The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-04-08 00:00:00, page 4

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Chief of the State, not exceeding one Compa
ny ofeadi to a Regiment, and fell uniform
ly be eloathed in Regimentals, to be furnifhed
at their own expense ; the Colour and Fash
ion to be determined by the Brigadier com
manding the Brigade to which they belong.
And &it further enaaed, That each non
commissioned Officer and Soldier belonging to
the Regiment of Foot, shall within one Year
from and after the passing this Aft, furnifh
himfelf with a good Firelock, Bayonet and
Belt, a cartouch Box that will contain twenty
four Cartridges, two good Flints, a Knapsack
& Canteen —& that the commissioned officers
belonging to Companies of Foot, be feveraliy
armed with a Swora or Hanger, and an Efpon
tooh, and that the field Officers bearmed with
a Sword or Hanger.
Ad be, it further en&aed, That such of the In
fantry as are under the Care of Parents, Mas
ters or Guardians, Ihall be furnifhed by them
with such Arms and Accoutrements. And
rich as are unable to fcrnilh themselves, ihall
make application to the feleamen of the town,
who are to certify to their captain or command
ing Officer, that they are unable to equip
-themselves, and the said Seleamen ihall, at the
expense of the Town, provide for, and furnifh
rich Persons with Arms and Equipments ;
which Arms and equipments shall be the Pro
perty of the Town, at whose Expense they
were provided : And if any person so furnifhed,
shall embezzle br wilfully destroy the fame, he
&llbe pun@d by any Court proper to try
fit# MERRY MORTAL.
A -WAY, all fl gloom, ReJteaions, away /
;?,?&, everfworn Foes;
- In vain re endeavour off Mind to dijmaj,
And drive from m, tyom Repose.
IvsiU net permitfan to rob me of Rest ;
Dfyfiweet Peace,on fall never deflroy;
With lovely Idem me Cheerfulness dreft,
ffan rife to the Rigtone ef,0,..
I pt,poor Mortals who, Strangers to Mirth,
From all Places of Merriment fleer,
And mope, while the fears of their Fancy give Birth
To black Thoughts and Conjectures most drear.
.Ine'er, when Ipost Difap,ointments, repine ;
Ne'er am driven by them to Def, air :
We cannot expea the Sun always to sane.
Nor the Weather each Day to be fair.
Dark Clouds in our mutable Climes will arijt,
„And obfeure bright hair'd Phoebus', Beams ;
set oft we with Pleajureperceive, and far,rife,
Here and there heart enlivening Gleams.
CONTAINING 170 Acres of excellent Land,
tying mi the main Road hading from Concord
to Sandbornton, commonly known by the Name of
tbe ELLisoN Furue ; about 70 Acres under good
Improvement — producers Tons of good Hay, annu
gUy—bas a goodOrcbard, House, two Barns, out
Houses, ^c.—=-Forfurther Information, apply to
Peter Gag I<•%' '" Concord, or to tbe Sub
crito in said Canterbury,
JEREMIAH CLOUGH.
Canterbm,, Aprili, 1793. {23H3,.}
MR DRYDEN once at a Dinner, being of
fered by a Lady the Rump of a Fowl, and re
fufing it, the Lady (aid, Pray Mr. Dry den,
take itithe Rtimpis the best Part of the Fowl.
Yes, Miasm, tad he, and fol think it is of
the Fair.
A Toping Fellow was one Night making
his Will over his Bottle ; 1 will give, said
he, fifty Pounds to five Taverners, to drink to
tny Memory when I am dead : Ten Pounds
to the Salutation for CoUrtiers ; ten Pounds
to the Castle for Soldiers ; ten Pounds to the
Mitre for Parsons; ten Pounds to the Horns
for Citizens ; and ten Pounds to the Devil
for Lawyers. rt •
A drunken Fellow having fold all his Goods
to maintain himfelf at his Pot, except his fea
ther Bed, at last made way with that too:—
When being reproved for it by some of his
Friends ; why, said he, lam very well, thank
God, and why Should I keep my Bed.
> FOR SALE, -
A FARM, in Canterbury,
THE PIERIDES.
