The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-04-10

1ihsT SkbSAON VI AhL y SSHonESo'
fPUBLIc-No. 8.
An ACT making appropriations for the
support Of the Navy Of the United States
for the year eighteen hundred and twen'
ty-eight.
BE Il enacted By the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the United States Of
.4mertca in Congress assembled, That for
defraying the expenses Of the Navy for the
year one thousand eight hundred and
twenty eight, the following sums be. anu
the same are hereby, respectively appro-
priated:
For the p,y and subsistence Of the off
GERS, and pay Of the seamen, other than
those at navy yards, shore stations and il
ordinary, one million one hundred and
seventy.six thousand three hundred and
twelve dollars.
For pay and subsistence and allowance
of officers, and pay Of seamen, &c. at navy
binary, one hundred and eighty five thou
sand and thirty two dollars.
For pay of Superintendent, Naval Con
structors, and all the civil establishment n
the several yards and stations, fifty nine
thousand one hundred and two dollars.
For provisions, FIVE hundred and five
thousand dollars.
For repairs Of vessels III ordinary, and
for wear and tear Of vessels in commission
four hundred and seventy five thousand
dollars.
For medicines, surgical instruments and
hospital stores, twenty seven thousand dol
lars.
For ordnance and ordnance stores, fifty
thousand dollars.
For repairs and improvements Of navy
Yards, one hundred and FIVE thousand dol.
lars.
For arrearages prior to first Of January
one thousand eight hundred and twenty
eight, fifteen thousand dollars.
For completing the construction and e.
ouipment Of the sloops Of war. authorized
bv net Of Congress Of third March, one
thousand eight hundred and twenty five,
two hundred and one thousand three hun
dred and fifty dollars.
For defraying the expenses that may
accrue during the year one thousand eight
hundred and twenty eight, for the follow.
inc purposes, to wit: For freight and trans
portation of materials and stores Of every
desc ription: for wharfage and dockage,
storage and rent; travelling expenses Of
officers and transportation ofseamen; house
rent and chamber money, fuel and can
dies Ia officers other than those ATTACHED
70 navy yards and shore stations, and for
officers in sick quarters where there is no
hospital; for commissions. clerk hire, Office
rent, stationery, and fuel to the navy a.
gents; for premiums and Incidental expen-
ses Of recruiting; for appre5ending desert.
prs: for compensation to Judge Advocates;
& per diem allowance TO persons attend
i.p courts martial and courts of inquiry,
and to officers engaged on extra service
beyond the limits OF their stations, for
printing and stationery of every descrip-
ton. ard for books, maps. charts, nautical
md mathematical instruments. chroDome.
ters. models and drawings: for purchase
and repair of steam and fire engines, and
for machinery; for purchase and msinte-
nance of oxen and horses. and for car,s.
wheels and workmen's tools Of every de.
scrip,ion; for postage of letters on public
service: for pilotage: for cabin furniture
Of vessels in commission: for taxes on ma
w wards and public property; for assis.
tance rendered to public vessels in dis
tress; for incidental labor at navy yards,
MT appIcaple 10 any otner aPPioP'isuoh'
for coal and other feel f.r forges, fouudries,
and steam engines; for candles, oil and fu.
el for vessels in commission and in ordina-
~; Cor repairs Of magazines and powder
houses; for preparing poulds for ships to
be built: and Cor no other object or purpose
whatever. two hundred and forty thousand
dollars.
For contingent expenses for objects q.
yisIpp in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and twenty eight, and not bereinbe-
fore enumerated, FIVE thousand dollars.
For pay and subsistence Of the Marine
Corps. one hundred and twenty two thou
eand three hundred and seventy-six dol
2srs.
For clothing for the same, twenty eight
thousand seven hundred snd sixty Eve
collsrs.