The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-27
WAR DEPARTMENT,
SIR,
December Is, 1906.

Agreeably to the fequeh of the committee, as
expreiled in your letter of the 10Th infant. here
with eneloe fueh Information the fubea referred
20 them, as is poeiied by this department, in adii
so" TO wha, communicated to Congreis wish the
nelage OF the Prsident OF the United States, the
commencement OF the prsfent FELTON,, viz.
A copy governor Cordero's anfwer to general
Wilkinion's letter OF the 4th October, marked No.
], and an extract from capita ain general Salcedo's
fwer 20 governor Claborne's III letter to governor
Herrera, marked Nos.
To which would beg leave to add the following
hatement and remarks
The law fixing the military Establishment of the
United States, being under the eye of the commit
tee, it may only be neceary remark that, Of the
force which it authorizes, eighteen companies are
ported as follows, viz.
-, One company in Portland and Portfmouth har-
One do. Bottom harbor and at the arlenal SPRING
Fed.
One do. Rhode Hand aud Connecticut.
One do New York harbor.
One do on the Delaware, below Philadelphis.
One Go. Norfolk and Baltimore harbors.
One do. Charleiton harbor, S. c. and in North
Carclin. ~taH
Two do. frontiers of Georgia.
One do do. of TennelIee.
One do. at Chickafaw Bluffs and Arkanfas,
Oae do Maflac and Vncennes.
One do. at ST. Louis.
One do. Chiksgo, fouth end of Lake Michigan,
One do. Detroit.
One do. Mchilimarkinac.
One do. Niagara.
One do. Fort Wayne, OIL the portage between the
Wabaih and The Miami of the Lakes. The remain
ing force is under the immediate command of the
general in the Orleans and MilGfhPpi territories.
The corps are nearly complete, including the re-
rruts now ON their panage for the lower MilinIppi
In addition TO the regular force under the imn,e-
diate command OF the general, he is authorized TO
call on the Orleans and Miliiippi territories for uc
feiutorcements OF militia, may be thought expedi-
snt.
Arms for infantry and piiol. and f.yords for due
proportion of cavalry have been forwarded &c Ns.=
Orleans, for the ufe OF fuch militia as might be called
into feryce
The Spanifs force which ha, lately erolIed and re-
eroed the Sabine, has been repreented as amounting
to $500 men, principally mounted militia there il,
however, rsafonfor believing that their numbers have
been over rated. Their force at PSnfacola, Mobile
and Baton Rouge, anioun:. probably, TO from 500
to $50 men.
IT'S no. poiiible to form any thing like a correGl
opinion Of the force which Spain could bring into the
held from, her extenGve weaern and louthern terri
tories, or from beyond ica. 1t may be prefumed tha
the war in which ihe is preiene engaged and which
endangers iome of her valuable Puifefions mufi
render it difficult for her draw very comfortable
force to any point frontiers.
AS 10 the protection Of citizens, may be al
lowed TO refer the committee the n,eage of the
Predent Of the United States Congreis, Of the I'd
infant; in which he has exprened ms idea of the
means OF protecting them the commencement Of :
war, and unti regular army may be railed. Bs, a,
she right Of deciding on this well other eueft
GUS, refs with Congress, the Prefdent NUT rely on
the means they ihal Judge it mof expedcnt to pro-
vide. " r.fs'a
! am, very respectfully, fr, your obedien, fervant,
II. DEARBORN. /
Han. JoLn Rl1dsipb, chairman, tJ,s.