.
? i !?. 1 0 !nN - - r TT iitl.lK
School Director E. J. Mills, Dr. John M. , thau the year pre ions.
' J'.ies, Isaac Evans.
east w. rn.
tails' a I : Thomas Todd.
'i,ir,i Council Wm. Davis,, Daniel J. Da is,
P. J. Waters, John Thompson, Jr., David W.
J tie s .
lusiector John W. Robert?. L. Eodgers.
Juiijf. of Election Thomas J. Davis.
AtsftAvr Thomas P Davis.
WEST WAItD.
f.nt,ihJ0 M I n V..i!l
T..,r,. Council William Kittell, II. Kinkead, peojde- In this connection it s proper to
p-L. Jo'nuston, Edward D. Evam Thomas j '. inviio-ycur attention to the justice and !
i" ilia in?. . f-xpediencv of rejtiieting the rate of local
tr'TlT1; 0- Ti;?iaSr ,Plf Kvans' i taxation, now, in seme paris of the State,
Jn f.f . hle l(on John Llovd. . ' 1
ry exp
ninety-live thousand three hundred and
! seventeen dollars and sixteen cents Jess
I ! hn hf ;;lfnv ermditiAn nf t?if rerfniips.
; arid the excess of the receipts, over the
! expenditures, Fecurcd hy the iig"d ccono
; my which has been practiced, (especially
, considering the necessaiy increase of tax-
ation by the National Government,) seem
! to invite the attention of the Legislature
! to a revision of the revenue laws, with a ;
View lO llg" lOlItO IIIC vill menu Jl n;c
.. -flicbaid T. Dav;
oppiessivt'i
to which I invite attention.
I refer to the retorts of the State
Treasurer and Auditor General for the de
tails of the Coiumonwt-alth. The reports
of the Surveyor General, Superintendent
of Common Schools, and State Librarian
will exhibit the state of the departments
under their care.
In accordance with the Act of 30th
February, the quota of this State of
the direct tax of the UuitedStates, amount
ing to one million nine hundred and
forty six thousand seven hundred and
nineteen dollars aud thirty-three cents-, was
on the Irth June, paid to the
United States, partly by a relinquishment
of a portion of the sums claimed by this
State from the Government ar.d partly in
cash, after deducting the fifteeu per cent,
allowed t-y the Act of Congress for prompt
paysnent. Pennsylvania thus paid her
quota ot the direct tax before any other
State. There is still due to the State,
principally for advances since made for
transportation aud equipments of volun
teers, about three hundred thousand dol
lars. )u the 20th of Fehuary last I issued
my warrant authorizing the State Treasurer
to deliver to the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad Company one thousand of the
bonds deposited with the State in conform
ity with the Act ot "day 7, 1801. On the
2Uth of November I issued a similar war
rant. Both warrants were granted after
receiving reports from John A. Wright,
lvsq., the commissioner appointed for the
purpose, that the proceeds of the bonds
previously issued had been appropriated
in accordance with the provisions of the
law. The tcmpany has now received
three of the five millions of bonds
deposited in the State Treasury.
"With the proceeds of the bonds issued,
fifty -two miles of road have been comple
ted, making with what had formerly been
finished, a total of one hundred and uinety
nine miles, leaving eighty-nine mile3 un
finished, of which, nearly all is graded and
and ready for the iron. The bonds still
in the Treasury will yield an amount
ample to complete ihe road, .and thus
open this important route of trade and
commerce. The developement of the vast
mineral and other resources of our north
western counties hy this means, will
undoubtedly in a few years render valua
ble the securities of the Sunbury and
Frie Railroad Company, now formiug part
of the Sinking Fuid of the Commou
i wealth.
The interest on the State debt was paid
! in Augu.-t last in specie or its equivalent,
in conformity with the existing law, at
the cost of one hundred and ibrt3'-six thoa
sand and thirty one dollars and twenty
two cents for ihe difference- between specie
and paper currency, of which the banks,
under ihe provisions cf the Act of 31th
April, 1802, have a! read' refunded to the
State one hundred and forty thousand,
seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars and
thirty cents.
