William Coffic, 1st Lieutenant, 15th Infantry, 21st September, 1814, to be 2d Lieutenant, 13th March, 1813.

Thomas W. Denton, 1st Lieutenant, 13th Infantry, 30th Junc, 1814, to be 2d Lieutenant, 13th May, 1813.

Joseph Taylor, 1st Lieutenant, 28th Infantry, 15th July, 1814, to be 2d Lieutenant, 1st August, 1813.

Erastus Roberts, 2d Lieutenant, 6th Infantry, to be 2d Lieutenant, 2d June, 1814.

Hugh K. Meade, 2d Lieutenant, Artillery, to be 2d Lieutenant, 16th September, 1814.

H. M. Simons, 2d Lieutenant, Artillery, to be 2d Lieutenant, 16th September, 1814.

Jesse Mcllvainc, 3d Lieutenant, 16th kafantry, to be 3d Lieutenant, 15th June, 1814.

For the First Regiment of Infantry.

Joseph J. Miles, Captain, 44th Infantry, to be Captain, 11th March, 1814. William C. Beard, Captain, 1st Rifle, 20th August, 1814, to be 1st Lieufonant, 27th September, 1812.

William Sumpter, 1st Lieutenant, Light Artillery, to be 1st Lieutenant, 27th May, 1813.

James Smith, 1st Lieutenant, 3d Infantry, 15th April, 1814, to be 2d Lieutenant, 19th November, 1812.

W. K. Paulling, 2d Lieutenant, 24th Infantry, to be 2d Lieutenant, 20th June, 1814.

B. F. Harney, Surgeon, 3d Infantry, to be Surgeon, 17th August, 1814. For the Second Regiment of Infantry.

George G Steele, Major, 30th Infantry, 4th September, 1814, to be Captain, 6th July, 1812.

James Bailey, Captain, 6th Infantry, 27th March, 1811, to be 1st Licutenant, 3d January, 1812.

For the Third Regiment of Infantry.

2. Taylor, Major. 26th Infantry, to be Major, 15th May, 1814. Benjamin Desha, Captain, 2d Rifle, to be Captain, 17th March, 1814. George Gray, Captain, 1st Rifle, to be Captain, 17th September, 1814. Andrew Lewis, 2d Lieutenant, 40th Infantry, to be 2d Lieutenant, 2d May, 1814.

For the Fourth Regiment of Infantry.

J. N. McIntosh, Captain, Light Artillery, to be Captain, 1st May, 1811. C. Crawford Captain, 8th Infantry, to be Captain, 6th July, 1912. George W. Melvin, Captain, Light Artillery, to be Captain, 24th August, 1812.

Thomas Karney, Captain, 14th Infantry, 13th May, 1813, to be 1st Licutenant, 6th July, 1812.

Lewis Yancey, 1st Lieutenant, 10th Infantry, to be 1st Lieutenant, 2-1th March, 1814.

George B. McClaskey, 2d Lieutenant, ·2d Infantry, to be 2d Liontonant, 1st May, 1814. John 1

Elbert, xd Lieutenant, Light Dragoons, to be 2d Lieutenant, 18th July, 1814.

For the Fifth Regiment of Infantry.

William B. Adams, Captain, 13th Infantry, 13th May, 1813, to be 1st Lieutenant, 6th July, 1812.

Robert A. McCabe, 1st Lieutenant, 1st Infantry, 1st May, 1814, to be 2d Lieutenant, 31st December, 1812.

O. lartin, 1st Lieutenant, 22d Infantry, 25th September, 1814, to be 2d Lieutenant, 8th February, 1814.

RII. Hammon, 2d Lieutenant, 42d Infantry, 1st October, 1814, to be 2d Lieutenant, 1st October, 1814.

For the Sixth Regiment of Infantry.

James V Ball, Major, Light Dragoons, to be Major, 15th September, 1812, Thomas Hamilton, Captain, 1st Infantry, to be Captain, 21st February, 1814.

For the Seventh Regiment of Infantry.

Jacob Tipton, 1st Lieutenant, 1st Rifle, 3d November, 1814, to be 2d Lieutenant, 1st January, 1814.

For the Eighth Regiment of Infantry.

James McKcon, Captain of the Corps of Artillery, to be Captain, 6th July, 1812.

Robert Houston, 1st Lieutenant, 12th Infantry, to be 1st Lieutenant, 29th March, 1813.

George Kennerly, 1st Lieutenant, 2d Rifle, 17th May, 1814, to be 2d Lieutenant, 17th May, 1814.

For the Rifle Regiment.

William Pearson, Surgeon's Mate, 1st Infantry, to be Surgeon's Mate, 4th August, 1814.

Promotions in the Army of the United States.

Ordnance Department.

