The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-21

hNAo AND CATS.
Mr. Bodvell is the chief inspector ~ tb;. L.
paitment. The amount Of hat. received hs,
oeen lOO,VOO ard OF caps, $50 900. OF m,
| lormer 9O roo have beon Issued, and of tbs lat-
| ter, 10000. Cords, tassels and fea,bsrs 6,,-
the atornment Of the hats are also ireIuded IN
TINS department, and have bean, both In rec eipt
ana Issue propottionate to the bats. Verv Isvr
hats or caps bave boen rel cted, the work srsn.-
rally having been done well.
HAVKRsACKs AND KNAPsAcKs
IN TINS department, Mr.. Montaprus Ia tb~
Chiei Inspector, ard with the aid of his two a.
s.,i.l' ssiilts' 'nsPecis carefully every one Of tho
paitment. Very many, especially Of the hay,r-
sacks, ere badly made. In some, a button or
Two Is missing, or badly fastened or the linirr
Is non est, on others tho straps which sho,id
spSpPort Ihem are inadequately fastened, or
the buckle Is missing, any ono Of these fault, or
OF dozeu others insures an in,,,nt ,aj.c,i.s.
We have mentioned knapsacks and hayersscL,
but there are number Of other ar, iclea incIndss
ed IN this department., tho recent and issues a.
wnieh are about as follows, In round numbers.
,mInspsacks' ggbooo received, 12n 900 issued.
Canteens. ......lgO 900 =. iao'O0o
Leather stocks. ...2.5,OOO =. i20'OOo
Cna straps. ...4OO,OOO . ebo ooo
or axe slinbs Is 900 and ha, chet ,lip ~ 4 oOo
w Oocn received, the are mUnly for erRt-
nee't and sappors and miners, and hut sboSI
l,ouo OF each have been issue l. One 10 os oo4
pairs II shoes and 99s pairs Of g.itars snsc, IN.
I0r btidans Shaipshooters, also passed through
this dspar tmtnt. "ssA
HARNESS.
NJ Dirow, Inspector Thore have basp r.-
ce'v ere 4, 2OO setts Of forr muIa los s.,t.
OF SIR i'e ambulance, 90 tetts of double smhn-
laLce, and small amount of horaa ba-nass
Al the ambulance, and ,97i setts of four .mul~
rrne~, Nill remain on hand. A special ordar
OF 2,lOO leather hair covered knanaacks r.
beijans sharpehoo'ers was also 6lled thro,St
thls department. lndia.rubber blankets. ron
enc ana bt cketS are also inspeeted here b1f
me amount Issued and on hand could not be- ar-
cuiately gwen. Ono shipment OF 1000 ponchos
was made only a day or two since.
TENTS.
The chief inspector Of the tent d.n.,,,,.n, Z.
Mr.. blarchant. The labor 10 be nsrformaJ i.
the inHptc ion ot tents Is very great bnt ,h,,.
lar every tent issued from this depot has bern
thoroughly examined in every mart and ~
anything was wrong, the manufacturers nad.
y nent 80 mat all were perfect None have
Deen rejected, although many required repair
my or alterations. Tho faults were Lyays On
tho making, never in the material.
I. the DAbfi tent, a small affair, CAPABLE Of
acc nlmodatipR c1rplo Of men, and used by
picket guards, 10000 have boen received and
OF the Wall tent, accommodating twain.
men, 400 have beon received, and bat POO r,-
main ON hand.
1.-THE common or A tent lrge enough Ia
Fold six men, 26i have Jeen receiyeI' m
5000 remain on baud.
or the large Sbley tent, Aecommodatiue
twenty mon in each, s58 have boon Issuod-
and 5000 are yet subject 70 requisition.
Oh Hospital tents ~ have been ssued.
SHIRTS AND DRAWERS.
Mr.. Morton II inspector OF thts depart,r.,t
q. shirts, both hanr oi and knit, 3Ol 139 hav.
, en- Issued, and of drawers flannel ami knit
ga lib. There IL yet remaining on hard
Y ann,l shirts. %. so ibeI Ci,tou Flannel
Kuis shirts. ......s4 9Gs drawers. lot .lss
Knit drawers. ... SS0I
TENT PoLRs.
Tho poles pins, etc necessary % thu a,o.-
tion OF tent, form a separate department. IN,
Inspector of which Is Mr.. Darow. Uis issnas
have eoresponded with the issue of tents from
hlr. MarchAnts department and he reports on
hand still, subject 20 requisition