The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-08-25 00:00:00, page 4

be'n-attendance at private mustcrs, with
out :. sufficient exsi-use, to be allowed as
asoff'esaid, the oshcrrs and minute—men
shall, for every day's absence, besubject
,siwctflssje following fines, to wit! Acnptain,
sitwelve shillin :; alieutenant, eight (hil
lings: and enhgn, sixshillings; a serjeant,
fiye shilhngs; a corporul, drummer, and
ctsiser, four shinings'; and each private
zminute-man, three shillings. The seve
ral fine: above-mentioned to be imposed
! a court-martial, to consist of the field
officcts and capta'ms of the dishict, or any
'sssifive'n of them, wherensa field-officer flmll
In due, and deducted out of the pay of
'ss'sstlu delinqctuent, if so much shall be due to
Whim; it" not, to be levied on his estate, in
.manm-r asssdirected for sine: imposed on
thc-ssmilitia. And is any officer or- soldier,
d'urin thetime of his attendanc'e on train
:? at {in battalion or companies, as
.5 ein 'rsiected, shall resuse to obey the
command- ossshil superionr officer, or be
sihwe himsels'mntiuoufly or resracturily , or
tain! in any sidther manner transgress the
si'- sscs_ of good order and decenc , every
I ' hsibflfender shall or may be congned, for
reny time notekcee'ding— twenty iour hours,
;sssisilprzshid, in.-any sum not exceeding one
:— '.'l pay, a:- shall be determined by
charged-Fame of? a Court-martial, to be
ctfflct oresaid; the fine: to be deducted,
sssildssl'si see}, it} before directed. '
" "Fraenum may:, that me commanomg
' or captain of any company may,
occasion shall require, gwe cave of
' e to any inferiour officer or minute—
" A but th shall not be entitled to pay
siJnrss nrm such-a senee. _
' * as Well for the ease of the minute
sssisss-ctf, & tthsy "may be returned m re
sif ssrqm td the bodies of their re
, --_sisi n'nlitias, Be it farther ordained, .
sssilffler set-ving twelve mouths sixteen
. lf'ss—ssssss. ct then shall be dischadged from each
' - -"si ss. yf. by the eomman ng-officer or
_ of the eom .my, and the like
' - sir at the end okPeve ear, begin
si -'_ with those who stand !?(zon the roll,
Try were first enlistcd; and is those
' ct first should ehoole to continue
si; __ss- :the W, taking :the next in siiccesii
ct'";. all!" of being dischnrged, and si:
" tanto-time proceeding m' regular
_ -ss si that the Officer shall not ]] lVC
'Mssopt'mn to discharge ;: lels number
' ct (beseen' in every year, whole places
_ be Wed by new enlishnents, to be
T '_ , laide manner first directed. 'l
"" for "the there regular pay of the
_ , ctsi si,- Beitssjhrtherordained, that one
. pay er shall be _appoin_ted by the Com
"sinmteect-otsisztety tor eacn or me uxceen
dfflricto; and the pay of the officer- and
soidieru, when on Aluly in their countics,
or inbattalion, or when drawn out into
flcttni service,-shall be as followeth, to
lsiwix': -To a alone], fifteen shillinsi . per
day ; .: lieutenm-colonel, twelve lilsingl'fi
-ss and sixpence ; : major, ten shillings; :.
"si puinsssixshiliiajgs; a lieutenant, four [hil
. ngs'; an ensi ct , three shillings; a setje
'ant, twosishill 'ngs; corporal, drummer,
siMd fifer, eaoh'one (killing and eight ence;
.Kctnd a private man , one shining an sour
Rence per dav; a chaplain, ten shillingl
Per day; a surgeon, when the Mttahon
s in training duty, or actual ' sertice, ten
shining: per dsitv; it sits eon's mate, five
'shiilings; an ac'jutant, Finlsiling no other
office, six-shillings; if in other usiice,
three shining-s; : quarter-master to be
ap ointed, and tull-med the s.tmc as an
adjutant; a commissnry nl'mustcrs to each
cuts-lion, appointed by the cmnmittce of
_ ssputies, ten shining-a per day, sur cztch
day of his attending the battuliun, or
separate companies; and to a sirjczmt
ma'or, to be chosen by the cmnmmding
o cetsiout of the most expert scrjcuutb,
two shillings and sixpcttccssdcr duy.
And be it farther. nrsi-Mined, that the pay
of the them] duus and minute-men in
,each dish-ictshnll commence from the com—
pletion of their respc-ctivc bntcal'nms, and
their meeting at the general sende-nous
to be a pointed as aloresuid.
And it jhrthcr ordained, that the exer
cise to be performed throughout the seve
rol batcalions and companies shall be that
recommended by his majesty in the year
176'4.
And be it farther ordained, that were
shall he appointed by the General (lonven
tion one adjutunt-general to the regular
forces, who shall rank as youngest licute
nant-colonel; whose business it moreover
shall be, once in tw'clve months, to visit
the several particular distritsits arranged as
aforeshid in the two general suutlurn and
northern dish'icts, to superintcnd the con
duct of the different adjutants, and see
that they do their duty in their scverctl
departments, and also to take particular
care that there is a due coi-sormit) in their
exercise and cvolntions, so that when the
different b. ttulions join in brigades there
ma he no mill.-:ke nor confusion: -0snll
Which the adjutunt-ctgens. ral shall, once in
ever )em , make a full report to this Cor.
vention, and for his trouble and expcnsco
in truvelling he shall be allowed twelve
shining: and sixpence per day.
And be it fizrther ordained, that the
several volunteer companies, raised in pur
suance of the resolutions of a former Con
vention, shall be (!ishanded, as soon a: the
lmttalions in the several districts where the
suisil volunteer companies respectively reside
are full and completcly embodied.
