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- , . VOL. III. MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1822. No. 15. PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY S. GRAYTLA.YD be It. M. ORMF., On Hancock Street) opposite the Auction Storf) AT Til REE DOLLARS, IN APVANCK, OR FOUR DOLLARS AT THE EXPIRATION OF THE YEAR. O’ Advertisements conspicuously inserted at tlie customary rates. Letters on business, iu all cn^es, must be post paid. Y\\ .lYTVUHUTX. AN ACT Slaking appropriations fur llie support of Go vernment for tlie year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, and for other pur poses. /jj it enacted bp the Senate and Haute of Representatives of the United States of Amer ica in Congress assembled, That the follow- jpg sums bu, anil the same tire hereby res pectively appropriated for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and twen ty-two ; that is to say : For compensation, granted by law, to the Si nate and House of Representatives, their officers, and attendants), in addition to an un expended balance of two hundred ami four teen thousand and sixty-seven dollars and fourteen cents, two hundred and one thou sand five hundred and twenty-one dollars and eighty-six cents. For the expenses of fire-wood, station try, print eg. and all other contingent expen of the two houses of Congress, forty-live thousand dollars. For the expenses of the Library of Con gress, including the Librarian’s allowance for toe year, one thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For books for the Library, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the President of the United States, twenty-five thousand dol lars. For compensation to the Vice-President of the United States, five thousand dollars. For compensation to the Secretary of ■State, six thousand dollars. For compensation to the Clerks in the De partment of State, by the art of the twenli- I'lli of April, one thousand eight hundred mu) eighteen, fifteen thousand nine hundred doll IKS. For compensation to the messengers in said department, including the messenger in CP*- Patent OHicr, nine hundred m 1 - : Xi> dollars. For i he contingent and incidental expen ses of the Department of State, including expenses of publishing the Foreign corres pondence of the confederation Congress, for extra copying of papers, and a deficiency in the appropriation for printing tile secret journals of the old Congress, twenty-four thousand four hundred and ninety-two dol lars, and fifty-six cents. For compensation to the Secretary of the Treasury, six thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the of fice of the Secretary of the Treasury, ten thousand dollars. For compensation to the messengers in said office, one thousand and fifty dollars, in fit'll of all allowances. For compensation to the First Comptrol ler of the Treasury, three thousand five hun dred dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the of fice of the first Comptroller, per act of 20th April, one thousand eight hundred and eigh teen, 8(;venta.Mi thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the messenger in Said office, seven hundred dollars, iu full of all allowances. For compensation to the Second Comp troller of the Treasury, three thousand dol lars. For compensation to the clerks in the of fice of Ihe Second Comptroller, per act of the 20th of April, one thousand eight hun dred and eighteen, nine thousand seven hun dred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, seven hundred dollars, in lull for all allowances. For compensation to the First Auditorvof the Treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in die of fice of the First Auditor, per act of the 20lh of April, lull!, fifteen thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said Office, seven hundred dollars, in lull ol all al- Uwunces. For compensation to the Second Auditor Oftlie Treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the Clerks in the of fice of the Second Auditor, sixteen thousand tivn hundred dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, seven hundred dollars, in lull ol all allowances. For compensation to the Third Auditor ol the Treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks io the of fice of the Third Auditor, per act of the 20th ef April, twenty-eight thousand six hu ulrcd dollars. For compensation to the messengers in said office, one thousand and fifty dollars, in full of all allowances. For compensation to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars. Fur compensation to Ihe clerks in the of fice of the Fourth Auditor, per act of the 2aili of April, 1218, fifteen thousand and fif ty dollars. For compensation to the messenger in Soil office, seven hundred dollars, in full of all allowances. For compensation to the Fifth Auditor of uie Treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the cleiks in the of five of the F.ftll Auditor, per ..et of the 20th of April, 1818, ten thousand five hundred dollars. For two clerks to complete the duties of' the Commissioner of the Revenue, transfer red to the office of the Fifth Auditor, two thousand five hundred-and fifty dollars. For one clerk oil the business of the Agent of the Treasury, transferred to the office of the Fifth Auditor, one thousand one hundred uud fifty dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, seven hundred dollars, iu full of all al