The New York herald., 1865-03-12


The amounts due from them Tho draft made under
tnc call Of July t5 1851 In progress at the date of
the Provost Marshal Generals report This drat came
during the heat Of the late President al campaign and
resistance " IL threatened in many plac 8, and in
some actually organized The Provost Marshal General
justly claims special credit tor the officers acting under
| him for the Hrmncss and fairness with which they
executed the law Congress and the orders Of the gov
IN making this draft the which
attended their efforts
7qird-rhe results Of tho volunteer recruiting service
under the different calls for troops, dated February l.
March IA and July IL, 1861 gwen In reference 70
the ccnstment OF veteran volunteers during tho fall
of 1868 the Provost Marshal General ays0ver hun
drcd and hry-sx tho sand tr cd sold ers, who would
otherwise this have been discharged, werc secured
Tor three years longer Organizations which would have
and capable and experienced officers retained in
command Tho force thus organized and retained has
lsea and i,s Importance to tho co cannot be ever
concur in tho foregoing remssts, and know Of no
operation connected With tho recruitment OF the army
which has ruted in moro advantage 70 tho service than
| the referred TO.
The results Of recruitment undor the act Of July
1904 for recruiting in rebel tases reported as unfa
vorable
| fbtyOt-Commutation money received up to Novcm.
ber 1854, from drafted mn while permitted by law
10 secure exemption by payment Of $500 each, is ap
propraed by ACT Of Congress sr the expenses OF draft
and for the procuraton Of substutesn large part OF
y has been used and the remainder Is required Tor
| other purposes.
the part " his officers In the arrest Of deserter and strag
gers, 3s-v2 bayins been arrested between October
lbot oCtoDer Il, lStA The total numOSr hfrcttsu
from the Establishment OF the bureau 70 October 1854
being 60, 7e0
S,rtsThe Provost Marshal General reports the Veteran
Reserve corps consltns, October l. 1854 of 7o4 OH
cors and 2s 1913 men, It's discipline and instruction good
and that the entire corps rs dsing DUTY which would
otherwise have TO be performed by quail number OF
able bodied troops detached from the armies In the held
and that yet inadequate In numbers TO h the de
inands made on IL
Srcnt-The medical statistics Of the drafts presented
in ses Of tables referred TO by the Provost Marshal
General as worthy Of spec al attention.
rtotal iis,f n
mcnt and dra incl ding oil the expenses OF the bureau
for the wear ending October 81 1854, are given at
f4,0l6, US So The amount expended during the year
ending september So 1894 from the appropriation Tor
Collecting or sanizing and drilling volunteers, ~ given AZ
N,lg9,07l H. Amount expended from same fund
during the year end Dg scptembr 90 1904 for pay Of
advance bounty 70 volunteers, Sl4 o6S, DOB
No appropriation OF msney asked Tor any branch OF
this barcan dur ng the ensuing year
JrDGR ADVOCATE GENERALS pErARrrsS1.
As will appear from the accompanying report of the
Judge Advocate G0ners The business of this bureau has
continued steadily 10 Increase Its important cutics arc
believed 10 be faithfully performed While, rs Was altt
patod the new given fhe olcc by The ae
Of last session s found to have added much 10 the e
cheney ol It's operations digest OF the opinions OF The
Judge Advocate General upon current questions OF mi
ary law which has been pnbl shed aud dissiibnted
throughout the arny will, whilo anordIng valuable IN
struclon 10 inexperienced officers contribute TO produce
that uniformity OF decision aud aiiou much 70 be de
sired In the administration Of military justice.
BIcHASGK oY pRr osERe.
Tho general exchaDge OF prisoners effected undsr the
instructions OF ths department by Lieutenant 0cpera
Grant is In course " dgent execution, aud Hoped
that all OF prisoners who In the hands OF tho
rebels v soon be returned farloash of thirty days