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On Monday, wo stated that Louia Napo leon, , deviating from' that discretion which has generally characterized him, since his election to the Imperial crown of France, was about prosecuting Count de Montalkmbert, for an article, in Le Correspondent, written and signed by him, and entitled “ Un Dobat snr l’lndo au Parlement Anglais.” /Wo learn that the trial was fixed to be held on Wednesday, the 24th ult., before the sixth chamber of tho Correctional Tribunal of Paris, —thatM.BEß- thelin was to bo tho presiding judge,—that tho Procureur Imperial Cordouen was personally to conduct the prosecution,—that in com pliance with an established rule, invented by Napoleon 111, the public were not to be-ad mitted to this trial,—that no report of it would be permitted,—that the simple judgment would be allowed to appear in the French pa pers,—that M. Dofaurs was to defend M. de Montalembert and M. Berrter (the famous “legitimist”lawyer and politician) was to de fend Le Correspondent, —and that it was not un likely that M. be Momtamsubert might make a speech in his own behalf, tho practice of the French courts allowing a prisoner to speak for himself, even thongh he bo defended by counsel. In a week, or ten days at farthest, the result of this trial will be known in this country— the immediate result, we mean, for it is impos sible to say whore the aifair may end Bhould M. be Montalembeet be convicted, and sen tenced to tho extreme sentonco of tho law [which differs very much from justice, at times ;] and deported to Cayenne or Algoria. Frenchmen have tolerated much, ftom arbi trary rulers of different families, during tho last half century, but thoro has always oc curred tho fulfilment of the old adage, “ ’tis the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.” If a French subject is to bo condemned and banished for merely praising the liborty of speech and writing in England, because a thin-skin ruler fancies such praise to imply condemnation 61 tho checks upon speaking and printing in England, surely some popular manifestation will follow —unless France in deed be in a State of stupor. Anticipating some popular expression, in the event of con viction, we shall now state who the Count de Montalembert is. There is no mention of him in that useftil, but one-sided and not particularly accurate book the “Men of the Time.” Yet he is nei ther unknown nor undistinguished. Count de Hontalembebt, who has dared to heard Na poleon 111, was born in London, noarly forty nino years ago, hut is legally a Frenchman. His lather, who married Miss Fordes, a wealthy Englishwoman, was an emigre, and head of an old family of Poitou. Ho returned to France with tho Bourbons, was made a Peer of Franco by Louis XVIII, and sent to Swe den as Ambassador from Franco, by Charles X. The son, of whom we now write, commenced his public career about tho time of the Revo lution of 1830, then being only twenty years old. At that perled, tho Abbe Laueknais, (who died in February, 1854,) was attracting mnoh attention in Paris, by his eloquent speaking and. forcible writing in .favor of the supremacy of the Church. In 1830, Lahen bais established, a journal called L’Avenir, (the Future,) in \ which he advocatod the nnlom of Catkollcjpt, wjth . Democracy, but claim#! that shduld be vboliy ln : lFshonlddisdaln to receive mdhey’or money’s worth from the Government, that it should wholly roly on its own resources, and that, in politics or reli gion, men should be free to publish what they thought—though blasphemy or treason were the result. These doctrlnes-wcre denounced by Pope Greg op.y XVI as “ altogether ab surd,” and L’Avenir was discontinued. Young Mohtaleubert, who had been one of its edi tors, grieved greatly at the prospect of bis pen being laid aside, but he was of an active tem perament, and tnrned at onco to agitation of another sort. In April, 1831, commencing an opposition to the Univorßlty of Paris, he opened what he called the Ecole Libre, in conjunction with M. de Coux and the eloquent Abbe Lacordaire, who had been associated with himself and La- MEHNAia in tho editorship of L’dvenir. Mono of this trio showed much discretion, and tho Government of Louis Philippe, which ho strongly opposed, brought him before tho Po lice Oorrectionello. While the prosecution; was going on, M. de Mohtalembert became Peer of France, by the death of his father, and he adroitly claimed the 1 right of being tried by the Chamber of Peers. This right wab conceded, and he defended himself so ably and eloquently that, though convicted, he received no severer sentence than to pay a fine of 100 francs. With this, M. de Monta lehbert’s political career may be said to have commenced. Considering that the Pope was very deficient in orthodoxy, because he condemned tho wri tings of Lauknnaib, and farther annoyed be cause Laoobdaise had been obliged to sepa ratejjfrom L’Avenir and tho school, and con fine himself to his strict professional duties. M. ee Montalkmiskrt now took a bold and promincnt~stand as tho champion of Catholi city. With this aim he wrote and spoko. In 1886, he published his « Life of Elizabeth of Hungary,” in which he showed himself a great pietist. ’ ■ln March, 1840, having attained tho legal age of thirty, M. de Montalkmdebt took his seat in the Chamber of Poors. In 1842, ho vehemently opposed M. Villkmain’s educa tional measure, which secularized instruction, apd published his «Catholic Manifesto ” in 1843. In this year, also, he married Made moiselle de Meuode, daughter of one of tho Belgic Ministry. Soon after, returning to Franco, he made tbreo great speeches, on which rests his high reputation for eloquence. They were spoken in the Chamber of Peers, tho subjects being the Liberty of tho Church, the Liberty of Education, and tho Liberty of the Monastic Orders. M. de Mostai.kmbeet took great interest in theaffairs of Ireland, watching O’Connei.t.’s exertions to .obtain Repeal, with admiration and anxiety. There wore some-points in com mon between them, both having a decided aversion of oppression, and both strongly in favor of tho supremacy of the Catholic Church. O’Connell died in 1847, and, on tho 10th February, 1848, De MoNTALEJinEaT had a solemn ftinoral-service celebrated to his memory in tho Cathedral of Notre Dame. Republic was established just a fort night after that date, and M. r>E Montaleh iiebt was elected a member of the Constitu ent Assembly. In that capacity, endeovoring to act independently of faction, he gave sa tisfaction to neithor party. Whon a proposal was made that tho journals should again ho required to furnish seourity, ho opposed it, as inimical to the freedom of tho press. He op posed the continuance of tho stage of siego (of Paris) after the insurrection of June. Ho opposed the motion in the Assembly to permit Louis Natolkon to take his seat as deputy, to which bo had been elected. But, at the close of the session, lie supported M. de Ddfaube’s bill for the restriction of the press, and strongly approved of tho French expedition to Rome. Re-elected to the Assembly, ho exhibited more uncertainty than was anticipated. Ho actively assisted-in preparing the law for re straining the suffrage within narrower limits, (a principle wliioh he maintains in the article under legal prosecution,) and ho distinguished himself by frequent passages-at-arms in elo quence with Victor Hcoo,-the only man in the Assembly who spoke as well as himself. More than all, having voted in 1848 that it would be dangerous to allow Louis Napoleon to act as Btmple Deputy, M. de Montalem bem vehemently defended the same Louis Napoleon, as President, in 1861. dt may be I remembered that Lems NAPOiEon'afl'eoted or PHIL AD EL PHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1858, ontertained great attachment to tho Church, o which M. de Montalembert was tho (sham pion. , Tho coup d'etat of December 2,1851, was received by M. de Montalembert as a sort of necessity, hut he protested strongly against the imprisonment of the Deputies. Notwith standing, the new Government named him a member of tho Consultative Commission. This ho declined, hut was elected in 1862 a member of the Corps Legislatif. In that packed assembly, he seemed to opposo every thing proposed, standing In tho remarkable position of constituting “ a glorious minority of one.” Ho was a candidate for re-olection last year, but was defeated by a Government man. Ho then retired from public life, much af fecting the select society of the aristocratic Faubourg St. Germain, who respected his an cient lineage and admired his orthodoxy, 'and only appeared occasionally at the sittings of tho French Academy, of which ho was elected a member in 1852. His vißit to England,Mu ring tho present year, interested him in pnulic business and institutions there, and besides, his mother was English, from whom he do rived a knowledge of tho language. -Tho. re sult of his observations on freo legislative di..