lowances. For compensation to the Treasurer of the United States, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the of fice of tile Treasurer oftho United States, per act of 20th of April, 1818, five thousand tivn hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to an additional clerk, as allowed by act of appropriation of 1810, and 182p—and also, fur an assistant to the chief clerk, one thousand two hundred dol lars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, seven hundred dollars, in full of all al lowances. For compensation to the Commissioner of t!ie Ueneral Laud Office, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the of fice of said Commissioner, per act of 2Utli April, 1818, twenty-two thousand live hun dred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, seven hundred dollars, in lull of all al lowances. Fur compensation to the Register of the Treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in tile of fice of the Register, per act of20lh of April, 1818, twpnty-twolhousami five hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, including the allowance for stamping ship’s registers, eight hundred dollars, in full of all allowances. For compensation to the Secretary of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, two hundred and fifty dollars. For allowance to the person employed in transmitting passports and sea-letters—for expense of translating foreign languages in the olfice of the Secretary of the Treasury ; for stationary, fuel, printing, and all other in cidental and contingent ex coses in the Trea sury Depart incut, and the several offices therein, including the expenses of stating and printing the public accounts for the year 1822, thirty-six thousand dollars, For allowance to the superintendent and four watchmen employed for the security of the State and Treasury buildings—for the repairs of engines, hose, and buckets, out thousand nine hundred dollars. For compensation to the Secretary of War, six thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the of fice of the Secretary of War, per act of 2t>!li \ • " - twenty-threei,io.«.iii« lorn nmi- drtui '■'■’■ itt• For compensation to the messengers in said office, one thousand and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Paymaster Ge neral, two thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to tin* clerks in the of fice of Paymaster General, four thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, seven hundred dollars, ill lull of all al lowances. For compensation to the Commissary Ge neral of Purchases, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the of fice of the Commissary General of Purchas es, two thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, seven hundred dollars, in lull of all al lowances. For compensation to the clerks in the of fice of the Adjutant General, two thousand one hundred and filty dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the of fice of the Ordnance, two thousand nine hun dred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the clerks in Ihe of fice of Commissary General of Subsistence, two thousand one hundred and litty dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the en gineer Office, two thousand one hundred anil fifty dollars. For compensation to the clerk in the of fice of the Surgeon General, one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For the contingent expenses of the War Department, including fuel, stationary, and other contingentent expenses, six thousand dollars. For compensation to the Secretary of the Navy, six thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the of ;e oftho Secretary of the Navy, per act oi 20th of April, 1818, eight thousand two hun dred dollars. For compensation to tin; messengers in said office, one thousand and fitly dollars, in full of nil allowances. j For Ihe contingent expenses of the said of fice, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the Commissioners of the Navy Board, ten thousand live hun dred dollars. For compensation to the Secretary to the Commissioners of the Navy Board, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the cleiks in the of fice of tile Commissioners of the Navy Board, per act of 20lh April, 1818, three thousand five hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of three clerks and a draftsman, as allowed by acts of appropria tions since tile first of January, to 19, lour thousand dollars. For Compensation to the messenger in said offiee, seven hundred dollars, in full of all allowances. For the. contingent expenses of said office two thousand dollars. For allowance to the superintendent and four watchmen employed for the security of the War and Navy buildings, and for the incidental and contingent expenses, includ ing oil, fuel, and candies, two thousand and sixty-eight dollars. For compensation to the Postmaster Ge neral, four thousand dollars. For compensation to two Assistant Post masters General, five thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in thr General Post Office, per act of twentieth m April, one thousand eight hundred and vigil- teen, twenty-two thousand seven hundred dollars. For compensation to the messengers in said office, one thousand and fifty dollars, ill full nf all allowances. For contingent expenses *f said office, four thousand dollars. For compensation to the Surveyor Gene ral, two thousand