The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-29

the tine, place and manner of loss, and the
value thereof
Fonyt5 Clat5 of Cases.
"Any peTion who, during the late war,
has acted in the military service of the Uni
It'd States, as volunteer or drafted mill
'iaman, and who has furnifhed himself with
AIMS or Announcements, and has sustained
lois by capture or defruotion of ,hem with
cut any fault or negligence on his Part, shall
be allowed and paid the value thereof"
This clafs comprehends two cases.
Ist ! he lofs of such arms or accoutre-
ments by the enemy.
I'D ! he lois of the same articles in any
other way swithout the fault or negligence
of the ow ner.
This provision does not include the
cloathing of soldiers, or the cloathing and
aims OF officers who, in all services, fur
nih az their owi. riAi their own. The same
evidence, in ali refpects, is required in this
as in the first clais, and, moreover, that
the lois did not happen from the fault or
negligence of the owner.
r When any property has been imprefIed
or taken, by public authority, for the uie
or fubfftence of the army, dur,pg the late
war, and the fame ihall have been dcitroyed,
loft or confirmed, the owner OF fuch pro
perry fhali be paid the value thereof, deduct
ing therefrom the amount which has been
raid or may be claimed, for the uie and risk
Of the fame, while in the fervice afore
Gad ~
This proviiicn relates 70 every fpecies of
property taken or imrrefIed for the ute and
fubGifenCe of the army, not comprehended
in any OF the preceding ClaiIes, and which
ihall have been III any manner deitroycd,
La y.
rs icope, all kind Of prov fions, forage, fu-
| eh articles fer clothing, blankets, arms and
| ammuni,ion, in fact, e, cry thing FOR the ufe
and equipment CT an army.
Tn all theie rafes, the cert ficates of the
| officers or agents OF The u. States, taking or
| imprelIing any of the aforefaid articles, au
| then'iCated by the officer commanding the
CORPS for whofe ufe hey were taken rim
preIfed-- and, further more, of the officers
and agents under whole command the fame
were deftroyed, loft or confirmed, fpecifying
The vaue cf the articles 10 taken or i'm
rrened, & defroyed, loft or confined, & if
any payment has been made for the ufe Of
the fame, the amount of fuch payment, and
il no payment has ,been made, the certificate
mutt fate that none has been made.
Before any o. her evidence will be receiv-
ed, the claimant muit make oath that ii is
not in his power 10 procure that which is
bove fpecifed, and further, that the evil
dcnCe y ich he offers in lieu thereof is the
belt h'ch 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 ute it may be fated to
have been taken. For any raking not 70
authorized, the party's redrels is againlt the
pcrion committing It.
F!ffb and Ian elaF Of c1js5.
"When any perlon during the late war
has fuftained damage by the deltruction of
his hou'e or building by the enemy, while
the tame was occupied by military depofit,
under the authority of an officer or agent of
the United States, he ihall be allowed or
paid the amount of iuch damage; provided
it fhalI appear that fuch occupation was the
cauie of iuc" defruction."
lE this cafe, the certificate of the officer
or agent ofthe United States, under Whole
authority any fuch hou(c or building was
occupied, muft be furnifhed Before any o.
Their evidence as to this factIgill be receiv-
ed, the claimant muf make oath that il is
not in his power TO procure finch certificate,
ard that the evidence which he fhall offer
in leu thereof, is the beft which he is able
TO obtain.
Furthermore, in all the cafes iubmitted to
this office, every claim murf be accompa-
MED by Abatement, on oath, by every claim
ant, Of all iumS which he may have receiv.
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-
celved nothing, that fact alio'muit br fated
or oath by him
1t will be particularly noted by claimants
that the preceding rule of evidence general
ly, and more Especially apply to claims
which IN all not exceed in amount two hun
dred dollars, and that in all cafes in which
the claims in amount GhaH exceed two hun
dred dollars, fpecial commiflioner will be
employed to take teltimony; bur in thefe
cafes, as far as it mall be practicable, the
fame rules OF evidence will be obferved.
In al cafes in which the officers or AGENTS
Of the Unitei States, Ghall have taken or
imPrefIed property for the military fervice
OF the United States, which property 10
taken ~r imprefFed, fhall have been paid for
by theka, out of their private funds, or the
value thereof recovered from them in due
courte of law, fuch officer or agents are
entitled TO The fame remuneration 10 which
the original owners of fuch property would
I've entitled, if fuch payment or recovery had 4
not been made, and can fettle their claims
at tins Office, producing authentic vouchers
for luch ayment or recovery Nor will a
ny original claimants be paid thro' thisofHcc
till they releale all claims arainf1 furh off