Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-02-01
Eabedition to tie Yegosv Stone.

Report Of the Committee on Military
Affairs, 10 relation to the expenditures
which have been and are likely TO be in
CURED, 10 fitting out and prosecuting the
expedition TO the Yellow Stone river, and
other objects connected with the said ex-
peditions; together with a statement of the
distribution Of the army Of the U. States.
lis total strength Of garrisbns, &c. &c.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| JANUARY 8, 1920.
The Committee on Military Affairs
have according to order, inquired into the
Expenditures which have been aud are
likely to be incurred 10 fitting out aud
prosecuting the expedition ordered TO the
mouth Of the Yellow Stpne river, on the
Missouri. and conceruing the objects in
tended to be accomplished by the expedi.
ton. The movement Of the troops made
and intelded to be made, and the incurr-
ed aud estimated expense, appear by the
letter of the Quarter-msster General to
he Secretary of War (narked Al. aud
tine statements numbered /, 3, 8, and 4 !;
Inc objects Of the expedition are fully ex-
Iplained by the Secretary Of War to the
Chairman of the Military Committee,
| (marked b. The committee have also
obtained statement of the distribution OF
he army of the United States, its total
strength, aud the strength Of the ,arrisons
land posts, (masked C.
All which is respectfully submitted.
Letter from the Quarter master General
to the Secretary Of Var.
lQUARTER MASTER GENkRAL's OFFICE,
/ December %, 1919.
SIR:-ln obedience to your order, re.
lquiring statement of the expense in1urr-
led by the movements on the Missouri, and
an estimate of the sums which will be re-
Iquired for the ensuing three years, have
the honor to report, that several Of the
accounts connected with those movements
lhave not yet been received, particularly
Iibat of colonel James Johnson, who was
Iempioyed as transporter Of troops pro
visions and stores. But, on the most iibe
raj estimate, am convinced that the
whole expense Of that movement for the
present year, including all the supplies
furnished by the Quarter Masters De
apartment, cannot exceed one hundred aud
lsixiy three thousand dollars. From that
lsum should be deducted TN expense which
would have accrued had efhe troops re.
'fmafned al their former stations, as well as
| The entire value Of The barges, batteaux
and other means of transportation (the
property of the goyernment) attached to
1.-THE expedition; and the remainder will be
the amount Of expense actually incurred.
As the establishments on the Mississippi
are included in the plan Of defence for the
western frontier, ii is thought that state
ment of the movements made, Of the works
Established, aud Of the expense incurred.
might not be unsatisfactory.
BY reference to the accompanying
statements, it will be seen that the expen,
ses OF the establishments, both on the Mis-
souri, and the Mississippi, will diminish
levery year. Those statements are pre-
Dictated upon arrangements already made
for the supply Of a part of the provisions,
all the forage, fuel, and quarters, and, after
the next year, the greater part Of the traus
portation, by the troops, and al but trifling
expense to the public.
| No. /. shows the movements, and the
works established by the troops, on both
rivers.
No 2. is statement Of the expense in.
Cured by the movement on the Missouri
aud an estimate OF the probable expense
Tor the ensuing three years. You will
perceive that the two regiments have cos,
sixty four thousand two hundred aud
Twenty six dollars more than they would
have cost had they remained at their orr.
ginal stations. With that additional ex.
pense, one Of the regiments has been mo-
we'd nearly three thousand miles; barracks
have been erected for thousand men, and
an important work has been established,
which will enable us to hold in check foe
powerful and warlike nations Of Indians.
No. 3. is a statement OF the expense in.
Cured in making the establishment on the
Mississippi,with an estimate ofthe amount
required for the next three years. The
troops on that river have cost less than
they would have cost at their former sta.
,ions, in consequence Of their having pro
vided boats, fuel quarters, &c. without
expense TO the government. The greater
part of the transportation on the Missis.
sippi will be done in future, by the troops,
| by which considerable sum will be sa
we'd.
No. A. is statement of the works on
which it is proposed that the troops be
employed. 1t is believed that those works
may be accomplished Unless than 8 years /:
they will be important in any plan of de-
fence, particularly the roads, and the av-
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