dollars. Fur compensation to the clerks in the office of the Surveyor General, two thou sand one hundred dollars. Fur compensation to the Surveyor Booth of Tennessee, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the, clerks in the office of said Surveyor, one thousand seven hundred dollars. Fur compensation to tile surveyor in Illi nois, Missouri, and Arkansas, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the rlrrks in the of fice of said Surveyor, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the Surveyor in Ala bama, two thousand dullars. For compensation to tile clerks in the of fice of the Surveyor in Alabama, one thou sand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the late Commis sioner of the Public Buildings at Washington City, four hundred and sixty six dullars and sixty-seven cents. For compensation to the offirors and clerk in the Mint, nine thousand six hundred dollars. For persons employed in (lie different o- perations of the Mint, nine thousand and fit ly dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses and repairs, cast of machinery, and tor al lowance of wasteage in the gold and silver coinage of the Mint, eight thousand one hundred dollars. For compensation to (lie Governor, Judg es and Secretary, of the Arkansas territory, six thousand six hundred dollars. For the contingent expenses of said terri tory. three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Governor, Judg es, and Secretary, of the Michigan territory, six thousand six hundred dollars. For the contingent expenses of said ter ritory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Chief Justice, iho Associate Judges, and District Judges, of the United States, including the Chief Justice, and Associate Judges of the District of Columbia, seventy-eight thousand two hundred dollars. Forcninpensation to the Attorney General of the United States, three thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerk in the office of the Attorney General, eight hundred dol lars. For compensation to the Reporter of the derisions of the Supreme Court, one thou- ^niltf G'Blars For c ompensation to sundry District m- tornrys ami Marshals, as granted by law, in cluding those in the several territories, eight thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For defraying the expenses of the Su preme, Circuit, am) District Courts of the United States, including the District of Co lumbia, and of jurors mid witnesses, in aid of the funds arising from fines, penalties and forfeitures, and fur defraying the expenses of prosecutions for offences against the Uni ted Slater., and for the. safe keeping of pri soners, thirty thousand dollars. For the payment of sundry pensioners granted by the late and present government, two thousand nine hundred and forty-seven dollars and ninety-nine rents. For making good a deficiency io the fond forthe relief of seamen, t bitty thousand dol lars. For the support and maintenance of light houses, beacon, buoys and stakerges, inclu ding the purchase and transportation of oil, keepers’ salaries, repairs, and improvements, ami contingent expenses, forty one thou sand one hundred and four dollars and sixty- eight cents, in addition to an unexpended balance of fifty-three thousand four hundred and twenty-six dollars and sixty two cents. For rebuilding the light house, on Fayer- wenther Island, which was blown down in the gale of third September last, three thou sand dollars. For building a light house on the. Bodkin, and two light houses on North Point, in Ma ryland, in addition to the sums heretofore appropriated for those objects, six thousand six hundred dollars. For placing buoys in the channels through the shoals of Cape Hatteras and Cape Look out, and in the channels through the Frying Pan Shoals, and over the liars at Ocracork and Cape Fear, one thousand six hundred dollars. For stationery, books, See. for the offices of Commissioners of Loans, six thousand nine hundred and sixty nine dollars and six teen cents. For surveying the public lands of the U. States, actually performed in one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, one hundred thousand dollars. For payment to John Trumbull, for paint ings commemorative of the most important events of the revolution, six thousand dol lars. For the prohibition of the Slave Trade, being the amount carried to the Surplus Fund on the thirty-first of December last, forty-seven thousand six hundred and forty- seven dollars and sixty seven cents. For the payment of balances due to offi cers of the old internal revenue and direct lax, fourteen thousand fifty-six dollars and ten cents. For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims aginst the United States, not other wise provided for, as shall he admitted in due course of settlement at the Treasury, six thousand dollars. For the salaries in the Ministers of the United States to London, Paris, St. Peters burg, Lisbon, and Madrid, with the salaries of their scvenil Secretaries of Legation, and i he salaries of the Charge des Affiires at the I lague and at Stockholm, sixty-one thousand dollars. For an outfit to a Minister at Lisbon, nine thousand dollars. For the contingent expenses of those mis sions, ten thousand dollars. For expenses of earring into effect the fifth, sixth, nml seventh articles the Treaty of Ghent, concluded on the twenty-fourth of December, otic thousand eight hundred and