The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1780-11-28 00:00:00, page 4

In CONGRES S,,
October 3d, 1780.
}) ESOLVE D, That tie regular army of the
" United States, from and after the firft day of J^
nuury : next, consist of
4 Regiments of cavalry or light dragoons,
4. Regiments of artillery,
49 Regiments of infantry, exclusive of col^el Ha*
zen's regiment, hereafter mentioned.;
j Regiment of artificers :
That' each regiment of cavalry or light dragoons
consist of fix troops, and that each troop consist of hx
ty-fbur uon-commilhoned officers and privates, with
the fame number of commiffioncd officers as at present:
That each regiment of artillery consist of nine com
panies, and that each company consist of sixty fi e
non- commiflioned ' officers and matroffes, with the fame
number of commissioned officers as at present:
That each regiment of infantry confiriof nine com
panies, and each company of sixty-sour non-commis
sioned officers and - privates - aul
Toat the regiment of artificers consist of eight com
panies; and each company of hxty non-commissioned
officers and privates:
That the Several hates furniffi the following quotas,
vit.
New- Hampfliire, two regiments of infantry: -
Massachusetts-Bay, ten regiments of infantry, and
one of artillery ;
Rhode I flmid, &c. one regiment of infantry;
Connecticut, five regiments of infantry and one of
C^uilry;
bew-Yerk, two regiments cf infantry and one of
artrlery; ~
* New-Jersey, two regiments of infantry;
Fennfylvaoia, fix regiments of infantry, one of ar
tillery; one of cavalry, and one of artificers;
Delaware, one regiment of infantry;
Maryland, five regiments of infantry;
Virginia, eight regiments of infantry, qne of artil
lery, and two of cavalry;
North Carolina, four regiments of infantry;
South Carolina, two regiments of infantry;
Georgia, one regiment of infantry :
That the dates feled from the line of the army a pro
per number of officers to command the several regi
ments, tothem respectively assigned, taking notice that
no new appointment is to be made of a higher rank
than that of a lieutenant colonel commandant :
That the fiates be and they are hereby called upon,
in the mofl pressing manner, to have their regiments
compleated and in the field by the firfl day of January
next, at fortheft:
That it be recommended to tl e states to fill up tXeir
refpeaive regiments, by inliftments fcr and during the
war; but in case the full quota of any of the itates
cannot be compleated with such recruits by the firft
day of December next, that it be recommended to
such date or states to supply the deficiency with men
engaged to serve for not less than one year, unless
fopner relieved by recruits inlifted for the war, which
they are requested to exert their utmost endeavours to
obtain as speedily as possible : and, in order thereto,
it is further recommended, that the officers at Camp
be impowered and directed to use every prudent mea
sure and improve every favorable opportunity to in
lifl, for the continuance of the war, such of the men
belonging to their refpeftive states as are not engaged
for that period, whether now in the field or hereafter,
from time to time, joining the army ; and that a re
cruiting officer from each corps be kept in the state to
which the regiments refpe&ively belong, to inlift re
cruits for the war, as well to relieve those who are en
gaged for a shorter or limited term, as to supply ca
fiiul deficiencies:
That two dollars be granted to the recruiting officer
for every able bodied soldier he fliall inlift for the war,
who fliall join the army; and that a sum, not exceeding
fifty dollars, be allowed as a bounty to every such re
cruit: .
That the commander in chief be and hereby is di
re£led to cause returns to be made as speedily as pos
sible to the several states, of the number of men they
will probably have in the field on the firft day of Ja
nuary next, that the states may take immediate mea
f,res for compleating their refpedive quotas as above
recommended by that time:
That the commander in chief be and he is hereby
directed to make a return annually to Congress, on or
before the firft day of September, of the number of
troops from each state, in order that Congress may be
enabled to make their requisitions from the several
Rates with certainty and in season:
That the eloathing be furnifhed, and regularly serv
ed out to the troops, as it becomes due, and that a
full compensation be made for any arrearages of cloath
i^g:
That the regiments of cavalry, artillery and of ar
tificers, as they now stand, be considered as belonging
to the states refpe&ively to which they are or may be
dffigned, which fiates shall compleat them to the full
complement, supply them with necessaries, and in eve
ry refpeft treat them as if originally raised therein ;
and that such other states as now have non-commiffi
on,ed officers or privates in any of the regiments a
forefaid, be credited in their quotas for such men, ac
cording to their numbers, from time to time; for
which purpose the commander in chief is hereby di
reAed to fpecify such non-commissioned officers and
privates, and the states to which they formerly be
longed, in the returns which he shall make to the
states, and in his annual returns to Congress :
That the regiment commanded by colonel Moses
Hazen be continued-on its present efiablifhment, and
toat all pon-commiffioned officers and privates, be
ing foreigners belonging to any of the reduced regi
ments and corps, be incorporated therewith, and all
volunteers from foreign states, who are now in the
PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by JOHN DUNLAP and DAVID C. CLAYPOOLE.
service, or may hereafter join the American army,
be annexed to the said regiment.