- cussion in England, particularly during Ihe debate on the India Bill, he communicated;, to his French friends through Le Correspondent, and is indictod for attacking the laws, govern ment, and ruler of France—because lio praised those ofEngland. Itisasif praising one lady for her beauty, virtue,’ and accomplishments, her neighbor would angrily maintain that you purposed to insinuate dispraise of herself, on all these points! With more difficulty than most of our rea ders will appreciate, wo have collected arid strung together theso personal notices of M. 1 de Montalembert. We perceive that the Illustrated London News of tho 27th lilt, promises a memoir, but a week may olapse before its arrival, and wo prefer not lotting oyr readers wait for it. '! Before tho result of the trial roaches us, vfe shall particularly stato on what passages in the- Correspondent’s article tho indictment is framed. This caso attracts tho attention Of Europe, and wo deem it sufficiently interest ing to ho fully known in this country. { * The Slaver Echo Case—A Writ of Hit” bens Corpus—The Indictments, Petl- lions, &c. (Correspondence or the Associated Press.] . Colombia, 8. 0., Dec. 2,1858;.'V The Federal Court met yesterday'at twenty-fire min utes past 11. The Grand Jury were In attendance!' ' ‘ Justice Wayne. Mr. District Attorney, hare you any business to present to the Grand Jury to-day ? Mr. Conner. Hay it please tho Court, lam prepared to take up the petition or the ptisoners In tho case of the slaver Echo. - Justice Wayne. Bat hare you anything for. twfc Grand Jury? *’* Mr Conner. Not at present; bat lam not prepared to give them their dircharge. I shall ask thatthey be* disohargeduntil to-morrow morning only. - Mr. De Treville, -(counsel tor the prisoner*.) . If th(S Court please. I hare another petition to present in thf* case, which I now beg to lay before the court. Thef prisoners herein farther pray for a writ of habeas pus to bring them before this coart. We'ask your. Honor to grant the writ, and if granted, to appoint Sati>' urtJay next for the hearlog. Mr. Connor, I bare no objection to the time Axb&' by the coonssl, except that there are witnesses la this, case who are anxious to be discharged from attendance,; I hare no inclination to press the counsel; trot-ith*; sooner this is heard, tho sooner will these wUnMMW from a distance be released 1 therefore hope they wi)£ fix an earlierday for the return. * k Mr. De TreviUe. I understood from the prosecuting counsel yesterday that they would giro out no other iiW dictment against theae prisoners now; and an the may tion now berate tbe court can create uo new cause for the action of nGrand Jury, or for tbe cXft'mJnat’onqf' I do not see bo v it j-xv r "■rsitiate their < temioo.' J shall not, however, nrgue the writlri’gilff.'; That will bednue by niy associate.*, Messrs- SprattXbd *; Ihi r- rn objection, Jf Uis them, ii\m‘■viur day, ' /. ’ 1 "T ' Ji-'M-q us. The reasons adrancod by'th&, r ftj#£ trioi .Vcc:-: 7 cannot bo suffered to interfere application. The GoUr6'gi , AntA-lfie v Vrit 1 a'ai apMlntsj; Saturday next, at ton o’clock,' for itftjetura befora lhls Conner. I would PilrfMt,tli.nthS •Jury be* discharged until Monday next, r ' ‘ -Tbe Grand Jury were therefore discharged by the court until eleven o’clock on Monday morning. TnS INDICTMENTS, Three indict nents, all similar except as to the natniß of the parties ascusea, were laid before the Urand Jury. Tbe following copy of one of these lodlotraenti, will show the cases on whioh they refused to bring In true bills: ’ „ United States of Amertea t Sixth Circuit, District of South Carolina. Tawit: At ft Circuit Court of the United SUtes of Amerlcft for the Hlxth Circuit, begun to be holden at Columbia, within and for the Distrlot of Booth Uareiina, on the 22<1 day of November, in the year of our Lord 1868, the jurors for the said Ufllted States, within and to r the distrlot aforesaid, that is to say {jurors' sanies], upon their oaths, respectfully do present that Antonio de Almeyda, Jose de Corto, John Barber, Thomas Jose, Domioioo Dellepline, and Jose Francisco, late ox Obarieston, in the district aforesiid.on the Ist day of July, in the year of our Lord 1869, with force and arms, on a foreign shore, to wit, the coast of Afriea, out of the jurisdiction of any particular State of the said United States, on waters witbm the admiralty and maritime juried'otion of the said United States, and within tie jurisdiction of this court, they, the said An tonio deAlraeyda, Ac , lh**n and there being of the ship's company of a certain vessel, being a brig called the Putnam, the said vessel being then and there own*d, in the whole or in part, by a citizen of the said United SUtes, to wit: oneß 0. Townsend, piratically and feloniously, did receive on board of said vessel, so owned as aforesaid; certain negroes, to wit, three hundred negroes, whose names are to the said jnrors nnknowa; they, the sald^negroes, noPbelng held to servioe or-tabor by the laws or either of the States or Territories of the said United SUtes. with intent of ’them the said Antonio de Almeyda, Ao., to make the said negroes so received, as aforesaid, slaves, against the form of the sUtute in suoh case made and pro vided, and against the. peace and dignity of the said United States. And the jarors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do farther present that Antonio de Aimeyda. Ac . on the ltt day of July, In the year of our Lora 1858, with force and anna, on a foreign shore, to wit, the coast of Africa, ont of the jurisdiction of nuy particular State of the said Uoited States, on waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisilctioa of the said United States, and within the jurisdic tion of this court, - they, the said Antonio de Almeyda, Ao , then and there beingof the ship's com pany of a cerUfn vessel, being a brig called the Pot* Dim. the said vessel being then and there owned, in the whole or in part, by a citizen or citizens of the said United States, whose names are to the Bald jurors un known, plratiolly and feloniously did receive on board of the said vessel, so owned as aforesaid, certain ne ijtocb, to wit, three hundred negroes, whose names are o the said jurors unknown, they, the said negroes, not being held to service by the laws of either of the States or Territories of the said United Btatea, with intent of them, the said Antonio de Almeyda, Ac , to make the said negroes, so received ns aforesaid, slaves, against the form or the statute of tbe said United SUtes in euch case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the said United Btates. And tbe jurors aforesaid, up-m their oaths aforesaid, do further present that Antonio de Almeyda, Ac , late of Obarieston, in tbe district aforesaid, on the Ist day of July, in tbe year of our Lord, 1868, with foroe and arms, on the high seas, ont or the jurisdiction of any part'cular State of the said Uoited SUtes, within ad miralty and maritime Jurisdiction of the said United Stats, and within tho jurisdiction of this coart, the said Antonio de Almeyda, Ac., then and there being of the ship's company of a certain vessel, being a brig called toe Putnam, the said vessel being then and ther* owned by a citlzrn or citizens of the said United States, whose names are to the jurors unknown, did, piratically and feloniouly, forcibly confine and detain on board of said vessel, so owned as aforesaid, oertatn negroes, to wn three hundred negroes, whose names are to the said jurors unknown the said negroes not belog held to