, 1865-12-20

| 20 20. onsd depot for tha supuiy % tefkiaf ~
sp9irsge, the febnysh,n Arsenal, a PnisSapAza
q 1aoc nen. The material Nss pu,rhEei ny con.
Eact Ecm maEufactodee, and The eiotnna. ShoeA.
&C, WeSr nsde up at The af<enal.
lhe sEdGen lcc1e1sc of The army made It ns.er.sa
q 70 greatly enlarge the opers1ons Of ,ha DECOR.
tpe rumernu. regiment. 81 vonnteeIs or.n9-;rS y
IN every dtftr!ct IN the en-usrJ. Eight Of tsn tha
and woxh.pecp.e wefu employed 1n Pa;;sIeipnfs
new derots e.tahiished at New YoTs snG c,nttns ne
rat1 went nto epssstion eatly in ls62. under ensT
crnc snd able eiEeess. Contrasts wesc msdc tor
Lbs euTplv o. claihtnE rtadJ-made. The naantan-
tulers offhe loyal STATES were urged 10 tnru hetr
chants vho hsd. eetose lhc VIZ. supplied Tho quiz
ior,he supply Of amy clothing, and In tcw
10 country wese turned INTO The new channel, ind
Ee difficulties al Estt experienced In p1ocu.inf 4
faE cent supply for the immense army which spranE
The onl, domestic branch of manufacture which
o. o. oasnksts- The department has hcen Obliged
t.s t.suaSooot thc war 10 u>a considerable propo1-
uGn Ts o. sIaay ntnkets OF fozcirn rnsuufscturr.
sesaSt,lI seh1 a;ssa, .. Fs.lssspsi., spasec Ok q
sppssEssnsso: s ,ss4s H., Aent i, q p7optG aro Ia
and additiots be maae in ihe nuIldtn.s % ~ Ni,htn
ind walls, TO enable th- departmenr 10 rmnTe
mcen valuable property now sIorru in te,ora,pv
snsds, asq e;5,p4ssu s canseF tom nre INTO props
The prices Of clothing and eqe,n,s, h,,, con.
tfanllI advanced during the wa. z t,hle. ~ thr
lowest and highest Prices paid ac-ounanirs nj, -
porf. Il Will ee seen lhat toward III. ,ermtn.iinn
Of the waE The p11ce. Of many important ,,7irirs
mad mora than doubled; OF some articles The nries
TIE seeend divl4lou OF this ottlce ha. ca1ro, a,
tho p.oys:on and distribution OF cothn. and rnui.
page. 1t has been under The charge OF Coi. At
FeH1. OF The Qunrtcrmasters Department, who his
In this omee bud charge Of ibis branch Of It's bu.
ne:s ssncs The commencement Of The wax. lie Is N
officer Of E3re merit, and have taken occasion
heretofess 10 ak that be receive promotion, AZ
testimony that hi. EeTytces h1ve been feeneMrod
and appreciated hy his country, a. they arc BY the
ehtel OF thus Department
Year, 1nd especially during the unprecedented
movements OF the Last year, very heavy dcmants
nave been naIa upon this branch Of tho Den1rt-
ment It Las been able 10 place the mahrial nttded
III he light place, aud At the stch. momen:
During the Inst year large armies hnve chaut-ed
their bases The amy Of Gen Sh.aman rom tha
Ieanesfee ard Ohio 10 the Aslauuc cnast at Savao-
nah: fecn again to Il hlttor 4t- Beaufort, North
Catnitn1, sessfcl hInlttA ul'eA u.st4nt let It
each end Of these new bases this afmy; from 3pUNO
10 ~ strong. found tho supplies l6f complete
new cu'M ready for issue. Most d the cloihiu9 .
and eauipaGe for thls purpose Wa seEt from New
wnerc IN this report. N''>A
oarna.e. of is,too, 10 as,on men bare ben dur
see he Aiantlc from the Tcnnessee TO tho siuif
coas1; furc the James to the Tsto Uraudc: b1t
M6m none OF &hesc new 6elds and bases OF opers-
TIN, IN the midst o1 these sudden and r,rapiic
movements, has the complaint been made u suffer
duty Of this Department to provide or to irapspart
FTo he rnntfnr..d J