The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-20
Army Intelligence.
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WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJ. GENERAL's OFrIcI
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Washington, May 16, 1S4s. !
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 30 l. The following general
order is published for the information Of the army and
the guidance Of all concerned
war DEPARTMENT, May IL, 1S40
The ordnance depots at Galveston and Point Isabel
which established for the operations of the army
during the with Mexico, being no onger required
will be discontinued Such of the arms and munitions
Mt these depots may be needed the troops in the
sth department. will be transferred to the comandino
officer Of that department, and be removed under his
directions, to some more convenient and central posi-
ton The remaining ordnance and stores will be sent
to Baton Rouge arsenal
An ordnance depot will be established under the di
recion of the Commanding General Of the Pacific Di-
vison at convenient point the Columbia river
in Oregon which will be supplied with ordnance and
ordnance stores and placed in charge Of officer Of
the army to be temporarily assigned to that duty by
the Commanding Officer of thelPachc Division
The ordnance and ordnance stores at Fort Leaven-
WORTH not required for the Of that post will be
moved to the Ordnance Depot ut Liberty Missouri,
and the Military storekcepcr ut the former place will
be assigned for duty at Santa Fe, and relieve r. II.
Dyer, temporary military storekeeper at the latter
place whose duties will cease.
Captain walbach, Of the Ordnance Department, is
assigned to Pkesvillc Arsenal for foundry duty The
military storekeeper there will proceed to Mount
Vernon Arsenal, and relieve Lieut. Dearborn in the
charge Of this arsenal On being relieved, Lieut. Dear
born will repair to San Antonio dc Bexar Texas, and
report for duty to Brevct Major General Worth.
GEO. w. CRAWFORD, Secretary of War.
II-Brcvet Captain !. Mcdowell Assistant Adjutant
General is assigned to the Headquarters of the Army
and will report in person on the 25th inst.
BY order Of the Secretary of War,
We have learned that rumor is aloat to the effect
that the Secretary of War has determined to order the
company of Light Artillery ut present stationed here
to Augusta; and that the company of heavy artillery
at the latter place will possibly be removed this
poipt.--Sdrsnnah Republican, May 15
Marine Affairs
IMPORTANT MARINE INSURANCE CAsE.-On the 18th
inst, at Plymouth, Mass, Judge Fletcher deliver
ed an opinion Of the court upon question of much
int rest to commercial men, to insurance Offices and
to all persons interested in navigation. 1t lucid
just and satisfactory opinion which ought to be pub
shed in eTteso for the information of the mercantile
community. We will state the case in few words
possible. 1t comes from New Bedford where the par
ties interested live. MIR Coffin and Mr. Clifford, of that
city, argued 1t before full bench. whaling ship be-
longing to Mattapoisett few miles above New Bed
ford the tairhavcn side was insured by an office in
New Bedford, out and home, with the usual quaica-
tons. She started from Long wharf, in Mattaposctt,
in charge Of pilot. went to gone two or three
years and returned full Of oil taking the pilot at
the customary place for inward bound vessels destined
to Now Bed rd and other places in that vicinity The
pilot anchored in the harbor Of New Bedford, some
miles below her place Of destination Owing to stress
Of weather. and her heavy draught Of water, il i'm
possible for the pilot and Others having command Of
the vessels to her in to the wharf whence she start
ed for several days, although due diligence
cscd. portion OF her cargo discharged In small
vessels and she thus lghcncd eight feet so that
she would finally be able to reach the wharf at high
tide But, unfortunately, the ship and the remaining
part Of her cargo totally destroyed by fire during
the next night. The insurance Office refused to pay the
owners Of the vessel the ground that the policy
pred twenty hours after the arrival of the
at New Bedford The owners commended that she
insured till her arrival at the wharf In Mattaposett;
and the pilot testified that he considered himself bound
to put her thcrc-that his duty would not have been
wholly discharged until he had done this If tho pro-
perty had not been destroyed by fire. The have
sustained the ground taken by counsel for the owners
and given clear. unqualified opinion in their favor
The amount at Issue, we believe, is So 600 and
the decision is which will be generally talked about
by merchants and ship owners,