Worcester daily spy., 1861-05-15

For clothing 90,SZ3 "
For equipments. 30.565 IS
| For transportation of troops, 43,26O 3o
| For one-hali OF steamer Cambridge, $4,000 OO
For one-half of steamer Pembroke, ll,5OO w
For telegraphing, az 76
,645 IS
To these expenditures may be added (be-
sides the amount OF the contemplated purchase
of arms i'll Europe,) about 100000 more, to
cover contracts for clothing and equipments
| row Ill progress to meet present and future
wants OF all these contracts and disburse'
ments more detailed statements are ready for
| exhibition.
Nearly all these expenditures (aside from
| the purchase OF the steamers) constitute valid
| claims upon the federal government, since its
lack OF such outfits and provisions as are re-
| quired by soldiers on The marcn and in the
camp, imposed upon US the necessity Of pro-
| curing supplies for immediate use and of prep
araton for future demands. The contracts de-
| scrlbed as IN progress are in part tor fatigue
| suits, and also or tu uniforms for summer
service, adequate TO the wants of 5000 men.
| ought not i'll this connection to omit to
| allude to the unremitting care that has been
| cast upon the whole executive council, which
has held daily sessions during the past month,
and whose committees on contracts a ID ac-
counts have been constantly and laboriously
occupied.
| In truth and courtesy | must add that what
ever success has thus tar been achieved in our
military operations is largely due to the inces-
| SAINT eXertons and chivalrous devotion of my
nilu.tiy aiueS, ue cauhpi 10 "hoin lhe couhihoi-
| "eal'l is lhueoieu OF lhValuaoie seiNl-es iar
| oe5 onu the iihineu'a.e uuties Vi their ollcial
stailols, anu lor WHICH Slduly CohlSsS my
| personal ooh1 atioll' am also uhuer Special
anu pecuilaf oolieatloh 10 some eehueheh
/ yInS fIta
| cares OF thelr private business was generously
| onered 10 tae commonwealth, ana accepted Ill
| the same spirit III Whlch IL was tehuered, ana
whom would gladly designate ny name,
were permitted 10 10 So oy lie proprletles OF
TINS occasion.
| cry soon after the commencement OF our
! preparations, the increase OF business rendered
| tile appointment OF quartermaser general,
| IN accordance with the provisions OF the con
| stltution and the general statutes, an obvious
| necessity, and L nominated to that once Il gen
| tlenlan who has generously and faithfully per-
formed his duties, Tor winch no compensation
/ mas Deen provided oy law. Inns Wlthurawal
OF certalh uuties, not properly pertaining 10
the ONCE Oh Tue auJutaV general mas enaoieu
the cr0"ueu business ol MS bureau W pe con-
uucieu WIN a,i ellciency anu uisp"tcn o''let
WISE l'hpossioie.
but even WIN an th'S HediouS ''nu ,'itnlu,
cooperation, IL Is obvious ei"t DroaIer anu
more comprehensive o,sari%atio'i Vi llie stan
Oh tile colilil'nuer i' Gniei 10 lequ!leu py '.'e
co.ui'io! vi "n''h o 10 NY oP',iio'' t''V q"
oli'el win suoStti'aiy t,'e iune'ioie Vi ooiii-
nllssaIy eeherai Is heeueu " 'eco'npahy tne
Nlassachusetls e'oops III ti'e heiu' anu '''''' te
ihStltutiei' at least temporarily vi regular
ineu' 'cai ouleau' Is patticula'iy uesh"pie, us
uu'ies "a' ''"s 'nus i''i oee'i ~
coln'n'ss'oh vi nieuV"t sei'ie'.ie" III DJ''oi'
ii'oi oi.n''''y "pPoiii'eN' !" i'n ''ii" 'us
eeSt th'' II uody pe "u'is"oe " "u'loii@e ."e
| eo'erhol' "lth tiie auNlce Vi the eAecuti'e We
eouiS'l' " ", 'i'se'u'e "u eu0'' ''uul
LUNA slail oili1eis do tne pu"lic BUSINESS may
III ms Juusleut ro'l tiliie 70 tiiiie require, anu
III Tue same uduher 10 nA tieir co'hpeusa'ioli,
anu 10 remove thel'' OF a'Scoi',il'ue lne'r Ii
n0es anu iuitiei, l" ueniie anu presume 'ie
| respective duties oi Tue various departments oi
th9 stan
ieSPeeuuiiy leco'hlilehu th"' al aPPiOPii
| uoi oe uiaue 10 cover tnese eApenses anu coii
tfacts alreauy incurred as wen as such auai-
llohal puollc service as tue leSlslature may ul-
reel
IN view OF Tue great lack OF arms existing
III thls cohmoh"eaitll, certain 10 become ap'
parent III the event OF continued struggle
want shared by the states III common win
each other,-under the advice ana consent OF
the council, commissioned a cltizeh OF Mas
sachusetts, Oh Inc Zitn uay OF Aprl, kWio
sailed almost immediately Ill lhe steamer fer-
sla,l to proceed To England, charged attn the
duiy OF pur' haslng Minnie rlnes, or other
arms OF corresponding ethclency, III Eng and
or on the continent, as he might hnd 1t need
tu or desirable. 10 TINS end he was furnished
with letter OF credit to the amount OF ftly
thousand pounds STERLING, ana he was attended
by an accomplished and experienced aimOrer,
familiar with the workshops OF the Old world.
The production OF t1re arms at nome VIII OF
necessity remain for considerable period in
adequate to the home demand, ana await
with much interest the arrival from abroad
of our expected importation; and have no
doubt that congress, at Its approaching spe-
cial session, will relieve this commonwealth
from the payment of the duties chargeable
thereon.
In addition TO its other military detenses,
the Nautical School ship has been htted up 10
and III guarding the coast OF The common
wealth. She has been armed with four SIX
pound cannon and tiity-two muskets. Tie
collector OF the district of Boston and Charles
town has commissioned and placed on board
the ship an "aid TO the reyenue, with inStruc-
tions to overhaul all suspicious vessels, warn
ing him to use that authority with caution and
moderation. Each afternoon, at the expira
ton Of business hours, the collector teiegraphs
| to the station at Hull the names oil all vessels
| having permission TO pass out OF the harbor
of Boston, and the list being Immediately for
warded to the the ship, the 'aid is authorized
| TO order all vessels not so reported, and at.
tempting to leave the harbor between sunset