The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-09
War Department. March 20, Is-.

mules in relation 10 claims prouied for bu an acf
Congress, eapprored 3D. March, lai9, entitled A,
! dcf TO proride for The payment Of horses and othe
property lost or destroyed in The military serrice Q
he Unaed Sfatesn
/ LII CLAIMS under The provisions Of this act mus
n be presented the Office OF the Third Auditor oi In
such evidence hereinafter dessnaied with rrspect
cases OF the class under which IL falls
First Class IF Cases.
| BY the 6rst section fihe law IL Is enacted:
"rhat any field staff, or other officer, mounted mill
iary service OF the United States since the 18th Of June
sls OF who shall hereafter be in said service and has
tanned or shall sustain damage without any fault neg
gence on his part while In said service, by the loss Of
hoIne y battle q By the loss Of horse wounded in battle
and which has died. shall die Of said wound, being
wounded shall be abandoned by order OF his Officer
LOST or shall sustain damage by The loss Of any horse b.
OF the when board United States transport vessel
or beeaase the United States failed 10 supply transportation
for the horse and the compelled BY the order
his commanding officer embark and leave him, or il
consequence Of the United States falling supply suclen
forage because the rider dsmoured separated
from his horse, and ordered duty at a station
detached from his horse or when te officer In the imme
Craze in the woods prares or commons because Tie
United States failed, shall fail supply sufficient forage
and the loss or shal be consequent hereof or for he
loss Of equpage O the loss Of Ills
horse aforesaid, shall be allowed and paid The value
any payment has been shall be made any
said for the use and risk or for forage after the DEATH loss
Quoted from the thereof unless he satisfied shall
satisfy the paymaser at the lime he made or shall make The
mounted in which The deduction shall only extend Ia
me lime he was on foot and provided, ALSO fanny payment
above mentioned OF clothing which he
not entitled by law, such payment shall be deducted from
the value OF his horse or acconiremens."
To establish claim under This provision tho claimant
must addnce the evidence OF The officer under whose
mand he served when the loss occurred, ii alive; or,
property The value thereof AT the time Of entering The
vice. The time and manner IN which the loss happened and
gence on The claimants part The evidence should also m
the claimant remonned AFTER the logs when
hsns ~ oIe Nc s
furnished by the United States been owned by another
mounted miaman o. volunteer 10 whom payment for The
session Of the claimant, may have been made and il II had
been mus owned shonla name The person and ne com
which the claim extend 70 eInpage the several sri
Giles Of which The same consisted, ana separate value Of
Second Class Of Cases.
The second section OF the law enacts:
"Tha any person who has sustained or shall sustain
damage by the capture or destruction by an enemy or by
the abandonment destruction by the order Of the
manding general the commanding officer, quartermas
Ter Of any horse mule OK, wagon cart boat Sleigh har
ht United States, ei,Yer BY improvement or contrast ea
cepl in where The risk 10 which The property would
exposed was agreed be incurred by The owner and
any person who has sustained shall sustain damage by
The death abandonment and loss Of any snch horse
mule, OK, while The service aforesaid il consequence
same with forage and any person who has lost or
shall lose has lad shall have destroyed by unavohia
Bile accident any horse mule, wagon cart boat sleigh
OF harness, while such property was IN the service afofe
he entered the service provided shall appear thai gich
loss, capture, abandonment, destruction death, was
without any fault Or negligence on The part q he owner q
the property, and while II was actually employed In the
service Of The United Siatea."
To establish claim under this provision will, In add
Glass 81 Cases, be necessary where the properly
lost was In the service by contract mpressmen pro.
uce the testimony Of the officer on agent Of the United
States who impressed contracted or the service Of the
property mentioned In such claim and also Of the officer
Of the capture esnction loss declaring
y what way The properly was taken into the service o.
which II would be exposed agreed 10 be incurred by
the owner and whether or not regarded horaes mules
in what manner the loss happened and whether moi II
sustained without any fault negligence his part
The fihh section Of the law cnacts:
Thai in all instances where any minor has been shall
be engaged In the military service Of the United States and
shall be provided with horse equipments, or
military accouirements by his parent guardian and has
died. shall die, without paying for said property and the
same has been or shall be lost captured destroyed, OF
guardian shall be allowed pay therefor making
scoy proof in other cases and the further proofihat
he Is entitled thereto by having furnished the same"
parent or guardian minor will therefore,
previously desc ibed have 10 furnish proof that lie PRO
ved the minor with the property therein mentioned, that
ihe minor died without paying for such property and that
he The parent or guardian, Is eHiled 10 payment for il by
his having furnished the same.
The sixth section Of the law enacts:
"Tha In all instances where any person, other than
minor has been Or shall pc engaged n e military service
equipments with military accoulremenis any person,
The owner thereof whe has rsked OF shall take the risk OF
such horse, equipments military aecoutremenis on
himself and the same has been shall be lost captured,
destroyed, abandoned In the manner before mentioned
such shall be allowed pay therefor making proof
other cases, and The further proof that he Is entitled
thereto BY having furnished the same and having taken the
Besides the testimony In support Of his claim herein be-
fore required such owner thereof viii have TO prove
rem therein mentioned and took the risk thereof
on himself and that he Is entitled 70 pay therefor by av
self; and this proof should be contained in deposition
Of the person who had been provided by him with such
horse, equipments or military aecontremenis
Third class Of Cases
The seventh section Of the law enacts:
aThat in all cases where horses have condemned
by hoard Of officers on account Of their nnfmess for
service in consequence Of the Government falling supply
forage all such horses and their eqnpage shall be allowed
and paid for, whenever the facts shall be by legal
and satisfactory evidence, whether oral written, that
such condemned horse and the equipage turned
quarternascr Of the army whether any receipt was
given and produced or mott
To establish claim under this provision The claimant
ine head Of rs class Of cases sascoriy proving TINT
the property therein described was, while In the military
q ne limited ny 20 possa
in consequence ohe Government falling TO supply forage
and a sd WAS over .n ha
rmonnted, &c, required In said first class ofcases
In the production Of the evidence previously
described be dispensed with, unless the mpraccabily
producing be cerry proved and then ihe nearest and
best other evidence OF which the case Is susceptible must
he furnished In lieu thereof
Every claim must be accompanied by deposition ofthe
claimant, declaring that he has not received from any
officer agent Of the United States any horse horses
equipage Announcements, mule, wagon cart, boat, Sleigh
harness, the may BED in ieu oil the property
lost, nor any compensation for the s,me,p and he sup
ported fpracticabe by the original valuation list made
by the appraisers OF the properly al the time the same was
taken into the United States service and in cases where
the loss Is alleged 10 have occurred because the United
States failed supply transportation for The horse, and the
owner was compelled by The order OF his commanding
officer embark and leave him. provided for 10 the
first section 1.-THE law the adavid OF the claimant
Ia addition 10 the declaration above mentioned, declar
that he did IN obedience order of his officer leave
said and equpage and thar he never sold or other
disposed Of the said horse equpage and
ccved any compensation for said horse or equipase from
any person whatever
All evidence other than the certificates Of officers who
the time Of giving them In the military service Of the
United States be 10 before some Judge, justice
the peace other person duly authorized 10 administer
oaIs ot which authority proof should accompany the