, 1859-05-27

-aouefA.. A........ -. lou 70
CAT 80
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Outstanding ..Sl6,S5l 81
Flour, l6 dols per barrel; pork, from 40
70 Sc dolls per barrel and 3S cents per 10. ;
sugar, 20 cents; coffee, S3 cents; becf, $50
per barrel; clock, dolls; silk cravats, 2 40
each; beef, per pound, so cents cab bages
sSi each; tnrnips, 8 dolls per bushel
This company was raised at Whidby's
Island, and appears 70 have been stationed
there or Fort Townsend adjacent, and. in
Guiding commissioned officers, was entitled
1851 rations. The amount Of subsistence
purchased BY Captain L. was more than
ihe company was entitled 10 according TO
rs strength, including commissioned on
Gers. OF these purchases II accounts show
them 10 have been made from members Sof
the company. None Of the property Is ac-
counted for-including or 5 boMs. Be
sides these boats and hired oxen, the cap,
tain appears to have employed the schoon-
ers r. B. Potter and A. Y. Trask from the
Sd Of November, 1855, when bis company
entered the service, TO the 18th Of Febru-
airy, 1856, inclusive, -four days after this
company was discharged, at $66 per day
each, amounting to 1884 Boat hired
for IS per day and Immediately sold for
500. RS. Stevens, private, reported for
l2l days as a carpenter at $4 per day for
the same time. Charles Thompson, pri-
vate. charges SIS for the use boat be-
tween the llth and 18th Of February, af-
ter the company was discharged. Thomas
]. Hanna, who appears 10 various capaci-
ties AZ Fort Townsend, was 9 private Of
Captain A. A. PlummeF's company from
November 10, 1855, to February o, 1856,
Jet in these accounts be is reported for pay
as agent "for attending to accounts one
regiment from January 81 to March 25,
1856, at IS per day. $500; Of course this
is double pay from January 81 to Februa,
y9. 20 days.
The roll Of the company shows It to have
been stationed at Fsrt Townsend, and nm.
der tho head Of "reeord Of events,n &C.
there are no remarks whatever. The lasI
voucher which shall notice is an extraor
binary account in the name Of Mrs. Elean
orPriee,D y who makes the following chargri
on account Of o. w. OlDey, " private o
Captain Ebey's company fro a Novembel
4, 1855, TO February IL, 1856, and wht
appears to have been injured by an explo
sion Of cannon on board the schooner A
Y. Trask,n on the 10th Of February, tn,
day before bis discharge from 10th Feb
guary 70 18Th June, 1856, 10 wit: l22 ra
tons at go cents, $T9 80 l92 days at
( tendance as nurse, at Eve dollars per day
$50; -four months washing at $25, 500
and medicines, $26 all of which is ap
proved by the commissioners except til,
washing, which is stricken out. Ii thu
appears that Oiney was in service but on,
single day after bis injury. Whether tn
injury was the result Of an accident doe
not appear, but tho A. Y. Trask is no
known TO have been in any engagement.
Company K. Captain John r. Jackson
mounted, 25 strong, from November G
1855, 70 February 6, 1855. -. $500 s.
The only voucher applicable to the CON
pany. IS an account Of Captain Iackso
himself, for rafions furnished 5.men of hi
company. for November and Decsnber
1855, and for three ditto, for January
1855. at 81 per ration, and for 300 exir
rations fnrnished his men at diifernt times
at the same rates, amounting to $780,
Tho price Of the ration, even at the rate
charged for provisions at that time and i
these accounts. is very high. the net cos