Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-21
oRmcR zHE SECOND AUDITOR oFTHE
JRR1SIERY


This ofsee was created by act Of the Provisional
Congress, approved March l6;b, lS0i' ana was soon
afsr orv,pized BY the present AudltOs, Mr. W. ii. 5
Taylor, Of Louisiana, who from long experience IN the
Den.rtmenis at Washington was well qualified for the
post to which he was assigned by the President "
Montgomery. UUou the removal of the ssAt OF Gov
ernment TO Richmond the Auditor and his three e's'"S
were. of course, transferred to this city.
The law creating this lfo provides that the Andit0r
ha be charged with the duty of auditing the accounts
of the VAR Department, which means all military &C
counts and claims whatever Including the expenditures
on account of the Indian tribes In the Government
of the United States this duty ia assigned to two Audi
tors, the Second and Third.
The Auditor required to examine the secOOnts sub
mts to him certify the balances and transmit the &C
oouuta with the vouchers and certificates to the Comp
trOsr for his decision thereon. Toe Auditor has sub
divided the business of his Office as follows;
lat. The Chief Clerk. I'd. The BOokkeePers. Sd
The Division of C.aims 4,h. The Qaartermasters D-
ys.iop. oh. The Comuissarys DIVISION. 6'h. The
Paw Division. Til Toe Ordnance Engineer and hedl-
cal Division. Ssh. Deceased odieers and Soldiers
claim, D,v,sioa 9,h Tls 6 ,aersl b g,straT.
Oae hundred and twenty-five accountants and clerks
arr emuloyed IN the ONCE. They from the follow
ing States aud TsrrilOriss Virginia So Louisiana 10,
MARYLAND o South Carolina 5. Georgia 5. North Caro-
lima Tennessee Mississippi 2 Kentucky 2, District
of Columbia 2, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Delaware
aud toe Territories of Arizona aud Ne" Mexico Que
each.
TIE Clisf Clerk is Albert Elery, of the District OF
Columbia He assists the Auditor IN the gensrAl super
vision aud conduct Of the oihcs
Book-ks,pas.-Wm. J. LAYTON, of Va, Chief His
duties are to post all accounts that have been settled by
the Auditor aud Comptroller to show an accurate &C
coant OF the balance due and to open and kesP ae-
counts with all officers OF the War Department. to
charge them with all advances from one discussing Off
Ger OF the army another also, 70 keep record OF
all the military appropriations and promptly to report
hsn any OF them Tor particular branch OF the service
is exhausted. His books shoE at any moment the
amounts appropriated by Congress for purposes the
amount Withdrawn from the Treasury for military pur-
no.ss including separately and distinctly the amounts
for the satisfaction OF adjusted claims upOn the Govern
ment and the expended in The various branches
of the service far shown By the settlement OF the
disbursing officers accounts
Omission or Claip,s-B. =. Poi.ianx Of vs., Chief.
This is considered the most Troublesome and difficult
division 10 the Office Il receives reports and adjusts
all war claims Except those Of deceased officers and
soldiers claims tor horses lost In the military service;
steamers and other vessels lost captured destroyed
for destruction or damage of prvPsry OF individuals by
- our own trosp4 those OF the enemy; tor military
supplies of every description that cannot be settled by
discussing ocers etc. etc, aud finally ali claims OF
the several States agns: toe Government OF the Con-
ferate States for expenditures for supplies and seq
vices OF troops.
o4artsr,ea,tsrs' Division "A F. McCaIum Of n. c.,
Chief This division receives adjusts aud reports all
accounts of disbursng oosrJ and agents of the Quar-
termssters OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES than twelve hundred IN
number. The business OF the division is very heavy.
Cou,missay DiysiOH-rhouas C. Daniel Of Viz
EniA Chief To this division Is assigned the receipt set
Element and epOraS of all accounts for the subsistence
Of the army, militia or volunteers. the cOmuisssriss
and agents numerous ana consequently tho business
of this division is also heavy.
Pay oJLe Armg.-Robert A. TOnpkins, of Virginia,
Chief The business of this division is very heavy,
its name Misunderstanding settling and reporting all
accounts OF discussing officers Of the Pay Department
fo pay, bOuuties premium Communication for forage, and
for clothing for all the armies of toe COnedeIacy.
Ordnance Engineer and Medical Diesioa.-C. s.
Keech, of Maryland Chief Receives examines settles
and reports upon all accounts of dsblrsing officers of
the Departments above mentioned for the purchase aud
preservation Of and application to- the military service
according Law and regulations of all ordnance stores
cannon, small arms, etc Also, all the accounts of the
Nire and Mining Bureau; all expenditures account of
fOrtGcatons etc. under the direction OF the Engineer
Department and all accounts of the Medical Depart
menL
Claims of Deceased Officers and Sodisrs-John GAL
vert Of Maryland Chief Receives and Audts all claims
for arrears Of pay and allowances due at the time OF their
deaths to the representatives OF officers aud soldiers WHO
died whilst in the military service Of the Confederate
States. Between forty and fifty thousand of these
claims have already been received, and there is
employed in this division forty-seVen clerks There
ought be 1t least sixty, in order that the claims may
be promptly settled and paid, large majority of the
claimants are poor widows and athers whose husbands
or children las the may be) have lost their lives
fighting tie battles OF the OOnfederaeY; and the
amounts due are very snAlliOr soldiers hardly ever
.OeediDg slOO.
GsnsrqI Registrar. Robert Creme, Of Virginia, re-
ceives aud registers all accounts and claims OF every
description.
Record BOoS-S Riud, Of the District of ColOm-
bh.-Keeper of the rsquisitiOn record and bond re-
cord.
There are besides all these number of Clerks who
are employed in recording the correspondence Of the
Oaco, keeping the registers Of various divisions
dOrsins pspeIs, etc.
The business OF the ocs exceeds greatly that of any
other under the Government and will it is believed
q1ire for years come least hundred competent
men.
. FAVoaTTTSN IN YANKEgDOM-A STRIKING
~ INSTANCE
known to our readers that since the cessation Of
the exchange of Ocera, in April Iass the Confederate