The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-30
TWO thousand four hundred greatcoas and nine thousand
Two hundred blankets These supnlles were Ell sent 10

TWO thousand Tour hundred greatcoas and thousand
Two hundred blankets These supplies all sent to
Vera Cruz previous 10 the 3oth OF June
made no provision for the volunteers for YOU arc
well aware had not single cent that could legally
Apply to the purchase OF clothing for them II the gen
erals named By General Scott exhausted ,Ae cloth
placed depot Vera Cruz, by applying il 10 the use OF
their respective commands they acted in violation of the
36th article OF war, ana the General should hold them
accountable.
1t is known here that several thousand suits of cloth
ing sent New Orleans and Mexico for the old army
have been issued TO the regiments and 10 volunteers
But Gen Scott mistaken supposng that the depot
Vera Cruz was entirely exhausted by those issues for
have official ntormaton that late rs the 9th OF De-
cember time after Lieutenant Colonel Johnson's
train left Vera Cruz, there still remained depot at that
post eight thousand forage caps; three thousand nine
hundred wool Goats and jackets, and SIX thousand nine
hundred cotton jackets; nineteen hundred wool, and
thousand seven hundred cotton oyeras; twenty
seven hundred haunel, and thirteen thousand seven hun
bred cotton shirts; fifteen thousand hundred pairs Of
drawers; two thousand seven hundred gTeat-coats,
seven thousand blankets, and eleven thousand pairs OF
bootees.
Ii The volunteers and new regiments went to Mexico
without The proper supplies, that the fault OF those
who commanded them. General Butler unders stand was
specially directed to supsrinlend the organizations equip
men, and movement OF the volunteer force I, was his
business not nine, to that they properly cloth
ed and suppei and neither he General Patterson nor
General Marshall had any right 10 take for their com
nands the supplies had placed at Vera Cruz for General
SCOTS old regiments.
For the new regiments had made timely arrange.
ments, and would have sent 10 Vera Cruz, in November
large supply OF clothing but received, in October,
report from Capt Irwin he acting quartermaster gene
raj OF Gen SCOTS armyD dated at the city OF Mexico,
the 27th OF September, OF which the following is
tract 81 have now thousand people engaged In making
" clothing The quality OF the material Is not good
our own, and the price, the average, is so per
" higher; still, supposing the road between this and
Vera Cruz to be entirely open, think the government
" Will lose little If anything, by purchasing here shall
be able to fill, in very short time, every requsitlon
" which has been made me, with clothing, which,
=" though not exactly OF our uniform, will be comfortable
" and good"
This information, sir, from a man who not only
knew how 10 supply army by putting into requsiton
all the resources OF the country around him. bat bet
ter qualified to command large army than most of your
generals in the field The report OF Capt Irwin delayed
my action here; but December, ordered from Phila-
dephia supply of clothing sufficient for the whole
army, regulars and volunteers
To enable me to do this have been obliged to apply,
on my responsibility, three hundred and sixty eight
thousand dollars of the funds OF the quartermasters
parment to the purchase of clothing, and to authorize
purchases to be made credit, which have been paid
Tor by bills drawn on at ninety days, which have
accepted hoping that Congress, by making appropr
alton, will enable me 10 meet them by the time they be-
come due.
have the honor TO be, sir, your obedent servant
TIL S. JESUP,
Quartermaster General
The Hon. VIM. L. Marcy,
Secretary OF War, Washington City.