The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-17


o tho w,ik Of ,he past tx months, nothing.
Tier. was tc.c ~ clothi: Z : apartment, ani no
provisions 70. o41ippirg ,oldisr' 1t this point
we're made; but nov, New York is u. great
central isJ,t for Tho wh,b Urtcl /! Sc.
Tue, tho & ar,,-m vier Gancrtl5 o'lic' . in
Vashi gion, and tb' boadIrartsrs are th re,
hut, in point ct f,ct, this - the point from
which ~ the m,ia potion Of the n""sfary
supple. for the army of The unior, AZ tlafe-
fore No choose to speak cf It "a the central
d,ro'. That portion cf tho Qlartenas.
teis Department with Is 40 ably man
aged by Colonel 1ompki7s and his ell.
cent ss.istants at No. State street, in .
cludcs tho r,ceiv,ng, L.. .ment ard Grsarling |
OF vo ont, err, tn, chaTiorinS Of Transport, ard
la ing then with otCnAr ce stores, & A tOlsr- .
attic msmory will a-iis tho reader m coming AT .
once 10 cur conclusion that tho hustLoss OF this /
br,ncN OF tie - pirtmeat has bosn very great, /
but tor tao reasons va arc untule to give any |
4, frre p.tticulars. Ono ot these - that TOO
great publicity 10 sffaus Of the Depntin,ut Is
! rot DE-, mod prudent tho second, that tho ta'ts
| Garnet be sGt al. Not urtrsqrently, since the
bcgintirg of the wa, transportation hd to DO
| proi' cG tor threo Or fOur thousand mrn in
| ingls DAY v,s."ls were al tho stns tins TO he
| chartered, htitd out. laian, and dt- = hei,
| QUAR- Ofs IiONlNW4 lhI hNNIh Z NlNlt''h W Wv
made, Rui host Of other III 10 all requiring
\ time and laOr, to be done. NUtr hstsndinS
the 81 or, Cf the D-put nent, II Il nNt sr-ptis.
ing then. that occasionally the reports OF work
| done wuUli he !: cointlcte-
| Bu, ourospecial business az pressi is vi h the
| clotiiul, al cqupping depa wcnt, Shich 'akes
| The man ir phi ~ Ddt,udiibus ard trarstorna hun
| into soldier, thoroughly uniformed aad equip
p,d read, fuf tbo tiils ard tho h.ld.
TT commanding utliccr oC this branch Of tbs
| depat,ucut il I. cut. Co. u. II Ntntcn. Capt.
| H. NJ. Potter Ia military stortktnpar, Mr.. j. T.
| Rodgers IL ssaistaut military stoiot Coper, ami
| Mr. J. j. poillon chiel Idapoc or. A sub-, Il
sion OF tue department is mado, by viii h all
Ito srticloi passing through q o dcTartment are
cla,siftd d under somo QUO 81 tbs t1nftnon dlhst.
ont heads, ar a ara takaA charge Of 10y the holh
Inarc ctors of tho tovoral branches 20 which they
| elorr Each Of thees inspectors tA ono or
two asnia anti and tho numbsr oi Gle ks aqd la
horefs employed In tLe department varies from
| $50 tn iCO accotdinR To tho nscossi,is' OF the
| occasion. In all the brarchcs OF this United
States Qqartormastofs department, the most
thotou, caro- hss been taken that 20 In
| &, ,ior or sturiou, article Ia purchases
| by the Governmtnt. Except at tho outbreaking
| OF The rebellion, VIII an immense nunoor ol
, mon were Ia be equipped almost a. tho same
moment, Wheu crrtAin nccossary articles ~e'o
scarce, or in itc hands of Ireodv ard uHscrapu
, lors cnn'faC orS, in pursuance h fpccial o-d"rs
: | many llatkot- aud other articles which world
stree have been rejected, woro accrrtsd l;l"ily
. | Tho supply has since become equal to thu de-
, | manr, AID tho lrFp"c ofs, all OF whom are
| thOr,uRhly y actical men, row eNerJ's q dis
| cietor vi ich secures tho GcvornmcH' in tho
knovlcdLo that every articl" furnish 1 to the
army II, IN this depot, lcsAt, Ia OF the very
host quality in tile nAtk., ana "a pur,hNH
the lowest prices. ludecd In the matter Ct p't
n cop incorp, ehcusihlo ~ the fac, may sasrn - NJ
, | ihirrr sxer ard hatchc's foreNampla,tf the iOrma
at al average Of 90 ct, sud olattor 2Jc seac'
arc supplied at p'icos which s,nc'ly cover he
. | h,tlnI cot TO 'ht manufacturer. W1 proi osc
, | ,vi,U a l. i.t abatement ui tho bus'ness no N
th, ,oycral hruchae or sub-drpariment', and
: Inc amount al uuhicct 20 roInist'on, AMI itoh
' acme facts III tlis cpuroc'ion tho r'ador VIII h'
n ENABLED to appr,rute tho vigilsr'e OF tho In
y sncio,s and tho amount OF efficient sOTNics the'
n nave rel dard. IN tuip connection our rcporto
a wouid r,tuin his ttaDks to Lieut.. Col. Via or
g Can't. Potter al d tho lrspec'ors th rough ~hor
o kindness he was orsll Vi to CLEAN Ito fOIowi!