2d Lieutenant James Hall, to be 1st Lieutenant, 17th May, 1816, vice Radcliff, declined.

3d Lieutenant William F. Rigal, to be 2d Lieutenant, 17th May, 1816, vice Hall.

Light Artillery.

2d Lieutenant George E. Wells, to be 1st Lieutenant, 30th September, 1816, vice Freeland, resigned.

John A. Webber, to be 2d Lieutenant, 30th September, 1816, vice Wells, promoted.

Corps of Artillery.

1st Lieutenant Milo Mason, to be Captain, 17th May, 1816, vice Herriott, declined.

1st Lieutenant Adrian Niel, to be Captain, 1st December, 1816, vice Ilite, resigned.

2d Lieutenant John W. Kincaid, to be 1st Lieutenant, 17th May, 1816,

vice Mason, promoted.

2d Lieutenant Robert Goode, to be 1st Lieutenant, 15th July, 1816, vico Morgan, resigned.

2d Lieutenant Francis O. Byrd, to he 1st Lieutenant, 30th August, 1816, vice Vandeventer, appointed in the Staff.

2d Lieutenant George D. Snyder, to be 1st Lieutenant, 30th August, 1816, vice Robeson, appointed in the Staff.

2d Lieutenant James W. Lent, to be 1st Lieutenant, 1st November, 1816, vice Frazer, resigned.

2d Lieutenant Encas McKay, to be 1st Lieutenant, 1st December, 1816, vice Niel, promoted.

3d Lieutenant Richard H. Lee, to be 2d Lieutenant, 17th May, 1816, vice Kincaid, promoted.

3d Lieutenant Jesse McIlvaine, to be 2d Lieutenant, 15th July, 1816, vice (ioode, promoted.

3d Lieutenant William L. Booth, to be 2d Lieutenant, 16th July, 1816, vice Whetmore, resigned.

3d Lieutenant Thomas J. Baird, to be 2d Lieutenant, 1st August, 1816, vice Mitchell, declined.

3d Lieutenant Jabez Parkhurst, to be 2d Lieutenant, 30th August, 1816, vice Byrd, promoted.

3d Lieutenant R. L. Armstrong, to be 2d Lieutenant, 30th August, 1816, vice Snyder, promoted.

3d Lieutenant James Badolet, to be 2d Lieutenant, 1st October, 1816, vice Watmaugh, resigned.

3d Lieutenant George W. Gardner, to be 2d Lieutenant, 1st October, 1816, vice Archer, resigned.

3d Lieutenant B. S. A. Lowe, to be 2d Lieutenant, 31st October, 1816, vice Fowler, resigned.

3d Lieutenant Patrick Galt, to be 2d Lieutenant, 1st November, 1816, rice Lent, promoted.

3d Lieutenant Upton S. Frazer, to be 2d Lieutenant, 1st December, 1816, vice McKay, promoted.

First Regiment of Infantry,

2d Lieutenant James Smith, to be 1st Lieutenant, 10th June, 1816, vice Smith, resigned.

2d Lieutenant Robert L. Coomb, to be 1st Lieutenant, 31st October, 1816, vice Kouns, resigned.

Second Regiment of Infantry.

1st Lieutenant William Bailey, to be Captain, 17th June, 1816, vice Spencer, resigned.

2d Lieutenant James Palmer, to be 1st Lieutenant, 30th September, 1816, vice Kirby, resigned.

2d Lieutenant John Wood, to be 1st Lieutenant, 1st January, 1817, vice Mann, resigned.

Fourth Regiment of Infantry.

2d Lieutenant Francis L. Dade, to be 1st Lieutenant, 4th September, 1816, vice Sackett.

Fifth Regiment of Infantry.

2d Lieutenant Robert A. McCabe, to be 1st Lieutenant, 16th October, 1816, vier Butterfield, resigned.

Seventh Regiment of Infantry.

Captain John Nichs, of the 8th Infantry, to be Major, 1st June, 1816, vico Appling, resigned.

1st Lieutenant George Birch, to be Captain, 31st August, 1816, vice Robertson, died.

1st Lieutenant John R. Corbaly, to be Captain, 18th September, 1816, vice Machesney, died.

1st Lieutenant William Bailey, to be Captain, 15th October, 1816, vice Langham, resigned.

2d Lieutenant Jacob Tipton, to be 1st Lieutenant, 5th July, 1816, vice Hays.

2d Lieutenant Edmund Hall, to be 1st Lieutenant, 31st August, 1816, vice Birch, promoted.

2d Lieutenant French S Gray, to be 1st Lieutenant, 18th September, 1816, vice Corbaly, promoted.

2d Lieutenant Micajah Crupper, to be 1st Lieutenant, 15th October, 1816, vice Bailey, promoted.

