Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-01-14
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howitzcr, DahlGrccn. II FOUNDER rified |,
howitzer, 75O pounds, Dahlgreen-
field carriages for Ditto. small howit-
zcr guns. , Founders, with carriages,
tools and stores. l - FOUNDER rifled
howi;zcr, Dahlgrecn. / y pounler
smooth bore. 75O lbs Dahlgrecn. , field
carriages for ditto , s2lall l , FOUNDER
howitzers, with carriages, tools and stores.
l95 saddles. I27 saddles, with traces,
breast strap, &c. GS saddles, incomplete.
2.296 muskets and rifles. 200 pistols
and l24 holsters, 1897 rounds of shot
and she'll. 672. .S84 rounds musket and
rife cartridges.
The foregoing does not include the
arms and equipments that have been is
sued to the several regiments of the Home
Guard, and which are in their possession.
For the details of military operations
and Of statistics. | refer YOU TO the Re
ports Of the Adjutant General, Quarter
/ master General, CommisSary General,
/ Surgeon General. and the Chief Il Trans
portation, which accompany this mes
sage.
/ In regard to the election officers in tn,
( Reserve Corps and the recruitment of the
( regiments of that corps and OF our other
I gallant regiments Of volunteers, prop Sc
( to scni a special message in few days.
as desire to treat these subjects some
what ut large. and 10 submit to the leg
! iSlature some docum, ,nts relating to them.
/ BY the thirteenth section OF the act OF
I Nav 18th, 1861, | was authorized 10
draw INV warrant on the treasury
/ for a sum not exceeding twenty Thousand
( dollars for compensation to such persons
IL might b. required to serve the country
IN a military capacity. Vt the dat. Of
my last annual message, | had drawn
from the treasury eight thousand five hun
! ,lra;l dollars, and had paid out up to the
first of December, 1861, SIX thousand
| four hundred dollars. when NV account
was 5, tiled Since that time have drawn
TWO thousand dollars from thc treasury
part of which, with the balance in NV
hanls, ha> been expended in the payment
OF members of my personal staff in r
vice when | required assistance. and In
procuring information. and to persons en-
ployed when the State jas threatened
with invasion in September, 1852, AMI
during the Ri in October last.
IN account Of these expenditures will
be found OIL file in the Office Of the Audi
tor General.
Under the act OF Doth April, 1853. it
IS my intention 10 take early measures for
the sale Of the powder magazine at Ilar-
risburg IS not judiciously located y
State powder magazine ought, in my iudg-
mcnt, 10 be- erected on 4 suitable site In
the vicinity of this place, and r COM
mend the al:untiO. f ihc legislature 10
the subject
In September last two batteries of II
fled cannon were presented t. the Com
monwca!th by committee of citiz,ns of
Philadelphia, through :. Y. Merrick.
Esq, which are now in the Arsenal In
that city. | recommend that provision
be maI' f procuring carriages. caisSonS
and other equipments for them The lib
cral donors are entitled to the thanks ol
til, Commonwealth for their patriotic gift.
Under the joint resolutions of 2S.h OF
February, 1852. measures were prompt
" taken for the relief of oar sick AMI
I wounded men in the field.
The wounded at Winchester. S.ras-
= burg, Front Royal, Williamsburg and
Far Oaks. and those in the corps of
. Maj, General Banks were duly attended
r on the field or in the vicinity 10y Surgeon
d General Smith and Il corps OF surgeon.
. Uader his direction, and were brought
. into this STATE. Tn, same system would
a have been cuu;inucd, but III June last,
= received a letter from the Surgeon Gen.
: crll Cf the United States, representing
that it w;,s found incOnvcnirnt TO the ser
vice, and must create difficulties in the
. regular Identification Of the soldiers or
pay AMI pensions.
/ compliance with his views. was r,.-
= Iuctautiv obliged {, discontinue the sys-
} tenn, but | have not ceased II urlc on fht
e War Department the propriety of sending
our SICK and wounded men into the State.
+ where they can b. nurscd and cared 70,
c by thciv friends, and have 10 say that al
= length such an arrangement was mad.
; with the authorities at Washington. which
n 1t WAS hoped would bc effective. but t!lrr,.
o has been such ,arcijucss in putting i
o into practical operation, that | rcconmen,
the Legislature 10 invite the attention O
= tie War Department to the SUBJECT
II Oar suffering men have right to Tia
G sympathy and aid of their STATE, to BE- &c
o rendered as not To injure the service
i the bringing them home To be ATTENDED
n could produce even Inconvenience to that
= would not urge it. But it is cruel tc
; leave them TO the care and Il regret I,
:, say III frequently TO the neglect, or worse
# OF strange officials, at points in the immc
r. diate vicinity of all the abundant comfort
: which the solicitude of their families anc
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