Camp News.—The evening parades at Camp Lacey

continue to attract great numbers of spectators from

Doylestown, and other parts of the surrounding country

within reach.  When the whole regiment is drawn up in

line across the spacious exhibition ground, the men per-

fectly motionless, and the band pouring forth its inspiring

music, the spectacle is beautiful and imposing.  The reg-

iment, is now nearly full, and the line of men extends

nearly across the enclosure, a distance of some three hun-

dred yards.

The men of the Ringgold Artillery, who are encamped

at the far end of the ground, wear a very neat and soldier-

like appearance.  They are dressed in light blue pants and

dark jackets, corded with red, and are all supplied with

fatigue caps.  This gives them an air of lightness and

activity that is not conferred by the frock coats and mis-

cellaneous head gear of the infantry.  The latter, we

understand, are to have black felt hats, ornamented with

plumes.

The muskets for the soldiers arrived in Doylestown last

week, and were stored away in the prison yard until they

are wanted.  The boxes containing them made several

four-horse wagon loads.  They will be served out to the

men some time during the present week.  The design has

been to make the soldiers as perfect in their drill as possi-

ble before putting arms into their hands.  They are now

making rapid progress, and have already become quite

proficient in the rudimentary movements.

The life of the men in camp is a pretty active one.—

They are roused by the drum early in the morning, after

which the roll is called, and breakfast cooked and eaten. 

At eight o’clock guard mounting takes place, when the

whole regiment is drawn up, the band plays, and the

guard for the next twenty-four hours, consisting of four

men and a non-commissioned officer from each company,

is marched out for duty.  After this, the officers are

drilled for a time, and then follows two hours’ drill of the

Regiment by companies.  Dinner is taken at twelve

o’clock, after which follows another drill of two hours,

lasting till three o’clock.  About half-past four they have

supper, and immediately afterwards comes dress parade,

which continues until after sunset.  After this, none of the

men are allowed to leave the camp, except for water, and

at nine o’clock lights are put out and all hands go to bed. 

All the tents in camp are now furnished with board

floors, which greatly promote the comfort and cleanliness

of the interior.  Excellent health prevails among the men,

and at no time has there been more than one or two on the

sick list, and these were but slight cases of dysentery.

On Friday last, at dress parade an order was read

announcing the death of Commissary General George Gib-

son, and requiring the commissioned officers to wear crape

on the left arm for the space of thirty days.  This token

of respect is general throughout the army.

The ladies of the county are still hard at work in pre-

paring necessary articles for the comfort of the volunteers. 

Hundreds of pairs of stockings have been knit, and many

fingers are busy in making up needlebooks, furnished with

thread, buttons, needles and pins, ready for the hour of

need.  Almost every one can do something of this kind for

the good of the cause.  In the middle and lower end town-

ships nearly every house will contribute supplies of some

description.  In the upper end, where the war has been

made unpopular by the efforts of party demagogues, there

is very little doing.

A number of the ladies of Doylestown, aided by some

residing in neighboring villages, and preparing to procure

a set of colors to be presented to the regiment.  They have

already collected the necessary funds.  It is understood

that colors will be furnished by the state, but these will

be bestowed, and doubtless will be cherished by the

regiment, as a token of the good will of friends at home. 

The colors consist of a national flag and a regimental

standard.

On Saturday, rations were issued from the quartermas-

ter’s office for 873 men, that being the number then in

camp and dependent upon the Government for food.  This

would be an average of nearly 80 men for each of the

eleven companies.  In fact, however, they are all quite

full except those of Captain Walters, from Reading,

and Captain Duncan from Philadelphia.  These compa-

nies have received very few recruits from Bucks county,

and are still considerably behindhand.  The Artillery

company under Capt. Durell, has increased rapidly within

a week or two past.  It now numbers about eighty men.

On Sunday, after religious services in the morning, the

regiment was marched out the lower Sate road to the

Neshaminy, beyond Castle Valley, to give the men an

opportunity of washing off the dust that had accumulated

during the trip to Danborough.

There has been considerable talk about the regiment

being ordered to the seat of war within a few days past. 

Some thought it would be sent to join the army of fre-

mont in Missouri, while others would have it, that every

effort was to be devoted to the invasion of Virginia under

McClellan.  No orders to move anywhere have been re-

ceived, nor are such orders expected at any given time.—

It is probable that the War Department will consult only

the necessities of the service, and that the regiment, when

it is ready, will be sent away whenever and wherever

may be deemed expedient.

A number of soldiers of Camp Lacey went home yester-

day afternoon in order to be on hand to vote at the elec-

tion to-day.  All those whose place of voting, if not in

the service, it not over then miles from camp were allowed

to go home and vote if they desire.  They were granted

a furlough till 8 1/2 o’clock this evening.