Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-04
TUESDAY, DECEMBER A.. 1866.

The following is a summary of the re.
port Of the Secretary of War:
The entire number of volunteers to be
mustered out, paid and transported MAY
LIST, 1865, was 1904, 064; by November LIST,
1866, ,023, 621 were mustered out leaving
in service II, 443, white and colored. The
aggregate reduction of troops during the
year has been 1904, leaving in service
about 10000 officers and enlisted,men. Past
experience shows that in a national emer-
gency our armies could be swiftly organ
lied to at least the full strength Of a mil
lion. From the LIST Of May, 1866, to August
I'd, 1866, over 267, 900 horses and mules
were sold for 81, 526, 9O7 ,554; barracks, hos
pitfalls and other buildings sold, brought
S447, 1913; damaged clothing, $902,770. The
fleet of tifty-nine ocean transports, main
tanned at daily expense of $50, 400, was
reduced before June I'd, 1866, to ffty-three
vessels, costing $4,000 per diem, and most
Of these have been since withdrawn None
were in service June 30th, 1866.
The sales of river transports, etc, during
the year amounted to 81, 1885 ca h sales
Of railroad equipments SS4, 667 SO, credit
sales 81, 440, 30 The military telegraph
has been discontinued and sold; all IN
necessary materials and stores have also
been disposed of at satisfactory prices.
The disbanded troops stand ready to re-
spOnd to national cal1, and with our vast
means of transportation they can be organ
lied, armed and equipped and concentrated
at whatever point military emergency may
require. % 3, sfsi4iFuII faEuliH1i-aE
Recruiting and recognizing the regular
army have favorably progressed, in which
there is now an aggregate strength of "a,
SOP.
During the fiscal year ending June 80.
1866, 81, 043 100 were disburscd to the
army and military academy and S24, 1884,
331 Is to volunteers. !
Directions have been given the Ordnance
Department for the speedy manufacture of
breech-loadiDg arms. -The alteration of
Springfield muskets to breech-loader has
been adopted, both as regards economy and
its adaptsbility, it proving superior in ali
respects to the Prussian needle-gun.
The principal movement of troops the
past year have been in Texas, on the Mex.
lean frontier, and in the Territories while
a sufficient force has been kept in the lately
rebellious States to insure the execution of
law. The permanent defenses of the coun-
try have been strengthened and theix eff .
cheney increased, and is to be continued.
The Posts Washington special says mem
bers who have arrived since. the caucus on
Saturday night promise some excitement.
Thad. Stevens will not be the leader.
p Gen. Girfeld has introduced in tie
House bull to convene Congress on TIE
9th of March, 1867. a-f 7'aHs oT
b ScheDck has similar bill. ,......
The latest information from the steam
ship Scotland, says she lies on the outer
middle, about three quarters of a mile
south southeast from Sandy Hook IbeacF,
and Is full of water. She will be altotai
wreck. Her passengers were brought up 10
the city Sunday night, and landed at Com
ppn's wharf, where they were transferred,
with their baggage, to the steamship Queen,
which leaves for Liverpool on the 9Th inst.
Those who choose to go forward in her can
do so those who remain will have their
passage money returned by the packet
officer,