The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-09
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

WAR DErARTMtNr, ApJUrASr GENEaAL's OrrIca,
Washington, January 7, IS47. \
Statement showing the number Of recruits enlisted in
the regula army duriog the year commencing October
l. lS4j, aud ending September 80, 9l6 -
For general service Cor army at large) .....2 576
Rerimental Two regiment Of dragoons. All
rasr,;,iaa rhe regiment of mounte rihemen.. 729
soru;nS Four regiments Of artlsry. $50. 0l3
' Eight regiments Of infantry. .... loo
sappers and miners and detachments. ......... 100
Total numbsr of enlistments for the term Of Ave
years. made 10 the regular army during year end.
The number Of snli.tments made in the regular
army during the months Of October, November,
and December, is46 so far as rel urns have been
received, is ,o7s This number will probably
be increased, when all the returns in, to. 1900
Total number enlisted from Oct /, ls4s. to Dec 81,
The number Of eniistments made during the year end.
ing Sept &c. ls46 exceeded ths number made the pre-
vious year by 1888.
In the Ad Juaot Generals letter to the Secretary of
War OF the 5n Dst he states that men enlisted for the
term OF during the war can be recruited for the regn
lar SERVICE PROBABLY as fast volunteers be enroll
ed and sent to the seat Of Ithe If for
the regular and volunteer troops be the same the probe
bity there will be but little difference tho time Of
filing the ranks OF either description of force"
And in the official report OF the Secretary of War OF
the 5h December the fact stated that tae greater
Inducements to enter for short periods lin the volunteer
regiments for the term Of ons year ony satisfactorily
the want OF becr success IN recruiting Tor
the regular army" And, than ali perhaps, tho
distinction IN the pension laws between the private
sod,e. of the regular army nad tho volunteer which
operates so unlavoraby ire former Tae wiows an1
orphans of the volunteers who may killed IN ba
die of wounds received in the SERVICE pensioned
while tho widows and orphans oil the regular so1isrf
who die uuder the same circumstances, entirely un
provided Tor by law e..
authorized by law onet for the period of during
the war. with the small bounty PROPOSED there is t
doubt that tho department will be able to fill the rank
of the regular army in very short tme-thst il, th,
five six THOUSAND men wanted could DO recruited
and sent to join their regimsns in the field in shor
raised organized and despatched to the army in Mex
CO. alter the date OF any requistion from the War De
partment.
The remark applies with greater force, perhaps
to the ing OF regiments tor the regular mitir
establishment, ii the term be during the war; for ell III
field oficers) 10 recruiting for their own compsnies-gs
nerally In their own neighbour oods where they ar
known-and 1t 10 believed could fill their companie
within 40 or 90 days afer receiving orders fsei just
hsd in expressing this belief because several of the
panic OF the rifle regiment recruited quickly
were enlisted Tor five years. Lieut. Upton enlisted
men la less than a month, and Lieut. Van Duren so.
Respectfully submitted,
AdJu'ant General, u. s. A..
Hon w L. Macy, Secretary Of War;
company Of volunteers from Newberry, 8 c., MAD
forced CHI of forty miles in day through the mt
and IN The ram, in the hope Of being allowed {, join u
Palmetto regiment; but thoy were 100 late. The ranl
were already iull, and they had TO return nome.
The following article is from the St Louis RepuJir
OF the 25,h ait tit TO DO very well undotst(d
here that of the objects OF the express from Wa
iogton city to Santa Fe which left here few days az
in charge of Major Fitzpatrick and Mr. 8 r. subietiel
In part II not entirely to recall Gen Kearney from Cd
forna, and despitch the General and ali he troops un3
his command, which may be spared from Tho occupata