service or labor by the laws of either of the SUtes or Territories of the said United SUtes, with intent of them, the sa'd Antonio de AlmeyJa, Ao , to make the paid negroes, confined and detained, slaves against the form of the statute of the said United States, in snch case made and provided, and against the peace and dig nity of iho sail United States. And tbe jarors aforesaid, npon their oaths aforesaid, do farther present that Antonio de Almeyda. Ao , late of Obarieston, in the district aforesaid, on tne Ist day of July, 1868 with foroe and arms, on the high seas, out of tho jurisdiction of, any parrionlar SUte of the said United SUtes, within the admiralty and maritime jonsdiction of the said United SUtes, and within tbe jurirdlotion or this court, they, the said Antonio do Aimeyda,(Ao, then and thereibeing of the ship's company of a certrio vessel, being a brig called the Putnnra. the Bald vessel then and there beiog owned, in tbe whole or in part, by a citizen of the said United States, to wit, one B. C Townsend, did plratlcalty and feloniously forcibly confine and detiin on board the said vetiflol, so owned as aforeBaid,certain negroes, to wit. three hundred negroes, whose names are to the said jnrors unknown, the said negroes not being held to service or labor in auy of the SUtes or Territories of the said United States, with intent of thorn, the said Antonio de Almeyda, fcc., to make the negroes, so de tained and confined as aforesaid, slaves, against the form of the statute of the said United States in suoh ctse made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the Ra'd United SUtes. And the jurors aforesaid, on their oaths aforesaid, do further present that Antonio de Almoyda, Ao.. late of Charleston, in the district aforesaid, on tho Ist July. lflf.B, with force and arms oti the hi"h seas, outof the jurisdiction of tiny purticnUr Ht»t« ot tho rod United States, within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of tho *aH ThiH<*'l P-t Hos. tind within the jurisdiction of this coMit :hc aa'd Antonio do Ahnojda, Ac., then t.nd th-HD being of the ship’s oompany of a certain yesb;l, h.'ini' a brig oallod the Putnam, the said vessel being owned, in the whole or in psrt,byacitizenorcitl zens of the said United SUtes, whose names are to the jarors unknown, did piratically and feloniously aid and abet in forcibly conuniog and detaining on board the said vessel, so owned as aforesaid, ceitaln negroes, to wit| 300 negroes, whose names »re to the said jurors un known, tbe said negroes not being held to service or labor by the laws of any of the BUtes or Territories of the said United States, with Intent of them, the said Antonio de Almeyda, Ao., to make the said negroes, so confined and detained, slaved, against the form of the statute of tbe said United States, in sach case made au4 provided, and against the peace and dignity of the said United States. And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths as ftforo naid.dofurther present that Antonio de Almeyda, Ac., late of Obarieston, in the districtaforesaid, on the let of July, 1868, with force and arms on the high soas, out of the jurisdiction of any particular BUte of the said United BUtes, within the admiralty and maritime juriadict on o* the said United States, nod Jwlthin *the jurisdiction of this court, they, the said Antouio de Al meyda, Ao., then and there being of the ship's company of ncortain vessel, being a brig called the Pntnam, the said vessel then and thero being owned, in the whole or In part, by a citizen of theBaidU|>ltedßtates,.towit: one E.O. Townsend, did piratically and feloniously aid and abet in forcibly confining and detaining on board the, said vessel, so owned rs aforesaid, certain negroes, to wit: three hundred negroes, whose names are to tho said juiors unknown, the s.ld negroes not being held to ser vice or labor by the laws of either of tbe States or Territories ot the said United States, with Intent of them, Ike Raid Antonio de Almeyda, Ao., to make the said negroes slaves, against the form of the statute of the stia United States, as aforesaid. . And the jurors aforesaid, on their oaths aforesaid, do farther present that Antonio d© Almeyda, Ac., on the' 32th of Jnly as aforesaid, with foroe and arms, on a foreign shore* to.wit, the coast of Africa, oat of the jurisdiction of any particular.^State of the said United States, within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the said United States, and within the jurisdiction of this court, they, the said Antonio de'Almeyda, Ao.,then and there being of the ship’s company of a certain vessel, being a brig, oalled the Putnam, the said vessel being then and there owned, In tbe whole or in part,by a citizen or eiti tensof the United States, to the said jurors unknown, piratlcally and feloniously did receive on beard the said vessel, so owned as aforesaid, and piratlcally and felo niously did forcibly conflneand detain, and piratlcally and feloniously did aid and abet in forcibly confining and detaining on board said vessel, So ownedasaforesaid, certain negroes, to wit, 800 negroes, whose names are to the said jurors unknown, they, the said negroes, not be ing held to labor or service by tbe laws of either of the States or Territories of the said United States, and hav ing before that time, to wit, on the 30th day of Juno, A. D. 3858, been seized on a foreign shore, to wit, on ihe obast of Africa, by some person or persons/whose namesare td thesaid jurors unknown, with the intent to make the said negroes slaves; with the intent of them, the said Antonio de Almeyda, Ao., to make the said negroes so, and forcibly confined and re tained as aforesaid, slaves, against the form of the statote of the said United States in.such cane made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the said United States And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do farther present that the district of Sooth Oarolloa is the district into which the said Antonio de AlmSyda, Ac., were first brought after the cominisricn of tbe crime'aforssaMl ■ Jiuks Ooxnrb, U S. Attorney JNstrlct of Soath Carolina; All three indictments were returned into court by the Grand Jury, bearing the endorsement, “ Np Bill.” TB V PETITIONS FOR DISCHARGE AND HARKA« OQBpea.. The followiDg la the first petition presented to the com-tj?qjfr ehalf of the prisoners after the finding of tho The United States of Amenta, South Carolina Dis trict, Pfo ember Sitting, 185 J: To the Honorable-, the Judges of the /aid'Court: • V. Tim humble petit dd of, R. T. Bates, Alexander Rogers, Thomas Jose, A'o., (prisoners,) showoth to your Ronore that your petitioners wero oomn itted to ,the Common jail in the city’ of.. Charleston, in the Sta’e aforesaii. on the 28th of August last, and charged with.baving been eogaged In the slave trade, in viola tion of the aot of Congress of the 16th of May, 1820. and, therefore, guilty of piracy. 9 hat they have from thendeuntU the present time been detained under the saidjcharge in close coufioemeat, and are now in con finement in tbe jail in tbe town 'of Columbia, in the said. State, under the said charge. 'Your petitioners farther, show that Jhey are ready for trial, and have been anxious to be tried on the said charges, or any others that may be brought against them, Yonr peti tioners therefore pray that they may be tried (as they faad'.reaaon to believe they would have been) during the present term, or b* permitted to go at large. And you*petitioners, as induty bound, will ever pray, Ao. Signed by tbe prisoners’ attorneys. “* *■ ; % The petition for tbe writ of habeas corpus subse quently presented, reads as follows: united States o/ Avietica, District of fSottth Caroli • . Jn the Circuit Court: TjiJhe Honorable, the fudges of said Court: The petitlon of R;T. Pates, Ac., (prisoners,) rsepeot faliy referring to their petitioa filed In this court yes terday, further represents that thereto illegally de tained under some warrant of authoiity, by the mar shal of the United States from this district; and prays th’atawrltof habeas corptls may be granted, directed to the said marshal, commanding him to bring your petitioners before, this coart. that ihe cause and au thority of their imprisonment beingseenaud considered, suqbjforther p ocepdlng* may be thereon had as may be coispnant with Jaw and jostlco. ’ kigned by the prisoners’ attorneys. - This petition is endorsed as follows: - On hearing the petition it Is ordered that the writ ad for ba granted. And made returnable in this 1 , Saturday, the of December, at 10 o'clock 'X.