The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-12
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

In accordance with instructions from the War
Department., Captain Edward O. G. Ord Third
Regiment Artillery, with a detachment from his
company, has arrived from Fort Vancouver Ore
gon, tor the purpose of forming the Artillery
school of practice recently established at Fort Mon
roe, Virginia.
Orders have been issued directing that the six
companies of the First Cavalry, now stationed at
Fort Leavenworth, shall be located as follows
TWO companies at Fort Smith, two companies at
Fort Riley, and two companies at Fort Washita.
MAJOR John Sedgwick, First Cavalry. has been
selected to superintend the preparation and depar-
ture of those companies from Fort Leavenworth.-
Ihey Will be provided with eighty days provisions
and will also take with them Ii, 600 Sharps car.
carblne cartridges and 10000 navy pistol cart
ridges.
The general court martial which convened at Fort
randall, Nebraska, for the trial of Lieutenant Lee
Second Regiment of Infantry, has adjourned The
court has honoraby acquitted Lieutenant L. of the
charges PREFER ed against him.
A general court martial has been convened at
Fort hdgeiy, Minnesota, for the trial of Lieutenant
Hunter, Second Infantry. Major Sherman, Third
Artillery, is appointed president of the court, and
Assistent Surgeon Crowel as Judge Advocate
BY the last mail from California, General Mans
held Inspector General of the Army, has furnished
the war Department with very interesting and i'm
porant report of his inspections in Oregon and Cal
iforna. The General suggests may important re-
forms In the way of transportation, &C., &C., at
present carried on by our government in those re-
gions, which will no doubt meet with the approval
OF the Secretary of War. The Indians are reported
to be quiet, and seem very friendly disposed to the
whites. They seem to censure the whites in urging
them to commit the recent depredations.
The following assignments to duty have been or
dered by the Secretary of War:
Major David Hunter, now at st. Louis, to return
to Fort Leavenworth, on being relieved from his
present duties
Major L. j. Beale. at San Antonio, Texas
to proceed via Washington, d. c., to ST. Louis to
assume the duties of his department at that point
Major James Longstreet to take post temporarily
at Fort Leavenworth.
Major c. Graham, Typographical Engineers is
assigned to duty in the Department of Texas to re-
port to the Commandant of that Department with
as little delay as possible
= Instead OF proceeding to the headquarters of the
department OF Oregon, as directed by special order
NO: i43 OF October s, 1858, Brevet I'd Lieut.. w.
d. Echos, Typographical Engineers, will report for
duty to the Commandant of the Department Of
Texas, on or before the 18th of proximo.
Three hundred and forty-one maps and charts,
and sketches of the Coast Survey of the United
states have been published since 1874. These in
clude harbors and parts of the coast of twenty
States and two Territories, namely: Maine, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connect
cut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carroll
ma, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi Louisi-
ton Territories