Pra'u ded, that any officer or volunteer
Of the said companies may be, if. approv
ed, appointed to any office in the compa
nies or battalion of minute-men, or enlilk
as private minute-men in such companiel.
And be:"! farther ordained, that the com
manding-oilicer of the regulars, or anv
battalion, where occasion requires, shall
grant one or m'orc warrants for impressmg
an carts, waggom, horses, boats, or
at er neceflhries which may he requisite,
from time to time, for publick service;
and the person receiving such warrant shall
cause every article so impressed'to be fairly
appraised by two indifferent freeholders,
who are most convenient to the place of
impressment, to be chosen by him and the
owner of such ar.icle, his steward, _or
oyerleer; and in cale the two apprmlen
so ehosenshould d'sagree, they shall choose
an umpire, whie appraiserl add umpire
shall tirtt take an oath, tobe administered
by the officer ordering such impresii, or
any justice of peace in the county, that
they will make a true and jutt appraise
ment; and the valuation or hire of sitch
article or articles so impressed shall be paid
by the puhiiek, as justice my! require.
And moreover, the cotnmztn ing-omcer
of the regulsiti's, or battalions, shall lure
'Mer to issue his warrant for impresiin r
any artifieeu that may be judged neces
sary sorthe publick service ; and is their
wages cannot'bessla'greed on, the same shall
be settied in the manner last mentioned.
And whereas the eounties of Aceomack
and Northampton, from their particular
situation, are exposed to mansiy danger.—1,
Be it farther ordained, that the committee
of deputies, is they judge it neeesiizry,
may keep two of the companies to be mised
in their district in constant training-, at the
expense of the publick, in the some man.
ner as directed for the regulurs.
And be it farther ordained, that the
field-officers and captains of the regular
forces, in case of an invasion or in surrccti.
on in any quztrter where they ma he stati—
oned, shctll immediately give notice to the
enptains or their superionr officers of the
minute-men reliding in the next adj. co-nt
county, who shall, with all cxpeditiun,
march the men under their command to
the place as danger; and sue}. officers no.
being me Milk in command in the dish-Let
shall inuuediately give notice to the con).
mandcr in chief at the dinncts, that they
may judge what is further llf'CLsi-il'y to be
done. And moreover, the field-officers
and capta'ms of the regimencs, at the time
of their summoning in the minute-men,
shall immediately give noxicc thereof to
the president of the Commitue of Sasely,
who is hereby required, wichuxn Iuss'of
time, to summon the said committ'ee,
that they may give such farther necessary
orders and instructions as the exigcncy pf
affairs may require .
And be it farther ordained, that every
officer of the minute-men receiving notice
from any other officer of the minute-men,
in any other county than that wherein the
regular forces are stationed, of;-ny invasi—
on or insurrcction, shall forthwith raise the
men under his command, and send int-es.
ligence to the commanding-ufliccr us the
minute-men of that county, and also to
the commnnding-ofiicer ofthe militia, or,
being himself commflnding-oflicer—of the
minute-men as that county, shall immedi
ately raise the men under his command,
and ploceed to onmse the enemy, taking
c.:re to despatch intefl'sigence to the com—si
manding-oflcticer of the tsiiiisict, and also
to the officer of the minute-men in that"
next adj ;cmt eounty, who is to proceed
in the same manner as the officer first re
ceivin such intelligence is directed to do.
But t 16 several officers of the minute
men thus to be raised shall be subject. to.
such farther . irectiors andssinstructionssi as .
[lull be given themeitherby theCommincc
of Sasety, or a council of field-officer! and
captuins, to be held for that purpose.
And the commanding-osiicer of the militiz
receiving such intelligence shall immedia
ately su nmon :: council of his field—offi
cers and csilptains, to consider and-deter
mine wheter it is necessary to march his
militia, or what part thereof, to the place.
of danger, and act according to their de
cision; giving immediate notice; if the
importance of the case, in the opinion of
the said council of war, shall require it,
to the general Committee of Sasety, whoso si
orders and direction: the sctid command
ing;-officer and his mititia are hereby diss
r-rsii-ml en nlu-v _
And for setcttllng :; proper rank amongst '
the officers, as well of the regular-, is, of
the mL-ute-men and militin, wheWer
they are joined in actual service',_ Be itfaf.
ther ordained, that in such case the several
officers of the regulars shull take rank of
the minute-men of the same rank, ssand.
the officers of the minute—men shall take
rank of the officers of the militia of the
same rank; but the minute-men shall not .
be under the command of the mllitia offi
cers, nor the militin under the command
or" the minute officers, unlcsissct drawn out
upon duty together. '
Pravided, that when the count -lir_'utc*
nant i- called out v- ith his mililia, m juncti
on with the rc-gulars or minute-men, he
shall mnk as a colonel ; and the colonels,
is their county-lieutcnants be present . shall
rank as licntenzmt-colonels only; and the
llcutcnam-coloneld ns majors, in case ofl
the presence of their connty-licutenant
and col-mcl. \
And be it farther ordained, that. every
oslicer or militlsit mctsin, and every officer and
minute-mon, whsi.) shall refuse, or unrea
sonahlv delay, consormsimg to the above
d'n'cctiom, in every particular, shall, for
every refusal or dcluv, forseit and pay the
scsivcrol sums following, to wit: Every
lissiufenzmt us a cunnty the sum of two
hundred pounds, every colonel two hun
dred pouods, every licotenant-colsizml
(LlfllCl' of the minute—men or nzilitizl) the
sum of" two hundred pound-si, every nmj—n'
Of the minute—men or nn'si'xtlsir the su'ssn us
on;. siundlctsid pumxdsi, every cuptain the