The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-08-25 00:00:00, page 1

AUGUST :5', 1775. _ T ]! E NUMBER 30.
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An O K D ! N A N (XE far ral/ing and
mnboefj'ing ass/rsifi'scicnt jbrsssiys-ss'r is:: defince
mid pr-ft-sidwu uj ths: calmzy.
ii.—;Rlsictdi'siisirl>u1u111<ccssn'y, in the
\\ Ict'r sent Ki 11 - ufclungtctr, that unum
her offissus shuukl hcimmediutely raised,
and that the mililisia should be [filled under
Pv'upel' arrsimsicmcnts, and be thc roughly
distisilincci. for the bctzer protection and
defence of the Country against invasions
and insurrectinns,
Be it therefore oraazucd, by the dele
gnte: and njnufi'ntsitivu is the several
('a/wrie: and curporatioussr within the colo
'ZV and dmniuiau qs Virginiu, now !? um
bled in General Conveutinn, and it 11 hare
by ordained by authority of the same,
that there shall be forthwith raised, and
taken into the pay of this felony, from
the time oftheir enlistment, tu () rc-giments
complete, to confist of one thcznshml and
twenty privates, rank and ffle: Five
hundred and sorry four of whom to be the
first re 'ment, under tke command us;—1
cohme , lieutenant-eoloncl, and mujur,
eight contains, sixteen ]i-men'simts, eight
cnsisifm, twenty Four scrjennts, eight
(l'jmnmet's, am] eight sistrs; and the sc—
cond regiment to cnnsiik of four hundred
and seven"), sixz, under t'nsi- (.o-n-nmcl of;!
colonel, hent.-um: (n'-one], m zjsssi-r, sum
atptains, (hurt-Ten lit'uuttzltttN: smen en
figns, twentv one ferjczmtz, fiven ch'um
mere, and seven fisu'ct: to such of which
regiznents there flnll he ;.Howul a chzxp
lain, apznyumstcr (\\ ho is also to udtas mus—
ter-master) an ::(Tjtttut-t, quarter-master,
one surgeu-u1 two surgeons nmtasi', and ;:
serjezmt-mnjnr.
And fur the better and more orderlv
appointmem ns lheuffirc—rct, Bu it on't/lur
ordaihesil, that the sound liss. ld-oshcerx shlel
from time to time he :ssppnintcd, or up
proved, by the (}cncrct] (l-vnvuniun (n'
delegatesz that the depmic-s olsi ezrch dis
trict hcrein after described. excepting the
countics of Accum u L. ;lml Northumptun,
{lull appoint one cut-min, tu () hentvnsimtz,
n_d one cnsign, to cu-11;n.1ml the company
ok men to be raised in such (21 Him; th :
the chuplsidn to each rcsi-ssimcm he .xppuizsil
ul by the sicLl-udicem .nnl c-nsiztm—zzs of
such rcgnncnt; that she . (Ejsim'nn, c_-_u trt—cctr
.,q .
nmnu ,uuulcrjeunc—u} .) n'. hc-sim) mneu Uy
the cnmnmnclingzj-ufluc. : us the nsi'imcm,
the sin'gecm by the sicll-nlllcvl's and cap—
tusims, and the surgeons nuns lW the fix". -
geon Hmscllsi, with the upsin'usshuion of
tue cnmm'mch'lg—nlllccr us the rf-gimt'nz.
sin.-! (is! it sari/zsi-r omlcttiuczl, thctt the
cunnu-simcliny; uffin ? us (he first key;-7. ner-t
shall he allowed n ssisrctm'v, to be :!puhsi-t
ed by him, \\l:u {h'sill he :.llowul suur
llzllllngs :] (l"l_V so!" his sin chrs.
And that the lm'y nlss the si>l:liers m.".si
bs' mule (je-neral lln'unsspctnmt [he ulmn,
am] lhc lh'llcl' to ;n-n'ul 'sinr-s- ul_.:'y"ss' :m-l
( lectusnm. lic-it_/m'l//crss';rsi1ct.-si', ul. ll'si ! (Z-v
(( si,-l]ll<:.\ Ol'cctcll Llfsiu} 1, ("A. ,:t the" (mun
17 sins,\CL'<>111:u'l;sh: l Xorth-nphm, ll.l\'
i.-.-_ ry mlnu'slunc' c.-'ss>" .Z-x. two ll'.'ll'\\'l=.ll""*.
anu uusi- (six-sign, uct. silk,-hid, usi- llct'ul oil:
c rsi shall pzocecd, with the utmmt zsisisi
dsslliou, to milk-t with.;x their respcdsih o unct
tlicts their several companies, which are
to consist of sixty eight men each ; but
the said officers shall not go into ;msiv oxhcctr
district to complete their sinmpsny, until
the officers in such other dish—int have
made up their companjss , nor, in that
case, without the perm'n'hon, in writing,
of the committec us the coumtctv first had
and obtained.
