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P^ esb, „€re ^ecrfr^u^ to fell &£,ts purchase
tread to keep than nli&e - That the, were uhd rao&
cruril,---That ths enemy feinted to uks a kind es
iafarae! pleasure in their f^ffm^.
WILLIAM DARLINGTON.
(To fa continued.)
M 4 General dffmil, of theGovernor and Cra,ax, of (be
S^ of Coutaicut, b@UA at Hartford, 0% the Jeceud
Vbuf/„ of My, A. D. 1777.
ARTICLES RULES, aad REGULATIONS, frr
p^f% ring oMer ^o^d g rf v^nmen< sad discipline
'^^ the MILITIA tad &%r Force# of this Start,
^^ celled 0 a& ui fevice fur the defence and fi
crity of thg fms„
B'° tx^a^d b, th? Governor, Council and Reprefatatroes
^ General Court tffabhf and 6, the Authority of the
June, v^r the f, t^iig articles fliail be observed for
th® pa-pufe ufo^frii.
SECTION I.
Article I. A L ' ,CT,^^^^^ <ffiera
£ A nd f^dwe, rehen the Safety
and ge d of th, service pc aits, stall with de
t,,cy and ',/* 9MC3attend diriau Service at ths place
app And fir th.& pa-p^fw, on penalty of being by
1 " ja w^rttfrfxcunmartial, wulct&f the whale of
his urifoir wsgii he cat dy refa&inly.,
Art 11. Aar Ui^r, non c^mm ffijned officer# •,
f?ldi#rs, who /hall uG say ualav f&i eh er extern,
tira, IhiUincur tea penally expreff^d io the frft article.
Art. 111. A^y officer, n^n-cmwffi nad officer er
f^dier, who fall behave himfrif ni-h »n@pt or
difgfp#a, towards the General or GenerA or Cam-
Bander in chief, er thall fpeek wards tending to brier
their difhenor, or fn 11 begin, excite, csafe., or join
imeav Mutiny er ftditisa, in the regieteat, troop,
company, gwn&u, party, pest, detachment or guard
to w'ri^h he be opgt, or in any other corps or party of
tbs militia er farcer , f mi State, or the United States,
er Shall notuf:his utraofi endeavors to fapprefs any
ul*risy or fednion wata ho is prefect, or knowing of
any mutiny or intended auriay, fha;l daisy to give
infimaion to the ceamending officer --such < ffi:#r,
»e, cimmi^a officer „ r fa dier, ffiill faffir fuck pu
zifhmat a: sh dl bei c ft fled, according to th, nature
&f the effect: □, th, futeece of a court martial.
Al IV. A ~ effi .^ cr foldiar who ^tll Strike his
fapcrior officer, c< fol! draw er a fi r to draw, 2r lift
up an, weapon, ar efor any foeace agaiag him,
being it ths 6x<:utea of hi, tffi©e, or Shall d fbry his
lawful commands, Shall fuffar fach puaiffimsat as Shall
ha inlliaed, acc^dhg to the nature of the offence, by
the fe^enca rs x court martial.
Art. V. Any n^ermaiffianed officer er feldier
obo ihUldtfirt, cf without leers ofhis commanding
office* abfaut himfef fern the troop, cr nr,any or par
ty to whico he belong,, Shall be peaifhed according
to the nature es his ofonca by the judgment of a court
martial.
Art. VL Any effirer er fildier bei^g conviaed es
edrifing or eac^aging ay other effi^r or soldier to
-defeat, fh^ll ffr tilth puailhraeatas Shall be o;der-.
ed by 0* featence ^f a federal ceurt martial.
Art. VII. AID ffi:en Shallhave right to q^ell qaar
ze's, frays asd disorders, though in any ^har corps,
aid to fact in arr&ft e r CTefia^raeat the pa foes c^a
ceraed ; and w.hr flaw shall eff^r any violence to such
efficer (rh ?ugh of n inferior rink) shall be peaifrd
at th 2 rt&tfri,a ofa court mesial.
