New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-09
Army and Navy Movements.

The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald furnishes the following, under date of the
I'd inst:
The Secretary Of War is preparing an order for
a somewhat general movement of troops in some
of the departments, which will be issued in day
of Texas. and the department Of New Mexico, are
most affected. The force in Utah will be reduced
to ten companies of different arms. The Fifth,
Seventh and part of the Tenth regiments Of infan-
will go to New Mexico, and one Of the regiments
now in New Mexico will go to Texas and occupy
the Rio Grande. Besides these general movements,
there will be considerable change in the arrange
ments in New Mexico. Some new posts will be
established, and several of the old ones abandon
ed. The posts generally will have larger garrisons
than heretofore. Active operations are to be car
ried on against the Gomanche and kiowa Indians,
who have for many years been IN state Of war
with the frontier of Texas, and have recently
committed depredations on mail and other parties
on the Santa Fe road. The department Of the
West, the department of New Mexico, and the de-
partment Of Texas, will each send out a column
for this SERVICE The regiment going to the Rio
Grande from New Mexico, with the troops already
Il in Texas, will constitute force of nearly three
thousand men, of different arms, which will be
available on the Mexican frontier.
Additional instructions are in preparation and
will be dispatched to Col. Lee, commanding the
department of Texas, by Ben. Mccullough, who will
leave here with them in day Or two. The Gov
eminent are determined at all hazards TO put an
end to the troubles which exist along the Mexican
frontier.
The orders OF the War Department direct the
withdrawal of two regiments from Utah as soon as
the movement can be effected. The first column
will march by Bridger's Pass and take the eastern
foot of the Rocky Mountains in the advance toward
New Mexico, near Fort Massachusetts, The other
column will pursue the route over which Col. Lor-
ing returned from Fort Bfidger. These forces are
to scour the Plains in the regions Of the hostile In
dams and where the mails have been 0bstructed in
the Navajo contry. They will then be posted in
strong detachments in New Mexico The troops
now stationed there, when thus relieved By those
forces will march to the Texas frontier, and take
post in the regions where the greatest disturbances
from Indian hostiities exist
In addition to these arrangements and the order
ing Of battery Of light artillery from Fort Leaven
worth to Fort Brown all the companies already oil
supposed that Col. Lee who will hare the direetio
of the troops, has by this time arrived on the Ri
| Grande.
| The new war steamer Paeahontas, at Norfolk
has been ordered to the Gulf of Mexico, under til
/ command Of Commander Hazard. Her other off
/ GERS are Lieatenants Morgan, Lowry and Kennon
| Master Evans and Parser Harwoed. The steame
| Brooklyn will soon return thither.
The entire force of the Home Squadron will col
sist of twelve or thirteen vessels, steam and sai
carrying over two hundred guns, with crew
/ Thoroughly instructed in their management, an
/ who have also been well drilled in the use Of .
/ arms known to the military service, in order th
j they may be prepared to fight on shore Ms well
/ on seaboard in case Of necessity.
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