fourteen, including the compensation of the commissioners, agents, ami surveyors, and their contingent expenses, twelve thou sand five hundred dollars. For the salaries of the Commissioners, Secretary, clerk, and messenger, together with the contingent expenses of Ihe two commissions under the treaty with Spain, of ihe twenty-second of February, one thou sand eight hundred and nineteen, thirty thousand dollars. For the expense of ascertaining the longi tude nf the Capitol, to wit: For the com pensation to William I .anihert two I lions and dollars ; to William Elliot live hundred dol lars ; to Oswald Donu one hundred dollar-; and for contingent expenses three hundred and sixty dollars and ninety-two cents. •See. 2, And be it farther enacted, That the several sums hereby appropriated shall he paid out oT any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated : Provided, how ever, That no money appropriated by this art, or liy the act making appropriations lor the military service of the United States, for the year eighteen hundred and twenty- two, and towards the service of the year eighteen hundred and twenty-three, shall lie paid to any person for his compensation, who is in arrears to the United States, until such person shall have accounted for, and paid into the Treasury, all sums for which lie may lie liable ; Provided, further, that nothing in this section contained shall extend to balances arising solely from the deprecia tion of Treasury Notes received by such prison to he expended in the public service ; hut, in all cases where the pay or salary of any person is withheld in pursuance of this net, it shall he the duty of the accounting officer, if demanded by the party, his agent, or attorney, to report forthwith to the agent of the Treasury Department, tile balance due ; and it shall he the duty of said agent, within sixty days thereafter to order suit to he commenced against such deliiupieut and his sureties. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the expense for postage ini irred by mar shals in taking and returning the fourth cen sus of the United States, not exceeding two thousand dollars, he paid out of an unex pended balance of an appropriation for de fraying tile expense of the fourth enumera tion of the inhabitants of the United States, i'llll.ll’ I\ RARDOlMt, Speaker of tile House of Uepreser.talives JOHN GWI.LAltl), President of (lie Senate, pro tempore. Washington, April 30,1832 —Approved, JAM Kb MON HOE. was found difficult, in executing the act, to retain each officer in the corps to which he belonged, the power nf transferring officers from one corps to another Was reserved in the general orders published in the register, till the 1st day of January last, in order that upon vacancies occurring, those who had been put nut of their proper corps might, as tarns possible, he restored to it. Under this reservation, and in conformity to the power vested in the Executive by the 1st section ol the 7:uh article of the general regulations of the aririy, approved by Congress at the Iasi session, on tile resignation of Lieut- Cubital Mitchell, of the corps of artillery, Ll. Col. Lindsay, who had belonged to this corps bef'oro the late reduction, was transferred hack to it, ill the same grade. As an mlditi onal motive to tile transfer, it had the ( fleet of preventing Lt. Col. Taylor arid Maj. Wol ley living reduced twfowiur grmiea than thrvv-e which they held before the reduction, nod Capt. Cobb from being disbanded under the act. These circumstances were considered as constituting an extraordinary case, within the meaning of the section already referred to of tile regulations of liieurmy- It is, how ever submitted to the Senate whether this is a case requiring their confirmation—and, in case such should he their opinion, it is still milted to them lor their constitutional con firmation. JAMBS MONROF,. Washington, January 17th, 1822. [Here follows the list of Appointments made last summer, which tire already i:i pos- session of the public. J Tile message was read. On motion, ordered, that it he referred Io tlie Committee on Military Affairs, to he considered end report thereon. Wednesday, March IS, 1822. Mr. Williams, of Tennessee, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the message ol the 21st Janua ry, nominating to promotions and appoint ments in the army, made the following re port ; w liicli was read ; That Colonel Tow-sun, on the 2d day of March 1821, was Paymaster General; that lie held neither rank nor command in the army ; and, not In longing to any corps of tlie army, the President had im power, un der the law reducing and fixing the military peace establishment, to arrange him to the of the army before the passage ol the late act, the force in service, the several corps of which it was composed, and the. grades and number of officers command- ding it. By seeing distinctly, the body in all parts, on which the law operated ; viewing also, with n just discrimination, the spirit, policy, and positive injunc tions of that law, with reference to pi e* cedent*, established in u former analo gous case, we shall he enabled to ascer tain, with great precision, whether these injunctions bate, or have not been strictly complied w itli. By the act of the Bed of March, ldlfi, cutilfed “ act lixing the military peace establishment of the United States,” the whole force-in sen ice was reduced to ten thousand