Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

From the Norfolk Ledger
[COMMUNICATION.]
The ships Nancy and Six Sisters, sailed from Hampton Roads for New Orleans, Sunday last, having on board a detachment of troops of the U. States. As war is order of the day, and as the nation is committed to the management of a democratic administration for four years more, it might not be unsatisfactory, to exhibit an instance of the talents and arrangement of the war department in respect of this expedition.--The facts will be stated as communicated to the writer, and from sources which leave no doubt of their correctness.
These two ships were chartered by the government to carry each a certain number of troops to N. Orleans at ten dollars per head according to their tonnage.
The ship came from Baltimore to this place, to take on board the troops, which were to be ready for embarkation by a certain day, under a penalty of a fixed rate of demurrage if the troops were not ready.
The ship Nancy was to receive 225 soldiers and 8 officers; the Six Sisters, the Nancy with 140 soldiers and 8 officers been some time on demurrage, they sailed After the ships and the Six Sisters with 100 soldiers and 8 officers.
As the owners made every necessary preparation on their of these vessels had sation for the number agreed for, and parts they were entitled receive compen- they were entitled to receive comper- ta y r the U. S. ill d by t have been paid accordingly The result to statement.
The Nancy received as for two hundred and twenty five soldiers at ten dol- S 2,250 lars. per head, Eight officers at 20.dollars per 160 .. head, 680 Jemut 3,090 Carried only one hundred and forty soldiers at ten dollars per head, 1,400 Eight officers at 20 dollars per head, 160 1,560 The Six Sisters received for two hundred Loss to the United States, 1,530 soldiers at ten dollars per head, $2,000 300 Demurrage, 2,300 1 Carried one hundred soldiers and officers at ten dollars per head, 1,000 taining the ships for those that have been contracted for, not being here, and by de- Thus by reason of the number of troops Loss to the United States, 1,300 paid for the transportation of 246 officers and soldiers $5,390 instead of paying for the same $2,500. This may be called ma- nagement, but if all our warlike expeditions are thus managed, Mr. Gallatin may devise new systems of finance.
cartouchbox. The writer does not commu- nicate these circumstances with malice, but tachnent has been sent off without a single It is further stated as a fact, that this de- nicate these circumstances with malice, but with a view to admonish those who are to conduct the country through a war of much expence, that more attention to business is requisite, than appears to have been be-stowed on the present occasion.