A.

tract statement of the military force employed in Florida for each onth during the year 1837; taken from the returns in the Adjutant eneral's office.

NOTE.-Returns of the volunteers serving in Florida are irregular, and have seldom been re

eived; the Commanding General reports their delay, and sometimes the failure to obtain them

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1. The regular force in November and December consisted of the second regiment of dragoons, (part not mounted,) the four regiments of artillery, except one company of the second regiment; the first regiment of infantry, (230 men deficient ;) six companies of the second regiment of infantry; nine companies of the fourth, and seven of the sixth infantry; a detachment of marines, and 100 United States seamen, as volunteers. The fresh troops which joined the Florida army between the 20th of October and the 2d of November, were, three companies of the second dragoons and the first infantry, drawn from Jefferson barracks, Missouri, and four companies of the second infantry from Green Bay, Wisconsin Territory; to which may be added more than two thousand recruits, enlisted during the summer and autumn, which joined the army late in October, a part in November, and a part in December.

2. It will be seen that under the head of the number reported "present for duty," &c., the "sick" are also included; and it is known that, during the summer months, the proportion of invalids was very great. Many of the convalescents who joined their companies were incapable of encountering the hardships of the campaign. Of the 1,823 reported in the August return, 1,091 were at Tampa bay, of which only 509 were reported "for duty;" and of this number the commanding officer, the late Lieut. Colonel Thompson, stated that "a large number of those reported for duty are in reality only convalescent; and, although they do duty at the post, are disqualified at present for the active duties of the field.""

3. Many of the officers and men reported "absent on detached service," &c., by their respective commanders, were serving elewhere in Florida, on duty connected with the service in that quarter; but the greater portion of the commissioned officers so reported, during the several months of the year 1837, were out of Florida, employed on various branches of the public service. Of the 123 commissioned officers reported absent in

Men.

Aggregate.

Aggregate present and absent.

December, it is known that 89 were not serving in Florida; that 14 were invalids, unable to perform the duties of the field, and that one was on furlough.

4. The volunteer force in November and December consisted of one regiment of Missouri mounted men, six companies of Tennessee mounted men, twelve companies of Alabama mounted men, and one brigade of Georgia mounted men; six companies of Philadelphia volunteer foot, one company of Washington (D. C.) foot, four companies of New Orleans foot, twenty companies of Florida volunteers, part mounted and part foot. The Indians reported in the several months were of the Creek, Shawnee, or Delaware tribes.

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, March 22, 1838.

R. JONES,

Adjutant General.

B.

Abstract return of the military force employed in Florida; taken from the latest returns received at the Adjutant General's office.

NOTE.-The Missouri volunteers were ordered to be discharged in February, and probably are now out of service. The Florida volunteers were ordered to be discharged in December, but it is supposed that one or two companies may since have been retained in service. By brevet Brigadier General Armistead's official despatch of the 4th of March, it is seen that other Florida volunteers have recently been called into service by the Governor of the Territory: the number is not stated. The Shawnee and Delaware Indians mustered into service (178) for the Florida army at the opening of the campaign, are excluded from this statement, as their numbers cannot now be

ascertained.