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| Sept. =, lS46. | 10 fks Efiior of fAe Banaer.

 DEAR SlR: Presuming that you would like ln hear af the stale of ihings here. l take the liberty Of stating that ali is preparation, bus. tlc and confusion. The order is to march to that almost unknown and entirely unpro- nounceable place, Chihnahua--750 miles, over land, hedges, rivers, diiches, Sc, An order was given tlsai, if possible, the Arkansas mounted volunteers. fI0 compa- nies,l the two regiments of Illinois foot, and other companies, must be paid off Pay master J. R. BGiler. was asked if i, could be done. He answered, .sYes, if can get clerks" He obtained first rate and rapid young fellow from the Arkansas mounted regiment, and with his own clerk. and clerk nf Maj. D. Hunter, Maj. Butler went to work, and probably the annals of paying Troops do not produce au instance of greater promptltude. more expedition. or greater ce- lerity of payments. The Arkansas mounted regiment consists of tea eompanies-20 pay rolls had to be made cut. The Ist and 2d regiments of Illinois foot consists q % ea.n- panies-40 pay rolls had to be made out The work commenced on the 18th Sepem- Der, and on Saturday, the l9th. Maj. Butler paid of all tiisicalled for pay (fieId and staff lneiadetl) of the 10 companies of the Arkan- sas mounted regiment, aud on the following Monday, the 2lst, all that called for their pay (iield and staff officers iucludesl) of the 70 companies of the Ist and 2d regiments of Illinois foot Thus, you perceive, 60 pay rolls were made out in an incredible short time d payments made. This despatch has excited surprise and remarks from many.

 Maj Butler is business-driving, sys,e- matic man, and although he pni his clerks to il nigh, and day, they bore i, like Tro- jans. And with such clerks as John B. Pel- ham, the Major says he could pay off re- giment every other day during the year. Pelham is of your town, believe.

 Some the trains. and many ol the troops, have already started, and presume that the aex, you will hear of Gen. Wool's army will he at Prcsidio, on its way to Chihua- qua, &c. am, respectfully.

 G. S r.