The New York herald., 1862-07-28

Recruiting for the Regular Army.
HOW IT PEoG.EssEs-THE DIFFERENT RECRUITING
OFFICES IN THE CRY, ETC.
There are seven recruiting parties, with aggregate
Of sevon officers and thirty five men, at work In this
city for the regular army. AS might be expected the
they with far from being adequate to the
means employed The acts of Congress giving bounty
Of twenty five dollars aud months pay in advance
have not beeu officially promulgated through the custom
airy channe! Of General Orders from the War Depart
mont and the recruiting officers therefore under
grcat disadvantages and have to be satisfied with few
chance applicants who prefer ths regular army the
volunteer service Tho total number Of cnlistmca.s
made at all the regular Offices in New York city, during
the six months ending June 80, does not exceed avc
hundred. The expense rr capita, OF thcse five hun
drcd mon, has unavodably been pretty heavy, and
would scarcely be covered by thirty dollars. To this
must oe added the cost Of drilling, subsistng pay
ing, armng and sqnpping tho mon during their initia
ton into the mysteries OF soldering at the various de-
pots and camps for recruits and Transporting them
tho battle field. supposng they only hres months
before they are IN action, they will cost tho country
about two hundred dollars each.
Below will be found detailed account Of the different
Offices In this city.
THg MOUNTED SERVICE.
The cavalry rendezvous, which for several years
was ia Hudson street, has been removed to Greenwich
street. from motives OF economy. Lieutenant VIM. W.
Webb Of the Fourth cavalry is In charge Of this rendez
yous and also OF branch cce at Albany. Considering
the actvAy Of volunteer recruiting Lieutenant Webb is
very successful his returns showing an average OF up
wards Of thirty per month. All recruits enlisted
here srs sent Carlisle barracks and thence after
the necessary drill to Tho Ave old regiments VI cavalry
Tho new cavalry regiment (Sixth) has been recruited
trsy by otucsrs, and was full before any other
regiment
TUE NTH ARuLIxRr.
This now rsgne has full batteries In the nsld
headquarters formerly Each battery consists Of
one hundred and forty flour officers and men. Tho
son, headquarters are q. Fcrt Hamilton but viii proba
bly, soon be removed the colonel, Brsvst Brisadsr
General Brown 10 under orders V proceed 70 the camp
Of instruction, Annapolis, Md where ~ Will take
zone some weeks siucs but dstaiaed by sickness
The recruiting ofhce for this regiment Is In Greenwich
street. Lieutenant H. N. Burnf.n 10 charge Tbs mum
her OF snstmentS averages four per week. Tho recruits
aud then drafted to Harrisburg, where the
Hamilton. They have recently been supplied with
horses and praciiss light battVy dril and manouvres
every day.
Capt william NICE Dye is recruiting for this old regi
msnt In Eighth avenue Tho pvson.d Of the Eighth In
fantry has changed considerably since January
1851 Nearly the whole Of the officers and men were
captured in Texas aud the regiment was virtually non
existent. Four companies have, however, been reor
ng last fall and winter and now In Sykes brigade
Army OF the Potomac. The other two iormed at Fort
Hamilton sent 20 Harpers Ferry when Gen. Banks
was in trouble, and have now joined McClclfans army
few men stl at Fort Hamilton as recruits not hAv
inr been assigned TO any company. u reported that
they will be turned 70 the general services and that
recruiting as FAR ns tho Eighth In concerned
| viii be suspended for the present.
| rwEivTa INFANTRY.
Recruiting for this regiment s very slow in New York
Cant Dallas has AN oco In Chatham street. but does
meet with tho success his efforts en.te him TO
/ Tho officers on recruiting service in the westeri
states have better fortune. During the wees
they have sent In nearly one hundred men
and the second battalion 10 now complete -Four com
panes sykes brigade, near Harrison's Landing
| va One company Is guard duty over the priso ner
In Fort Lafayette, and the remaining three companc
are In the barracks outside Fort Hamilton Recruit
Ing 10 going for the Third battalion. Major Henry
Cltz First battalion, s wounded, and on parole; Majo
Richard s. Smith Second battalion ID on duty al Racine
wis., mastering and disbursng ofccr for that STATE
and Major Luther b. Brusn Third battalion, is ~ For
Hamilton the recruiting service for tn
Twelfth. Captain Daas first lieutenant Ii rsoruitin
| at Ithaca, n. Y.
| FOURTEENTH INFANTRY.
Captain Mccall, OF this new regiment, has rscrr:.ir
party In Mott street, but does not nnd recruits veI
plentiful. He has just returned from an expedite
through New jersey. the result u vhioa u aQt ~