Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-25

,;iu,e AS all the necessary supplies for the troops
stationed Fort Tows"n are transported up this r't
and the measure is recommended by its economy, The
additional casts by land for year,
when this navigation Is obstructfd berg greater t'n
the amount required 10 deray the necessary cxp-nse 81
remnyirg the drift timber. IL is recommended that
provision, . made for the employment OF few iab"fers
aud boat FIR short time every season: and It - be-
li,yrd a, IN few wears The ncccssy for such pre-
au,, will cease and this portion OF The rrer rela'ns
J.rn.aiie:lli: open.
| Tn. survey spoken of in my las; report has been
| CONNECTED, and Il map constructed, winch embraces
bat norton uf the territory the L. S lying brtne"n
the Mississippi aud Missouri rivers, from Their con'l-
rnce Ia our northern boundary, aud limited ny me
parallels al Latitude 50 aud 40 north, and the merd'-
ms 80 and luU west Of Greenwich IL Is based upon
numerous astronomical observations, giving not less
than two hundred and forty five geographical positions
IN actual surveys and on the best information which
lie exploring party could procure OF such small p"r.
tons at the Indian Territory rs they were prevented
iom examining Nv the inevitable dangers attending
,,. attempt OF from want of means aud time very
extensive sPres of barnmerica observations were als
made, aud thu JEALOUS cooperation I" men "i science
,ccnpypI stations III the several Satt-, VINO noserS'u
n the same ptrnis ot ime has enabrd MI Nicoirl u
cnn,par hls own with those %! others made III differ
mi quarters al the Union and thus accurately tn deter.
nine the relative level OF the whole rrgi"n represent
ID BY the ap we'll lis elevation above the ocean,
thereby indicating the clmntr and lace nf the country
The nap will be- accompanied Ivy report calculated I"
s,e nm accurate know ledge al that distant country
md # Is believed that the result at this survey Will r
useful both the Government and 10 The people, ana
prove an acceptable accession 10 geography II w'il
rrvr, likewise, I" rxlnbi The manner III winch uuie
.urveys of tr country are To be made, VI, us Il II
l,onrd they should hr authorized by Congress "
mp ars l., bp very drsIrabr that those remote r..
rtos of our country sh uld be Known aud The sur
vtys ought, my OPP mon, IL he extended hy DE-
sr, rs the 81 Ihr Missouri, and across tn
! becky Mountains TO the Pacific Ocean. Nor ou4i,'
that portion of our country winch is nearer and more
accessible To be reelected. The EXISTING maps d" mol
re :, on accurate data The true courses If our Grea,
rrrs and the forms of the nagn icent chain oi lakes
cl stretch along Northern border, get To- BE-
truly d,ined The interests OF the r'sng comnirrcr
the West require that photographic surveys of these
MIA nd seas and great OF Trade should be made
without delay A small annual appropriation will en-
blr the Government |" -trct lhfs lmp"rlnn object,
through the agency If the Typographical corps, whh
> composed of officers fully capable Of performing h-
duty Nnrurvrys ntany Description should b. mad'
IN future, without being accompanied with as:r"n"mI-
cal and bar"mrircal observations In tins manner Il
,,rirs of positions may he determined. and lhr
gradually furnished oi acquiring perfect know
ledge u The geography %! The Country and thus ri con
.,rncl,ng accurate map o The UNITED Satrs-ohI"cis
II vast ln pnr,ancc the interests Of their navIga
ana cnniu,ic".
