The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-12-27 00:00:00, page 5

FRIDAY,2 SUPPLEMENT TO my; VIRGINlA GAZETTE. No
Dcc. 27. 3 PRT>.T_H> " ALEXANDER PURDIE. , ' "30
IN GENLRJL A )dLMBLY
SATURDAY, Dec. 21, 1776.
IT being osthe utmost importance that
- the nine battulions herccofore raised
vithin this communwcahh, and now in
cominenml service, should he completed,
and the six new bzutulions for the same
service, as well as the three battalsimns on
the pav as this communwealzh, raised with
all possible expcdition :
RESOLVLD , time it be earnestly recom
mend-al to the jushccs, th; members of
thccouuty committees, the mhixia officers,
and the other good people of thisxcom—
mnnweahh, to use thsssiir best endeavours
tu lssss'ssrward and encourage lhc rccruiling
scrvisi'z, upon Which the sis-sssv and hap
pinr s; of their' country so much depends.
Aud vssherca: the present im.ninent
danga r us sixmerica, and the ruin and mi
ser} ..hich threulvns the good people of
this commonw eahh and thsiir puikcric
cails {or the uieuostaxcnion oi ('u=' (lrcngth,
andic is. hecnme necessary. lar thc pre
scrvalionoi' Lhsi-stnte, tha'sisidditional pow
crs be given to the Govemomct ::nd Co-siwc'x],
during a lim'ned time, for tlu must vigo
rouq and effectual measures tu scrpd the
invasions ufthc enemy :
RESOctLVED tl/enfi/re, that the Cover
nour b-si, and he is hereby sul!) uuxhrsinctilZ'd
and' empowerccl, by and with the advice
and Cunsr-nt of the Plivy Cumrci], from
hcncesorward until ten (! xys next after
the first meeting of the General Assembly,
to carry into execution such rcqnisitions
as may be made to this commonwenith,
by the Amcriczm Congrcsz, for the purpose
otssencountering or repelling the enemy,
to order the three: battalions on the pay of"
this co'mmonwcaith to march (is necessary)
to join the comincntal army, or to the
aisittunce of any of our sister states, tn c !"
forth any, and such greater military surcc,
ai they shall judge requisite, either by
emhodying and cart) ing companies or rc
giments ot' vohmteers, or by raising addi
tionul battalions, appointingctaml cuminis
sioning their propcr officers, and to direct
their opcrati fns uixhiu this commonwenlth
under the command of the cuntinental
genurals, or other osiiccns, according to
their respective ranks; or order them to
march tu join and ::ct in conccrt with the
contineutul army, or the tronps usam- us
the United Amcrican ht 1168, and to P\'('- lct] 1'e
for their pay, supply us prmiiium, arms,
and other necesihrifss-s, at the chzzrgc of this
commonwealth, by drawing on the trea
surer for the money which may he m-cc s—
sary from time to time ; and the said
treasurer is amhurilsicd to pay such war—
rants out of any publick money which
-may be in his hands, and (he General As
sembly mill, at their next scsiiun, make
ample prodsi'm for any deficiency which
may happen. Bu; lhlt this departure
from the conflitution of government, .
being in this instance founded only on the
most evident and urgcnt ncCc-ssity, ought
not hereafter to be drawn into prcccdcnt.
Anon. -CAnY, Sp. Senate.
EDM'. PENDLETOH, Sp. H. D.
By his Excellency PATRiCK lime nY, jzm.
ess/q; Gavemour or C/u'rf Magistrat: of
th; Conmmnwciclth of Viz-ginia :
A PROCLALIATKON.
NV on osAmeriCL-n uffuhs rem'c :-si-- nch s
HEREAS the present cri'siical situati
sary theutmostc-xertionuseverysistsisir state,
to put a specdy enc.l lo the crusil ravagu
of a haughty asisid inveterate cn'my, :m-l
securc our invaluablc rights, ] have there—
fore thought proper, by and with the
advice as the l'rivy Con-lcil, to issue this
my proclanutiun, hereby most earnestly
exhurtiug :md requ'ring the s.vera] county
licutenants, and olhcr officers of the mi
litia within this cunmfonwealth, and all
other subjects of the same, forthwith to
use their utmost endeavour: to assuc'ute so
many companies of voluntcers as may he
willing to engage in the d-.scnce of" this
state, or mm'ch to the alsishmce of an
other, should the cxigcncy of'things de
mand it, and, without loss of time, to
inform me of their success in this business.
Esiich comp-my must conlist of 68 men rank
:: nsil sile,u:1der one captain, twosieutenants,
and an ensign, to be chosen by the com—
panv. it will be necessary that the men
should sisurnfsh themselves with the best
gunp anu om- rarms wmcn can be pr-sisscur
ed , also powder and burns, cartouch boxes
or pouches, and blankcts.
And ] du dereby promise, that all such
pershns as shail engage in this service sh xll
receive the pay and ratinns provided b
111'13 state f-vr their regular troops, a] o
ssssizragc sor fuch hosssssrs as they, or any of
them, may sin.! sorthc cxprditious march
in;: of the troops, and forwarding the
sinne; 'and that such voluzztccrs shail not.
be oblige] to si-rve longcr than the 'par
ticuhr cx'zgencs that called,!hem forth
c'onti-mes, or their place can be supplied
by rcqctnhr troops.
GlVEN under my handsthi: 26th day of
])sgcmber, in the first year ofcthe
commomueaz'th, and in the Jaw of our
Lord 1776.
I'AUUCK HENRY si'ctsi'"