The New York Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1857, Page 8

THE ARMY. Annual Report of the Seeretary of War. Wank DerakTMent, Wasmverom, Dec. 5, 188) } ‘Sm—I have the honor to submit the following report of ‘he condition and operations of the army during the past va Tiyue army consists of nineteen regiments, divided into ten of infantry, four of artillery, two of dragoons, two of cavalry and one of mounted riflemen. The whole strength ‘of the army, as posted, consists of about 17,984 men; and the actual strength, on the first of July last, was 15,764. In addition to the movements which the troops have been ‘called op to make this year, which are set forth in a sepa- rate paper, prepared by the Adjutant General and here- with transmitted, this force is called upon to garrison 68 forts of @ large and permanent character, so far, at least, as it is possible to supply men tor the purpose; and to occupy 70 postless permanently established, where the presence of a force is absolutely required. The area over ‘which these forte and posts are spread embraces a circuit of about 5,000,000 square miles, and requires a journey of many thousand miles to visit the primcipal ones of them. ~ The external boundary of our country, requiring throughout a more or less vigilant military supervision, és 11,000 miles in length, presenting every variety of cli- mate and temperature, from the inclement cold of our Canavia frontier to the tropical regions of southern Texas. But the occupation of this long line of frontier is a trifling difficulty in comparison with that of protecting the double line of Indian frontier, extending from the Lake of the Woods to the banks of the Rio Grande, on the east side of the Kocky Mountaips, and from beycnd the river Oregon, on the British frontier, to the head of the Gulf of Califor- nis, on the western slope of those mountains. Superadd- ded to these lines, requiring te be occupied, are the great lines of intercommunication between the valley of the Mississippi and the Pacific ocean, which imperatively de- mand that protection which only the United States troops can furnish, These lines are very long, and are now ‘extremely important, whilst every year renders them more and more so. From our Western frontier of settle- ments to those of Northern Oregon the distance is about 1,800 miles; from the same frontier to the settlements of California, via Salt Lake, is 1,800 miles; from the fron- ter of Arkansas, at FortSmith, by Albuquerque or Santa Fe, to Fort Tejon, is about 1,700 miles; and from San ‘Antonio, by El Paso, to San Diego, near the borders of the White settlements, is 1,400 miles, constituting an aggre- gate line of 6,700 miles which ought to be occupied, and Which we pretend, in some sort, to keep open and de- a. This simple statement of facts demonstates, stronger than any arguments could do, the absolute necessity for ‘an increase of the army. The policy of our government and the spirit of our peo ple are alike opposed to a large standing army, and very properly so; but if an army is needful at ail, it should be ‘organized in Such manner as to answer the purposes for which it is required. Its numbers should correspond with the service it is intended to perform. If from any dis- proportion in this respect it stops short of efficiency, it becomes insignificant, and entails upon the country ex- penditures wholly incommensurate with any service it can render. It will not be denied that an army, properly organized ‘and of sufficient strength, constitutes at once the cheapest and most efficient nfeans by which the indispensable ser- ‘vices it is designed to perform can be secured by the gov- ernment. ‘There is no substitute for an army; and to render it at ence econominal and efficient, adequate numbers are es sential. If there is a higher duty than another devolved upon a well regulated government, it is te afford perfect rotection to its citizens against outrage and personal vio- nce: yet this great obligation is not performed by the governmentof the United States. Fora large portion of the ar, searcely @ week elapses without bringing to us intel- ence of some Indian massacre, or Outrage more shock- ing than death itself; and it most frequently happens that these acts go unpunished altogether, either from the want of troops for pursuit, or from their remoteness from the scenes of slaughter, which renders pursuit useless. In former times, when the hardy pioneer was allured away from the line of white settlements by fertile lands alone, he scarcely ventured so far asto be Deyond succog and protection from those he left behind. But far different is the state of things at present. Our Pa- cific settlements, with their gre inducements of rich lands, salubrious climate, and fabuleus mineral treasures, present to the inhabitants of the Atlan- tic States temptations to emigration which the privations of an intervening wilderness and desert, and Continual danger from roving bands of savages hanging upon their march for many hundred miles together, can- not deter them from undertaking. This migration strengthens the natura! ties between the Atlantic and Pa cific States, and adds immensely to the defensive strength of that remote region. Justice and humanity alike de- mand protection for these emigrants at the hands of oure| government To render governmental protection to our vast frontier and emigration perfect, a very large augmentation of the army would not be required. Five additional regiments would answer the purpose, if properly posted. It will be seen from a paper carefully prepared from re- Liable data by the Adjutant General, that no increase of our forces is so efficient, or near so cheap, ag the augmen- tation of our regular army ‘A line of posts running parallel with our frontier, r to the Indians’ usual habitations, placed wenlent distances and suitable positions, and ed by infantry, would exercise a salutary restraint upon the tribes, who would fee! that any foray by their warriors upon the white settlements would meet with prompt retaliation upon their own homes. In addi- tion to this means of defence, there should be concentrated along our own frontier, at éligible points, large bodies of efficient horse, all or any portion of which could, upon the ‘opening of spring and the first appearance of grass, march to punish aggression or repress any spirit of insubordina tion. These cantouments for cavalry should be estab- lished at points where corn and hay are abundant and p. The present is a favorable period for the choice of permanent locations, for the reason that upon a large por tion of our northwest frontier, particularly, settlements have nearly reached the limits of cultivable lands, beyond which, while there are spots of rich soll and tolerable pas. torage. they are not sufficient for extended settlement. Hence there is uo likelihood of military stations being left, as Leretotore, in the heart of a thickly populated country, after the lapse of a very few years. ‘The posts selected in the manner now indicated would become useless only when the Indian tribes ceased to be formidable, or disap- r,for they would be upon the line of per- er, which has now been reached concentration of these large bodies of horse at eli gible pomts upon our borders would have the best influ ence both upon the discipline and effectiveness of the corps. Throughout the winter, when field operations were impossible, the men could be perfectly drilled, and Ube horses would be put tn complete order for the most active and arduous service in the earliest «pring. This double line of defence would constitute a perfect protec tion to the settlements in the first place, and would soon prove far the wort econotnical system of frontier protec tion, because it would greatly diminish ani cheapen the tran=portation of military stores and munitions of war ‘which is now tbe chief source of our most unsatisfactory froutier expenditure. The infantry stations would not pecessarily be large, and supplies could be furnished them from convenient pointe at very moderate rates. For these reasons, and many