-M. ; Signed, • - j' JawesJLWatkb, * ' \ T ’- . Aseoeiate Justice Supreme Court united States. l * -’4 A. G. MaoGbatq, .Judge United Slates Distrlot Court South Carolina, fid December, 1868. * • THE WBIV OP HABFIB OORPOa. ~ The following is a copy of the writ of habeas corpus: Thi United States of America: To D H Hamilton, . Marshal 0/ the United States for the District &f Siruth Caroltna , / ;tre command yon that you have the bodies of R. T. Bafes, Ac., (the prisoners,) said to be illegally detained in-the jail of the State of South Carolina, at uolurobia, under your custody, to it Is said, under safe and secure oonduot, together with the day and cause of their being taken and dAtkined, by whatever names they may be .'Mlled lu tho same, before tbe Honorable the Justices of the tJnjted Btates in the Circuit Court of the United Slates for the district of BoUth Carolina, at Columbia, on Saturday, the 4th instant, at 10 A SI., to do and re ceive, all and singular, those things which the said Jurtices shall thea and there consider of them in this behalf, ant have 70a then and thore this writ. ‘4 Witness: H. G G»at> * Olerk of the Olroait of the United States for the Dis ( trJctof South Carolina, * BEPOHT OF THE SECEETABY OF WAB. Lv- ' • WiK DjePARTMKHT, Wabjhsgtojt, Deo. 6.1858. : the authorized strength of thearmr, as posted, but the actual strength, on the Ist of Jnly, These 1 troops ooropcse the whole numerL iMLfdyce of throughout the States the ontiro Ooufederaoy. maiming all halting air the garrisoned, defending all our extended 'JfjrvsftcnGand protecting, as far as possible, tbe differ* rjent routes extending across the continent froiqthe uttsinfippii raltey to oor possessions,on the.Pae|6c. ( ' Thelbecfute demands for men in the various posts, stations; Ac., as well as for what might be termed the polio operations of the army, left only thirteen regi ments for aetual service in tho field And upon this small force, numbering a little over eleven thousand men, devblved the ardnous duty of proEecnting ail tbe Indian wars, which have extended this year from the British .possessions on the Pacific to the border settle ments or Texas; as well as of crushing the rebellion Jh ‘UtalJ, which, from Its vindictive spirit and large numbers, threatened at its outset to become, and indoed was, very formidable. The labors performed by the army since my last re port will very fnlly appear from the reporU of the different bureaus, herewith transmitted, and to which I call your particular attention. It maybe safely as serted that no army of the same size ever before per formed. In such a length of time, marches and move ments of such extent, surmounting In their progress such formidable,obstacles. These regiments have accomplished within the year a marohv averaging, for each, the extraordinary distance of twelve hundred' aod thirty-four miles. These marches, in the main, have been mode through tbe un inhabited solitudes and sterile deserts vhich stretch away between the settlements of the Atlantic and Pa cific coasts, upon routes whioh afforded nothing to fa cilitate the advance, except only the herbage which the beasts of harden might pluck by tbe way- side Every item of supply, from a horse-shoe nail to the largest piece of ordnance, has been carried, from the depots, along the whole line of those tedious marches, to be ready at the exact moment when necessity might call for them. The country traversed could'yield no thing/ The labor, foresight, method, and care requi site to systematise, and the energy, activity, aud per sistence to carry out such operations by the different departments, deserve tbe attention of the country, and, In my opinion, its commendation too. No disaster has befhllen the army throughout its immen«e ramifica tions; and tbe privations, hardships, toils, and dan gers to which it has been continually subjected, have been borne without a murmur. There his been for a longtime muoh exhibition of an insubordinate and hostile spirit amoog the Indian tribes of Washington and Oregon Territories, aud dnr- Ing the paat spring and early part of summer it broke out into opeu hostility., A very large force*of Indians attacked a comparatively small party of our people, wbo, after an Ineffectual resistance and the loss of some brave officers and men, were forced to retreat. Thle was tbe signal fora general rising of the tribes, and an alliance was speedily formed between the powerful tribes of Spokanes and Ccecr d’Alcnes together with many straggling warriors from amongst the Patoases and other tribe*. Immediately upon this outbreak, Brevet Brigadier General dark in command of tho de partment of tho Paclfio, with great promptness, and with a wise forecast, concentrated, in a masterly manoer, tbe wicely scattered forces under his command, ana precipitated them Into the heart of the Indian coun try, where a powerful Indian force was already assem bled to meet him. The campaign was prosecuted with great activity and vigor by Uoloool Wright, of the 9th infautry. who gave battle to the Indians on several oc casions, always routing them completely. After beat lag their forces, capturing many prisoners, and destroy ing largo amounts of property, and layiDg waste their ooantry, the Indians surrendered at discretion, with their wives and children, and sued abjectly for peace. The criminal offend-rsamongst them, heretofore guilty of murder and rapino, the chief instigators of all dis satisfaction amongst those tribes, and the immediate canse of the recent hostilities, were surrendered, tiled, and executed. A permanent peace has been established by treaties «nW*d in'o with them, and the army has boen*alrea HOADS, I have caused a map to be made, which accompanies this report It shows at a glance all the military posts occupied by our troops and tbe roads to bo travelled in passing to them. Such of those posts as are garrisoned roust be supplied with everything, and these supplies nmßfc.be transported .to them whenever and wherever theyare needed, regardless of all obstacles. .If these posts were'permanently occupied by fixed numbers of troops, .it would be easy ,to furnish an exact esti mate of cost,'both.’for' supplies and their transporta tion. Bat it is very far otherwise, when the supplies are contingent upon the .accidental number of troops which the exigencies' of ' the service may require at a given point, and the season of the year when they are to he moved. The number of -posts and their positions exhibited by the map, and thecxtraotdinaty distances traversed by our troops, demonstrate that both eco nomy and the proper efficiency 'of the army require an Inorease of It. whilst-,I have no recommendation to make upon the eubjeot, knowing; as I do, the aotlon of Congress upon this subject at the last session, yet I feel constrained to lay these facts before you and the country, that any apparent lack of efficiency-In.the army- in giviog complete.protection tp our.frontiers may be set' dewn to the want of numbers, and not to ahvwant of aotivity on tho part of onr troops. . : ; - Upon, this point I beg leave to call your attention to the views of the General in*chlef. • *• - * • UTAH. 1 ' : .The operations of the army in. connection with the Territory of Utah, slnoe the date of rey last report, deserve particular notice. * They have been in them* selves Important, and fraught with.most Important re* suits. With the Inception and progress of the Mormon re bellion, op to the meeting of Congress last,year, the country Is familiar It is familiar also with the im portance ascribed to it. t>y Congress, with the reasons asalgoed by that body for appropriating the large sums of money necessary lor crashing the treason at a single blow. The preparations at first mad®to accomplish this objeot I hare heretofore reported. Sat the final preparations for fitting oat the expedition, and the ac tual movement of the troops upon that remote and dif* flonlt Territory, have not nntil now, been made the subject of official communication, nor have the highly beneficial consequences resulting from the policy of that movement been m yet brought to your notice or totbat of thepublic.' -* ?