Purchasing Agents at Shore Stations.

being deemed prejudicial to the true interests of the service, it is directed that hereafter no such certificates or recommendations be given by any person attached to the Navy Department within the United States.

1294..They are to make no sale of articles belonging to the United States, nor any purchases, nor incur any public expense, without the sanction of the senior officer upon the station, the Commanding Officer of the navy yard, the Navy Department, or one of the Bureaus thereof.

1295.. They shall pay no bills for articles furnished, or services rendered to navy yards, or vessels under the control of the Commanding Officer of the yard, without the previous approval of that officer; nor any bills for articles furnished, or services rendered, directly to vessels in commission, without the certificate of the Commander of the vessel, and the approval of the senior officer in command of the station, unless sanctioned by the Navy Department.

1296.. They will not pay bills under one appropriation from any money belonging to another appropriation, without the express sauction of the Secretary of the Navy; and whenever money shall be so transferred they shall note it particularly in their next return.

1297..Their requisitions upon the Department and Bureaus for money must be made under the specific heads of appropriation, and those upon the Bureaus must be accompanied by triplicates of the bills for the payment of which they are intended.

1298.. They shall make monthly returns to the Navy Department of all moneys received, expended, and remaining on hand, under each appropriation, in such form as may be prescribed. These returns must be made out and forwarded within ten days after the expiration of each month, unless otherwise directed by the Secretary of the Treasury under the act approved July 17, 1862.

1299.. Whenever they shall be authorized by the Secretary of the Navy to make advances of pay to officers bound on a cruise, it shall be the duty of the Paymaster of the vessel to furnish him, as his guide, a correct list signed by himself and approved by the Commanding Officer, of all the officers entitled to an advance of pay, which list must exhibit their names, rank, and yearly pay.

Inspectors, etc.—Commanding Officers of Naval Stations.

SECTION 23.-Inspectors at Navy Yards and Naval Stations.

1300..Inspectors are charged with grave duties, and they will be held to a very strict accountability for the reception of any inferior articles. Under the direction of the appropriate Bureau they will provide their offices with facilities for testing the purity and quality of all articles which are offered for reception at their stations; where more accurate determinations are required, the proper Bureau will authorize scientific analyses. Every Inspector will keep a book, which shall be an official register of his examinations of articles offered for delivery; it will contain the names of the contractors or vendors, the articles passed or rejected, with the dates of passage or rejection, and the daily indorsement of the Inspector. The rejected articles will be placed by themselves, and the Commandant will cause them to be removed from the yard within fortyeight hours after rejection, or report to the proper Bureau when such immediate removal is impracticable. On the last day of every month, Inspectors, whether regularly or specially charged with such duties, will make an abstract report of all their transactions, under this regulation, to the respective Bureaus, and the Chiefs of the different Bureaus will be vigilant in perfecting a rigid and impartial system of inspection of all articles furnished, either under contract or open purchase, and will require reports of all articles rejected, with the names of the persons offering them, and the original analyses in cases where analyses have been made. Every article of supply for the navy must be thoroughly inspected before reception, and every officer charged with this duty of examination, whether a regular Inspector, or specially detailed for the occasion, will make out and forward his reports in accordance with these instructions.

SECTION 24.-Commanding Officers of Naval Stations.

1301..Commanding officers of naval stations will conform to the regulations for Commandants of navy yards, so far as they may be applicable. Annapolis, League Island, New London, Sackett's Harbor, Mound City, and New Orleans, are referred to under the head of naval stations.

When Embarked..

ARTICLE XXIII.

Marines.

SECTION 1.-When Embarked.

1302..Whenever instructions are given to the Commandant of the marine corps to prepare a guard for a vessel going into commission, he will immediately cause the proper number of officers and men to be detailed and kept in readiness for embarkation.

1303.. When a vessel is ready for the reception of the marines, the Commanding Officer of the station will direct the Commanding Marine Officer, whose duty it shall be to have sent to the designated place of embarkation the detachment which may have been previously ordered for such vessel.

1304.. When marines are received on board a vessel they are to be entered separately on her books as part of the complement, or as supernumeraries, as the case may require, and are to be in all respects upon the same footing as the seamen with regard to provisions and short allowances.