others which readily sug gest themselves, I venture to submit to you the propriety Of asking from Congress an increase of the army. J am strengthened in my convictions of its propriety from the recommendations of my predecessor, whose Qhorough knowledge of the army and its requirements give his opinions great weight, and from the recommenda. one also of the general in-chief. army bas been very actively and constantly en- 'n the performance of arduous and important duties Indian war in Florida claimed the attention of a stron, force, composed mainly of the fifth infantry and four artillery, during the spring and early part of the summer. ‘Thi war has been prosecuted with all the vigor which ‘the character of the country and that of the enemy would admit of. The country is @ perpetual succession of fwamps and morasses, almost impenetrable, and the In dians partake rather of the nature of beasts of the chase than of men capable of resi«ting in fight a military power. Their only strength les in a capacity to elude pursuit Exigent affairs in the west demanded the removal of Ubrwe two regiments from Florida to the Territory of Kansas, Dut they bave been replaced by volunteers, and the pur suit of the Indians bas been continued by the latter troops up tothe present time, The services rendered by these volunteer troops have been spoken of in terms of merited commendation in the reports of officers in command. Two very important and momentous subjects forced themselves upon the attention of this department at an early period of my incumbency. These were the compli. cations growing out of the troubles in the Territory of Kansas, and the «till more involved and difficult relations borve by the Territory of Utah towards this government The iatier has recently assumed a very threatening att: tude. of which 1 will presently speak The very anxious and earnest representations of danger to the public peace which were made by the Governor of Kausa#, growing out of exaaperations between the different political parties there, and his earnest cal) for @ large boty of troopm, required the transfer of the tenth regiment of fy aod the fourth regiment of artillery to Fort } and also the recall of Golone! Sumner s mn ip the field, and that engaged i Southern boundary of Kansas, und ad of Liewt Colonel p, ofgthé firet cavairy From otber quarters, i troope ed to Kansas, until a force was concentrated there sufficient, in the opinion of the Gover nor, to repress all insubordination and to ensure the peace of the Territory. The result has fully answered the ex pectations of that distinguished functionary. The peace of Kansas has been undisturbed The requisite provieion, however. for thie desirable ob ject ably wo the wishes of the Governor, ne tate important modification of the plane then al mined upon with regard to the movement of A large portion of both horse and foot tant service, was detached and re faving the expedition to proceed with the mth infantry, the batteries of Captains Ihe " with a part of the second dragoons, which fol lowed long after the hea the mareh CTAN AND TIN EXPEDITION THITHER. This subject has very recently assumed so extraordinary and important au attitude, that | deem it proper to dwell ‘upon it somewhat more at length than, under other cir cumstances, would have been reqa The Territory of Utab ie peopled almost exclusively by tah dhe religions sect known a& Mormons. From their numbers reached ficient to constitute « community capable of anything like independent action, thie people have claimed the right tach themselves from the binding obligations of the laws which governed They have having the commanities where they chanced to live wubetituted for the laws of the land a theocracy for ite head an individual whom they profess to prophet of God. This prophet demands obedien ceivee \t implipitly from his people, in virtue of what he serures them to be authority derived fram revelations re ved by him frem Heaven. Whenever he finds it con xercige any apecial commitnd these opportune of a higher law come to hie aid. From hue de eno appeal, against hie will there is no re Sistance The general pian by which thie system ix per petuated consists in calling into active play the very worst travis ofthe homan character Religious fanatiowm , uy Period by unporture aud fraud, @ reved ob WW pRsiaTe thy of the column had set out on | | | mote and almost le region of our Territory from which they are now sending defiance to the sovereign ine ee wee bas hewn tn jropere Sg eons authority of ‘States and an_exclusiveness unlike anything ever before now» in @ Christian country, and have i1 ous dis:rust of all whose rel faith differed own, whom they characterize nation of . ems chiefly from the lowest although some parts contributed to their numbers. They are now formidable from their st ,and much more so from the remote- ition and the difficulty of traversing the Great Salt Lake. This preserved the sem- blance of obedience to the authority of the United States to circulate public money in their community. Whenever it suited their temper or caprice they have set the United States authority at defiance. Of late years a well grounded belief has prevailed that the] Mormons were instigating the Indians to hostilities against our citizens, and were ex- citing amongst the Indian tribes a feeling of insubordina- tion and discontent. 1 need not recite here the many instances in their con- duet and history on which these general allegations are founded, especially the conduct Py, have adopted within the last twelve months towards the civil authorities of the United States. It has, nevertheless, always been the policy and desire of the federal government to avoid collision with this Mormon community. It has borne with the insubordina- tion they have exhibited under circumstances when re- spect for their own authority has frequently counselled hersh measures of discipline. And this forbearance might still be prolonged, and the evils rife amongst them ‘be allowed to work out their own cure if this community occupied any other theatre isolated and remote from the seats of civilizations than the one thoy now possess. But, unfortunately for these views, their settlements lie in the ‘eat ~pathway which leads from our At tes to the new and flourishing commu- nities growing = upon our Pacific seaboard. They stand a lion in the path, not only themselves defying the military and civil authorities of the government, but encoyiraging, if not exciting, the nomad savages who roam over the vast unoccupied regions of the continent to the pillage and massacre of 1 and helpless emigrant fa- ‘milies traversing the solitudes of the wilderness. The ra- pid settlement of our Pacific possessions; the rights in those regions of emigrants unable to afford the heavy ex- penees of transit by water and the isthmus; the facility and safety of military, commercial, political and social in- tercommunication between our eastern and western popu- Jations and States, all depend upon the prompt, absolute and thorough removal of a hostile power besetting this path midway of its route, at a point where succor and pro- visions should always be found, rather than obstruction, privation and outrage. However anxiously the govern- ment might desire to avoid a collision with this er any other community of people under its juris- diction, yet it is not possible for it to postpone the duty of reducing to subordination a rebellious fraternity besetting one of the most important ave- nues of communication traversing its domain, and not only themselves defying its authority, but stimulating the irresponsible savages hovering along ‘the highway to acts of violence indiscriminately upon all ages, sexes and con- ditions of wayfarers. From all the circumstances surrounding this subject at the time, it was thought expedient during the past summer to send a body of troops to Utah with the civil officers recently appointed to that Territory. As the intention then was merely to establish these functionaries in the offices to which they had been commissioned, and to erect Utah into a geographical