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SALEM. Avg. lon The 22dult. the gTeafSea
serpent was seen in tie harbOr ofGiopct,irf
tuGcr mote favorable circumstances tor yirW-
ing iiseStTaOrdirary animal. than heretofore.
mr.. ~ SaTyent, with two young men nre Ci
The name OF Francis Proctor, were in Wherr,.
"a small h0at) or Ten Pound Island ledge. fOs
the purpose of fishing. Three Other boa.
we're ~ company. about ten O'Clock in liza
morning ore Of itP young men saw something
approaching ihe boat, and observed tlai q.
idigt ssaLe was coming. II came wliiin g .lt
or ten feet OiAlr. Sargents boat with It's head
appareHily. wiihOHtl any muscular CAeffioY
ABOUT foot above the wafer, when 10 sunk iis
mead, aud passed under his boat with q aiibine
motion. hT Sargent describes Tie head u, &C..
srmbling that o. toad. having projections
which he calls Smelieis, like the iehp. oi each
SIDE. On top Of the head were three pears Co.
horns. the middle ONT t'ie iuce,t aud 30 jbil
az lbat time, iayisg ilat on tbe hsad. The 8Gfts
appeared ahout the binDpss OF time enst. tl.s
size % Madeira pipe Size CoiOaf vas tttk
brown. Tue scales about ti.a s..r 81 the ltsun
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9I,iOG,0IG II II
whitehall TreasuSy Chambers, Mayf4. 1918.
&. ARBUTHNOT.

6. ARBUTHNOT.
LONDON, Jane Is On Friday the folIoviu-
oath was taken by Mr.. Hunt, bt tore the iord
mayor, al the mansion house This SpiEdeuj,I
OF thr depouent, IN swearing 10 refdse what is
so rrry Likely to be ggered to hia,, is sinsulai IN
nagnanmOus.
." l. Henry Hunt, do hereby voluntarily ard
SOlemniy swear, that ] will never accent or
take from The King, or his ministers. either
directly OF indirectly, for myself or any OF my
family, any place, pension, emoumont grant
contract, tItir, Of ANY other gratuitv yhliSne.
yer twili never cease my eDdeavors to . bia;i
Tor every man above The age OfeIghtpt, wears
vote tor fPpl eSCbtdiive in the commas
reuse OF parliament; / will never fail 10 cxert
my nest strenuous euGeavCrS 10 reveal tI,t
6Uti unjust aud impartial Jaw, the siarvatjo,
act, commonly called ;he corn bill; viii ktcD
ia, p"i. ton lhe ciiy Of Westminster omen tiiI
(signso( HENRY HUNT.
3, N0Job a'crf, Sbd.d, JBpr ~"
RIOT Az TAMW ORTIZ.
SI Roteit Peel having announced ;he in
ifuutu oi las son, Nm. Peel. esq. 10 o(icr Ji,.,
st't cUuj"iniiy "It!i Sir Robert. at tie an.
r'caClpng gr1aie,eCtJU..vrd Townsend. one
utiLtprt sfui mt nibeIs, aitiredi.tih, an,o,,,.i,
dua use canvass " boiii parties Is. u!ocr, led
with sIeat bfi.kucSS. GA NDIdaS last .,il
parties gave puDiic dIrEcTs 10 their ll,a ~.
Vie head quarters ct The parties were ~ ,iir
km. iimstSlT i,Oheri's iun. and g,,. f,.ti.
yt>i!e each oti.cr. AUcr dinner, 10 i've cotts
q the evening. Tic rital Candidate. t,s,,dc1
tie iO"n in procession, WITH ap, 3ortSi. Haos
the procession ufeetirc, as the iudileri, .i,fsj
10 Ia, tiiv bc.tsr Of OuC OF TIE PEEL nia.. eay.
cd Sidutinglt over Tie heads Of the rival lart,
jiie ildg wdo instantly torn tu dt0inS the ,,rnc
siOu passed uii-bUt the &" thumb bsd been Inn.
tcu,' aSShahYpcaIr says. Arrived sf tht ii;,,.
