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By an act of the last Congress, approved I'd March, lS47, isays the New Orleans Delsa.) $500, 900 was appropriated to pro vide for the comfort of discharged soldiers who may be landed at New Orleans, or other places within the United States, so disabled by disease or by wounds received in tho sersince, as to be uDable to proceed to their homes. This sum is to be applied under the direction of the Secretary 6f War Ca the 20th of May Gov. Johnson addressed communication to Gea. Brooke. calling hls attention to the wise and humane provisions of this act Of Congress, and enquinag whether, under the direction of the Secre,sr of War, he had been empowered 10 apply any portion of the sum appropriated al ths point, and what arrangements, if any, bad been made for carrying into effect the pro. visions of that act Gen. Brooke, with hs usual pfomptacss, immediately wrote to iis authorities a. Washington on the subjseL which was as promptly responded to in tho following letter from Adjutant General Jones

 ADJUrAsT GENERALS OVricE,

 Washington, May 2S, lS4f. ,

 oehsIh1. OFT lcttGL ol uie @uuls V" NY subject ef discharged volunteers who ss sick and in want, has been received, and have the pleasure to inform you thai tA' fund appropriated by Congress for their re lief (500, 0,000 dollars is now available Your requisition on the Quartermasier New Orleans for any funds that you ma' think necessary to be placed in the hand Assistant Surgeon Mccormick, in ful6lmsa of the object of the law al New orlesu' will be promptly met.

 ] am, General,

 Very respectfully,

 Your obedlent sefv's,

 ISigned,l K. JONES, Adjutam GenI

 To Brig. General GEokoE N. BRooIt Commanding Western Division, New oi' leans, Louisiana.