military department, the force then despatched and now en route to the Territory was thought to be amply sufficient for those purposes. Sup- lies were abundant there, and the position was favorabl for holding the Indians in check throughout the whole circumjacent region of country. It was bardly within the line of reasonable ropabili ‘that these people would put themselves beyond the je of reconciliation with the government by acts of unprovoked, open and wanton re- bellion. It will be seen, however, from the documents accompanying this reper, that fl t acts of rebellion have been committed by them, in the face of positive as- surance- given them that the intention of the government in sending troops into the military department of Utah was entirely pei , Great care has been taken, in preparing for the march to Utah, that nothing should seem to excite apprehension of any action on the part of the army in the least contlict- ing with the fixed principles of our institutions by which the military is strictly subordinate to the civil au. thority. The instructions to the commanding officer were deliberately considered and carefully drawntand he was charged not to allow any conflict to take place between the troops and the people of the Territory, except only ip case he shoula be called on by the Governor for soldiers to act as a posse comitatus in enforcing obedience to the laws. In conformity with this sentiment, and to assure these people of tne real intention of the movement, an ac- tive, discreet officer was sent in advance of the army to Utah for the purpose of purchasing —pro- visions for it, and of assuring the people of the Territory of the peaceful intentions of the government. This duty was faithfully performed; the chief men of the fraternity were assured that no violence was intended to- wards them or any one, and that nothing could be mn turther from the intent army than to molest an for their religious opin- ions, however abhorrent they might be to the principles of Christian morality. This officer found, upon entering the Territory, that these deluded people had already, in advance of his arrival, or of any information, except as to the march of the column, determined wo resist their ap- proach and prevent, if possible, and by force, the entrance of the army into the ey of Salt lake. Supplies of eve ry sort were refused h The day after his departure the city, on his way back, Brigham Young issued his amation. substantially declaring war against the nited States, and at the saine time putting the Territory martial law. The facts connected with this mission of Captain Van Viiet will appear more in detail from his reports, herewith transmitted. In view of the menacing attitude of affairs in Utah, and of the importance of a prompt and thorough suppression of the spirit of rebellion reigning there, i must repeat my recommen: of five new regiments, which I am per. suaded is the very smallest addition to the army which the exigencies of th ‘vice will allow. THR STAFF. Attention bas been repeatedly called to defects in the organization of the army, and to various details in refe- renee to several Of its parts. these evils increase with time and practice under thefh, | must again bring them before you. ‘The basis of our existing system is the British army as it served in the colonies before the Revolution, fe taining many of the defects since corrected in Great Britain, under the experience and necessities of long wars. Pro- visions inconristent with the existing system, copied from other nations, and partial legislation designed for particu lar interesta, have augmented these evils, and we have committed the fault of adapting our fundamental organi- vation to a time of peace, instead of basing it on the ext gencies of war One of the grentest errors of detail is the separate, in dependent character of our staff This removes them from their preper porition as aids or assistants to the commander, and constitutes them his equals: It con- tracts the sphere of observation and experience, and thus ‘unfits the officer for e or advancement, and begets an accumulation of it and prerogative at war with the vital pris le of mili organization—the inviolable and undivided authority of head. He i# bound, as they are, by the law, and his construction of it should govern them, not theirs lim Another defect is the uncertain and ill-defined rights of brevet rank, We have adopted the word, but not ite signification, from the English rule, and applied fh to circumstances not contemplated or existing when first established. decisions and impertect legivlation bave only increased the evil by inviting new discussions and adopting new constructions. We have another fault, abandoned, at least practicay, in almost every service among civilized na tions, even the most aristooratic and monarchical. This ‘® promotion by reniority. Age and experience should bring excellence: but the test lies in the actual possess of the latter, and not merely in the circumstances which it is assumed should produce . Senioaity, with the re- quirements eseential for position, ought certainly to give precedence: but without these, that dignity and respect which belong to rank and command can never be secured. All that has been urged in favor of retaining it with ue jw the danger of political or personal favor governing @ ele There may be danger from this source, but by the rule of seasority the worst officer of any arm must, if he lives, come to be one of the most important and responsible officers under the government—the colonel of @ regiment. By selection, it ie possible that the very best may not always be chosen, though the chances are in favor of this hypothesis, but certainly the very worst never will be, and this i surely a gain on the present rule To correct these and other evils, I would urge #0 to ‘evide by law for the construction of the regiments of oree, artillery and infantry as to approach them, as far as require, to the practice of all nations experienced in war, and © as to admit their contrac. tion for peace and their re-expansipn in war without alter ing this basis. Thi can be done without any increase of officers or men, or augmentation of expense, by merely arranging thos already in service and the companies of each corps to suit the end proposed ‘To place the staff in proper relation to the test of the army, the law should collect all the officers doing that branch of daty into one corps, to be assigned by authority of the Pre ut to euch duties ae each may seem to be best fitted for, securing to each the rank and Felative position he now holds. Bot, as some staff corps are confined to duties the goverment or the ' requiring special instruction, and long experience, their separate organization might be retained A general provision dispensing with the staf hureans and giving the President authority to regulate the duties on the principles above stated, and to transfer, when be essary, officers to and from the line and staff, would re- Store the institution to its proper effectiveness. ‘Thus, the staff near the War Departinent, representing the authority of the ¢ natitutional riny and would the difficulties attending brevet reate, permanently, the general offices now exercised under brevets, making a& many ma: Jor generals and brigadier generals x the strength of the army requires. This would afford promotion to many o brevet officers Z inferior rank, and thas absor nearly all; as the strength of the army requires these officers, and they have always etisted under the brevet rank, no increase of expense would follow their being permanently cstabliched. The law should then provide that brevet rank should give no right under any circumstances, unless by the special assign ment of tbe President in such case, retaining that rank as A mere honorary distinction, except in case of epecial as signment, hut at all times recommending the bearer as a worthy candidate for premotion Promotion may be made a reward of merit and an in centive to rea! by enacting that it shall take place by reno. Ority eorps (unless in Gxtraordulary Cages) Ww the