New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-11
ARMY AND NAVY.
GEN. sHERMAN's ORDER REDUCING THE ARMY
CIRCULARS IN REFERENCE TO NAVY PAY
hv ~ ION

crrcuIARs IN REFERENCE TO NAVY PAY.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-An order by Gen.
Sherman announces following instructions to be iol
lowed in reducing the army to $4,000 men, as uIecou
by the Secretary of War yesterday:
All recluifing To be stopped immediately except liat
non COMMISSIONED officers may he rethisleu III t W.
companies, provided they reenlisl NJ inc tno "a tr
nron of fucir enlistment at the posts "hre 'nu
dpnmnanies are When company is below the STANDARD
herein prescribed tho company coninander may ,rrs
any Good soldier of II company whose Term tNIilu,
il is done the date Of DISCHARGE rom
enlistment the expiration OF It's tefm anu " INV wv
To brnf the army down to the standard Of 900 men
he fCo~ins is the standard fixed for al organiz 'ons
EXCEPT cavalry: Eustcd men Of ehsneels ~ 49,, ~
nests ia: cominissaIy scIgrans at posts, l4a noe
ptal stewards, 2OO West Point deta c ~ -
military prison. "a % enlisted men per battery Ior Ne
light batteries Of artillery 30 AS H. Tn, coo 10 81
enlisted men per batteryfOr 30 batteries "I ~
: enlisted men for n0ncounns-ion san al elch 81
a., ~, ri,urnin brad1nartcrs OF artillery, 19z5 81
enlisted men per company tor go companies OIL M
and , for thr Ion-c,nmssiourd af AT eacn oi the %
rrgimcmia headquarters Of infantry, v''9' ,,,,,,t
COMPANY commander will forward through rtgimeni,n
mons or g in tine TO nave them take effect by
or before June b. 1871 IN such numDel Us WI ny yd
date reduce their companies To the standard neI %
TherecommeudltiOns Will embrace inc uilo"Ink %
First: Soldiers whose term - 'll7 ,s tev adree
within four months from July J. 1870 uniess lucy agioo
rcGnst in their oompahlts al INC u,,V hr,ad
of All such men axe 10 he aoao'eS uiS'n' e''
so a. To get Iay final oialcIIfn'S -. -.
Second: soldiers known tc be minors ana 10 NAVE "'o"
..Vlt. mi al
7h5 Snr soldiers Az would forfeit retained pay nm
der General Ordcrs No 81 OF 1o'2 prov Ii INC
iefj 1 and 'ltfnily 30 The dat di., harse.
Fourth soldiers Who desire ihcif uiscIuPe "dio"
the opinion OF their comrnE commander may ~
granted without detrinent 10 the service o., la,
D.partmcut commanders viii give ORDERS Tor avs
charge upon these rt'oihlyiis IN Trn amer
however, g. limited 10 ne p esenl oI'rl soriice
mt mi s8ts IL mounted and general ferfuIuiS S,IH's
Ei 81 oruGis ioi '+ u.'y"' f ,liCb rent j. paid
June, - ' Hl .G.n ~hI,' M rod ~ the General re-
The roru parties ~" ne ol,'a,c3 30 1ie ,rrq
eTuiilhs {" pyi5 , "'T a. 70, VIM L.. cfr.fuy packed
NM" ~, j a. t nearest depot oI the OulrtcImas,ers
ana hAp,9 10 to ,I,,lI, Iedrrsoiyii. Ind or
Dt WE isoc itrcss ,-ragsuieris can be made
slv Tor. ne furniture and other recruiting property
sacS "too t'V Kan t5r pesf auiJoIaj.o may
OF IN" Uhc'ia on rec mus 80 IN To- ,i,d ibc,r IN.
he qua ititu az ,l' Pc mn t,, r,cri,,tiIr
"l.''i9 WI, w. r mn5,, WV 4 '''''"
ser zee ~" 30 =, 80 sr.r,..,,
T. D. '"""s"'D' Al '- I'M
Tnc total force o! al organizations III C ann ,N'iS
,,,,. i.,, t,i,,,rers 1919 4: making "A tota Of
NV 90 ~ il, t,ll n. c,,,uo.ed
10000 The companies d" cavalry VIA SIM - o'o lo'''
" 80. ,,,,t..,t q, ,,li.t . 900 men to iucrcaaa
a. ,,o,,.,, ,,l dunn, Indian o,tll.
,,.,,,od chat u, di..b.raipg men uvoa the
cessation ol '1"l'h n"a'""'' ~ 49,.
600 authorized hy ha az: OF jus a. $780, tne
cavalry REGIMENTS should MOI he disturbed, the number
, ., ~ ,;,,.r,.od q, ne token from other branches
OF men 10 DC u'Sc"'' H''' - wv ''''"
of the army.
-. nv, ,.,,,, hss i.strd IN, follow ing order TO
Sc'IN'HS i""'"i' 400 H. -. -.
pay officers Of the navy ia reference 1" lH' "'"''"'J "
t ,,,ron4tiuu Ion the navy Gui tle probable cmhaf-
'no "pPioI ''''" "
IASsi"on' IN ~ 30" ---... =, =, 40 or
NAVY DEPARTMENT. N'S'iN'Ip3S -. - 'i ~ To-
SIR: have carefully ceH-iic'n iHt PV'a'! ~,
Ta~su.cnt 10 when the "ilctlr anu HcH ~ 'u' IA @
be subjected because 81 tl, u,i'l'u'l u' ~
pration Pay VI the Navy ana c9nseqlen NANNY 70
make the current payments l)f tio II'n' ~ &c i i'
May and June Bul ma ny Tii HAVt' N.s'I; a.0
ltug the uXpfc PROVISIONS % me AVS To ~ .,,l
any fcicI official iOrn II pjsstS''d lu' p'WcI'
Al