Worcester daily spy., 1862-07-24
From Vvashin gtOn.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-There is neither
law nor regulation for the acceptance of vol
unteers otherwise than for three years or the
war. This forenoon, the president, secretary
of war, and Mai. Gen. Halleck were long in
consultation at the war department. For
portion of the time generals Pope and Burn
side were with them.
Great repugnance to the idea of drafting
continues to be entertained in official circles
here, the impression being that the presidents
call for three hundred thousand additional
volunteers, is already being responded to
throughout the country with alacrity, and that
it promises to secure the whole number in less
time than was recently anticipated.
The following is a joint resolution of con-
gress, approved July u, 1867
"Resolved, by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States Of Amer
lea in congress assembled, that the secretary
of war be authorized to furnish extra clothing
to all sick and wounded and other soldiers
who may have lost the same by the casualties
of war; under such rules and regulations as
the department may prescribe during the ex-
istence of the present rebellion"
In pursuance of the foregoing regu-
lation, it is ordered that the quarter
masters department shall issue upon the
requisition of the medical officer in charge
of any hospital or depot of sick and wounded
soldiers, such regulation clothing necessary
to their health and comfort as may be requi-
site to replace that lost by them by the casu-
alties of war. The necessity of the issue to
be certified by the surgeon, and the requisi-
ton to be approved by the medical director or
medical inspector of the station, such issue to
be gratuitous, and not charged to the soldier.
The quartermaster general will cause blank
acquisitions to be furnished to the officers Of
the varions hospitals, upon their application.
Z. M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
The president yesterday re-appointed Gen.
Marcy chief of Gen. McClellans staff. He
left Washington yesterday, with important
dispatches for the latter.
Gen. Dix acting for the United States, and
Gen. Hill for the rebels, have made arrange
ments for an immediate and general exchange
of prisoners.
Major General Pope has issued orders to the
different generals commanding divisions in
his army corps requiring them to seize all the
horses and mules in their vicinity, especially
in Culpepper county, not absolutely required
by the inhabitants of the surrounding country.
They are also directed to seize all the stores
not absolutely needed for the maintainence of
subsistence of the inhabitants.
The female portion of the contrabands re-
Gently removed from Capitol Hill to the late
Damp of the Mcclellan Dragons, near the
suburbs of this city, are to be made useful in
the capacity of washerwomen in the hospitals.
A large number of officers from the army of
the Potomac have been found idling about this
city, and have been sent back to the peninsula,
and made to rejoin THU regiments. s.
There are now 145 prisoners in the old cap
itol prison.
A Cupham is appointed Judge, to reside at
Cape Town, under the Seward-Lyons treaty
for suppressing the slave trade.
According to an army order just published
recruits for old regiments will be paid three
dollars premium, and for the new regiments
two dollars, to be paid either to the person
bringing the recruit or to the recruit himself.
The months advance pay will be paid under
such regulations as may be established by the
paymaster general.
Brig. Gen. Gilmore is ordered to report to
Gen. Mcclellan.
By direction of the president the board to
retire disabled army officers will assemble at
Washington on the 2Sth inst.