OPERATIONS OF THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT, For the year ending 30th Seplember, 1835. The general result of the operations at the several Arsenals and Armories of the United States, in the manufacture, repair, and purchase of the principal articles of ordnance, ordnance stores and building materials, during the year between October 1, 1834, and Septeniber, 30, 1835, exhibits among other articles of ordnance and ordnance stores which have beeu fabricated or procured, the following, viz : Of artillery, 98 32-pounder iron cannon ; 3 12.pounder and 4 6-pounder irou cannon ; 34 32.pounder casemate carriages, complete ; 158 32pounder casemate chasses ; 3 24-pounder casemate, aod 177 24-pounder barbette carriages, complele ; 77 24-pounder casemate chasses ; 33 field artillery carriages ; 4 6-pounder caissons, and one travelling forge. Of small arins manufactured and procured, viz : 22,506 muskets, complete, made at the uational armories ; and at the private factories, 7,540 muskets, complete ; 1,060 rifles, (Hall's,) 2,000 artillery swords, and 1,840 cavalry sabres. Of accountrements for small arms, 750 sets for infantry, 500 sets of rifle accoutrements, 250 sets for cavalry, 2,400 sword belts, and 1,214 sabre belts. or the munitions of war issued by this department during the year, between the 1st October, 1834, and the 30th September, 1935, to the army, 89 32-pounder, 162 24-pounder, 6 12-pounder, 18 6-pounder irou cannon ; 34 32 pounder casemate carriages, 36 24-pounder barbette carriages, 6 12-pounder, and 19 6-pouader field-carriages ; 105 muskets, 750 dragoon sabres, 110 (Hall's) carbines, 67 rifles, and 196 sets of in fantry accouotrements are among the principal articles issued. The Arms, Accoutrements, &c., procured, under the act for arming and equipping the Militia, from the 1st of October, 1834, to the 30th Sepiember, 1835, are Muskets, complete, 7,540; rifles, (Halls's) complete, 1,060; artillery swords, 2,000 ; cavalry sabres, 810; infantry cartridge boxes, 415; bayonet belts, 2,354 ; sword belts, 2,400 ; sabre belts, 374; rifle pouches and belts, 301 ; cavalry cartridge boxes, 25 ; holsters, pairs, 65; sixpounder field carriages, with implements complete, 26 ; percussion cannon locks, 330. By the operations of the Lead Mines it appears that the lead made during the year amounts to 3,754,290 lbs. Total amount madefrom 1821 10 September 30, 1835, 75,571,609 " Total amount rent lead accruing for the above period, 5,909,216 Amount of rent lead due to the United States, yet to be collected 493,313 " The returns of lead made during the last year exceed the returns of this year by 4,217,289 pounds. This has not been caused by a decrease in the manufacture of lead, but by the refusal of numbers of the smelters to make the required returns to the Superintendent, and pay in their cent iead. The grounds of their refusal are, first, that the act of the 3d of March, 1807, contains no authority for collecting rent lead on a license for smelling lead ore ; and, secondly, that any law authorizing the leasing of public land within the limits of a State is unconstitutional. Apportionment of Arms to the Militia for the year 1834, under the Act of 1808. return. Militia. apport'nd. Ordnance and ordnance stores Maine 1834 40,849 467 districuted to the militia, unNew Hampshire 1834 der the act of April, 1808, 28,712 327 from the 1st October, 1834, tó Massachuselis 1835 44,973 514 the 30th September, 1835. Vermont 1824 25,581 289 37 six-pounder iron can. Rhode Island 1832 1,377 15 non and carriages, Connecticut 1834 24,786 283 with implements, New York 1835 181,945 2,081 &c., complete. New Jersey 1829 39,171 447 4 twelve do. do. Pennsylvania 1834 202,281 2,313 3 six-pounder cais. Delaware 1827 9,229 105 Maryland 1834 46,889 536 sons, complete. 2 twelve do. do Virginia 1834 102,597 1,173 2 four-pounder brass North Carolina 1835 65,593 764 cannon. South Carolina 1833 51,112 584 330 percussion cannon Georgia 1831 locks. 6,870 muskets and appenLouisiana 1830 14,808 169 dages. Mississippi 1830 500 rifles (Hall's) do. Tennessee 1830 60,982 697 Kentucky 1,317 rifles (common) do. 1834 67,190 768 752 pistols. Obio 1835 132,713 1,519 376 cavalry sabres. Indiana 1833 53,913 617 2,186 sets of infantry acIllinois 1831 27,386 313 coutrements. Missouri 1833 2,815 32 301 sets of rifle do. Michigan Territory 1831 5,476 62 Arkansas Territory 376 sets of cavalry do. 1825 2,028 23 The whole being equal Florida Territory 1831 827 in value to 12,310 Dist. of Columbia 1832 1,249 14 muskets. 