The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-17
Military Movements at the North.

nave oeen mace Tor the rapid enrolment
and organization Of large military force.
Thirteen regiments from that State, have
been mustered into the United States ser.
vice, and nine additional regiments are now
encamped. This force is called thu" active
army of operations" but the remaining
militia of the State 100000 in number) is
divided into the first, second ana third re-
serve corps. The first reserve corps of 1OO,>
900 men is to be Immediately organized
and drilled, and is subject to be transferred
into the "active army of operations" when.
ever further necessity demands. The general
order, announcing this organization, says !:
w: This organization is designed to leave all
the domestic and economic machinery of so.
| ciety in full play, until the transfer becomes
| necessary. Members of the Militia of the Re-
serve will therefore devote due attention to
their ordinary concerns, and do what they can
to prevent idleness and insure a full crop of all
the products Of the farm. ANY other course
| will make the struggle doubly burthensome.
Notwithstanding the fact that Ohio has already
in store provisions for a year in advance.
Saratoga, N. Y, is furnishing some
novel and bloody implements in the present
war. Hon. 1. Blood, OF Ballston, has re-
ceived an order from Boston for large
number of hunting axes, to be furnished to
Massachusetts regiment of flying artillery.
They are to weigh about two pounds, to be
we'll made, ground sharp, we'll polished and
stamped Yankee Doodle" and are to be
able to cut foe from the top of his head
down the whole length of the backbone at
single blow. Col Blood received large
order from New Orleans some time ago, for
the same kind of instrument, but refused to
furnish single blade.
"A report of the progress of affairs at
Fort Monroe has just been made. 1t says
that the artillery school is of the greatest
value to the volunteer regiments there, who
take great interest in learning the most diff
cult and indispensable part of military tao
tics. The spacious parade ground, covering
an area of over thirty acres, is daily the
scene of exciting sham battles, the regulars
and militia sometimes taking opposite sides.
The seven companies of United States
Artillery in the fort are said to be all
"crack gunners," and the young officers
attached to them will probably be detailed
for some time for instructing the Massa,
chusetts boys. Provisions and supplies are
plenty at the fort.
-Sabres, with sheath and belt, cost from
" to SlO each, according to quality. Gut
lasses, such as are often used by artillery
men, cost So. A breech loading carbine.
(Hall's patent, which is the best,) costs Sl7.
Sharpe's rifle, most effective weapon, about
the same. Revolvers Navy revolvers are
preferable to the Army PATTERN cost from
from $25 to $50 pair. A six pound brass
cannon, used in flying artillery. cost 81 900,
and the gun wagon $500. Armstrong;
twelve pound rifle cannon, ian English gun,
of which many are now being imported,)
costs 9ll2 IS. 3d., or about $3.50. A six
horse caisson, for artillery ammunition, costs
$500.
Among the most generous of the offers
made to government, is proposition on the
part of the Board of Directors of the large
railroad car works at Rochester, Beaver
county, Pennsylvania. The Directors of the
establishment have unanimously made a
voluntary tender to the government, free of
charge, of their entire factory and all the
machinery and appurtenances, for the pur-
pose of manufacturing arms.
The new demand on the admnistra-
ton for troops, which looks to perma-
nent military organization on the grandest
scale, will call for the appointment of
great number of officers, all at the DISPOSE
ton of Lincoln and his Cabinet. There
will be six major generals, twelve brigadier
generals, twenty-five colonies, twenty-five
lieutenant colonies, twenty-five majors, two
hundred and fifty captains, and five hun.
NAOu AA6o al 0CNOuO llCUJCudulSs us Is
exclusive OF quartermasters, paymasters
and other military agents. The increase iu
the navy will be in proportion.
There are now enlisted in New Hamp-
shire, three regiments of troops. The State
was called on for but one. One of the reg
iments is commanded by Colonel Starke,
late Democratic candidate for Governor,
and grandson of John and Molly Starke,
of revolutionary memory.
B-Of the United States army and navy
officers who resigned their commissions
since the 18th of December, 1859, twenty.
seven have placed on file their determine.
ton never to serve against the flag of the
United States. They say that their resig.
nations were sent in under the pressure of
family and friendly solicitations, and not
OF their own will. A distinguished Com.