The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-26

Sh all include all male individuals from 10 to
81 years of age; but shall be divided into
classes: the ist Of Volunteers t:.e -, g:
bachelors, and married men or widowc rs
without children, and the third, OF married
men and widowers with children, aud of the
individuals who have gone into the four les
ser orders, OF necessary attendants in chur-
CheS.
H. That the Volunteers shall immmedi-
ately begin to move, and march wherever
they may be ordered by this Supreme Board,
or by their respective Boards, or town coun-
ellis. i'll compliance with the dispositions of
the Supreme Board, that upon their reach
ing the place of their destination. they shall
be Incorporated into the Old regiments, or
formed into separate ones, by order of the
respective military commanders who are to
bear this disposition in mind and that these
volunteers, either Incorporated, or formed
into new corps, shall act in every respect
like the old corps.
III. That upon the second call. the second
class shall come forward, namely, the bat
cheiors nad married men or widowers with
out children; and that, vixen at the place of
their destination, they shall either be incor-
roratcd into the old regiments, or formed in
to separate ones, after which, they shall be
held, and shall i'll every respect, act like the
old corps.
. ~. That upon the third call, which is to
take place, only in cases OF such extreme ne
cessity, AS shall require rs all to sacrifice
ourselves for -. defence of orr country, the
third class Shall come forward namely. the
married men or widowers with children
those who have gone into the four lesser or
dcrs, and such servants of churches as are
not indispensably necessary for the public
worship; and that upon arriving at the place
OF their destination, they sh all be incorDora-
ted, or formed into new corps, and shall act
like the old ones. as is above ordered for the
1st and Cd classes.
V. That the volunteers of the 1st class can
not plead any exemption that such as shall
be pleaded by individuals of the Cd and Sd
class, shall be heard, and briefly and summa-
rily decided upon by the respective boards
or town councils, and in this capital by the
supreme board without any judiciary forms
or costs; and that whenever they shall have
declared that the exception is not to be adj
united, their decision shall /. unavoidabIv
received by every individual preserving the
right of appealing toxthis supreme board
which shall pass its decision according toi'p =
partial justice; it being understood that such
complaints should be preferred only in serious
cases, and tor obvious exceptions, and never
for frivolous OF imaginary ones, the defence
-
ring.
VI. That as nothing ought to prevent the
full display of mems zeal for the defence of
their country, any one that has received the
four lesser orders, or any individual! OF the
class whatever, or any man upwards of A5
years old, that may chusc to enlist as Il volun-
tecr, shall by all means be admitted, and
come forward upon the first call, or Jon
those who have presented themselves in com
pliaDce with the same.
VII. The Supreme Board cannot lose sight
of the gathering of the harvest, so absolutely
requisite for the maintenance and happiness
Oh tic people, particularly as God has been
pleased, this year to bless MS with "A most abun-
dant crop; & therefore orders all the indivi-
duals of the Cd & Sd classes, to exert them
selves, personally and to thciI-utIncst, in
ting it in, without pleading either RANK, or
fortune, or any other reason, as an exempt
on, such as are upwards of A. years old being
thus included.-Those who shall comply with
this disposition, shall be held & declared to
have deserved wello their country & this SUI
preme Board expects from the generosity
which characterizcs all Spaniards, that, in
stead OF availing themselves of the distress of
the country to raise their daily wages to an
extravagant rate, they will display, upon
this subject, the heroic moderation which
the country and public happiness require.
VIII. In many parts of the kingdom, tile
Women used to cnt down the corn, and to per
form several other works in the fields; and.
IN all, most Of them Can follow that example
this supreme board consequently, advises and
orders them to do it underthe circumstance
in which we are placed; and it will consider
and proclaim such excrtions on the part Of
those who comply, IS q most essential ser
vice done t0thc country. All the members
OF the Secular and Regular Clergy can en-
Ploy themselves in the same manner, thus C.
vincing their love for the king, their LOYALTY
and the lively interest they take in the public
welfare ; and their heroic example will lay
the.peoplc, and the individuals of every class,
under the necessity Of initiating them
IL. Such women as are prevented, by their
advanced years, weak constitution, or other
motives, from rendering themselves useful in
the above manner shall employ themselves
III making lint and bandagcs or other things
Tor thsscrvice of Hospitals and, when made,
shall deliver them to their respective Boards
or Town- Councils. The latter shall send
them with all possible speed, to the surerin-
tendants OF our armies in this capital: draw
up returns OF the Individuals vino shall nave
done these services, and Others which have
been called for; and forward them to
thgSap"@;Ha boafd, which shall afterwards
print and publish them, That it NAV come to
the kr. Wedge Of all, and that every one may
receive the tribute of praise and reward, to
which lie 1--we f,t. hie rnu,t,,- ct,oli I,,,.