Washington telegraph., 1847-01-06

authority be given 10 the President to ap
point ule out OF live OF 81 midshlpmcu al
large, irrespective Of the PIaea oifes.drnee
ollHa person appointed. Provision mi sht
ihns be made for cases ol p,rulinr merit
which aie nov excluded. Nothing Is said
in the fepafl on the system al promoiion.-
The Secretary confines himself 10 faith
lul narration gflhc doing. ni the navy, with
few practical suggestions such as We
have mentioned. Ills iepall i ably wit.
ten, Is clear and interesting.
REfaRf OF ruE SEeREfNRY OF War;
Tue d#eansn, ha, not Vel been printed
4 bf.aI synopsis, made lf9m the original
reFaH da= been furnished Us. The Secre.
tag EiFss lai. history Of the commence.
mem aai progress ot the Mexican war
operations; tic battles al pllo Alto, Resaea
da "A RsIma and Monterey. ate narrated,
thau " nave the termination The aimIs.
IT, fIe euhqges, oi santa 70 aud tie
tIIiHiuias, uni accounts al The Various
movements u the aunez.
Satisfactory though nal olIe'a' in6tma.
tim, hzs been received al lie taking ui
VI ns'eta. but not chihuahua. General
haaHrts detachment va expected 10
ra#aIEe Pacific about NAHuber hJ.-
lkH operations Of Col. Fremont anil Com.
slaHalaa west Of the kuskl mama.ns are
wIHH5d Ia with commentator. Authentic
Information. hat no official report, has been
rgeited Il lAelI operations. he military
force ai Tie United States la been aug
ueHIed ION S Go men la q a11 mcn.-
Tie dlIies o. the Var Department have
hanardlaus aud embarrassing. Tho de-.
paHmsni ai iamal.pas anlihe right hiuk
%. the L. Gfan'e 'ur setefal hundred les
ll1H H. mouth, NcA .e5n. G5ah4ia, aud
Chihuahua have u'i been wIclrd uomthr
cuemW ani tie Mes srln authority, civil
uimluary. di.pia ed ia NaW Mexico aud
lte CaH1aiis--all IN jhc short space oi
ven months. The regular ggmy, under
he law ol last session, when filed up.
would umDun, to !G.Dns. olicrrsa and men,
bul does not now exceed 1880. Our sue
rr|. in tue field 7, attributable probably 10
rhc large number Of volunteers railcl uui
since tie passag oi lhe bill increasing the
army. ltis impossible to rsl the number
oItrpops which the eHgrHcie, OF The war
my rrq1ire.
The volunteers called out .whb have en-
c1au'cur! she enemy have mono lhau prli.
1alll expectations .1tmel uflh, dtsrgp.
lion uf lwup,; bli u 10 no dlsblaeemrnI tu
ih'm 10 say that regular forces would br
pfrarrt iua war 10 be prosecuted in %
npigl country. Considerations or ccnup.
my lre also decidedly in favor OF troops cn.
gagged 10 serve during lhr war The See
wnry Is most soici'pus that This subject
should receive ihe attention OF Congress
aufthai a bnly Of troops should be m.,cd
l1iasc lhs place oi lln,e Volunteer, who
wi.. CAIN a discharge at Ihe end oi lhcir
term ul.ef,ice.
The plan suggested hY Gen. Ml'auh iu
b,s cP1d iu 1850, is recommended NOW in
risWucg 10 rcgimrnlal field officers. Pro.
vision should be- made Tor oil Hces commit.
.rI by our troops anl BY persons connected
with ,hc army. An increase Of the regular
army !. recommended. The esl,macd ap.
proparlaGs tor Qualifications Tor the nest
year amount In iDj 600 dollars.
The report then goes on Ia speak OF oui
national de!gnres; OF ,appcrs, miners, ani
typographical engineers and their present
organ llliou; OF the ordnance blrcau being
inadequate; deficiency in the medical stall
OF tic army; history o' the operations IN
mineral lands ihc past year, number Of
pension agencies ii,rXcusise olnayy pen
sons, and number Of pensioners about -,
900. The independent treasury act con
templates the employment ofoiliccrs named
therein as pension agents ani rrndrrs i
doubtful whether those hilheuo employed
are not susproded. He recommends that
authority be given 10 continue the present
agents at n reasonable compensation. 49,
Three thousand four hundred and thirty
tour Indians have been removed west Of
the Mississippi river since the last annual
report. New treaties with the Indians are
referred to. and The soliciluic Of Govern.
menl to promote the welfare of the lndun
tribes Is icelingIy eSpresscd.--ib.