The New York herald., 1874-12-02

by rne omcers truly that requisitlon upon requisi
ton has been made. but thus far the Quartermas.
ter's Department has taken no action, and to-
night one OF the ofncers here has made q last ap-
peal All the Old as well as new, officers complain
OF u and regard II 80 an unprecedented state OF
aHairs. In justice to their men and the faithful
performance OF their duties they cannot help but
IND just cause for complaint. 1t appears that the
transportation has been used in hauling 10000
bricks to Camp Supply, instead or forage rations.
clothing and camp and garrison equlpage. Gen.
eraf Sheridan ana those Immediately about him
seem to be the oniy Officers who .reailss wnat the
army really wants In this emergency. They can.
not be everywhere and do everything. but this
nounderins about, no one knowing wnere any one
else is going should at once be put o stop to, and
there should 9e one head to direct every
thing, and q Systematic cooperation with
oil the branches of the military establishment
under one positive controlling power. Colonel
|. Redwood rice Is TO ask Board OF Inquiry INTO
the other hand the latter Is to ask one on General
Pope's administration. Certain It is that
THE EMBARRASSMENT AND LNEFFICIENcY
which nave frustrated the efforts oi troops in his
CO umn have resulted from the want OF regular
and sufficient transportation, and the consequent
want Of iaIier s1ppnes Great stpess has bem been
s aowaasa W y A sl gam a9asi aSd G2SsS &ass
IeilpuCe uGEH RltCeu on tne RftLlny Tue
praires would Ifnisn This s.a mas proSea an
by the bitter experience OF the last three
months that this could not be counted
on. The prairies, alter an gpprecedentedly hot
summer and Ial, and having been Very generally
burned over BY tue Indians, have but little grass
on them, and that only here ana there where,
owing TO long MARCHES and late camps, II could
not be selected Most frequently when scouts
have reported IT "as high as your knees 1t has
proved so; but also, IN the expressive language OF
an experienced officer llke PIPE stems, as tnlck
as your finger and as hard as a bone, without any
substance In it.u Then again it should be borne
In mind that while horses In garrison have iul
forage, with little or nothing to do they have only
hall that amount OF snstenance In the field, where
they have hard work to perform, carrying nearly
200 pounds weight and marching on an average
thirty miles q day, ana even tnls has not been
regularly given TO them.
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
There Is undoubtedly quiet suuJugatlOn OF the
Indians going on. they have become considerably
divided and demoralized since nostiIlties began,
and 1t Is daily becoming more evident that the
.'yOung buckS0 make the war and keep 1t up as
they want to do something TO make themselves OF
importance among the older braves Of their tribes,
prOwess by numbering and plundering on the Dor-
ders These localities may sufier for some time on
this account and the States affected must Tor the
present, protect themselves. All is quiet here, and
the troops may be said TO be 'pausing Tor pres
ent on this line severe ram storm has been iol.
lowed by sunshine again, though the weather Is
reaching condition in which no certain tempera-
and trying. There Is no grazing but General Pope
has az last been obliged to issue orders ior full
ratlons, and writes TO General Miles that two
million pounds will be sent forward at once.