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REPORT CT IHE MAJOR GENERA AL
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REPORT CT THE MAJOR GENERAL OF
THE ARSfY r
Among the document accompanying
the Presidenl's Message, we find The Re-
port Of GEN ScorT, Major General Of
The Army.
ltexhibits succinct vie " Of our mill.
tary organization, The movements of1troops
dufipg the year, the present stations Of
different regiments. and companies, and
contains some suggestions for THE i'm:
proyement and The better efficiency Of
the service. x.
oeeut princIparry U0u"fit ~ SO .+.s>fs =
zion Of the war against The Florida Lii
dams The energetic and successful
movements Of Co! Worth ia that quarter
are vel calcnlste1>to terrrinste var
which has beeaaa,teuded with unusual
dific titles The Report allpdes. with
commenda,i9n, 10 the system Of opera
lions instituted by Col Worth. and ID
The successful sIlisAwtieh have tbps
far Atteh5ed II and adds: L I.
! The region OF the Everglades. mostly
under. water, couid no; have been reached
before the return ofthe ooLseason. IA
movementlto effect this object. skilfdlly
combined from many points, and includ-
ing tie hotilla Of Lieut.. Mclaughlin, Of
.heSNavy is, no doubt nov far advanced,
and which has every promise Of en- yelop,
ing a.. large part if not the whole Of Sam
Jones'sl followers, already reduced IN
numbers by band tia, recently deser;ed
him for emigration. Should lhe gallant
Colonel meet with the success fn yttai
quartz ~Hich his ablefcohbiaatons mer-
il, there would onlysfbe left him a lev
fragments Of bands ioscapiure." III
Tie army Of the United States consists
a, present Of fourteen Fegimen's-two 81
cavalry. four ofarti!lefY, and eight Of in
faotry. Il is rscomRebded tbst Two adj
ditional regiments, one Of artillery and
one 81 infantry be- formed under Ihr
confident belief thatgixteen regiments are
the minimum regular force now absolutely
required by the couary. i
The Presen, inequality Of pay between
The officers of the same, grades in the diff.
ierent branches Of he service, lsrelerred
10 as involving injustice aud causing IN
comfortable feelings A mode Of remedy
lis suggested which, il i. thought, will
remove the difficulty. The Report calls
The attention 3of the Department 10 two
subjects Of great interesl-lone referring
to a system Of retired Pay-the other 10
the proprieiy Of some provision BY Law
IN favor OF widows and orphans OF regn-
lar officers who have died of-ntay die 10
consequence Of wounds received Of dis.
e ases contracted 10 service. IA provision
has already been made in behalf Of the
widows and orphans Of navy volpntee!
and militia officers, dying under The cir
! cunstsnces just named. The Report r..
marks: tfIsdeed The whole subject %
army pensions 10 widows and orphans
andto disabled officers. requires equitable
revision"
WhhYegard to he proposed augmen
ta,ion Of the army, we think that Gen
ESco,l has been moderate. in asking fo
oolyriwo additional regiments. The Ter
lri,or;al extent of the county. itk vas
range: Of frontier. with Indian tribes to b
held ia cheek on the one hand, and will
civilized .neighbors on the other. VIII
i NAV Become. as they have been, enc
would seem 10 require considera
bic enlargement otour military organize
lion. Besides this consideration. Is v,
should incline 10 the belief that the ex
tended fine Of posts recommended by ih
Secretary Of War. to reach from Counci
kBlulf 10 the Oregon Territory could no
he established and effectively maintsine
without greater increase OF force tha
, the Major General calls for. But mihtsr
men Gao Judge Of these tblngsNbet,er thu
/ we.-F Baltimors AmerieGn.