rank of met by providing that this class of officers, without re- ceiving military rank, or being entitled t0 command, should be amenable to military tribunals, and thus act under the same responsibility tl the disbursing officer now does. It is certain that an officer I forward to military advancement and fame is tem} to incur risks on the field of battle, the fatal issue of which might ruin his fa- mily, and some of his friends, and his own reputation, bigs 9 the disorder which his sudden death might bring into his pecuniary affairs. These changes would restore our military sys- tem to that simplicity which would render such amend- ments as experience might recommend easy and well adapted to existing circumstances. Icencur with my predecessor in other amo- liorations, and especially in preparing for infirm and dis- abled officers a competent and tranquil retreat, and for the unworthy a substantial dismi: from the service; ‘thus securing that efficiency of the army which will enti tle it to full respect from the country, and which the country have a right to demand. This should be applied in two ways : First, on the appli- cation of the officer; and second, on the direction of the President, as if on accusation. A board of five officers of high rank to be detailed for each case, and the examina- tien to be conducted as though on charges before a court martial; the President to decide on the report of the court. The disposal of the officers to be one of three kinds : First, an honorable release from duty, and from any corps to which he may be attached; pean A as a supernumerary officer with the pay and emoluments of his grade, as on leave of absence. id, to be retired from the army, without censure or disgrace, on his pay proper, unless he forfeits it by misconduct. Third, to bo retired from the army, without pay or compensation, except a gratuity of one year’s, Or six or three months’ pay, to secure him from the evil consequences of absolute want. REPORT OF THE GENBRAL-IN-CHIRF. 1 call special attention to the report of the General-in- Chief, and ask for his recommendations a favorable cor- sideration. It ig certainly true that to call ours a peace establishment is a mere‘abuse of terms. It is wellknown that the casualties of the battle field bear a very small proportion to the loss of life from exposure and hardship encountered in long and perilous marches and from pro- tracted campaigns. In every particular, with the excep- tion only of the battle tield, no hardships encountered by any army prosecuting any war are greater than those to which a very large proportion of our troops are constant- ly exposed. And the dangers of battle are far from being insignificant, as the reports of these constantly recurring conflicts will abundantly show. The plan of regimental depots for recruiting, Iam confi- dent, will be very advantageous to the service. It will prodice & spirit of generous rivalry, vonducive in the ighest degree to good discipline and miltary bearing. The tone of the rank and file needs elevation extremely, and every means should be resorted to tending to effect it. If our troops were massed sufficiently to insure perfect drill and discipline; if they were made soldiers instead of day laborers: if a feeling of pride instead of degradation resulted from their connection with the service, the mo- rake of the army would soon take that elevation which is most desirable in all artaies, and which certainly ought to be pre-eminent in that of a great republic. The habit of employing soldiers as laborers is extremely detrimental to the service. They feel degraded because they are de- prived of both the emoluments and the sturdy independ- ence of the laboring man who feels that his vocation is honorable because it is independent and free. The soldier who enters the gervice with some degree of military aspiration, can but resent as a wrong the order which ‘changes him from his legitimate vocation to that of a mere operative deprived of his fair wages. I think it would conduce greatly to the elevation of the rank and file if promotion to commission was made readily | and certainly attainable by the really meritorious men in the ranks. If our army was put upon the proper footing, the anomalous spectacle of having two-thirds of our rank and file composed of foreigners would certainly not be witnessed. INDIAN HOSTILITTES. ‘The expenses of the army have been and are constantly much augmented by the necessity of moving large bodies of troops, at the shortest possible notice, from remote points, to overawe or suppress Indian outbreaks. The temper and spirit of the Indians are entirely unknown to the War Department, except through communications from the Department of the Interior, which, of course. would never be made, except when forces are deemed necessary for the public safety, The system of defence proposed through the double line of posts herein recom- mended, would, I think, in a very great measure, neutralize this evil. RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC. The surveys heretofore ordered by Congress to ascer- tain the best route for the construction of a railroad from the western boundary of our States lying west of the Mis- sissippi to the Pacific, have been carefully made,*and the results elaborately set forth in eight large volumes. In | the opinion of competent judges, there is now no contro- versey as to the most eligible route for the railroad, ae- suming that all the material facts in the case have been | fully aecertained. The route from El Paso to the Colo. rado, besides being the shortest of all yet. surveyed, pos seases very decided advantages over others in several important "particulars. The grades are lower, the climate milder, and the distance across the desert région common to all the routes, is less upon this. Water, toc is sufficiently wburdant upon the tract of this survey; s0 that in selecting a railroad route between the Pacific the valley of the Mississippi, as far as our present infor: mation g that by Fi Paso would be chosen, but the consummation of this project, freed from all other diff culties, would require ttamense sums of money and a great length of time. Meanwhile other military roads very urgently require special and prompt opening and occupation. If the railroad were to-day completed from F) Paso to the line of California, a strong and urgent ne- still remain for maintaining and keeping open at least two of the other routes, for the passa military stores nly by these routes. ened in any event, true polly and economy would seem to indicate that it should cone at once. ‘A line of stockade posts upon two of these routes would not require a very large force to maintain them, and, if placed at proper distar es apart, would furnish’ certain | means of a safe and rapid transportation of the mails and perfect protection to a telegraphic line from one ocean to the other, which latter object would, in itself, be worth far more to the country than the cost of the posts and the | expense of maintaining them. p is no ap in charge of vartmen? , that is productive o more real and sub. *tantial benefit (6 the public service than that for military explorations and surveys. At this time we are actually ignorant of the geograpby and general character of large tracts of country lying between the valley of the Missia sippi and the Pacific ocean. Every day is adding new and important facts to our present siores of knowledge upon this subject. And, much as has been accomplished within | the last few years, it is hazarding but little to say that we have ouly begun to acquire whut it is so useful for us to understand thoroughly. Two expeditions Lave been fitted out expressly to explore tracte of country hitherto wholly unknown. | The first was sent to the northwest, yond the | waters of the Upper Missouri, towards the “Black | Hills,” and will, no doubt, bring valuable information. The other is engaged in exploring the Colorado of the West, of which, to {this time, nothing bas been accurately known. Iam not without sirong hope that this explora tion will result in discovering the