We have respectfully to suggest to the Commander-in-Chief that, if convinced, as we think he may be, of the worth of these claims (and he has only to consult the Surgeon-general to receive full evidence of them), he will use his official influence with the President to obtain a recommendation to the following effect, i. e., that the President, by the advice of the Commander-in-Chief and the Surgeon-General, recommends the country to furnish its extraneous aid and assistance for the soldiers who are sick and wounded through the Sanitary Commission, appointed in the very beginning of the war to be the channel of this benevolence, as the multiplication of agencies of this kind is embarrassing to the Medical Department and the military authorities. Whatever expressions of confidence, after full investigation, the Government may see fit to add to this recommendation, we should value for their moral effect.

A thorough and unsparing examination of our methods, of our past services, and our present activities (if it were possible) would be the highest favor the Government could render us.

Very respectfully, yours,

HENRY W. BELLOWS,

President of the Sanitary Commission.

Statement showing number of troops which have taken the field under recent calls for volunteers and militia.

States in Number in three- Remarks.

alphabetical order. years's regiments.

Connecticut.. 8,892 6 regiments have

taken the field.

Delaware.. 1,008 No regiments have

taken the field.

Iowa.. 3,920 None.

Indiana.. 23,520 24 regiments

infantry, 11

companies cavalry,

and 3 batteries

artillery in field.

Illinois.. 35,280 18 regiments

infantry in field,

4 others under

orders, 15 others

mustered, 10 of

them armed, but not

fully equipped.

Kentucky.. 2,382 3 regiments cavalry

in field; no

complete infantry

regiments organized

yet.

Kansas.. 4,900 Verbal report of

General Lane.

Minnesota.. 4, 188 No muster made; men

used against

Indians.

Maryland.. 2,287 2 regiments in

field and one

section of

artillery.

Michigan.. 6,860 7 regiments in

field, 2 regiments

will take field by

20th, 2 cavalry

regiments (1,200

each) and a battery

at Detroit.

Maine.. 4,500

Missouri.. 1,892

Massachusetts.. 6,860

New York.. 39,200 32 regiments have

taken the field.

New Hampshire.. 3,920

New Jersey.. 4,800 5 regiments have

taken the field.

Ohio.. 24,500 25 regimens have

taken the field.

Pennsylvania.. 31,360 32 regiments have

taken the field; 17

regiments of

militia under call

of Governor.

Rhode Island.. 1,074

Tennessee.. 806 None reported.

Vermont.. 2,940 3 regiments have

taken the field (1

under call for

50,000).

Virginia.. 1,794 2 regiments have

taken the field.

Wisconsin.. 3,920 4 regiments have

taken the field.

Total.. 212,488

THOMAS M. VINCENT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,

September 17, 1862.