The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-06-17

bef which he is able to obtain. In every
cafe the evidence nui, fate diftinCtly,l
the time, place and manner of loss and the
value thereof.
Fonrfk Glass of Cases.
"Any perion who, during the late war. |
has acted in the military service of the Uni !
ted States, as volunteer or drafted mill
tiamar, and who has firniibed himself with |
arms or Announcements, and has sustained !
lois by capture or dehruction of ,hem with !
out any fault or negligence on his part, shall |
be allowed and paid the value thereof"
This clais comprehendS two cases.
Ist I he lois of such arms or accoutre-
ments by the enemy
zd y he lois of the same articles in any
other way, without the fault or negligence
of the owner.
This provision does not include the
cloathng of soldiers, or the cloathing and
aims of officers who, in ali services, fur.
nifh at their ow rifk their own. The same
evidence, in all refpects, is required in this
as in the first clals. and, moreover that
the lois did not happen from the fault or
negligence OF the owner,
When any property has been mpreGed
or taken, by public authority, for the uie
or fu6fltenCe of the army, during the late
war, and the fame ftlall have been de(froycd.
loft or continued, the owner OF fuch pro
perry fhall be paid the value thereof, deduct
ing therefrom the amount which has been
raid or may be claimed, for The uic and risk
of the fame, while in the ferviCe afore
faid -
This proviion relates TO every fpecies of
| property taken or imPrefIed for the ule and
| fubliitence of the army, not comprehended
in any oil the preceding clafcs, and which
| ihall have been in any manner deifroyed,
| loft or confirmed by the army including in
its fcope, all kinds of provifons, forage. flu
ell, articles fer clothing, blankets, arms and
ammunition, in fact, every thing for the ure
and equipment of an army.
| In all thele cafes, the certificates of the
officers or agents of the u. states, taking or
| impreiIing any of the aforelaid articles, an-
| thenticated by the officer commanding the
corps for whole ufe they were taleu orlm-
preGed. and, further more, of rise officers
and agents under whole command the fame
were deftroved, loft or confirmed, fpecifvine
the value of the articles 70 taken or i'm
preGrd, s. deiiroyed, loft or confirmed, & if
any payment has been made for the ufe of
the fame, the amount of fuch 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 muit make oath that It is
not in his power to procure that wi oh is a
bove Gpecifed and further, that the evi
dence vh Oh he offers in lieu thereof is the
beit~hch he is able 10 obtain
Under this proviion, n claim can be adj
m'tted for any article which has not been
taken by the orders OF the conmandant of
the corps for whole uie it may be fia,ed TO
have been taken. For any taking rot 20
authorized, the party's rcdrefs is againt the
perfon committing it.
Fifth and Eajf cLaT Of eajes.
"When any perfon during the late war
has futained damage by the deffruction Of
his hou'e or building by the enemy, while
the fame was occupied bv military depoft,
under the authority of ar officer or agent of
the United states, he fhall be allowed or
paid the amount of fuch damage provided
il fhali appear that fuch occupation was the
| caufe of iuc deftructiou."
| In this cafe, the certificate of the officer
or agent oftne United States, under Whole
authority anv fuch houfe or building was
occupied, muff be furnifhed Before any o
rher evidence as tc this fact will be recev-
ed, the claimant muf make oath thar il is
not in his power to procure fuch certificate,
and that the evidence which he flall offer
| in lieu thereof, is the beft which he is able
| 10 CDtain,
Furthermore, in all the cafes fubmitted to
this Office every claim mutt be accompa-
MED bv ftatement, on oath, by every claim.
| ant, of all fums which he may have receiv
ed, on account of fuch claim, from anv off
Ger, agent OF department. of the government
| OF the United States, and where he has re
ceived nothing, that fact aho mult b, ffated
on oath by him.
1t will be particularly noted bv cIaiD,anfe
that the preceding rule ofevidence general
ly, and more Especially apply to CLAIMS
! which fhall not exceed in amount two hun
dred dollars, aud that in all cafes in which
the claims in amount fnall exceed two hun
dr"d dollars, fpecial commifforer will be
employed to take teltimony but in theCe
| Gales, as far as it Ghal be practicable, the
fame rules of evidence will be obfeSyed.
all cafes in which the officers or agents
Of the United States, fhall have taken or
imprelltd property for the military fervice
OF the United States, which property 70
taken + impreHed, flall have been paid for
by them, ont of their private funds, or the
value thereof recovered from them in due
courie of law, fuCh officer or agents are
entitled 10 the fame remuneration to which
the original owners of fuch property would
be entitled, if fuch payment or recovery had
not been made, and 0an lettle their claims
at this Office, producing authentic vouchers
for iuch ayment or recovery Nor viii
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