The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-12-12

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! ANNUAL. aRERoRR ON TFIf8 aIgs
JUTAAE4 GIiN ERA, i4g alaa1a
The AdjutaRt General of thF ARMY
has made his annual report 10 tile
Seefetapg aef,luWah 1.-THE actual
strength Of thereglmeuta ifassefvioe
on the 9Oth of,Septem beriwasi 48s 2 AS
men, and BESIDES these there were
4,S40 men more In the engineer ordi-
nanoesand arspecial branehes6 Of
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icAn IintlsuaIlarg8 ntifiiBer of dIs-
charges have lbeen sgraftea ddfiug
thesyear onsindiNidaai aappl ieati6nsy
and these, with theN N0r0inaTNg dis
charges and casualties, are rapidly
dininishihgthe fegimeilts, xcept in
cavalry, which, are necessarily kept
N fprce beeanselof Indian operations.
tits stated chat 4,500 men viii 4be
discharged before New Years. by.
reason Of expiration of term oi eTs.
'.'''' d. pfsEkffl}65lss =
The hthnbpr of desertions tastyeat'
was z, 400 less athanm the previous
year, and the numbeBaoi destfters
arrested nearly 900 more and the
proportion Of losses by deseFti0n to
She strength az the army isb iDhsid-
egably less than last season,
REGBTTTINC34 4 Fa we.
Recruiting was carried on for all
branches OF the service until Nov.
,26, lS67,Bheh'orders were ISSUED to
reduce all regiment OF infantry and
artillery, except the ten light batter
les, to minimum Of fifty priyates
per company, and toreduce the re-
cfpiting service by breaking uprafl
rendezvous, except four for cavalry
and four for Infantry. Recruiting for
Infantry and artillery was suspended
April S,1l86S, exceptlH eases Of old
soldiers desiring TO enlist, dan ndEJuly
-, 1865, /, ins truebi0ns were ssuedPrO-s
hibiting all enlistments OF re-enlist-
nnents, except as a minimum Of any
more men in either Of theseitwo
branches, 1t Is also stated chat IN
order to still further aredqce the ex-
penses and Strength of the military
esfablishmentg7thei detachments az
RECRUITING depots have, been reduced
as smuch as possible and schools of
instruction have been suspended
No recruiting Of any, Kind, but for
cavalry has been going on since the
end of last July, and there are only
fiye stations for recruiting in, this
arm ofa seryieesY Regiments on The
Pacific coast have, asfaF laslpossible,
to avoid the expense Of tlRnsporta-
ti9p, heen'supplied with FeCruitsi0bz
tanned in California. The strength.
of all the eolored Regiments i'd the
service is neaFlyup to 2theifeuuifeCi
standard PheAdjutallB General re-
news the recommendation he made
last year, viz That men be enlisted
for five instead Of three years.
,ii sEELIsTMENTfoFsBoYs EfA ~
He further recommends, that 3l0A-
gress authorize the enlistment Of
boys over twelve, years, with the
Eeonsentaof their pafents,as fnusi-
cians. !PheYtmusb now be sixteen,
and are tQo old 10 begin training, g,ses=s
|peeiaHy for sdrummers,, With any
prospect Of more than the most nrdi-,
Il 5Titingeney Which heGegrets has OF
llate teseyeuaf q mes afisen, recon- 'nendS
lthat the President be empoW WeredtO
| ldrdp from the rolls of the army any,
of4i6er who deserts and eanhdt beaI'-
rested for eouTtmaaial within three
Iln nohths from The time of desertlon.
1t isalso rec coInm ended that. the Su-
| perlntenden Is of National Cefneteries
be blaeeii on tile footing aof eRlisted
n1pb4 snw .uB8 BpW alsa aa II
MuSfRgiEgi 8AND gpISeAi'RFtNGslF-
EtGEss azsa q tzggaa
tfenefaf Townsend saN.s thal atthe
! Idate &c his last annual report there
were.25s volunteer ofiieeFslin 8heBef-
vice, all 0fltv hOni but G Genefal How
ard head Of the Ereedmep's Bureau,
Ehavesinee Sbe6m mustetedaoat a c
4that date there WeFe mssteriag and
4 dishursing Offices iRiAlbanys Philar
RdelpHia, and Columbus, Ohio, which
'Ehave9 since beeh closed. Conllnuta-
ton moneg tostlie amoHi1tof Sg7,T70
'thas been refunded under the act Of
FEBRUARY, 4 1867, and cone ielause Of
said net preKents The slyaynlent Of
some justelaims received atlthe de-
since 1t was passed. The
'Trepdal of.that. .provis0is recon- neld-
led Nearly all legal claims for eol-
aleating, drilling and organizing vol-
iEuf4teers have been spaid or ate on filt.
undergoing examination and veiih-
cation, withsa view otpaymeft. He
spealSs of the fraudulent claims that
are from time To Time presented, and
] Ereeomnends that legislation BE had
'flimiting the time whieh claims for
panses incurred prior to- malsterinl
/ to sFryiee maybe presented. ~ ~
/ II MILITARY PRGstlN& ~ gta
NJ & Pie Adiutant General speak al
some length on the su ject of mill
sIfaTylpfisofIs. He says the present
systeIn 81 punishment In tie army
FIfails to Refornl men, but tends tosde-
grade them more and ainOrei and by
throwing hardenedt and desperate
criminals iii close contact with young
! and Though tless soldiers, su ubjeets
IN JIG lNbbGf& 10 COAbt1lliluhC ny UVbAl
tIprecept aud example, He alludes
.lforcibly 10 the evils of guardhouse
confinement, and says they are the
-gfFEitful cause Of desertion. He mem
-Itions that men guilty Of offences
ilagainst the civil law often enter the
elarmy to escape the penalty for their
offences, and at present there IS no
i way Of getting rid Of these nIeh Il
9 TIA ey are not demanded by the eivil
II authorities, for II they are discharged
/ from one regiment, they will 50 Ia
81 an otberpart Of the country and en-.
n list again under another name. Af
II ter speaking further with much feel
Il ling and Judgment ON the subject d
b army discipline and punishment, he
gl ldeelafed agaiu as he did last year
III r'military pFlsans. These, he says
i il properly managed wouldserye fe
formatory purposes, would rid thC
glarmylef many mean and insub0fdi
4 Enate men, would materially dininlsl
lelthe need and expense Of the court
\ martial, would prevent The dischargl
\. lof many desperate men a unsettlet