Art. VIII. All chdiHgerb, duellers and feceads,
caj aI who fall aid or &lw therein, shall be d«alt
^ith @CCT&| t, the ^^. a of his effeace agreeable
to he law# of qar by th j^dgme„t ofa ceart martial.
Ai. IX. A^y effim erf^diar, who ffiall ufa any
reproachful, ur prefckivg Ifteches or gedures te ana
th^r, or lh\tl behave diforderlj) or use any menacing
words o* caitrmptaguscarriaqe, in rhe prefs' of &
ca^rt martial, ihad be ,&affhsd according tu the na
ture of hri efface
Art. X Au,. non commiffioq offerer fldler, who
fail an c&.w,, A, r:f.?a, qw^eis, or &a amarbh, of
fir pay violence fc ©asy iauabi.aat, er commit spy out
rage &, b.m or his goods; er (hell plunder any house
or athar building, or @gy field, garden or lot cf any
?ff:&, or fidl kill, wound or defray an, cattle,
foep, hogs, fewli, cr any ether creature belonging
v^y of & good people of this Sme ; er ihall by
t'area^g or otherwise, forc^ or compel aay of the
ih^abitars to loan, give or fell aay hgifi, carriage,
via^als, !iq^r, satert&ment, g r a ny ether thing,
foil b? ; PLifhsd according te the nature of his ofact
by th* judgment of a court martial ; and repimira
sh ill be made to #e psrty injured by paying him the
wage, due to the rfodc, or by delivering him over
n th icivil suhority tn bi dealt wi.k according to the•
]iv of ih£lead, 23 the c#f< may require : Aad any
officer w^o Omi c&m^e^d on a march, or in camp,
gcrifm or quarters, who shall refufi ar aegiaa to fee
justice du*e us tie, sap ©A proof thereof before a ge
^ral cautraarti^l be c&ered, aud othlrwife f&ffsr
fetch pr^li^ a& such <ff>ad*r ce^htto have dose.
Art. XI. N, noa-coMabffimd effi^er wr feldier
ffitll b@ f uad one iuic frara the crimp, without leave
ia wriii^ fara his faptrior officer. No efficer er fd.
dis, fhd! li^ out of his caap ar quarters without leave
fom h^ commanding < fficar. All VR conim : ffi ,nsd
efficTO a^d fo<die r s, fall at retreat baring retire to
th^ir, quarters: all officers, aoa cammiffijued officers
aad f?l4#r% fhril at the time prefixed by the com
granding officer i&t&ediatei, repair to the parade, a
laris p^ft, or other p'dce of rendezvous, and there
£hril ~em<i^ until duly dCmifcd or relieved : any
whe fh,lt ^ffng Bernie, (h all be puaifhed according to
dual.uro of an efface, b, tha judgment es a court
MartiaL
Art. X& .ty c^^&^ officer &*d druni: tin
guard, or other duty under arms, ffiall be c^lhiered :
Any nea-cemmiffianed officer dr soldier 1# offending,
mail fuffer such pearih^ent as shall be iufl&d by
the feateac# of a court martial.
Art. XIII. Any ceatiasl found flipping sa his post,
or who full lease it bifire relieved, ihali fuffer feck
puaifhmrat as a Court martial fhsli order.
Art. XIV. Aay parson she ffiill designedly raakea
fLfjalarra, er any officer or faUier who ffidl without
urgent a?c^7 love his platoon or divifiba, thill be
panifhsd according to ths nature of his effsace by the
judgmsut ©f a court-martial.
Art XV. Any ?ffl:„, aon-epmurffi^etd officer or
soldier, whe (hill leave his peftik rime of ** ^^pge
meat, to ge i< search of plunder, shall ft ffsr such
punifheten as a general c^ort martial fhril Lira.
