The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-10
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

RExoyAL OF TROOPS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF THE GULF-MILITARY FORCE IN TEXAS
CHANGES IN QUARTERMAsTERs' DUvIEs-DIs-
CHARGE OF ENLISTED MEN,
WASHINGTON, May 9, 1871
The following order has just been issued from the
War Department.
FSrst-rhe sixteenth regiment OF Infantry is hereby
transferred from the Department OF the Gulf 10 tho
department OF tho Missouri. subject to assignment by
the DIVISION Commander The regiment viii be sent
10 Fort LcavenWorth IN the most convenient manner.
without undue haste, SO as 70 reach It's destination IN
June.
ment heretofore attached 10 the Department OF Da.
kota Will De relieved as soon as their services can be
spared preferably before the LIST Of July, and ordered
back to their posts the Northern lakes, reporting
on their arrival 10 the Commanding General OF the
DIVISION OF the Atlantic
Companies Il, Ii, q, ID, +, /, G, and OF that regi-
mcnt have been stationed at New Orleans aud Company
at Jackson, Miss. The removal OF these troops
leaves but two regiments duty in the Department
of tie Gull the Third infantry stationed ut Jacksons
Barr cks, ST MartnsviIlc Coushatta and P.nesvillc
La. and the Nineteenth infantry stationed In Louisiana
and Arkansas, seven companies being in the first
named State and the others In Arkansas.
TROOPS IN TEXAS
During the discussion OF The Ro Grande troubles in
the Cabinet yesterday the Secretary Of War announced
that our military force IN the Department OF Texas
consists OF the Eighth and Tenth regiments OF cavalry
and the Tenth, TwentyIourth ana Iwenty-Rth rcgi-
ments OF Infantry. The Eighth cavalry and the
Iwentyiourth and Twenty.hitn regiments OF infantry
are composed OF coorcd and the others white
regiments The cavalry regiments, consisting or twelve
July "a 1875, which provides that cavalry regiments
may be recruited 10 100 men in each company aud
kept near practicable 10 that number, and that
sufficient force OF cavalry shall be employed III the
defence OF tho Mexican frontier OF Texas
QuAETERMAsTEKs CHANGES
BY direction OF the Secretary Of War the following
Changes in the stations duties OF officers OF the
Qunrtcrmasters Department have been madc:--Cap
tain J. " Furrcy assistant quartermaser is ordered
to report TO tho Commanding General OF the Depart
mcnt OF the Platte Tor assignment, TO relieve Captain
L. b. kirk, assistant quartermaster OF The charge Of
Inn nnur faria Hama, ai NaI
Captain Kirk, on being relieved will report In person
10 the Commanding General or the Department OF
Dakota cr asss 10 duty IN connection with the
construction oi new posts ON the Yellowstone. The
Commanding General OF tho Department oil Texas has
been directed 10 designate an officer TO temporarily
he,e Captain O. FORSYTH, assistant quartcrnasicr.
OF his duties at Fort Brown, Texas, ana
upon being thus relieved Captain Forsyth
Will report III person to the Commanding General OF
the Military Division OF the Atlantic Tor assignment
~ relieve Captain l. j. EcSerson. assistant quarter
MASTER OF his duties ut Fort Adams. X / CAPTAIN
EcKcrsoD has been ordered report IN person to the
Commanding General or the Department OF Texas Tor
assignment 10 duty as post quartcrmaster Fort
Brown, Texas.
RESIGNATION
Tho resignation OF FIRST Lieutenant Thomas J.
the President to take effect SIX months date Of
confirmation OF his rcappontmcnt arst lieutenant
In that regiment made few days ago under special
oct oil Congress
ENLISTED MIN DISCHARGED
The Secretary Of War to-day Issued an order direct.
ing that 500 enlisted OF the army lie DISCHARGED
between TINS date and the Isl OF July order that the
retained pay and other allowanc Them may be
paid out OF tho appropriation for the current fiscal
year. This discharge Is made on the post.
ponemenL OF the extra session OF Congress Had tho
session been called on the 4h OF June, at lrst
contemplated, the discharges would not have been
made for months.
Under the act OF Angus. 5. 1876 the President was
enpow cred Increase the number Oi enlisted men 10
100 Tor company o.. such regiments OF cavalry us
may employed Ia existing Indian hostitcs. nnd ia
his opinion may require the same, provided that
more than .. 300 cnllsled ucn SHAH thus be added
any one time the 5000 authorized by me act OF
July "a, 1876 and II Is the additional men enlisted 10
pufs uancc oil this VINO are nov 10 be discharged
The discharge oil the ABOVE number reduces the army
10 enlisted men, authorized by the act OF July
"a The amount required - pay these men VIII 30 IN
the neighbour od oil 5000 900. the average amount 10 be
paid 70 each being about $500, or account OF re-
tancd pay, clothing not drawn anu deposits made
with paymastcrs, winch draw four per cent under
special OF Congress- Tho discharges VIII be made
from time to time between this date and the Isl OF
In