Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-12-19

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR
Mr. tnnfad, the : crrtnty oi Naf, has h'lel, but
well wtlten mud interesting report. The aggregate
,trcoo oil oi tie ANY, including officers and MN. aud
ali the 81 CUPS X 9l1 but II i 81. naed that the
number ri nrpallv fl tor service. N consequence Of
sickness deaths de4rrons. aud other causes. viii tll
short ol tie legal organization on an average oi tom 20
t. ~ per csni.
OF ihe - a27 officers and men, 7,I9j siatioucd
IN or ne under ordors fr Texas, New Mexico, taiof-
MA aud Oregon.
II is believed our pres mt military establ sment Is
rcly lnad,qun'e the wants Of the country,
The rrcru ing service has hcen oclvrly prose nrd
aud the uraoc a of frontier settlements s'ndy kept
IN yRw Cavalry rlnps Il IS l"v'd arc III only troops
thai put siapto lpdan d"prda ms and II l-recom
mrndrd that n'ro f'Gin"n'stl mou1ed mon b."
raj ed. The pnprley Of aiming aud o.pnol'lng nto
KIND or mirin The lohabtauts, Opcudng the Pueblo In
dam nndrr the drecl ol army officers. ! sngpest d
asa means ol preventing IHd1n depredatoos IN Nv
MoNco aud IrAas. ! hl-, however, only iemP11ny
cxpedeni aud Is urgcd that system b. ndnpled 10
ia luce the indians oaband thcr wandering hi" and
urn her attention to nptlrul uml pur~ui
Ilotts are maINno 10 Iuduc" the few lndnns IN fio
dl 10 rmprar and 10 prevent an unhteak n The mean
tine Il lsw romplnics OF troops are stationed lhefe.
Il Is recommended hal tfrc be- seat against the
SIOUX Indians III Aiiprspt,, who have mad. on the
CLippewas, after makiug solemn treaty nf peace
lhopgh tie agency Of lhrU ;. Agent aud the Governor
OF Mlues,ta
Sizes f,r naval depote and ft ifraons the Pacific
ordered havr been cumplatcI ~ are ~ progress.
1he Military Academy Is commended fot liz cillcIen
ry and lhe nda'u "t re'lfed list ol army OH
Gers strongly renewed s also asy nm In disabled
and de.1nte : lher4.
II i. feeomm INDEED that the Quarormasteis Depart
meet which employs alb u five hundred tamaslers, he
authorised 10 enll>t such number nay he required in
stead OF hian1 at present nj higher rate o ply than
is allowed pasafe..
The expenditures If rhe q laternas crs Deparmeni
4 - I
CO. for s5l they cstl ratel nt A39I5,951. but j,
now believed they will exceed this sum. though They
viii moi equal those f1r 1892, which are esilmaed n
Al $50 600 Since lSil the cost IF transportation for
the amy has increased about 3oo per crni IN ronst
oaopce Of onr increase Of t9ry Il is, however. hoped
that IA our new settlements increase and cultivation ex
ten Is IN Iexas aud New Mexico and mlnlng becom's
less prufl able IN California these enormous expenditures
viii diminish.
DIs,rRous FInE Abut ten oclock On "Wednesday
fnlfning Last tie Female Seminary. lrge buck bnld
le at Iii. pace, wa7 discovered 10 be on hre. and.
d, spite tho mnsl nnfcmting eXetllons, WIS SON rednc-
ed to ashes the wa J. alone rrmailrg. The furniture,
of every description was rescued from The nmes hut
owing o - needless haste usual on such orcasoas, IN
A ruined condl in. All the hous belangtng 10 the
Seminary, and the dence OF James I. } 'hhSnn.
F.q were at iime, IN eat danger. bn with great
eff f On the paltul The people, were saved. We IN
der.rand lha Mr. Dawes the principal o The School, will
continue It's du les for the present at the new Mae
Academy tle Eastern extremity othe town. which Is
not NV oacnncd
VIII tins Warning induce the people If Liberty, on
their own account and the county Conri, account ni
the pubc propr,iu t. lake the necessary steps TO pur-
chase fire apara,us? will they wait until the whne
towu is rat dnW befoe they do than en'er in
ineffec nal resoipes2 small fire engine would have
saved the Seminary IN ten mu'mes-bea3ord senf"'e'
TIE UNCERTAIN QqANrIry.-"i always ihlnk = said
a reverend goest, dining one day with a wealthy ayman