The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-24
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF OccuPArIoN,


The proper draught of the boats and the description
best adapted to the purpose you have already learned from
the commanding general;
After the completion of this service, you will please
turn to headquarters.
If the requisite number, indeed none of the proper
kind Of boats can be procured at once in New Orleans
you will proceed up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers until
you fully accomplish the object of your mission.
The commanding general deems it preferable to make
arrangements for compromising the boats, BY giving the
OF their receiving liberal prices for
freight; but the boats must be procured if they have
either to be bought Oh chartered.
AS expedition is essential to this business arrangements
must be made to have least the first boats you engage
towed round the coast by good boat
OF sufficient power to prevent any unnecessary deten sn
or delays.
am, sir, respectfully you obedient servant,
Assistant Adjutant General
QuARrERMAsrER GENERALS OFFICE.
Washington city, June "a, ls4G
instant 1t is my desire, believe If is that OF every
here, to render the most efficient aid to General Tay
ors operations. You were right to act at once without
waiting for special authority from Washington. You
acquainted with the Rio Grande, and desire you to pur
chase charter such boats you confident will rem
der efficient service If you consider pilots necessary.
employ them "t
The three boats Utica, New Haven, and Swiftsure.
were especially recommended to by Captain Page, of
the ocean steamer McKim who is seaman as well as an
old steamboat captan-ha1 he not have been placed in
command OF steamer, he would have purchased
those boats for the Rio Grandeif you consider them
suited to that river, will thank you to request Major
era days to my room, am out to-day, but not well.
will return the map in two or three days.
am ILL., Sf ES6 Hpsee" Gen
Capt JOHN SANDERS. U. S. Engineer, Pittsburg, Pa.
Extracts from letter of Captain j. Sanders, engineer
CORPS to the quartermaster general
"PIrTsBuRG July q 1916
g have the honor to report that have completed my
purchases of light daught steamboats, account Of your
department. for the transportation of military stores the
Rio Grande.
:" send herewith descriptive list Of the same
"Alow me- general to take this occasion of expressing
my Acknowledgements not only for the ready and cheer
full assistance and hearty cooperation which you had
the kindness extend TO the discharge OF this duty
but also for that which have received from the hands of
those if may be permitted to say So highly Jealous and
active officers Colonel Hunt and Major Tompkins, of
your department shall most assuredy take the liberty
of reporting the same to my commanding general.
s. | have the honor to remain, &c,
JOHN SANDERS, Captain of Engineers"
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QUARTERMAsrER GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington city, July S, 1916.
CAPTAIN have received your letter of the I'd instant,
and in reply have to assure YOU that for the support
which you have received from this department eX-
traordinary credit is due You were employed on an I'M
portant duty, and it would have been criminal in any
officer of the department not to have given you all the aid
in his power. Apart from all considerations of duty,
however, disposed to sustain General Taylor to the
utmost and as far as the MEANS the energies and the
credit OF the department shall enable me, he may rely
all that can accomplish for him. | sustained him for
more than months by using appro ria ions for the
service OF his army which the President lid have been
them from the objects which Congress intended they
should be applied but considered that the situation of
the army caused an oyerIullng necessity which JUST.
how faithfully and ably General Taylor sustained me in
Florida.
tho aOn If fha lin mi " 10 "
good dredging machine In Florida, awaited myself OF
the steamboats, on the St John than double the
distance could have used them without boats
Ii you think dredging boat and machine be made
advantageous you authorized to purchase, cause
to be prepared suitable one and cause it to be put in
operation soon as possible. ~
| am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant.
TIL. S. JESUP Quartermaster General
Captain JOHN SANDERS Corps of Engineers, Pittsbug,
Pennsylvania. ~
NorE By THE SECRETARY OF WAR
The passage in the foregoing letter which relates to d
verting appropriations, was first brought to my notice
while preparing the documents TO the resolution
of the House of Representatives Gen. Jesup, being alb
sent, has been written to for an explanation
The following certifcates--One from the Second Comp
troler and the other from the requison clerk OF this
departnent--w show that no appropriation has been
overdrawn, and that in settling the accounts the appro
praons for this department have been applied to the OBJ
jects for which they were intended by Congress
"TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office, February s, is47
"A acquisitions the treasury from the Secretary of
War; calling for money to be placed in the hands of the
discussing officers directly to this Office from the
War Department
at is my duty, Comptroller of the Treasury to ex-
anime such acquisitions to they warranted by
law
No requsition is permitted to pass unless there is
balance the books of this Office TO the credit of the ap
preparation which it is drawn sufficient to meet it.
The amount of the requisition passed is charged to
the officer in whose favor it is drawn and he is required
strictly for its expenditure, by the production
of vouchers showing the application of the money to the
purpose for which it appropriated.
'In case has appropriation been overdrawn on
requston passed this Office has any account been
admitted and passed at this office, where the money has
been applied to purpose different from that for which it
was appropriated.
"ALBION X. PARIS, Comptroller"
'Being the clerk in the Office OF the Secretary OF War
whose duty it is to make ont acquisitions for money
the Treasury Department, hereby certify that in in
stance since the troops ordered into Texas, has
rcousition been issued by the Secretary of War
au,son or draught from the Quartemasters Department.
where there not sufficient money to the credit of the
appropriation to pay IT.
"NATHAN RICE Requisition Clerk.
February s, 1877"
Since the foregoing prepared have received from
General Jesup reply TO my letter TO him. asking
PLANTATION of the passage in his letter to Captain Sanders
Both my letter and his reply follow.
w L. MARCY
WAR DEPARTMENT, February TO- ls47
SrR: A resolution has been passed in the House OF
Representatives YOU may have observed by the news