Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-11

ARxINo THE SrArE-1n the Senate OH Satur-
day,
Mr. August presented tho following report.
and it was laid ON tho table and ordered to he
printed:
The undersigned, under the instructions Of the
Joint Committee on Military affair. of the Senate
and House Of Delegates have had under conside-
ration the following resolution Of the commit
tee:
.'Resolued, That Col +. II. Smith. Major W.
Gillian. Capt. e, Dmmock, Col. "a. NJ. Barbour,
and Major A. NJ. Ball, be requested to make an
estimate Of the cost Of providing the most ap-
proved arms and equipments for corps Of Ave.
ten or fifteen thousand men; consisting of proper
proportions of Artillery, Cavalry and InfaEtry.-
They are also requested to m Ike an estimate of
the cost Of said If purchased, and the cost if
manufactured in the State. and report the cost of
altering the arms now owned by the State, with
tho view of rendering them m"re efficient"
And have the honor to submit the following re-
port
|. A corps of five thousand men, organized in
to fve regiments of IL companies each, with so
men rank and file, to each company, might be
constituted as follows:
Thirty companies of Infantry, twenty compa-
nies of Riflemen. five companies of Cavalry, five
Batteries Of Artillery Of six pieces cnch.
80 Companies Of Infantry. armed with
Mimic muskcts, 2.4OO muskets at
Sl3 Csc. $3s.7G0
20 Companies If Rinemen. armed with
Minnie Rifles 1000 rifles at Csc. oS,6SS
Companies Of Cavalry. armed with
revolver pistols, 400 ut sol, 8.400
And 400 Cavalry sabres Mt IS, 1000
s Batteries of Artillery would require IL
gun carriages and caissons complete to
Tount Is field pieces, now owned by
the State, at $40O each, 200
IL Navy IIowitzers ut $500, 5000
at 50, 5000
400 pistol beIts at 81 Csc 500
400 Artillery sabres, at SIS. 1000
400 Revolver pistols for Artillery. at
S2l. s,400
400 Dragon saddles &c., at $35, $4,000
900 Silly tents. at 1913. 1000
Ammunition, % 900
Total Sl4S.342
2 For corps of 10000. or for one of 1900
men, less Artillery would be required, and more
Infantry and Rihemen, but the proportonate cost
Tor purchasing the arms, &C., would be about the
same, viz: $l48,342 for every 5000 men. The
above prices are fixed at the government charge
for the Minnie musket and Minnie rife, but it is
doubted whether these arms can be purchased at
this prise. 1t is recommended that proper Com
mission be appointed by the proper authority to
decide what arms should be purchased, should it
bc decided to purchase any.
3 With the view Of giving more satisfactory ln-
turing the Minnie musket and rifle in the State.
the undersigned have made careful examination
Of the Armoy. and the acc 'mpnnying report Of
Col Barbour Is given the re 'ult Of that cxalni-
nation. The comparative Gust Of making and pur-
chasing ihe,e arms. is greatly in favor OF making
,aeu,; hcing in the proportion of $40 to SIS TO-.
when 10000 or more are annually made.
The cost of altering the Virginia or llarper's
Ferry fint 10 X musket TO percussion locks and
threading ia estimated not to exceed $l.5O each.
All of which is respectful submitted.
FRAxcIs ii. SMITH,
WILLIAM GILLIAN,
CHARLES DlNnocK,
A. NJ BALL.
ALFRED NJ. BARBo'R,
December %, 1859.
This document was accompanied bv report
from Alfred NJ Barbour and A. M. Ball addr essed
Col. Smith, Chairman ct the Committee, by whom
the nbuve report was drawn up,
ANOTHER INsURRycTIoNIsT SENTENCED TO BE