Art XVI. Any effiser ^r feldier wh# fail by his
irflsvac# caufeor excite the officers er f^ldim of
any p,ft to compel the commanding officer of say pest
or garrifo, to give it up to thvQmy, or to abandon
i<; (hall f&ff%r dea.h ®r such other peniffi meat as a ge
neral cut Partial Ihall inflid.
Art. XVIL A^y officer or fuldier who Ihall mske
kuo,. the parole or ceaaterfiga to ay me who is net
iwtled th receive it, er Ihall give a falfe parade or
watchword to any who are iatiriod to receive it, IhJl
fiff.r death or fach ether puniffiment as a general court
martial shall i*fli&.
Art. XVIII Whatsoever officer or faldier ffiall re
lieve the enemy with money, visuals, or arap, or
a^mzii ties, or ffiill knowingly harbour or protest the
enemy, or Shall hold a correfpendsace. or give iatel
lig*acj to the ewm/ either dire&ly or indir#&ly, Shall
fuffer death orfuch other puaiffimnt as a general court
martial fhril it ff&
Art. XIX, Whatever officer or feldier in time of tin
^^W^^L ^ll traitereefly ^devidently be aim
ing r, dscay or betray any c^rps, pa ty, er dfreh
ment into the hands and power fthe enemy, (hill
fiaffer death or such other pua^hwaat as a general
court martial Shall isfl&.
Art. XX. Wharfosver officer or soldier Shall Shame
fully abandon any post committed to his charge, or
endeavor by words to induce others to do the.like in
time as ar # engagement, shall fuffz rdeath, or fach
other punfhmat as a geueralcurt m ?rial Shall ixfLd.
Art. XXI. No mon c^m^iffisßed officer# or feldiers
Shari fell, wafta, dshrey or embezzle nay arras, am
munition, er other warlike floras belonging to, and
delivered to him for the service es thh S&e, on pain
" f be|ag faeifhad acceding to the nature of his of
fine?, a%d being mu ct of his pay to the value zf the
thing fa fold ur w#ft s d by the feiteace ts a court
menial.
Art. XXII. All cimet not capital, and all difjrdirs
and negigds which ffi;#rs and soldiers may be guilty
of. to the pr, rice of good order and military
discipline, though not teuhttomdia thsfs attic.lt:, are
to bs paallhed by courts martial, according to the
auura and degree of the fftace.
SEC TI O N 11.
Art ; I. All gen'rtl courts martial and for the trial
of cspi al ff:*ces, Sh all be appointed by the Captain-
Gsh^ral, the Lizu^ernt GsMe^al, or a M<j4r G au
ral, or a Brigadier Genera, commanding ia & f^arate
pari es dis State, for the time being, a^d the rtm%i
and rank of the members be included in fuels appoint
meat.
Art. z. Ever, general court martial fhtll cazfift of
thirteen members, the feaior in'raak to be the <£-
de^t, who thill rot be under the rank ~f a colonel.
Art. 3, All courts martial not general, Shall be ap
pointed and vh* members united by th* colonel er
co,a maiding< fficsr of the regiment to which thavf
finder who is to be tried belong#.
A-t IV. The fentenee of any court martial Shall
ne?be put in execution until the fame be ap; roved, ar d
the execution ordered by hra who appointed the said
court; and no feateece fcr a capital affbece Shall ba
pet iu exuentian without bring fift laid before the
Captain-General for the time being, and by him ap
proved of.
Art. V. All the members of a court martial Shall be
have with decency tad cajraaefs, end Shall begin with
the yaungeft in rank to give their opinions.
An. VI. All regimental courts marrial Shall cmfift
of five member,, u^ e f # j A cafei where n^t m^re hsn
three can be had; all fh.>lbe csmm ffiered officers.
Art. VII. Ne field&fficer Shall be tri^d but b, a ge
neral court mirtiri, ear in these cases, fhil any mem
ber be b# low the degree of a captain.