* - *, After the open acts of war perpetrated fey the Mor mon people against the'United States, in seislhg'tbb provision trains of our army* and destroying them with 1 ; fire; and in stealing and driving off the herds of-cattle and horses belonging to the command, although' these were essential, aB everybody supposed, tdthe mainten ance of oar troops and their protection against starva tion; these people continued to manifest every proof ,of a fixed determination to push their treason to the extremity of bloodshed and war. They not only pro claimed martial law Inthat Territory without a pretext, but against every principle of justice, of law. and or the Constitution; they embodied their whole force of effective men and kept them constantly drilled add un der arms, hovering about our encampment, seeking a favorable moment, If one should ever offer itself, to cot off and destroy the whole command* They fortified the narrow mountain passes leading towards the,town' and chief settlements where they reside, and'collected from remote neighborhoods all the deluded people be longing to their, sect. Every preparation which indi cated a spirit of determined hostility, of rebellion, of treason and war, characterized these people in every action, and nothiog but menace and defiance, towards the United States authorities ever fell from the HpV of 1 their ohief impostor or any of his confederates. When a small force was first sent'to Utah, the Mor mons attacked and destroyed' their trains, and made ready fo* a general attack qpon the column. When a, sufficient power was put bn root to put success beyond all doubt, their blaster and'bravado sank into whispers or terror and submission, . ‘ This movement npon that Territory was demanded by the moraLaentiment of the,eountry,.wa* due to a vindl oationof .us laws aad-Qonstitation, and was essential to demonstrate the power of the federal Government to chastise insnbordination and quell, rebellion,-however formidable from numbers, or position it might seem to be. Adequate preparations, and a prompt advance of the army, was an act of mercy and humanity to those ! deluded people, for it prevented the effaslon of blood. 1 . These people, however, still evlnee a spirit or insu •bordioattqn and, moody* discontent. They .keep up Strictly their‘organUition, which has fjrita object and fidcFJfae complete exclusion o t federal authority from ’ an participation in the governmental affairs of the Ter citorv|bpyond ain’er® hollow show. The head manor ohierof tbolr sect rules the. people with ahtolnt* pow er, and under his dictation -the temper they manifest towards the Government and the army is that of a con quered people towards ft foreign enemy, The necessity whioh called for the presence of troops in Utah', will require a strong force still'to be' kept there The're-' ports from the commissioners sent to Utah for the pur pose of ascertaining the .exact condition of things are already in your hands, and are at once uleful and inf teresting. Nothing could ‘be more praiseworthy than the just and impartial manner‘in whioh those gentle* men discharged their delicate and responsible duties.^.( The conduot of both officers and men attached to the army of Utah has'been worthy ofajl praise! The eom* mander, Brevet Brigadier General 4. 8. Johnston, who joined his oommand at a time of greattrial and embar rassment, with a calm and lofty beating, with a Irue and manly sympathy for all around him, infused Into his command a spirit of serenity and contentment which amounted to cheerfulness, amidst uncommon hard-thips and privations which .were 1 nabated throughout toe tedious and inclement season of the winter. The des truction of our trains by the Mormons, the disas ters which necessarily flowed from It, drove General Johnston to'the necessity of sending a detachment of men to New Mexico for supplies essential to pre serve the whole command from the greatest extremity, and to enable him tb.proseeute his march with all prac ticable despatch. « - This expedition wait intrusted to Oapt. B. B. Marcy of the 6th Infantry; and, without intending to make ah invidious comparison between-the services of ofiioers where »U are meritorious, it is bntjastto bring the conduct of this officer and his commaha to your especial notice.' It may bo safely affirmed that, in the .whole catalogue of hazardous expeditions scattered aothickly through the history of onrborder warfare, filled as many of them,'Czh.wltMpJvtiUng.tatea«f.pr*vs)Uoar, hardship, and snfferiog, not one surpasses this 5 and In some par-* tioulara it has hardly been equalled by any.- " • Captain Marcy left Fort Bridger on the 24th day of November, 1867, with a command of forty enlisted men, *ttd?tviQty'fc9,.mountain meo, herders,packers, and guides. .Their coarse lay through'an alttosrtnfeklesr wilderoesrf, over lofty and rugged mountains, without* pathway or a human habitation to gnide nr direct, in’ the very depth of winter, through snows for many miles together reaching to the depth of five feet. Theirbeasts of burden very rapidly, perished until very few were left; their suppliee gave out; their luggage wets aban doned ; they were driven to subsist npon the carcasses of their dead horses and mules; all the men became greatly emaciated; some were frost-bitten: yet not one nmrtpur of discontent escaped the Ups of a single man. Their mission was one of extreme importance to the movements cf the army, and great disaster might be fall the command if these devoted men failed to bring succor to the camp. They had one and all volunteered for this service, and, although they might freeie or die, yet they wonld not complain. Atter a march of fifty-one days they emerged from the foreita. and found themselves at Fort Massachusetts, in New Mexico. During their whole march Captain Marcy shared all the privations of the common soldier marching, sleeping, and eating as they did. After a'sbort delay at this pest, for the purpose of recruiting his par ty and procuring pH necessary supplies for bis return, he set out for the army at Fort Bridger. In the meantime, information reached the department that the Mormons were organizing a party to intercept Captain Mercy’s teturn with the supplies, to “ stam pede” his animals, and cutoff his party. Prompt mea sures were taken to reinforce Captain Marcy, so as to prevent snch a catastrophe. Information of this fur ther Mormon treason reached General Garland, then commanding the department of New Mexico in time to send a detachment of the mounted rifles sufficient for protection. These preparations necessitated a farther delay on the part of Captain Marcy, otherwise he would have reached the army at Fort Bridger with his supplies after an absence of about three months, having accomplished a march of more than 1,800 miles. I herewith trans mit a short report prepared by Captain Marcy, at my request, which, I am sure, will be read with interest. QUARTBBtfASTBR’S BUREAU Tbe operations of this bureau have necessarily been larger by far for this past year than'at any previous time since the Mexicau war, and the difficulties and embarrassments which surrounded It at every step wore never at any time greater. If the appropriations ashed of Congress at its last session, and whiohwero granted in June, could hare been procured in January, the embarrassments of the bureau would bare been altogether arolded,and the in* terosts of the public greatly promoted. With money In hand to purchase supplies/or the Utah expedition, at least 20 per cent, conld and would bare been eared to the Government. But being without a dollar at com* mand of tbe department, with large outstanding drafts upon it unpaid, with no certain reliable calculation as to when they should be paid, added to the great uncer tainty as to what would be ultimately the action of Con* grea* relative to the movements upon Utah, it is eaßy to understand how extreme were the embarrassments In setting ou foot an expedition of such vast magnitude and importance, to be conducted through a wilderness of twelve hundred