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BE it ena3ed 6, the Senate and
Hodfe of Reprefentaiives of th
United States of America, in Congress
^ffembled, That the battalion of artil
lery now in service be completed ac
cording to the establishment, and
that the two regiments of infantry
now in service, be completed to the
number if nine hundred and Sixty
non commissioned officers, privates
sod musicians each.
„ And be it further eriaSed,That there
hall be raised for a term not exceed
ing three years, three additional re
giments, each of which',exclusive of
the commissioned officers, Shall cdali^
• of nine hundred and Sixty non cofA
miffioned officers, privates and mufc
cians ; and that cine of the laid regi^
'bnents be organized in the following
manner, that is to fay,two battalions
of infantry, each of which, exciufive
of the commissioned officers, Shall |
con filldf three hundred and twenty !
non-commiffion^d officers, privates
and musicians ; and one squadron of
light dragoons ; which, exclusively
of the edmmiffioned officers, Shall
COnGA of three hundred and twenty
flon-comniffioued officers, privates
And musicians ^ arid that it Shall be
& condition in the inliftment of the
laid dragoons; to fe<ve as dismount
ed dragoons, whenever they Shall be
~ ordered thereto : That the organiza
tion of the laid Squadron of light dra
goons, Shall be as follows,to wit ; one
major; one adjutant, One quarter
matter, one Surgeon's mate, and
four troops, each of whith Shall c'on
fift of one captain, one lieutenant;
one cornet, four ferjeants; four cor
porals, one farrier, one faddfer; one
trumpeter and Sixty-nine dragoons ;
• and the President may arm the said
troops, as he Shall think proper.
Provided always, and be it further
CTaßed;Tkatit Shall be lawful for
the President of the United States
to organize the said five regiments of
infantry, and the said corps of horse
and artillery, as he foall judge ex
pedient; diminishing the number of
• corps' and adding to another, as Shall
appear to him proper, so that the
whole number of officers and men
Shall not exceed the limits above
prefcribed:—A^iW, That the
said regiments Shall be difeharged As
foonas the United States Shall be at
peace with the Indian tribes.
Aad be it furthers enabled, that the
non-commissioned officers, privates
and mufici,ns of the said three reg- |
nieffls/Shali be inlifted for the
term of threi, years,' unless previously
'discharged;
And be it farther chadded. That e
very recruit, who Shall be inlifted
by virtue of this ad. Shall receive
1 eight*dollars bounty, and that the
* fame Shall be made up to the noa
commiffioned officers, privates and
musicians now in service, who have
inlifted for three years. Since the
puffing of this a& intituled " An ad
EXETER, (New-Ha^foire) Printed and Published by HENRY RANLET, at Nine Shillings per annum.
CONGRESS.
An ACT for making further
and more effectual Proviji
on for the Protection of the
Frontiers of the United
States.
Newhampfhire
WEDNESDAY, April 4, 1792.]
for regulating the Military eftablilh
merit of the United States."
lad lie it further enabled, That, the
commissioned officers, who Shall be
employed to recruit for the eftablith
merit, Shall be entitled to receive, for
every recruit, duly inlifted and mus
tered, two dollars.J
And be it further en^Red, That tae
monthly pay of the commiflipned of
ficers,' non-commissioned officers, pri
vates and musicians, on the military
eftabliihment of the United States,
land of the three regiments airihoH
, zed by this ad, Shall be in future, a,
I follows, free.of all dedodions, to wit :
1 — General S„r aff —Amajor general,,
one hundred and sixty-six dollars.
