The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-08-13
Lac Of the Union.
An act to augment the army Of the u

An act to augment the army Of the u
nlted States, and for other purpolcs.
Sec. l. BE it GRATED BY f5s Seaafe and
Hogis ef RetT55Hfative5 ofte United yfqte5 Of r.
0esri1a in Co4gref g1smJLd, That from and after
the Pafiag Of this at, each regiment OF infan-
try in the army Of the United States fhall confiR
Of one Northumberland commanjant, two ma
jors, one adjutant, enc pay matter, one quarter
matter, one iurgeon, two furgeon's mates, ten
captains, ten leutenants, ten enhgns, ore fer.
ge3nt major, one quarter mater lergeant, two
ienlor muilclane, forty iergeants, totty corpo-
rails, twenty mudcians, and fix hundred pri-
va eS; and The leveral regiments OF infantry now
IN the 1a.Vice IF the United States, Be augmen-
ted accordingly Provided altyays, That the
Pretdent OF the United States may, in his dill
crerion, appoint and dit i5ure fuch additional
number Of furgeon's mates, and for (uch lene ,h
Of time, as the engencies Of The (ervice ~ y re-
qujre.
Sec, Z. Aal5e Il flytBsr Grated that the Pre-
iident Of he UniteI State, be, and he is hereby
authorized to raile, in addition TO The preftnt
military etabliihment, tive We regiments Of in
iantry, and fix troops of light dragons, to be
Inhtted Tor and duringthe continuance of tn
exiting difference betwten the UnireI States,
and the French republic, un'ef, fooner
discharged aud the iaid tx troop,
together with the two troops Of DRAGONS now
in Iervice ihall be formed INTO a regiment, an
there ihall be appointed thereto one lieutenan,
colonel oommandlnt, two majors, one iidtlnt,
one PaymaIter, one quarter mater, one lrrpeant
MAJOR, and one quarter matter fergeant, Whole
pay and emolum ats, as we'll as thofe Of The
comets fPectjvely, lhlll Be the fame as are BY
law allowed to officers Of the fame grades IN
the infantry.
Sac. 8. Aqd be II fprtbsr era9sd, That there
iha.l be two major generals, with TWO ads az.
camp each; one injector general, with the
rank, pay, and emolume Is Of q maj general,
and two aids De camp three brigajier generals
in addition TO TIE P. elent efabIlhment; two
alilt4nt inPettors (who ihall be taken from
the line of The army y one adjltant general
with one or more slitdnt or att tantc. ~ BE-
taken from the line Of the Amy, and four chap
lains.
Sec. 4. md u Il fYrt5er eaaasH That the
mJor generals respectively lhall be entitled to
one hundred and sxty fix dollars monthly paw,
with twenty dollars allowance for forage month.
ly, and for daily iubifenee fifteen raions, O,
money il lieu thereof at the CONRAD price the
adjutant general thlll be entitled to the rank,
pay and emolument Of brigadier general ;
each chaplain to The pay and emoluments of a
major the aids de camp AMI afitart infaec-
tors ihall each be entitled to twenty four dollars
monthly, IN addition TO their pay in the line,
and to four rations Of ProviGons ca for their
daily iubltiitence and whenever forage fhall
not BE- furnithed by the public, 10 ten dollars
per month in lieu thereof
Sec. 5. And BE- il further ena6s4 That each
non CONDITIONED officer, private and muGcian,
who ih3ll hereafter be enl0ei for the army of
| the United States, lhlll Be able bodied, ana
Of fne and age iuitable for the public tervce.
according to the directions which the Pralident
Of the United States ihal, and may eRablilh :
and iball be enu:led 10 a bounty of twelve dol
lars but the payment Of four dollars thereof
thall Be deferred until ne fhau have Joined The
army; and each CONDITIONED officer who G,ap
be employed il the recruiting f-rvice, fhaTI W
entitled to receive for each iulh non conrn.nion
| ca officer and private, ana ter each fnf1oient
ruiicjan duly entitled and muRered, the fun "
two dollars
Sec. s. Ind u Il fartter ra7R.4, TIN, the
monthly pay OF the non c0mmilioned officers.
mulIcIlns and Privates il tie amy cf rhe Uni
ted States, from and after the aIt day Of Au-
gut next, thall be as follows:
Cadets, ten dollars, and two rati7ns ner dav.
6o'jeant majors, and quarter mater Z. gcarts,
ten dollars.
Senior mudcians, eight dollar.
6arGcants eight dollars.
Co-Por2ls, ieyen dollars,