And whereas, by the foregoing arrangement, many
deserving officers must become supernumerary, and
it is proper that regard be had to them :
Resolved, That from the time the rtferm of the
army takes place, they be entitled to half- pay for (even
years, in Specie or other current money equivalent,
and also grants of land at the close of the war, agree
ably to the resolution of the 16th of September, 1776.
OC TOBER 21st
That the several regiments of infantry, requested
from the refpe&ive states by a resolution of the 3d'
inftaCf, be augmented, and consist of, Cue colonel,
one lierrtenant colonel, and one major, where tie full
colonels are continued • .or one lieutenant colonel com
mandant and two majors where the tail colonels a,e
not continued;
9 Captains,
22 Subalterns,
j Surgeon,
1 Surgeon's mate,
1 Serieant major,
1 Quartermaster ferjeant,
4$ Serjeants,
1 Drum major,
f Fife major,
10 Drums,
10 Fifes,
612 Rank and file :
That there be oRe captain and two fubhltern^ to each
company, and that the four supernumerary subalterns
ffiall each have the rank of lieutenant, one of which
is to reside in the state to which he belongs, to euhrt
and forward on recruits- one drum and one lite from
each regiment to attend the recruiting officer? the other
three supernumerary officers to do the duty of paymas
ter, quartermafler and adjutant in their respective re
giments :
That the regiments of artillery be augmented to
ten companies each :
That, instead of four regiments of cavalry, there
be four legionary corps, Confining of four troops of
mounted dragoons and.two of demounted dragoons,
each confiding of sixty privates, with the fame num
ber of commissioned and non-commissioned officers to
each troop as at present:
That there be two partizan corps, confining of
three troops of mounted and three of dismounted dra
goons, of fifty each, one of which corps to be com
manded by colonel Armand and the other by major
Lee, and officered by appointment of the commander
in chief, with the approbation of Congress, and that
the commander in chief be authorifed to direg a mode
for compleating, recruiting and supplying the said
corps :
That the whole of the troops be enlifled during the
war, and join their refpe&ive corps by the firft day
of January next:
That the commander in chief and commanding of
ficer in the southern department direct the officers of
each state to meet and agree upon the officers for the
regiments to-be raised by their refpeftive states, from
those who incline to continue in service ; and,, where
it cannot be done by agreement, to be determined by
seniority, and make return of those who are to remain,
which is to b€ transmitted to Congress, together with
the names of the officers reduced, who are to be allow
ed half pay for life :
That the officers who shall continue in the service
to the rad of the war, be entitled to half-pay during
life, te commence from the time of their reduction.
Extract from the minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, secretary.
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TO BE SO L D,
A HEALTHY, HONEST
Negroe Woman and Child,
Fit for town or country. Enquire of the Printers.
—A C~A~ R-
As several of Mistress STATES's Acquaintances
in the Jersey's, where the has been, at several
places, since her leaving New-York, 'till htely, have
requested, that foe would let them know when (he fet
tled in Philadelphia, in order to keep SCHOOL; and
at writing to them might net be le readily executed, (he
esteems this the most effectual method ; that by one
Advertisement all her Friends may be informed of her
Rtfidence ; which, at present, is in Race street, above
Front-street, at the right hand, just oppefite the bmp.
And as flit does not purpose taking any ai Boarders,'
file will be tieful (after previous notice given) t.
procure Boarding for their Children in faitable Fami
lies, where they may be properly Accommodated.
T O B~ E T T, -
And may be entered on in a few days,
A House in Market-street,
Very suitable for aShop or Store. Enquire of the
Printer#. Nov. 20.
November 14, 1780.
C AME to the plantation of doctor
Thomas Bond, jonr. in the Northern Liberties,
about a month ago, a Grey MARE with a (wit h
tail, food ,1! round, 7 or 8 years old : also a light Hay
MARE food before; with a switch tail, low in flefh,
twelve years old. The owner or owners are defoed to
call on the fubferiber and take them away, otherwise
they will be fold, in two weeks, to pav t h e charges on
them. ' ANDREW BOAT.'
And a VARIETY of other ARFICLES, too tedious
to mention.
