WAR DEPARTMENT, December 14, 1853.

SIR: I have the honor to lay before you the annexed list of promo tions and appointments in the Army of the United States:

I. REGULAR PROMOTIONS.

Adjutant-General's Department.

Brevet Captain William W. Mackall, Assistant Adjutant-General, the senior of his grade, to be assistant adjutant-general with the brevet rank of major, August 5, 1853, vice Bliss, deceased.

Medical Department.

Assistant Surgeon Bernard M. Byrne to be surgeon, March 31, 1853, vice Hitchcock, resigned.

Assistant Surgeon Eugene H. Abadie to be surgeon, July 24, 1853, vice Wells, deceased.

Assistant Surgeon Charles McCormick to be surgeon, December 7, 1853, vice Mower, deceased.

Corps of Engineers.

First Lieutenant Henry W. Halleck to be captain, July 1, 1853, having served "fourteen years continuous service as lieutenant."

First Lieutenant Jeremy F. Gilmer to be captain, July 1, 1853, having served "fourteen years continuous service as lieutenant."

Second Lieutenant Edward B. Hunt to be first lieutenant, July 1, 1853, vice Halleck, promoted.

Second Lieutenant Charles S. Stewart to be first lieutenant, July 1, 1853, vice Gilmer, promoted.

Second Lieutenant George B. McClellan to be first lieutenant, July 1, 1853, vice H. L. Smith, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Walter H. Stevens to be second lieutenant, May 28, 1853, the date of Captain Mansfield's appointment as inspectorgeneral.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Quincy A. Gillmore to be second lieutenant, September 5, 1853, the date of Capt'n Mason's death.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Frederick E. Prime to be second lieutenant, September 13, 1853, the date of Captain H. L. Smith's death.

Corps of Topographical Engineers.

First Lieutenant George Thom to be captain, July 1, 1853, having served "fourteen years continuous service as lieutenant."

Second Lieutenant Edmund L. F. Hardcastle to be first lieutenant, July 1, 1853, vice Thom, promoted.

Brevet Seeond Lieutenant Robert S. Williamson to be second lieutenant, October 26, 1853, the date of Captain Gunnison's death.

Ordnance Department.

First Lieutenant Franklin D. Callender to be captain, July 1, 1853, having served "fourteen years continuous service as lieutenant." First Lieutenant Thomas L. Ringgold to be captain, July 1, 1853, having served "fourteen years continuous service as lieutenant."

Second Lieutenant John C. Symmes to be first lieutenant, July 1, 1853, vice Callender, promoted.

Second Lieutenant Stephen V. Benét to be first lieutenant, July 1, 1853, vice Ringgold, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant William T. Welcker to be second lieutenant, June 26, 1853, the date of Captain Walbach's death.

Brevet Second Lieutenant John W. Todd to be second lieutenant, September 20, 1853, the date of Captain Morgan's death.

First Regiment of Dragoons.

First Lieutenant Abraham Buford to be captain, July 1, 1853, vice Steen, promoted major in the Second Regiment of Dragoons.

Second Lieutenant Samuel D. Sturgis to be first lieutenant, July 15, 1853, vice Buford, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Robert Williams to be second lieutenant, July 15, 1853, vice Sturgis, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Kenner Garrard to be second lieutenant, October 31, 1853, vice Graham, resigned.

·Second Regiment of Dragoons.

Major Philip St. George Cooke to be lieutenant-colonel, July 15, 1853, vice Boone, resigned.

Captain Enoch Steen, of the First Regiment of Dragoons, to be major, July 15, 1853, vice Cooke, promoted.

First Lieutenant Patrick Calhoun to be captain, September 6, 1853, vice Arnold, deceased.

Second Lieutenant John Buford, jr., to be first lieutenant, July 9, 1853, vice Kane, deceased.

Second Lieutenant Charles H. Tyler to be first lieutenant, September 6, 1853, vice Calhoun, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Charles E. Norris to be second lieutenant, July 9, 1853, vice Buford, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant David S. Stanley to be second lieutenant, September 6, 1853, vice Tyler, promoted.

Regiment of Mounted Riflemen.