HILARITY.
the fame, upon Complaint made by the Select-1
men of said Town,by "being publickly whipped
not exceeding twenty Stripes, or fined not ex
ceeding forty Shillings. And that all Fines
recovered for embezzling or destroying of
Arms and Accoutrements as provided In this
Act, (hall be paid into the Hands of the Select-'
men to be appropriated, in purchasing Arms
and Accoutrements for such Soldiers as are
tenable to purchase for themselves.
And be it further enaaed, That Parents, Mas
ters and Guardians Shall be liable for .the Ne
glect and nonappearance of such Persons as are
under their care (& are liable by law to train)
and are to be proceeded against for ffie Pen
alty in the fame manner; as by this Act is pro
vided against other Delinquents.
And be it further eroded, That the Com
mander in Chief, the Officers commanding
Divisions, Brigades or Regiments; may ap
point military Watches or Guards when an
Invasion of the State is apprehended, in such
Place and under such Regulations as they may
judge necessary ; and all Officers and Solders
under their Cammand are to yield ftri& Obe
dience to their Orders and Directions.
And be it further enaßed, That the Signals
for an Alarm are to be fixed by the Captain
general, and may by him be altered, from
time to time, and proper Notice thereof is to
be by him given to the several Officers ; and if
any Noncomffioned Officer or Soldier, shall
upon the Alarm being given, unnecessarily
neglect to appear properly armed and equip
ped, at such Time and Place as the commind
ing Officer shall appoint, he shall pay a Fine of
twenty Shillings; and all Persons serving on
any military Guards, or Watches,fhall be pun
ishable for Mifcondud while in such Service,
by a Courtmartial to be appointed by the com
manding Officer of such Guard or Watch,
provided he be a field Officer, and in case he is
not/ then by the commanding Officer of the
Regiment to which the offender belongs.
And be it further enaaed, That when any
noncommissioned Officer shall refufe or ne
gle& to notify or warn any of the Company
to which he belongs (being thereto ordered
by bis foperior Officer) he shall pay a fine of
twelve Shillings, for.each noncommissioned
Officer or Soldier he shall neglect to warn, to
be recovered in the fame wayand manner as is
before provided.
And be itfurther enabled, e That every fine a
rising by any breach of this Aft, for which no
fpec'ral Mode of Recovery has been pointed
out, may be recovered by Adlon, Bill, Plant
or Information, in any Court proper to try
the fame.
And be it further enaaed. That all fines re
covered of any noncommissioned officer or Sol
dier for neglect of Duty, shall be paid into the
Hands of the commanding Officer of the Com
pany, to which such noncommissioned Officer
or Soldier may belong, to be expended in de
fraying the necessary Expences of such Compa
ny, as the commissioned Officers of the fame
may dire&. Thatall fines recovered of the com
manding officer of any company, shall be paid
into the hands ofthe commandingofficerof the
Battalion, to which such commanding officer
of a company may belong ; to be appropriated
in inftruding the music in such battalion.
That all Fines recovered of the commanding Of
ficer of an, Battalion, Jhall be paid into the Hands
of the commanding Officer of the Regiment to which
such Battalion may belong, to be diJ,ojed of in defray
ing the necessary Expends informing and arrang
ingthe Companies infuch Regiment, as the field Of
ficers of the fame ma, direct. 5
And be it further enaaed, That all commis
sioned Officers shall take Rank according to the da(e
of their Commissions ; and when two of the fame
Grade bear equal Date, then the Rank to be deter
mined b, Lot, to be drawn b, them before the com
manding Officer of the Brigade, Regiment, Battal
ion, Company, or Detachment., , -
And be it further enabled, That the Rules of
Dijcipline approved and eflablijhed by Congress, in
their Refolutim of the 29th of March, 1779, /ball
be the Rule! of Discipline to be objerved by the Mi
litia in this State.
And be it further enaded, TZaf it fall be the
Dutj ofthe brigade Infpaor, to attend tbs regimen
tal and battalion Meetings of the Militia composing
their several Brigades, during the Time of their be
ing under Arms, to infpea their Arms, Ammunition,
and Accoutrements ; faperintend their Exercise and
Manoeuvres, and introduce the Syfem @f military
Discipline before described.
And be it further enabled, That the Cavalry
and Artillery be fubjeli to Fine or Punijhment in the
fame Manner s tbufe who belong tithe Iwfautr,.
