The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-13
CamegoR'k Repoyt.

tbs report of Simon Cameron. I.,nccin's
Secretary OF War, has bean received. Wesp-
pend 8 summary Of its leading points, for the
information of the public:
OF the regiments accepted ali ara infantry
and rinamen with the exception of two bat
taiions OF artillery AID fonr regiments of cav
airy a Number ot regiments mustered as
infantry have, however, attached to them one
more artillery companies, sud there are
also some regiInants partly made up of COM
I,3uias of cavalry. OF the 2Ce regiments &C.
cepted fer three years, there are now l53 IN
Iczfy, and all Of them Will Do in the field
within the next 20 dars.
The total force now in the 0sld may Do COM
pEted as follows:
Regulars and yolr nteers for three months
aud i9s the wsr'..... 22S, ,eoo
Add to shi6 q ty; hFe regiments "i vol
nrtsers for fhs war, accepted and
a0t yet IN service. so coo
Add ae9 EsSiments ot regular army. rs 600
rs, 800
Total force now at oommsnd Of Govern.
sans, . SasSs, ~ w.,
foros fof service sfter the Withdrawal If
the three mon hs' AeD.. 2so, ,oos
II will thus be perceived thas after Ias 6;s-
charge OF The three months troops, there Wall
be still an await tbia force of volunteers
amounting 10 ls9,to0, which. added to shs
regular army, Will constitute u total fo-ce of
10 ,uJH otuCers anG msl. It will 6o Tor Con.
gress 80 determine whether this army shall,
at this time, b. increased by the addition OF !
Still larger VOiuat4er force.
Ihe Trgniar army las Siso been increased.
Khi5 Increase Consists OF one regiment of cav.
airy. OF t"eivs companies, nun 2erins, IN The
plaSini0n aggregate, ,1eQ oth srs aud men
ohe reg i;1ent OF ;.rLIli1Ty of twsir battsries,
O. SIX pieces each, numbering, in the maxi.
muIa aggregate, 500 officers and R2en nina
regteien th o. IN al sIy each regiment 2ontiiG-'
arg three batta.ios of eight compaaies each.
nnn1 berlhg, IN the II ixinsuIn sgreg AZ, Q A53
oineels and men, mahiog Il maximum increase
OF infantry II y O6S o.t.e-Es and I1et. ~.
In Tie enlistment o. men te I'LL :h9 aSii-
tional regiments OF tns regular Army, it IS
recommended that The term OF enlistment bs
nsoe three years, 10 correspond With the call
OF hiay Il icr volunteers and that 20 all VINO
shall receive IN honorable discEarga at sba
close OF their term OF service, q bounty OF Atto
Jiaii be gwen.
The inouated troops cf the old army congls:
Of nve reglasnts. Wiih MAXIMUM aggregate
of 4, 100 rQeG. Not mora than one fourth of
these troots are available for service ST tha
seat OF war 1t lsasr tao regiments OF artii-
iery are unavali4b:a, being stationed oa the
western coast and liz the Florida forts.
The appointment oi civiliaus 20 important
POSITIONS ~ t1s army having occasioneo some
rern2rise OF Gss abstraction, the Secretary Iv-
tnaEns tItat OF the civilians appoin ted as rpgi-
mental commanders, ati except one are csthe-
graduates ot IVES: Point. or have before served
with distinction in the held and Of the lien
tenant cOi0asIs, majors, captains aad nrst
tltCLSnaatS, 2 iaTGh pfOpcTti0n nave ceen t&-
ken from the regular army and the volu, teeI3
now in service, while the seccnd lieu 3
have been mainly creatsd by The prorco1icn Of
meritorious sergeaous from the regular ssr-
vice
The reports of the chiefs of the different
bureaus Of Cnis department present the es.i-
mates OF the probable amount of apprcDria-
tjOns r@o uVed, in addiuon 10 those already
made Tor the year e. d:Dg June so, 1861 Tor the
force now III tie Leld, or which iiaa been &C.
cepIed snd will ba ia service Wifhiu the next
twenty days, show al aggregate sum OF 1885,
ZP6 3s!
EGe Secretary recommends sn gpprcpYla-
ton to BE- made by Congress, 70 hs applied,
when taa pnh!!c eZigene.es demand, TO the rs.
construct ton and eq qui pmsnt CT railroads, AID
for the expense OF main tenance and operating
them, and also for the construction, AS the
army sdvances, OF additional telegraph lines
and their aDpurtenances and also = special
appropriation for the reconstruction Of the
Long Bridge a.cFoss the Potomac, which is
now /. military Necessity.
Tne rect OF the Secresary ye report consists Of
& sG&t=nenJ or Tt.e nulnbsr and condition OF
the arms IL tha posse of the tiovern-
mont, ana the rseaus employed for obraininS
Il further supply, ghs document conciudiD <
with a Recommendation of the appointment /
Ct an Assistant Secretary Of War, fprov;Ied
tor Dy cce c. 1iT. Wilson'S bills J and a geue-
rdI increase CT Tie cierice, force Of the de-
naTtrent.