Captain John S. Simonson to be major, September 16, 1853, vice Sanderson, deceased.

First Lieutenant Thomas Claiborne, junior, to be captain, August 30, 1853, vice Newton, deceased.

First Lieutenant Thomas G. Rhett to be captain, September 16, 1853, vice Simonson, promoted.

Second Lieutenant Alfred Gibbs to be first lieutenant May 31, 1853, vice Frost, resigned.

Second Lieutenant George H. Gordon to be first lieutenant, August 30, 1853, vice Claiborne, promoted.

Second Lieutenant William B. Lane to be first lieutenant, September 16, 1853, vice Rhett, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Lawrence S. Baker to be second lieutenant, May 31, 1853, vice Gibbs, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Jerome N. Bonaparte, jr., to be second lieutenant, August 30, 1853, vice Gordon, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant George B. Cosby to be second lieutenant, September 16, 1853, vice Lane, promoted.

First Regiment of Artillery.

Captain Allen Lowd, of the Second Regiment of Artillery, to be major, October 8, 1853, vice Childs, deceased.

Second Lieutenant William Silvey to be first lieutenant, October 31, 1853, vice Woods, resigned.

Brevet Second Lieutenant John M. Schofield, of the Second Regiment of Artillery, to be second lieutenant, August 31, 1853, vice De Veuve, resigned.

Brevet Second Lieutenant George Bell, of the Fourth Regiment of Artillery, to be second lieutenant, October 31, 1853, vice Silvey, promoted.

Second Regiment of Artillery.

First Lieutenant Augustus A. Gibson to be captain, July 9, 1853, vice Luther, deceased.

First Lieutenant William Hays to be captain, October 8, 1853, vice Lowd, promoted major in the First Regiment of Artillery.

Second Lieutenant Thomas S. Rhett to be first lieutenant, May 10, 1853, vice J S. Totten, deceased.

Second Lieutenant Thomas J. Haines to be first lieutenant, July 9, 1853, vice Gibson, promoted.

Second Lieutenant Edward R. Platt to be first lieutenant, October 8, 1853, vice Hays, promoted.

Second Lieutenant John C. Moore to be first lieutenant, October 18, 1853, vice Cook, deceased.

Second Lieutenant John A. Mebane to be first lieutenant, November 1, 1853, vice Butler, deceased.

Brevet Second Lieutenant John Mullan, jr., of the First Regiment of Artillery, to be second lieutenant, May 10, 1853, vice Rhett, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant George L. Hartsuff, of the Fourth Regi ment of Artillery, to be second lieutenant, June 12, 1853, vice McNeil, deceased.

Brevet Second Lieutenant William S. Smith, of the Third Regiment of Artillery, to be second lieutenant, July 9th, 1853, vice Haines, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Matthew M. Blunt, of the First Regiment of Artillery, to be second lieutenant, September 30, 1853, vice Hascall, resigned.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Thomas M. Vincent to be second lieutenant, October 8, 1853, vice Platt, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Henry C. Symonds, of the First Regiment of Artillery, to be second lieutenant, October 18, 1853, vice Moore, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant James D. Burns, jr., of the Third Regiment of Artillery, to be second lieutenant, November 1, 1853, vice Mebane, promoted.

Third Regiment of Artillery.

Second Lieutenant William A. Winder to be first lieutenant, August 22, 1853, vice Brown, deceased.

Second Lieutenant Richard H. Smith to be first lieutenant, September 6, 1853, vice W. T. Sherman, resigned.

Second Lieutenant Isaac W. Patton to be first lieutenant, October 2, 1853, vice Burnside, resigned.

Brevet Second Lieutenant James Van Voast to be second lieutenant, August 22, 1853, vice Winder, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Sylvester Mowry to be second lieutenant, September 6, 1853, vice Smith, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant George R. Bissell, of the Fourth Regiment of Artillery, to be second lieutenant, October 2, 1853, vice Patton, promoted.

Fourth Regiment of Artillery.

Captain William W. Morris to be major, November 4, 1853, vice Webster, deceased.

First Lieutenant George W. Getty to be captain, November 4, 1853, vice Morris, promoted.

