The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-29
WAsnrNGToN, juno 4, i8Il

NOTICE is hereby gwen, pursuant 10
3he act of the United States, pailed the 9th
day of April lalf, entitled 'An act to au
shorife the payment for property loft, cap
sured or dcfroyed while IN the military
service of the United States, and for other
purpoies," that all CLAIMS provided for by
The same act, muit be prciented ar this Of
flee on or before the ninth day of April, in
Ahe year 1918; as If not prelented within
that period, they cannot he received, ex-
aminst and decided on at this Office.
Fritz Class Of Cafes.
The claims provided for BY the said act
are. firft, .Any volun'ecr or drafted mill
,ianian; whether Of cavalry, mounted RI
Gemen. or infantry, v no in the late war be-
Sween the United States and Great Britain,
las sustained damage bv the loss OF any
horfe which was killed in battle, or which
has died IN consequence ola wound therein
received, OF IN consequence of failure on the
cart of the United States TO furnish such
horCe with suite ent forage while in the
service of the United States, shall be allow
ed and paid the value of such horie." ] his
provision comprehends three descriptions
OF cafes.
is,. An horfc killed IN battle.
al. An hofre dying in consequence OF a
wound rece;vcd in battle.
3D. An horfe dyipg in confequence of not
being fhruiihed With sufficient forage by The
u. states.
To substantiate claim of either descrIp
zion.
ist The order Of the government. au-
thorzing the employment of the corps TO
which the original claimant belonged, or
the subsequent acceptance OF such corps,
or appreciation of its enploymei must be
produced
I'd. i he certificate of the officer, or sur
viving officer, comm andiPg III; CLAIMANT at
the tine of the accicent on which the CLAIM
IS founded which certificate, # not gwen
while the officer was n the service OF the
United lates, must be sworn to; and IN
every cafe II must, if practicable, state the
then value of the horle so killed or dying.
Before any other evidence will be received,
the claimant must make oath that it is not
IN his power TO procure that p. hiCh Is above
specified and that the evidence which he
shall produce In lieu thereof, is the best
which he is able to obtain In every case
tile evidence must be on oath, and the va
iue o f rhe horie SO killed or dying ascer
saned All evidence offered must be taken
and authenticated in the manrsjr here'nat
ter directed, and in all these cafes the claim
ant must declare on oath, that he has rot
received another horie from any officer or
agent of the government in Ecu OF he one
-loR
Second Cla(s Of Cafes
"Any fsrfon, whether of cavalry or
'7nounted- IA men, or volunteers, who III
the late war aforesaid, has sustained ia
mace blythe lois of an horie in c, nIequence
ct The owner snerecf being ddmoltnted, or
separated and detached from the Same by
order of the commanding officer, or in con-
-aeoIlcnce ofthe rider being killed or wound
ed IN battIe, Shall be allowed & paid the va
Tue If such horie at the time he was received
into The public service" J his ciaiS COM
prehends two descriptions of the claies.
1st. W hen the owner has been diimoun-
ted or separated from and detained from
such horie by order Ct the commanding Of
fcfr.
zd When tile rider has been killed or
wounded in battle, and the hote loft in cos-
fequenCe hereof.
The same evidence, in all refpects, which
is required in the Erlt clais of cafes will be
required nths
Third Glass efCqjfs.
{" Any perlon who in tlle late war afore-
said, has sustained damage by the lois, cap
ture or defruCt on by an enemy of any
HOIie, IluIeJ OF Nd9sOD1 Cart OOdl3 SlSiSh
or harness, while such property was en-
ployed in the military service OF the United
States, either by ;mpIessment or by con
tract, except in cases VIII re the riik to
which the property would be expoied, was
agreed to be incurred by the owner if it
shall appear that such loss, capture or detfruc
ton was without any fault or negligence of
ife owner; and any person during the time
aforesaid, VINO has sustained damage by the
death of such horie, mule, or in COME.
Gucnce Of failure on the part of the United
States to furnilh sufficient forage while In
the service aforesaid, shall be allowed and
pad the value thereof.
This clafs comprehenhS two cafes,
1st The lots or destruction of proper
ty by an enemy, taken by impeachment, or
engaged by contract in the military service
OF the United States, being either an horse,
mule, an OK, Wagon, cart, boat, fleigh or
harnels, excepting articles for which the
owners hau agreed to run all rilks, or which
were lott or deftroyed by the fault or neg
iigenre of the owners.
adj When an horse, mule or OK, so taken
or mPloyed, has died from che failure of
the United States TO furnilh sufficient for
age
Ia the first Of thete cafes, the claimant must
produce the certificate of the officer or a.
gent of the United States who imprencd
or contracted for the property above men,
toned, and of the officer, or surviving off,
Ger, under whose imm date command it
4. =. L.