best means by which the traneportation of army stores can be effected to the interior of New Mexico and Utah But for (he assistance rendered these explorations by the troops detailed for the purpose, the appr would prove wholly inadequate for aay material results. T transmit herewith the report of the Bureau of Explora tions and Sarvey®, for more detailed mformation of the ex Peditions fitted out for these purposes, aud of the progress: made in the experiment of artesian wells. MILITARY ROADS. The military roads heretofore in charge of this depart ment are progressing satisfactorily, under the superin tendence of thefofficers having them in charge. Amongst them is one from Fort Defiance to the mouth of the Mojave river, which deserves special notice from the plan adopted for its construction. . ‘ath on for thie work was only fifty thousand dollars, while the Jength of the road war about 550 miles. I directed Bd. ward F. Beale, eq., to whom | entrusted the construction ‘of this road, to pass over and survey the route throughout the entire length, to lay out the rond and make it passable for wagons at all difficult places. ‘With this party I sent thirty five camels of those re. cently tmported under the direction of my ecnor. ‘This was intended as an experiment to teat the efficiency of those animals as beasts of burden and mountain range separating the Miseisyipp! valley from the Pacific ocean. From the recent reports received from Mr. Peale, it would appear that the camels are likely to an- ewer fully the high expectations entertained of them for military purposes by the honorable Secretary who intro- duced them into the country ARTESIAN WELLS, Nothing yorthy of special note bas oc: last repor® upon the subject of art think there i not much doubt of the feasibility of pro: curing abundant plies of good water by this means, and the benefits resulting from a successful prosecution of this enterprise are too palpable to require any illustration. For military purposes, these wells arc altogether indiapen sable, The desert country, imparsable now for want of water by any considerable military force, will, upan com plates of the system of wells, be casily traversed from Fort Fillmore to Albuquerque, and from Fort Union to Santa Fé. The work is still under the direction of Captain Pope, who has hitherto had it in charge MILITARY RERRRVES Several military reservations, heretofore established for the occupation of troops upon the Indian frontier having become useless for any military purposes, and caleutat to retard the settlement of the country, have been sold under a law passed at the last session of Congress. With the exception of the reserve at Fort Ripley, the prices of. fered for these lands were satiffactory « bids for the Jande of the latter reservation being considered too low, the sale was set aside and the property retained. MILITARY ASYLUM. Under a law of the Inst directing the aale of the western Miltary Asylum at Harrodsburg, Keo tucky, an_ effort was to consummate it, but Without effect. After dre and extensive advertine- ment of the day of sale, and the assembling of bid- ders, the property was 0 at public outery, but the highest sum offered was considered by the Co — for the sale eo inadequate that the property was withdrawn. ‘The asylum in thie di ot in, to & limited extent, answering the purposes for which it was established, It furnishes a quiet and abundant home for the invalid sol diere who are @dmitted to it. NATIONAL FOUNDRY. ‘The imy @ to the public service of establishing a national foundry bas been so often brought to the atten- nothing but a tion of Congress by my predecessors, conviction of ite great consequence to the public and pri- vate interests of the whole country encourages me to mention it again A well managed ational foundry speedily develope and establiay would very factg whigh would variety of iron, with its especial adaptation to bg LH in afew , be known to the country, and individual enterprise would be saved in ex- many times the amount which the works would cost, whilst a great national branch of industry might, by this means, receive a legitimate and efficient encourage- it. ment ‘There is but little doubt that many American iron ores are equal at least to those of Norway, and yet the national armories are driven by necessity to purchase from abroad the Norwegian iron for the manufacture of small arms. Choosing to have the best quallty of arms, we must go abroad for the best quality iron, A national foundry would soon teach to improve the manu- facture of iron, and we would be saved the mortification of bringing iron from abroad, and the money, too, we have to pay for it. © coat of heavy guns wou'd presently be diminished, and _ quality would be, undoubtedly, very materially improved. ihr therefore, appears to mo that every consideration of sound policy and economy demands the establishment of & national foundry, which I accordingly respectfully re- commend, ORDNANCE. ‘The report of the chief of ordnance will explain in de- tail the condition of that most important branch of the wublic service. Its general operations have, in the main, een satisfactory. e manufacture of small arms at the two national armories continues with very much the same results as heretofore, The arms fabricated are. of the most superior quality, al- though it is more than questionable whether the Bfled or grooved musket is any improvement whatever tpon the musket of the pattern adopted in 1842 for the use of infantry in the field. ‘The valuable property at Baton Rouge belonging to the government is being greatly injured by reason of the de- cayed condition of wooden enclosure, which was con- structed many years since. It is, therefore, advieable that some ‘ision be made for building a substantial iron fence, and thereby preserving the buildings and grounds, which are now subject to serious damage and causa a lation. I would also advise that, for the purpose of still further improving the grounds, authority be given to purchase a jut of land near the Cipes building, and to sell a piece of land at the extreme end of the property, of little value for government purposes. For these objects a small ap- propriation will be required. As a school of practice for the artillery is established at Fort Monroe, which is much needed by the service, it ig very desirable that one or two small tracts of land in the immediate vicinity of the » and directly affected by the target firmg, should belong to the government; therefore authority ought to be given to purchase this land, and thus remove all obstructions to the satisfactory establishment of the school at this im- portant post. ‘ ‘THE NATIONAL DEFENCES. The report of the Cnief Engincer will inform you of the character and condition of our seacoast defences. It will be seen that these works are gradually, but certainly, 2 vancing towards completion, and when finished will con- stitute a system of maritime defences formidable in ex- tent, and of great magnitude. New York, the great heart of commerce on this conti- nent, where more and greater interests concentrate than at any point on our Atlantic coast, may be considered as impregnable from any attack from the sea when the forti- fications now in progress shall be finished. The fortifi- cations will be better, the guns heavier and more nume- rous than those of Sebastopol. vu the general system of sea coast defence it is hardly necessary to say a word at this day. ‘he policy of the government seems to be fixed in that respect, and wisely, too, no doubt, if the works be prosecuted with a wise economy. {Fortifications are now very justly es- teemed the cheapest and far the most effectual means of defence for every important commercial point; with the heavy guns of the present day, no fleet can match a forti- fication, and when completed, these works can be kept in perfect repair at very trifling cost until needed for ac- tual servic A fortification costing not much more than double the -um necessary to build and equip a first class line of battle ship, will constitute a formidable defence for a harbor, and will