1305..The senior marine officer shall report daily in writing to the Commander of the vessel the state of the guard.

1306..The marines are not to be diverted from their appropriate duties, or called upon to coal ship, or work as mechanics, except in case of emergency.

1307.. They may be furnished by the Paymaster with clothing and small stores when the Commanding Marine Officer shall certify that they require them, and the Commander of the vessel approves the issue.

1308..The store-room for marine clothing shall be under the charge of the Senior Marine Officer, and he shall keep the key of it. He will report its condition daily to the Executive Officer, at such hour as the Commander shall appoint.

1309.. The Commanding Marine Officer is to have charge of, and will be accountable for, the arms, accoutrements, and clothing belonging to the marines, and he will be careful to have the whole preserved in the best possible mauner. He will report any injury that may result to them from the neglect or misconduct of any person, that the amount may be recovered from him.

When Embarked.

1310..A detachment of marines, on joining a vessel of war for sea service, will always be accompanied by the officers who are attached to it.

1311..They will be exercised in the manual of arms, and duties of the soldier, and at the great guns of the vessel by their officers, at such times and places as the Commander may appoint.

1312..As occasions may arise when it may become necessary to employ marines at the great guns, they shall be instructed as full gun's crews by their own officers, and also may be assigned as parts of ordinary gun's crews under other officers of divisions.

1313.. When not on guard, or on duty as sentinels, they are to be subject to the orders of the sea officers in the same manner as the

seamen.

1314.. All general orders to sentinels shall pass through the Marine Officer. The sentinels on the spar deck may receive special orders from the Officer of the Deck when an emergency may require it; but should they be of an important character the latter shall inform the Executive Officer.

1315.. Any misbehavior of the marines on guard duty, or on duty as sentinels, is to be reported to the Officer of the Deck, and by him made known to the Senior Marine Officer on board, who will report the same to the Executive Officer.

1316..No officer of the Navy of inferior relative rank shall give orders to a marine officer, unless such navy officer be at the time in command of the vessel, or be the Executive Officer, or Officer of the Deck.

1317.. The Commanding Marine Officer will be particularly attentive to the comfort and cleanliness of his men, as well as their soldier-like appearance and efficiency. He will inspect the clothing at least once a month, and report to the Commanding Officer of the vessel in case of any loss or abuse.

1318..If repairs of the arms and accoutrements become necessary, the Marine Officer will apply to the Executive Officer for such assistance as can be afforded.

1319.. The Marine Officer, with the approval of the Commander of the vessel, may reduce non-commissioned officers for misconduct or incompetency, and make promotions to supply vacancies; should no Marine Officer be attached to the vessel the Commanding Officer may order such reductions and promotions.

Enlistments-When at the Navy Yards.

1320..The clothing accounts, muster-rolls, and such other accounts as may be directed by the Commandant of the marine corps, will be kept by the officer or non-commissioned officer in charge of the guard of any vessel, who will forward them, through the Commander of the vessel, to headquarters.

1321.. When there shall be more than one Marine Officer attached to a vessel one shall at all times be on board for duty, unless upon very particular occasions, to be judged of by the Commanding Officer of the vessel.

1322.. When a vessel is to be put out of commission, the Marine Officer, with the guard, shall remain on board until all the officers and crew are detached, and the ship regularly turned over to the officers of the navy yard or station.

SECTION 2.-Enlistments.

1323..The regulations for the recruiting service of the Army of the United States will be applied to the recruiting service of the Marine Corps, as far as practicable.

SECTION 3.- When at the Navy Yards.

1324..The marine detachment serving within a navy yard is to be subject to the orders of the Commandant of the yard, but no part of the detachment shall be relieved or withdrawn therefrom except by order of the Commandant of the marine corps, approved by the Secretary of the Navy. All such orders shall pass through the Commandant of the yard.

1325.. When a Marine Officer is ordered to relieve another officer commanding the marines within a navy yard, he shall, on his arrival, report himself to the Commandant of the yard. Marine Officers joining a navy yard will report to the Commandant and Commanding Marine Officer.

1326..The Commanding Marine Officer within a navy yard will cause to be posted such sentinels for the protection of the yard and vessels in ordinary as may be directed by the Commandant of the yard. He will make to the Commandant of the yard a daily report of the amount and disposition of the force under his command,