w. Peel, esu appeared al lie wtudo.y. aud
We believe, addressed sic frcemru below ~
HId a waking sick ia lis hand. winch 10
! Ov mstUd iuts st} was shaken, as 90 menace
(" thu. perhaps not very likely, hut ti,e
,hnugid was euoueu.) Instantly 10 IL ihe ltvai
coys > ert and scores were IL a moment roll
ill., tlc pa'cmCu was torn NJ, aud The Sicve
Began on both OF the gairisous; Windows
shHtieIs, frame, SC. all disappeared as by the
wand ct an Harlequin, tlll scarce q stick or
pave was visible. The job was completed Of
bolh houses IN few minutes. \ earl load of
large laSmg stone was collected fromihc rooms
81 Udch Inn, many OF which came rolling down
the stair cases Ike thunder. On The paJf of lie
Townsend boys, the war was igslant, Car,icd
10 tie house OF Edmund Peel, esq. across ,be
road which passes the corner OF the street NJ
right angles. This residence mstanfly shared
the tate of tie inns, and the family were Obliged
20 Ivy. The damage dOue must be very conside-
fabiei Lut We have heard OF no estimate that
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7 CcHeDCe OF me ,Sl,gIlsIi CONSTITUTION, ;lle
Illness oi her laws iopromoie the prospe-
| riy and happiness oi mankii,d, aud The
! manlineSs and vigonr of the character OF
her people who could rear such state,
WHO even IN their ambition, intirmiiies,
vanity, aud contempt OF other uaiions,
strongly betray tue origin wheace they
are derived. look forward viii, del!yht
10 the extension of our laws and our
language over 30 large "a portion OF The
globe, and the influence which The name
| and character of England will III consc-
quence, 1t lot maned by mean and sell
hsi motives, exercise over the future fate
and fortunes ot nations.
As TO the question which has been the
occasion of troubling ,ou with these re-
murks, II appears clear thai both nations
have an und0ubted right 10 act as they
have done. Al the same time. it does
appear that bolh had better have refrain
Ell from dong that w.dch they have
done. II interrupts the course AMI t,ee-
dom OF commerce between them ii ere
aies heart burnlngS which had better be
avoided (; Il !naAes the West India plan
terS buy thelr lumber dcartr, which, of
course, makes the people Of Eng a,id
pay more Tor their sugar, as II does The
people Of the United States, for her RUN
and inolasSes and all les ih, sake, end
tina, predetermined TOO, o! 4 cu!ony whose
trade, either present or future, when
compared with The American or Yves,
India trade, is nolling, aud witch the
Americans certainty will take from us
The iirs, war we shall unfortunately be
| engaged II, with ti,om, and which this
very measure, the only subject Of conien-
ton between the two countries, will pos
slble precipitate.
The conquest of Canada was treated rs
the brightest circumstance in Pitts cele-
DRAFTED administration as saving the CO.
ionies of England from all future attack.
How short sighted is The was dom of man !
That same minister lived To see that very
event lead to the separation Of the colo
MES from the mother country, and il has
ever since proved the foundation OF all
misunderstanding between this country
and America. Would il we're again sur
rendered to France fora proper eq niva!ent.
and the union oftlie United States with En-
gland and her hostility 10 France would be
perp iual; butan end must be pat tothrsc
| discussions. which lead 10 cons ider&iions
OF no common interest
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DOMESTIC.

The reported cession Of The ForidaS
20 ne United States, is reiterated in The
! Charleston gazettes with increased con
fdeuce; ana letters are published, from
| Havana, whIca assert il So be "A fact. well
asccrIalned there, and relied upon by The
| Spanish authorities. The ruinor comes
10 MS also by the uay of New York. and
| apparent confederation gains for il addi
| iional credit. There are few Doli,icaJ
events whlci would be more IMPORTANT
Of more agreeable TO this couniiv than
the far acquisition of the teriiary ia
| question, and we acknowledge that j,
| could mol be acquired i'll any manner so
| acceptable 10 Us as by purchase. Most
Willingly, therefore, would we give Gre
dence to intelligence so welcome, If il
|. were not, IN our opinion. contradcied By
the condition ofou, relations with SDaiu.
when last disclosed BY tLa Executive and
| by The probable STATE OF Subsequent ur1o-
ciaiious. We do Hoi doubt That the Flori
| das must, and Will, al no distant perioi.
