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mentioned, ARE supcudJcd IN defending thai of Mex
l'' those that arse nom i,s remoteness, from m.
lac' that We have no night 10 station our roops win
IN her limits, and Tint there is no Efficient military
"ice on the MeNican side 10 cooperate with our
own 80 long as this shall continue 10 he the case
ue hunoeT and activity q! our troops will IA her in
crease ihan diminish the evil rs The Indians will
n'u'ahy tifn towards that country where they en-
counter TIE least resistance These troops are nee.
eSsliy 10 subdue them, and compel them To make
u'd observe treaties, tuu this shall have been
To"'' ne"Her country viii ENJOY any security from
men a'al"s' ihe Indians in California, who have
previously appeared 81 peacrahlC chamctrr and
disposed To cultivate the friendship of the whites
have recently committed several acts of hostility
rs u hrsr portion oi the feluiorccments sent TO the
Mexican frontier were drawn from the Pacific Inc
military now stationed u considered entirely adequate
Z" us defence II cannot he increased however
Nlh"ul an increase OF the army aud | again re-
commend mat measure as indispensable 10 the pro-
lection OF the itonter invite your attention to the
Suggestions on THIS subject and others connected with
ms Department IN the report Of the Secretary of
War
The appropriations for the support of the army
curing The current rscGl year, ending on the 3Oh OF
June next, We're reduced far below the estimates sub.
inited TO the Department The consequence of This
REDUCTION Is considerable deficiency, to which |
MNl'r your early attention. The expenditures OF
H'a' ''Ihrlnent lor the year ending 3Dth oi June
laSI' were $4,000 GS The estimates tor The year
commencing 1T OF Juy next, and ending June .Nih,
ls,' are 81 s9S rs s3--showing reduction OF 81
l1l 1913 The Board of Commissioners 10 whom
,he mlhISthrnt OF the affairs ot the military asy-
Jun, created 10y the act OF the 81 of March last
nave selected site tor the establishment of an Asy-
lum IN the vicinity OF the city. which has been ap-
proved 10y me, subject 10 the production Of satIs-
factory title.
The Report Of the Secretary Of the Navy will ex.
mot The condition OF the public service under the
supervision oi that Department Our naval force
ahnlt during the present year has been actively AM
uStluly gmp,oyed N giving protection to our widely
tNelltd anu increasing commerce, and our fla has
everywhere Afforded the security aud received the
respect by the justice and beraty of our intercourse
aud the dignity and honor of the nntlon The expe-
dlhoA commanded by Lieut. de Haven, dispatched
m search OF the British Commander, Sir John Frank
In ana hl5compauons IN the Arctic Seas returned
TO New Y Urk IN the month Of October they having
undergone great peril and suffering from an unknown
ana dangerous navigation and the rigurs OF north
trh cuHe, without any satisfactory information OF
the OBJECT ct their search. bat with new contributions
10 science anu navigation, from the unirequrnicd po-
Jar regions. The officers and men of the expedition
having all bcen Nouniet rs tor this service, and hpv-
ING so conducted as To meet the entire appreciation
~ we government II IL suggested as an act ul grace
ana generosity that the same allowances Of extra
pay ana rnoIumcnts he extended to them that were
n'n' 10 the oshcers and men OF like rating in the
lair exploring expedition to the South Sens earn
tS'Y recommend 10 your attention the necessity Of
recognizing the naval establishments npportion,nl,
and uNug the number in cnch grade, providing some
mode OF promotion 70 'hr higher grades If the NAVY
'tMosiy or dntc Of entry into the service, and for
r"lnnG from Tue effective list, upon reduced pay all
VINO may br incompetent 70 the performance Of nc
i've "uy Nsa means % economy well rs OF ELI
'rht' !H ms arm Of the service the provision last
mentioned IS rullUruiy worthy at your consideration
lbe drt"rplnnuun of the questions of relative fank
between the officers and civil officers ct the Ma
W, aud between officers of the Army and Navy in
the various grades OF each viii also merit your at
The failure 10 provide substitute when corpor,l
punishment was abolished tor offences IN the navy
'a' orcosoned the conyening OF numerous Courts
iNlTa's npn" The arrival Oi vessels IN port aud il
believed 20 have had injurious ciirct upon the dis
cp.'ue and efficiency Of the service 4 moderate
punishment from one grade 10 another j. among the
hImnne reforms OF the age hut 10 abolish one Of
severity which applied so generally to offences on
shpho1ri and prov de no'hng IN ID, stead l. ~ sup
pose progress ui Improvement in every individual
among scumcn that is not assumed bv the lCgis.
latuTe IN respect 10 any other class Of men, IL
Is Ia BE- hoped that Congress, in the ample op.
portuni,y afforded by the present session, will
thoroughly investigate this important subject
and cstI bllsh such modes of determining gui.t
and such grades of punishment as arc consistent
with humanity and the personal rights Of indi-
v'dnals, aud at the same time shall insure tho
most energetic and efficient performance ofduiy
ana the suppression of crime in our sh ps Of war
\ contract has been concluded agrccably to
the act Of Congress, al its last session, for a
io1tlng sectional dock on the Bay of san Fran
cisco. invite your attention tn the rccommcn-
daiIon of the Department touching the ostab.
llshmcut Of navy yard IN conjunction with
this dock on the Pacific. Such a station i. high.
Iy necessary to the convenience and effective.
ness Of oar fleet in that section which must be
expected to increase with the growth Of com.
mctcc and the rapid extension Of our whale fish.
, cries over lis waters. The Naval Academy ut
Annapolis under revised and improved sys.
ten oil regulations, now affords an opportunity
of education and instruction to the pupils, quite
equal, It rs believed, for professional improve.
/ mcnt. to that enjoyed by the Cadets in the Nil.
ltnry Academy. A large class of acting mid.
Shipmen was received at the commencement OF
the last academic term, and practice ship has
been attached 10 the institution 10 afford tho
amplest means for regular instruction in seaman.
ship. as well as for cruises ring the vacatsons
[ Of three or four months in each year; the ad.
vanllgcs OF science in nautical affairs have rare.
I ly been msre strkingly illustrated than in tho
/ fact stated IN the report Of the Navy Depart.
ment, that by means Of the wind current charts,
/ projected by Lieut. Maury, the superintendent
| Of the naval observatory, the passage from tho
Atlantic 10 the Pacific ports of our country,
has been shortened by about forty days.
| The report Of the Postmaster General, here
with communicated, presents an interesting
view of the progress, operations and concition
Of his department at the close Of the fiscal year.
/ The length Of the mail routes within the 4. :.
was l9G,29n miles The annual transportation
/ thereon 53,2i2262 miles, and The annual cost OF
such transportation s3,i2l,7jl The length oil
the foreign mail routes is estimated at 1917
miles, and the annual transportation thereon al
6l5,2O6 miles. The annual cost Of thls service
is sl,ii2,ls7, Of which SiI-,93i is paid by tho
Po~t.oiicc Department, and sl,O23sSO IS Para
through the Navy Department The annual
TRANSFORMATION within the United States, includ'