The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-09-07
Operations mt the Seat OF War.
From ". Orleans Bulletin. Aup. ool

1t. c. N Garland Capt. Mccall and 1t Longstreet of
the 4h infantry, arrived yesterday morning and EN-
barked last evening on board the ship Charlotte for Cor
pus Christi to join their regiment.
An official paper recently laid before the Congress
Mexico presents this statement the force Of the Next
can army as It wasi December last
Artillery, $40 men Infantry, 81 557; Cavalry $685.
making total of nearly 330 0) This force is shown by
official documents to have been reduced 10 less than
10000.
From Galveston CIvilianl
An Important document from the land Cice at Austin
has been laid before the convention From it. we learn
that the superficial extent of Texas as comprised with
IN the limits defined by statute of the first Texan Con-
gress comprises in round numbers 1877 900 square miles,
or 25 66 acres that the total of land issued
by the various boards of land commissioners is a.
acIes that the total amount above recommended
good and lawful claims is acres issued by the
department of bounty and donation claims $780,,
ooo land scrip sod oy the Texan government 3os7s7
acres amount issued and supposed to be frau
dnent 2a33l,764 acres issued by the authorities Of
Mexico. portion OF which is supposed to be invalid
2a0s0O0o and that the total amount of the public
domain subject to location and 99 4O3
The officer of the land office in communicating the
above statement says that he has of knowing
the whole amount scrip that has been issued by the
Texan government but thinks the amount vet out is
about oneeghth OF that shown to be in his Office and that
the same is the case with reference to bounty ands
From the Washington Union, Sept A.
Seeing that certain newspapers are commenting upon
the fact that Gen. Taylor's artillery in Texas were
following facts Our artillery regiments armed
as field artillery and were never meant to be- in the
in the whole, armed. They armed 0he regi.
ments, except company in each) and always have
BEEN infantry serving in the Notifications with heavy
guns. They are called artillery in the law, and
meant oE garrisons to the coast Notifications We
have four regiments of this artillery forty companies
II these all eidartllery they would require 2l0
field pieces guns and howtzerseld artillery sufficient
for army of 100000 men, according the rule which
prevails in modern armies.
This, though 9, ,preposterous force of artillery, if
armed eidartllery for any army the United States
can ever maintain or send into the field, is much too
small Tor complete garrisons OF our forts on tho sea.
coast and lake frontiers These FORTS when completed
are estimated to mount $500 heavy guns. The four
regiments of artillery contain rank and file,
from the Army Register 2l6S men-less than one man
to three heavy cannon In time of war; this force would
be increased; but it is not to garrison the
forts entirely with regulars The militia would in
great part be employed for that purposes and is
tainly the best and most useful employment for that
force. We shall, however have in each garrison, a
disciplined well instructed body of artllersts for the
more difficult duties at the guns, This statement shows
the purpose OF that part of army called artillery
OF this, four companies are, by law equipped field
artillery, with guns and horses-Four such companies
have been ordered to Texas.-The other IL artillery
companies sent thther, armed and instructed as in
tantry; and Of course, without "guns"-that is
field cannon" The newspapers which have com.
mented upon this matter may now understand it.