! become part Of Our territory, but, obi
! gcd, as "c are, 20 withhold our belief from
| 'hls interesting and widely circulating re-
| pert, we conceive il pyoper 10 express
| our conviction that il is entirely ground
! less M E,t
| We observe il stated in a ST. Louis ma
| per That lie public lands are hereafter TO
be SOLD altogether al auction, and none
| at private sale. This is not correct. All
| The tracts advertised for sale will. as usu
| al, be publicly offered TO the highest BID.
der; but any part which shall remain un
sold at The close of the public sales will
iIien be open for entry, and NAV, as here
| 'otore, be purchased l.y any individual II
he hZed price oi two dollars per acre,
| PAYABLE IN nsialmcnts. Although no
change has taken place in the regua-
! tons or this subject, we confess, that the
| suggestion conveyed III the St. Louis
| Paragraph appears To us valuable one.
| aud worthy OF consideration. As the
minimum price of Inc public lands is so
| low, 1t would seem most advantageous 10
| The interest OF The u. States That all sales
| should be made exclusively at public auc-
ton. This mode, il is presumed, By
| drawing all purchasers into comppIitiun,
would render the sales much more pro-
| duclNe to tie revenue, and, by REFRESHING
speculation, prevent The accumulation oi
! large tracts IN The hands of CAPITALISTS.
"iIV, by holding up their purchases for
augmented prices, check, IN no small de
srYc, tic settlement and improvement oil
Tie frontier territory. These cOusidera
lions, no" ever, must have presented
ihenstl ives 10 those on whom The duiy cg
Ie5Isiatirg Oh the subject dcvolveG HEY
were, d"uDile>s, dIsrtgardcd for more i'm
poi'anl reasons +; and, as no change has
been made 10 tire mode or conditions
VI .u.e, II Is particularly uccs ssary Al His
moment, When the periods appointed for
SO many importdnt sales are approaching.
thaj any apprehension should br,ec
used. IL.
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FRENCH INDEMNIrY MONEY

Perhaps nothing shows the jiscai stamina OF
Framce--if We can be allowed The ierm-,o b.
sound at the core, more than the proupiitude
with which she has paid the yAoiaS ct The i'm
mense load fastened on lie, by the treaty OF
loi5. I; will he reeollcctsd, that the share APP
pIoprtated To Great Britain, WAS not ,nsigniii.
cant AID am enquiry having lately been made
IN the British House OF Commons. the follow
ing docunien, has been ~ POI tvd aud published
respecting ii. BostoR Ctnt.
AN ACCOUNT
OF all the Sans receired by Circuit Britain, since
Ike 2oih Norcmter, us poriiOgsef thc indemnify
10 be peidhy France, Ly tht treaiy OF fiet dafe :
s?tegying tke mode Ia uhich sRch spnas hace
bon applied, aRJ nhdt part If fleH. Fare bceH
FIid into The Ia cheqaer.
Under The convention couclud.
ed IN conformity to the lih a,li-
Gle Of,he principalircaty, France
was topay q. Britain lis 900 900
francs. AT The petiod, hereafter
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-11

Captain, six passesscFs and sour scan.s,f' y
were all dragged on ,oard the brig, and..,
IN irons, hands aud feet This MASON the on I
instant, aisd We were tept so until we arriyef
here, which was the i.lh, when we were MI
into this prison, amongst thieves. robbers. AMI
murdersfs of an co!oss. they stripped us n
money ami clothing | cor an old shirt troJ
the mate, and old pair OF trou sels nom tl-i
cook, OF should have been cH;ireiy maxi
Oar allowance tor "A hours is one ounce oi
bread and oi'c ana bali giils OF nclasscs M
waller, "hich theycal co!iee) in the uiorn;nr
al Twelve ofciOcN. cuc ounce fresh beef a,l
half aiini of rice. Cur lodging is the ba,,
! Hour. ] he Negroes Here 20 have been sold q,
! sunday. bat the DOns were afraid. they hen,
. american pioieriy. .ChatesiCa Ci.y Ga.e.te'
FRtnoNIA, juiy 2l-Mr. Bmifincto,I
al tosi'aud, OF whom mention VAS mad
The last season as having penetrated io
thr unc"pn,un depth OF $50 feet into ihr
solid rcck, on the shore OF Lake Erie in
pursuit oi So6 wGteE, has ,his summer res
nmrdl'is Iaborious undertaking and Der.
iofated leo iret further. INTO The rock
The Whole amounts 50 HE as,onishin.
depth at sir hand,td and th:yly feet or
something more Than MiIts-aigLt roeIr
siiis, 4 - believed, 10 nearly 100 feet low.
