, 1859-05-27

tobcr II, S37; pasturngc, 81 so; Chris
tian Ncdror, private. Of Lieut. Howell'
company u, from llth Of Feb TO Sept. |
1856, and reported on roll for pay for SSl2
charges also for his services as packer at
81 per day, from the 10Th Of August, 1856
which is approved by the commissioners
(vOuchcr 1850; horse hire, So per day ior
a recruiting olirer, Oct. Is. All the sol
diers were discharged October II, (vouch,
er 1910 George Beatty for oxen, $500
and for the hire 81 more from the 9th OF
March TO the Tlh of November, lSj6, 24G
days, at 81 so per day, 81 ,lO7; the com.
miSSiOncrs reduced this TO 1928 80, upon
the ground of the unusual period of service,
and that the cattle were most of the time
unemployed. Voucher 1884 is for the
hire Of ) yoke Of oxen of Capt MaXon,
from lst of March. to 26lh of Oct, n. $40
per day, S2,39O; reduced by commissions
ers, for same reasons, to LIS 50.-
Voucher 1918 is an accoaut Of Wm ).
Pennington for the hire Of yske Of oxen,
ut dollars per day, for same period, 23S
days, ia dsls.; reduced by the commits.
slbIltlSt lbA hHN same lthSOll, Olt-Null, "
3jT. Voucher 1881; an account of DR..
II. A. Fuzo for 200 dolls, for professional
services TO JohnMyers, private OF company
ID, between the 3I of September and 10Th
of October, after himself and company were
discharged from the service. His pur-
chaSes Of subsistence amounted 10 81, 1855
dolS being, among other things, 1926
rationS of meat, besides so beef cattle,
equal to about so, 600 ratiunS more; l55,.
239 rations of flour, including this manu-.
factured from wheat 263, $40 rations OF
coffee; lST,3l7 ratiOns OF sugar; 203, l25
rations of soap; 2O5, 800 rationS of candles;
over 400, 900 ratlons OF salt, besides rice,
beans, peas, potatoes, &C., &c. This he
dSposcs by returns aud vouchers in very
unsatisfactory manner, tie greater portion
Of it being turned over, in bulk, to other
officers, like ull the other quartcrmaStcrS,
whose accounts have been already noticed.
A comparatively iuconsderablc quantity is
issued upon acquisitions, and copies OF re-
QUESTION, to yolu ItecrS, shOwn-kJ the rolls
to have been in the service at that time; /;
and such requisitonS, where they occur,
show that the parties making them were
well acquainted with tue army regulations
in this respect, for they ure in exact con-
fOrmity Herewith in every particular.-
Some are issued to employees, other than
soldiers, aud some sold aud paid away to
persons having claims growing out OF the
war, aud some are issued to the wives aud
families Of volunteers. Forage is included
in the purchases Of subsistence, and is dis
posed Of in the same manner, credit being
taken for issues 10 stables in Portland,
Oregon, from April to October, 1856. His
purchases OF quartermaSter's property
amount to LIS, ,796 dollars aud AZ cents,
the greater part Of which is Of horses, mules,
oxen, wagons, aud gotten rid Of in the same
way. Thirty Of these horses he issues to
Capt. Achilles, 81 to Capt. MaxUn, and
96 to Capt. Col, with saddles, brides, &C.,
in proportion, who DO not account in any
way for them; aud except IL horses aud
I oxen, which are reported as strayed,
died, or stolen, all the rest are turned over
10 other quartermasters aud individuals,
save Que horse, reported us sold to Mary
Milard for l25 dollars.
The prices ut which some Of the public
is reported to have sold at Port
land, o. T., in December, 1856, principally
to employees, we're very low OF arms he
purchased 3l7 rifles, revolyers, mnske's,
and pistols, which, with ammunition, are
reported to have cost 20,Sl2 dolls. and 03
cents, and he received from officers 294
more, making altogether 6l2, which he
disposes to captains of companies aud 9TH
er officers, the captains being Maxon,
Achilles, Miller, and GoiT, the rifles and
revolvcrs costing from 80 to 100 dollars
each, und mluy Of them purchased from
the members Of said companies, and two
r .Aes aud revolver were purchased as
late us the 22d Oct, when all the volun-
teers had been discharged. After all his
issues in the manner above described, he
admits 10 have on hand aud unaccounted
for in any way AZ rifles and IL muskets
Ii should have been observed in the prop
er place that quarternaster Millard re-
ceived 10y purchase and from other officers
GOT horses and mules, lS4 oxen, aud 10
wagons; yet, SO loosely have his accounts
been rendered, that he claims to have dis
posed of 62S horses aud u males, aying
one of the latter on hand, and bavi6g had
surplus of 40 horses that he could not ac-
count for. In like manner he diSposeS Of
226 oxen, being AZ more than he appears
to have received; and ! | wagons, Que more
than his accounts shows him to have re-
ceiyed. Discrepancies like these in such
property as horses, mules, oxen. aud wag-
Gus, show that uot much reliance can he
placed in the corrcctueSs Of his accounts.
or the scrip issued, or debts contracted,
by Qnartermaster Millard, the commis
sioners report as due aud uucancelled the
sum of 100000 dollars, which appears to
have been arrived at from his abstracts Of
purchases and expenditures as follows:
Cancelled by payment in prop i I.
erty IN the manner hereto
fore noticed. .............. SJl,lsO -
Recommended for disallowaRce, %, J,I67 50
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