men, infantry, artillery, and rillemen, exclusive of the corps of engineers, which was retained in its men stale. The tegimentof light artil lery was retained as it had been organ ised by the act of the 3d March, 1811. Fhe infantry was formed into nine m- giments, one of which consisted ol u- fb'tnen. The regiments of light ami- 'cry, infantry rillemen, and corps of en gineers, were commanded each by a uo lonel, lieutenant culonel, and the usual battalion and company officers ; and Inc battalions of the corps of artillery, of which there were eight, lour for the northern, and lour for the southern di vision, were commanded by lieutenant colonels, or majors, there being four of each grade, i bore were, therefore, in the army, at the time the late law was passed, twelve colonels belonging to those blanches of the military establish ment. Two major general ami four brigadiers were likewise retained in ser vice by this act ; but the staff, in se.- veral of its brunches, not being proved lor, and being indispensable, and tin; o- tnission inadvertent, proceeding from tlie circumstance under winch the net was passed, being at the close of the session, command nf one of the regiments retained | at w hich time intelligence of the peaco in service by said act. I was received.it was provisionally re* I lie Committee further report, that Go- • . , „ • , ■ , J , , lonel Gadsden, on the 2.1 of March, 1821, | b > th « 1 [ esU e,,t - and l’ rov,de * was one of tlie two Inspector Generals of Hitervvarus, by the act of the 24th I ti.v ntitnir l,,.t Iv /, I* tiilt.t... iWi.eik I n • n «. #1 in I O j ,'\ J”) J’ | j ^ 1310s (£?- By an error uf the press, the art of the n otary nf the Treasury to exchange a stock hearing an interest of five per cent, for cer tain stocks hearing an interest of six and se ven per rent.” was dated March 2U, instead of April 20 ; of which error the publishers of the laws and all other persons will please to take notice—the true date of the act be ing April 20, 1822.”*—JYat. Jnt. * This law was published in our paper of the Utli inst. IN SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. April 30, 1822. Ordered, That thr injunction of secrerv bn removed from tin; following proceeding! and documents, and that they he printed. Monday January 21, 1322. The following written message was received from the President ol tlie Uni ted States, by Mr. Gouvcrneur, bis Se cretary : To the Senate of the. United Slates 1 nominate me persons whose names are stated in the enclosed letter from the. th ere tary of War, for the, appointments therein respectively proposed for them. The changes in the army, growing out of the act of tile 2d of March, 1821, To re duce and fix the military peace establish ment of the United Stales,” are exhibited in the official register for the year 18-22, here with submitted for the infarmalion of tlie Se- the army, both of whom wore retained in service by the act ri diiemg tlie army : that there were two Adjutant Generals in ser vice, one of whom was retained in service ; and the President w as not authorized to dis miss both of them, ami retain Colonel Gads- UiVtffh'IItee’fiirTher report, that Co lonel Fenwick, on tlie 2d March, 8121, was By this act, the Ordn ance Department was preserved is u had been organized by the act of February 8 1315, with one i olonel.one lieutenant colonel, two uvMts, ten captains, and . . r . .. .v-s licuienaB. ISDc lATjatVKTC iusjrethor general of the army, two adjutant generals, one tor Lieutenant Colonel of the light artilli ry ; j the northern uud one for the iouthern that by appointing him to tlie command of division, were retained. This act j ro- one of the regiments of artillery, it will dts- v) j eSj a ] S n for a paymaster general, wait hand, as supernumerary, a full Colonel, who, a suitable uumher of regimental and bat- hy the terms oftiie law iiflhevd : larch, 18-1, j (a |. on paymasters, as a part of the geDe- was entitled to be retained. Theconiniittee. I 1 J . 6 Under the late organization of the artillery arm, with thn exception of the colonel id the regiment of light artillery, there were no ides higher than lieutenant colonel recog nized. Three of tlie four colonels id artille ry provided for by the act of Congress of the 2d of March, 1821, were, considered, therefore, as original vacancies,Jo he filled, as the good of the service might dictate, from the army corps. Thu pay department being considered as a part of the military establishment, Si with in the meaning of the above recited act con stituting one of the corps of the army, tliu then paymaster general was appointed colo nel of one of Ihe regiments. A contrary construction, which would have limited the corps specified in the 12lh section of tin: act to the line of Ihe army, would equally have excluded nil the other branches of the stall', as well as that of the pay department, which was expressly comprehended among those to he reduced. Snell a construction d:d not m tube authorized by the act, since, by its general terms, it was inferred to have been intended to give a power of sufficient xtent to make the reduction, by which so nariy were to be disbanded, operate with as little inconvenience as possible to the parties. Acting oil these views, ami on the recom mendation of the Board of general officers, who were called in,on account of their know' ledge and experience, to aid the (executive in so delicate a service, I thought