- than HE level OF The ti,le waters of the
Hudson al Albany, and about 400 fee,
lower than the greatest depth Of lake
Enc. Mr. Burlington thus iar, we arc
sorry TO say has hcrn disappointed in oh
tanning his object he intends, however
10 continue boring, il he can obtain more
assistance.
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ever since. Teare SSir> TO hea, that or, man
has heen so severely hnit that his lie is lie.
paired OF another had his leg broken and
NliioGS others aie seriously injured.
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Anacreement was subsequent.
ly made with France, for post
p0nlng tie payment OF one half.
Tie quad:emeirc becoming due
from April 80 July 81, 1917. to
the 10Th October, 1911 aud tor
pOstpOniu. the w.iC!s oithe pna-
drenetie becoming due from
Aug. To Nov. 80. 1917, 10 the
10th and 39th Nov. 1877 and in
tereSt was charged 10 Francetor
such poStponCment, amounting
TO lS5,i9Ui. 6:!c. ; and which was
paida follows, VIZ. ~. &.
ioli Oct. ~ % i0G ~
Nov. Is .i4.GcO :.
Dec IS 22,1J0 :.
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ErfrGct ej n letter fran Il passepgg. on boord tie
N~"p litWyra, 20 q geEtifHlaH bt MS City,
dgfri
HtvANA PmsON. JulyZ3d, iSis.
iaNc t'iis opportunity 10 iufOfm sou OF
'"! Udof t''"aie situation, being ~ IhIs dismal
place. On our voyage from Cnarle.tnn TO 81.
hoHlas. iu tic sluUg AimyrL Capt. PisfCRsoN.
We inet With a schooner OFT the Berry Islands
hattu. on D0ard73 Negroes .(au Virginia bornl
Shiugsied from Virginia, bound to New or
lrdhS Capt. Peterson. knowing 10 10 be con
trdTy TO tle laws OF the q States. tool thep on,
board the Sleep, with the intention Of carrying
ilirH into Savannah but shortly alter, Ihe
same day, fell IN With the Spanish man OF war
DIG -. FUHaRdO, which captured y, under the
HmsrScas Flag. There were on board, the
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MELANCHOLY oCcURRENCP.

CARiIstE. PENN Iniy 80 -Qn THURSDAY
iaSt, Il huinbcr OF Hands Wpie al work (cuttiu.,
yrain) on The farm az Mrs BRADY. i'm rye town
shsr. Cumberland county. In The ryeuinr
when about finishing, heavy clonl came mn
from ihs south West, accompanied with pjerc
ny haNiie* OF lightning aud tremendous clans
OF thunder. J he hands were so much aDpalIed
'hat thcy knew not what they were about
some lost their cradles, Others their rakes-ali
calling on God 10 have mercy on their sepls
Two OF the hands, James Murray and Matthias
tehfich, were struck dead in the open field
10 appear, that Murray was struck on the, fore
h?ad--his clothing was torn from his hat to
MS shoes. NeBriCh WAS struck on the hack Of
ms hcad-his cl0tlin. was torn of his back
H9eSss kirkpatrick. u. was knocked down and
= nl. Irvine had his chee;. Scared with the
sane 'iash. Kirkpatrick and Irvine were about
lea :ods from The deceased. Eebccca Kirk
patrick who was In The abuse from ten 10 thirty
rrods distant, says, tie dash appeared like blue
blaze on the HOOI OF l!iu house where she was
she was cast ca Ire nOor, how long she lay she
cannGt saw.
he corpse we've beth removed TO the house
OF James Mar ay, and Tie day following
were inferred in chr.siianlike manner. at The.
meeting house rear the mouth of the Juuiatta
where the Rev. Mr. Brady delivered discourse
snltahie 10 the occasion. Murray has left a
widow ard two small children 10 lament his
untnneIy iate.-NenriC was about i6 years of
aye. GHfroH
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-11

uert, uu, rcVeu,fc oI the Country
would he more than equal to al the charges
uponit.