miles, beset by savages and hostile Mormons, and interspersed with almost impassable deserts. To await the delays attending the appropriation was to incur certain failure of the expedition; (for unless it started early in May the march could not be made be fore fall of snow and the destruction of the grass.) To anticipate amhmake the movement before funds were supplied necessitated the assumption of a grave respon sibility. But with failure on one side and censure on the other, I felt there was no room for doubt or hesitation. It became necessary. In this posture of sffsirsto supply the requisite funds from private sources to answer the requirements of the service. This I felt more bound to do after the sense of Congress relative to the Mormon rebellion had been expressed, and when it became pretty certain that money for the expedition would be voted at some time or other. The authority of the department to purchase sup plies for the army by contract, to be .paid at a future time, under the act of May 1, 1820, was the legitimate resort In that stats of things, and, although I hesita t'd for a long time before exercising that authority, I found there was no alternative left but to take measures for the supply of all the neoessartea for the army, or to fa'l in tho expedition. This was done in a manner heretofore partially communicated to Congress under calls by that body upon this department; but until now a final statement of the transactions could not be made. I refer you, particularly, to the report of tho chief of the quartermaster’s bureau for a detailed statement of all operations connected with It. They will be found interesting and very satisfactory I take this occasion to say, und I cannot but express my great gratification at tho fact, that tbe disbursements have resulted in famishing larger supplies of articles essential for tho msrch of the army, many items of which were of a de cidedly better quality, and bought at cheaper rates , than bare ever been purchased through that bureau since tbe commencement of tho Mexican war. Tbe disbursements, amounting to nearly $10,000,000, have been made through this bureau daring the last year, and every trAusaotlon has been finished, every account closed, every voucher filed, with the exception of 28,000 not yetreoelved, owing to the great distance of the disbursing officers from the scat of Government. Not one dollar will be unaccounted for, and not one cent misapplied. This simple fact is tho highest com mendation that can be be bestowed upon tbe fidelity, efficiency, and worth of tho officers of this oorps. This bureau expands by far the heaviest amount of any in the army and it Is frequently made the subject of animadversion by those who do not know that whilst tho payments are necessarily made through this bureau, yet tho bureau hA3 no voice whatever in directing when, how, «r to what amounts these expenditures shall bo made. Whenever an order is given by any offi cer of the Unitod States army having a right to give it for the purchase of an article or the disbursement of money, the Quartermaster must make the purchase and foot tho bill, however mnch his judgment might lean against the expenditure Tho Quartermaster’s Depart ment is responsible for the honest and faithful dis bursement of money, butnot for the objects to whioh it may be applied. Hence it will be readily perceived that there me no data and can be none by which the estimates of this bureau can be anything more than mere approximate estimates of the probable expendi tures. commissary’s bureau. The operations of the Commissary Department have beonvory satisfactory during the past year. The ap propriations for supplies being sufficient there was iuo noy in hand to make all necessary purchases; and sup plies of a better quality have been purchased, and for lower rates than at any previous time for many yeAra. When contracts were necessarily given they have been made ou very advantageous terms. The supply of b«ef for the army in Utah and the intermediate posts has cost less than the ruling prices in New York r r any of tho Atlantic cities at tho same periods. The beer de livered iu Utah coßt no more than eight dollars and fifty cents per hundred, nett at Fort Laramie seven dol lars and a half per hundred, nett, whilst the supply de livered at Fort Leavenworth, of the fattest and most su perior quality of corn-fed beef, cost only six dollars and twenty-five cents per hundred, nett. DEFENCES. NATIONAL Tbe accompanying report ol the Chief Engineer will inform you of the progress which hssbeen made during the past year In the construction of our fortifi cations The purposes and nature of these have been fully set forth in former communications from this department, *ud l therefore deem it unnecessary to advance any iev TWO GENTS. son* in support of my recommendation that appropria tions may be granted for the works at Willett'S Point: and Fort Richmond, \' l . ■' , In limiting my recommendations to these, and a ge-' neral appropriation for keeping In repair completed ■works, i hare been guided by, the 'consideration that the - scale on which our defences are projeoted is so great, that the expense of completing them should not beim pPMept generation, but should rather he KnM-Tfilite* tfiTm ot 7***, especially as the l n W "L b^ ompK * tlT^ll * htel “ the Besides, as national circumstances change; and in correspondence with the developmental improvement in the appliances of warfare, onr fortifications must, In order to fulfil their originaTdesign, be modified, in rp gaid to the scale or the system-for example, it is pS aible.that the Engineer Bureau may, in Jfuiurepianß. incline towards some combination of eartb-work htZt* ties In preference to the masonry forts of the present system—for these reasons, and because our sea ports are already reasonably secure against dirref attach, bv guns afloat, ! am averse to precipitation in completing the works now in hand. - - - 6 But If we are thus warranted in relaxing our- solici tude with regard to the'danger which engrossed the at; tention of the engineer board; which forty years, ago planned the present system; we have caose for fresh an-‘ prehension from a method of'warfare from which dis tance and uncertainties of the sea no longer protect us. In riew of the prod gious development io the marine of the first Powers of Europe, and‘of the increased range at which their steam navies epablethem .to,exert the utmost strength of their land armies as well as floating forces, I am in' favor of making' some'-provision against - descents upon our coasts of hostile armies co-operating with steam fleets. . j • In proportion as our seaports increase in wealth they will increase the inceptive which, would incline .our maritime rivals to resort, in case of war, to a revivil upon our shores of the system which they: pursued at Sevastopol, Kinburni Odessa. Swebonr.and Bomarsund* with such daitrucUvtfefrectrV .v, * * ' .V* > ■' .tn^fyla^wport t alluded to the militia as the pro per rollacca. against similar attempts; but much dd periWhpOn the maturing and providing beforehand, at ‘each point of attack; of some plan of notion whlckehail enable them to compete on equal tarms,with the veteran armies of Europe: 'Our railroads art,‘in deed, Capable of transporting to. the scene of,-action great bodies of men;, but,'beyond certain limits, the 3 ▼eiy mfffibers of raw troops' bb'tfome’ : ’ aid 60 000 militia wonld do better-service, if .managed so as to profit by the markmanabip and intelligence or the individuals, thin 100,000 ot' the tame who 1 should attempt to outmanoeuvre'a.well-disciplined regular For example, we mayretsonably apprehend that New York might be thoobjeet of an expedition, which would debark a large army on Long Island: the enemy could then march on Brooklyn, and, if victorious, couldelther bombard that city or New York, and destroy tho navy yard, or exact a heavy contribution*' A line of field works around Brooklyn would, however, obviate such a calamity, for it would compensate': Its defenders'for' their inferiority in the habit of war- and. such a line conld be thrown np and armed in a few days, - . - - * It must be considered, however, that the growth of the olty has already overspread the position* which the original topographyoTthe .vicinity ss jnoat advantageous for such a lino, and that at the present rate’the only ones which remain available "may bfe found, when tjae emergency arrive;, simiiariy occupied; J I therefore recommend Congress to take steps to se enre the key points, at least, of the reaJly'Bne position rinqa&tioß, byreserringa fqw'.platsaof ground, to be occupied, when the Occasion requires; by redoubts*. Similar view* to :thtf above are adverted'more eial horately ,!n mempfr* which have,been submitted to this departmaut.