, 1861-04-18

~ 1s1s tatnsotahe ,qrza1eatf3n OF At1 fRgi-
1ients Of volunteer militia tosaad Ia the e..
foreen1ent OF the laws Of the sIjnited States.
aHd to pr:teet the property j therefore, = /,
RICHARD YATES. Governor Qffhe State Of mi,
nois, and Commando Chiee Of the jniIifia
thereof, DO call upon the xaandants Of Di-
visions, Brigadea, Regimsnts md independent
companies to aid in raising and organizing the
forces, then the. sheriff Of the. county,
BY the Instructions of The War Department..
eaeh Company will conhist .1 CaptSip. ons
FIRST Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant, tour
nergeants, four Carp0Ials, tWP Musicians, and
eighty men. Each regiment will The composed
of one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major, one Adjutant, e Lieutenant Of one of
the Companies, but not ii addition, J. one Ser
geant- Major, one Quart Masters Sergeant. TWO
principal Musicians, aad ten 7Gompanies.
Each Company will elect its own ot1icaIs, and
when the se3eral Cotnpanies< stall meet at the
piaoe Of rendezvous, they viii he formed into
regiments, and will elect their own regimen
ta1 officers. As fast as the: Companies are
formed, the commanding otnaer win maze a
return to the office Of tie Adtitant General,
statlng tee names OF the officers and number
q men IN each Company. No person under
the rank ofa commissioned officer viii be r.
eelsed who ia apparently over the age Of
forty-aFe, or undet the age df. eighteen years:
:, springfield is apto1ntad the place bf fendes.
Tous, to which place e4rh company OF regi-
ment Will repair at the. .esriIest practicable
period, where tents and such: other conyen-
iencies as can be procured, will: be furnished.
Companies will Be received III The order in
In which their servicesatt offered.
Signed, - R1cHAnD YATES,
THos. 4. MATTER,
.,.. .Kdjutant General Illinois Militia
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tfibunel
Sandwich, April 1a.-G1eat enthusiasm IL
felt here for the Government. just. had 4
tremendous meeting. Spirited resolutions were
passed Agreed to raise q company to help
Pany fills up rapidly. We say with jackson.
the Union mtst and shall be pressfyedI' r
ALTON, Ill, April 17-The Alton Yaeers,
Capt. Kuhn, first class company, have this
morning q rendered their services to Governor
srRIHGr1E1D, Ill; April 17.-Capt. Charles
barker, Of the Chicago DEagoons, now in this
city, has rendered to Gov. Yates full eompa-
Government, -.
Frederick Hardin, Captain, Of a newly
formed company in Chicago, has also rendered
to the Governor q full infantry company. .
Both these gentlemen will return to Chica-
GO tomorrow morning, and be ready to re-
<CAFV 4cElH4la.
MORRIS, Ill, April ia very large meet
1ng OF our citizens was held at the Court
House last evening, to give an expression il
relation to the at1airs which are transpiTing in
the South. ALI party differences wers thrown
aside. The enthusiasm and uHan1mity In IA
Vor Of sustaining the Government, were never
eqnalled- Every patriotic Union sentiment
called ont thundering bursts Of applause. =
military company is being formed here,
to be placed at the disposal Of the Govern.
ment.
.GALENA, April 1z--A H4np4nuuaher OF tati-
zens met In tbs streets last evening, and
marched in body, with martial music; to the
Court House, where an enthusiastic meeting
was held, all parties participating, Speeches
We're made BY Republicans and Democrats,
and resolutions were passed sustaining the
government; to furnish military, and calling
on the Legislature to vote all necessary men
and money.
MORRISON, Ill, April 17.-The war feeling
is intense here, and all ere determined to sus
tain the Administration. Capt Geo, Ne. Cole
has offered volunteer company to the Gov
ernor. s.:
KANKAkEE, Ill, april 11-The war news
create5 great excitement. The arms belong
Ing to the Artillery Company Of this place.
were shipped to Springfield to-day by order Of
the Governor.
QuINcY, April 17.--There is great excite
ment in Hannibal, Missouri Three Secession
and two Union flags are waving. The Mayor,
q dfsunionist, refuses to allow either PARTY to
raise flag On the public eor,are -