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Making Ihe tolalrecei. ed l..om
I33,i0G -


Making the toiaIrecei. ed from ----
France to Mayi, 1915. 60 GG6 .i3O 81
This sum has been applied as follows:
Retained by the British Com
missioner, on account OF the eX-
panSeS of his eStablshment......5 GG6 CO
Paid INFO the military chest in
Ftance, towards The expenses of
lie army OF occupation, Overland
above the Sums received from
tf1Hce OH account OF that army. IL ,534 2.T 20
Paid TO HIS Grace the Duke OF
wellington, in Paris. towards
the sum OF p 600, 600 IT., granted
by Parliament as Dr2s money 10
The troops under his Grace's
RENTED to England, and
which produced tie sum of
{ l,106,9l6 lis lid. ste Ring. 81 $50 $50 "a
Total applied, 64,970,777 %
Remaining Ill the indemnity
chest al Paris. in Mandats, be-
coming Due between May aud
August l..........,............ ,os9662 50
Total amount reed from France. 30 gt,O. isg 81
'i'he sum OF { l,iO6 oi5 lis I'D. sIerln~. the
proceeds ct TIE Fl ,SS6 S3Sf. Sic. rerniited
from trarce, as abC.e stated was applied
az follows:
Towards completing the grant
of the SIM Of - 0J0 900 francs as
prize money to the army under
The command Of las GIace the
Duke OF Wellington. .....4io7 ,2GS 20
To the Paymasttr General Ut
tile forces, in repayment Of sums
advanced and paid out Of the eA-
traCrdiua!iss OF The army i'll Iug.
land, for TIE nse of the troops
serving in trauce in 1916 y 1917. .IOf.57O
10 the paymasler General of
the foices, III repayment ofsums
advanced and PAID in England,
ogi OF the SUMS granted for the
ordinary service of the army, on
account OF The troops serving i'm
France III 1916 and ISL. ........5G5G Tj I Il
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The following singular event is com
municaied by capt. lloidrdge, Of ihe
ship BeIona, arsiv' d at this port from
avre-de-G!aCG. On Tie 9th Of June, of
Lahaye, a man was discovered OH board
the 3eiloua, who had secretcd himself Tor
the purpose Of securing passage to A.
nerica. lie vas said TO be native Of
FLANDERS and had obtained permission
FROM lis father TO cnIigra!c to illis coun-
try. a previous attempt had been made
by biui 10 come out IN The General IIa-
alii'on-bui lie was dcovered, on her
iOnching al Cowcs, and sent back. lie
was Informed thai he must leave the Bel
Iona, and boat hailed for tie purpose
OF conveying him 10 the slIorc-when he
proceeded 10 the bow Of ibe ship, drew
pistol, shot himself, and fell overheard.
Capt. II. likewise Informs, that during
the voyage, boy belonging 10 Tie Bcllo.
ma was sent aloii TO loose ilc fore ioroai-
liant sail-Ilaying performed The duty. he
accidentally fell from the yard, and stir
king the ropes i'll lis descent, turned ove.
once or twice, and struck The deck upon
his ieet, without sustaining tic least inlu
ry. On reaching The deck, finding him
self unlnidrod, he exclaimed there Is no
harm doae. my. 6a-.
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4 small ftmiyto proride 6or.-At late Dur.
her, held by Runjeet Singh, AT lahore, East
ihi es,) 10 receive Nakrel return from Cash
mere, with due hononr, the fnilowirr statement
was receiscd. What might he The rovenues of
The state 10 meet the expenses of poriiOnimg
Oft these descendants Of Royalty, must be lett
IT, 'he Chancellor Of The Exchcqucr Of that
tinEhoin certainly, no European treasury
would be able to meet them.
ihc Nahcel from Cashmere was introduced
and Prcs9"'ed several presentS--he expressed
tie anxiety his sovereign felt to continue on
aWicabie terms with the king Of the Sikhs, aud
ou being questioned respecting Tie resources
OF the Kingdom ct lI1n, he rcDhed. u,at tbo
kuiV ilad large revenue, IN q HUNDRED
MD FlFIY SONS, aud one rHOt sAND
AMI EIGHT WIVES. TN. +. Gg-,ur.
