Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15

hundred and thirty four thousand three hun
bred and eghty-two dollars.
For communication of officers subsistence,
five hundred and fiftv-fve thousand three hun
dred and fifty-one dollars
For commutation of forage for officers hor-
ses, che hundred and our thousand two hum
dred and fifty-six dollars
For payment in lieu of clothing for officers
servants. thirty-six thousand one hundred and
seventy dollars.
For expenses OF recruiting, forty thousand
five hundred and sixty dollars
For three months extra pay to non commits
stoned officers, musicians, and privates, on re-
enlistment, twelve thousand five hundred dol
lars
For three months extra pay TO the officers,
none commissioned officers, musicians and phi
Yates engaged in the military service of the
United States in the war with Mexico, under
the act entitled can act-to amend the act en-
titled An act supplemental to an act entitled
An act providing for the prosecution of the
existing war between the United States and
the republic Of Mexico, and for other purpo-
ses,'" approved July nineteenth, eighteen
hundred and Forty Eight, three millions Of dol
lars.
For the regular supplies of the quartermas-
kind for the authorized number of officers
horses, and for the horses, mules, and oxen of
the quartermasterS department at the several
military posts and stations, and with the ar
mics in the field, and for the horses of the first
and second regiments of dragons, the eight
companies Of light artillery, and the reg .ment
OF mounted riflemen; of straw for soldiers
bedding, and OF stationery, including company
and other blank books for the army, certif-
Gates for discharged soldiers, blank forms for
the pay and quartermaster's department, and
for the printing OF division and department Or
derS and army regulations, six hundred thou
sand dollars
For the incidental expenses Of the quarter
masters department, consisting of postage on
letters and packets received and sent by Off
public service, expenses of courts
martial, and courts OF inquiry, including the
additional compensation to Judge advocates,
recorders, members, and witnesses, while on
that service, under the act of March sixteenth,
eighteen hundred and two; extra pay to sol
diers employed in the erection of barracks,
quarters, storehouscs, and hospitals, the con-
stuction OF roads, and other constant labor
under the direction Of the quartermaster's de-
partncnt, for periods of not less than ten days,
under the act of second March, eighteen hun
dred and nineteen; expenses of expresses to
and from the frontier posts and armies in the
field, OF escorts TO paymasters, other disburs-
ing officers, and trans, where military escorts
cannot be furnished: expenses Of the inter-
mcnt OF non commissioned officers and soldiers:
hire OF labOrers; compensation of clerks 10
the officers OF the quartermaster's department;
compensation 10 wagon and forage masters,
authorized by the act Of the fifth Of July, eigh-
teen hundred and thirty eight: for the arpre-
neHsiOn of deserers, and the expenses Incl
dent 10 their pursuit; The various expenditures
necessary to keep the first and second rcg-
ments of dragons, the eight companies OF
light artillery, and the regiment Of mounted RI
itenen complete, including the purchase OF
travelling FORCES, bIacksmith.s and shoeing
tools, horse and mule shoes, iron, hire of vet
crlnaFV surgeons, medicines for horses and
mules, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars
For the purchase of horses required for the
first and second regiments of Dragons, the
eight companies of light artillery, and the re-
giment of mounted rifemcn, one hundred thou
sand dollars.
For constructing. repairing, and enIarging
barracks, quarters, stOrehonses, HOSPITALS, sta
bles. wharves, and ways at the several posts
and army depots; for temporary cantonments,
gun-houses for the protection of cannon. in
Guiding the necessary tools ana materials for
the objects enumerated, and for the authorized
furniture for barrack rooms of non commits
stoned officers and soldiers; rent of quarters
for officers, barracks, and hospitals for troops,
where there are no public buildings for their
accommodation, for store horses [houses1 for
the safe-keeplng of military stores, AMI of
grounds for summer cantonments, three hun
dred thousand dollars,
For mileage, or the allowance made TO Off
GERS for the transportation of themselves and
baggage, when travelling on duty without
| troops, seventy five thousand dollars.
For transportation of the army, including
the baggage of troops, when moving either by
land or water; OF clothing, camp, and garri
son equipage, and horse equipments, from the
depot at Phladep hia to the several posts and
army depots Of subsistence from the places
of purchase, AMI from the places of delivery
under contract, to such places as the circum-
stances OF the service may require it TO be
sent of ordnance, ordnance stores, and small
arms from the foundries and armories to the
arsenals, Notifications, frontier posts, and ar
my depots, one million five hundred thousand
dollars.
For subsistence in kind, in addition to one
hundred and eighty-six thousand seven hun
I fuurtUru dUffdrS TUrTy-IUuT cents
in the treasury, one million one hundred and
twenty seven thousand four hundred and
twenty-eight dollars and fifty cents.
For medical and hospital departments, one
! hundred and twelve thousand dollars
For contingencies OF the army, twenty thou
sand dollars.
For armament of Notifications, one hundred
thousand dollars.
For purchase of ordnance, ordnance stores,
and supplies, one hundred and fifty thousand
| dollars
For current expenses of the ordnance SER
vice, one hundred thousand dollars.
For the manufacture of arms at the national
armores, three hundred and sixty thou and
dollars.
For repairs, improvements, and new machi-
merry at Harper's Ferry armory, 1fty-thFee
thousand and ninety one dollars.
For repairs, Improvements, and new machI-
merry at Springfield armory, eighty-one thou
ksani dollars.
For arsenaIs. one hundred and thirty thou
sand three hundred and thirty-eight dollars.
For purchase Of land at Springfield. Massa-
chusettS, adjacent to new arsenal and public
buildings, ten thousand dollars.
Fer purchase OF Ianl at Springfield, Massa-
/ chu5pt,s. to be flowed bv raising dam al upper