Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-05-11


AT Washington-Fo general repair, one
hundred and fifty dollars
AT NorfoIk.-For general repairs, one thou
sand dollars.
At Pensacola.-For repairs OF hospital bull
dngs, medical officers quarters, out-buidngs,
fences, and general repairs. one thousand sew
ell hundred and fifty dollars.
For magazines. viz:
AT Boston, one hundred and fifty dollars;
At New York, two hundred dollars;
At Washington, one hundred and fifty dol
lars;
a: Norfolk. one hundred and fifty dollars.
For stone and floating dry-docks, viz:
For completing the stone dry dock building
at New York, four hundred and ninety thou
sand dollars;
For the construction of the floating dry
dock TO be built al Kittery, two hundred thou
sand dollars;
For the construction of the floating dry
dock TO be built at Philadelphia, two hundred
thousand dollars;
For the construction Of the floating dry
dock TO be built at Pensacola, two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
For improvements and superintendent at
naval depot near New Orleans, the sum of
one thousand and seven hundred and fifty dol
lars.
Marine Corps For pay of officers, non
commissioned officers, musicians, prIvateS,
and servants, serving on shore, subsistence OF
officers. and pay for undrawn clothing, two
hundred and nine thousand and twelve dollars:
PROVIDED, That the President of the nitet
States may substitute marines for landsmen in
the navy. as far as be may deem il expedient
TO promote the efficiency OF the service. And
that the officers of the marine corps affected by
the fourth section OF the act of Congress, ap-
proved March 2, 1917, entitled "An act for
the increase OF the marine corps of the United
States,'' shall be provided for in the same
manner that the officers of the old army who
received appointments in the iditional reg-
ments raised for the war with Mexico were
under the fourth section of the act of Congress.
approved July nineteen, eighteen hundred and
forty eight, entitled t" An act supplemental to
an act entitled An act providing for the pro
secuton of the existing war between the Uni
ted States and the republic of Mexico, and for
other purposes
For provisions for marines, serving on
shore, thirty thousand six hundred and seven
ty-four dollars and eighty CENTS;
For clothing. forty-two thousand nine hun
dred and forty eight dollars;
For iueI, thirteen thousand one hundred
and fifty eight dollars;
For military stores, repair of arms, pay of
armorers, accoutrements, ordnance stores,
flags, drums, flies. and musical instruments,
six thousand dollars
For transportation of officers and troops.
and expenses of recruiting, eight thousand
dollars
For repairs of barracks, and rent of tempo
rary barracks aad offices for officers, six thou
sand dollars;
For contingencies, namely freight. fer
riage, carriage, wharfage. compensation 10
Judges advocate per diem, for attending courts
martial, courts of inquiry, and for constant la
Dor, house rent i'll lieu of quarters, burial of
deceased marines, printing, stationery, forage,
postage, pursuit of deserters, candles, oil,
straw, furniture, bed sacks, spades, axes, sbo
vels, picks, carpenters tools, keep of horse
for the messenger, pay of marion, washerwo-
man, and porter at the hospital headquarters,
eighteen thousand one hundred and eighty
four dollars;
To supply deficiency in the appropriation
of the third of March, eighteen hundred and
forty seven, for two buoy boats, one on the
eastern end OF 1uekernuck shoal, and the
other on the end OF Great or Sandy Rip sboal,
two hundred and five dollars and ffty-three
cents;
For meteorological observations, 10 be con-
Quoted under the direction Of the Secretary OF
the Navy, two thousand dollars
Sec .. And be it further enacted, That the
| Secretary of the Navy be directed TO detail
three suitable vessels of the navy in testing
new routes and perfecting the discoveries
made by Lieutenant Maury liz the course OF
his investigations of the winds and currents
of the ocean ; and to cause the vessels of the
navy TO cooperate in procuring materials for
such investigations, in so far as said co opera
ton may not be incompatible with the pub
lie interests Provided, That the same can be
accomplished without any additional expense
SEC. 3. Aad be Il further enacted, That the
Secretary of War be, and he is hereby auth
orized and directed, in conformity with the
recommendation contained in his annual re-
port, TO transfer to the Navy Department such
vessels now believing 20 the Wa Department
as, in his judgment, will promote the public
interests.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That in
lieu of the pay allowed by law. purser
when by order of the Secretary of the Navy
attached TO and doing duty at the naval sta
ton of California, shall receive the same pay
as II dltdCHSd III d lIiSdte Ill CoHiIliSSlOu ~
sea service Provided, That not more tina,
one purser shall, at the same time, be attach
ell to the said station, on general or specia
uty.
SEC 5. lind be it further enacted. That tn
:, retention of one dollar per month from tn
pay ofthe musicians and privates of the ma
rne corps, directed by The act of secon
March, eighteen hundred and thirty three, b
extended, as in the case of the musicians an
. privates of the army, to the whole term @
/ their enlistment
! SEC. 6. And be it further enacted. That til
r engineers in the navy shall hereafter Fecelv
T the following pay. viz:
: Chief engineer on duty, first FIVE years. fl
| teen hundred dollars;
: Chief engineers on duty, after five years
+; two thousand dollars;
). Chief engineers on leave, first five years
e twelve hundred dollars;
i Chief engineers on leave, alter FIVE years
n fourteen hundred dollars;
First assistant engineers, on duty, one thou:
e and dollars;
/ First assistant engineers, on leave, elgl
g hundred and fifty dollars;
3 Second assistant engineers, on duty, eigl
), hundred dollars;
d Second assistant engineers, on leave, 81
e hundred dollars;
Third assistant engineers, on duty. s
{: hundred dollars
/ Third assistant engineers, on leave, fo1