NEW YORK, N. Y., November 25, 1862.

The PRESIDENT:

I feel confident you may rely on General Banks leaving on Saturday. A few of the transports may be detained some days longer, but he will not wait for them.

Your most obedient servant,

JOHN TUCKER,

Assistant Secretary of War.

NEW YORK, N. Y., November 25, 1862.

Honorable E. M. STANTON:

We have begun embark the troops, and should now go on very rapidly. Most of the expedition should leave here by Saturday, but some of the transports which have been chartered will not be ready till Monday or Tuesday. There will be still greater detention about shipping the horses, but they can follow as soon as they can be got ready. No time shall be lost.

JOHN TUCKER.

WAR DEPARTMENT

Washington City, November 25, 1862.

Major-General McCLERNAND,

Springfield, Ill.:

The Department will allow advance pay and bounty to those who enlist in the cavalry regiments now raising in Illinois; but in order to guard against fraud and desertion, the pay and bounty will not be payable until the regiment is filled up, inspected and ready for the field.

EDWIN M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.

AUGUSTA, ME., November 25, 1862.

Honorable E. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War:

In reply to your telegram by General Buckingham, dated yesterday, I have the honor to state Maine has furnished 7,119 volunteers for U. S. service for three years since July 2 in old and new regiments, 7,889 volunteer militia for nine-months" service, all in new regiments.

By order of the Governor:

JNO. L. HODSDON,

Adjutant-General.

MONTPELLIER, VT., November 25, 1862.

Brigadier General C. P. BUCKINGHAM:

The following is a statement of the number of volunteers for three years raised in this State since July 2: Ninth Regiment, 920; Tenth Regiment, 1,018; Eleventh regiment, 1,019; recruits for old regiments, 1,118; two additional companies of cavalry, 194. Total volunteers for three years, 4,269; total volunteers for nine months, 4,795; total raised since July 2, 9,064. These troops are all in the field except