Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-03
WAR-DEPARTMENT.

The act OF Congress oftbc 26th Of April
| 1910 hvlng prov,ded that where INV
Military Land Wa7Tants shall he lost or
! destroyed, upon doe prof Thereof r. the
| satisfaction of the Secretary IF Var. Pa
tent shall issue in the same manner IS #
the Warrant WIS produc d ana when the
| same proof shall b. produced, that any
| Soldier OF the Regular Army S lost his
Discharge and certificate OF f.ithfnl ser.
wee, the Secretary OF War shall cause pa
| pers to be furnished su@h soldier as viii
| entitle him to his Land Warrant and Pa
tent. 10 enable all persons comprehend
ed by the provisions of the said act, 70 a.
vail thems Ives of the relief intended 70 be
gr nted, the Secretary for the Dep. rtn,ent
OF war has directed, that in c. Sc of Mill
tary Land Warrants, which hav,- been lost
or destroyed, the party shall. upon oath in
wiring. state the time, place ami manner
| OF such loss or destruction, The date and
nsmber of the Warrant, and the company
aud regiment to VIII oh the soldier belong
ed at the time Of his discharge and also
the state coanty and township ia which
ne resides' he oath mus, Dc mad before
an officer'duly qualified to administer il.
and the Official character ana signature of
such officer mu be cert.f d by the clerk
- y.
such other officer a isreqnired by the laws
and US ages of the St1te where il is made.
Every application will BE- advertised one
month IN the papers OF the stare where she
applicant resides, befsr any decision will
BE- made in thu case By She Secretary of
the Department. E0idence IN corrobo,a-
ton OF that OF the party, VIII be required.
where 1t is not satisfactorily shewn to be
out CT his power 10 produce Il.
In the case cf lost DISCHARGES. the
deposition, in addition to the time, place
and manner OF the loss or destruction of the
DISCHARGE, must set forth the nme anil
hlace o. enlistment, tie comEany and regi-
ment TO svAich the soldier BELONGED at tie
time 81 his diScharge--the dafe ofMe dis
charge and rank and name Of me officer
zoho signed lit must also state whether
the discharge contained the certificate Of
faithful service, required by law, or the
words "hono1a5iy diecha1ged," on words
of chat import. The deposition of disin-
terested witress as to the service and dis
charge of the applicant, is required, in
corr boration of his own testimony
Where this is not produced. the reason OF
It's production must be satisfactorily
stated Inc testimony must be authent-
Gated in the manner prescribed IN the case
OF lost Warrants. Where the precise dates
or numbers cannot be stated, they may be
stated to the best of the recollection of the
7oitnesscs, whose credibi2isy the magistrate
who takes the evidence must certify in the
usual form.
copy Of my instructions to Capt,;a
Fisk, OF the Bueu1s Ayres public vessel If
war, the Santa Fecino, having been pub
lished in the Norfolk Ledger, in which sew
eral gentlemen 10 This country have been
named as agents, and 80 these gentlemen
may be, from this circumstance, suspected
BY chose to whom they were not known, Of
being inters sted in said vessel deem IL
necessary 60 state, that N using their
names, di it entirely 7DffhoUt fheir autii9-
rify or kHo7Oiedge---I must 1t the same
tine, however, in justice to myself, declare
that AS citizen ofBd~nos Ayfes, ho,di
high and respectable n va rank IN the SER
vice, conceived had pert ct ght TO
ut out vessel in this country, TO annoy
the trade Of the enemies Of my country, aHd
that IN nominating agents e. attend to any
property arriving at the ports tpwi,ch theJ
respectively belonged, did 70 more thaa
what us9ge hal sanctioned in other cOun
tries and o her wars
The S nta F-cino was destined % B1e-
nos Ayres, after finishing her cru &c /; the
circumstances which brought her hack
to this country were b. You'd my controUl
and for which ] cannot be- Responsible.
THOMAS TAYLOR
Baltimore, ION Juty, 1916"