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And be it further enabled, That the
Vice- President of the United States—
the officers, judicial and executive, of
the government of the United States
—the members of both Houses ofCon
grefs, and their refpe&ive officers—
ail custom-house officers with their
clerks, all poll-officers and Rage-dri
vers who are employed in the care &
conveyance of the mail of the poll
office of the United States—all ferry
men employed at any ferry on the
post-road—all infpeaors of exports—
all pilots—all mariners actually em
ployed in the sea-service of any citi
zen or merchant within the United
States—and all perlons who now are
or may hereafter be exempted by the
laws of the relpedive States, (hall be
and are hereby exempted from militia
duty, notwithstanding their being a
bove the age of eighteen,or under the
age of forty-five years.
And be it further ena&ed, That with
in one year after the passing of this
ad, the militia of the refpediveStates
{hall be arranged into divisions, bri
gades, regiments, battalions and com
panies, as the legislature of each State
shall dired—and each division, bri
gade and regiment, ffiall be numbered
at the formation thereof— and a record
made of such numbers in the adjutant
general's office in the State —and when
:n the field,or in service in th6 State,
each division, brigade and regiment
shall refpeaively, take rank accord
ing to their numbers, reckoning the
firft or lowed number bigheft in rank,
That if the fame be convenient,
each brigade ffiall consist of four regi
ments ; each regiment of two battal
ions ; each battalion of five companies ;
each company of sixty-sour privates.
That the said militia shall be officered
by the refpc& States as follows :—
To each division, one major-general
and two aids-de-camp, with the rank
of major ; toeach brigade one briga
dier-general, with one brigade, one
brigade infpedor, to serve also as bri
gade major, with the rank of major,to
each regiment, one lieutenant colonel
commandant —and to each battalion,
one major—to each company,one cap
tain, one lieutenant, one ensign, four
ferjeants, four corporals, one drum
mer, and one fifer or bugler. That
there shall be a regimental fiaff, to
consist of one adjutant, and one
quarter-mailer to rank as lieutenant
—one pay mailer—one surgeon, and
one surgeon's mate—one ferjeant-ma
jor ; one drum-major, and one fife
major.
And be it further enaßed, That out
of the militia enroled, as herein di
reded, there shall be formed for each
battalion, at leaft' one company of
grenadiers, light infantry or riflemen
—and that to each division there shall
be at least, one company of artillery,
and one troop of horse: There shall
be to each company of artillery one
Captain, two lieutenants, four,fer
jeants four corporals, fix gunners, fix
bombardiers, one drummer, and one
fifer. The officers to be armed with
a sword or hanger, a fuzee, bayonet
and belt, with a catridge box to con
tain twelve catridges—and each pri
vate or matrofs shall furnifh himfelf
with all the equipments of a private
in the infantry, until proper ordnance
and field artillery is provided. There
shall be to each troop of horse, one
captain, two lieutenants, one cornet,
four ferjeants, four corporals, one
fadd!er,one farrier,and one trumpeter.
The commissioned officers to furnifh
the mft lves with good horfe#,of at least
fourteen hands and an half high, and
to be armed with a sword and pair of
pistols, the holders of which to be co
vered with bearskin, caps. Each dra
goon to furnifh himfelf with a service
able horse, at least fourteen hands and
an half high, a good saddle, bridle,
mail-pillion and valise, holders, and
a bread-plate and crupper, a pair of
boots and spurs, a pair of pistols, a fa
bre, and a cartouch box to contain
twelve cartridges for pistols. That
each company of artillery and troop
of horse ffiall be formed of volunteers
from the brigade, at the discretion of
the commander in chief of the state, not
exceeding one company of each to a
regiment, nor more in number than
one eleventh part of the infantry, and
shall be uniformly clothed in regi
mentals, to be furnifhed at their own
expense— the colour and fafhion to be
determined by the brigadier com
manding the brigade to which they
belong.
And be it further enabled, That
each battalion ard regiment shall
be provided with the State and re
gimental colours by the field officers,
end each^company with a drum and
fife of bi gle horn,by the commissioned
officers ot the company, in such man
ner as the legislature of the refpedive
States shall dired.