continue to do so throughout any length of time. The vatue of this mode of defence is becoming more apparent every day. As our population increases, and the facilities for inter- communication are multiplied, a military force of any extent can with more and more readiness be concen- trated at any given point in the shortest possible time. Fortifications, which will naturally retard the landing of a foreign foe, must give time to concentrate a force at any given point equal to any emergency. A larger force could be thrown into New York in two weeks, by means of in- ternal communication, than could be brought there from abroad ina year by all the means which any European Power could possibly command. Our ramified system of railroads spreading throughout the whole country—those sinews of iron which bind with indissoluble ties the commercial interests of our commu- nity—confer upon the nation a capability for defence which obviates forever the necessity of standing armies, orof anavy more numerous than is necessary to give protection to our ships in the prosecution of our extended commerce. PENSIONS. The attention of Congress bas been frequently called to the glaring discrepancy between the enactments regulat- ing the pensions of soldiers and those of sailors. There is an invidious distinction between these two arms of ser- ‘vice which rests upon no principle of reason or justice. It would, beyond doubt, conduce to the interest of thearmy, and the public service, too, if pensions in the army were nut upon the same Zooting precisely with those ofthe navy. ‘he recommendation of the general-in-chief | commet eto your favorable notice and to that of Congress. MILITARY BANDS. ‘The importance of regimental bands to the service ad. mits of no doubt in the estimation of military men, In kuropean armies great attention is paid to the subject, and great excellence exists in this de- —t Heretofore, in our service, the banas have been supported by contributions from the men in the shape of savings from the ration. Under the new regulations of the army, this fund, which is certainty the property of the soldier, has beeu returned to him in the shape of a more palatable addition to his sub- sistence, particularly when complaining from indisposi- tion. The bands will be broken up unless some means are set apart for their maintenance. This can readily be done by app ting a sufficient sum for the purpose out of the and forfeitures of the army. This fund could not be devoted to a more desirable object. ORRGON AND WASHINGTON CLAIMS, Ry a law passed the eighteenth day of August, 1856, a commission was directed to be appointed for the purpose of ascertaining the sum of money fairly due to the volun- teers of Oregon and Washington Territories for their ser. vices in the Indian ware which threatened to lay waste those Territories. In compliance with this Captain Smith, of the First Dragoons, Cap- tain’ Rafus Ingalls, ‘of the quartermaster’s depart ment, and Lafayette Grover, Exq., of Salem, Oregon, were appointed to examine the accounts and claims, and to make a report in conformity with the law and upon the facts as they existed, so far, at least, as it was possible to ‘ascertain them. These offlcers entered upon their duties on the 10th day of October, 1856, and seem to have Iabored with great of them until the 20th assiduity and in day of October last, when they were brought to a close. T have examined this report v ily, and conclude hat, from the data they adopted for their guide, ar to the ,and time of service ren- able amore juet or accu rate result could be attai than these gentlemen arriv ‘The amount to be due is a very large ion for ite pay: they shall be liquidated, of which I can now be no doubt. ‘and Congrece wil have to make one, we to ment, if it is intended presume there troops in actual service. I think there existed no arm of the sort at the time the Appropriation was made which has not been materially ch of this improvement has taken trial made of this sort of arm last summer, ‘at West Point, under the direction of a board of officers appointed for The variety of breech loading arms is extreme, purpose. y great, and the ingenuity exhibited in constructing them highly creditable, Some of these arms are best for one sort of service, whilst others answer best for another, and the purchaser made have been determin ‘od with a view tothis object. Improvements are still going on in the construction of this particular arm, and, with rther encouragement, valuable resuite will no doubt be attained Some of these arms combine, in a very high degree, co- lority and accuracy of fire, with great force, at long range. TOPOGRAPHICAL RURRAT. ‘The clear ard complete reports from this bureau will folly apprize you of ite labors during the past year, and ite present condition. AQUEDUCT, CAPITOL AND POST CFFICE RETESSION. These works are still under the direction of the officer heretofore in charge of them, and his report will show the progress made in their prosecution, as well as his esti mates for money to ciary on the work in the future, QUARTRERMASTER GRNERAL'® RURRAU The operations of this department for the past year will fully appear trom the Quartermaster General’s report, herewith transmitted. ‘The sume expended in this branch of the public service are extremely large, but the duties performed are very great, and the necessities for the payment of Immense sums of money in this di it seem unavoidable. This vast expenditure will cease to be a matter of — to any one who, with proper information, reflects fully upon the extent and character of the country over which our miti tary operations are conducted. '¢ are pot apt to carry along, as an clement of reflec. tion in drawing ® contrast between the present and for- mer expenditures, the enormous increase of distances to be traverged, and the difficulties which multiply them- selves from transportation over @ wild, barren, sterile, uninhabited waste. Our territory tying between the Mississippi river and the Pacific ocean is about 1,200 miles in length from north to south: its breadth from east to west, in Intitude 49 deg., ie 1,600 miles; in latitude 38 deg., 1,800 miles; and in lati- tude 22 deg., 1,500 miles—the area being about 2,000,008 square miles. ‘The meridian of 106 degrees west longitude divides this Territory into two nearly parte. eastern half 4 great plain rising juaily from the Mississippi river to the foot of the mountains along the meridian 105 de grees, where its elevation, near the northern boundary, is 2,600 feet; in the middie latitude, 6,000 feet; and near the southern boundary, 4,000 feet above the sea. The western haif is a mountain region, the chains of which, 8 far - yet known, have, generally, a direction north and out If we draw a line nearly coinciding with the meridian of 99 degrees west longitude, dividing the great plain into two rary equal parts, we shall find that aes east of thie line differing entirely from that west of it. The east- ern part ie fertile, the western arid and sterile. The width of the fertile district is from 400 to 600 miles, of the sterile from 300 to 400 miles. The surface of thig upoultivablg region, along the rows ge of cactus are abundant. toms (where the soils of the different strata become mixed and where water can be had for irrigation) are, to a limit- hecat, eakivanie, The minor etreams frequently dis- the western border of the plain the mountains rise abruptly from it. The routes explored by the Pacitic rail- road parties entered the mountain the low- est known whose altitud from 4,000 ta 10,000 feet above thesea, The mountain ridges and | rise above theee passes from 1,000 to 6,000 fect. Nearly the entire distance to the Pacific is occupied by mountains feparated Ais desert plains or basins. The two great chains forming the east and west border of the mountain region have the greatest elevation, inclosing, as it were, the others. Great aridity and sterility characterize the mountain region, except the Pacific slopes of its western border, and generally the aspect is dreary and desolate in the extreme. To be sure, at