The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-05
Army Intelligence.
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. z.

WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJuTAsr GESNRA n, s 0siIcE,
|. The following act of Congress being of general
interest to the military service, is published of
cally to the army
for the year ending the ,hrtsth June eighteen hundred
and ffiy nine
Be enacted By the Senate and House of Represents
tvss the United States Of America Congress
bled That the following be, and the here
by appropriated out Of any money in the treasury not
the year ending the 3oth OF June, is59,-
For expenses Of recruiting, transportation OF recruits
three months extra pay 70 non commissioner olncsrs
ten thousand dollars.
For pay Of the army, three million Ave hundred and
ninety thousand hundred and eighty four DOL
For communication Of ocsrs' subsistence nine hundred
ninety eight thousand four hundred and thirty four
dollars and hfty Provided That the supernten
dent Of the Military Academy, while serving such By
the pay allowances Of colonel engineers that rhs
commRndant OF the corps Of cadets at the Military Acacemy
while serving such by appointment OF the President,
Lieutenant Colonel Of Engineers and besides bis other
duties shall be charged with the duty Of instructor in the
tactics OF tie three At said academy and that the
senior assistant instructor in each Of the service
Of artillery, cavalry aud infantry, shall severay
receive the pay ana allowances OF tho assistant professor
Fer communication OF forage for o,ers horses one hun
bred and twenty -four thousand hundred and twenty
For pay xens TO discharged soldiers for clothing not
drawn, my thousand dollars.
thirty zine thousand ei h hundred and ninety dollars
For cubs stence in kind million three hundred and
eighty thousand six hundred and fifty two dollars aud
sixty five cent?.
For clothing for the army camp and garrison equipagc
million aud sixty two III ,usand hundred
two dollars and ninety nine cents.
Tor the regular supplies OF the quartern,asser's
department, consisting Of fuel for the officers
enlisted men, guards, hospitals, storehouses and
Offices; o: forage In kind for The horses, mules
and oxen OF the qusrtermasters department at the
several posts and stations, and with the armies IN the
fed the horses Of the two regiments OF Dragons the
tso regiments cavalry the regiment Of rifle.
men the companies OF light artillery and such companies
Of infantry may be mounted and for the authorized
outpos;s, including bedding for the asnas; OF
for soldiers bedding AID OF stationery ncuding
Tor discharged soldiers blank forms the pay quar-
termAters departments and for The printing OF division
enc ,on ssvsp aud Ave thousand doIia
tho Incidental expenses OF the quarcrmastcr do
partmcnt consulting Of postage on letters and packets
ceved sent by the officers OF the army public
vice expenees OF courh martial and courts Of inquiry Ia
ciuong The additional compensation OF Judge afvocses
the ACT OF March sixteenth eighteen hundred and
extra pay TO soldiers employed under the direction
Of the qrsrer department. In the erection OF bar
racks quarters, storehouses and hospitals In the
strucon OF loads. ana other constant labor Tor pc
rods Of ROT ess than ten days under tie acts OF March
seonc ghieen snd nineteen and August fourth
sr hundred and y four Including those employed
clerks at dvislon ano department heacquariers
persss Of expresses 70 and from the fn'r posts and ar
The neid Of escorts TO pay masters and other d
brrs ny ocers aud 70 trans, where military escorts
be furnished; expense Of the nterment Of officers
killed in actsn die when duty IN the field,
at the posts on the frontiers and Of non ssoned
tc. soldiers authorized office iurnuTe hire Of
az forage sgon masters authorized by the Of yry
9Th, eighteen hundred ssd thirty egnt ior the sppreten
scn o. descers the expenses incident 10 Their purut
the oo~rg oxpenn lures required for the tTo regiments
OF drssocns the t~o ments CT csyay the regiment
of mrrEted rlener and such companies Of Infantry
nav be mounted VIA the purchase Of portable FORCES
.raih nd M
nails Icn and steel for shcens hre Of veterinary
geo1s for horses sod mrles cke, ropes AID
shcspg the horses OF those co I'VE hundred thousand
dollsrs
For constructing barracks and other buildings posts
which msy be necessary 10 occupy curing the and
for rerrrne altering ana onlasDg budinss at the esiao
E,htd ros including hire or Communication OF quarters ter
CHEERS military ouv hire Of quarters fer troops, Of
stofebouss for the ear keeping OF military stores aud or
rounea fci ments and for temporary from
sr sisioDs hundred aud ninety thousand dollars
For TIE repairs Of the barracks Mt Baton Rouge, Jous
ara tum Of twenty 1--WE thousand dollars TO be
TeDeco the direction Of The Secretary Of War.
For miesee or the allowance made ofcers Of the
army for sporlaoa OF themselves and their bag
gage, when travelling duty without troops escorts or
supplies, one hundred aud thirty thousand dollars:
Of the troops when moving either by lard water, ef
clothing camp and garrison equpa2e from the depot al
horse equipments and Of subsistence from the places Of
purchase sad from the places Of delivery under contract
TO places @ the circumstances OF me serves may
REQUIRE them be sent Of ordnance, ordnance stores
and small arms from the oundriee and armores, 10 the
arsenas forfcsious, frontier Posts, and army depots
freehs wharfage tolls and ferrsges for the purchase
and Of borses mules, and oxen and the purchase
end repair Of wagons carts, drsys chips, and other
scirg vessels and boats required for the transportation OF
supplies and garrison purposes for drayage and carriage
athe several poets; hire Of tesmsters transportation OF
fur6s for the pay and other dsbursug departments the
expense o. sailing public transports the various rivers
the euf Of MEXICO, and the Atlantic and Pacific aud
for procuring water such posts from their situation
rearc that be brought from distance and for clear
ing roads and removing from roads brbors
and rivers 10 the which msy be required for the
actual operations n the troops the frontier three mil
lion four hundred thousand collars.
Fer the purchase OF horses for the two regiments Of
gooDs the two regiments ~ cavalry, the regiment Of
mounted fhcmen and the companies OF light ARTILLERY,
two hundred thousand dollars.
For contingencies Of the army, twenty i've thousand
dollyrs.
For the medical and hospital Departments hundred
and Ave thousand sollsrs.
For contingent expenses Of the sdutau seesrsls DE-
per'mept At division and departures head quarters, hve
hundred doS,srs.
For compensation Of the c'erk and messenger " inc
Office Of the Commanding general two Thousand aosts
For contingent expenses Of the Office OF the COMMANDING
general, three hundred dosvs
Fer Imsmer OF fcs uacstons three hundred tnoasenu
dollms -
For o~dnsaoe ordnance stores. aud sppcs ipc'uding
horse equrmsos for tho mo,ed resimeue t~o hundred
and ffty thovsaDd dollars. .