, And be it further enabled, That there
shall be an adjutant general appoint
ed in each State, whose duty it shall
be to distribute all orders from the
commander in chief of the State to
the several corps ; to attend all public,
reviews, when the commander in
chief of the State shall review the
militia, or any part thereof ; to obey
all orders from him relative to
carrying into execution and per
fecting the system of military difeip
line eflablifhed by this aft ;tb furnifh
blank forms of different returns that
may be required, and to explain the
principles on which they should be
made ;to receive from the several
officers of the different corps through
out the States, returns of the militia
tinder their command, reporting the
actual situation of their arms, accou
trements and ammunition, their de
linquencies, and every ether thing
which relates to the general advance
ment of good order and discipline—
All which, the several officers of the
divifiobb, brigades, regiments and
battalions are hereby required to make
in the usual manner, so that the said
adjutant-general may be duly furnifh
ed therewith—From all which returns
he shall make proper abftrafts, and lay
the fame annually before the comman
der in chief of the State.
And be it further enaaed, That the
rules of discipline approved and eflab
lifhed by Congress, in their resolution
of the twenty-ninth of March, 1779,
shall be the rules of discipline to be
observed by the militia throughout
the United States, except such devia.
tions from the said rules, as may be ,
rendered necessary by the requisitions I
of this a&, or by some other unavoida
ble circuinftances. It shall be the,
duty of the commanding officer at §
every muster, whether by battalion,
regiment or single company, to cause
the militia to be exercised and train
ed agreeably to the said rules ot dis
cipline. 1
And be it further enabled. That all
^ommiffioned officers shall take rank
according to the date of their com-;
missions—and when two of the fame
grade bear an equal date, then their
rank to be determined by lots, to be
drawn by them before the command
ing officer of the brigade, regiment,
battalion, company, or detachment.^
And be it further enaßed, That if
any person, whether officer or, soldier,
belonging to the militia of any State,
and called out into the service of the
United States, be wounded or disa
bled while in aaual fervice,he shall be
taken care of and provided for at the
public expense.
And be it further enaßed, That it
shall be the duty of the brigade inspec
tor, to attend the regimental and
battalion meetings of the militia
competing their several brigades,
during the time of their being under
arms, to infpeft their arms, ammuni
tion and accoutrements —foperintend
their excrcife and manoeuvres and in
troduce the system of military discip
line before described throughout the
brigade, agreeable to law, and such
orders as they shall, from time to time
receive from the commander in chief
of the State—to make returns to the
adjutant-general of the State, at least
once in every year of the militia of
11 /r PETHION, the Mayor of this
; city, lately sent an invitation
to a Lieutenant General of the army,
to come and fee him without delay—
the officer complied, and went imme
diately to the Mayor's house.
" Sir," said Mons. Pethior, " be
not alarmed at what I am going to
communicate to you : You have been
so many months in Paris-—you reside
in Rue St. Louis au Mauraie- —you dine
every day at home —you spend the
evening at a friend's-— the sum of
40,000 crowns has just been reimbur
sed to you—you have a man servant
who has been in your service these fix
years. Are these fads precisely true?
Most perfealy so your Worship.
"Well, Sir, this domestic, in whom
you place the most perfed confidence,
;becaufe you have been used to him so
long, has concerted the project to mur
der you to day at the very instant you
shall fit down to dinner—he has an ac
! complice, who will be concealed in a
press till the moment the crime is to
be perpetrated. I fee, Sir, my fiory
frightens you—but be you easy, re
turn home, feign the greatest security
—do not put off the hour of your din
ner— all is forefeen, every measure is
taken to furroopd the assassin, and to
seize him the instant he shall prepare
to commit the atrocious crime."
Every thing happened as Monf.Pe
thion had foretold the officer ; the as
sassin is now in fafe cuflody in the pri
son of the Ccnfciegerie.
the brigade to which he belongs, re
porting therein the actual situation of
the arms, accoutrements and ammuni
tion of the several corps, and every
other thing, which, in his judgment,
may relate to their government and
general advancement of good order
and military discipline—and the
adjutant general shall make a return
of all the militia of the State, tb the
commander in chief of the laid State,
and a duplicate of the fame to the
President of the United States.
And whereas sundry corps of ar
tillery,cavalry a r d infantry, now exist
in several of the said States, which
by the laws, customs or usages thereof,
have not been incorporated with or
fubjeft to the general regulations cf
the rest of the militia.
Be it enabled, That such corps retain
their accudomed privileges, lcbj c &,
neverthelefsj to all other duties re
quired by this aft, in like manner
with the other militia.
Jonathan Trumbull, Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
Richard Henry Lee, Prefdent
pro tempore of the Senate.
.Approved— Ma, the eighteenth, 1792.
George Washington,
Prefdent of the United States.
