The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-19

Aggregate volunteers. .23lH
Aggregate regulars and volunteers. AT $50
OF alar service at the close Of the war;
fepisted men, ALB recruited for Eve years, and
is277 for the period of the
i'll 1t being judged proper by the President that the
two military aphica divisions o. tn. army should
raDgensnt into depsrtments, according to the
position Of the States, has been made for
this purpose Anothert yisloni called the Third, or
Pacific the Territories Of Cslforni.
end Oregon has been created no that 10
military resources Of beth be thus made available for
any contingencies which arise in those remote
general Order,,n No. a. dated August 81, subse.
uusntly amended General Orders" Nos 81 and 50,
Of 1913 herewith submitted exhibit the military geo.
United states and territories have been divided and
subdivded and the general Of the troops
IV The posts on the Atlantic sesboard have again
been occupied, with two exceptions- Boston harbor
and Mobile Point The works at these points not be-
ing completed, their gairsons have been temporarily
assigned 10 Fort Adams, Ne Sport, Rhode Island and
PEI fscoA hsi bor Florida.
M hsSns' o sSs tssV no.t Of Fort At
Tampa Bay, Florida instead Of replacing them 1t has
been deemed consistent With the public interest
that fort be established at Charlotte haroor, or
osher locality south Of Tamra Bay, and within
the limits temporarily occupied by the Seminoes This
change Of position IL il believed will increase the faci
ties for trade and better friendly intercourse
with the indiana than be maintained by the go
vernme Mt at post like the at Tampa Bay, which
IL not within the limits Of the Indian country or pub
lilo domain To carry out the instructions Of the De-
patuent upon the subject, orders were issued on the
18th of October 6ictDg board Of officers to CO nvene
at Charlotte karbor and select suitable site for the
proposed work. but their report has not yet beeu
The most important Of the old established inland
posts have regsrrsone and the troops assigned
to them have already Tescnea snst 81 nat
bsgo Indians, military reserve has been laid OF and
fort commenced on the Upper Mississippi, opposite
too far advanced for working without shelter the two
companiesope of the lat Dragons and of the 9th
in,antry- employed in erecting, and destined to gar
rison the fort have been withdrawn winter quarters
at Fort Smelling. Mechanics however were left to get
out the necessary timber that no time may be lost in
completing the work early Dext spring.
" Instructions have been issued for the careful
amin aton of Texas New Mexico, California, and Ore
the corps of engineers and Typographical engineers
with to the Mt location OF military posts
within their limits Meanwhile, and until all the troops
d-stn.d to occupy them can reach their stations the
st de- stion has been made OF such forces a. we're
already the tsiitories or could bs at once put y
roe chscK Inoiau epredatons and preserve quiet
and COCA 1dsr along the frontiers aud Pacific sea-
In thesth military department (Texas) the Indian
froptierG hefetofor. guarded by Texan rangers mus
tered into service for the with Mexico embrace q
di.1snce Of upwards of six huadrei miles and por
tion Of the Iposns reported to be- now In actual
hostility towards the whites" Inc LIST regiment of in
fanry o.r companiss "a drasoous two companies 4th
artillery having light battery. and battalion OF
SIX paniee ia infantry, are nov on duty in that
department. The bittsoD OF tho Sd Is under orders
he u
Psso Gel Merits New Mexico "a soon as the road car
be SURVEYED u nd opened The Sth regiment OF infsn-
try aud psnies I'd Dragons are eu route aud
will have srriv.d in Texas by the time or before the
best positions for military stations Gao be select
In depsrtment No. o New Mexico), 1t Is believed
that no ,erious di tnrbance need be apprehe nded
There are in that quarter three companies LIST
Dragons one company "a dragons, ana igot BAT.
t.ry ~ the ID artillery. As coon as the season VIII
permit mar, scross the praires, this force Will be
by four companies Sd infantry In addition
10 tn, six coupa of the reg before me
4tnx md NM cor
The III regiment of infantry, and one additional
company Sd artillery, have recently embarked at New
YORK for California (depar mt NO 10 Az the date
of the last despatchee from Monterey, Stevenson re-
gin. Of New York volunteers Is reported TO nave
bean discharged which reduces for the present the
earr,sors rariy established the Pacific to one
Gonna ny let dragons and one company ID artillery
until the arrival of renforcemepts consisting OF Two
oomps les LIST and companies "a drag ostacneo
frouI the column Of the army on the ITO Grande IN
July at with orders to march across the country To
Monterey report Of their arrival has not yet been
tecived.
The rkrk and hle Of the regiment Of mounted ride
men u.dSr orders for Oregon department No. III
although mostly enlisted for Ave years, were all
disshaTaed at the close Of the war, pursuant to
Che act Of Congress approved August IA, 1878.
yjgorsu. measures were immedistely taken to re-
eruit the regiment, which will be prepared to
tske nm its lipe Of march overland before the
for active operations arrives Several comp a.
MES are already formed two OF which have relieved
TIA of Missouri volunteers, under Lieutenant
Colonel Powell, At the new post established on the
Oregon route at Grand Island PLATTE river 800 miles
,n,th vest of Fort Leavenworth. Two companies lst
artillery. with ample equipment ats, sailed from View
Work the 10th Of November for service IN TINS depart
r,eut At one or permanent posts 10 De erec'eu
near the mouth OF Coul0 oa river