Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-15

frsmsnt's Battalion. The oomminiensf
Of Pensions has just had oecssion to write the
following letter 10 pension agent, which be-
ing Of interest to others Of the same class, a.
we'll As to those persons who served during tie
Mexican war, We transfer 1t to our columns:
PENSION OFFICE, Sept IL. 1854.
Sra In answer to your ipq uiry of this day.
a. to the construction of the Eth section Of the
act Of August 5, 1854, have to state, that
this sec ion directs " the Secretary of War to
receive and cause to be placed on the files of
his Department, such additional muster rolls
of the battalion of volunteers commanded by
Lieut. Col. j. G. Fremont, in California, duly
authenticated by the proper officers, a. have
not heretofore been received and fled, and to
cause such corrections of tho muster rolls to
be made in regard to the periods Of enlistment
and terms of service, and the omission of
names of members of said battalion as upon
satisfactory proof he may deem right and
proper, aud as far as practicable to correspond
with the pay rolls of Major P. B. Reading,
Psymaster Of said battalion, with respect to
the period of service, 80 that all who served
in the military service of the United States,
in California during the late war with Mexico,
whether under the command of naval or mill
tary officers may be entitled to all the benefits
OF all the acts Of Congress providing for the
enrolment Of volunteers in the Mexican War"
1t is apparent that the principal, if not the
only object, of the foregoing provisions is to
procure the correction of tho muster rolls of
the battalion of volunteers commanded by Col
j. =. Fremont in California, so that all who
served under his command may receive the
same benefits as part of his battalion have
already received. To effect this, the Secre-
tary of War is authorised to receive additional
muster rolls, duly authenticated by tho proper
officers, cause corrections of the same to be
made, In regard to periods of enlistment, terms
OF service, and omission of names, and as far
as practicable to make them correspond with
the pay rolls of Major P B. Reading, with
respect to the period Of service.
When these rolls are thus perfected, the per-
sons whose names shall be found thereon,
whether they have served under naval or mil
ltary officers are to receive all the benefits of
all the acts Of Congress providing for the en-
rolment Of volunteers in the Mexican wsr.
These benefits are the three months extra
pay provided by the act of July 10, 1S4s, and
land bounty provided by the act of February
III, 1S47. So far as the land is concerned, the
law will be executed in this Bureau, and where
1t shall appear from the said corrected rolls
that the claimant shall have served one year
in the military service in California, during
the late war with Mexico, he will be entitled
to receive warrant for one hundred and sixty
acres Of land and where he shall have served
less period, he will be entitled to receive
forty acres The form of application for these
benefits, and the veri6cation of the papers,
will be the same as that now used under the
act OF February IL, 1S47.
am, very respectfully, &C.,
L. P. WALDO, Commissioner.
The Storm at Savannah.-The Treasury
Department have advices from Savannah,
ga. y saying that the late storm in that region
doiag so much harm in Charleston harbor
also greatly injured the Fig Island light house
swept away tho Cockspur Island light house