This burden on the Lauks has. become,
heavier than in my judgment ought to be
borne by any special interest.
Unless the Legislature ehonld other
wise provide it will be the duty of the
State Treasurer to pay in like maimer the
interest which will fall due hereafter. We
should all be careful not to violate the
faith or i.npair the credit of (he Common
wealth. The serious aud early consider
ation of the Legislature is invited to the
whole subject.
In my opinion there are already more
incorporated banks in the Commonwealth
than are at present required for the
public convenience, and I therefore
recommend that uo more shall be incorporate.
On tr.e ih of July last, a call was
made by the President for three hundred
thousand volunters. This State had al
ready supplied nearly one hundred and
ten thousand men, yet her people prom pt
hy bestirred themselves to respond to this
new requirement. Although it was
believed that uo bounties would be
uecessary to induce the men of Pennsyl
vania to enter the service of their country
on such an occasion, yet as some of the
neighboring Slates offered 'large bounties,
it was thought not right to expose our
'citizens to the temptation thus .affoided
to them to enlist iu icgiments of other
; Mates. J here being no appropriation for
the payment of bounties, I, of course,
j could not direct them to be paid out of
j the treasury, and it was evident that lo
i call the Legislature together and wait for
; the negotiation of any loan which might
! be authorized for the purpose, would be
! attended by injurious delay. Under
I these circumstances I confidentially an
S pealed by proclamation to a people who
have never faltered in the performance of
j any duty of patriotism, calling ou them to
raise in their several counties, the sums
j necessary to insure 'their proportion of.
the quota of the State. This appeal was j
j effectually answered. Public meetings t
were held, and liberal amounts subscribed
i by individuals. Iu the city of Philadel
i phia, besides a very large fund thus
I lai.-ecl, the municipal authorities contrib-
uted heavily from their common treasury, j
and in several counties the county com- j
I mi!-loners, generally under the guarantee j
j of a few of their eminent citizens, devoted
! county funds to the" same purpose. I J
j recommend that tle 'proceedings be i
l legahz'.d, and submit to the wisdom of the
i Legislature the question of what legisla
tion would be just and proper on the
wholg. subject that the burden of this
patriotic elfort may full equally on alt
classes of people throughout the State. j
The result of this manifestation of j
j public spirit was that thirty-eight new
j regiments and three unattached companies
of infantry were raised; four other regi
ments, which, previous to this call, had
been authorized by the "War Department
to be raised are still iu progress of organ
ization. On special requisition from the War
Department there have been raised and
are now iu service five additional regi
ments, and three companies of cavalry,
two batteries of heavy artillery, and otie
of light artillery. A battailion of heavy
artillery is beiug raised by Maj. Joseph
Roberts, U. S. A., with my assent also
under srecial authority ol the War !
I
Department.
Early in September last the rebel army
crossed the Potomac into Maryland, with
the design of invading this State. Ou
the 4th of that 'month t called up,n the
people by Proclamation to organize into
companies and hold theuise'.vei in read
iness to be ordered into actual -service for
the defence of the State. And on the
11th cf that month, under authority of
the President, I issued orders for fifty
thousand volunteer Iilitia, to rendezvous
at llartisburg, for the defence of the
State. This call was promptly responded
to, and a large force was sent forward to
the Cumberland Valley and its vicinity.
