The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-05-20

hn ACT making appropriations for the sup.
port OF the Navy OF tbs United States, Tor
the year one thousand eight hundred and
twenty. -four. ,
.. Be 10 enacted by. fie Senate and Hosse o.
Rehresentonves Of the United STATES Of inner.
iea in Congress assembled, Thst, for dsfrsy.
ing .hs expenses Of ,he Navy Tor The ye.s On.
thousand eight hundred and twenty fou6, the
following sums be, and tho Same are bsreby,
respectively, appropriated:
For the pay and subsisienes OF the oHsers,
and pay OF the seamen, eight hundred and
iDrty'seven thousand ono hundred and forty.
swo dollars and twenty-five cents.
For provisions, In addition TO tho sun, OF
twenty Ave thousand one bundred and twenty
eight dollars and seventy 1--WE cents, the bal
snce of appropriation for provisions unsx'
pended aud ptovisions on hand, threo hun.
dred thousand dollars.
For medicines, hospitsl stores, end sn Il.
peoses on account Of tho sick, twenty-five
thousand doflsrs.
For pay, subsistence, and allowances, OF
every description, to oil commissioned end
var;sn, oEcers employed at tho several navy
yards aud shore stsiions, slso OF naval con.
atructors, s,ore.koepers, INSPECTORS, mater
woTkmen, clerks OF the yards, Of the check,
and Of commanders, and por,ers a,taeheo,o to
;he navy yards aud stors .sistions, tvo huu.
dred and thirty ono thousand two hund'ed and
aineiy.,h,ee dollars and twenty six cents.
For contingent expenses accruing in the
present year, that is TO say for. commissions,
sferk hire, Office rent, sistiousry, snd fuel, TO
navy agents ! premiums. and other expcnses
Of Ieerui,ingS freight OF p DIVISIONS, stores,
and materials, from ore station to another,
snd from the United States to distant slstions
in other countries whore our ships arc em.
pored allowances to officers st the several
navy yards end stations, for house rent, fuel,
aed candles travelling expenses for oaicers,
and trsnspor,ation for sesmen freight Of
timber, Wharfage, and ,doeksge for vesaeis
where there Emo public yards expenses,
and . per diem allowance, for attending
courts martial and cocr,s Of induirys com.
penss,ion to Judge sdvoestes /; cabinet turni.
turo for vessels 10 commission incidental
Tabor at navy yards, which is not applicable 10
any other appropriation /; pilotags Of public
vessels in tho United States, and in foreign
cbuntries; printing naval regi,,ors, blank
rsy.rolls, receipt rolls, stewards toturD', sea-
men, allotment tickets, tho proceedings OF
courts martial Storage Of provisions, snd
stores in f,reign ports, sHd 10 the United
States, where public stores arc not provided
Goals for biscksmi,hs aud anchor. makers. and
fuel for steam engines; purchase spd main
tenanco Of oxen, carts, large timber wheels,
and workmen's tools chamber money 10 Of
dcers, in lieu OF quarters, other than house
rent purchase Of books, charts, nsutical end
ID rpa,hemsticsl instruments, ch hronometers, me.
ehinery, models, drawings, and all stationary,
Of every description, used throughout the os
val servics 4; expense Of pursuing desertes
oxpense Of officers In sick quarters; storage
Of powder iightersge and seov hire; post
ace Of is,tcrs 90 public service for per diem
,ilowsucs TO officers engaged on extra ser.
,ice beyond the ilmit Of their stations fot
tho purchase snd repairs Of steam aud ere
enginss and machinery; for expenses of 5o.
tying deceased persons belonging TO the ns.
W; fes ts1es navy yards and public pro
pe,ty and fotssccideDts to The public vessels,
and for no other object or purpose Whatever,
ono huudred aud ninety Eve Thousand dolis,s.
For contingent expessss FOR objects aris.
-6p in ihe current year, and not hseiobefo'e
Inuuers,ed, 6ve thousand dollars.
y For repairs of vessels, end for wear and
f1 :. sbres hundred and City thousand dollars.
-or the improvement, Of navy yards, docks,
tvhssves, clips, enclosures, snd buildings,
plery description, one hundred sod 6fty'
|ulo thousand Eve hundred dollars, with gu.
1;,v 10, purchase, by end with the consent
,bs .Cofamonwesllh OF Mssssehusst;s, q
a. ianG, .ims,ed to eOn,sin sbou, nine
~ 4supeffeiai feet, 10 sysigh,eo the
Yef. the navy yard al Chsilesiovn,
snsoee snd ordnance stores, including
nsSmspusss,u'e OF powder, one thou.