The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-06 00:00:00

THE THAMES CONSERVATORS AND THE THAMES

EMBANKMENT WORKS.

Some explanations were given as to a question in
dispute between the Thames Conservators and the
contractors carrying out the embankment. The Act
makes it imperative that the part of the embank-
ment behind the wall shall be filled with materal
dredged from the bed of the Thames, and which
material the conservators were to supply at n given
cost. The conservators complained that the con-
tractors were not taking the dredged material, and
the contractors replied that they had been supplied
with the worst material by the conservators, who
sold the best part to builders, and as a portion of
the material supplied ran off into the Thames, a great
additional expense had been entailed upon them. It
had been determined not to take any more filling in
material until the front wall of the river embank-

went was so far completed as to prevent this loss.
The Board, on its rising, adjourned for a month,

The Military Strength of the United States,

(From the New York World.)
By the census of 1860, it appears that the total population
of the United States at that time was 31,148,000, of which
the white population numbered 26,957,000. Of this
aggregate, the Free States had within their boundaries
17,224,400—the Slave States 9,036,000. Bat Delaware,
Kentucky, Missouri, and that portion of Virginia now
known as West Virginia, have been and are ranked with
the non-slaveholding states in loyalty to the Federal

Government. - Their population was 2,539,380. Out a

; this number, however, a certain proportion aro active
sympathisers with the rebellion, and have furnished a large
quota towards the support of the rebel armies. Probably
the number may be stated at 500,000—leaving, in round
numbers, 2,000,000 who may be represented in the armies
of the Union. This number, deducted from the popula-
tion of the Slave States, will give ;7,036,000 as (practi-
cally) the total number from which the rebellion could
recruit its armies—while a corresponding addition to the
population of the Free States swelled it to nearly
20,000,000. But to this number must be added the free
blacks of the North, the slaves who have come under
the control of the United States Government, and
the number of loyal Southerners who have
established their adhesion to that Government since the
war began—in all about I,ooo,ooo—making the aggregate
loyal population 21,000,000. According to the proportion
shown in the census tables of 1860, of this population the
number of males between the ages of 18 and 45 would be
about 5,000,000. As the census returns of 1860 show that
the total number of males in the 'United States at that time,
between the above-mentioned ages, was 5,624,065, this esti-
mate would give to the States in revolt between 600,000 and
700,000 males capable of bearing arms.
In his report made on December 1, 1861, Secretary Came-
ron stated that 77,875 men were raised during that year,
under the first call of the President. These were " three-
months men," The number of men at the date of his re-
port, enlisted for three years, was 660,971. So overwhelm-
ing was the response to the call for men at that time, that
the Secretary stated he had no doubt the national forces
could have been swollen to a million of men had not
the department felt constrained to restrict volunteer-
ing, July 1, 1862, immediately after the retreat
from the peninsula, the President issued a call for
300,000 more volunteers. This force was chiefly :nfantry,
in pursuance of a recommendation of the President. On
August 4, of the same year, the President called to the field
300,000 militia, to serve for nine months, This number was
promptly furnished. June 15, 1863, the President sum-
moned from certain States militia to the number of 100,000.
this number was afterwards increased to 120,000. During
the month of July a draft for 300,000 men was enforced.
There is no public means of learning the number of men
yielded by this conscription. Since October 17 last (at
which time a call for 300,000 men was made) under all
he calls, about 700,000 men, exclusive of negro soldiers
and " one hundred days' men," have been put into the
field. Thus it is easy to arrive at the total number of men
called out since the outbreak of the rebellion. It is given
concisely in the following table :
Number of Men Summoned to the Field.
Under President's first call, April 19, 1861 77,875
Volunteers for the war, 1861
Under President's call of July 1, 1862
Militia called out in August, 1862 300,000
Militia called out in June, 1863, 120,000
By conscription, July, 1863, say
Since October 17, 1863

Total
- 2,408,846
Deduct militia and three months' men
Balance 1,910,961
Thus it is seen that the enormous number of one million
nine hundred and ten thousand nine hundred and sixty-one
men have been placed in the field, exclusive of the tempo-
rarily-serving militia, of the black soldiers, and of the hun-
dred days' men who recently offered their services.

RES FOR 1864.
UST.

Yarmouth
York August
Plymouth
Lichfield
Devon and Exeter ..., 30
Stockton
Derby

SECOND F lITION.

`SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK.

GERMANY.

Letters from Germany Elite that in a few days
the committee of the Thirty-Six will convoke at
Frankfort the general essemb!y of the Libaral
deputies of Germany. This measure will be adopted
it the solicitation of the deputies of Wurtemburg,
Bider', and Hesse-Darmstadt, who have been ren-
dered uneasy by the encroachments of Prussia.