-among others in obe on tW defences or New York, which.haa ■been, addressed to md by Lieu’- tenant Merton, of thp engineer corps, jind .which I rd-. comm-nd for your consideration; the plan lt 'proposes' for the location and - combination: of the defenaWe, yo/ka around .Brooklyn Appears to. he practloal and judicious, • • v ■> - - 5' * -• . - - VIMTABT ROADS.? - ! - * The military road from Fort Smith to,the. river, by way of Albuquerque, is in progress or con* straotipn, with even promise of -ifr .being executed with promptness ana Skill, The work done Upon that portion 'of it lying/west of Port BefiAnde, lief yeirf begins alroady.to demoastafe the benefits to the try of the. appropriation and : the work. 'Large aum bero of emigrants bound to California have passed over tpii route during the 'past season, and unUtaally u»s hetdsof cattle Tuva been. driven ihatway, because of the abundance of grass-and -wafer met; with Upon it: For all the purposes of a military rpad this route pos sesses many very striking' advantages'.'' The line is * atraitfitj one nearly’ from Fort Smith to the Co’orado of the. west j the surface over which it passes is excel l*ntfora ToUvwhflst there is oh'almost the entire line an abundance of grass and water. ' 'The position, being oh the 36th degree of north, lati tude, tenders grating abundautrat e very earlr' period in the spring and,late in the,autumn.. JFjr this reason a force might be marched over this road at a period so late or so earlyi that other routes northward would be impassable from frosts and snows. . The-altitude of the mountain range preventsthat aridity in summer whtoh charaoterlsßasoraa of tfie'more southern routes. ‘i ' * - Yhis rout® derives security from the peculiarity of the conformation of the country lying to' the. north of it, from the westerulimit of the.Nh»ajo tribe to the Colo rado .river. ' The corrugation of »hs .country north of thisroute, by.lmmocflecaDons or chasms; renders'it both uninhabitable and impassable;- so ‘that a' peifect barrier against all possibility of. Indian attacks from the north, for a distance of several hundred miles, must exist forever. . This doubUe'* constitutes a very great recommendation to the route as on q for emigration and trnnsportationofetoek. • • ' In another point Of view this route is important.' In the construction of military posts to keep in subjection the-marauding, bands et tiamanehes, Kioways, and other tribes, thejtojiography of the country presents points for them thi* line of road, so that tAwiU’be borders of the friendly Indian settlements to Albu querque . With a jpdloions location of two other posts between that point and tho Colorado river, travel ing will be a* secure upoo.that line of road throughout its Whole extent, as upon' any'territorial road in the lt wouldbe’Advisable to make an appropriation for still further Improving Ihi* road. Croat improvements have been made' in the roads through the Territory of Utahrsloce tburoarehof the army thither. A new route has been opened from Fort Bndger to the present encampment orthe army, near Utah Labe, by what is called the Valley of tho Timpa nogos, which diminishes the distance to California, in comparison with that usually travelled by Boda Springs, two hundred and fifty miles; and Is shorter by one hun drod'and thirty miles than the preaent route through Sait Lake. An appropriation of a moderate aum, to be expended on the road west of Utah Lake or Rash Val ley towards C&'sOn Valley, wonld no doubt be both ju dicious and beneficial. It wonld open and materially improve a route which may be very essential at some time In transporting supplies from the Pacific side to any troops stationed in Utah. EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS Every season Is developing the great advantage A? to the public which enure from appropriations made for military explorations and surveys. The large and al most wholly unknown region or country lying between our Atlantic and Pacifio frontiers is becoming everyday more familiarly understood by means of information gained through these explorations and surveys. Some important expeditions have been consummated since my last report. Important additions to our geographi cal knowledge have been made by these surveys, and extensive Information npon many scientific subjects has been procured at the same time. The public interests are much promoted by this expenditure. I aek special attention to the report of the officer in charge of the office of exploration and sutveys. It embraces the re sults of the expeditions heretofore fitted out to examine the hitherto unknown regions of tbe Colorado of the West,.as well ss the Block Hills lying west of the Ne braska Territory. Important and very valuable inform ation has been furnished by both expeditions. Thtt of Lieutenant Ives, among other things of great interest, exhibits one of tbe most remarkable topographical phenomena ever met with. He discovers that the waters of tfie Colorado river, in all their various rami fications of brooks, creeks, and rivers, make their way to the main stream through canons or clefts In the solid rook at a dep'h of one thousand feet, where the canons first commence, to that or six thousand towards the head-waters of the streams below the surface of the earth. These OAnons present, for the most part, per pendicular faces of solid f&ck, and give to the whole country an aspect of wild desolation without a parallel or an approximation on the American continent. These reports will constitute a valuable addition to sclenco, and will be found very interesting. A very large, and I think important portion of onr territory, lying north and west of the Black Hills, to wards the sources of the Missouri and its tributaries coming in from the south side of it, is almost wholly unknown. It ought to be thoroughly explored. I have but little hesitation In saying that a moat important line of intercommunication between the Mississippi valley and the river Oregon will jet be opened, and probably, at no dletsnt day, either through tbe country spoken of or a little further north, upon a line extend ing from Lake Superior along npon the waters of the . upper Missouri to those of the Oregon. At all events, we need maoh information about this country, which nothing but a oarefal exploration can give. There are strong grounds to believe that between the navigable waters of tbe Missouri and those of the river Oregon, portage of not more than four hundred miles iutarvenos. If this should turn out to be true, and the ground should prove suitable for the construction of a read, this rente will be eventually one of the most important yet dis covered between the Atlantic and Paciflo for military pnrposos. Other regions of interest and importance, of which we know next to nothing, require to be explored. There is a large amount of important scientific infor mation in tbe bureaus of this department wbied could be made valuable to tbe general interests of the coun try if it were properly presented to the public. It ought to be done throngh means of a geological map. Fuch a map is a public necessity, and no equal sum of money could be expended whioh would conter so many valuable benefits upon the country as the amount ne cessity for the preparation or sneh a map. The extensive deposits of precious metals throughout our vast dominion, in search for whioh each immense sums are annually expended, would he rccuratoly marked ; whilst tho great artioles of national wealth and prosperity, Iron, coal, and salt, would be so dearly defined that no money need over be thrown away In fruitless search for them in localities where they do not exist. Snch a map would direct wisely tbe expen ditures of