, 1861-06-14
Now add 91O0, 900 per regiment to GOV

Now add 910O, 900 Der regiment to cover
the cost Of horaes. warons- ambulences and
everything else that can be thought neces-
cary, and the whole fails short Of $500, 900
per regiment 80. /
The French amy is the most perfectly
equipped and organized in the world. It
consists Of ro.90O cayalry, 91,873 artillery,
e.74o sappers and miners. and $4,000 in
fautrv: total. 431 513 men. This vast force
was supported last wear on $3.50, ,000, 900.
Food costa more in France than in Amer
ira. horses and waoons not less: pav of
tff,ccra nore-of nr;vates. less. clothing.
arms and ammunition perhaps one,third less.
The Timer sets down the American At.
nv at eeo.0 900 meu-being half the French
foree and estimates the cost of its mainte-
nance at nearly dsuble that REQUIRED for |
the support Of the mighty Imperial army
oeNanoleonf
Ne do not believe that "Gen. Scott sta
ted that there we're. last week, 220, 600 men
under arms and in the nav Of the Federal
Govornmentn An aonnoximate estjmata
c.n readily he made of he forces mustered
into the services Bear in mind that the
Federal Government incurs no expense On
account Of volunteers mill they have been
insnected and swnn in st.tes cornora-
t;ons md c;t;rpn. nav al, the rreced;nc
ernenees
1he first ca11 was FIR scventv-five reei-
menta with An averape strength of78o men
c,ch Several. of the Southern States
called m ref,,sed in raymond. And il il
know TINT only 5a, 600 men hsve bean mus
tered snd swarm r.ndfr that order The
. s. ~ ~ ea s" ~. % ~ an No. ",,,.ata.z, ~ -.
.n-aa ~. -aa,s ~. .a ~ 90 20 m soen,.rs Tha1a,
49, ss e1, N ses~ s,sos s..1sa.sa us saa.. ~
un'se4 es,.' Aa'' 80 ns4 oaseD ~ As.eps
lng plone'a nen's' ap ", petnApS'
oo'0 t1' oo'oo =. .e 11N.. . sr' ~ 49, 49,.
.eteo 'l.o sei .of tli'' tens.n VI .1tus.
eeshaps nan o. 'he tnfee mon1ns men nase
cn.sleu iot .tne "n' 'ne ielnnael a.e
oeing olsDanoea anu sen' no"e' anu taer n.
pieces n''eo !. WIN 1'ltee years n'en. lne
pay tol1s o. Ane MI "1a 1lo", 'o.oas'
mol more 1l@n oo'oVo fn'ee year 'olunteefs
IN nc INC ser'1ce, .noogn N a mon.ns III. nme
9o'o'o more VIII Dc aoaea' " tne nulns
up and mss'elng e N a'a o. 1emsns a sa,as LOT Ia'
"eA' "~1A>A.
There are three such N thts CITY: the zou'
aTea, the Hecker and the Irish Br1gade'
But not man Of them Is yet drawing Fed
eral pay. Although there are eighteen reg
iments accepted from this State. not more
than 600 illinois troops hare been in the
pay OF the Government. The State, coun'
tics and citizens have supported the 9th
en-; =.
Ine same ie'l9on VI usnts nus' u y
appneo 70 many Q. me otnel osapes "n'cl
van ma,eslaa!y sot oo~n :.ne nomoeF .
men ~ VIC ets.ce anu poy = en9 ;;Nns Naaona
uo'eln'ueu''' uo.n "14' = ooue' n1e
IN ne"spapa Hpot1
III tns 1.is. ~ sa O. . ut''tA' ts'.na'<
the1e Wlu De .ssog.mes ' az 80, yeass g0lan1eel
tn th;s mnst be added %. 900 re1alars, An
re have 10000 fighting men sunnorte
hv Tho Government exclusive Of he f.,
1en.ininr three months men whose ten
of en1;stnen1t: will exlpire in july. TT
Home Gnan1a-a,n,d MISCELLANEOUS yo1nl
teeTa sre not a ch,rpe m the: FEEDER
+reasn-~ s',::, -.
The foreenfn1 4,st;ntata i,fsnoses of tw,
dfths Of the Ner YoIl; 7f;,1,si1 amy n
ahortens The exnense- FIR 1ts snnroTt OF