The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-12-22

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Report Of the Secretary Of war.
Secretary Marcy's Reports short and er
plieit. Much Of il is necessarily occupie,
with details air ady familiar to the public
An alteration Of divisions, in THE Depar,men,
mas been TedeTed exPedient by the extension
o. our territorial limits. The Eastern Diyis.
ION remains unchanged; Texas and New Mex.
'co have been added to the Second, Or Wes,.
ern and California and New Mexico cons,i.
'nse tho third OF Pacific Division.
Troops ate greatly needed in Oregon 10
protect the settlers from hostile Indians. and
ne mounted rife regiment, which was die.
banded q the conclusion Of the war, il being
recruited with the view Of proceeding 10 that
territory. Troopgliave been ordered % Taxos
% protect the Rio Grande frontier. and ~portions
o. various commands have been sent 70 Chi.
iornia and New Mexico.
The amour. Of contributions ana ,v.;,. -
the captured property received by he od;cAvs
o ihe army in Mexico, il reported al Sa044..
90 y which will be increased BY amounts
collected in New Mexico and California
As the duties of the Department. ara operops
ahd extend over the whole Of our vast TART.
tOry' tho retention in service Of The additional
Paynasters appointed during the war is strongly
Additional medical aid for he
army 70 also recommended BY the report.
The appropriations for the army proper G.,
ths next fiscal year amount 10 S4,43qass
transportation estimates are necessarily large
IN order 70 meet the expenses Of sending
troops to our Mexican teri tories. The In.
creaSe OF our territory has also increased Il o
estimate for the fori6cationsof the next &c.
cal year.
PhCnumberof pensions on the list il a.IeI
More than $4,000 claims have been pre,en,. 4
% for bounty land treasury scrip Abou,
sVuOOh have been allowed, 10000 are pending
some 10000 more are yet to be pre.ent.
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Within tho las. four years eight Important 9
have been negotiated with different
ind'an tribes, BY which their condi.isn h.
'een improved, and the United States have. ]
'cqulFed lO,oO0OOO Of acres Of land a, 4 Goa,
! $~i'eASs0OO. We have condensed the above
rom the abstract Ofthe N. o. Bee, which con, :
lspOrt. we !,
There are. sixteen msnual.lnbOr school. sna 3
''sn'y seven boarding and dis.ric. schools 0
~ successful operation among The vari. ii
~ indian tribes, and the number Of Indian a
.Ou'h' attending them, according 10 ths =. !
secslvsd q she department, il 3~Sss-of
'nloh 1850 are malss, and The roma ininp I.6se
g females The schools ars generate n
Of missionary societies and NJ !
'onoue'ed. These facis, aford,,he most rr.,i. Y
,'ng evidence that nearly Ill ii our @colon,z. 90
. .nOss are rapidly advancing il civilization q
- moral improvement: and / trust /. NM oF
y % improper On this occasion Tor me v M N
~ ~ me highly improved and rapidly in.
lov'nS condition Of The numerous Indian OIL
lOes' over which the guardians hip Of H. tu
s.amsp' Y extended, not only in regard %
= host otheT respects, no stiutad
!saAuf0 Of credit il 10 be asetibed i NJ TAI
,''sy' industry, and faithfulnsss oftba, brsrsh aP
sn'e department. 70 which the mapagar,.a. rs
ogs agsFsi6sd and di6eul. Indian .F,i,. I'm
applgnedN. RAsg. 'ua''s as
crs en-
urs. sAAss TATEoa's WlII.-Wo learn fran
Z 1'acin1a't Chronicle tha. The WIN d csn'
me Taylor IF Newport Ky, va prs.s...s
M souniy Court Of Campbell coun,a y. ~
and foF reasons sa,isfsc,o,v u \. pal
VII vas rejected, We understand a. I. FL
~ s0Od feeling exists between ia NM. !. re
j immense estate, and that no diasul,s ~
'gaslon VII arise among Them. Tho ~
XII s.alss that, az 3 family eonncil u l. ms'
II 2 Gen James TayIor, Il w. n-nsnimoa. MY
us'sERined tO smanCipsse Iii liz .lsy.. u
! %osE'Rg oyer for'y, belonging u he s.,s,. ~
. VIZ 'ae assd and children would s. ~. VA