Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-31

Odpt' Nlllldul IL Ntdlh, DoStOh> Hlet aiSu
tenant John w. Sanderson; second lieutenant
Edwin R. Frost.
The SD regiment, Col Maggi, will proba-
bly, leave Lynnfield for the seat of war this
week, and go direct to Washington New
Enfield muskets and equipments complete
were supplied to them on Tuesday.
Sunderland obtained her full number of
twelve recruits, Mt a war meeting on Monday
evening. Among other towns in the state that
have obtained their full quota are Melrose,
Nahant, Athol, Barre, Bellingham, Brighton,
Chicopee, Dana, Gardner, Milford, Peters
ham, Royalston, Walpole, Wayland, West
boro', and Winchester.
Hardwick enlisted of the II volunteers
called for, at war meeting on Saturday night.
Capt. Parkhurst of the 21st regiment, adj
dressed the meeting in eloquent and urgent
terms. William Mixter offered $40 extra
bounty in addition to the 800 from the town,
to the first ten recruits.
Medway has nearly filled her number
Newton expects to have all her men this week.
-Natick has voted $3.50 bounty and expects
to fill her quota at an early day.-Rev. Albert
Case of Boston, who has officiated as chap
lain during the organization of different regi-
ments, has volunteered to raise company for
the war.-Andover has enlisted 81 men of her
quota of 81 and sent them into camp at Lynn
field; the other Is will soon follow.-RoXbury
is recruiting more rapidly than her sister
cities. Capt. w. S. King recruited 60 men
for his company within three days.-Charles-
town has raised nearly one half of her quota
Of 40S, and the necessity of draft is not ap-
pretended.
In Bozrah, Conn.,, at O recruiting meeting,
Mr. Simeon Abel, who already has two
brothers in the army, came forward and sign
ed the roll, at the same time stating that one
John eager had agreed to do SO if he would.
Mr.. eager, who was present, Immediately
arose, and commenced excusing himself, but
was finally obliged to leave, which he did,
amid the groans of the indignant crowd.
The Hartford Courant says-''As nearly as
can be the following is the number of men
already enlisted in the new regiments form
ing in this state In the l4th, Hartford, 600
men; 18th, New Haven, about 400; 10th,
Hartford, between 500 and 600; and the 18th,
18th, and 10Th, will average 800 men each.
There are also squads in Middlesex and Toll
land counties, not yet attached to any regi-
ment. Recruiting is necessarily slow.
The Hartford Press says: 1.-THE quota of
the towns in Connecticut will not be publish
ed till the new enrolment is completed, which
is ordered to be returned before Aug. 10.
The date after which draft will be ordered,
if the quota is not filled, will probably be
August GOTH
Good reports continue from Maine. Nearly
100 towns have raised the requisite number of
volunteers. Danville is the banner town in
the matter of bounty; it pays $40. Frank
lin county is the banner county, having al
ready filled its quota of volunteers, and some
towns in the county have quite a surplus.
Orono has already furnished 80 volunteers,
with the promise of full ranks by the middle
of this week. Milo will offer bounty Of
$50 for volunteers. Troy had obtained l3 of
her quota Of Is volunteers on the 25th; the
bounty offered was 500. Lagrange raised
lv~5ST rIrS DUunly go. Rome required 8 re-
cruits, and y promptly stepped forward at
the meeting. Brighton has furnished her
full quota, paying them Sl00 each. South
Berwick sent her quota of troops to camp
Butler on Tuesday. The inhabitants turned
out en- masse to escort them to the railroad
depot.
James Roscoe of Vista, Westchester coun-
ty' N. Y, has five sons, four of whom have
already enlisted in Connecticut regiments.
Two of them are in the 10th regiment. and
two others have joined the company now being
raised in New Canaan for the Fairfield county
regiment. The total height of the four vol
unteers is little over "a feet.
The Detroit Free Press learns that senator
Chandler of Michigan purposes to raise reg
lment and lead it into the field. 1t adds =
''His great wealth and his influence with
part of the people would enable him to raise
men very rapidly"
Mayor Bemis has had correspondence with
Gen. Schouler on the subject of raising an
Irish company in Springfield, with the privi-
lege of choosing its own officers. The adiu-
tant general gives full liberty for the forma-
ton of the company with the privilege which
they desire. 1t is expected that large num-
Der of the Springfield Emmett Guard will en-
list under their captain.
Gov. Washburn of Maine has appointed
men in each county in the state to hunt up
deserters, and such officers and soldiers
whose furloughs have expired, and report
them to headquarters. Nearly 600 men are
now IN camp in Augusta for the 6thregiment.
| The regiment will doubtless be ready to leave
| for the seat of war within ten DAYS. In Nor
| way, on the 10Th, meeting was held, and "a
men enrolled their names as recruits. The
towns quota is 81. correspondent of the
Portland Press writes ''The thirty-four mis-
cradle towards who ran away from Norway
into Canada, to avoid draft. can now return.
if they desire. But if we could have our choice
in the matter we had much rather that six or
eight more of the same stripe would go and
join them. These men are still here, but
would run, did not age or infirmity clear them
from military duty. Our town is cursed with
more than an equal share of these twaddlers
and rebel sympathizers."
Much inconvenience has been experienced
in the recruiting service for the want of
sufficient number of the proper officers to
muster in the enlisted men. To obviate this
difficulty, three U. S. officers have been de-
| tailed for this service, one for each of the
camps at Lynnfeld, Worcesterand Pittsfeld
They will remain constantly at their respec-
tive camps.
Col. VIM. Raymond Lee, now in Massa-
chusetts, ordered to report to Gov. Andrew
and to assist in recruiting, has been detailed
to visit Western Massachusetts, for the pur-
pose of making the arrangements necessary
for establishing camp at Pittsfeld. He Is
also authorized to confer with the town au-
thorities in that portion of the state, to mr.
range details, and to render them any posi-
BILE assistance in filling theirrespective quotas.
The ladies Of the Perkins street Baptist So
ciety, East Somerville adopted the following
spirited and warlike resolution on Monday
evening :-Resolved, If the aNiEN of Somer-
vile will not enlist to rescue our country
from her extreme peril, the WOMEN will and
when they go, will leave their super1uous
garments to those men who choose inglorious
ease at home.