Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-23

OFFICIAL PAPERS.
DOCUMENTS
ACCOMPANIES THE PREsIprSr's MESSAGE
FROM IilE WAR DEPARTMENT..

X,
NOrSmbSr %, 1873.
SIR la compliance with your 'irectinns here
"'" transmit +I'emeuiS from The Major General OF
i"e Nr"'!, hud the several suhut,iinnr branches ot
'"'S Departments etlcred ftom \ to NJ wb,rh COM
'"', IA del,h, siew of the administrations for the
er hr"t ''ar'rrS vi the year, oi The branch
g ni hr p"hiic service entrusted this Drpat u,eut
comprising the Army, Military Acade,nv rnrtic,-
,,onS, Oidnn"ce, including the Armorits, AIilil.ry
rrm>'O"-, Bounty Lands, and indian Aii.its
lhG s'''Is'nt"ts aifrd satisfactory proof h,i or
u'i, accuracy ,'ecnmumv, aud uccoun,HiIil,ty have
been i"'ro,inced into every branch of tie hIlmary
'''''c'. u w'i br seen, hy them, that the monev
appropriated hy Congress had been applied with
er""oy Ia effect The Objects of appropriation tl,at
th" "ico"n'> have ern made up with accuracy tad
"'h'hnted with prompiitud" to the proper Dep.rt :
"''ihtS Los settlement, ani have there been settled
With'ht delay. The observAtiuns are true wiII,
sc 'G'ly simge exception :,:Id III. result has been
l,'', OF the enIue amount OF money drawn from the
ifetSnry IA the year 1922, fbr Military service in
ciuh'g fhr rcns'Ons, amounting ia z l,57l 06I 81
although a. passed through the hnnIs of , les liza,
s9l s',rrSins Agents, there has not been a sing lie
"e "iin"n, '"i ue loss oi cent To the Gnyern-
"lfh a'i tiinI The whole has beeu accounted Tor M
t"e Treasury, except II Smr amount, which remains
~ me hands al the dsbursihg agems, ready 10 be
'"p'ed I'D tue "hacts Tor which il drawn. The
disbursements ui the three FIRST auJrters of this wear
nave bee" equally satisfactory aud there is every
reason 40 heievr, that de1lcHiiOn, nor uuv loss
viii occur Ia tho year. The administration in ,el,-
10" l" Indian Affairs, though greatly improved, aud
"- expenditure reduced fully oAehalf, ~ per
leG ~ that of the MiIulry IrInri oil the D-p,rl-
men', nor can ~ hc mHie sO unless rendered equally
perfect I" ITS organization. IL IS impossible, under
'he pfese"t arrangement, thai the minute and con-
S'an' ai'ent'oH to ITS detail, which is indispensable
TO perfect administration, can he bestowed
But, u Is moi only IA lis disbursements thai the
hIi'ary Service has attained high perfection The
condition ni the Army, every branch, both of he
i''ne and Stif, ~ its mierel and personnel and in
its discipline aud administration, is highly resperIn.
'iP tsre ~ "ay exception, II s in the discipline
OF tue Ari'iicry. Though The officers of that branch
o' service are equal ia skill ai'y OTHER aud m dis
,hsuried Tor Their attention 10 their dny, vet ~ rs
'"""h imprAci'chnie, dispersed as the ARTILLERY is in
GOiiailnds Ot sing e conpan eS Ia render The dl,ci.
pIins oi the corps as perfect as is ,r.I able IL is
contemplated, during the year, To concentrate a
S"ihcient number of Arulleri>t-, Tor discipline M
sIWe proper point audi Nv rendering their iscipIine
periecI gradually extend The pciecIiun thus ac,,n
ei, To The waOie corps. IL can he Effected wi,hnu,
"iti""'' expense To The public and, II is believed
Without material Inconvenience ~ the service
Vi The -i'li'ary Academy, it may, with confidence
I've SAid, ih II has attained state of perfection a,
great is IT ~ prac'cable under the existing legal pro-
VISIONS and tdt inferior TO any similar IN
stiIuun ia aHy couhiry.
= Under the appropriations of the last session Forts
"t'h'nSioh, Delaware, lad the QUE AT the Rgnles,
wa he completed aud 1t IS contemplated, should
appropriations tie granted; Ia commence, IN the mex
year, The work projected Al New Utrecht, which is
'Wsrled 10 cover Fort It. Faycue, which commnn,Is
ihr N'rrow@ 1t View York, aud those at Brenton's
Point, Tor tho defence of NATas,nsejt Biv.
the 8jtrd o. Engineers besides its ordinary ,l,,
"eS' were, during st summer, engaged ~ executing
several slec'il odsrs and, among Others, in pro-
iGciIOg a tire III water AT the mouI of lie De,w,,a
under The act o he 7h Of May, 1920, aud h- form
Tug pian Tor The Improvement of the entrance intu
tlie u 'TIor OF Prrsqn- ISLE on ..ke EFie la reI,.
!ioh 10 DOM these Important sHljects, it mnde VERY
interesting rnpOrIS with phns aud estimates, which
accompany tho statement from tie Engineer DcDart-
ment, herewith transmitted
Tue compleiuo of the fOrIresses, and those
TO 30 crscled, val require appropriations 10 order
10 tdbrtcHie The cannon aud Carriages necessary for
thair armament. IL il estimate ed that an annual an.
prnlfI'ti0.' Of 10000 will IN ten wears furnish
sIifent unIIer Tor all Of the works contempiateJ
i"r the defence oI The coast There would untIoubt-
sdy, ne great economy granting permanent al,-
prppi''''n Instead OF IN auuU :, nne rs contractors
would vest heir capital AZ much rs~ profit under ia
assurance winch would he afforded i,y the former
Under the appropriation to fix on SITE fnr :, M.
t1"al Afmory nU The Western waters made The last
session, . commlssiO1, consisting Uf Col MsRer
C"l Ice, aud Capt. InIcou, was constituted, whic,
mas """u necessarily Pnglg" ~ explpIing he cOun.
''y on the Western walters, ~ order make the To-
cation. has MI yet repurted, bur ii is expected
Ih" V "ill make us report in the early part Of the
session Of Congress.
In he month of Jnne Last, lhe Ricaree Indians
who 'nht.t The comuiy Use Missouri liile be-
70" The VI landau Village. uiacked Gen. Ashley viii,
his party, Wide peAco, engaged ~ tradiug will,
'heH, ii ihcir request under hcrnce fron The Go
vernntni, aud Killed 4ui wounded several Of la.
p'ny. Col. Laayenworh, wiip commented Fort
Atkinson, a the Co"neil Bluff, adopted immediate
iu1dshfrs Di redress. ,villi part uf his command
10 made successful afr,ck on fip village and com.
PEELED Tie hicNress, qiier u considerable loss ol
'beif pari, 80 sue iur peace Statement marked l.
cohaDs uio correspondence IN relation to the trans
aciI'h3 aDd exhibits u fail view Of d,e facts
TIE Report from lhe Adju,nt tiener.'. Office.
marked ", contains he returns uf the Nll,ua, aC-
oprdrng TO tnc latest rrpHts hat Office. Returns
IRON Oniv three slaies have been req. wed IN tl,e
course ot tue year. though eyety effort has been used
10 ensure pnnctualiy ~ making tirm
have the honor 10 he, &c
! &. CALHOUN
IKE prsgide1t oCGs E,1,J St,,ss '