The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-22
WDf WMqdltet.
RICHMOND, 2ad April.
MILITIA OF THE U. S.-we have re,

ed from friend at Warrington, "Mefage
from the PRECEDENT Of the u. S. tranfmitting a
Statement of the Militia of the u. S. according
10 the returns received from the feveral States
AMI territories. -" April IL, read and ordered
toiie on the table," This ftatement is dftri-
buted into too many tables, and fpun into too
many details, to he either nterefting or in
ftrutaive in its prcfent form. We have. there
fore deemed it fuficient TO throw thefe different
details into one general view.
Two principles are clear, that few govern
ments can preierve peace who are not always
prepared for war: and that for republican go
vernment TO preferve its liberty, it muft prepare
i.fef for war by difciplined militia, and not by
Handing armies. But at the preient moment,
we have the moi delicate relations to adluft
with the powers of Europe. An amcable ac-
commodation four differences, is perhaps, be-
yond our reach. We have even heard fome
vague but alarming rumours, of IS threat of
nobility from France" We know not how
far the intemperate PATTON of Bonaparte may
hurry him, how foon he may patch up peace
in Europe, and unite his troops with thoie of
Spain, to invade our fouthern or weitern from
ter.--Under fuch circumstances it may not be
onintereting to examine this general view of
our Numbers and our means.
The following mefage introduces the report
ofthe fecretary ofwar:
To The Senate and Houjc ofRebyejcntdfiz,es oftbe
United States.
I now lay before Congrefs ftatement of the
Militia of the United States, according to the
returns laft received from the feveral ftates and
territories. 1t will be perceived that fome of
thefe are not of recent* dates ]; and that from
the ftates of Maryland and Delaware no returns
are ftated. AS far as appears from our re-
cords, none were rendered from either of
thefe tates. From the territories of Orleans,
Loufana and Michigan, complete returns have
~. yet been received
TIL: JEFFERSON.
April IL, 1906.
The GENERAL AND FIELD STAFF includes
the following ranks and numbers of officers: 20
Major Generals Is3 Brgadier Generals Quar-
ter Matter Generals; Is Adutant Generals IA
Aid de Camps; l State Engineer; ] Connmihary
Ger. Purchafe CommIary Gen. of ifIues; go
Brigade Majors; / Pay Mater General; | Ply
hcian General Apothecary General o Deputy
Adjutant General; Deputy Or Matter General !;
Waggon-Maiter General; Forage Matter &C.
neral; 60 Brigade Or. Maners-The fecond In,
viz. of FIELD OFFICERS AND REGINfENTAL
STAFF, comprehends the following ranks and num-
bers Of officers; Colonies 700 Lieutenant Colonies
Commandments; 500 Majors; 1872 Pay Matters {;
5ST Surgeons; 500 Surgeons Mates; 6lS Quarter
Matters; 732 Adiutants
y tenant Colonies As Majors; 1876 Captains; 25I
Firt Lieutenants l59 Second Iieutenants II Ad-
jutants 10 Quarter Matters 733 Sergeants; eI
Corporals; $50 Muficians las gunners; 90 Alarm
men; 6S53 MatrofIes.
The lift Of CAVALRY embraces 81 Lieutenant
Colonies; 10 Majors; 4Sl Captains; 778 Iieuten-
ants 500 Comets IS Adutants 8 Paymahers ;
'25 Quarter matters; 1866 Sergeants 43s Muiici-
ans; 81 Farriers so Saddlers; l7675 Dragons.
"A difir& lift is given of the GRFNAD!RRS :
but they very few in number. It contains 9 Cap
tains i; g. .Lieutenants; Enigns; 10 Seriesnts; 8
Corporals; drums and flies ! 81 Rank and File
9he number of the LIGH T INFANTRY alto i, We
ry limited being more than Captains g Lieu
tenants; Enfgns (; 20 CorPoral5; 5 sereants 6
Muicians; 2Sl rank and file-The lin CT RI
FbEMEN includes 50 Captains 81 Iieutenants ;
~ Eniigns; 227 serjeants; 90 Corporals es NIu-
ficans 4l24 rank and file, of which Pennsylvania
alone furnhes 9352.--The lit of INFANTRY.
which placed latt thefe returns of the Militia of
the United States, comprehends, 1868 Captains
7o93 Lieutenants; 695i Enigns; 400 SERGEANT Ma
jors; 275 Quarter Matter Serieants; 452 drum ma
jors; 44o fife majors; 1869 Sergeants 2222 Cor
porals; Io57o Mufcians 245 Pioneers; All sos
Privases; befdes GO Catawba Warriors in South
Carolina.
The following is table of the whole number of
Pri0fs in the artillery, cavalry and foot, belong
ing to the different hates and territories Under
the term " foot" we mean TO include, Grenadiers
Light Infantry, Riiiemen and Infantry