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Pro l\1emoria or a Representation made by the subscriber, to the Hon. l\'lembers of this convention, and to the Hon. Military Committee.
The subscriber, induced by General Austin when in New Orleans, to offer his services to the cause of this country for which he is now ready to fight, with some of his countrymen and friends, repeats respectfully those suggestions made two days ago, to one of the members of the Commitee, and which he thinks to be of importance. I. The errection of a flying hospital for the army. As my friend Dr. Herman Jaeger, who is presently occupied in Brassoria with collecting and preparing bandages and lint, and possesses himself a selected stock of medicines, which he puts voluntarily at the disposal of the Government under the present circumstances, has offered his services in this department, nothing remains to be done, to put this hospital on the march to the army, than to recommend or to authorize the authorities of Brazoria of procuring to Dr. Jaeger the necessary horses or mules for the removal of the medicines and himself, and a man to accompany him; and it would be further useful to authorize Dr. Jaeger to procure himself, on account or responsibility of the Government, those few instruments, which he perhaps wants for important amputations. Dr. Jaeger certainly will rejoice, after the war be happily finished and ended, those advantages and recompensations, which his services will deserve, and the medicines he should have spent, and the rank of surgeon of the army, or what ever you think proper. · 2. The creation of a section of military ingeneers, for making military maps of the roads, rivers, passages, et cetera, for constructing fortifications, bridges, et cetera where necessary and useful, in consequence of the dispositions of the commander in chief of the army, to whom this section of Ingeneers will remain attached; They will be found also very usefull in the construction of ammunition, even in casting cannon balls when it should be required, and in the direction of the artillery pieces, when in
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