The first part of this force, consisting of
one regiment and eight companies of
infantry, moved from llarrisburg ou the
night ot the 12th of September, and were
followed by other regiments as rapidly as
they could bo organized and transporta
tion provided. The command of the
whole force was taken by Rrigadier Gen
eral John F. Reynolds, who left his corps
iu the Army of the Potomac at my urgent
request, and hurried to the defence of his
native State, for which he is entitled to
the thanks of the Commonwealth. Fif
teen thousand of the Volunteer 31 Hi tia
were pushed f rward to IJagerstown aud
l'oonsboro', in the State of Maryland;
ten thousand were posted iu the vicinity
of Greencastle and Chambcrsburg ; and
about twenty-five thousand were at Ifar
risburg, on their v.ay to Harrisburg, or
in readiness and waiting for transportation
to proceed thither. One regiment at the
request of Gen. Ilalleck, was sent to
protect Dupout's Powder Mills, in the
State of Delaware. On the 21th Septem
ber the Volunteer Militia were discharged
by me from service, having by their
spirited demonstration greatly aided in
preventing the intended invasion of this
State by the rebels, and in compelling
their sudden evacuation of the portion of
Maryland which they had polluted. For
these services, the thanks of the Governor
of Maryland and the Commander of the
Army of the Potomac were rendered to
our patriotic troops through me. Meas
ures have been taken to procure the
payment in fult of these troops, and of the
expenses attending their services, by the
United States, in accordance with the
terms ol the call by the President. A
large portion of the amount has already
been paid. Having accompanied this
force to Hagerstown, I am enabled to
speak of the courage, fidelity and cheer
fulness with, which the men suffered
unaccustomed privations, and bore the
fire ol the rebel force, performing with
al acrity all the service that was rceuired
of them.
On the 1th of August last, a draft of
three hundred thousand militia, to serve
for nine months, was ordered by the
President under the act of Congress of
17th July, 1SG2, and regulations were
made by his authority in pursuance of
that act, under which regulations the
enrollment and draft were conducted in
this State, our militia laws being found to
be defective. Several counties and dis
tricts having already supplied by volun
teers tneir prooortion ol tne quota of this
State, were exempted from the draft, and
time was given to enable others to raise
the required number of men by voluntary
enlistments. The draft was gouerally
proceeded with throughout the State oa
the 10ih day of October last, and the
drafted men were directed to be placed in
the several camps of rendezvous establish
ed under the regulations, where they
diately after I had received notice that
this force had crossed the line of the
State, I called into service the Audersoii:
Cavalry, then encamped at Carlisle, and
two companies of Regulars at the Uar-.
racks at that place. The troops werj
pushed forward ia the directiou of Cham
bcrsburg and South Mountain. Tho
cavalry at Camp Ctirlin, consisting of one
full and two imperfect regiments, were
armed as infantry, aud, together with two
companies of infantry and a battery of
volunteer liht artillery of IJarri-barg,
were held in, readiness to go -forward',
when Major General Wool arrived and
assumed the cotiitiiaud of all tho force. -lie
had previously ordered part of hii'
command from Raltimore aud marched
the troops to Gettysburg.
The rebels marched with so much
celerity that they did net encounter any -of
the forces of General Wool, awd escaped "
from the State. I recommend thatappli-'
cation be made to Congress for an appro
priation to compensate our citizens for tha
.damages which they suffered by tho
raid.
On the two emergencies to which I .
have referred, I acknowledge valuable
counsel and assistance from. Drigadier
General Andrew Porter, of the United,'
States Army, who thus testified his affecT'.
tiou for-his native State, and zeal in her
service when threatened. And on the .
same, and other occasions, I am indebted
to Colonel Thomas A. Seott .Colonel John
A. Wright, and Colonel J. IL Parker,
members of my staff, who came promptly
on my summons and served with IheL
accustomed zeal and fidelity, without pe
cuniary compensation.
The militia law jf this State is greatly,
defective, and I earnestly recommend thu ;
appointment of a commission to prepare
aud submit an efficient system, to bo re- '
ported before the adjournment of tho
Legislature, so that action may be had on .
the subject at the present session. In thw
hurry. of ordinary business the Legisla-'
ture might not be able to give the necess
ary attention to the preparation of a proper
measure, and events "which have already '
occurred prove the necessity of some effec:
tual Legislation on the subject, so that our
pejple may be adequately protected.