And as well to prevent the enlillment of
such men as are unfit sor set'vice, as to fix
the rank of such officers, [Je ii jin'tller ar
dctuffned, that the deputies of- each dillrict
shall appoint one certain place of rendtz
vous hit him their diltricsit, whither the up—
lain of each company, as,!ctoon as it is
complete, shall relolt with his men, and
shall give itunie-iiate notice therec-l' to the
chairmzm utct the committee of deputien,
who is required forthwith to summon all
the members utcttlze sitid emnmittce, who,
or a majority of them, being present, shall
either proceed themselves to review the
said company, or appoint any number of
their members, not under three, for that:
purpose: And if it shall appear to such
committce (;i' dcputies that the company
is complete, of table.- and proper men, and
that they have been rcgulsirly enlisied, ac
cording- to the terms untl ieguldtions pre
scrihed by thik uruinctnce, the sitid deputies
(lull order and dirt At the cuptnin immedi
ately to march with h.s company to the
place L-fsi'ctenudl renutzuzus, heretttsster to
be .Ippnltl'ttl, nnd, morem er, shall grant
to the s..iusi enptsitin 11 certificatc ostltc day
\\l1(7) the suid company first appeared
Compli te, at the particular place ol'rem
d. Hurts in the dillricsit; which certilicztte
being- produced to the general Committee
os Sadcn , the suid conmzittee shall cause
lllc ssiune to be entered in it book to be kept
for that purpose, and shall until: the: [she
certiticzztts, from all the. other dillriet
connnittees, to be ent-. red in the same
manner: And when tall such certillcates
shall he returned, tlu ssstme (lommittce of
S.:lsic-tssv, or the niusif-ctrity of those prcscnt,
shall, and lllf'y' ;:ssrc lnrol-v required, to
grant eommltlsisions, umhr their hands, to
the olnccrsis ut' she si'\ct'.tl cmnpztnies,
according to their ss\('}'.5l nmmintmentsss.
fixsi'sisi' shssill' runkgsictgtsi llmnrisssi' and preca
du'si' ilCCUTtss-inji'f ss _ ' ritv of the com
plcliQn olsith-si-ir s; lcompzmic-ct, cenihcd
as ufurcilnid; :msssi shsi]! Ji'lsssissv' Upull
the cxuminmio . suctch cc-Hiticntcs, that
l\\ 0 hl' mm'c- Oisialccumpxnics uppcarui .lt
the dish'ict rendxsizxouz un the sinne day.,
the sfid (jss munilu-c us Said-. shall. in smh
cast.-., dcurmin: the right nssisiniorih' and
pz'cccdcncc :ssnunjsszl'si' (he 'Jsi-u-rzl'. ufiiiccrs,
bv .! stir and impzu'tsisitl ixzilnt.
ssnsiud A: if ictcttsl'lur mnisi'fss; :l. thzn in case
am' \' .c mcisis :.rsisil! ix.;jzlncn, ln denihsvr
ushsrv- His, ;mm; pli tfsi sinmmss'ctnzrsssidoil]—
(rctz, l'sin— sun-e ib.-11 sir; shpplic-si], from
li He in (but by x':\_'_1:sil'siz1' i'au'u'sizmy, in
cnmsi ur'i. :ei-nsszn . in th; u-ijr-si'ci'nc Lupi
pxc'm: mm sunsi-i-ssn'zsiff sin;; in us;.- nisict
ducet ot'tm'icetct's to supply such succesiion,
tn: Commanding-officer of the regimenc
hall appoint the most proper periuu, in
his opinion, to shpplctvsuch vacancy, to be
approved by the (.Lummittee offiascty.
And that the companies may be kept
complete from time to time, Be itfartlzer
ordained, that ik'vacancics should happen
among the private men, the commandjng
officer of the rcgct'ctmcnt shall supply the
ssixme by new recruits, in the best and most
expcditious manner he mav be able.
And be it fitrther ordainesid, that the fol
diers to be raised shall be enlisied on the
terms following, to vtit : That they shall
continue in the senice of the publick so
long as may be judged neCessary by the
(5 central Conventiun , but not be compelled
to continue more than one year, provided
zn-y sulnier, or soldicrs, do give the com
nmnding-oiiicer three months previous ,
notice, in writing, of his or their desire to
be (listhargecl at the end of such period;
and it it shall bejudged necessary to dishand
the army before the expiration of twelve
nionths, that each suldier discharged with- -
in that time shall he entitled to, and shall
receive, six weeks pa) in advance. That
the pay ofsieach capt-siin, lieutenant, and
cniign; shall commence the days of their
appt-intment by the dishsiict committees ;
of the chaplain, and all the subaltem offi
cers, on the days of their res tftive ap
pointments; of the common oldiers, on
the days of their enlisting; and that the
pay of the several field and staff osiicers
shall commence on the day of their being
called into duty by the general Committee
Os Susety; and that the several recruiting
nfiiccrs may ach mace to each soldier, upon
his till-sting, anv sum he may think neces
sary, not exceeding one month's pay.
Trorct'sidffl aituasst's, that no rect-niting
officershall be allowed to enlist into the
lsicrtice any servant uhntsoever, unless he
let an nppfentice, bound under the laws of
[his culonv. nor any such apprentice, un
less the consent of his ntsidltr be first had
in \\ riting.
And be itjarilzer ordained, that the so]
dicrs to be cnlistcd shall, at the expense of
the pubhck, be surnffl'ed each with one
good mulkct and hayonet, cartouch box,
or puuch, and cunlcen; and, until such
muiket can be prmided, that they bring
with cagh ofshc—m the best gun, of any
mhcr shrt, that can he procured; and
that such as are to act as riflc-men bring
with them each one good riHe, to be ap
proved by their cnptuin, for the use of
uhich he ssshall be allowed at the rate of
twentv shiH'mg's a wmr: that c cnm
mon shldicr, not all-sicsihivsusiicien 'rovid
(11. in the opinizzn of his commasim fiig-us
tius, shall be sizmiihccl with sufficient.
(h-lhingsi, at the cctxpc-nsh of the publick,
in he ciesiluued out oisihie pay.
.ctsict/lzl [w it jln'i/sir on! fixed, that the
c.-:=x :.anics to be raisczl in the districssssts of
I'szh'ss UHd, Pincsilfflc, Bcdfn'd, and
l'mzsitom-t, one! of" Berkdcy, Krcderick,
Unmnusi, and Hamsifilzh'c, Augusta,