Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-11
OFFICIAL NOTICES,

WARRINGTON March Z, 1854.
General Orders, No. OIL.
Section seven OF the act approved February ~
1894, provides as follows; ....
"And any person now in the military service Of
the United states who shall furnish satlsfAetory
proof that he IL q mariner by vocation, or an able
seaman, or ordinary seam,n, may enlist into the
Navy, under such rules and regulations a. mar be
prescribed by the Presidento the United statesI
Provided, Thatsueh enlistment shall not be for less
than the uneIpired term OF his military service,
nor for less than one year And the bounty money
which any mariner, or seaman, or ordinary seA-
man, enliIting from the Army into the Navy, may
have received from the United States, or from the
State In which no enlisted in the Army, shall be
deducted "a ON the prize money to which he may
become entitled during the time required to com
plete his military service: And provided further,
That the whole number of Iueh transfer enliat-
ments shah not exceed ten thousand.n r
The following regulations are prescribed by the
President OF the United States to carry this act
into erect
The Secretary OF the Navy designatcs the whole
number, not exceeding twelve thousand, which It
is desirable to have at each OF the several naval
stations hxed upon by him, as follows, namely:
Al Cairo, Illinois. ...............,....i,00 900
Az boston,. '......................2,oO0
Az new YORK. '''..'.........'......b,Oo0
Az fhhAoelphA'''.. '''''''',...'.,....a,o0O
At Baltimore. .......................l,OO 900
TofAcllitAte a. much a. possible the execution
Of the law above cited 1t shall be the duty OF every
offiesr commanding company, and OF every officer
commanding recruiting rendezvous or depot, to
forward all the applications made TO him for trans
fer by ssamen or ordinary Seamen OF HIS company
or detachment, together with the proof that the
applicants are mariners by vocation, or able or
ordinary seamen, through the proper authorities,
to the headquarters OF the army or department In
which the company Ia serving, In which the rem
dezvous or depot may be stuAtsdj and he shall In
dicato In his report those OF the applicants who
have served longest at sea, and whether In the
merchant or naval service. Not less than two
years. service Will constitute an ordinary sea-
man, and not less than four an able seaman; and,
in the absence OF other proof the applicant may be
required to make oath TO the he has seen
at sea- All recruits who may be found qualified
| for transfer to the Navy will be retained at the
depot until the decision OF the army or department
| commander 10 made known.
Each commanding general OF an army or depart
ment which has been required to furnish quota
for transfer to the Navy, will At oGoe designate
one or moro ofreern, as may be required, to exam.
Inc the applications, and determine from them, Ae.
eording TO the qualifications OF the applicants and
the number to be furnished, what men shall be
transferred to the Navy, being taken that the
trAnIfer enlEtments shall be 30 Apportioned among
the companies OF each command that no regiment
shall be reduced below the minimum organization.
As fast as selections are made, the msA selected
for transfer will be sent to the designated stations
In the most expeditions manner, under suitable
conduct and the officer In charge OF each detAeh.
ment will be furnished with complete descriptive
lists, containing statements OF the pay, bounty,
and clothing received and due which will be turned
over with the men to the commAndAnt OF the sta.
ton.
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