Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-12-22

REPORT OF TIE SECRETARY OF WAR.
Tue Report oi Nj Secretary Spencer Is entirely 10,
long fir paper whose space Is valuable We avail
ouselvesoi the industry oihe phlladeh, Ledger, il
extracting from that paper very comprehensive and
satisfactory abstract orils IMPORT.
"A close inspection Of the various posts has beer
maie with satisfactory results IN the expenditures ~
the army very great reduction has lec elected min
cpally 10y The eessav" II Is conn .cniI, LeTa,cd H.,
'.e present military establishment Of the eoentr, -,
'uaihs al ihe cApeusts OF the military acadc,y - .
F''naoehi u Contingent character may be maintained
At eost noi exceeding $5,iO0QuO AMI tie estimate,
.fe To that amount.
ne number oi Traps il Florida has been ar, IrlI
""h'"'sneu 10 sniclency for Protection ao5in,t lbr
i'seia5le rennan Of the Indians with ~, -,
"""' arrangements iOr removal has been made 4,
SfV's corps Vi observation has been kent nm ,hpt II ~
i''o' uhuer "'n Taylor. Ia consequence Of In. Mex
al i"sasioa OF Texas, aud apprehens on, tlatiye to
,s,n,s Wv ,''9.nwos and prevent any al!
'e"p's 10 engage IN the Then comiRy conf cts
Anc VINO number Ut trouJn at present. is qSt7 An
ac' vi Cugress al las. session reduced ihe rant ,,d
"e VI 'he army 1929 men; The reduction i, gradually
p'vseedhs' ana by he beginning Of lsli the pscscr
"eu minimum VIII be reached. Il Is prop ,ed 10 allow
zen To be recrlllel whnare citizens. ar .h Inv, ,ln,
N ain'tiatrr} Steps naturalization as an unprecedented
hinoer SIS IN lille more than YEAR, have ho,n s
'"afged ny HE Jnd1 yes and Courts prinrinay nm tl
ground that they were aliens
Inc report u the officer NJ charge Of tho Ord
hahee bureau lS stated 10 be asiacurr; aad m e,ie
quehce OF tho system pursued II i, aeel thar A., shall,
s"a nave alour comAand cannon SNAIL arms fixed
ahhinltion guapiN der and It's conn ,nent, Il nm ox
tent commensurate with our wants
ha''onaI louhdry on a limited scale where the
qualities OF non may be tested, and models Tor ord
nance 'd,fca!ed' Is suggested; and il is stated that
she legislative provision has bee me NECESSARY in ~
and
count OF difficulties between claimants of the lands
.hd ase engaged IN mining and holding hy lease from
'e government 1t is recommended that the reserved
hcfai iands IA The north part oi Of Illinois aad the Ter
rtories OF " 'scohsin and Iowa be allowed 1, be sold
~ iols oi Ten acres each, al minimum prlce of ten dol
lars per acre IL is represented that they are vnr,h
Rom twenty to lilly dollars per acre. denendinr on their
situation. 80 ~ 49,
Attention is again invoked in the report to the dis,
honoi'd Wedge gwen by the euartermastor General,
10 the CfeeR Indians Jr the renunrfa ion of their ser
val. '"''' i'''o
The report of he colonel Of engineers is said +, cx
n s'ayhS account OF the ability Of the officers Of
coi, ana oil ti'e results OF their abors and the al
iehiioh oi Congress Is directed 10 il for details
Additional doiences in New York barber are re-
commended, and West Point Aca!eroy highly ,ulo-
gised 'e"'S ''''
nc report OF the colonel of typographical engineers
= an'efieu 10. Considerable progress has been made
- - '''') ~ we northwestern lakes. and pren
afdos ior It's continuance the next season have beep
made. which Will enable those in charge of the WORK In
aec'hpish hi1fe than was practicable during the last
Year he surveys for the deiences of Soller's flats
and Ut Delaware Breakwaier llarbor are COMPLETED =
hose iJr The deences of Sandy Hook and the bar
b'r and town OF Portsmouth, New lIanpshire are in
execution, as well as the military reconnaissance Of the
lsiihsnia OF Maryland, south OF the CITY An expen
sse and very thorough Reconnaissance of the deance
Ut New Orleans, embracing large extent If ,rri,nrv
has beea completed. The Red river raft has heen 70
moved ~ '" ~
lhe measures taken TO execute the law of last session
aPpfopnating one hundred thousand dars f,r th, inn
Proyement vi the Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri aud Ar
kansas rivers. also stated. The present amir,
ZION wholly inadequateit only provide the neces
tary sSsg boats. and unless followed by others the ex
Penditse Vi the money will be but to waste it, Respec-
ling te construction Of light houses the expense NAV
ie much diminished by adoriing AIilchels Patent
Screw Aiafiegs. recent English invention
PARTY Ut engineers arein the field for the survey
81 the Arkansas and Plait rivers, and the adjacent
cosniry. Asufyev Of the country north of the Mis-
~suIi i1>xiBg been conietsJ it il intended TO cause
iss survey Of the Country souih Of that river, en-
bfac'lg tine approaches To the Rocky Mountains their
several passes, and gradually regions between them
So 1lI possessions eB the Ps;fc: and il is ho,ed