Art. VIII. No regimental court martial Shall fee
tehee asy prifoaer to receive a greater pun Shment fer
one effarce than thirty-nine ftipes.
Art. IX. All offenders who are cuzfired, Shall have
their iryal as soon as the nature of the safe aad the fi.
tuition of the service will admit, and the crime Shall
be given in, in writ ng before the relieving of the
guard.
Art. X. Erery officer commanding the guard when
an efffuder is committed, ffi^ll within 24 hours
report the p iftaer and the crimahe is c^avg^d with
to the cam landing officer of the post, that fpevdy j%f
tice ma* bedone,
Art. XI. All fattier# and others, who keep with the
troops in service, Shall be fubjs& to thefa rules and
regulation!.
Art. 1%. Any officer who Shall make a salsa return
far the purpafa of obtaining more pay, provisions or
floras than irjaftly due to any officers or men which
are in firvicv, Shall ca cemviaion thereof be cashiered,
and rendered incapable of holding any military co^-
raiffiaz thereafter in this S:ate ; and Shall alfe ba hd
deft to H^Ufe any rannty, & bt^r &;&& d^fo
by virtue effuch Alfa muia.
Art. XIII. All members fitting ire courts rrcrti,.^
Sh@ll ba swore by the prefifat, and the prefidot fh^i
kimfelf be fw^ra by the officer nr„ ^ mk ^ @
court; the oath ta betaken previews to t cirprt ec^d
ing to the tryal ©fan, officer, in the f oim fglfere
lßg, viz.
n* A. B. fw^r tht,@* &ll Q and tru', try, ard
impartial!, fofy the caufi efth,ifr ^„ ^%-
acmdi%g to tber*lu to regto^ tor the „ocfog © r ^„
geed groerxmw and difeipto a^g the militia end roc
frees f& State., rwben called te all Jervice for rbg
dfoce a^dfaurit, es tbefa^e. So a^p y ea Gd.
Art X V. All p&fa%s called fa give erideeco in
ay case, before a cam marriri, who thill refef
give ^itace, Shall be punched for fach rafafal L thn
drfc^ira ®f such court martial ; the o^h to' be rd
cair lie: cd in the form fellowing, vitf.
rufwear tbe evidence yen Jball gi^e in & c .f, „ w
fog fall be the Q, the Qele trath, and ^tbir
ost the tr^b. So help y^u Ged. 6
A true cep, of record, cxGmiwdb
Giorgi Wyllys, S:?-.
General Affably es the Governor and C>CTI„
State of C^efot, bAm at frf ; ^ f,, d
^rfaj.fMa,, 1 777 " "
WHEREAS (hi, Aff,mbly bar? m^% ft? raffed
at .heir prefect feffioas articles ^urf ^ph .ten#
far preferviag order, g> Q d geveram^nt, and aifuplinn
a^g^e Qua a.,d ether forces of this S
^d for the more fpesdy
and effeftual publishing the fim,, and that one
may pead lo^a^c# thereof,
EVOLVED by this Assembly, that the said arti.
" 1, mediately publ Shed in the feve r &l Ga
zat@ nr N&w, Papers in this State, and that one theu
°' "i d articles be forthwith printed, and
printed copies given to ^ch Field Officer
the mi,a n thi, State, ard the field officers sf F h@
two battalions a w ordered to be rrifed is this Sme
for the dfat, ,f t h & {ra c @ft, „ d fafe,,, „ d
to the Laptaas or coA^eding officers ts the fsveral
c#ra num in the fiid militia, atom lift, &n d the said
two battalions. Aad fa ffirii be the duty of the cap
tarns or cemrandiag officers es the refpe&ive coraps
brn 8.? alarm lifa #& d jurtiitis rails to osufe said am.-
cirs to b *„ d , the head of their rof^dive cempa.
m^i, oa thur fitted training days; md when th# mi
teas me celled ivto a&usl fenice fcc
the deduce of this Stste, it Shall U & duty of the
coun, or cemm^feg officers of the refoeat er
A *° "^ miliia " r other force* raffed or
1 hereafter be raifid in this flats, and he captains
er co^a^i,g officer cf the ref,salve c^panies to
c$Q find articles 14 be raid at the h^d &f their ref
peaive regiments er cmp&wes as efm.2lc.ce a miutM
during the tim^ they fhtri cmtNwe in f^vice.