the foot of the western slopes of the highest mountain chains and spurs, fertile and the means of irrigation are often found. And there are small mountain valleys that are cultivable, and also river bot- toms; butthe plains may be called barren, and, with rare exceptions, the soil can only be cultivated when the means of irrigation are at hand. Occasionally belts of forest are found among the mountains, but the instances are exceptional. ‘The great uncultivable belt—including plain and moun- tain region—through which all routes to the Paciflc must pass, has a width near our northern boundary of 1,100 miles; in latitude 38 deg., of 1,200 miles, and ‘near ‘the southern boundary of 1,000 miles. The length of the roads through the belt is of course greater. Over nearly this whole region, and over distances quite as great as these, the Quartermaster’s Department is called upon to furnish transportation and supplies for our troops, who are keeping up a continual patrol of that vast territory , and a great portion of the time engaged in warfare with the numerous and hardy savages who range perpetu- ally over those boundless wilds. Heavy expenditures cannot be avoided in the Quartermaster’s Department: ss long ag we keep up a military organization in the ‘es! } have the honor to be, very res dient servant, JOHN B. FLOYD, To the Pameipent or THe Unirxp States. Our Nebraska Correspondence. Friorence, Neb. Ter., Nov. 16, 1857. One of the Old Resting Places in the Mormon He- gira—Rapid Growth of Cities and Towns Out West—Anglo-Sazon Energy, §c., §c. Your correspondent reached here from Crescent City last night. A steam ferry boat plies between the Iowa and Nebraska shores at this point, uniting the thriving towns of Crescent City, Iowa, and Flo- rence, N.T. We were here some three and a half years ago, when naught but a dilapidated log cabin guarded the land claimed by a town company. All around us then were decayed evidences of a once flourishing place—cellars and wells gone to decay,and burnt logs, which once formed a part of houses, mills and bridges. Just upon the hill there, where now are some beautiful residences, by careful examina- tion might have been disco the place where Brigham Young lived, while just beyond was the Mormon burying ground, dotted by hundreds of ves. About ten years ago or so, this place was the abode of some seven thousand Mormons, who had fled from persecution to seek a home on the Indian lands in the Indian territory. They wintered here, building houses, &c.; and a terrible winter they assed. Hundreds died, and yonder old burial place the last home of those poor fanatics. Government drove them again from their encroachments upon Indian rights, and they recrossed the Missouri river, leaving their houses and improvements to the ravages of time, Indians and _ prairie fires, and settled in and around Council Bluff City, Jowa Territory. This place then, and until some three years ago, was called, and indeed is still known among old settlers as Winter Quarters. There is a vast change since then. An enterprising town company claimed the land, laid off a city, -and now its population numbers about eight hun- dred or one thousand, and it is as pretty and plea- sant a place as the traveller could wish to meet. Large stores, fine hotels, beautiful residences, and all the et ceteras of civilization and refinement are here; and although but some six miles from Omaha City, the opts of the bal bids fair to outstrip it in growth and importance. [t is the principal outfittin, post of Mormondom in the far West, and a smal |i of land adjoins the town where their store- houses are situated. This offshoot of the Anglo- Saxon race are a progressive, go-ahead people, and think nothing of building a city in a season. Hard times affect t args to some extent, but not as much as at Omaha City, for which place I start to- day. This is the seventh town I have visited darinj the past eight days. To-morrow or next day I will write again. iy, your obe- oretary of War. Suicide of a Boston Merchant. Attem di the Boston Transcript, Dec. 11.) The sad intelligence has just reached us that Mr. Jar- vis Slade, of the late firm of Lawrence, Stone & Co., of this city, attempted yesterday morning to destroy his own life, while at the residence of his brother law, Mr. James T. Patten, in Bath, M has long occupied quite a prominent po susiness community. He wasa member of the house a Almy, Patterson & Co. when he was quitea young wan, and the rare qualities he then displayed gave . 4a a reputation for sagacity and ability quite unu- eun ‘or one of his years. He has been the active partver of the Boston branch of the house of Law- rence, Stone & Co. since its organization, and when the financial troubles of that firm were revealed, he evinced the most resolute energy to meet the emer- gency. But mortal man could not carry that fiam through | the complications in which they had become involved, and Mr. Slade’s health broke down under the crush- ing weight of responsibility which was _p! upon him. Brain fever was the result, and he has never been himeelf since its first attack. Medical skill and reful nursing availed to throw off the physical ma- lady, but they could not successfully “minister to a mind diseased.” We are told that it has been evi- dent to Mr. Slade’s friends, since he has been out af- ter his long confinement by illness, that he has never been fully in his right mind. He has been greatly depressed by the financial embarrassments of the house with which he was connected. At times his reason has utterly deserted | him, and his friends were in constant fear of the ter- | rible result which has now come. It was hoped that a short visit to his connections in Bath might divert his mind, and restore his health. But these hopes are disappointed, and it is now quite uncertain whether he will survive the wounds inflicted on his throat by his own hand. Mr. Slade married a daughter of the Hon. Mr. Pat- ten, the largest shipbuilder and wealthiest man in Maine. He was the whig candidate for Governor last and has ¢: a wide influence on the politics of the State. Mr. Slade is 41 years of , and_has a very inte- resting family of seven children. The painful intel- Wi mpl gre ne ng tae Ad ¢ warmly friends, who deeply regret both the cause and the uence of his failure in business. There is much painful anxiety the result of his insane attempt upon his life. A itch from Bath, dated 11 o'clock this morn- ing, says—He is alive, and the chances are in his favor. N.O. pin wall ac. Philadelphia. 17. Havana & Star of the West..... New York. ; | Pen OTRAMERS TO AND FROM HAY. From New York 24, serie nterann 8h DELP ng llth, From New Orleans HRSA ine evs ws raped Ker Forno arcing arene Ts and fork Si. Sah. From Rew Orioans fk, Havana vy aye eee on xcept from New Orleans. . ork, 18h. wattle toe nv Wee "Unt "a ras Charleston 4th and 12th, due at Havana ‘24. From Havana 10th and 2h, due at New York the above dates fall on Runday, the steamers will all mac eicGian mas eof yates vo nave baving oorreapond °F mala ouven Southampton onthe dh find 20th of exch Arrives at about the 9th and 25th of same month. Arrives at about the 14h and Sh of same mont, ALMARAO FOR NEW TORK—THIs DAY, of ty MOON RIRES.......morn 4 483] mon warnm.........