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Eorrid and distressing CatQSropke On Fri
day morning last an infant OF Mr. Gr16 Ham
OF this town. ahont three months old, was sud
denly taken ~ il revived little, however,
and appeared i0 be getting oyerit, when it WIS
again seized VIII. violent symptoms, and cx-
rired al even O'Clock in the evening about
which hour MS eldest child hetween2 and
years old was seized in similar manner but
with more alarming symptoms, and died the
same evening AT Ii O'clock. Dr. Fernandes
who had been called in, bnt at too late an hour
10 amor q relief, opened the stomach ofthe ell
dest child and found therein quantity Of az
Semc, which at once accounted foT the mel
anchcly TATE of these i,uocents. The poison
which caused the deat!i Of tie yornssst child
is supposed 10 have been infused in a mess of
pap v.ih which IL WAS fed few minutes be-
fore il was takeDill. II is not known how it
was given 80 the eldest. The perpetrator of
these ieliish acts (at which tie heart of = Ill
ger would revolt has not been positively iden-
tilted, bni strong suspicious are entertained of
nc2io woman in the family, who las been in
consequence committed TO prison. II is inn
possible [" conjecture what motive could have
acinaied Tie wretch 10 perpetrate q crime of
so aoi jth'r nature Air Ham was aiVavs re.
".aIhabie - mis- humane and induigent tryst.
meat Of h.S servants. and had never done anv
ihlns 10 couture up lie ranking demon OF re.
'eHge IN The breast OF one of the'n
Norfolk Herald
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BALTIMORE, August c.. Captain
WEBB, of ti'e ship Benjamin, in Is days
from Havana, informs That new duty OF
i"nr dollars Is hereafter TO be levied on
ereF3 te5ssf arriving at Havana, for The snp-
pY't II th@ in9utsition, and two holy Fri
ars are appointed 10 visit each vessel ar
riving, 10 search for obnoxious books.
pamphlets, &c. The tonnage duty is
fixed al 20 rails (25O dcIlars) on aHforeiga
rcsscls, from Isl July last. 1Patrfot.
GREEN INDIAN CORN.
The Baltimore Patriot states that log
ears OF Indian corn fresh from the stock.
sold IN The market & { that civ, on Wed
nesday last, at 8 dnilars 33 cents. Atihis
rate Il Is computed HAT one bushel Of
corn "Guld c0plHland 20 dollars CO cents,
and barrel 1873 dollars % cents.
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Total applied, $780,.
Remaining III the indemnity
chest al Paris. in Mandats, be-
coming due between May aud
August Observation-Disclosures. ,9sg {
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-01-07
FOR The BENEFIT Or III
WOUNDED SOLDIER.
WAN pEpARTMENT,

Pens.s Office, Dec. "a.
The following evidences will 6e required in all
militia cases, ami ip cases Of the regular army,
where the discharge and surgeons certificate have
been lost OF destroyed, or where they have never
been originally grained, to enable the Secretary Of
War to grant pensions, viz.
In cases where the regular discharge and the
surgeons certificate for disability, cannot be had,
the applicant tor pension, whether be has been
soldier Of the regular army, or militiaman in the
service of the Uuited States, mvst Produce the
sworn certificate OF his captain, other officer IN
der whom he served, stating distinctly The time and
place Of his having been wounded or otherwise
dis abled, and tina, the wounds disabilities
arose while in the service Of the United States,
and in The line Of his duty, with the AFFIDAVIT of
or more sugcont or physicians, whether Of the ar.
my or citizens. accurately describing the wound,
and stating the degree Of disabiliryAo which the
soldier may be emitted under II these documents
TO be sworn to before Judge Of the United States
Court. or some state Judge or Justice Of The
Peace, and IL state Judge or Justice Of the
Pesee, then under the seal Of the Clerk Of the
County in which such Judge or Justice may reside,
aud the name Of tho psymaster who last paid the
soldier - beoging to the service of the United
States, TO be in every instance furnished by the ap-
Pile ant in order TO determine the date Of the
mencement OF his pension.
ar Printers OF the laws of the United States are
requested Is insert the above two monies, and for.
ward their accounts for pay men. TO the War dc.
partnent Jan. T.