The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-07-24


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So Gil up your bumpers, while yet there 10 sun,
and let's drink all our days. here together.
Fill while ye may, &c.
Office Of Claims TOR properly lost, capfur-
ed or Destroyed, aOhiiss in rte military
service Of the Unikd States, during
rhc tate auQr.
WasHIRsToN, JUNE ), 1916.
NOTICE is hereby given, Pursuant to the act Of
Az the United States, passed the 9Th day OF April
last, entitled An act To authorize the payment for
Property lost, captured or destroyed while n the
military service Of the United States and for other
purposes" that oil claims provided for by the said
act must be presented at this sffce before the
ninth day ct April, in the year 1918, as if not pre-
sented within that period, they cannot be received
examined and decided on at this Office.
Eirsf Ciass Of Cases.
The claims provided for by the said act are. hrst
60 Any volunteer or drafted miiarnan, whether Of
cavalry, mounted rifemen, or infantry, who, IN the
late war between the United States and Great Bri-
tain has sustained damage by the loss OF any horse
which was killed in battle, which has died in con-
sequence of wound therein received. or in conse-
queDce OF failure on the part of the United states to
furnish such horse with sufficient forage, while in the
service Of the United States, shall be allowed and
pad the value Of such horse" This provision CON-
prehends three descriptions Of casesI
lst. An horse killed in battle.
I'd. An horse dying in consequence OF wound
received in battle.
Sd. An horse dying in consequence Of not being
ftsnished with sufficient forage by tho United States
10 sobstantiate a claim Of either description.
1st The order Of the governments authorizing
the employment Of the corp: to which the original
claimant belonged, the subss quent acceptance OF
such corps. or appreciation OF its employ ment, must
be produced.
Cd The certificate ost the officer, surviving Off.
Ger, nandnk the claimant NJ the time OF the acci
dent on which the claim is founded which certificate,
ii rot given while the officer was in the service Of tie
United States. must be sworn TO and in every case 1t
must practicable, state the then value Of the horse
40 killed or dying. Before any other evidence will
be received the claimant mus. make OATH that Vt Is
not in his power TO procure that which Is above
specified and that the evidence which he shall pro.
duce in lieu thereof is the best which he 10 able to
obtain. In every the evidence must be on oath.
AMI the value of the horse killed or dying asccr-
eancd. All evidence offercA must be taken and au-
thcnticaed in the manner hereinafter directed and
IN all these the claimant must declare on oath,
that he has received another horse from any OH
Ger agent Of the government in lieu Of the one lost
Second Class cf Cases.
"Auy person, whether Of cavalry or mounted RI
hcncn. or volunteers, who, in the late war afore'
said, has sustained damage by the loss OF an horse
in consequence Of the owner thereof being dsmoun-
.ked, or separated and detached from the same by
order of tue commanding officer or in consequence
of the rider being killed wounded IN battle, shalt
be allowed and paid the value Of such horse At the
time he received into tho public service" This
class comprchsnds two descriptions OF caSes:
lst. When the owner has been dismountcd or sep
arated from and detached from such horse by order
of the commanding oi6cer.
Cd. When the rider has been killed or wounded IN
battle, and the horse lost in consequence thereo..
The same evidence, in all respects, which is re.
quired in the first class Of cases, will be required
In this.
Third Case Of Cssss.
"Any person who, in the late war aforesaid, has
sustained damage by the loss capture or destruction
by an enemy, of any horse, mule, or Wagon. cart,
boat slsgh harness, while such property was en-
ployed in the military service of the United States,
either by impresstnt by contract, eIcep, in cases
where the risk to which the property would be ex-
posed was agreed TO be incurred by the owner, III
shall appear that such loss capture or destruction
was without any fault or neglect Of the owner and
any person, during the time aforesaid who has sus-
tanned damage by the death Of such horse, mule or
in CONSEQUENCE of failure on the part Of the United
,a,es 10 furnish su uicient forage while in the ser.
vice aforesaid, shalt be allowed and paid the value
thereof"
This class eomprehends two eases:
est. The loss or destruction Of property BY an
enemy, taken by iurprcssment, or engaged by con-
tract, in the military service Of the United States, be-
ing either an horse, mule, an OF, Wagon, cart,
boat Sleigh or harness, excepting articles for which
the owners had agreed 70 run all risks. or which
were lost destroyed By the fault or negligence Of
the owners.
2i when an horse. mule or OK. so taken or en-.
o,oyed has died from the failure ofths United States
10 furnish sufficient forage.
IN the first of these cases. the claimant must pro-
,yucc the certificate Of the oHiccr agent of the
United states who impressed or contracted for the
roperty aforementioned. and Of the Officer, or sur
vivng officer, under whose immediate command il
was taken or destroyed by an enemy. Such cerii6
Gates, ifsuch officers agents at the time Of giving
them be not in the military service Of the United
rv,ss mus, se sworn 10, and must rosi,i " state,