The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-04

| Mr.. Dazyson reported a bill for the relief
OF p. c. L'Enfan.; which was twice read
and committed
STATE OF THE u. s. ARMY.
| MIR. Vezoton. from the committee appoin
ted to enquire into the Causes Of the mortal
ity which prevailed in the de,achmen, of the
army ordered for the defence Of N. Orleans,
made long report. accompanied Will, va
rious depositions and other papers. The re
port, which shall receive an early insertion,
is too long for this days paper. 1t concludes
| as follows:
"The committee from knowledge which
they have acquired of the climate of New.
Orleans and OF the country surrounding il,
and from the facts stated in the depositicns
are OF opinion that the mortality in the de.
tachment ordered to New Orleans is to be
ascribed to the following causes:
~. The detachment consisting of new
levies.
9ndly. The insaiubrity of the clim,te,
the summer and autumn of the year 1903
being usually sickly.
3dly. To the nature Of the ground on
which the detachment was enc2mped at
Terre aux Boeuf, and the detention OF it at
that place during the whole of the summer,
contrary as the committee conceive to the
instructions contained in the letter of the
Secretary of War bearing date the soth of
April 1909.
4thly. Tothe want of sound and whole.
! some provisions and OF vege tables-the want
of an hospital aud of hospital stores and me
dicines. -
"5rhly. The excessive fatigues to which
the troops were subjected in clearing, ditch
ing. and draining the ground on which they
were encamped.
,'' Sthly. To the: want of rspose during the
n Sirhr sl,a 4 \
with bars or nets TO protect them from the
annoyance Of InusQue,oes.
"7thly. The want of Cleanliness in the
camp. the nature of the position rendering
II almost impracticable 70 preserve it.
Sthly. The sick and well being confn-
ed to the same tents, which neither pro,ec-
ted them sufficiently from the host of the
sun. nor kept them dry from dsws sc rains"
The report and documents were ordered
TO be printed.
CONSULS OF THE u. STATES.
The following message was received from
the President of the U. S. by Mr.. Edward
Coles, his secretary. a =
To IRE House Of Refiresen;atipes Of tie q.
- S.afes. rE
! transmit to the House q r:pore OF the
Secretary Of State complying with their re-
solution of the 23d inst.
LANES MADISON.
april ~. 1910.
IN compliance with the resolution of the
House OF Representatives Of the 23d inst
requesting the President of the U S. to cause
to he laid before them &c a statement of the
several consular or commercial agents, hav-
ing authority under the U. s. in foreign coun-
tries. together with the salaries or compen-
sation, if any, allowed to them respective
ly," the Secretary of State has the honor to
trasnit to the President of the ": s. a state
ment or all the consuls and commercial e.
gents having authority under the U. S. in
foreign countries. together with the salaries
and compcasations that have been allowed
to the consuls residing at Algiers, Tripol,
Tunis aud Morocco.
All the other consuls and commercial a
gents bave been allowed to receive only
those fees Of Office which have been csta..
blished by the act of Congress. Respect
fully submitted,
r. SMITH.
DEPARTMENT Of Safe,
.dhrii 20, 1910.
TIE President oftAe United Sfafes. :
Consuls and Commercial Agents of the u
States
IN Grsa. Britain and Us Dominions.
William Lyman consul . London.