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What troops the Yankee States have sent into the field.

The United States "National Almanac," for 1863, published in Philadelphia, furnishes some interesting statistics concerning the strength of the enemy. The following table shows the number of troops furnished to the Yankee army from the commencement of the war up to the 1st of January, 1863:

New York — number sent to the field to January, 1863222,836
Pennsylvania200,000
Ohio (Besides over 10,000 enlisted in the service of other States)174,738
Illinois--to December 31, 1862135,000
Indiana--to January 1, 1863102,698
Massachusetts--to Dec. 1st, 1862, [about one to every 13 2 3 of her population]90,000
Iowa — to December 1, 1862, [more than]50,000
Michigan--December 1, 186248,000
Wisconsin--December, 1862, aside from the three months regiments.42,000
Maine30,000
Connecticut--to Nov. 10, 186228,551
New Jersey20,000
Vermont [nearly one in every 15 of her entire population]19,000
New Hampshire, up to November 1, 186218,261
Rhode Island, (one in 5 23 100 of her white male population)15,736
Kansas14,000
Minnesota11,887
California, (Five full regiments of infantry and two of cavalry) say7,000
Oregon, no report
Maryland, (Estimated)10,000
Delaware, (Estimated)3,000
Kentucky, Nov. 1, 1862, about55,000
Missouri38,031
Virginia, Nov. 1, 1862, about20,000
Total1,356,301

this large number, it will be observed, is "Besides the three months regiments" in Wisconsin. This is not the whole of the host which has been sent against us. The following shows the naval force with which the Yankees have assailed us, and gives the strength of the United States navy:

Steamers.

Screw steamers118
side-wheel steamers, gunboats, transports, &c151
iron-clad steamers54
Total323

sailing vessels.

Skips-of-the-line and frigates12
Sloops-of-war and brigs20
Skips, brigs, barks, and schooners72
Total104
Total of steamers and sailing vessels427

The fleet in commission exceeds that of England by fifty vessels. Over 40,000 men are serving on these vessels.

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