New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-09
= 4 I, T R B u N E
Repogl Of the Secretary Of War.

npch OF II Is oCCuFieo VIII hieio ot"''''ioe 'iio'
:. rn;;ntcrcstng to the general reader, we give
..omewhat condensed, preserving the more I'M
,,,.apt topics on which 1t touches.
The Regular Army consists of
connisslontd Officers 1880. no
yI,,ry Stosekeepeis. IL
Ss.,sa men, tNou Commissioned Officers, Arcrs,
W.;ci.ns and Pfivates Of Dfagoons ARTILLERY, H.
i,puy and Ritiemen) .... ...75 $40
.sisaa,s ................ 40
s,His.sd msn OF Ordnance. $50
Total. ...s........... .o,o!s
They arc arranged thus: General and Staff
4 Officers, Medical Department, Pay Department,
Corps of Engineers, Corps of Typographical En-
cineers Ordnance Corps, | Regiment of ORA
soops, Regiments Of Artillery, Regiments of
Infantry Regiment of Rifcmcn.''
aThe present actual force of the Army is left
blank in the Secrctary's Report
aThe United States are divided into nine Mil
asy Departments, commanded each by Gene
4 rs Officer or Colonel.
aThe lst Military Department, commanded
bv Breyet Brigadier General Arbuckle, embraces
V-est Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Tennessee and kentucky; head quarters New
Orleans 1t contains seven garrisoned posts
The aggregate of the troops in them is 966.
aT6e I'd, commanded by Brevet Brigader
General Taylor, embraces the country west of the
Mississippi, north of Louisiana and Texas, and
sou,h of the 9th degree of north latitude; head
quarters, Fort Smith. 1t contains four garrison
ed posts.
aThe Sd, commanded by Brevet Major Gene
raj Gaines, temporarily by Colonel hearney,
Drapoons,) embraces the Stateof Missouri (aboVe
the 9th degree Of north latitude) Illinois, Iowa,
that part of Wisconsin Territory west OF the 10Th
DEGREE Of longitude west of Washington, and the
Indian country north and west Of the lines indl-
Gated 1t contains seven garrls0ned posts. -
Aggregate, 2,l51.
aTbe 4th, commanded by Brevct Brgadcr
General Brady; head quarters, Detroit, embraces
the States of Indiana, Ohio and Michgan; the
mar, OF Wisconsin Territory not included III the
Sd Department and the Indian country north.
1t contains five garrison posts. "-Aggregate $50.
1.-The 5th, commanded by Brigadier Genera
Wool, head quarters, at Troy, embraces the
States of Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont,
New.Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island. 1t
contains twelve garrisoned posts"
1884
"The 9th, commanded by Colonel Crane, lst
Artillery head quarters at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, embraces the States of Massachu
sets, New. Hampshire, and Maine. 1t contains
four garrisoncd posts. aggregate 46o.
"Ihe 9TH, nommanded by Colonel Walbach,
4th Artillery, head quarters, Fort Monroe, Viz
pnia. embraces the States of Delaware, Mary
land and Virginia. 1t contains three garrlsoned
pOsts"-Aggregate COL.
"The 9Th, commanded by Brevet Brlgadler
General Armistead, head quarters, Fort Moultrlc,
Charleston Harbor, embraces the States Of North
and South Carolina, and Georgia. 1t contains
Eve garrisoned posts."-Aggregate SIS.
"l'he 9th, commanded by Brevet Brigad!cr
General Worth, head quarters, St. Augustine,
embraces East and Middle Florida, 1t contains
three garrisoncd posts. aggregate, 623
Major General Scott has the immediate COM
mand of the Army His head quarters are at
Washington.
Blythe act orthe 23l of August 1912, very considerable
reductions made III the army. The reductions provl'
d for BY that act are being carried according as
Provisions aud the expatioms OF the terms o SmsntS
discharges and deaths will reduce the army below tn:
number euthorize by law 10 require eniistmsns OF
to keep M the number. That aw abolished the
ce Of one INSPECTOR General three Paymasters two SUI
ops aud two Assistant Surgeons aud directed that number
p5ymssefs Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons te be DIS
charged within one month atar It's passage. but gave no such
objections to the discharge ci one Inspector Gsera aha
consequently both are Vet retained service aud The apPEo
pioa for the last aud present years PROVIDED ms aus
Ter the payment oil the compensation allowed py ld" II -
respectfully recommended that much OF The 4h section
1.-THE act Of asd August, 1912 ent;!eG An Act respecting
The Organization OF thu Army, and for other purposes As
ahsirs the Office OF Inspector General be Feeais'-
Inc services Of the two valuable and experienced
filing stations deemed essential TO the well peng
Of lhe Array
The first section of this same act converted the
2diegiment of Dragons CATER the 4th of March
last into regiment of rihemen. The Secretary
recommends the reorganization OF this company
mic Dragons. |, can be done with little ex-
pense as the uniform has not yet been changed,
and they will be much more effective on our ex-
Tended Western frontier, inhabited as 1t Is by In
Cans many of whom are mounted, and IN the
pursuit of whom great celebrity Of movement is
required.
Some further provision believed be necessary cffeetu
f prevent du-ng between officers OF the army ana c
Nsas-many Of the officers who constitute the miittry
waits G2.ng that the provisions OF the 25t 10Th ana IN
caops OF the rules articles Of have relation oni!
0ce OF the army in disputes among themselves Ine
ps OF this construction at least doubtful, out sN
Gssta'lou The subject would put the matter beyond
eli deua The practice baIbagous one and should be
aPPtessed 4 civilized a.d Christian country To The
tine army be said that has almos;it not
s'ey abolished among the ccsrs, aud their geptlen.aty
a dseoogs couduc towards each other has prevented dis
pa'ss and Tor alleged offences almost uupsce
a'aisd degree.
The officers and men have been KEEP, in Of
Employment and thee have been bun few removals ofooPs
ION Oas post 10 another The of our relations with
Hs Btain has enabled the Commanding GENERAL 10 with
s~ Iron Forts Fairfield AID kent, on the Northeastern
1eI, the troops there stationed Their positions Were
h 10 render subsistence very expensive, and 10 nave
'PS then there would have Involved the cost OF cutting
niay road 70 those posts nom H0u!ton.
Sa's without any adequate corresponding benefit
led change Of soue other troops sta
a In The Eastern States 10 bring the "a Regiment
Several companies have been removed from f!or-
% other posts, there being afp'ehtnA"a oil aay
~ that region from indians. the number oil warriors re-
x aaS o,ns now sedueed less than one nu2a'su '''
- esiaeng no hostile disposition
estimates the Army proper for the ensuing II
a De perceived fall S906.S l0loo short OF those oil last
gar although embraces ST. S64 70l00 Tor the expenses