Anlage IV.
krsnkkort on tks Urins, 25. Zsnurr^ 1849.
Hon>->° Lommodore karksr,
k/. KÄVA, 1i>ant/ork orr Mrrne.
8ir, I ksd tke konor to recsivs )'onr nots, dated 19»' ins'., vkerein Z'ou kave tke kindnsss to in<juire vkat is desirsd Kv tkis Government in respset to naval assistanee. Von ars plssssd to make tke kollovin^ c^uestions: >Vkat ssrvics will ks expected? k'or wkst Isnxtk ok tims? On wkat oonditions? Hon man)' and ok wkst rank will tiiev dssire tlis 8erviee ok Oküeers ok tke American Xavy.
I deF to answer tkese questions in re^ard to tks okü- eers wanted.
One Lommodore, to de promoted to tks rank okkear- ^dmiral.
One Lieutenant, or eommanclsr, sscordinK to tks dssirs ok tke Oommodore, to ks at kis disposition. Ikis Okkiesr mu8t spsak eitker tke Oerman or tks lkrenek kan^usKS.
Ikree Lieutenants, wko skak ke promoted to tke rank ok tlommanders. Mez' will de put in eommsnd ok tkree 8team 8Ioop8.
len Lieutenants, wko will ke put in okar^e ok tks com- msnd ok tks 8maIIer 8teamboats or s<piadron ok Ounboats A8 lieutenants eommandin^.
Iwenh' kour passed Uidskipmen, wko 8kak ke promoted to Kvutensnt8, and wko skall ke distrikuted on kosrd tke «kikkerent vessels.
^1l tko86 Oklisers sre to ke enAa^od, even ik onl)' kor nine montk8. Ikelr pa)', a8 also tkeir pen8ion8 in eventual ea8S8, sre tke same S8 tko8v wkiek tke United 8tat68 ok America Akkord tkeir okücers.
^e expense ok vovaAS krom tke United Ltates to Oermsnv, sa^ tke kort okkremen, i8 at tks ckargs ok tke Osrman Oovernnient
kke 8ervies8 rec;uired kv tks okkeers to ke enALKed sre active war servies on board ok 8sit and 8tsam ve88el8 and in tks com- mand ok s^uadrons ok Zun-Koats. Me) mu8t 8ubmit to tke rulss and rsKulstions and tks artiels8 ok war ok tks Osrmsn nsv^ and also to passive odedienee to tksir supsriors.