The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-05-21


form in which the bill, declaring the exIs-
tence of war between the United States and
Mexico, has received the sanction OF both
houses of Congress:
An Act providing for the prosecuting Of the
eristing War betpeen The United States
and the Republic of Merico.
Whereas, by the act of the Republic Of
Mexico, a state Of war exists between that
Government and the United States.
I Be itenacsed by the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States, That
for the purpose of enabling the Government
of the United States to prosecute said war TO
speedy and successful termaintion, the
President be and is hereby authorised to EN-
pIoy the militia, naval and mlitar, forces Of
the United States, and TO call for and accept
the services of any number volunteers, not
exceeding $4,000, who may offer their scr
vices, either as cavalry, artillery, infantry, or
rifiemen, to serve twelve months after they
shall have arrived at the place of rendez-
vous, or to the end of the war, unless sooner
discharged; according to the time for which
they shall have bsen' mustered into service J;
duu ltldt Tue SuIil kcU tIIitIULS OI
OF any money in the treasury, or TO come in
TO the treasury, not Otherwise appropriated,
be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for
the purpose OF carrying the provisions of this
act into effect. -
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That
the militia, when called into the service Of
the United States by yirture of This act, or
any other act, may, if in The opinion of the
President ofthe United States the public in
terest requires it, be compelled TO serve for a
term not exceeding six months after their
arrival at the place of rendezvous, in any one
year, unless sooner discharged.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
| the said volunteers shall furnish their own
clothes, and, if cavalry, their own horses, and
horse equipments; and, when mustered into
service, shall be armed al the expense ofthe
| United States.
Sec. 4. And be IL further enacted, That
said volunteers, when called into actual ser
vice and while remaining therein, be subject
TO the rules and articles Of var asg aha RRs,
placed ON the same footing with similar
corps of the United States army, and in lieu
OF clothing every non commissioned officer
and private in any company who may thus
offer himself shall be entitled, when called
into actual service, to teceiye in money
sum equal TO the cost of clothing Of a non
commissioned officer or private Gas the case
may be) in the regular troops of the United
States,
Sec. 3 And be 1t further enacted, That
the said volunteers 50 offering their services
shall be accepted by the President in COM
panies, hattalions, squadrons, and regiments,
whose officers shall be appointed in the man.
ner prescribed by law in the several States
and territories 10 which such companies,
battalions, squadrons, and regiments shallre.
specially belong
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
the President of the United States be, and
he is hereby, authorized to organize COM
panles so rendering their services into bat
talIons or sqnadrons; battalions and squad
rons into regiments; regiments into brigades,
and hrigades into divisions, as soon as the
number OF volunteers shall render such or
ganization, in his judgment, expedieni; and
the President shall, if necessary, apportlon
the staff, field, and genera! officers among
the respective States and territories from
which the volunteers shall tender their SER
FC6S, us ne may deem prOper.
Sec And be 1t further enacted, That
the volunteers who may be received into the
service Of the United States by virture of the
provisions of this act, and who shall be
wounded or otherwise disabled in the SER
vice, shall be entitled te all the benefits
, which may be conferred on persons wound
ed in the service the United States.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
, the President of the United States be, and
he is hereby authorized forthwith to complete
all the public armed vessels now authorized
by law, and TO purchase or charter. arm,
equip, and man such merchant vessels and
steamboats, as, upon examination, may be
found hi, or easily converted into armed
vessels fit for the public service, and in such
number as he may deem necessary for the
projection Of the seaboard, lake coast, and
the general defence of the country.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That,
whenever the militia or volunteers are called
and received into the service of the United
) States, under the provisions of this act, they
shall have the organization of the army Of the
United States, and shall have the same paw
and allowances; and all mounted privates,
non-commIssioned officers, musicians. and
and artifcers, shall be allowed 30 cents pei
day for the use and risk of their horses, ex-
cept ofhorses actually killed in action; and
if any mounted volunteer, non-commissioned
officer, musician, or private, shall not keep
himself provided with serviceable horse,
said volunteer shall serve on foot.
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OF A subscription for the purpose OF pur-
chasing sword 10 be presented to the Gal
liant Capt. Walker, Of the "Texian Ringers