¢v0 71 Port of New York, December 12, 1857 Wotton, Hi W 8 Dens feamahll Echeeba’ Bullces, Havana and New Orleane= rood, Savannah—& L bag , Chari Steamship Jamestown, Parrish, Norfolk, &c—Lodlam & Pleasants. a N Arkell & Bhip Bile Schr ‘Washington—I Schr Montrose, Winslow, Norfolk—st chr Empire, Oeborne, Norfolk—Btui hr Hamilton, Ho) 1e: Schr J Girdier, Paine, Sehr Lion, Hix, Portland—G L Schr Hi Sehr Steamer Atal Steamer George Steamer rk H Secor, Chase, Gardni Brig FI Brig Restaurador (Dan), Jensen, Naguabo, PR—Moller d& J Eliott. Ty ‘orthern Eagle, Kenney, Sydney, NSW—Goodeve, Liverpool—C C Duncan. Ship Camden, 8, ‘leston—Dunham & Dimon Bart 6 W orion, timer Gi er ‘Walshe Carver 4 Carver & Chvse, Brodie & Pettes. \, Baltimore—Jas ‘lora, Rice, Port au Prince—Delafield & B Hermit (Br), Conglin, St Johns, Rhynas, Sherman, 'St Marks—Hrodie & Pettes. caht Hiawatha, Simonton, Port au Platie—Metealt Schr J L Bowman, Wooster, Mayaguez—Brett, MD Lane, Gardner, Majansas dW Elwell Go. kins, en ‘Alexandria--Merrill Philadelphia Jus ‘Hand dco, NF—C A DeWolf. & Duo- Abbott, Hatch. rabble, Gregory, Portland—J C Harriman, Dela ia (Br), Mudge, Hull—G F Bulley. aes Oreck Morley. Hall ek, Morley, Raliimore, 1, Copes, Philadelphia. . ARRIVED. Steamship Florida, Crowell, Savannah, 60 hours, with ¥ a mdse coal, &e. d for ; Bark John Payson, Fuller, Malaga 27th, wiih fruit fe," to Nelson P Weather; split sails, stove bulwarks, &¢. ixperienced very Newfoundivnd. and pageengers, wo 1 . Ship Wabash (of Kath), Purinton, Newcastle, Oct 21, wi 10 order, heavy: Nov 22, iat 48) lon 46, spoke Br sehr Oct 15, passed Gi mo Pi braltar ‘weather, Jo . Marion,’ from ‘it Experienced hea Dets6, lat 73.80, 108. M4, a nalized ship Arno, Deering, from New Orleans for Liv= Bark Agen Heinrich (Brem), Oldejens, Bremen, 1m lla With 1h paneer Santon a Ruger, beeee a ‘alman, lestor cotton, to Dupham & Dimon. oppiedtiees bed Bark Jane A Bishop (new, 400 ton), Bunce, Greenport, Tp. jazard. Wis in ballast, to Eagle & Hi steamtuj Brig Dunham Schr Gipsey (Bi Tugber, to Smith & 3 chet r Mary Jane, Reynegon, Darien, Gn, 7 days, Charleston, sehip Williain D areyt for Savan th Schr Ann, Cole, our Sebr 8M 8 a ily Davis, Charleston, 8 days, with cotton &c, to & Dimon. Mal gt And Ni . Malony, , witha, Ny Malony, St Andrews, NB, 7 days, Hector. lat 82 cial y oke of cotton; wi Point, § days. ith, Georgetown, rry, 4 Smit eG wed to this port by Mom Lucie tobe reported. DC, 3 days. "Alexandria, 4 day, Hooper, Philadelphia for New Bedford. beth, Smith, Ni \. Isadora, Walling, anes fae ym wreck of ship Clara. Brookman, ashore at , to Bird 5 ans re Al Sauan, & Neiison. SAILED. Resmeetipal ye. Southampton and Havre; Cahawba, Has vana and ¥ yannah; Jamestown, Norfolk Northern Eagle, Sydx a Fornax, Havana; end others. ew Orleans; Colum| ine: Wind at sunrise NW; sunset SW. Miscellancous and Disasters. The steamship Fulton, Capt Wotton, sailed yesterday for po aces and Havre, with 59 passengers and $630,709 im. B. Bark Gratta (of New York,, Jordon, bound to’ Hamptom Roads for orders, went ashore en Cape Henry du: Brig Asnonx—A large herm brig, vi wal Jeng fog onthe went ashore le on. beac! Scur Jonny L Scuriver—Quogue orf aa schr John I, Schriver, Miller, Boston, wi site Southampton. Crew between the was built at Wilmington, ‘ith 260 tons coal, came on ‘saved b ar and beach; will Del, in register, rated A2, and owned by Mr Philadelphia. (By letter to Ellwood Board of Underwriters.) Sonn Poor, Haskill, at Bi | tered a violent storm on the 5th’ de: ships Merc: W; Camden, Charl amarket. (By tele; Board of Underwriters.) "Wednésl weat side of Gardner’ lan Long Island, near the light, 4 jane 2 light, and was first seen next mot from Ban, between Cape ia, Charleston; Augusta, Sa~ ury, Havres. leston; brig. FALTIMORE, Dec 12. G was from nee bh to Eliwe Point, LI, Dec 1—The from Philadelphia for shore morning Ae life boat. *Vensel cunke ‘@ total loss. Th JLS December, i861, 192 tons ‘others, of Miller and Walt encouns Elizabeta and Cape Cod, in which lost all ibe amber ‘that was on deck. LOOP bere ws Wheeler, ran into the schr Allen Dowling, 8 in Bridgeport The nebr ras ‘bor, about daylight morning of TF was at anchor, with a load of rely Dill ap. from the inside beac! ¢ sloop struck her on t! rail and carried away the Gleaner was broken ‘and ing nares ‘he channel. upper cabin. off but “othe The Hell Gate pilot boat Four Sisters was run into yester- kay morning off the broke mat boom and head ‘The following table harbors of New York nah, Mobile, and New Orleans, at the each of those ports:— Steamships Total. soee * Purser J C Bailey, of the steamship Florida, from Savan- Stepping Stones by sloop M M Freeman, cutting the boat’ around juarter ‘town tot ter, alse masnmast, own to the water, also ves & summary of vesae! Hinson Baltimore: Chatlesion, Savane . Baven~ latest acoounts from nah, will accept our thanks for late Southern papers. ig George C Ackerly, 200 tons. 5 Haven, Ct, bas been LAvNcnED—A bark of 400 tons, called the Jane E Bishop, has lately been launched from the shipyard of Wells & Car: enter. at Greenport, LI. She is owned by Wells ler, DG Floyd 1 F Bruce i fo which | canes in which the publ Siok sane an eet of it > Uni panera ve not i iy properly ty Teanels or bi proper remedy, of order of the Board. inspectors —Portl Pen | At Jobanna June 21, Acorn. Puffer, clean. Now Nant a pao go wh at Mic! 180 and some bikfish oil, le, NB, off not Kiso. afew days prev, J if Duvall Young, of chess. Coriolanus, Ni . ound te Be Peale, hadsecagebcndcesy date, lat 19 8, lon 33 W, Tat 19 50 8, lon 29 40 W, Ovtaw' et, 60 days out, for Desolation in New York. o are out of Instructions ears old, built at New on private terms. ‘& Carpen= lotice to Mariners. Trrasory Deranqunge, Orr City, 5 Mariners and others interested in coinmerce and vation of life and property from loss by shipwreck connie, are earnestly requested to the Inspectors or 8uj unten’ ae prompt eh informat itendenta of 1. Serb Fe al sunset and extinguished at sunrive, or im oe this that the Board may, with as little delay and prevent further matters connected with the lights, beacong TRAIN: secretaries. Board. land, Maine; Boston, Mans; ni; Norfolk, Va; Charleston, Galveston, Texes; San Fran- , withe Provincetown, Ripp ¢, Chadwick, NLy ya, Morey, of and from Taiands >" Home Ports. ALEXANDRIA, Dee 10—Arr schrs Sylvanus Allen, Sears, Boston. Athol, wae (ars ‘Fring nk veknn. May Oower, Sirong, Portiand, wind NW to NNW, ‘strong breeze, dma, sche WM 1 ‘hie 0, ald BRISTOL, Fitzgerald, FOLLY 1 Alerand| MACH! bth bt Jance. DARIEN, Ga, abt York, lag. FRANKFORT, Dee Sid brigs (new), Damon, N Dee Ll—Arr loop Pointer, Rid brig California, West, 4—In port schr RM Demili, for % Hampden, Damon, Marti » Windsor, NB. nh a ip Jno P Harward, Andros, NO- pea aat Viekinia, and Br three Fowler, NYork for Cuba. York Li RIVER, Dec 10—Arr (not before) echra 8 G Parkers nnd A § Fells, Shepherd, Norfe LANDING, Dec li—Arr sehr I rin. IAS, Nov 9—Arr schr Presto, Clark, NYork. Sid Garland, Norton, Clenfuegos: Ala o 1¥. P Pharo, Cramers , Parsons, © ox a Thompson, Porto Rico; Oriental, Chases euvitas. NORFOLK, Dec 9—In Hampton Road: Pie. Lowe, ith, Sears, Bos= from Georgetown for St Thomas. Cid ton, NEW LONDON, Dec 10—Arr sehra Deborah Jones, Wins ‘more, Boston for Philadelphia, Rugene, Parker, Phil hia for Boston; Sierra Nevada, Lehart, Niedford for New Yorks sloop Qeor ‘olbey, Newport for NYork. NEW BEDFORD, Dec Arr achre Ranger (US), Gard~ ner, from a eraise; 1 G Floyd, Racket; Susan Bray, Naylor, ad Julia Sagish, Crowell, Philadelphia. Rid Tith achred Pre ble, Strout, Baltimore. NEWPORT,, Dec 10—Arr achrs Kuphemia, Picnaee New York, for Boglon: AJ Dyer, Rogers, for NYork; Ar- gum, Norris, Somerset for do, Also arr bark Matagorda, Gard— Providence for Matanzag; schrs Lucy Ames, Ames, and in Eagle, Ames, Chizkohominy Riyer Va ton, Returned, brig Leontine; achrs soit, 8 8 Lewis, Express, ingion, Leading Breeze, Ju font 10 wen, beige ® Bratt, M Cobb, apd hound 8. filth, RAM Arr neh "W Ht Rath, Goodepesd, Charleston "Tn port the shove, and barks Arial, Luey Ann; brig Beron da. sehr Mary Pleteher, of Rastport; and others, before re port In Wind: he jsor NS via Portland ‘outer harbor, bi nash Balch, Matthe re ehe pur rail from - im for sails), for ‘Halu ne Taland harbor 10th achr Union, from Machina for Boston) fer NRW HA zabethport, T wine, Dant Rarhadors PORTLA Roekland for NYork.. Sid shin Orel TDENCR, Ww xin Rost NYork: RICH SAVANNA on STON Westerly. ‘Went to sen at 3 sehr York gehr Caroline, sehr ND, Dec 10Arr we, tire, Hultzhas gigap Frances B Brow MOND, Dee 10—Arr ach H, Dec §—Cld bark iNttON. ee L—Arr sel Mi Wh heise Ws ade Iphia, Davis, Phillips, N York. Jane, Dickens, -N York for Eleanor, Townsend (from hin. 1i—Arr acbre Bellona, Coleman, Fi- Tiyman, Stannard, N York: Brandy « Morris, Wave ao. Sid bark i trowbriaes, Farnsworth, Rhoades, im H Parks, Mj ine, Pita ihe rt,