| The Military Academy has been conducted IN 4
highly crditable I" the superintendent and sat
factory Ia this Department. Every rti.rt has been
made To enforce discipline and /" n,tll into tin, ninds
i the cadets love oi order and a high nf th,r
moral and religious duties aud II IS bclmvrd That the
standard Of disc plinr morality, aud religion, al this m
s,i,alGn, equal IL that oi amy other college acad
nv in the [. Slatrs. With. the mathematical and MI
iry studies, tar the theory concerned,
,rie those taught III any scnn III Arltrcd or Enrnp
NnthiuI required 1" givr our young officers The
advantages afforded Ia those oi luther countries,
schools Of practice, which about I" he established,
aud which The graduates /" tr sent i"r yraral
ter they commissioned, aud their destination
famed order Ia perfect them III the practical dus Of
that branch of the IL which they IL attach
ed The new library building IS nearly campci-d, and
the mural towers attached Ia IL, for the purpose If max
inr astronomical observations, aud rachn. PRACTICAL
ly that important branch III science are well adapt
I'd for that oLirc,. The Professor "f astronomy
Europe, in order To procure some instruments
which needed, and 10 examine the several great OBJ
servaories there, ascertain the manner ~ which They
ARE fitted up, and witness their methods of observing
He has returned with information which cannot fail To
/ be highly interesting and useful
j Whcnercr the condition "f the Treasury wi, ger
MT, desirable To erect barracks al West
! Point Those al present there d,lnp,datcd build
ings, originally badly constructed, and III a state
of decay, which renders them as unhealthy as they
are announcement. The testimony of each
succeeding board Of slsitcrs Tor several years past
shows the necessity Of renewing these buildings
With view to spread generally throughout the cnun
Try knowledge Of tis institution, II has been decide
appoint eighteen visitors from alternate States every
year. forming lie reminder Of the Board from officers OF
the army and navy of the United States.
must again repeat my recominr ndaton that two Of
the present pa ynasls be appointed assistant paymas
ters general, with the rank Of eutenant.colonel.-
This very important branch Of the service Is lncom.
ple under lis present organization: officers Of higher
\ rank are required 10 sup"rlnrnd The operations OF
hnse of The corps who may he on duty in the field
II appears hui act Of Justice To the hitter To allow
ihrm moderate per crniage on The payments they
may mike to volunteers and mta, To cuver the una
v"dahc losses TO which they expnsrd from heinz
at times Compelled 10 make these payments in 4 hur
rrd and informal manner
| No loss or Inconvenience has resulted from employ
ing, during the last season, Indian agents 10 pay the
annuites aud make the regular disbursements Ia the
Tribes whose interests they have been appointed To
watch. These duties have lrrn well and faithfully
pc rlnmed but system fir The final disposal al these
important and responsible duties, The plan rcS'r!cd I"
on this occasion Is incomplete; aud again recommend
small increase of the number al paymasiers, aud that
this duty be- permanently assigned To that branch OF
the military service.
Ina rendering Justice to the character of the officers
! Of the pny Department., and 10 The efficiency with
which their duties discharged cannot l"rbear |"
bring your untcr lbr defects of The present System
of paying lir army, and the cvil consequences whrh
result from It. From the Trmnltncss q" The posts tn,
soldiers paid long intervals, aud ihr guarantee Of
soldiers debts given BY The regulations 10 the suffers,
induces them give credit I" the whole. amount al
lowed dlspnsiii"n at which lir iInuglirss s"icr
Eday has the modification nearly his whole pay
carried oil by the sutlrr THIS occasions great dsc"r-
tent: WHILE the contrary, those soldiers whn happen
nj b.. in debt IL iIr sulcr large amounts,
winch They Ia" frequently waste III drsspaii"n; and,
until these suns rSwndrd, The post presents 4
OF alternate drunkenness and punishment. The
only remedy for these evils wall t, found the PROM.
',inn at credits by the suffers, and in"re frequent pay
nrnts 10 the troops.
The officers Of the medical staff have maintained the
their duties in garrison and IN the field The very
examination Ia winch candidates ur this branch
If The service arr subjected before udmls ion, nsurrS
high professional altainmrnis IN those oi the lowest
ank and ila, which The officers themselves undergo
before prn,nonn, leads them 10 application, lnr
must appear that they have not only retained Tie
knowledge acquired 1T college but also kept pare with
the progress Of medical scrncr, they cannnt IN pre-"
Noted or retained in The service IL IS not surprising
ihrrfrr, that tins branch of The shif continues la b-
d,srina ushrd for professional attanmens aud cheerful
| devotion 10 ih'ir duties
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