it proper to appoint Col. Towson tonne of the new regiments nf artillery, it being acoips in which he had eminently distinguished him self,and acquired great knowledge and ex prrience, ill tlu; late war. In reconciling conflicting claim*, provision for four officers of distinction could only he made, in grades inferior to those which they formerly held. Their names are submitted, with tlie nomination for the brevet rank of the grades from which they were severally reduced. ! It is proper, also, to observe, that, ns it therefore, recommend that the Senate do not advise and consent to the nomination of Cu- loiiel Fenwick. The committee further report, that Gene rals Macomb and Atkinson .Ma jors Bradlord and Dalliha, are nominated to grades below the rank they formerly held in the army ; that the principle of razee was recognized by the Senate on the reduction of the army in 181a ; and, under the authority of that pre cedent, the Committee recommend that the four last mentioned nominations he confirm ed. Thursday, March 14, 1822. The Senate proceeded to consider the nominations of Nathan Towson and James Gadsden to appointments in the army, as contained in the message of the 2lst Janua ry ; a nil after debated, it was ’ Resolved, That tlie Senate do not advise and consent to tlie appointments of Nathan Towson and James Gadsden. Tuesday, March 26, 1822. The following written message was received from the President of the U. States, by Mr. Gouvcrneur, his Secreta ry : To the Senate of the United States : Having executed the act entitled “ An act to reduce and fix the military peace taldishmcnt of the United States,” on great consideration, and according to my best judgment ; ami inferring from the rejection of the nomination of Colonel Towson and Colonel Gadsden, officers of very distinguished merit, that (he view which I took of that law has not been well understood, 1 hereby withdraw till the nominations, on winch the Senate has not decided, until I can make a more lull communication and explanation ol that view, and of the principles on which I have acted in the discharge ol that very delicate and important duly. JAMES MONROE. Washington, March 26lh, 1822. The massage was read, Friday, April 12, 1822. The two following written messages were received from the President ol the United States, by Mr. Gouverneur, his Secretary ; To the Senate of the United States. Having cause to infer that the reason' which led to the construction which 1 gave toflhe uetjof the last session, entitled An act to reduce and fix the peace es tablishment of the United States” have not been well understood, I consider it iity to explain, more fully, the view ral staff, constituting the military peace establishment ; and the pay department, and every other branch of the staff, were subjected to the rules and arlii le* of war. By the act of March 2, 1821, it rt.iff ordained that the military peace estate- lishment should consist of four regiments of artillery, and of seven of infim ry, with such officers ofengineers,ordnance, mid staff, as vw 1 re therein specified. It is provided, that each regiment of ar ti lery should consist of one colonel, une lieutenant colonel, one major, ar.d rune companies, with the usual company offi cers, one of which to be equipped oa light artillery ; and that there should he. attached to each regiment of artillery one supernumerary captain to perform ordnance duty, thereby merging tl.o regiment of artillery and ordnance de partment into these four regiments. It was provided, also that each regiment cf infantry should consist of one colonel, one lieutenant colonel, one major, and companies, with the usual company offi cers. The corps of engineers, bom bardiers excepted, with the topographi cal engineers and their assistants, were to be retained under the existing organi zation. ’Fhe former establishment, as to the number of major generals and briga diers, w as curtailed one half, and the of fice of inspector and adjutant general to the army, and of adjutant general to each division annulled, and hat oi adjutant ge neral to the army instituted. 'Flic quar- termasler, paymaster and commissary departments, were, also, specially prtf vided-for, ns was every other branch of the staff, all of which received a new modification, and wi re subjected to the rules and articles of war. T he immediate and direct operation of this act on the military peace eslab- lishment of 1815, was that of reduction^ from which, no officer belonging toil was exempt, unless it might be the to- pographicul engineers ; for, in retaining the corps of engineers, as w as manifest*, as well by the clear import of the sec tion relating to it, a' by the provisions of'-very other clause of the act, refer ence was had to the organization, and not to the officers of the corps. The establishment of 1815 was reduced frota 10.000 to about 6.000 men. 'Fhe eight battalion* cf artillery, con-tilutirig what my was called the corps of artillery, anql which 1 took of that net, and of the piin- the regiment of light artillery, as e*- ciples on which I executed the very dif tablishcd by the act of 1815, were to be ficnlt and important duty enjoined on me incorporated together, nnd formed into by it. I four new regiments. The regiments of T o do justice to the subject it i* j infantry were to bo reduced from rune thought proper to shew the actual slate j to seveD, the rijle regtnent being biokeas