The State is in possession of the fol
lowing Ordnance, . Arms and AuimunU
tion :
63 pieces of artillery, of which 22 need
repairs.
2 batteries of new cannon, coniistinjr of
12 Griffin rifled cannon, 6 pounders, 2
caissons and 2 lattery wagons, presented
to the State by "the Committee of Safety :
of Philadelphia, in September iast. - .
20,192 muskets and rifles, ef which
11,014 are ready for issue, 4,400 in thd
hands of mechanics for repairs, and th
balauce, having been used by the militia, -called
out in September last, reqtiirft
cleaning. . . ,
12,427 setts infantry aecoutrcuienLi
complete.
1,293 swords and sabres.
034 pistols. ' .
1.938 rounds artillery ammunition.
1,522,000 rounds ammunition for small .
arms.
The following anrs, accoutrements and
ammunition have been furnished accord-
were organized and elided their oScers, ing to law to the border counties, and to5
anu nave siuee "one urwaru u uio volunteer organizations lormeu uuuer ine
Militia Act of 1353:
5. 840 muskets aud rifie.s with accoutre
ments complete, were issued to and aru
now in possession of border counties.
4,953 muskets and rifles, aud 3,041
setts of accoutrements issued to and now
m possession ol organised companies.
Also 80, Odd rounds of ammunition issued
to border counties and organized companies.
have
army iu the field. The draft was emi
nently successful, and when the meu had
been marched to the rendezvous, my
agency ia the matter ceased, and all
authority and control over the men
devolved on the United States officers.
I cannot but commend the people of
Pennsylvania for their cheerful obedience
to the requirements of the Government on
this occasion. All the expenses of the
draft are, -of course, to hi paid ,by the
United States, arid I .learn thu oi'fieers
are now in tho State charged with the
settlements and payments.
Incntuing the three-months volunteers,
1,755 muskcta and S95 setts of 'aceo-i-trcimMits
were issued to Colnncls IJrown
and Glautz's regiments on going into the
service.
32 pieces of artillery, ij-jfted f i Firt
IVnr.svivi.i.ia has furnished to the re::tr- 1 Penns vl vauia Artillery, Colonel Cu::rle-
al government, more than two hundred T. Cambell commanding, on going into
thousand men since tne breaking out, oi
the rebellion, besides some fifty thousand
who were in service, cr actually ready for
it. as volunteer mthtni under the call ol cava nv companies.
11th September last making in the whole j Showing aa aggregate of
more than two hundred aud fifty lliou?auu (
men. . !
In October lust, a tody of rebel eavaJry .
the service.
: 5-S sabres, 1,050 pitoU and 52S sett
of acvountrements, issued to organized
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with a battery of
M tide:
y, suddenly j
crosred the i o'omac and mauo their, way
as far as Chambcrsburg, idunde'riug what
they found of supplies useful to them j
and committing other depredation. They
107 pieces of artillery.
39 045 mukets and riIe?.
1 .743 pistols.
1.320 sabres.
22.203 setts infantry accoutrements.
523 setts cavalry accoutrements.
1.0?3,33 rounds of ammunition.
1 si addition tj the abovc the. following '
went out of Use State by crossing the r military property of the city of Philadel- .
South Mountain, and thus reaching the phia is. reported by th "Homo Guard of
Potomac below Harper's Ferry. The ; the city of Philadelphia," tote iu.iti'
troops in the field were not prepared at ; pooun, viz: .-i
the moment to puuish this attempt o: j C 20-pounder Parrot riScd gur.s.
hers.'U, and it is to b much rtgretted i 2 10 poun ier Pi -a-sim rifla! g iu
that efficient measures could not have teen j 1 lO-po-mder En-ii-h rilbvl nn.
taken by the army t a capture the rebels j , ! i ta5iwu f t?1-j.-..t i Uv vZrrjt r'J-'3 '
cd their return tj the Potomac-. I aims-1 izuai.
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