Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-02-01


/ have the honor to be, sir, your obedi-
ent servant, tn. S. JESUP,
Charter Master General.
The hon. J. C.. Calhoun,
Secretary Of Var.
No. l.--Statenaent shewing the movement
OF the troops composing the Missouri
and Mississippi expeditions in the course
of The gear 1919.
9th Regiment OF Infantry, from Platts-
burgh, N. y. by way of New Y orr, Pitts
burgh, and ST Louis; present station,
Council Bluffs; distance from the point of
departure, 1923 miles.
Detachment Of RiAemen from Philadel-
phia by way of Pittsburgh and st. Louis;
present station, Council Bluffs; distance
from the point Of departure, 1880 miles.
Detachment of Rinemen, from Prairie
dn Chen, by way of Belle Fontaine and
Missouri; present station, Council Bluffs:
distance from the poiDt Of departure, i,270
miles.
Detachment Of Riflemen, from Belle
Fontaine, by way of Missouri River; pre-
sent station, Council Bluffs; distance from
the point of departure, $40 miles.
Detachment Of Riflemen from Martin
Cantonment, by way OF Missouri River
present station, Council Bluffs; distance
from the point of departure, 280 miles.
Detachment OF 9Th Infantry, from Phi
ladelpbia, by way OF Pittsburgh and ST.
Louis present station, Prairie du Chen
distance from the point Of departure, 2, l8o
miles.
Large detachment of the 9Th Regiment,
Detroit, by way of Green Bay, Fox, and
.Ousconsin rivers to Prairie du Chen.
thence by the Mississippi; present station.
81. Peters distance from The point of de-
parture, 1870 miles.
Remarks. Council Bluffs strong
work has been erected by the troops, fol
the security of the cantonmeni, and bar
racks sufficient for the accommodation oil
one Thousand men.
Provisions, clothing, stationary, and
camp equipage, for one year, and ordnance,
and ordnance stores, TO complete the es-
tablishments, have been forwarded TO the
respective posts.
AT Prairie du Chen, the barracks have
|heen repaired by the troops aud The whea
ia cultivation secured, sufficient for thu
Subsistence Of the garrison for the ensuin.
winter.
At St. Peters, barracks have been c
|rected for the accommodation of the troops
and work commenced for the security
nfthe post
TTabIes No. 2 and 3 exhibit saving,
hy the expedition to the Mississippi, for
lS and The three succeeding years, com
pared with what thtir expenses would
have been, had The troops renamed at their
former stations. Of S73 S47 "a; and an ex.
ira expense for the Missouri expedition.
estimated for the same term, SO 1852
resulting in saving, io the course Of four
wears, in the two expeditions, Of S42, 485
"a.
No. a.
Summary of the movements which will be
made by the troops composing the Mis-
souri, and Mississippi expeditions, in the
course Of the ensuing season, aud the
manner in which it is proposed to en-
ploy them.
1t is proposed to move the rifle regi.
ment from the Council Bluffs 10 the Man.
dan villages, and to erect barracks there,
properly defended, for five hundred men.
To remove some Of the principal oh
structions to the navigation of the Nilsson
ri river, such as planters, sawyers and
RATS; this work may be accomplished by
The troops on the Missouri, in the course
of three winters.
To open road from Charlton, in the
Missouri Territory to the Council Bluffs,
aud thence to the Mandan villages.
To open road from the Council Bluffs
to the post at the mouth Of ST. Peters, on
the Mississippi.
To improve the navigation on the Gus,
cousin and Fox rivers, aud connect them
bY canal or good road, 10 order to fa-
cilitate the communication between fort
Howard, al Green Bay, aud Prairie du
Chen, on the Mississippi; those rivers
are navigahle for batteaux, within one
mile Of each other.
B.
Letter from the Secretary Of Var to the
Chairman ofthe Military Committee.
DEPARTMENT. OF WAR,
28th December, 1919.
Sir: In reply to your letter Of recent
date, reques ing to be informed Of the ex-
peuditures which have been, and which
are likely to be, incurred in fitting on
aud prosecuting the expo dition oedered to-
the mouth OF the yellow Stone, on the
Mississippi river, and Of the objects 10
tended to be accomplished by the expedi-
ton, I have the honor to make the follow.
;nr cfatpment.