The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-12-19

VARIOUS pdIlS Vi tue 0totC3 uhO
stages of organization. were much to their
regret, compelled TO disband on The receipt
of this intelligence. Our three regiments
were concentrated at New Albany, not only
in ample lime, in The opinion of The proper
officers of the regular army, but Two or three
weeks sooner than the means of their trans
portation by steamers could be furn7 he'd by
The United States.
An arrangement was made with several
Branches of the State Bank, by which they
agreed TO advance on the draft of the Exc
culive, means 10 aid in clothing, subsisting
and transporting the volunteers, looking TO
Government for repayment.
The whole sum drawn by the Executive,
under this arrangement, was $5,2lS rs of
which S3,7lS IS was drawn from the lnd-
annapolis Branch, and the residue, being ST.
500, from that at Madison. The whole
amount drawn was applied TO The
objects in question, excepting SAT rs of the
last named sum, which, remaining unexpen-
| ded, has been returned to the Madison
Branch, leaving yet due 10 that Institution
81, ASP %.
AS the only payment made by The U. States
TO the volunteers before they left Indiana
was for clothing, no part of that was retained
to repay The money advanced to them for
other objects, unless with their own consent.
Ii objection was made, and, alter full expla-
nation, persisted in by single volunteer the
retention, as to the entire company of which
he was member, was necessarily deferred
until the time of receiving the allowance
specially made for such objects.
Some companies not needing the whole Of
their clothing pay for immediate use, con-
sented TO the retention, insome cases, Of the
whole, in others of part of what was due
them, it making no difference to them in the
end, out of what payment it should be re-
tanned.
i Under this regulation there was retained
with the consent of the volunteers, for The
loan advanced by the Branch at indianapolis
So, los SO, before the troops left New Al
blany, which has since been duly paid over
and credited on the books of the bank, leav
ing balance due to the Branch at Madison
TO $2,062 Al.
), The Executive was also officially advised
that the Branch al Fort Wayne advanced
fJm 81 200 to 1900 (the precise sum not
being now recollecIed } to an agent appoint
ed for that purpose by that Institution, by
whom it was expended for the benefit oftwo
companies raised al that place. The Branch
at Lawrenceburgh also advanced TAO for
r the company raised in Dearborn county,
which il is understood has been repaid, al
though no formal communication to that eff
{ feet has been received from the Branch.
Measures have been taken, through the
GonoraI and hv a letter add q cd
to Brgadier General Lane, of the Indiana
volunteers, to have the balance due the
Branches al Madison, Indianapolis, and Fort
, Wayne, retained out OF the moneys provided
by The u States for The expense of the vol
unteers to whose use the advances were
f applied. But as some delay may occur be-
fore this can be done, as some of IL may
never be received, Oh account OF deaths or
discharges from the service before payment
i and as some interest will be due on the loans,
it is recommended that an appropriation be
ed rly made, to cover the whole amount due.
This course is the more proper, as, with
but one exception, these advances were
made on rhe faith OF the State and the amount
hereafter retained, would in case oil an APP
preparation, be paid into the State Treasury.
Before closing this topic, ii is felt 10 be
due to the character of our citizens, TO pub
licly acknowledge the numerous instances in
which many of The volunteers were promptly
supplied by their generous and patriotic
neighbors, with clothing. provisions, Wagons
Tor their transportation and with refreshments
on their way TO the place Ofzrendezvous
, This was the more creditable, as, generally
speaking, no remuneration for these deeds OF
kindness was expected, and it could scarce
, ly be hoped that they would ever be heard of
! beyond the bonds of limited acquaintance.
The moneys drawn TO aid in raising the
troops were discussed from time TO time, ac-
cordng 10 a pre- scribed plan, on accounts and
vouchers regularly aud Systematically rem
dered, which are filed away and open for
i inspection.
/ Documents relating to The military opera
tons referred 10, are herewith submitted.
By the accompanying report of the Adju-
tant General, It will be seen Ina; the business
of that officer has greatly increased within
the past, as compared with The preceding
. year. The letters received and answered
by him in the year 1915 amounted to but
IS, while, while they amounted 10 724 in
. lS47. The commissions ordered and for
warded through his office in the former year
! amounted 10 but 1875, while in the latter
= year they amounted to 1920. Deducting
1 from this number the 224 commissions issu-
ed 10 the volunteers sent 10 the seat of war,
and to the additional companies raised for
| that service, but not received, and still the
: increase in the number of commissions is
: sued in the year 1916 over those issued in
= 1915 shows that the war in which the Uni