The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-01

cafe the evidence mutt fate diftinctly
the time, place and manner of loss, and the
value thereof.
Foarib Glass of Cases.
"Any perion who, during the late war,
has acted in the military service ofthe Uni
ted States, as volunteer or drafted mill
tiaman, and who has furniihed himself with
arms or Announcements, and has sustained
lois by capture or Destruction of them with,
out any fault or negligence on his part, shall
be allowed and paid the value thereof"
This clafs comprchends two cases.
Ist The lois of such arms or accoutre-
ments by the enemy.
I'D The lofs of the same articles in any
other way, without the fault or negligence
of the owner.
This provision does not include the
cloathing of soldiers, or the cloathing and
arms of officers who, in ali services, fur
NTH at their own riik their own. The same
evidence, in all refpects, is required in this
as iii the first clafs, and, moreover, that
the lots did not happen from the fault or
negligence of the owner.
'When any property has been imprefed
or taken, by public authority, .or the ute
or fubfiftence of the army, during the late
war, and the fame fhall have been deitroyed,
LOFT or confirmed, the owner of iuch pro.
perty ihall be paid the value thereof, deduct
ing therefrom the amount which has been
paid or may be claimed, for the ufe and risk
of the fame, while in the fervice afore-
faid"
This proviGon relates 20 every fpecies Of
property taken or impre1ed for the ufe and
iubfiffence of the army, not comprehended
in any OF the preceding clalIes, and which
fall have been in any manner deifroyed,
loft or confirmed by the army including in
| its fcope, all kinds of provifons, forage, flu
ell, articles for clothing, blankets, arms and
| ammunition, in fact, every thing for the ufe
and equipment of an army.
In all theie cafes, the certificates of the
officers or agents of the u. States, taking or
impreiling any of the aforefaid articles, au-
| thenticated by the officer commanding the
corps for whole ufc they were taken or i'm
preGed-and, further more, of the officers
and agents under whole command the fame
were deitroyed, loft or confirmed, fpecifying
the value of the articles 70 taken or i'm
preGed, & deitroyed, loft or confirmed, & if
any payment has been made for the ufe of
the fame, the amount of iuch payment, and
if no payment has been made, the certificate
mutt fate that none has been made.
Before any other evidence will be receiv-
ed, the claimant mutt make oath that it is
not in his power to procure that which is a
bove fpecifed, and further, that the evil
dence which he offers in lieu thereof is the
beft which he is able to obtain.
Under this provilion, no claim can be ad-
mitted for any article which has not been
taken by the orders of the commandant OF
the corps for whole uie it may be itated to
have been taken. For any taking, rot 20
authorized, the party's redrefS is againft the
perion committing it.
Fifth and lar claG ofeajes.
"When any pcrion d,:rins the late war,
has fuitained damage by the deltruction of
his hou,e or building by the enemy, while
the fame was occupied by military depoft,
under the authority of an officer or agent of
the United States, he fhall be allowed or
paid the amount of fuch damage provided
if fhalI appear that fuch occupation was the
caufe of fnch deifruction."
In this cafe, the certificate of the officer
or agent oftne United States, under whole
authority any fuch houfe or building was
occupied, mulf be furnifhed Before any o.
Their evidence as TO this fact will be receiv-
ed, the claimant mutt make oath that it is
not In his power TO procure fuch certificate,
aid that the evidence which he fhall offer
in lieu thereof, is the bef which he is able
TO obtain.
Furthermore, in all the cafes iubmitted to
this office, every claim mutt be accompa-
MED by ftatement, on oath, by every claim
ant, of all fums which he may have recev-
ed, on account of fuch claim, from any off,
GER, agent or department of the government
of the United States, and where he has re-
ceived nothing, that fact allo NUT be lfated
on oath by him.
1t will be particularly noted by claimants
that the preceding rule ofevidence general
ly, and more Especially apply to claims
which ihall not exceed in amount two hun
dred dollars, and that in all cafes in which
the claims in amount ihall exceed two hun
dred dollars, a fpecial comminioner will be
employed to take teGimony but in thefe
Gales, as far as it ihal be practicable, the
fame rules of evidence will be obferved.
In all cafes in which the officers or agents
OF the Unite! States, fhall have taken or
impreded property for the military fervice
of the United States, which property 70
taken or impreGed, fhall have been paid for
by them, out of their private funds, or the
value thereof recovered from them in due
courie of law, fuch officers or agents are
entitled to the fame remuneration to which
the original owners of (uch property would
be entitled, If fuch payment or Tecoveryha
not been made, and can iettle their claims
at this Office, producing authentic vouchers
for fnch payment or recovery Nor will