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V4 TEXAS ALMANAC.
THE MARINE CORPS.
The Marine Corps has the organization of a brigade, and is subject to the laws
and regulations of the Navy, except when detached for service with the army by
the order of the President of the United States. The head-quarters of the Corps
are at Washington.
Archibald Henderson, Colonel-Commandant.
GENERAL STAFF.
Henry B. Tyler, Adjutant and Inspector.
William W. Russell, Paymaster.
Daniel J. Sutherland, Quartermaster.
W. A. T. Maddox, Assistant Quartermaster.Lieutenant- Colonel.
John Harris.
Majors.
James Edelin,William Dulany,
Thomas S. English,
Ward Marston.The marine corps, according to the Navy Register of 1858, consisted also of 13
captains, 19 first lieutenants, and 20 second lieutenants.
THE MINT.
The deposits in the Mint for the first half of 1857 were $26,109,669. The total
coinage of the same half year amounted to $26,848,293. The total amount of de-
posits of precious metals at the Mint and branches, since their foundation, is
$588,000,000. The amount of gold coinage has been $402,150,752, of which the
coinage from California gold was $383,872,099.
The entire deposits of gold of domestic production have been :From Virginia,
North-Carolina,
South-Carolina,
Georgia,
Tennessee,
Alabama,
The entire coinage is:
Pieces.
Philadelphia, 525,536,141
San Francisco, 3,731,,54
New-Orleans, 71,919,845
Charlotte, ' 1,051,090$1,486,745 63 I
8,453,223 18
1,190,061 43 I
6,579,052 10
80,299 .42
192,489 54
Value.
8891,780,571 86
59,369,473 98
59,428,415 00
4,384,694 00From New-Mexico,
California,
Other sources,
Total,,Dahlonega,
Assay-Office,
Total,Pieces.
1,302,823
11,783
608,558,240S48,397 00
360,744,913 85
105,581 00
$378,880,713 15Value.
$5,792,841 00
42,732,712 83
$588,488,708 12REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1857.RECEIPTS.
From Customs,
From Lands.
Miscellaneous sources,$63,875,905
3,829,486
927,121Total receipts, . . $68,632,512
Balance in Treasury, July 1,
1856, . . . 19,901,325
$88,532,839
Expenditures, 0,822,722EXPENDITURES.
Civil List, Miscellaneous
and Foreign Intercourse, $27,531,922
Department of Interior, .5,358,274
of War, 19,261,774
" of Navy, 12,726,856
Public Debt, 5,943,896
Total expenditures, $70,822,722Balance in Treasury, July 1,
1857, . . . $17,710,114--~--- I
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