Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-12-19
The W ar Report.


year, referring especially to the yictorys OF
Stouc River, Gettysburg yicksburg, and
Port Hudson, the operations in Tennessee,
the recent splendid success Of Gen Grant
before Chattanooga, The opening of the
Mississippi and territorial division of the
Rebel Confederacy, the campaign of Gen
Burnside in East Tennessee aud his gal
liant defense Of knoxv lie, the occupation OF
the western frontier of Texas, aud the
probable restoration of the State The ar.
mics in Virginia are relatively in about the
same position as last year, and their cam.
pagns have resulted in nearly eqno losses.
Bat the general success of the year is so
great that the Department is able to re
duce its estimates for the ensuing year
more than 5000 600. 900.
The preseut suspension Of the exchange
of prisoners is due to the bad faith of the
Retels in putting the paroled YIcksbnrg
and Port llu ison prisoners into the fed
before they were exchanged, and to the re
fusal to recogu'z. colo ed troops as prison
ers Of war The Rebels are attempting by
oarbarous treatment Of our prisoners to
compel the Government to exchange 40,
900, for $4,000, and to leave our colored
troops to the Rebel mercy. If necessary
! for the protection Of our soldiers, strict re =.
taliation in the treatment of prisoners will
be resorted to.
The Enrichment net hos been enforced in
tw elve States, producing SO, 900 soldiers,
and $4,000, 600. The act is imperfect,
but eau be made an Efficient means for re
c. uiing the National forces. No decisive
opinion is expressed on the $500 commu
nication clause. A large propotiou OF
yenierans will rccinlist, and the required
forces will III great measure he raised by
volunteering. An immediate appropra.
tio II for Louniies should be made The in
valid crops, organized to give honorable
employment to partially disabled ,ffrers
and soldiers, numbers over 10000, aud is
in all respec's a success
Culored troops have been diligently en-
listed SO 600 are now in service, aud
their numbers rapidly Increase. Their cour
age and capacity have been amply proved
at Miliken'S Bend, Port Hudson aud
Fort Wagner; and more recently negro
cavalry, ia the Yszoo Valley, routed a
oupNiiNi VI ltc OtiSs lutSt tIOODS
have been allowed no bounty, and are paid
but ten dollars mou,l.--a distinction
WHICH is unequal and unjust, and to remove
which on amendment OF the law is recon-.
meudcd. The coIored women and children,
and The aged and the inform, should be
| provided for by the Government.
Scme matters in the Adjulanl Generals
Office are briefly touched A system of ex
act accountability, in leave Of absence
cases, has been established. The ordnance
expenses for the year have been S42, ,3l3
63O,2l. During the same period 1871
cannon, ,0S2, ,S4l mnskets and rifles 282
$50 car6ines end pistols. .295, 900 cannon
shot and shell, 4S 1882, pounds of eaC
aid bullets, ASS. 046 artillery cartridges
259. .O22,2 2l6 cartridges for smsll.arms anC
olhe. munitions in proportion have beet
purchased. A tabular abstract is given
L g domestic manufacture Of arms and mu
nltlons has greatly Increased and improved
So Of lhe ma,erias used; wrought iron, fol
instance, being now made 10 America sup
erlor to lhut imported. Two millions o
dollars should lie appropriated for supply
lEg the Sale militias with arms Sea
board aud dorder forticalions have beef
put dureing the past year 10 much strong
er defensive condition " acaucies from th,
Rebel States 10 ihe Military Academy q
West PolOt have becu supplied from til,
loyal States. A report concerning th
Academy is annexed. The surveys C
the Noihern and Northwestern Lake.
have been actively continued, aud a report
is expected on be defensive works rconireC
to guard the lake shores.
For details Of operation in the Qllrter
master GcueraPs Depar tment, relerence i
made to bis report. A Cavalry Bureau
for the supply OF horses has been estab
!lShed. The CommiSsary q Generas Ufiicr
has kept the arGiy at all points supplied
with abundance OF wholesome food, and ha
also furnished subsistence 10 prisoners, con
trabands in great numbers, aud 70 suffer
ing Unionisls in Rebel States The annie
have been paid. with few exceptions, IL
Oct. 3lst, Of the present year, the lateS
period allowed by law.-There are Is:
general hospitals, containing s4,4S2 beds
The number of patients, June 80, in lb
general hospitals was 81 per ccut, and il
| tue hieiu Per ceut vi the WnOie Slfeugtl
Of the army Of whom i per cent ar,
wonndrd 9nd 2 IS per cent, sick BY tb,
system of inspectors the medical aLd hospi
tai service has been greatly improved. Th,
bellh Of the troops has been good, an,
their mortality less than last year.-Th,
Signal Corps is differently yaued by differ
ent Generals, but its continuance Is recon
manded with proper restrictions The Mil
itary Telegraph bas been OF inestimabI
value. On the 18th OF July, 1862, ther
were 3.57l miles Of land and submarin
lines. and during the year ], 1856 miles wer
constructed, making a total Of 5,326 mile
in operation. II is estimated that 200,
900 kilograms have been sent within th
year, varying In leBgth from ten to
Thousand words
Commissioners under act OF Congress
have reported that $80O,6I2 are due &
officers and men employed in the WesterI
Department, or Department. OF Missouri
for pay, bbunty, and pensions An appro
priation 10 that amount 10 recommended
Other large classes Of claims req qiire con
gressioaal Legislation for their adjustmen
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