The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-06
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

IL Is determined Oy the W ar Department to
augment the forces now serving in the departments
of the Pacific and Oregon, and it is expected that
III a few days upwards of one thousand men will be
concentrated at Governors Island for that pur-
pose.
The regiments now serving in those departments
are as follows: First Dragons, Major A. H. Blake
commanding; Fourth Infantry, Lieut. Col T. Nor
ris commanding; Sixth Infantry, Lieut.-Col George
Andrews commanding; Ninth Infantry, Col. George
Wright commanding.
board of officers, consisting of Captain G. E.
Pickett, Ninth Infantry; Captain J. Gorgus, Ord
nance Department. Brevet Major 7. I. S. Ladley,
Ordnance Department; Lieutenant II. b. Clitz,
| Third Infantry, and Lieutenant d. II. Many,
Mounted Riiemen, have been ordered to assemble
at the Washington Arsenal for the purpose of ex-
amining recent improvements in small arms. The
Board are directed to report to the War Depart
ment, through the Ordnance Bureau, with such re-
marks and opinions they may deem proper, and
to be governed by the provision in the Army APP
preparation act of June u, 1858.
The following assignments to duty of officers in
the medical department have been directed by the
Secretary of War: Surgeon Madison Mills, to Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas; Surgeon John W. Cuyler to
Fort Monroe, Va; Surgeon n. S. Jarvis to St. An
tonic, Texas, there to assume the duties OF medical
director; Assistant Surgeon R. Potts, to Fort Rip
ley, Min; Assistant Surgeon A. j. Meyer to Baton
Rouge, La.
Second Lieut. John S. Saunders, Second artillery,
is transferred to the Ordnance Department, and
directed to report accordingly to the Colonel of
Ordnance, by whom hs will be placed on duty at
the Washington Arsenal-N. Y. Er. Post
The correspondent of the New York Times, writ
ing from Camp Floyd, U. T., under date ofSept. 3,
| says-Maior Eastman arrived about fortnight
since, with several hundred recruits for the Fifth
| Infantry. The regiment, which was a mere skee-
| ton hitherto, account of the large number OF
discharges expiration of enlistment is now COM
paratvely full, averaging more than sixty men per
company. The new recruits are drilled daily, and
the regiment will soon be in high state of efci-
ency. Major Eastman commands; the colonel, Col.
Loomis, having been until recently on duty in
Florida; and the ieutenant-coonel, Col. Waite,
having recently left on leave of absence.
| Capt. Anderson of the Second Dragons, arrived
on the 30th ult, with few recruits for his regi
ment. His little party was all that remained of the
Second Column of the reintorcements for the Utah
Army, after reaching Fort Laramie, and leaving
the garrison for that post He brings some few
horses but they are in no better condition thar
those that have been grazing among the hills ant
canons bordering upon Cedar Valley.
Owing to the inability of the Quartermasters De
partment to obtain the requisite amount of forage
the horses will be herded among the different val
leys again this winter and one looks forward tt
the duty of guarding the herds with any degree o
pleasure A wandering life among these noun
tains, with tent for protection against the storms
| of winter, is by no means agreeable one to con
template; besides, great vigilance will be necessary
on account of the Indians, who are in the habit o
penetrating among the settlements and driving of
| stock in considerable numbers
One squadron of drag gOons will be kept up, in Orde
to be ready for any emergency which may arise
Stables will be erected for them, and the horse
must eat wheat barley and oats mixed, at 81. .50pe
bushel.
The Indians fred upon party of Saints, WIT
were cutting hav in Rush valley fortnight since
and Lieutenant Tyler, with one hundred mounted
men, dispatched to the valley of Serier Rive
to find their camp, and bring in the Chiefs for
talk; but after trip of eight DAYS he returned
without having found any sign.
The whole command is now busily occupied II
hauling timber for the Cantonment, to which W
will soon move. The present plan is to erect adob
buildings and cover them with boards with tw
inches of earth on the top. 1t is optional with tn
men whether they build these houses themselves
the adobes and lumber being furnished, whethe
they will take the Sibley tent raised upon a wal
some three or four feet high. The majority elec
the hOuse-in fact there no companies whlc
were at Camp Scott last Winter desirous of tryin
life in tents over again. BY the present arrange
ment each officer will be allowed one room fiftee
feet square. Though this is rather limited accom-
modation yet think it will be found quite as muc
as their present limited allowance of furniture wi
equip.
Captain Simpson Of, the Typographical Eng
neers. left some DAYS since with escort of a
officer and twenty mounted men, to make a recor
noissance in the direction of Fort Bridger, throug
the Provo Canon; the object being to ascertai
whether shorter route may not be found tha
the present one through Echo and Emigration c;
mons.
The Sixth Infantry were to have left Fort Brdg
er for Oregon, on the Goth ult. 1t will be remen
bered that they came over the road surveyed b
Lieutenant Bryan, which they pronounce favorabl
upon far as Bridger's Pass, but thence to Fol
Bridger the route is only adapted to small partie
on account of the scarcity of the water and gras
Nevertheless, two companies of the Fourth Art
lery have been ordered to the Cheyenne Pass, wit
instructions to build post.
We now have every prospect of an abundant SUI
ply of subsistence stores the ensuing winter. Th
restriction upon the ration was removed for II
first time since last fall, the ls inst. We ha,
been abundantly supplied with the vegetables of Il
season by the Saints, but at enormously high pr
ces. Numbers of the Mormons now seeking en-
ployment from the Government, having caught
glimpse of the coin which is beginning to crcula
among them. Men who have fine farms, and CO
spare month from the farm labor, seek emplo
ment in any capacity for that time in order to o
tain the wherewith to purchase winter clothing fl
themselves and families.-Co ~ Y Ereninq Po
FoRT LARAMIE, N. T., Sept g.
The Company of Sappers and Miners, comman
ed by Lieut.. Duane, U. s. Engineers, arrived he
, from Bridger ON the 30th August and left on t
. I'd for the east. When they came out from t
States they brought with them seven wagon los
, OF pioneers toois-such spades, picks axes sa
and augers-and now they are taking them all bat
l although they greatly needed in Utah, a
I others could be purchased at West Point 1.-THE d
tination of the company for one fourth the cost
carrying these back. The reason assigned for I
, course of conduct is that the tools belong to
Engineer bureau, and there is no officer of that co
left to take charge of them. One would suppos