A brigadier general, one hundred
and four dollars. Quarter mailer,
one hundred dollars. Adjutant, td 1
Ido a'lfo the duty.of infpedor,seventy
>five dollars. Chaplain, fifty dollars
Deputy Quarter matter, fifty dollars;
Surgeon, Seventy dollars. Aid de
campin addition to his pay in the
line, twenty four dollars. Brigade
major, to aft a!fo as deputy inspector,
in addition to his pay in the line,
twenty-four dollars. Principal arti
ficer, forty dollars. Second artificer,
twenty-fix dollars— —Regimental
Lieutenant Qlpnel commandant,
seventy five, dollars. Major com
mandarttbf .artillery, And major of
idragoons @X liye dollars. Paymas
ter, in addition to his pay in the
line, ten dollars. Quarter mailer,
in addition to-,Li's fay in the )ine,
eight dollars. Arijutant, in addition
.fa his payin-fy, fine, ten dollars.
Majors of ipfantry, fifty dollars.
Captains forty dollars.. Lieute
nants, twenty- fix dollars. Rnfigns
and corpets, twenty dollah. Ser
jeants forty-five dollars. Mates
thirty dollar*. Serjeant majors and
quarter mailer ferjeants, seven dol
lars. Senior musicians; fix dollars.
Searfeant. fix dollars. Corporals,
five dollars, Rripm, three dollars.
MuficianS, four dollars. Artificers
allowed th, the infantry, light dra
goons; arid artillery, and included as
privates bight dollars. Matrons and
nutfes in the hospital, eight dollars.
And be it further enaaed, That the
rations, or money in lieu thereof, for
the commissioned, non commissioned
officers, privates and musicians df the
additional troops herein mentioned,
thall be the fame, as described in the
afotefaid ift, intituled "An aft for
regulating jhe.military t^ablifhffient
of the United States," and in the aft
passed in the third session of the firft
Congress, intituled " An aft for rai
ling and adding another regiment to
the military ekablifhmeht of the Un
ited States and for making further
provision for the protection of the
frontiers."
Anil be it further erased. That the
forage, to be allowed to the officers
of the additional regiments authori
-Ized by this aft, be the fame as de
scribed b, the ads before mentioned.
And be if, farther gnaaed. That the
allowance of entiling for non-com^
missioned officers and privates of, the
infantry of the said ,hrcp regiments,
shall be the fame. as is by law efta
biifhed: That foitablef ctothing be
provided for ,he. .cavalry, and adapt
ed to the native of the Service, and
conformed as neat as may be, to the
value of the clothing allowed to the
infantry and artillery.
THE
IN S^NAIE ^^ $.
THE following written meffagi
from Th& President df the
United States, whL'e'tyMr. Lear,
Slivered to tfeVice -Prefidrnt—
United ^tatfi 1792.
Gentktarf^ftbe " Senate, and of the
Hox/e ojßtProntrttk>ei;
KNOWING the' friendly interest
you take in tohare+er rnny promo e
the happinefi End prefperity of the
French nation, it ib with plchfure
that I lay before yol the tranffatlon
, And be it further enured, That the
President alone be, and he hereby is
authorized to appoint,for the cavalry,
so to be engaged, the proper edm
miffioned officers,who Ihall dot exceed,
in number and rank, the proportion
assigned to the said three regiments,
and whose pay and other allowances
shall riot, exclusive of fifty cents per
day for the use and refqne of their
horses, exceed thofs of officers of
corresponding rank, in the said regi
ments.
And be it farther exerted, That the
trefident of the United States be au
thorized in case he shall. deem the
meaftire expedient to employ such
number of the Indians and for such
comptnfa-ions, as he may think
proper— Provided, The said compen
fationa do not, in the whole, exceed
twenty thousand dollars.
Jonathan TrumbulL, Speaker
of the Hftfe of Reprefen tairoct.
JohN AdAtQPice^ Pref dent of the U.
States, and PreJident of the Senate.
Approved—March the ^h 179^.
George Washington,
PreJident df the United States.
Deposited among tte , Rolls intheOffice
:of the Secretary of State.
Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of State.
