, 1863-12-07

What the Recruiting. O6lces are Doing
There are several recruiting oflces iu the Court
House yard-eomc arc tcnts and others ncat little
wooden buildings, where there Is good fire kept,
with desk, tablea. chairs and all the regular ap
pOfntments Of place Of hueiness. At each Of
these Offices there are military men, with their as
sistants, waiting cxpcetnut1y for young men to
come and offer themselves for recruits. There
does no, appear to be mnch, II any, superiority OF
any one over the 6thcre. They all alike cry aloud
for men, and al oaer pretty nearly the same in.
duccmonts Of money, over and shove the glory
which eresy man gets who dghts for his country.
We visited them all yesterday, and the dret re-
cruiting place NC entered WAS Q tent where they
wanted men for the 10th Regiment Of ZouAves.
The oflcc. commanding was Captain Copcutt, and
before he entered We got into conversation with
tho boyf, and with Ieutenant Cure OF the old
Brand Zouayes, sroast young fellow, who had a
bnlet wpnnd in the neck. He told rs the reg1.
mcnt was originally 1900 strong, and that now It
Of hss regiment, and WAS glad he had been wound
ed while lighting in lite rsnkn. We call 1t, he said
the .boody 19th'-aod 1t deserves Ito name for Il
has fought knee deep III rebel gore, and amidst
perfect hail Of shell and ball, many time, and
often. He rpoke Of the Captain as 3 tine fellow,
who formerly belonged to Hawkins ZouAses !; and
indeed, all the men about the tent looked smast,
et.oDE, active fellows. likely to do any amount
e1 lighting. The Office has only been opened about
fortnight, and they hare already rome thirty sev
en- recruits. The bounty ie eeventJ;fve dollarf
cash. In advance, &c eoon n the men are mustered
n, and the balance Of the original three hundred
and two dollars which 10 the total bounty, ia to be
p4id at intervals Of two months, to each zec1nt
It's not necessary for us to eay word about tht
good qualities Of tits regiment the advantages
which would be derived from joining it. These
arc well known and, In vcry short time, tht
number required viii be filed up, aud the com
pary. after striking Camp Butler, At Springfield
Wfl be sent to Ecloiu the regment at Chattanooga
It 10 curious fact that eoe Of the rebel soldier
are enlIsting In the 10Th. One man, who was for
merry Adjutant Of the 18th Louisiana Zouaves, Ii
| now sergeant Of the 18Th Illinois. The Sd Lieu.
tenant ia Otto Shu1tz; and the headquarters a1s
| the tent In the Court House Square-or at the
Light Gua1d Hail. corner Of Randolph street.
where the business Of recruiting Is carried On dur
Ing, the evenings.
! FIRST BcAnD OF Trade REGIMENT
The oniee Of this resiment-the I'D minois-ia
nlso In the Court House Square, awooden building
by the right hand, At the northeast corner Capt,
.olbrook IL the officer in command, and he asys
that ti,c regiment has unuenal claims upon the
youur men Of the state-that ali arc children Of
The Bosrd Of Trade who belong to the regiment
which bears their name, and are especially cared
for, particularly in winter, when the men need 70
many extras 10 keep them warm and comfortable.
Last winter he sayA they sent the boys 800 rubber
blankets, and they have Just low sent pair Of
.on5 ynJttnns tn eFerF man in the reciUeeut thxt