New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-20
Report of the Commanding General of the

Army.
This is an excellent report brief and 10 the point.
We give but paragraph;
The rank and file, in nearly oil the regiments,
having fallen below the legal complement 10 which
tho army was gradually 10 BE- reduced under Tie act
Of August % 1912, The general recruiting ss'rice
was reorganzed and recommended on the ls' oil
MAY last.
By the iudicous distribution and wachiulncss OF
The troops The Indian frontiers have enjoyed re-
markabie tranquility Not Ia field operation, strict
y speaking, has been called for, except on the Call
Of Mexico.
According to standing policy, TO prcreat Indian
hostities By the exhibition Of military force on and
beyoud ON frontiers deiachmens OF the first regi-
mynt OF Dragons have made IN the past season
wide circuits in the Indian country OF The west
Bu, few changes in the position OF troops have
been made within the year.
To extend instruction in light or horse artillery,
at two of the schools for that purpose, q company
of the Sd artillery has been transferred from foTt
Macon North Carolina, 10 For, NlcHenry, near Bal
imore. to ion breye Major RInggod's company oil
the same regiment already there; and company
of the lth artillery has been transferred thence TO
Carlisle barracks, Pennsy lvania, 10 JON Captuln
Washngton's company al ,he same regiment, "heie
il was previously established
AT the other two light artillery schoois|r OH
adams, near Newport, Rhode Island, and tort
Hamilton. New-Y ork haIbot-lor the LIST ana "a re-
ements OF artillery respectively, there we've ai'es-
DIV present al each several companies OF ,le same
regiment, besides lis light company.
Jndpine (lom the inspection reports received, as
we'll as from vide personal observation IN The past
season. the economical arrangements and fesp1usi,
billss of the army ore excellent ana suscepuoie o'
hur little Improvement. The tactical instruction
nd General soldiershp of the whole are also Sood
and 5rocrsssiye. A fine spirit of pine-thetis IL,
eIaet obedience to law and lawful oFdcfs-very g-n-
rally nreyals The few iuiractions on the part OF
at most some hail dozen peIverse oflcets, nave,
however, not been visited with due conuehhauon
by court uartials II is most strange, that any eel
,,.b:ch every member of c0nrt would sobo' 10 CON-
MI, himself and singly be ready 10 brand MS
crime. should not untrequenily ha paiililcd, CT
wholly excused, by AT least Il majority c; members
united in coiit. 49,, h
The number of enlisted rlen who nave oeeh
brought before courts na!usi Win" l''e 1uiiel t
s.r l. ascertaned 10 be thirtyhve per csntum less
man The number Of the preceding ear: ms de-
no,cs very satisfactory improvement IN the rank
AVID Ale taken in connexion with the isct tilat an
ILLEGAL punishment mas secretly been hesro OF VIII
ia Inc time. LL
the department and through The Executive, 10 IN
,nr,sI Congress- in behalf OF soldier retreat or
csyl,,,n for WORKOUT or disabled men,
asrtSL.yERY IN kENrUcKY.-A correspondent
or the Syracuse Democrat publishes an extract oil
A letter from SelltieIIdu w
He says:-" There is great DIAL OF Anii'Sia'eTy
sentiment in this city, nucn more than you would
sunpose. know the real sentiments oil most oil our
Irad;ng men, and believe next year decided step
Iii he taken 10 amend the Constitution OF hen-
nckv. with view 10 the ezrrpalion OF Slavery; II
ia ruiping us as a people, impoverishlns us as a
Sts,e and poisoning our public and private morals,
and hone to zee il DESTROYED even IN kentucky.
shon, siI months since, wrote 10 Z. M Clay, az
ss;ne,on, suggesting plan Of operations TO be
COMMENCED Immediately after the Presidential eiec-
IONS on the part of the AntiSlanery friends IN Va,
.;ons nsrts Of the State He coiocded with me and
,,I.p il mstured and the ball Will BE put In nonoa
,bSs year. More OF this hereafter"
LETTERS FROM PsIsos.-Under this titls -, 1t Is
nrnnnssd n prblish selection OF CHARLES Or
e,ters and papers, written while IN Baltimore
;aI. Appended 10 them will be his DEFENCE reao
bsfore the Court. The volume Will De ediied ny nis
,r;ss, Mrs. MARY IDA ToRREY, and published 'of
the benefit OF his family.
u.yRE Ds GRACE, DEC. 1.-THE Canal Navl-
AVON has closed for the season. There has been
onsdersb,e increase OF business on the Canal tins
Wear especially in The articles OF iron Coal ana
Lumber.
FIsr,S RAYMOND The Grist Mil! in Raymond,
NJ rogether with Saw Mill, Fu!iing Mil and
Cardng Mi were burned 10 me ground, on n1o uss
Ssx rbs 18th inst Loss from SS,0co 10 S,uVo; NO
;nsnrance The hre took n the Srlst aiili, ana was
ncrasioned, it is supposed, by the hicnon oil the
ondgson upon which the wheel run