The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-01-03
From the New York Tribune.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF

We condense Mr.. Marcy's report. II opens
with history Of the close Of ,hy war in Mexi.
CO principally under Gen. Lane at Tehuacan,
Sequatep plan, &c.-in California at San Jane,
La Paz, &c. and The closing battle Of the war
at Santa Cruz de Rosales under Gen. Price.
Our Military Peace establishment, if full,
would number 9,s7s officers and soldiers ex.
elusive OF the enlisted men Of ordnance-but
it is not full. The grea, extension Of our ter.
rtorial limits required new arrangement of
our military divisions and departments. The
eastern, or first division is not changed. Texas
and New Mexico have been added to western,
or second; and California and Oregon con.
stu,es the lhird-nr the division Of the Pacific.
The Mounted Rifle Regiment, it is hoped
can be sent % Oregon early in Spring. II
has been delayed by the loss of men by dis.
charge.
small force detached as an escort for the
Governor is now on the way to Oregon, and
will probably arrive there in the course of this
month. With view to an earlier relief than
could be afforded by sending troops from the U.
States, orders have been issued from the Navy
Department 10 the Commander of our Squa.
dron. with arms, ammunition and supplies; and,
in case il should be necessary, to land the ma.
rincs and sailors to aid the inhabitants, unit the
troops destined for that Territory should have
arrived.
The other regiments were greatly reduced
at the close Of the war. They had been filled
up bv recruits enlisted to serve only during its
continuance. Owing to the late period Of
their return from Mexico, and the unavoidable
delay in recruiting or organizing, such as were
destined for distant service could not he pre-.
pared TO proceed by land to Oregon, California,
or New Mexico, until the season was so far
advanced as to render a march across the
country inpractibe. Forseeing the necessity
for troops in these Territories, and the delay of
sending them from the United States, orders. in
antcipa'sn Of peace, were gwen to the general
in c.,et command to send regiment from the
headquarters in Mexico to California: but the
Mexican Government refused to permit its pas.
sage to the Pacific coast.
Orders were also given to Gen. Wool, then |
in command of the forces at Saltio, Monterey, |
and on the Rio Grande frontier, to send part |
Of the regular troops with him directly to Cali
forna and New Mexico. Pursuant to this di.
rection, two companies of lst and I'd Dragons
PIoEeeueu uP 'Ho iiSit oa"h vi 'ho NV ~ '""ue
to Chihua, crossed over TO the Gila, and down
that river to California. By this time, it is
probable they have reached their ultimate des.
tination.
One company Of Dragons and one of light
artillery were also sent from the Rio Graude,
and proceeded on the Mexican side Of it up to
Santa Fe. These have already arrived in New
Mexico.
Some troops have been sent from New York
10 Oregon; others will be sent in Spring.
The troops to guard the Rio Grande frontier
and keep in check the Indians in that quarter
have been ordered to Texas, and have arrived
ut, or are OH their way to, their respective sta.
tions.
The remainder Of the army is distributed on
the Indian and Northern frontiers, and OIL the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
The war with Mexico caused some delay in
establishing posts on the Oregon route. The
mounted rifle regiment was diverted from that
duty, for which it was originally designed, to
servo with the Army in Mexico; and it is not
now intended to employ any part of it east Of
he Rocky Mountains,