311.5691 15,000 Fever River Missouri. Total. Ihs of lead made from 1821 to 30 Sept. 1823 335, 130 335,130 Do in the year ending 30th Sept. 1824 175,220 176,220 Do do do 1835 664,530 386,590 1,051,120 Do do do 1826 958,842 1,374,962\ 2,333,804 Do do do 1827 5,182,180 910,380 6,092,560 Do do do 1828 11,105,810 1,205,920 12,311,730 do do 1829 13,343,150 1,198,160 14,541,310 do do 1830 8,323,998| 8,060 8,332,058 do do 1331 6,381,900 67,180 6,449,080 do do 1832 4,281,876 4,281,876 Do do do 1833 7,941,792 7,941,792 Do do do 1834 7,971,579 7.971,579 Do do do 1835 3.754,290 3,751,290 Total, Pounds. 170,420,357 5,151,2!12 75,571,609 Note.The amount of rent lead accruing for the above period is 5,909,216 pounds. Operations of the United States Lead Mines, from 30th of Sept. 1834, to 30 Sept. 1835. Pounds of lead made during the year 3,754,290 Pounds of lead which have accrued as rent during the present year 209,585 Pounds of lead remaining due Septeniber 30, 1834 328,802 Total of rent lead due 538,387 Pounds of rent lead received in the year ending September 30, 1835 45,074 Pounds of rent lead remaining due September 30, 1835 493,313 IVorks projecled by the Board of Engineers, which have not been com menced, and the eslimale of their cost. First Class, to be commenced as soon as possible : Fort St. Philip, Louisiana, $ 77,810 79 Fort al Soller's Point fiat , Patapsco river, 673,205 44 Fort Tompkins, New York, 420,826 14 Redoubt in advance of Fort Tompkins, 65,162 44 Fort al Vikins's Point, New York, 456,845 51 Fort at Dupling's Point, Rhode Island, 759,946 57 fort at Rose Island, Rhode Island, 82,411 74 Dyke across the west passage, Narragansett Roads, for the defence of Boston Harbor, 205,000 00 Fort on Nanlasket Head, 539,000 00 Lunette in advance of ditto, 79,000 00 Redoubt No. 2, in advance of ditto, 32,000 00 Reduubi-No.1; (on Hog Island,) in advance of ditto, 29,000 00 Dyke across Bioad Solind Passage, 140,000 00 Citring off ibe summit of Gallop Island, 2,429 00 Narayansett Bay, Rh de Islarid, (works for the desence of Connicut Island,) 220,053 43 Dollars, 3,782,691 06 Second Class, to be commenced at a luter period : $ 16,677 41 Fort at Hawkins's Point, Palapsco river, 244,337 14 fort at St. Mary's, l'olomac river, 205,602 33 Fort opposito tie Pea Patch, Delaware river, 317,257 71 Fort at ibe Aliddle Ground, outer harbor of New York, 1,681,411 66 Fort at the East Bank, do. do. 1,681,411 66 Fori Hile, Connecticut, 31,815 83 Fort Wooster, do. 27,793 34 Fort Trumbull, do. 77,445 21 fort Griswold!, do 132,30 41 Fort on Fort Prebie Point, Portland harbor, Maine, 103,000 CO Fort on House Island, do. 32,000 00 Fort Pickering, Salem, 116,000 00 Fort for Nangus Head, 35,000 00 Fort Seawell, Marblelicad, 116,000 00 Fort fur Jack's Point, 96,000.00 Fort on Bald Head, North Carolina, 120,000 00 Furt ou Federal Point, do. 12,000 00 Dollars, 5,075,982 70 Third Class, to be commenced at a remote period : $ 210,568 on Fort at Craney Island flats, 258,465 14 Fort at Newport News, 244,337 44 Fort at Naseway shoal, for the desence of Patuxent river, 673,205 CO Fort on Thomas's Point, 173,000 00 Fort on Point Parience, 164,000 00 Fort ou ibe Narrows vf Penobscot river, Maine, 101,000 00 Dollars, 1,854,675 58 AFFAIRS OF TAE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, For the year ending November 21, 1835. The annual supplies for the several hospitals were transmitted in due season and received in good order, and, with other property under the charge of the officers of the department, have been fully and satisfactorily accounted for by the returns of the surgeons, which also show the hospitals to be amply supplied in every respect; and although the allowances as established by existing regulations have been materially increased and improved, and are of the best quality the market affords, the expenses of the department, on this account, have, in consequence of the system of responsibility adopted both in relation to supply and expenditure, been essentially less than heretofore. The average cost for supplies, during the last two years, has been $2 56 per man; and the average from 18 19 to 1832 was 82 49 per man, while that of 1817 and 1818 was $6 19, and that of 1910 and 1811 was $4 50 per man; making a difference in favor of the present establishment of $14,000 per annum over that of 1811, and of $23,500 per annum over that of 1815. The whole number of deaths reported in hospitals, during the first three quarters of the year was but 108, or a fraction over 14 per cent. on the aggregate of the army. Of these, 25 occurred at Jefferson Bar. racks, 19 at Fort Gibson, 6 at the dragoon encampment near Fort Gib. son, 6 at Fort Jesup, 5 at Fort Armstrong, 5 at the bay of St. Louis, and 42 at other posts ; of which 21 were from consumption, 16 from remitrent and intermittent fever, 11 from intemperance, 7 from cholera, and 153 from other causes. The law graduating the pay of the surgeons and assistant surgeons according to length of service, and requiring an exaininatiou by a medical board previous to appointment or