, 1861-05-29


School for Sixty Thousand Soldiers.
The citizens Of New York will soon be able
to view a'spectacle such IS las never before
been presented on this continent We are
about to have within easy reach grand en-.
tIenehed camp Of reserve, greater than that
st Adershott, and as great as that at Chalons,
The campaign has falriy opened before US, and
to provide for its e1isencies It is necessary for
Government to keep in rescz7e m army CT
recruits, tfho, as last Us they are properly
drilled and equipped, can be sent forward to
nj the gaps made BY battle and pestllence:-
Of reserve, but never On scale Of magnitude
At all approaching that Of the one We s1e
about to see formed. However zaa1ous, will
irg, and brave our volunteers may be, they
are totally unfit for active service until they
have passed through thorough discipline,
theso raF recruits, then, into good soldiers,
they must be placed In camps Of instruction,
whence, as coon as possible, and whenever
needed, they can be drafted into the army.
1tEas rumored, some time ago, that Govern.
msnt contemplated the formation Of ttres
Ohio, one in Pennsylvania, aud oae ncar this
city. Whether tha former two aro to be GREAT
ed or not we cannot say; the Inter has be.n
commenced. Ground was broken for Lon the
Goth inst, on Staten Island, and the work Is
rapidly being pushed forward. The location il
ftcm Fost Richmond, extening from the line
OF Dr. Posts house to New-Drop Lane, and
running With . gradual slope to the waters Of
the Lower Bay. The tract Is nearly aq 1are, CON-
pTisiIg about 10, ,0W, acres, well furnished with
wood and water, and Is In every respect well
natural Parade-gzcund there Is ample space for
the exclusions Of &C, 600 men, while the depth
OF Tater along shore Is ouch that the trans
ports necessary to con5eT them TO auy de.
s'gnntea point cssn lie at anchor, and at signal
eome to the whnEf at any, state Of tide, aud re-
celVe the troops OF board
Since the Goth inst, some two hundred sap-
Eers and miners, under command Of Capt.
". Okel1, hare been occupied in clearing thu
ground of stones, stumps, weeds aud rubbish,
and have made satisfactory progress in the
work. An old ruined house and barn are
being reraired, the former Deiat. intended for
reading. room, postol1ce, and offices, and the
latter tor the accommodation Of cavnlry hors-
es- The old fences and hcdgc-rows on tho
whole tract are to be removed, and ~ feet ditch
is to be dug all around the boundaries, and
the bank is to be mounted with artillery so as
to make the camp thoroughly entrenched aud
fortified. The natural slope Of tho ground
frem the railroad to the waters edge is to the
southeast Towards the railroad thick belt
Of timber breaks the force of the northeast
the marquee Of the commandant is to
he pitched, the whole camp will be in full
view, its SNOWY streets stretching in reg1-
lar lines to the blue waters Of the distant bay.
When the camp Is thoroughly established the
view from this point, when II, 600 men are in
line Mt once In review, will be really splendid.
Not all Of the 10000 acres will be cleared at
once, Tor, although the Government hAve con-
tracttd for immediate occupation if necessary,
the cropsj will not be interfared with IN
til it becomes absolutely necessary. The OWL
e1s OF $50 acres have generously offered their
1-y1 A+-$$h $h1vrA 4tr~A%
dious villa haa heen placed at the disposal Of
Col. Gate Mafor) williamson, .. s, A., the
oommandant Of the camp, for his headquar-
ters, without any expense to the Government.
1t was at first intended to attach the name Of
Washington to the came, but this title having
for their encampment OF Quarantine, 1t has
been determined to call 1t Camp Scott, as q
t1ihntc Of respect for our splendid octogenag.
ian General It has been plnced By the War
Department under the charge ofCoL Williatn-
son Of the army, an officer fully qualified to
perform the duties of the station.
The Colonel has contracted with Mr. Nor
nan Wizard fer three batteries of six pieces
each Of steel riflcd cannon, throwing respect
lively six, twelve, and tweotJ-four pound
Hotchkis's ehot md shella, the recent public
trials having convinced him Of the superiority
ordnance. For the Sickles Brigade, which Is
to be ordered to Camp Scott ut once, 2, 400
Sharp's rifles will soon be completed, and 900
Enfeld rifles are daily expected from Eng
lA1d.
Yesterday the first lot Of 100 tents were de-
HTe1ed on the ground, and to-day 500 more
are expected. The first detachment Of 1850
Or 1900 men, comprising the regiments OF
Col. Hall and part Of Lient Col Grahom's,
ore to 70 down On Monday or Tuesday, and
after that ECO to 400 will arrive each day, until
the corps of reserve is full. It is the inten.
ton Of Government to push forward ths
country regiments as last as possible, aud
concentrate them at Camp Scott. A fee. Of
t,anEports will lie off shore, and be in resdi-
ness TO take an army to sea at four hours' no.
tice, whenever i. may be necessary to rein
force the army, or make demonstration on
the rebel coast-N T. Tribune, 2251h inst.