The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-06-26

belt which he is able 10 obtain. In every
cafe the ev dence muit fate diftinotiy
the time, place and manner of loss, and the
value thereof.
Fourth C1ass Of Ca5cJ.
Any perton who, during the late war,
has acted in the military service ofthe Uni
ted States, as volunteer or drafted mill
tiama1, and who has furnfhed himself with
arms or accoutrements, and has sustained
lois by capture or Destruction of hem with
out any fault or negligence on his part, shall
be allowed and paid the value thereof"
This clafs comprehends two cases.
Ist I he lofs of such arms or accoutre-
ments by the enemy
I'D ] he 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 cloa,hing and
arms of officers who, in all services, fur
nth at their own rifk their own. The same
evidence, in all refpects, is required in this
as in the first clats, and, moreover that
the lofts did not happen from the fault or
negligence of the ow ner.
When any property has been imprefTed
or taken, by public authority, for the ufe
or fublifence of the army, during the late
war, and the fame fhall have been deftroyed,
loft or confirmed, the owner OF fuch pro
perty fhall be paid the value thereof, deduSt-
ing therefrom the amount which has been
paid or may be claimed, for the uie and risk
of the fame, while in the fervce afore.
faid -
This provifion relates 70 every fpecies of
property taken or impreHed for the uic and
fubhlfence of the army, not comprehended
in ut he clo ,,I
fall have been in any manner deitroyed,
loft or confirmed by the army including in
its fcope, all kind of proviions, forage, flu
ell, articles for clothing, blankets, arms and
ammunition, in fact, every thing for the ufe
and equipment of an army.
In all thete cafes, the certificates of the
officers or agents of the u. states, taking or
impreiIing any of the aforeiaid articles, au
thenticated by the officer commanding the
corps for whole ufe they were taken orim
preiIed and, further more, of the officers
and agents under whole command the fame
were defIoyed, loft or confirmed, fpecfyinp
the value of the articles 70 taken or inn
preG-d, g. defroved, loft or confirmed, & IL
any payment has been made for the ufe of
the fame, thu amount of iuch payment, and
if no pay .nent 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 70 procure that which is a.
bove fpecifed, and further, that the evil
dence h'Ch he offers in lieu thereof'is the
beit vi lch 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 10
have been taken. For any taking rot 20
authorized, the party's redrefs is againit the
perfon committing 1t.
Fifth and LaJf elaT ofeafe5.
"When any peFion turing the late war
has futtained damage by the deRruction of
his home or building by the enemy, while
the fame was occupied by 2 military depofit,
under the authority of an officer OF agent of
the United States, he fhall be allowed or
paid the amount of fuch damage; provided
it fhall appear that fuch occupation was the
cauie Of fuc' dcftruction."
IL this cafe, the certificate of the officer
or agent oftne United States, under Whole
authority any fuch houfe or building was
occupied, muit be furnilhed Before any o.
Their evidence as to this fact will be receiv-
ed, the clz = ant mutt make oath that it is
not i'll h power TO procure fuch certificate.
aid that the evidence which he ihall offer
in lieu thereof, is the bef which he is able
to obtain.
Furthermore, in all the cafes fubmitted TO
this Office, every claim NUT be accompa-
MED bv lftatement, on oath, by every claim
ant, of albums which he may have receiv-
ed, on accountU IF fiIch claim, from any Off
GER, agent or department of the government
OF the United States, and where he has re-
ceived nothing, that fact alto muft b. (fated
on 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 fhall not exceed in amount two hun
dred dollars, and that in all cafes in which
the claims in amount fhall exceed two hun
dred dollars, lpecial CONDITIONER will he
employed TO take teftmony but in theie
cafes, as far as it fhall be practicable, the
fame rules Of evidence will be obferved.
In all cafes in which the officers or agents
of the Unite States, ihall have taken or
lmprefcd properly for the military fervice
of the United States, which property 70
taken or impreHed, lhall have been paid for
by them, out of their private funds, or the
value thereof recovered from them in due
courie of law, fuch officer or agents arc
entitled to the fame remuneration to which
the original owners Of fuch property would
be entitled, if f6ch payment or recovery had
not been made, and can !ettle their claims
at this Office, producing authentic vouchers