The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-27

lues IN rcidftoH 10 cdtns prortded Ior ~ an dct ~
Congress- approved 3D. March, l649, entitled An
act 70 proride for the payment Of horses and other
property lost destroyed in the military serrtee q
The Unied States"
AL CLAIMS under the provisions Of this act must
IL be presented the Office OF the Third Auditor Of the
sch evidence as Is hereinafter designated with respect
cases Of the class under which 1t faIls-
First Class Of Cases
BY the frsi section Of the law 1t Is enacted;
"That any Geld, stan other officer, mounted mill
~ Il. as ss. s s
1914 shall hereafter be In said service and has
eencs on his part while 10 said service b me loss q
horse r. battle e. BY the loss e horss wounded 4 hais
wounded shall be abandoned by order Of his officer and
lost shall sustain damage BY the loss Of any horse by
ofhe when board United States transport vessel,
because the United States failed to supply transportation
his commanding officer embark and leave him, In
consequence Of the United STATES falling to supply Sufficient
rom Its horse and ordered a 10 do duty on fool a siasoa
detached from his horse, when the officer In the imme
ate command ordered Or shall order The horse turned o
United States alsd shall fa to supply sufficient forage,
and H loss was shall be consequent thereof or for the
horse Is Aforesaid shall be allowed and paid the value
thereof not to exceed two hundred dollars provided that
said for the and risk for forage after the deaih loss
Or abandonment Of his horse said payment shall be Dc,
satisfy the paymassr al die time he mae or shall make The
payment or thereafter show by proof thai he was re-
the time he foot and provided aso any payment
have been shall hereafter be made TO any person
NOT ensa Sy aS such sha be dsdariea ro
the value of his horse or accoutrements.n
To establiah claim under this provision the claimant
must aduce the evidence Of the officer under whose
mand he served when the loss occurred IL alive or II
dead, then Of the surviving officer describing The
property the value thereof the time Of entering the
vice. the time und manner which the loss Happened and
whether or no, i was snsi,nsd whSa. any fault o. nsa
Case The claimant was rrmoansd amer he loss state when
ne was renounfd now long he continued So ana explain
r y hSrss h was hh ID
mounted M. mlaman or volunteer to whom for ~
n o e o. a r havs Mas a, M
mand which he belonged And In every instance IN
ss nf mi c may ps'snn - s nt
each should be specified -
e.s
Second Class Of Cases.
The second section Of ,he law snae,s;
damage nv he ran,nre or descon nv an enemy or III
he sSandsnm.Si e assrs,sa y order q s. COM
Ter m any har.a rails ~ cav, ho,t sein orhaY
ness while such properly was in the military service OF
lhs United siaes either py m or contract ek
cp N cases where the risk TO which The properly would
be exposed was agreed TO be incurred by the owner and
any person who has sustained Or shall ssain DAMAGE by
the death or abandonment and loss Of any snc horse
mule or OK while IN the service aforesaid In consequence
OF the mrre on the part olthe United States 70 urnshhe
same with sufficient forage and any person who has lost
shall lose has had shall have destroyed by unavoa
oe accident any hors mule OK wagon cart poa,, ssgh
or nnrnes whe such properly WAS N .he aervce aioe'
saa, sal oe aiowta anu pad .he va srso me ne
ne eh.ereu ms sersee proV'usn sha appear maj such
loss, uap,re anahuonnfh DESTRUCTION, OF uea'li was
MMt any au or on me part o. inc owner
ssr r n X mi snsd was a'a ep''yea N '"e
AeI'"e VI ine ohen oA'em
To establish claim under this provision II will In atd
ton the testimony required under the head OF Fret
Class Of Cases. be necessary in where the property
lost In the service by pressmen pro
duce the testimony of the officer agent Of the United
States who impressed contracted for the service Of the
property mentioned In such clani and also Of the officer
under whose command the same was employed The time
Of the capture destruction loss abandonment declaring
IN what way the property was taken into the service Of the
United States The value thereof whether or not the risk to
which Il would be exposed agreed TO be Incurred by
the owner and whether not as regarded horses mules
oxen ae engaged 70 supply the same with sufficient forage
In what manner the loss happened, and whether
was sustained without any fault or negligence on his part
The fifth section Of the law enacts
aTha, n All Instances ,yher, anv minor bas han or IN
he in he military service n te JIn,sa sa,e ana
~. r sha he prnvide8 WITH borse mr. so,in,s,,. -.
military Nv bIs n.rent r g,s,iian AMI