4. MILITIA FORCE OF THE UNITED STATES. Abstract of the United States Militia, from the Army Register for 1847. 747 2,374 16,392 50,945 70,458 1,704,842 1,858,534 The effective force of the Regular Army, exclusive of the "Ten Regiments," consists of 775 commissioned officers, and 17,020 non-commissioned officers, musicians, artificers, and privates; in all, 17,795. The "Ten Regiments" are raised under the act of February 11, 1847, and, when full, will number, exclusive of officers, 10,000 men. NOTE.-One ration per day, only, is allowed to all officers when attached to vessels for sea service, since the passage of the law of the 3d of March, 1835, regulating the pay of the navy. Teachers receive two rations per day, at 20 cents each. 7. VESSELS OF WAR OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.-August, 1847. [The names of officers marked thus * have the rank of Commanders; thus †, Lieutenants ; the rest are Captains. The Marine Corps has the organization of a brigade, and numbers now 75 commissioned officers, and 2,320 non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates; in all, 2,395 men. The pay and allowances of the officers of the marine corps are the same as those of officers of the same grades in the infantry of the army, except the adjutant and inspector, who have the same pay and allowances as the paymaster of the marines. The marine corps is subject to the laws and regulations of the navy, except when detached for service with the army by the order of the President of the United States. A portion of the corps, under Lieut.-Col. Watson, is now with General Scott in Mexico. The head-quarters of the corps are at Washington. *Col. Archibald Henderson, Lieut-Col. Samuel Miller, Staff of the Marine Corps. Major Thomas Linton, Capt. Parke G. Howle, Adj. and Inspector Capt. A. A. Nicholson, Quartermaster. Lieut.-Col. by brevet. VIII. POST-OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT. 1. Post-office Statistics for the year ending June 30, 1846; the first year under the New Law. (Exclusive of Texas.) Number of contractors, Number of post-routes, Increase in aggregate length of routes over last year, Number of post-offices supplied, Increase of mail transportation over last year, Receipts for the year, Expenditures for the year, The receipts fell short of the expenditures, |