The daily union., 1854-12-20
INCREASE OF TILE ARMY.

acter.
INCREASE OF THE ARMY
We are indebted to the National hteigmcv for the fol-
lowing synopsis of General shedss bill for the increase
and better organization of the army:
Section adds four additional regiments the army.
Section provides for corps of artillery of colonies,
four lieutenant colones twelve majors and twenty four com
panies organized present and the artillery
vice who may not be retained in the corps be
erred to the regiments authorized by the first section
Section provides that the present regiment Of Dragons
and mounted rifles shall be styled regiments of cavalry and
that ten first eutenants shall be added to each regiment of
infantry and cavalry.
Section adds the engineers exgences
require, brigader general colonel four majors,
eight captains eight first eutenants eight second heuten
ants and company of engineer soldiers, organized pre-
vded by law and disconnues the corps of typographical
engineers transferring its officers the of engineers
other corps or regiments.
Section provides that the ordnance corps shall consist of
colonel lieutenant colones eight majors, and the
military storekeepers and enlisted authorized by
law and that the officers of ordnance not retained in the
corps be anserred to other corps regiments of
artillery the discretion of the Presidents and that such ad
dtiona officers be required from time to time be de
tailed from the other corps of the army.
Section provides that instead of the present number
there shall be nine brgader generals adutant general
quartermacr general two inspector generals and yari
commissaries and quartermasers, &c. the service
may require limiting the commssaries assistant quarter
masters and assistant commsares to not than to
each regiment and each separate post to be selected from the
euenants of the army and to receive not than twenty
dollars less than dollars per month above their pay
Section provides that appointments in the sta of adu
tant general quartermaser general commssary general
Judge advocate assistant adutant general quartermaster
and commssary shall confer additional rank in the army
and that such appointments may be revoked and the officers
return to their ordinary duties whenever the President
deem and the assistant quartermaster and
sstant comssarie may be appointed and removed under
ba
point officers to the staff without prejudice to their rank &c
Section provides that general officers be appointed by the
selection of brgader general engineers from the engineers
colonel of ordnance from the of ordnance in all other
promotion shall be made by seniority to colonel ncu
sive except in of debility ncompetency Promotions
captain inclusive to be made regimentaly
ces in the grade of major Of ordnance to be filled by sec
ton from the engineers artillery.
Section provides that the President shall prescribe the
of armng and equppng the troops according to
class of service.
Section 10 abrogates certain features act 1906
adopts other provisions in their stead
Section II provides that the officers and raised under
this shall have all the benefits of former regards
provision for pensions, &c.
Section IL provides for increase Of pay of the officers
follows Major general S2G5 per month brigader general
$685. colonel, Sl35; lieutenant colonel Sll5 major, S95
captain of cavalry, $s5 captain of artillery and infantry
SIS; first lieutenant cavalry, SOS first lieutenant of art
ley and infantry, S57 second lieutenant cavalry, $685.
dt inspector general and aymaster general to receive
the pay of colonel Any officer absent from duty than
thirty days. unless account of wounds received in action
is to receive only bis pay, without allowances
Section Is provides that when officer is incapable Of
complying with orders and applies voluntarily to be retired
from active service his is to be referred to board OF
than thirteen and not less than five officers be
detailed from those ofsuperor rank which board report
to the Secretary of War; and said report be laid before the
President for his approval disapprova If disability is
traced to vicious habits and the President in that
opinion, the officer is to be dropped from the rolls.
II
in the House of Representatives working diligently
upon bill for the increase and greater efficiency of the
my, and that report may be shortly expected.
INDIAN DEPREDATIoNs In NEW MEXICO.
We are under obligations the delegate Congress
the Indian depredaons in that Territory The facts
stated, assured, entitled to full credit:
ALDuauERauE, (New Mexico)
October &C. 1854
Dean regret say you that Indian troubles
getting almost bad ever and that something will
have be done the country will be in much
dton than it has been Within the past ten days
outrages have been pepetraed by them in imme
date vicinity Judge Otero has lost seventy mules by
attack and fifteen by another Rafe Gutinus, at Casa
Colorado had a of his stolen while feeding around his
wagons within forty steps of his house, Oteros from his
enclosed field in few hundred yards of his house Manuel
Pino of Valencia, and his son, killed between Tome and
the mountans and two children taken captive and
all the loose stock of Tome driven oh,-a this within
three miles of military post and twenty of another;
headquarters having been removed Santa Fe seventy
miles Off and no troops disposable of by the local
mandantes Had there been authority here these things
might not happened having happened been punish
ed The fact is there not troops sufficient here to hold
the Indians in check; you are OF the lnabil-
ity the militia here to do thing from the fact that
they are disciplined armed, provisioned and the
poverty of the Territory creates combination OF circun
stances hard get and the only salvation for is
giving the general here greater force to work WITH In
point Of economy will be cheaper to whip the Indians out
at pay for the stock they continually robbng
the people Of Again the Navaoes have lately shown that
they are disposed commit their usual depredaons They
killed soldier (but distance of mile from Fort Def
tobacco three companies of troops stationed there not being
sufficient to keep them quiet.
am well aware that you cannot do much but strong
statement of facts may something We have had the cry
of peace when there really peace The is not
confined to Mexico but the Indians upon the road to
the States presume you all of the attack upon
the train DR.. Juan Montoga last and also at
tempt to rob mulada of Dr. Connolly by the 0sages
the Little Arkansas.
Your friends in this part of the country all we'll
see them frequently. Should any further before
the closing of the mail will inform you.
Yours, respectfully.
Ectrac from a letter dated
ALpuauERauE, On. NJ Nov 10, 1854.
The Indians continue doing much injury. The other day
the Apaohes Mescoeros killed Don Mariana Pine and his
two sons and off his wife from Casa Colorado. They
drove the horses of the Indians Tsea and at Mau
yano and killed The Navsjoes killed soldier at