Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-23

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DOCUMENTS
From The Udr Department accompanying HE
Presidents Message.
The Secretary of War To the President of the United
DEPARTMENT OF VAR Doc 81, 1894
SIR In compliance with your directions
! herewith transmit reports from the various
branches of the Military establishment, let
Tered rom A to X, which contain full state
ment OF the administration IF thar portion of
the public service which is confid,d 10 tn.
Department of War. The reports aiTo,d
satisfactory evidence, that a high degr . of
excellence has been atisined in The admins
tration OF the department. Not AN instance
OF ueialcation, or loss, has thus far occurred.
ana there is every reason To believe that the
disbursements of the year will be made with
Oat The loss of a cent 10 the Goveroment-
The accounts have already been rendered far
nearly all the money which has been drawn
from The Treasury in the three first quarters
0f tie year, on account of the army, fortified
tons, ordnance aud Indian Affairs. and il Is
anticipated, with confidence, that the accounts
of the whole If the disbursements, for these
quarters, will be rendered before the termna
ton Of the year.-The old unsettled accuunts
OF me department which at the com m,.nce-
mentor HE present adniinist, aioDl nm nunte d 10
SD l,ls3,have been reduced 10 50. SO .g9l
aud further accumulation is .lIrc,uaily pre
vented in the Department by strict i'd lty
aud punclua!ity in expenditure and settlement,
Of accounts.
In Older to improve the discipline Of the
artillery, eleven companies have been cni-
iscted at Fortress Monroe, and Old Point
Cumiorf, which hat been form, d INTO a cnrps
as school OF practice for tn. artillery. The
dispersed condition ofthe artillery rendered the
neasure necessary tn the Improvement Gifts
discipline by passing the whole corps, in
Succession, through the school. a dcgiee of
'riecion will be given to the discipline of the
aitiiefy' nearly, u not quite, equal to that
"aich couid D. attained, I'LL were practicable to
collect II INTO one body, instead uf Icing dis
perstd, as it il, in garrisons in the ,iiffrren,
ioriresses along tie whole line Of the cnast.-
40 Garry The arrangement into full eff, CT. will
!eqnre HE AID OF Congress. An appropriation.
IN particular, will he necessary. TO fsruisl,
horses for instruction in the light artillery
exercise, which may be also used irinatrur,irc
the cavalry drill u branch of service in which
the army is now without skill or instruction.
board of officers has teen CONSTITUTED, I,
revise the book of field exercise and ma
hguvtes OF infantry, which was adopted a
the close of the late war, in order n, n me- v
IL
Tar az practicable, to the service Of militia. II is
proposed, also, to add to it, system Of lrb,
infantry and cavalry drill, and 10 correct aud
enlarge The military rules and regulations, 60
as I" render them as perfect as is PRACTICABLE,
with our present experience
The organization of the Indian Department,
has been much improved in the course of the
year; the beneficial fleets sf which is alread,
apparent in its improved administration.
The hostilifcs Of the remote tribes on the
Missouri still continue, aud has extended IN
some degree To those on the upper Missouri
and the upper lakes. The continued hostility
amOnS me various tribes themselves in tina,
quarter, IL is believed, has contributed. in M
small degree, 10 the murder of our citizen.
and depI edaiioDs on their property. which
have occurred and measures have been fakec
10 ELECT, VI possible, a general pacrIicsiiJr
amoug them.
Iheseason was too far advanced when IN,
act passed, to carry into riIrct the intention
% congress IN authorizing Treaties 10 be held
with Tie rempte tribes on the Missouri las
commissioned be appointed by the Presi.
dent, and TO be accompanied by military
escort The commissioners have been an.
pointed, tGeneraI Atkinson and Major o..
canon agent on lle M'ssOurl,) aud measures
soOP' "a 10 carry me provisions Of the act
will admit. II is beliesed that much god
wiIl result from the MEASURE, by giving in.
creastd security TO our citizens and trade IL
that remote region bat it is frar.d thai
nothing shUrt Of permanent military pnsi.
will afford complete security to either.
The appropriation Of the sum Of $40, 600
annually, for the civilization of the Indians, il
producing very beneficial effects, Ivy improving
the condition Of the various trfbrs in on
ne'ghborhoOd. Already 81 schools are IS.
tablshed in the Indian nations, and, for rhe
most part, are well conducted, IN WHICH.
during the present year, DIG youths of botI,
sexes, have been instructed IN reading, writing
arithmetic, and all of the ordiaary occupations
Of life. SO large body of well instructed
youths, OF whom several hundred will an
Dnally return 10 their homes, cannot fail 20
effect beneficial change 10 the condition OF
THIS unhappy race.
The acts making appropriation for the re
pairs OF plymouth beach, The Improvement
Of the entrance toto tho harbor Of Presnu'
Isle, on Lake Erie, and Of the navigation OF
heOhia add Mississippi. cIumed tho early at
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