Deported among theßolls in theOffice
of the Secretary of State.
Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of State.
Mr. Layton, of the Borough, lately
entertained two hundred friends in a
new tub. It was made for Mr.Mwr,
the brewer ; the dimensions are, cir
cumference 180 feet—height 28 do.—
contents 10,000 barrels—weight of
Iron 15 cwt. —tonnage 14 tons—num
ber of ftaves 263, all hearts of oak.
It takes 33 barrels to raise the level
one inch. The cost is about 3 0001.
Layton gave security of 2,000!. to in
demnify M. Meux from any loss that
rcav be sustained within the firft iz
months. Ona fide table in the tub,
was a china punch-bowl, on a maho
gany stand, with wheels, which con
tained 27 gallons and an half.-
April 14. The Duke of Suderma
nia the regent of Sweden, is kno»n
tq be a very enterprifiag man, and as
a warrior, foperiour to the late King
—equa!<o him in Council, but by no
meant equal to him in the winning
LONDON, March 31.
Foreign Advices.
PARIS, March 1.
arts; Nothing can now be expeßed
from that kingdom against the Consti
tution of France—fo r the Duke
will find fufficient employment in
curbing the Aristocracy at home.
The King of France was on horse.
back on the 10th of February last in
the great Ateet offauxbourg Saint A
ntoine, where a man was cleaning the
glares of the lamps. A countryman,
whowas passing, called cut, " Leave
the lantern, anti let Monfour Peto pass.
The king immediately changed his
route, returning to the Thuilleries.
April 21. The King of Hungary's
reply to the French King is considered
as tantamount to aDECLARATICN
of WAR—he demands for the French
Monarch, his liberty and authority—
for the Prirces, their rights and pof
feffions—for the clergy its property
and exigence ; tor the Nobles,the pri
vileges, titles, and hereditary trans
missions. To fopport the above requi
sitions, the young Monarch will have
in Brifgau and the Netherlands 150
oco Aufirian soldiers, 50,000 Prussi
an, 15,000 Electoral, zo coo Swedes
and Ruffians, 25,000 Spaniards—an
other army in Piedmont, and the coma
bined Squadrons. To which may be
added, the powerful body cf Emi
grants. All this prodigious force will
be ready by the middle of May.
The King cf Spain returns the Ja
cobins for answer, "That no power
has a right to demand the reason otbis
actions, and that he shall assign none
to any." This is signed by the Count
of Aranda. WAR, therefore, with
France may be looked upon as inevi
table.
Extraa of a letter from the Hague,
April 13.
" The important intelligence ar
rived yesterday from Treves, fays, it
is absolutely determined on between
the King of Prussia and the new King
of Hungary, to unite their forces im
mediately, and march againit France.
The fate therefore, of the present
diftraded Gallic Nation, will, in all
human probability, be Speedily deters
mined."
Letters by the Paris mail of yester
day mention, that WAR is now un
derftced through Paris to be inevita
ble.
Fifteen hundredPruffians are order
ed to quit theDatchy of Magdebcurg,
for the banks of the Rhine where al
ready there are 10,000 Rationed.
Eight hundred artilery horse are dr.
rived at Berlin, a certain Irak cf im
mediate war. A like number belong
ing to the Emperoar are in motion, &
7000 Austrians on the gift ult. took
the route of Bavaria.
From th BOMBAY GAZETTE, of
A CURIOUS ceremony, (but a ve
ry barbarous one) was observed in the
Bhahou's camp, a few evenings ago.
It was a woman burning herfelf with
her deceased husband, Much cere
mony indeed was not obfervrd, at she
was of the poorest fort: She came on
horseback, attended by her relations
and friends, to the spot where the pile
was building; it was conftruded of
flraw, dry cow-dung, &c, and about a
foot high, on which the corpse was
laid, over which faggots of wood were
placed, the ends meeting at the top,
formed a kind of hut.— After taking
leave ofher attendants, distributing
beetle nuts,&what little property she
had amorgft them, she seated herfelf
on one fide of the deceased in the hut,
and being furnifhed with a torch, fired
the inflammitory articles below her.
It is evident no kind of compulfioi
had been made use of, which indeed is
ftrialy forbidden by the fame law that
renders the a&ion meritorious. This
victim to the superstitious barbarism
was a good locking person, about 30
years of age. A pious resignation was
pidured in her countenance, blended
with an unaffected concern which so
melancholy an occasion must necessa
rily excite. Still an emanation of joy
FRENCH AFFAIRS,
November 16.