Second Lieutenant Truman K. Walbridge to be first lieutenant, October 8, 1853, vice Whiting, deceased.

Second Lieutenant Grier Tallmadge, to be first lieutenant, November 4, 1853, vice Getty, promoted.

Second Lieutenant John C. Booth to be first lieutenant, November 25, 1853, vice Hayes, deceased.

Brevet Second Lieutenant John Mendenhall to be second lieutenant, October 8, 1853, vice Walbridge, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant William R. Terrill, of the Third Regiment of Artillery, to be second lieutenant, November 4, 1853, vice Tallmadge, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Louis H. Pelonge to be second lieutenant, November 11, 1853, vice Dungan, deceased.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Owen F. Solomon, of the Second Regiment of Artillery, to be second lieutenant, November 25, 1853, vice Booth, promoted.

First Regiment of Infantry.

Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Plympton, of the Seventh Regiment of Infantry, to be colonel, June 9, 1853, vice Riley, deceased.

Second Lieutenant Seth M. Barton to be first lieutenant, June 1, 1853, vice Viele, resigned.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Edwin D. Phillips to be second lieutenant, June 7, 1853, vice Barton, promoted.

Second Regiment of Infantry.

Brevet Second Lieutenant John D. O'Connell to be second lieutenant, July 31, 1853, vice Haile, deceased.

Fourth Regiment of Infantry.

First Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant to be captain, August 5, 1853, vice Bliss, deceased.

First Lieutenant Henry M. Judah to be captain, September 29, 1853, vice Alden, resigned.

Second Lieutenant Edmund Underwood to be first lieutenant, March 24, 1853, vice Edmund Russell, deceased.

Second Lieutenant Joseph B. Collins to be first lieutenant, July 7, 1853, vice Scott, resigned.

Second Lieutenant John C. Bonneycastle to be first lieutenant, Aug. ust 5, 1853, vice Grant, promoted.

Second Lieutenant Hiram Dryer to be first lieutenant, September 29, 1853, vice Judah, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant August V. Kantz to be second lieutenant, March 24, 1853, vice Underwood, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant George Crook to be second lieutenant, July 7, 1853, vice Collins, promoted.

Fifth Regiment of Infantry.

Second Lieutenant Augustus H. Seward to be first lieutenant, April 30, 1853, vice Hamilton, resigned.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Donald C. Stith to be second lieutenant, April 30, 1853, vice Seward, promoted.

Sixth Regiment of Infantry.

First Lieutenant Rensselaer W. Foote to be captain, June 9, 1853, vice Alexander, promoted major in the Eighth Regiment of Infantry, and Belger, assistant quartermaster, who vacates his regimental commission.

Second Lieutenant Henry Heth to be first lieutenant, June 9, 1853, vice Belger, assistant quartermaster, who vacates his regimental commission.

Second Lieutenant Levi C. Bootes to be first lieutenant, June 9, 1853, vice Foote, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant John T. Shaaff to be second lieutenant, June 9, 1853, vice Heth, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Hugh B. Fleming to be second lieutenant, June 9, 1853, vice Bootes, promoted.

Seventh Regiment of Infantry.

Major Pitcairn Morrison, of the Eighth Regiment of Infantry, to be lieutenant-colonel, June 9, 1853, vice Plympton, promoted colonel of the First Regiment of Infantry.

Second Lieutenant Thomas Henry to be first lieutenant, October 24, 1853, vice Tyler, deceased.

Brevet Second Lieutenant John H. Forney to be second lieutenant, October 24, 1853, vice Henry, promoted.

Eighth Regiment of Infantry.

Captain Thomas L. Alexander, of the Sixth Regiment of Infantry, to be major, June 9, 1853, vice Morrison, promoted lieutenant-colonel of the Seventh Regiment of Infantry.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Philip Stockton to be second lieutenant, October 11, 1853, vice Barber, deceased.

APPOINTMENTS.

Adjutant-General's Department.

Brevet Captain Seth Williams, first lieutenant in the First Regiment of Artillery, to be assistant adjutant-general with the brevet rank of captain, vice Mackall, promoted, to date from August 16, 1853.