NEW YORK, June 30, 1862.

To the GOVERNORS OF THE SEVERAL STATES:

The capture of New Orleans, Norfolk, and Corinth by the national forces has enabled the insurgents to concentrate a large force at and about Richmond, which place we must take with the least possible delay; in fact, there will soon be done formidable insurgent force except at Richmond. With so large an army there, the enemy can threaten us on the Potomac and elsewhere. Until we have re-established the national authority, all these places must be held, and we must keep a respectable force in front of Washington. But this, from the diminished strength of our Army by sickness and casualties, renders an addition to it necessary in order to close the struggle which has been prosecuted for the last three months with energy and success. Rather than hazard the misapprehension of our military condition and of groundless alarm by a call for troop by proclamation, I have deemed it best to address you in this form. To accomplish the object stated we require without delay 150,000 men, including those recently called for by the Secretary of War. Thus re-enforced, our gallant Army will be enabled to realize the hopes and expectations of the Government and the people.

A. LINCOLN.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, New Orleans, June 30, 1862.

Count MEJAN,
French Consul:

I beg leave to call your attention to the fact that I have not yet received your report of the larger amounts of specie placed under your charge just previous to the coming up of the fleet of the United States.

Presuming that a press of business has prevented,

I am, most respectfully, your obedient servant,

BENJ. F. BUTLER,

Major-General, Commanding.

Statement of strength of the volunteer force in service, compiled from the latest rolls and returns on file in the Adjutant- General's Office.

Cavalry. Artillery.

States. Numbers Aggregate Numbers Aggregate

of of men. of of men.

regiments regimen

ts.

Maine 1 1,133 --- ---

New Hampshire --- --- --- ---

Vermont 1 987 --- ---

Massachusetts 1 1,075 --- ---

Rhode Island 1 939 2 1,933

Connecticut --- --- 1 880

New York 9 7,808 6 6,363

New Jersey 1 918 --- ---

Pennsylvania 11 10,893 2 2,013

Delaware --- --- --- ---

Maryland 1 400 --- ---

District of --- --- --- ---

Columbia

Virginia 2 1,513 --- ---

Ohio 6 6,913 1 1,793

Indiana 3 2,554 --- ---

Illinois 13 12,222 2 2,772

Michigan 3 3,385 --- ---

Infantry. Aggregate.

States. Numbers Aggregate Of Of men.

of of men. regimen

regiments ts.

Maine 14 11,087 15 12,220

New Hampshire 7 6,388 7 6,388

Vermont 7 6,630 8 7,617

Massachusetts 26 25,222 27 26,297

Rhode Island 2 1,717 5 4,589

Connecticut 9 8,125 10 9,005

New York 100 82,616 115 96,787

New Jersey 10 9,109 11 10,027

Pennsylvania 76 66,978 89 79,884

Delaware 2 1,609 2 1,609

Maryland 10 7,112 11 7,512

District of 2 1,413 2 1,413

Columbia

Virginia 11 9,915 13 11,428

Ohio 80 68,115 87 76,101

Indiana 51 45,208 54 47,762

Illinois 59 46,534 74 61,528

Michigan 17 15,254 20 18,639