money and labor, and would restrain losses likely to arise from ignorance or wilful misrepresenta tion. The entire adaptation of camels to military opera tions upon the plains may now be taken as demonstra ted, whilst their great usefulness and superiority in many particulars is equally certain. A very heavy expense is necessarily incurred every year by tbe Quartermaster Department In furnishing transportation for troops whilst engaged in expeditions against the roving tribes of the plains. In all these movements camels could bo used, no doubt, to very great advantage. In the space of three days a well-ap pointed command could set out and traverse a spate of one huudred and fifty miles without difficulty or much fatigue, and fall upon any Indian tribe perfectly una wares. They would be able to carry all necessary sup plies for the campaign, and traverse the arid plains without any inconvenience from want of water. Tbe superiority of the cimel over the horse would soon be come so manifest for all movements upon the plains aid deserts, that hostile Indians in those regions would soon como to understand the hopelessness t.f escape by flight, and the folly of marauding where chastisement was certain. The camel lives and thrives upon what would not sustain the hardiest mule, and, consequently, the item of forage, one now of enormous cast, would be almost saved, if tbe supply of oamels was sufficient to answer the demands and requirements of our frontier service. It could not fail to be a measure of wise economy If Congress would authorise the purchase of a thousand camels for the purposes spoken of. This could be done at comparatively small cost, if a suitable vessel of the navy was detailed to transport them As this subject is attracting much attention, I take the liberty or transmitting, herewith, a treatise on the c trael, written with great care, and describing with mi nuteness tbe proper mode of raising, training, and treatment of them. It is the work of W. Re Kyan Bey, of Cairo, Egypt, and was prepared at the instance of oor active and efficient consul general of Egypt who has interest! d himself upon subject, and has furnished mu<.h valuable information concerning these animalfl. The publication of this little manual will, no doubt, confer a decided benefit npon those who are turning their attention to this now and important branch of husbandry. ASYLUM AT HARRODSBURG, KENTUCKY. This property cannot be sold except at & ruinous sac rifice, but it con be converted into an establishment of usefulness, indeed of the greatest possible importance to the service. One of the greatest evils entailed upon discipline and the efficiency of our forces, when called on for active duty in the field, arises from tbo large number of entirely raw reoruita continually sent for ward to fill up tbe ranks These men, for the most part, have no earthly idoa of the duties they will be called on to perforin, or or the discipline ihey will be required to undergo. And when to tre arduous duties of a frontier campaign they are subjected to the discip line of drill and the routine of a soldier’s life, they find it more than any ordinary exertion will accomplish, and, consequently, they desert. If they were tho roughly drilled before joining their regiments, the dis- NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. iJomtfcaieaitlot “THil?aia3’|>lllj>le*M ij«%r la - ’| | J.V jl^ Eteijr commanlctioa ' cmat bs acfiampanlad b/ tia n«m« of the writer. -In order to fnaurfl correctness ia tbs trpoyrapiy, bat ma'tiit al tbtfihVetibbalil ta writtennpoD. - c - - . • ,Weih«llbe gmttr obtljM to gtbtlemMi' Sn' Pern-J Vlrilnla sad otherStaWfor oontribifion.'tt« oansnt asm of the ds, ln thelr looslitloo, tho rosonrees of the sarroundhig con atrj', thV’lflbresw or popnlstton, or sny Informstfoa thstwlll fittortrt ing to the general reader. ' /-S• ein to overcome those vetYdif seot’to^•yrteaxAdragboii recruit may bo S.« dfvK U 'lwy were safely stored uwar in mJ nf Th e man’s condition is, J and * great many other erils resulting from sendlnx.untrained .men to ihe mounted service can all be avoldedby authorising-the public property it Har redsburg, Kentucky, to bd c&nverted into a de- P°\*“f.?°b c pl for the mountedservise. ,-It wilf cuUU no udltional expense The houses are. suQciwu* now for every purpose, and the stables ar& ample for such ghorses.as would be necessary fon drill and all other pur o«s. The grounds attached to the establishment, I h,OT i* ,m4 ' th • “• « r their firms, bnt It P " T6 Br '“ “ TiOK •oara»r»t^i a . rf it^?ti* tr *^i.”. B hMldei thoM In abundanw* iivs ow » "f® eua be purchased h?.tatwi" i,tte a °ooM r,gto.oti:,onli ■ n.a-..« -fICBOOL or-ABVILLBBr. V.-'-nfT of -pr*otloeAt Fort Monroe, so long an object desired amongst the military men of the * hiell «•“!» aaHol patea. it will give to .the service a corns of officers the ?«rtd Mr vi 1,,y !? tUI to th ?“ ° ran 7 oSer service in theworht -. The' officers, under whose charge it ttfat F - Anx * 4, °* -desire for complete suceess'ln the SCuOOI.-':- w -rf'. . - ,• -J,?.”. ; ♦?. be .purchasedljtthe purposs of w* i r4n^®-: , r J'aatice .with.heavy guns. * ** Tin * be made by Oxe re covery.of balls nsedin practice .iu.thqcouria of time. Tfaerange witbodt this land Is insd'equate'tothe wants of tte sertioe and the interests of the rS wrts upon this poipt, to which I refer, will give in de teu the particulars upon.which this recommendation, is predicated, ■'; - . *»v * INHPBOTOR ,OBItBRAL-' «2tS JS 6 * 8 ° f fl®®eral we among the moat useful uid important of any pertaining to the service Through these officers all abuses and defeots of the ser- Md from him th»t ton of larormatloa i> derind TronH K In fMt, ho impracticable' through any other * xUl>ded territoriea render tblsaort ' ot inepectlon or. onr nnmenne military- noiti and ’ ‘i 1 and it i. qaite ‘m ri,»hW.l?../a - >.■ .: STAFF.. > _ I. •uWttod in mr report l M t year npoo the ettbj.pt of,the et.fi. Another jo&r't experience bae ‘ h *.? the (treat beneflta Jwo„corpßoT: eßgineersattwbed.ta.iha army .-designated- m ! topograbbicilen what xt 4 il *i 0a Qf oo*ff*»* baa ■bee n. peraiated infrommere a wneiderabte expanse npon the department,xltogether ne.lesi anduonfcoeeiry it .L *w l iL Dg , DOtlll, ‘S from the corpe of engineer* to “» tha. topographical corpe la Qnite their.ecnial. By this propoeed nnlonof tho eotja, If wonld Hwaye famish a anfficient nnmber of this etair to - accompanr ,tuKl1 1 > Ton.d tcnd to.th£m^ formation of -what Is growing *nto an abuse—the ab 'W..i*rfgn»ei»ViWiM>»«at ;in iwiter frmn^ieh * erV,CO, all S?ti iB,, r a^^- 0 l^^Sllj O St^o^ T in the field; Any officer who remains for manyyearfab sentefrom; duty in the field comes prMeptions ofwhat ft osefdl and necessary, in acinaljervice inlhefield;, He.canonlyknoiawhat rt & derived from'Sliera. It is obvibus, tW that those best informed abouTd/be the ones.entnutecl with the staff duties. ■ L / ' BBIdADIER QBBBRALS. ~ v wherever two 'regiments are brought to«tberin a brigade, a genera! of brigade should he to commission to conunand it -.lf onr. whole' army were now organ ised for the field, we should need mas generals of bri , in - tte- -arrangements of peace, the three in copnoisgtaraire not sufficient to eommind - n the frontiersj/and. in the military departments. These brigsde commands, therefore, in our army are generally devolved .on the'senior regimental officer, who is thereby withdrawn from, the proper duties of We own appointment- And’-fcoamiMioa'; But is reai'- mental officers are right of seniority, to be commissioned generals, they. .by snoh rale, to exercise the functions -of ganerals. In ail annles genera’s are selected for commands by Govern ment A sufficient number should alwajs be in erm mianqn for.thet purpose not attached .bylaw or their oiramjMions to specified commands astegimeatal oificera are. The aselgumenfrof bter«tbffie«rlto-SaV«tcom maods does not always serve the pnrpose/aod where-' it does, it is only by conferring two commissions and two offices on one officer who can only discharge the duties of one ; the expense tnGovernment Is the same whe ther the officer exercises command by a brevet or by a proper commission. There is a great need of three ad ditional brigadier generals to tho