Eighth Regiment of Infantry.

1st Lieutenant Lewis B. Willis, to be Captain, 1st June, 1816, vice Nichs, promoted.

2d Lieutenant Luther Hand, to be 1st Lieutenant, 1st June, 1816, vice Willis, promoted.

2d Lieutenant Russel B. Hyde, to be 1st Lieutonant, 1st July, 1816, vico King, resigned.

Rifle Regiment.

2d Lieutenart William Armstrong, to be 1st Lieutenant, 1st October, 1816, vice Fine, resigned.

Appointments made since the 17th of May, 1816.

Christopher Vandeventer, late 1st Lieutenant of the Corps of Artillery, to be Deputy Quartermaster General, to rank 26th March, 1813.

William L. Robeson, late 1st Lieutenant of the Corps of Artillery, to be Assistant Deputy Quartermaster General, 30th August, 1816.

Thomas Tupper, late 2.1 Lieutenant of the 6th Infantry, to be Assistant Deputy Quartermaster General, 15th November, 1816.

Albcon T. Crow, Acting Surgeon during the War, to be Hospital Surgcon's Mate, 1st July, 1816.

Tobias P. Cambridge, late Hospital Surgeon's Mate, to be Hospital Surgcon's Matc. 31st October, 1816.

M. H. Elliott, late Surgeon of the 40th Infantry, to be Post Surgeon, 7th November, 1816

Samuel Smith, Philadelphia, to be Pos: Surgeon, 12th November, 1816. John L. Leib, Acting Judge Advocate during the War, to be Army Judge Advocate, 9th July, 1816.

Samuel A. Storrow, New Hampshire, to be Army Judge Advocate, 9th July, 1816.

Eli B. Clemson, late Lieutenant Colonel of the 16th Infantry, to be Assistant Commissary of Issues, 27th August, 1816.

George Blaney, late Brevet 24 Licutenant of the Corps of Engineers, to be 2d Lieutenant of Engineers, 31st October, 1916.

Thomas I. Leslie, late Brevet 2d Lieutenant of the Corps of Engineers, to be 2d Lieutenant of Engineers, 31st October, 1816.

William S. Evileth, late Brevet 2d Lieutenant of the Corps of Engineers, to be 2d Lieutenant of Engineers, 31st of October, 1816.

Robert W. Ewing, late 3d Lieutenant, 17th Infantry, to be 2d Lieutenant, 1st Infantry, 17th June, 1816.

James Scallan, late 2d Lieutenant of the Corps of Artillery, to be 2d Lieutenant, 1st Infantry, 31st October, 1816.

Henry Smith, late 3d Lieutenant of the Corps of Artillery, to be 2d Licutenant, 24 Infantry, 17th June, 1816.

Jacob W. Albright, late District Paymaster, to be Regimental Paymaster, 9th July, 1816

Walter V. Wheaton, late Hospital Surgeon, to be Surgeon, 2d Infantry, 4th September, 1816.

Edmund Hopkins, late 2d Lieutenant of the Corps of Artillery, to be 2d Lieutenant, 3d Infantry, 1st July, 1816.

Britton Evans, late 2d Lieutenant of the Corps of Artillery, to be 2d Lieutenant, 3d Infantry, 30th August, 1816.

William S. Madison, late Surgeon's Mate of the 1st Infantry, to be Surgron, 3d Infantry, 5th October, 1816.

John McCartney, late 2d Lieutenant of the 16th Infantry, to be 2d Lieutenant, 5th Infantry, 16th July, 1816.

William Downey, late Est Lieutenant of the 16th Infantry, to be 2d Lieutenant, 5th Infantry, 3d September, 1816.

Benjamin R. Christian, late 3d Lieutenant of the 7th Infantry, to be ed Lieutenant. 7th Infantry, 31st October, 1816.

John Maul, late 3d Lieutenant of the 4th Rifle regiment, to be 2d Lieutenant, 8th 1 fantry, 17th June, 1816

William Elgin, late 2d Lieutenant of the Corps of Artillery, to be 2d Lieutenant, 8th Infantry, 3d September, 1816.

The message was read,

Ordered, That it lie for consideration.

WEDNESDAY, December 11, 1816.

On motion by Mr. Tait,

Ordered, That the message yesterday received from the President of the United States, with the several treaties therein referred to, and the documents accompanying the said treaties, be printed for the use of the Senate, under an injunction of secrecy.

The Senate took into consideration the message of yesterday, nominating sundry persons to promotions and appointments in the Army; and,

Ón motion by Mr. Wilson,

Ordered, That the consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1816.

The following written message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Todd, his Secretary:

To the Senate of the United States:

A treaty of commerce between the United States and the King of Sweden and Norway, having been concluded and signed on the fourth day of