, Imported in the l^ft vtifeU from Eutope, and to be fold,
whole-file and retail, by
JOHN KE AN,
At the (tor: formerly occupied by Mr. James Cunning,
<n the north file of Market-street, just opposite the
M al m rket.
Said KE AN' s industry and attention will be dit
r^ed to the procuring ths bast goods, to keep a gene
ral assortment, and to fell at the ioweft prices the fitua.
tion of the times will admit. Persons having goods to
dispose of cheap for cash, in him may finda purchafer#
At the ftoe constant attendance will be given, the ftri&-
<ft punctuality observed, and every endeavour exercife#
to give general fatisfaaion. , „
Five Hundred Dollars Reward.
D AN-AWAY. on Sunday lift, from the fubferiber,
K an Apprentice LAD, between 17 and 18 years of
age, full faced, about 5 feet 2 inches high : Had on where
he went away, a light brown cloth jacket with sleeves,
two tow Fining shirts, two pair of trowfers, an old wool
hat, a pair of new (hoes with a pair of plain brass buckles ,
by trade a Shoemaker. Whoever takes up Jaid Lad,
and brings him to the fubferiber, shall receive the abovex
Reward, and all reasonable charges paid by me 6
'WILLIAM DAVIS,
N. B. All matters of veffcls are forbid to harbour or
carry him off at their peril. Southwark, Nev^zo.
November 14, 1780.
TH E fubferiber, who arrived in this
city from Witgenfheir, in Germany, about fe<
ven years ago, with hit mother Ann Mary Bruch, and
two brothers, John Frederick and Jacob, desires to
know if his said mother and two brothers are still alive,
and where they know live. The letter may be direaM
to the fubferiber, living on Mr. Charles Herne's place,
in Huntinton county, New Jersey, about two mile#
from Greenwich. JOHN JOST BRUCH.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
WENT adrift from the Schooner Eagle, lyin^
at Mr. John Jon-s's wharff, a Pink stern BAT
TEAU, with a white bottom, 13 liars painted on each
fide and one on her ftera. Whoever has taken up tile
said Batteau, and will return her on board the Eagle,
or leave her with Mr. Samuel Howell, shall receive the
above reward. GEORGE HOUSE.
pERUVIAN Bark,
1 Czmphirf,
ophi%
Abtioioay,
J^Lb
Rhu). rb,
IpecacuAna,
T r^r Emetic.
Calomel p. p.
M-rcmius Dulcis,
Quel filter.
Sai P<tre,
Creamer T rtir,
Four of B ircftone,
Epfem Silt,
Glauber S;ltq
Carolina Pnfr o',
Dark, blue, buff,
bite, carkt, brown,
Cilia mon, claret and cloth
coloured fupeifine broad
cloths.
Brown, claret, blue and
cloth coloured seconds.
Blur, brown and light
coloured naps.
Velvets of all colours,
ribbed, plain, (potted and
flowered.
Drawboys.
Fine and coarse cambricks
and lawns.
Bread and narrewßuffia
meeting.
Checks
Worked and silk hose.
A beautiful assortment
of chintz and calicoes.
Figured and plain mini
onet lawns.
Mmionet lawn handker
chiefs.
Just PUBLISHED and To be SOLD, by
JOHN DUNLAP,
1 At hit Printing- Office in Market street,
FATHER ABRAHAM's
ALMANAC K,
For the YEAR of Ohr LORD, 1781.
A fiefhA S:ORTMENT of
Medicines, to be Sold,
BY
FREDERICK PHILE,
Ar his HOU^E, in Second-ftrect, between Market and
Cheimr-tir-eis, oppeiiie Blackhorfr alley :
AMONGST which are the folowing ARTICLES.
Cochineal,,
Magnefiz,:
Carraway Seeds,
AnnißCus,
Sena,^
Manna,
)Gum Ilinglaf:,
Gum Galbanum,
?Gum Myrrh,
Gum Mafiick,
Gum Tracaganffi,
Gum Aloes fuccot. & Hep:
Cantbarides,
Pulv. Stanni,
Powder Blue,
A few Keggs of Yellow
Okit, ground in oilj
White, blue and brown
ferget.
Fine and ccarfe linens.
White petlongs, farfneta
and perfians.
Black mode.
Womens white gloves.
Taer.
White and coloured
threads.
Silk gauze.
Corded dimities.
A large quantity of tfe
best sewing silk.
Ribbons.
Silk hankerchieis.
Ivory combs.
A quantity of ccarfe
milled hose.
Writing paper.
Snuff in bottles.
ALSO, Excellent claret
in hogsheads and bottom