Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-06-13
from the Richmond Enquirer.
MILITIA OF THE UNITED STATES.

Washington, a message from the pre-
sident of the United States, transmit
ting a statement of the militia of the u
nited States according to the returns re-
! ceived from the several states and terri-
tories" "April II, read and ordered
to lie on the tsble." This statement is
distributed into too many tables and spun
into too many details, to be either inte-
resting or instructive in its present form.
Wehave therefore deemedit sufficient to
throw these different details into one Sc
! neral view.
Two principles are clear, tina. few go.
vernments can preserve peace, who are
not always prepared for war: and that
for republican government to preserve
its liberty, it must prepare itself for war
by disciplined militia, and not by stand
ing armies. But at the present moment,
we have the most delicate relations TO adj
Just with the powers OF Europe Anami-
cable accommodation OF our differences,
is perhaps, beyo our reach. We have
even heard some vague but alarming ru-
mours, Of "threat of hostility from
France" We know not how far the in-
temperate passion Of Buonaparte may
hurry him, how soon he may patch up
peace in Europe, and unite his troops
with those Of Spain, to invade our SOUTH
ern or western frontier. Under such
circumstances itmay not be uninteresting
to examine this general view Ofour num-
bers and our means.
The following message introduces the
report Of the secretary .ot war:
To the Senate and House Of Rebresen'a-
tives efthe United States.
Inow lay before congress a statement
of the militia ofthe United States, ac-
cording to the return last received from
the several states and territories. Ii
will be perceived that some Of these are
not of recent "dates and that from the
states Of Maryland and Delaware, no re-
turns are stated. As far as appears from
our records none were rendered from CT.
Their Of these states. From the terrific
ries Of Orleans, Louisiana and .Michi-
gan, complete returns hove not yet been
received.
TIL: JEFFERSON.
April II, 1906.
The general and field staff includes the
following ranks and numbers Of officers:
70 major.generals 1873 brigadier-gene-
! rails +; 6 quarter.laaster-Cr generals Is adj
iutant.generals ia aid-de. camps;
state engineer; commissary-generalof
purchase l comissary-gtueral of is-
sues 100 brigade -mtjors pay master
general; physician general; lapothe-
cary.general; acknowledgements
raj; ! deputy quarter-master-general;
1 Wagon master-general; / forage
master-geueral; % briSade-quarter- mas
ters.-The second list, viz. Of 6eld-oia-
GERS and regimensal'staf comprehends
the following ranks and numbers of off,
GERS; ocols. 76o lieut.. coils. eomman-
dants 1900 majors; Asa Pay.masters ;
ss7 surgeons 36a surgeons mates
e1s quarter.masters 7se adiutanes.
The return OF the artillery includes,
IA lieut.. coils. AS majors l95 captains
a5I FIRST lleuts. l59 second fieuts. II
adiutants Is quarter. masters; 7S3
sergeants 81 corporaIs; $50 musici.
ans 14s gunners; 60 alarm-men; $3.50
mattresses.
The list of cavalry embraces So heute,
nant- colonies; 20 majors; AL captains i;
77s lieutenants .; 500 colonies % ad.
iutants 8 Pay-masters; IS quarter
masters 1866 sergeants ass musici-
ans =; ~ farriers 80 saddters l7,67s
, dragons.
A distinc, list is given of the greua-
dIers; but1they are very few in number.
1t contains 8 captains 8 lieutenants; 9
epsigNa 10 sergeants 5 corPoralss .
drums and 6fes 1877 rank and file
The number of light infantry also is We
~ limited being no more than Z cap
| tains: 8lieutenants; 6 ensigns; 90 cor