What The Army Eats

Frora the ií. Y Juurnal of pommerc3 The exact nuuiber of L'uion troops ín and about Washington is not known to the public, and is not a proper subject for speciifanÓD. It u snfe to say, however, tbat oither tlie num'ocr 3 ver large, or tlie soldier hare prodigioua appetitcs, which, bappily, leave uo room t doubt of tlieir excellent bcxUly liealth. - Tlie funiisliing of f;od for the e-normous stomacl) of the aimy, 8 not one of the least, perplexing problema of the cauipaign. Provisioi!3 are plenty enogh, bat it is not always easy to get the Welt tjuality - and hothing else is considcreel lit for our army - tbuugh, in the buny and confusión which prcvailed at the outset of tlie war, largo Jota of rotten beef and worthless substanco stores were palmed ott" on tho soldiers. Siuoe tbc L'nitcd Btattjfl Government bas tuken sole charge of the foediDg denartmeut, thcre bas been uo cuusu of couipluint. Of conree tilia city, ou account of ita situation, railroad and water connections, and coinmercial advantiiges, is the priucipal dupot for recciving and forwarding suppücs 10 Washington. The most ponderuus item of the supplies weekly eoatrüetéd for, inspector!, and sent to the buugry mouths ori the Potomac, is nieat, in kind and proportiun abotrt as follows: 1,OUD bbls. extra mess be.f, 1,700 bbls. oí' mess beef, 'óí toas bacon sides, do. of sinoked liams, and (a duiy prized dclioaey ) 125 bbls. pieided boet' tongues - of the lirst qualily. Of succulent aud nutriiious inlscèllaniea there are 1,500 busbela of white bcana (strongly suggestive oí' a eertaiu Yankee disli), 1250 bushúls of split peas ( alatabie in soup), (30,000 pouudi of nee, and 50,000 pounds of Mhite fliut corn honiiny. Tha fortifying qualitieg of coffee are recognized ia the purohase of 70,000 pounds prime liio, aud 120,000 pounds of the same roasled and groand. " Tho driuk tbat ebeera, but nut niebriafr.'s" is provided tor by 4,500 pouads of tea, green, oolong aud S)ucliong iu equal proportious. To bwecten both these bcveragos, 180,0J0 pounds of dry, light yellow sugar are eoiisidered not too liberal an allowanee ; and 6,U00 gallons more of saccbariue matter is f'urnished in the shape of good molassos, or syrup, y,s a concomitan t for the rice, and toothsomc andbealthy in other relations. The solJiur is regaled witH only ode' species of preserved fruit, wbich, takeu witli a little water, is said to possess extraórdibary fattetmig proporties. H'o aikido to dried apples, of whieh 10,000 pounds are weekly forwarded. The formidable iist conolutles witb 400,000 pounds of ürst quality pilot bread. - tíume of these inountainous stores are sent by railroad, but most of tbem by sailing vessels. From one to fiec scbooners, deeply laden, leave this port daily. - Sueli as are not ueeded for iminediato uso are packed iu the vast warehouses at the capital, against tha contingencies of short supply and high prices at some future time. Tlrire is a large accumulation of salt meats ; for fresh meat to the exiont of 100 to 200 beeves is daily servcd out to the army. Dry bread also accumulates rapidly ; for over 160,000 loavcs are daily bakcJ and distributéd, - Thenation looks on fondly while tbe army eats, ci'udging nothing, but affectionately lioping that '' good digestión may wait on appetite."