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The struggle for Volunteers at the North.

--To those who think that the "inexhaustible" resources of the enemy are overwhelming we would commend the following advertisements taken from the New York Herald. The bounties, it will be seen, are enormous, but the enlistments are not commensurate with the inducements. We can understand now what these people mean when they say they are determined "at any cost" to subdue the South. The "cost" is to be paid in greenbacks, and when these break down the war ends:


New York County Volunteer Committee;
office 240 Broadway.
30,000 volunteers wanted.

The following are the pecuniary inducements offered:

County bounty, cash down$300
State bounty$75
United States bounty to new recruits302
United States bounty, addition to veteran soldiers400
477
Total$777

George Opdyke, Mayor, County Committee.
Matthew T. Brennan, Comptroller, County Committee.
Orison Blunt, Supervisor, County Committee.
Elijah F. Purdy, Supervisor, County Committee.
William R. Stewart, Supervisor, County Committee.
William M. Tweed, Supervisor, County Committee.
Orison Blunt, Chairman.
New York, Nov. 16, 1863.

Recruits wanted for Fortification

--Engineer Artillery. No marching, no picket duty; big pay, $852 bounty, and B552 cash in hand. Military headquarters, Nos. 1,2,4, and 6 New Chambers street, N. Y.

J. J. Rink, Captain,
Engineer Artillery.

Sickles cavalry.

--Some good young men wanted to fill up a company for this splendid regiment. --Bounty for veterans $865, and for recruits $490, of which will be paid $300 cash down, and the rest before leaving the State. Office 83 Walker street, and 327 Broome street, near Bowery.

I. G. Gundlack, Captain.
Ch. Bergman, Lieutenant.

Substitutes.

--Wanted this day, at No. 316 Greenwich street, (Exchange Hotel,) a few good men, to whom will be paid $100 more cash in hand than by any other parties in the city. Call early.


Volunteers wanted this day — bounty $750

--Cash in hand $300. Also, seamen, ordinary and landsmen, and boys. Apply at No. 164 Maiden Lane, corner of South street, to P. McGentry, Moran & Co.


Volunteers wanted.

--I will pay $25 more than any other party for men. Runners can have the money advanced for their men. B. A. Simonson, Army and Navy Agent, 82 White street, near Broadway.


Volunteers wanted.

--$827 Bounty--$375 paid cash in hand; runners liberally dealt with; give us a call at the New York State Volunteer and Substitute office, 82 White street, N. Y.


Wanted.

--Ten Thousand Substitutes.

Headquarters Ambulance and Sanitary Corps, 654 Broadway, New York.--All able-bodied men who desire to volunteer for the service of the United States, are requested to call at these headquarters before joining elsewhere, as a rare opportunity is offered, not only to obtain all the large bounties offered by the Government, States and city of $850 for veterans, $677 for recruits, but also to become attached to the most desirable regiment to serve in. For full particulars apply as above from 6 A M. to 3 P. M. daily, of Col. Henry R. Foots.

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