From the National Intelligencer, Feb. $.



The bill reported in the Senate of the
United States, au,endalory 10 that which
has passed The House OF Representatives,
for reducing the military peace establish
ment, proposes that The army hereafter be
composed Of four regiments OF artillery,
and seven regiments Of infantry. Each
regiment of artillery TO consist OF nine
companies, one Of which 10 be designated
aud equipped as light artillery; and a su-
pernumerary Captain to each regiment TO
perform ordnance duty. Each regiment
Of infantry TO comprise ten companies.
The corps OF engineers, (bombardiers ex-
cepted,) and the typographical engineers
and their assistants to be retained in SER
vice as at present organised. The ord
nance department TO be merged in the ar
tillery, and the number Of men enlisted 10
that department to be reduced 10 ffity.six.
The staffto consist Of one Major General,
two Brigadiers, one Adjutant- General, and
two Inspectors, to rank, &c. as Colonies oi
Cavalry: one Quariermaster-G General, two
Quartermasters, and len Assistants; one
Commissary General Of Subsistence, with
Assistants from the line; one Judge Adyos
cate; one Paymaster- General; one Com
missary Of Purchases; one Surgeon Geu-
eral. These are the leading features Of
the bill. There are others, calculated, we
should suppose, from the little we know
Of these matters, to give a decided prefer
ence to this bill over that which has passed
the House OF Representatives, particularly
as il involves very little larger expendi.
ture.