! interesting fac \.
z PIECK GOODS.
Tho department oi picce goods ihclrfin
/" cloths tlaunel- ksIbeyS. otc Is IN tho large
. builditg on tfs corner Of Groore and Boom
. Etr,etH Mr.. S G.. Bacon ss chief ln-pertu
l Every Jiecs, eIch yard OF eyory pi'co OF III
: folio ~ing vNt qusn ties il by hin and III, ~
y sistanis uurulsd, examined - d ptNA.i or r j"c
u .I according TO It's merits. Tso good, acccp'
arc given out by contract TO persons ia to-
y city al d country for rlakiDg up, each contracio
% given Londs 10 double tho amount Of tho Vhu
y ii tho material h, take, for the faithful per
20 Torrance OF his woiH. ,..
y ANT Gccsp'ed. or hand.
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m y, 'I.t''' 'cI.rtt,'.'.'..''''.'.'....is35n& ''. ic2sts
III Ut G.,r,nit.r r.i, rl,iL.. gi5NS i6'slGN "
equator sky hiu1 .,, -.
facing vlhh. ....... I,0'' oplA
" | C.,iutrt y dsr's llN" =. .,-,.
u | k,r,y g'~l.,.... "','2o hs'1
OF | G-iuIutrt dark lila" $1,000.
in | krrey ru,ds..... .ifVek'H ls"'i'
IA. | G.uuAiUr rky blu" . ,o.-,,<
the kerry gt d'. ,.,..llo'ilo ""''N
Nv, tlsIS ,y"S, Z '..j,,......4JC7nX -, O1,,t9Y
'so C-luItrr drk lln ,-,
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,'r S;,mI' G,,r"ti ".,. @ ao,g5lI sGcjOH
zen s-,iulrt"i b'u"c"it - . ,
.i,- and " 'ul nNnntl. .lFO''l'S " ifo"'
,.rs 8l-nrh white clit"n .,. . ,,,,-,,,
I, - Aud N,-l itnL"' ..N'''"'f f''"''H
BuHtirE E........'''' - ". = =, T5-t-,
"W | Brown uril. nE1.,,.." W.'''S 90 ,,-,.
AHh | HpA, HI'.iN.......s o,''..ss . '..' a
49, M,,., ~ v',I.,,,,.,. ',.... 900 DO. lio5 i
~ | ,l. r.ui hutt.i.,... En'.n Bb. l"api
~ | E,,lr y,sg uutt ,us... II 30 N.f
~ Su,p.uder hu,tul Soc. ~ a2s Y''"fH
nv | S'lrt hrtNulH. . 2tA " E-''-C
t't' II -ii.- uuu y'v,...,, h''hp
,so- Sp.l ,ut'un. ..'.''.''. ''"l u'H' 49,
i1n, | lTrpo...........,....'"" ~ p''' l+''7'
~ d inc q n.arrrc.s lot~cin N" amount rc,si
thss ard on bad, hsye b'al gwen OUT as Del
,he stated, for maIuactnr".
{ "a Dive y a'oyo 'hs p.r,m n just No q
psr- an 1t = 'un,'.rms, lri'r IN" 'ip"r''- "a "I
Alld ! pIilur. 'G. .''' "F' 'a'' '''.'' p'
looms q. 4 iicko q, o. wh 20 articles a. vu'
~ iI,,rr, -, ,.,. raC.r,.t. EnNnHh tn t1'
10000 u a,t 10 .ln On na"d, r.. "a
ldon talksG Il ''fA ddy' has boon tIS'1a lY y
liver ,shed ty ,ri' drpartmen', AMI ell a't.e'''