And be it further enamel That all
the commissioned, and non-commiffi
dried officers, privates and musicians
of the said three regiments, ffiall
rate, the fame oaths, Ihall be govern
ed by the fame rules and regulations,
and in cases of disabilities, ihrill re
ceive the fame com penfations, as
are deferibed in the before mention
ed aft, intituled " An afl for regula
ting the military cflablilhment of the
United States."
, ,Aad be it further enacted. That it
thill be lawful for thePrefident of the
United States, to forbear to raise, or
to discharge, after they shall be rai
fed, the whole or any p^rt of the
'faid three additional regiments, in
case events Ihall in his judgment
render his so doing corifiitent with
the bublick fafety.;
And be it further enacted, That the
Prefideut be, and hereby is authori
zed from time to time,focall into ser
vice, and for such period, as he may
deem requisite, such number of ca
valry as in his judgment, may be
necefary for the protcaion of the
frontiers : Provided, That the non
commissioned officers fhdl not be al
lowed more thanone dollar per c'a ,
nor to privates more than feventy^tivc
cents per day," each person finding
his horse, arms and accoutrements,
and at his own rifque, and twenty
five ' cents per day in lieu of rations
and forage : provided he fornix
himfelf therewith.
CONGRESS.
Gazetteer.
[Numb. 40 of Volume 6.
A letter was read.frem the Le
gislature of North Carolina, inftrue
ing the reprefentarives of that state,
to require that Congress vill do jaf
tice io the claimants of certain uef
tern land; and difeharge the arrears
due to the army.
Mr. Parker laid on the table a re
solution, directing the Secretary of
the treafu y to report what money,
if an,, now remains in the treasury,
of the appropriations made prior to
the year 1791,diftinguifhing,under the
different heads of appropriation, such
monies as remain unapplied agreea
bly thereto.
Mr. Williamson laid on the table
a resolution for the apointment of a
committee, to prepare and bring in a
bill to amend the ad, entituhd an ad
to provide for collecting the duties on
goods, wares and merchandise, so
far as to permit the landing of salt,
under certain regulations, at the ware
houses belonging to the several fifher
ies, and to allow a drawback bn the
exportation of halted prbvifions, equal
to the duty paid on the fall used in
preferring the fame.
The committee, a,printed for
that purpose, reported a bill for re
ducing the rates of postage on reu f.
papers which was read a foft time and
ordered so lie on the table.' The
postage propefed is half a cent, for
any distance not exceeding ico miles,
and three quarters of a cent for any
greater dittance.
Mr. Speaker laid before the hovfe
a report from the Secretary of the
treafory, refpeaing the ex^fe law,
which was read and ordered jb be
printed. ;
The militia bill being brought in
was engrossed,
Mr. Vining moved for 'a recom
'mitment.'•
' This motion gave rife to a debate
of some length,after which,the qbeffi
bn being taken,and paffihg in the nf
gaive—-yeas, ±7 ; nays, 2d ; the
blanks were filled up, and the bill
passed; yeasjt, nays 27— 3nd was
sent to the Senate for their concur
rence.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
; TUESDAY, MARCH 6.
" We do not doubt that you take
an interest in an event so important
to our kingdom and to us ; and it is
with real pleasure we take this 'occa
fion to renew to you assurances cf the
sincere friendship we bear 10 you.
" Whereupon we pray Ged 0
have you, very dear, great friegds&
allies, in his just and holy keeping.
"Written at Paris, Sept. 19, 1791.
" Your good friend and Ally,
(Signed) " LOUIS.
(Signed) « MONTMORfN.
" the United States 0, North America."
Irrtrflation of a letter from the King of
,France, of Sept. 19 1791.•
" Very dear, great friends and allies,
WE make it our duty to inform
you that we have accepted the coc-
Iticution which has been presented to
us in the name of the nation, and
according to which France will be
henceforth governed.'
of a letter which I have received
from his Moll Chriflian Majesty, an
nouncing to the United Slates of
America, his acceptance of the con
dilution prefaced to him ja the;
name of his nation. £ ,
G. WASHINGTON.