A trne cop, of record exto^d, 6,
George Wyllys, Sec'ry.
WILLIAMSBURG,
, La ? S ^% ufty^dh foo Cherfee I^dion,arnvedirt
tbtscft, a«s&g them Oxcatyeta and the Little Car,enter,
^b other chief, f t ^ nation ; andon Wedaefd., the, bod
a talk at the palace, <L ab the Grower and Council ftrfo/-
", ^f"'^^ ^e meffaiAabhfrindfet, to this and th
ether United States.
1" 1 L A DILPHIA.
axuaft @f a letter from a Ge^thwn of @aence and
eharaaer in the Waft ladies.
. — &.y have bcredita the boner to enclefe,ra &
M<mri ^prf.„ re d b, Sir f@r d , k, the Qfo
Ambler at tfa HQ,, „ & Q MQt^Jfa th
States General and tieir arfwer thereto.
MEMORIAL p # eL,tid by Sir Joseph York to
the States General, ehe 21st F^ra^y, 1777.
H ^h and Mighty Lards,
'.{"' E ( h Cfw^KCiTici y the Unnatural rebellitm
^btet bath a,,earea i„ the E^glife Coto, es N Ararfra
*gA%ft the legal cenfiutiex ts the Mitber Ccu%:r,, thefub
ff^flA^befador Extrareeti&ar, ard Ple*i,£tttettar,frGß
' ' K:ng of Great Britain, hath bad frequent eccafani of
a^refogj^r High frfightino> h th name of the King bit
raafar, to engager b, all tbe motruee of natural inters,
•Jfrievfa, and rora regard to treaties, <0,%/ &fc, to th
dandfoie corner ce ivbieb is carried on betwixt ^owr fulitae
and the rebds.
Ijtht&afure: r^ichmr High Migbtwffisbad tfogh
proper to take bad bin at efficacious as,our iffur,antes were
frittedly, tbefAfoibcr would not brosftuea bimfAf under
th d/fagreeah, a,cfs, of ' a f r g before,our High Migbti
*f'fan, of a soft,tri^t and alarming nature'.
The King, Bgb end Migb, Lords, to hithertofyperttd
with afagute degree f,aro o< c, th, re,r&fb!e CT^
if)axr fubj 4 a, in regard to th„ r intrnftd cofotTce a St.
Eufatia, and through A 0 IJlund with America, h'i, Ma
jA, atw&y,titered binflf that in giving tircttojtur High
Migbti ß o3 to citfdtr and examine if wfejtffabh ceta
•jj 6 *rju,as, ,oo would bave t&ISR th, ^rofir, M^/bros
to corree Jucb abafts, would have retained,vur fubj^tis in
proper bounds, and would have taught th.*, tep#) aprafir
rf,eß to the friudfo, of Gretßutaiu.
fbe complaints which I bros now to la, before ,ex ore
sordid n,^ authentic document, unzext^ to tbit Mortal,
when „ur Hg' ^Mghtintfis, nitb no if, aßnt/tmmt tboa
iftdigeation, will Jes, that after having permitted an ilhc:t
crareerce with the American rebels at Sc. Eufatig.,ir new
Gov ernor, the Sieur de Graf, las d*rcdio befe rrmitafiJ
ts bis dut, as to elusive at the arming of America* wfols,
and has permitted th capture feu EugliJo <vftl by tu A-,
tecrican , irate.urdtr the ver, c&uafu of bisforts, a^d^san
addtinal injuh tv the Etyift BsMiss and f? all & other