Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-07-25

tndt this lender mas pceh accepted In The confident
ton that you will issue commissions the officers which
required by the law Of the 23d Of May 1885, authorizing the
employment Of this description Of troops before the Department
avail itself OF their services list Of the officers will be
forwarded to you y the corps upon whch the presence
of the troops in Florida at the earliest possible moment I'M
portan be. leave to ask favorable action without delay
JOEL K PoINsETT, Secretary Of War.
His Excelency JosEPH RiTSER,
Governor OF Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pa.
Wan DrpAnTmESr, NovKmBER IL, 1887.
SIR volunteer company, raised and organized in the
city Of New York, has been accepted by this Department for
service in Florida without doubt of your willingness to
mission the individuals selected by them for its officers
as their should be presented to you which required
by the law Of May 23d 1885, before the Department can
avail itself Of the services Of the company II is Of greet i'm
poance that the company should be in the field at the earliest
practicable PERIOD and have therefore the honor request
that you will be good enough to forward to Lieutenant Colonel
Cutler, Of the army, in the city of New York.
convenient captains commission for Jacobus Benjamin
Seller and of first lieutenant for Edward Gayner LAYERS,
who have been selected for those ranks the company An
individual to second Lieutenant has not yet been des
mated by them but for the opposed delay which
have already mentioned beg leave to ask you to send To
Colonel Cutler commission in blank, for person Of that
rank which the colonel will fill up upon his election, and
port the of the individual to you.
JOEL r. POINSErT, Secretary of War
To his Excclency WIN. L. Manor,
Governor Of New York, Albany, New York
Wan pEpARrMrNr, JUNE 26, 1916
Sin The President having determined TO send regiment
of volunteers around Cape Horn the Pacific 10 be employ
ed in prosecuting hosnles in province of Mexico
probably in Upper California, has authorized say that
if you will organize one, the conditions hereinafter spec
fled, and tender its services it will be accepted 1t is proper
it should be done with the appreciation of the Governor of
New York.
The President expects and indeed requires that great
should be taken to have it composed of suitable peisons-
persons of good habsas far practicable Of
pursuits, and such would be likely desire to remain
the end Of the either in Oregon any territory in that
region of the globe which may be then part of the United
States.
The Of the 9th May last authorizes the acceptance of
volunteers for twelve months during the with Mexico
The condition Of acceptance in this must be tender of
service during the war; and be expcedy understood
that they be discharged without claim for returning home
wherever they may be serving the termination Of the
provided is in the then territory of the United States may
to the United States and then discharged.
The must be apprized expressly that their Of
for the that they be discharged above
specified and that they are to be employed on distant
1t however, very desirable that should be pub
lcly known proclaimed that they go to any pa
cular province of Mexico.
On this point great caution is enoined The communca
tons TO the officers and men must go far all
just ground Of complaint that they have been deceived the
nature and place of the service.
Ii expected that the regiment will be in readiness
bark early the first of August next if practicable
Steps will be Immediately taken provide for anspor
tation. &c.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
w. l.. MARCY, Secretary of War.
Col. ]. ID. STEVENSON, New York City.