The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-01-17


with the National Gow&nnent Ar4l$ have
been dslrlhit edsamong ;he uarder counties 10
aIl'the organizaais5ssthaf hape been formed to
rqceivp them f930-arms have been thus dis
tribn;ed have also addressed letter 20 toe
commissioners OF all the border counties, offer
ing arms TO djem IS soon as military organiza-
tons shall 6e tsrf6ed 10 receive them a. Besides
thus complying with the requirements ofTthe2T
! section Of ehe Act OF 10Th May last, | have
deemed IT prudent TO of-r 1--WE thousand arms
10 such. military organizatIoss 81 may Be form
efdn PtnIaIt4pBia on plan to be approved by
fstne as Commaader-in-Cnief Muskels anfFil1
fles to aeconsderahla ext edt -have@teen fuaish3f
I'd 10 the Pennsylvana. volunteers lroraIthel
State arseRaE-Others have been sent by the
United States authorities TO arm t6A;;fz before
! leaving the State. In some EASES rexls,srnis
I have gone ~itBant arms'unsler ASSURANCES from
/ the War Ds!ta4D1ent IiIat they would BE- .aTifs
! ed al Washington or other. near, dasighadd
points, and tha! ttRjg Immediate deRssisllAeosss
/ rag1Ted Sit was thought wise 10 ,lasassscasss
not to iassts sp he arms being sJfit sbe 6fe the
regiments marched, as this would haze fi;Iafsase
on tbe governaTsGs an uanscssSlE 7s,5 81 IA ]
freight, and woUtd law se,a ST n kgct5a soi
delays which mitB< ttaYTP e4sssF rf5asly dsllsSs
mental 30 the public service. fofty-tuSyrfs@ss
Of artillery with lim5ers, ,sssa, ,farges, arlr
/ unnition -~a agaqs5sAarness adj all the fsessssry
I implements aad equipments @eses Earn shed bg
the State to the artillery regJ4lent of he Re-
serFa Corps. Ten oFthese were purchased by
the State, and their cost has been refunded by
the United States Diligence has been used 10
eoEachng arms throughout the State and repair
ing and altering them in the most approved man
I nPr.
/ The State has now
! 50 pieces Of artillery, of which II uced
repairs
26,753 mus&ets ard rifles, some of which sre-in
the hands o!the mechanics b-ing repaired,
j. 1910 are in ;he hands of volunteer
corps throughout the State; 1880 in the
/ possession Of County Commissioners, and
1900 With the reserve corps OF Phlla-
! drlphia.
In addition 10 this the city Of Philadelphia
has
8 pieces of rined artillery, and
1876 mnskes and rifles.
The State has alsa in the arsenal at Harris
I I,y66 sabTes and swords, and
1887 pistols, and The city of Philadelphia has
440 sabg4s, and
go pistols with the necessary accountre-
menis.
Thrre is also in the arsenal at Harrisburg q
; iarge amount of accantyemenss and ammuni-
tila for artillery and small arms.
TIE Adjulant General is successfully engag-
e5 III collecting arms throughout the State, aGd
It is expected that the number above stated
VIII De largely increased. Probably, at least
5000 uuskets and rifles aad several pieces of
artillery will be SELECTED.
The b,s hos e4
, comfort Of the volunteers, and the goodness
and suGitiency Of their supplies of all kinds
> and the excellent arrangements OF the Medica
Department under the control of Surgeon Gen-
= rral Henry II. Smith, are proved by the fact
, that more than 60, ,010 men have been for vari-
Gus, generally short periods al Camp Cartn
: siuce the 18Th of april last, sn4 that down tc
the lst January jGst., there died but foftv-uint
men at that camp. viz, foriy-four from sickness
lwof f5elonging 10 regiments from otter States,
: who led been injured on railroads, two acc
. deataiiy killed IN Camp Curtin and one sho
: in Harrisburg.
u To facilitate the making of allotraents o
their pay by oar volunteers in the field for tn,
,, support OF their families a. horne | appoin
= ted Hon. E4gar Cowsn, Thomas E. Franklin an,
E. c. Humes, Esqs., commissioners to visit tn,
II camps of our men on and south OF the Potomac
;, and also James Park ana NJ. W. Beitzhoover
Esqs., commissioners to visit those in Kentucsl
and elsewhere in the western county, 10 cal
the attention OF the troops to he system OF al
= lotmen: AMI to encourage Them 10 adopting
: practical plan for carrying il into effect.
- The several reports OF these commissioner
4 are highly satisfactory.
= For details on the several subjects connected
!. with the military operations Of thIi State, re
:! Ger TO the reports OF the AdJutant General Sur
;, geon General, Quarter MdsIs- General, Com
= mi3sary General aud Paymaster General which
= accompany tins Message.
. The duties imposed on me were so oner0u
Il that | found il necessary TO invite the tempo
vary assistance OF gentlemen on my staff to ali
\, me 10 perform them.
J. In this capacity, Coils. Thomas A. Scott
d Gideon ]. Ball and J ohm 4. Wright contrIbu
Ie ted their valuable services from the middle c
q April unti! they were called away BY othe
:. duties, Col. Scott remaining until he becam
1T connected with the War Department, Col. Bal
m until the 1st of June and Col. Wright unit
Of the 23d of July; for the time thus devoted Il
the service of the State they have refused to re
g ceiVeyts'y compensation.
as Coils. Joseph D. Potts, A. L. Russell. J
le Brown Parker and Craig Biddle were in ser
e9 vice up TO the 20lh OF December. The Depar,
4 ment of Telegraph and Transportation was M
e der the exclusive control of Col. Potts. Ta
OF system aud economy of its management shoy
c. how faithfully and well he fulfilled his Office.
le 1t is but just TO all these gentlemen that
c. should bear testimony 70 the nntireing zeal an
ms fidelity with which their duties were performed
lg The quota OF The State having heen NOR
IS, than filled, and her military force organized
o. / was enabled on the twentieth of Decembe
a. last, to dispense with personal staff, and th