Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-12

The Adjutant General is in daily receipt
| of letters from parties In different sections
of the State offering to raise companies
! for service in the event Of ruture with
| Mexico.
The following constitutes the organized
| military force OF the State;
WHITE.
Infantry-Savannah Cadets, Republl-
can Blues, Oglethorpe Light Infantry,
Irish Jasper Greens, German Volunteers
Clarke Light Infantry, Clinch Rifles, Ma
con Volunteers, Floyd Rifles, Putnam RI
fles, Southern Cadets, Hancock Van
Guards, Baldwin Blues, Companies A. B.
and G.. of the Third Battalion Georgia
Volunteers" Spalding Greys, QuItman
Guards, Griffin Light Guards, Columbus
Guards, City Light Guards, LaGrange
Light Guards, Southern Rifles. Albany
Guards, Lewis Light Infantry, Fort
Gaines Guard, Brunswick Rifemen, Con-
stitutional Guards, Dawson Guards,
Rome Light Guards, Tatnall Guards,
Walton Guards, Gate City Guards, Hin
City Cadets, Thomson Guards, Milledge-
vile Light Infantry, Wiley Guards, Du-
Bignon Volunteers, Crawford Guards,
Blount Volunteers.
Artillery-Chatham Artillery and Jack
son Light Artillery.
Cavalry-Georgia Hussars, Effingham
Troop, Governors Horse Guard, Liberty
Independent Troop, Mcintosh Light Ora
9oons, Ricnmond hussars, Liberty
Guards.
COLORED TROOPS.
manipulation Light Guards, Lone
Star Cadets, Savannah Light Infantry,
Colquitt Blues, Forest City Light In
fantry, Chatham Light Infantry, Augusta
Light Infantry, Douglass Light Infantry,
Augusta Cadets, Georgia Infantry. Talbot
Light Infantry. COlquitt Guards, Lincoln
Guards, Fulton Guards, Georgia Cadets,
Governors Volunteers, Columbus volun-
| teers, Rome Star Guards, Blbb County
Blues, Central City Light Infantry.
ArtIllery-Georgia ARTILLERY.
Cavalry-Savannah Hussars.
The total number, officers and men, of
white infantry, uniformed and equipped,
IS ,412. The number in colored compa-
MES is S77.
The number of whites in the eight
cavalry companies is 1913. In the Savan-
nah Hussars, the only colored cavalry
| company in the State, the number is a.
In the Chatham Artillery and the jack
| son Light Artillery, both white, there are
! 1913 men. In the Georgia Artillery, col
Ored, there Is force of % men. This is
total of men, uniformed and equi pped,
presumably ready for service, Of 2,877.
The force is well armed with guns. The
three artillery companies have three
available pieces. The State owns two
Calling guns. received from the general
government, valued at 81, 800 each. One
of these is in possession OF the Chatham
Artillery, and the other is in possession
of The sixth Battalion.
OF the total number of the men on the
military roster of the State 2,2S9 are in
the infantry, The average cost OF the
equipment OF these is SIS per man, max
ing for the whole force $44, l02. This does
not include uniforms. OF this amount
the State OF Georgia pays nothing, nor
does it contribute a dollar in any other
way to the support, maintenance or en-
couragement of its military organizations.
What Is received comes from the general
government at the rate OF 81, 800 per an,
mum, and this is rapidly absorbed, often
before the State receives IL. The quota
OF the state for the present year, not yet
received, is already covered by requisi-
tions.
In addition to the infantry companies
in the list already given there are the
Gainesville Volunteers and the Green Ri
fees. notice of whose organization was
published last week.
While the state is Just now unable to
furnish arms TO new companies which
may organize, 1t Is proper to say that in
case OF war with Mexico, there will he no
trouble about procuring arms. Uncle
sam will be only too glad 10 furnish arms
to all volunteer companies that may be
thirsty for Mexican gore.
Hinton Wright, who recently wrote the
Governor Of Texas Offering the services
of a company OF men from Atlanta, re-
ceived reply from him this morning,
thanking him for the offer. and stating
that the communication had been filed
for future reference.
TuE Swedish and Danish newspapers have
been discussing schemes for the construction