The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-12-26


New York is not doubled, and The wor I
is urged upon the favorable attention o
Congress. A dock al Pensacola 10 slst
recommended, and other Improvement:
10 increase the efficiency Of the yard .
that place. The restrictions OF Mem
phis work adopted a: the las, session o
Congress removed.
The exclusive employment Of the ma
vel officers as naval storekeep pers abrost
is no, thought 10 be wise, and modi
fca,ion o. the law on the subject is re-
commended.
TheNsvslSchool is spoken Of in term!
Of appreciation, end the same epp' opr
alton is asked for il as was had last year
A suitable notice is also given 10 The OBJ
servalory, where valuable operations are
beginning 10 attract The attention they
deserve.
An addition 10 The number Of Assist,
an, Surgeons is very much desired, and
the department also recommends an in-
crease in the rank and file Of the marine
corps and n the number Of warrant off.
GERS. The report concludes with sdvi.
sing tha, authority be given 10 thePresI
!ent 10 appoint one out Of five or Sin
midshpmen at large, irrespective Of ih,
place Of residence Of the pers,ns ap
pointed, provisions might thu, be made
for cases Of peculiar merit whicl
are now excluded. Nothing is said il
The report of The system Of promotion.
The Secretary confines himself 10 Q
faithful narrative Of The d,irgs of .he
Navy, with a few practical suggestions
such as are mentioned above. His re
port is very interesting one.
SYNOPSIS OF THE WAR REPORT.
II is chiefly occupied with a history ol
The commencement and progress of the
Mexican war operations, embracing the bat
les OF Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, iht
;hree days conflict a. Monterey, the .elmi.
nation of The arnistice, the conquest Of San
ia Fe and The CALIFORNIA;, etc. etc.
Satisfactory, though not official informa
lion had been received Of The taking of Mon.
cluva, but not of chihuahua. Gen. Kear
ney's detachment. was expected 30 reach
The Pacific abou, the last of November.
The operations OF Col. Fremon, and CON-
modore Stockton, ives, OF the Rocky Noun.
,ains. are referred to with cormendalion.
Authentic information bu. no official repol,
had as We, been received.
The military force Of lhe United States
has been augmented from 7640 TO 10000,
The duties Of The department, have been AZ
duous and embarrassing.
The department, o. Tamauipas, on the
rgh, bank OF the Rio Grande, for several
hundred miles from lis mouth, New Leon,
Coshuila and Chihuahua have all in eifec,
been wres.ed from the Cenua governmen,
of Mexico, aud the Mexican authorities,
both civil and military, displaced in New
Mexico and The Csifornias, all in .he shor'
space Of seven months.
The regular army crea,ed under the law
of ,he las, session, when filled up, will D.
noun. TO l6,99s officers and men, bu, |,
does no, now exceed 10000. The wan,
of success in filling up the ranks is sl,ribuis
BILE probably, TO the large number of yolun.
teers called out since the passage of the bill
increasing the army. II is Impossible tt
tell what number Of troops the exigencies o
the war may require. The volunteers call
ed out who have encountered the enemy
have more than justified the high expec.a'
lions formed of this description of troops
but il is no dIspsragenem OF lhem to say
lha, a regular force would be per(erred in ;
war TO bo prosecuted in foreign country
Considerations OF economy aso ate decid
edly in favor of troops being engaged ,c
serve during the war. The Secretary il
mos, solicilous that this subjec. should re
ceive he early attention of Congress au
,ha. body Of troops should be raised I,
take the place Of those volunteers who vii
claim discharge al The end Of .heiI year