promotion, is believed to have been of essential advantage to the army, by securing to it the talent and the professional knowledge which are absolutely necessary to the performance of the important duties that devolve upon an officer of the medical department as soon as he enters the service. Of 121 applicants, who had been recommended as qualified for appointment, and who were authorized to present themselves for examination, 50 have failed to attend, and, Jof the remaioder, but 44, or somewhat over one-third of the whole number, bave been found qualified for the commission applied for. The army surgeon is liable, at any moment, to be called on to decide in the most critical cases, remote from all professional advice and assistance, and should not only he well grounded in the elementary branches of his profession, but be sufficiently versed in the details of practice to prepare him for all its responsible contingencies the moment he reports himself for duty. The medical board have, therefore, been instructed to make a full and accurate examination of every candidate on anatomy and physiology, surgical anatomy and surgery, theory and practice of medicine, materia medica and pharmacy, chemistry, obstetrics, and forensic medicine; to report the positive merit of each candidate in the respective branches, and their relative merit on the whole examination, agreeably to which they are appointed, and take rank in the department. of the hospitals at the several military posts, many are entirely destitute of suitable accommodations for the sick. A large portion of the buildings appropriated to this purpose have been erected a long time, and VOL. XIV. 15 were built of perishable materials, and in a hasty manner, to meet the exigencies of the occasion, while, at most of the works recently completed, no provision is made for the sick, who are necessarily placed in damp casemates, or in temporary buildings, entirely unfit to protect them froin the inclemencies of the weather, or to preserve the property under the charge of the medical officers. Agreeably to instructions, the medical board recently made a cial report on the condition of the hospitals at eighteen posts visited by them; and, of this number, but three were found to be well built and of good materials; and the internal arrangement of these is essentially defective. Hospitals of the first class are now required at four, of the second class at one, and of the third class at three of them. Those heretofore erected have afforded very imperfect accommodations in proportion to the expense incurred. It is therefore proposed that they be hereafter built on plans to be furnished by the department, adapted to the size of the command, and so constructed as to admit of enlargenient, and to afford the necessary wards and offices at the least additional expense. INDIAN AFFAIRS. Operations under the Indian Deparlment, during the year ending November, 1835. Suitable measures have been adopted for the execution of the treaty concluded at Chicago with the united natiou of Chippewa, Ottowa, and Patta watamie Indians, and a considerable portion of them are now on she way to their destined home in the West. The residue may be ex. pected to follow speedily, so that the entire number may probably be congregated in their new domains in the course of the ensuing season. Meanwhile, the commissioner appointed to investigate some of the individual claims under the treaty has presented his report, which has given general satisfaction, and they have been paid, with the exception of those disallowed by him, and of which, by his appointment, he was constituted sole arbiter. Major J. Brookes has succeeded in concluding a treaty with the Caddo Indians, by which they cede their land in Louisiana to the United States, and agree to remove, at their own expense, beyond our territorial limits, never to return. This alternative may possibly save the small remains of the tribe from total extinction—a fate that seemned to be inpending on a continued residence in their present location, surrounded by a populatiou that operates on the children of the forest like mjasma on constitutions unused to its ba neful influence, A treaty has also been concluded by Governor Stokes and General Arbuckle, with the Camanches and Hitchetas, two of the three nations of Indians of the great Western Prairie. It is confidently expected that the Kioways, the third nation, will also become parties to the treaty ;) and there are good grounds for believing that it will have a salutary tendency in repressing a long-indulged spirit for depredation, and in preserving peace ainong all the Indian tribes west of the Mississippi. Major Francis W. Armstrong was associated in the commission with the above named gentlenien. He had left home to attend the council, |