And be it further enacted, That all Court--
Martial ma, confft of Officers of any Corps within
the Limits of the Brigade where the Person accused
ma, reside.
And be it further enacted, That a Captain or
commanding Officer at the Head of bh Company , ma,
direct bis noncommissioned Officers and Soldiers to
meet at an,future Day, which fall be legal Notice.
And be it further enacted, That noncommission
ed Officers be reduced to the Ranks for an, Misde
meanour, which in the Opinion of all the commission
ed Officers of the Company shall deserve juch Pun
ijhment.
And be it further enacted, That all commij
faned Officers belonging to any Company of Infan
try shall reside within the Limits of such Company.
And be it further enacted, That when it fall
fa happen, that Officers of the different Corps shall
be on Duty together, the Jirf Officer in Rank shall
command, whether of the Infantry, Cavalry or
Artillery.
And be it further enacted, That ever, Citizen
enrolled as directed in this Art, and provided with
Arms and Accoutrements, shall bold the fame exempt
ed from all Suits, Distresses, Executions, or Sales,
for Debt, or for the Payment of Taxes.
And be it further enacted, That the Militia
of this State, shall be divided into three Divisions,
and if convenient, each Divifon shall consist of two
Brigades, each Brigade of four Regiments, each Re.
giment of two Battalions, e@ch Battalion of five
Companies, and each Company of 64 Privates.
And be it further enacted, That in forming
the Cavalry and Artillery, not more than one elev
enth Part fall inlift out of ar, one Company of In
fantry into such Corps.
And be it further enacted, That thefield Off.
eers of each and ever, Regiment,fhall form and ar
range the Companies in their several Regiments,from
Time to Time, as they fall think the publick Good
ma, require.
And be it further enacted, That there shall be
an Adjutantgeneral, whofeßut, it shall be to diJiri
bute all Orders from the Commander in chief of this
State, to the several Corfe ; to attend all publick
Reviewer ten the Commander in chief of this
State shall review the Militia, or an. Part thereof;
to obey all Orders from him relative to carrying into
Execution and perfecting the Sy,cm of military Dif
cipiins efablifadb, Law ; te jurui/h blank Forme
of different Returns that may be required, and to ex
plain the Principles on which tbs, shall be made ; to
receive from thefeveralOfficers of the different Corps
throughout the etate. Returns of the Militia, under
their Command, reporting the actual Situation of
their Arms, Accoutrements, and Ammunition, their
Delinquencies, and ever, other Thing which relates
to the general advancement of good Order and DiJei
feline.
x And be it further enacted. That Compensa
tion shall be made to the Adjutantgeneral, and
the Brigadeinfpectors for their Services, from
Time to Time, by the Legislature, as they
Shall think just.
And be it further enacted. That the Colour of
the uniform of the Infantry be determined on
by the Conmmander in Chief.
And be it further enacted, That each and every
noncommissioned Officer or Soldier, who shall
inlift into any corps of Horse or Artillery,
Shall within fix Months from and after such In
liftment, equip himfelf as the Law directs,
and at the expiration of the said fix Months,
Should he not be equiped as aforefaid, then to
return to the Company from which he inlifted,
and the commanding Officer thereof, is here-•
by directed to enrol him accordingly.
And be it further enacted, That the several
Companies, which compole the Regiments of
Cavalry, be annexed to the Regiments of In
fantry in manner following:
To each Regiment of infantry there Shall
be, as far as the Number of Companies of
cavalry will admit of it, one troop of horfe,or
company of cavalry, wife the present officers
(if they fee fit) & men ©raid companies, who
are now uniformly clothed and equipped, or
Shall be within 4 months, said troops of horse
Shall be under the Command of the field Of
ficers of the Regiments of Infanta,, and Shall
be joined to such Regiments as Shall be the
most contiguous and convenient to said Com
panies. Privilege shall be allowed to the non
commissioned Officers and privates of Cavalry
at any Time hereafter, of being enrolled as In
fantry, provided they decline serving as Caval
ry and said Companies of Cavalry may be
completed by inliftments,from Time to Time,
from the Infantry, as Vacancies may be in said
Companies.•
4^6/ it/ur/for ezac/e/, That this Act Shall
be read at the Head of each Company in the
several Regiments in this State, at least ate
every Year.