The New York herald., 1850-12-17

s accessible for supplies through three rivers Co
lun bia, the Willamette, and ths Cowlttx-An osmmu.
ncang with the most fertile parts Of the territory
Building materials are abundant In Oregon, and sSW
mill had been put up at Fort Vancouver and at the
to the Dass Fer detailed information in regard to
the march Of the rifle regiment and establishing 1t
the route and Oregon respectfully refer to the
In the course Of the year considerable amount Of
supplies has been sent from the Atlantic to California
oluding officers we're framed and sent from the State
OF Maine and six small iron buildings were sent from
New i9rk as an experiment. These buildings, II Is
sscertained will cost far less than those put up from
materials obtained in California.
Quarters, storehouses, and other buildings
qured at San Diego, Gila Colorado Las Reyes Clear
Lake, Camp Far West Benicia and San Francisco in
addition 70 buildings already put up, and at Monte
rey The estimates from the Pacific for the necessary
buildings and including transportation for the divi
sen, are over tweB ysix hundred thousand dollars.
By sending all the naterials from the Atlantic with
mechanics to erect the buildings ii Is believed that
the cost may be greatly reduced and propose, il it
meet your appreciation, to adopt that course
For detailed information in regard to California, as
Major Sinton herewith submitted, with the reports
and statements accompanying it, (marked b.
partment have been sent from Fort Leavenworth,
In Missouri, and San Antonio, Texas, to New Mex
ico; and transportation has been furnished for
troops mar ching thther well as for the supplies
OF other departments. Great difficulty is found in
supplying the trains and the horses Of the mounted
troops with forage in New Mexico The whole
plus products Of the country, after supplying the
Inhabitants would hardly be sufficient for the pablo
seI;i - ~ ~, ~ 10 Ia s ~ ous uo " .t; ss
Of passing to California by the route of the
i;. ane ai,iuuy eaa "a. os oovM.eo oniy oy sucn
tacy whiia noara .I1 10 ~. noe nom
but in the quiet possession of his crop after it has
ist;on are Said "a ba a. ph,p ~ Wu T sAH Pipn
Mexicans) They suffer from the depredations of the
wild OF mountain indians They are represented 2,
tha ten ~. @ arms me,s .ney armea ana
sfiasnt nrotsctan tbev wonld NOT only dmin;sh ths
r,hi;. ,in.s ~ y y. t ~ ny ooiy u,, u III. us VIZ
She henss uy n hs sne ruPpnes, ou. wouIa
IN anem opefatons sgainst the hostile inoans for
csnta;n prsn+ ha - 80, ~ t % .s .epoi "
ousrtermaster in that Tsrrtorv w;tb shs ranorts o.
Gsntan nowman sndI n,ansn y wh;t,.s sne "a
IN h fmarked ~ e' "PP'NeN
Tb1ou"bont tbs xear IN. troons IN Taxss hovs hssr
mora ill., on srmv ~ tha eid 4. ~ a.t;va s.s ~ " a
garr;son and tba yrs.,Ia. 40 fora H. n Ss ,aaa % ~
an .uyii;srv voinntssr for.. S,nn,,a. ,r.h .s.;s ~
nssns ~ -, snor,a.;n ho,h SupRnes w.n eA.ehs,vs
horses 10 mopnt nort;on aS tha Cot Phana haa a
furnished as rennrea bv The (ssnara, 'eA
THE terrerv at Tsrss ia so that ths trnans s,
its frontisr bsya 10 trevarsa rousel n 90 90
entrsIy un;mnroved that the syssnsa n, trsnsnnr,a
nection with tbis tnbsct too% osca.ion IN rvIsat
annual rsnort to ash TIA NJ Somr
70 the importancs Of imnroving ths hs,bors y;vsrs
ana road, 6f TeYas now tsts fhs Uhsrty ~ astino
your Attention TO the mater The imnyovemant ~
the harbors OF TEXAS with the n.vis.top NJ tb Rio
Grande The Guaa.lonns Coior.do Trinit ~ .nd III Wnna @
Rad ryeIs with ,pu UU,oisuo, isioi.y, ana upper
tween the frontier nosts n% .hoss o. sOoa Ss
points on the coast and rivers wouid be vorth in.
fntely in the defence of the frontier Than snv
system of Notification - 'A' 'A ' ~AJ
In regard TO tbs .tate Of rho .srvc. m ,h ,.o,,,o,
of Texas and the condition of the Rio Gr.nda rs
spectfuy submit eopiss of renorts from, Cant French
(msrksd D) and Mai Chsnmsn Im.rk.d "
Transportation and supplies were furnished through.
out the wear for the troons oneratino In Forida a
fer ca ptured ndsns from the scsns of
Operations to New Orleans
In relation TO matter, then respsctfullv refer to
the report of Major Mysrs 1marked PS With M mem.
oranda appended
mot bs ont of D,sss here 70 ,.m.Ts thst ths oo.. ~
supporting given number Of troops is the same to
~ ssryics no m.t,sr hss ,hs m 0t tne m
the Paw and subsste ence Denartmsnts ira slovsncs.
being Determined by positive law the exnense densnds
upon tho actua foyca and i rn only
by the increass or aiminntton ., numhsrs .uS raS,
In the Ouarterm.stsr,. D.n.rtm.nt ar go Z.
entirely different There the expenditures are inau.
erced by ali the varying and eentingent crcnmst,ncss
OF the service "A we'll "a be conation and os
the country In which the troops are employed Take
for instance New Me,co nd tbs no.t. ~ ~. orsxo
route-also Teyss. and both nav ana .uhsist.ncs IA.
pend on the nnmbsr emnlov.d and von,a hs sHout
the same were the force there stationed ON tbs Allan
ter,,,orss tro S as on AZ pUsss
ties and danger attenains the epmmunisstion with
the m the sxnense ~ tbe dsnartm.nt
Ts ~. - a. 80 - - - - ~ 70 .L
hon.s % Va I ssan, r i
er \. nnr,hs.s a. i..sa.siJ y, ,hasa 80
.io as tn a.. a .nsss n i 49, Us
ment OF this exnsnse n,rbsns nos.ibs win he In tbs
s.ttlsm,pt ana don the ding country
rbsnc. no,tio, of tha ms he drssn NJ iss
sxnan.s tbsn 70 trn,.ro-. ,br srom a. shaard -,
-afs,arn ssra.s oN'fV'' 'N''A HVAA 'i' 'e"00N"' VI
TTn re.sat .a,e n, ,oout,a. The srSlov
usnt ~ Iarge to,cs ~ ,neebsn,c. tsam.tsr. Iaho,
er. ana othss onsrativs. All these classs. are now
h,rsJ "a in r,anx H. =, 80. .na
=; - ~ ~ Stsna 80 ~ "a a,Syra,,S. - 80 a ,,.n.ss ,as
,ho ,r.r, =, - ,sr s,s,-I go g., ,haIr ,,,as
sYs often haSity ncssormsd hss nessn,s ceicniataJ
e. r,nn,o," -; " oeo,asnv .nJ e,.Ias reaorraand
~ ~ -, nrori.,on "a ,sSa ~ Is. 60 .S;y,ir, n-,,a
Sae ~ s eS rUr 3
~, 80 ,hs- - 80 80 ar, Al. >, thnsa ..s.os
necs.sariiv omriSSvsd in IN. Ella ~ a. ths Iong
e the rules and articles Of war whether enlisted or