Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-25

5000 men, and 9 pieces Of ordinance are
conducting to thatpoint.
PROCLAMATION.
FERDINAND VII. King of Spain and the
Indies, and in his name, the Supreme
Board of government of both empires.
The defence Ct our king and country,
and the happiness of the nation, have been,
are, and shall ever be, the only aim of this
supreme board; for attaining which, it has
used its utmost endeavors, and is unre1nit-
tingly exerting itself, without minding eli
ther trouble or danger. In order, there
fore, 20 provide at once for the one and the
other, it enacts, and orders as follows:
|. That the enlisting, which is to take
place agreeably to a former proclamation,
shall include all male individuals from 16
! to 44 years of age !; but shall be divided into
three classes ; the first Of volunteers the
second, Of bachelors, and married men or
widowers without children and third, Of
married men and widowers with children,
and of the individuals who have gone into
the four lesser orders, or necessary attend
ants in churches.
IL. That the volunteers shall immediately
begin to move, and march wherever they
may be ordered BY this supreme board, or
by their respective boards, or town councils,
in compliance with the dispositions Of the
! supreme board, that, upon their reaching the
place OF their destination, they shall be ia
corporated into the old regiments, or formed
into separate ones, by order OF the respective
military commanders who are to bear his
disposition in mind and that these vclun-
teers, either Incorporated, or formed into
new corps, shall act in every respect like the
old corps.
III. That, upon the second call, the Sc
eond class SHAH cone forward, namely, the
bachelors and married mensors widowcrs
without children; and that, when at the
place of their destination, they shall ether
be incorporated into the Old regiments, or
formed into separate ores, after which they
snail be held, aud shall in every respect act
like the old corps.
IN. That, upon the third call which is
to take place, only in cases Of such extreme
necessity, q. shall require us al to sacrifice.
ourselves for the defence of cur country.
the third class shall come forward, nanlelv.
the married men or widowers with children.
those who have gone into the four lesser
orders, and such servants of churches as
are not indispensably necessary FOR the pub
lie worship; and that, upon arriving at
the place Of their destination, they shall be
Incorporated or formed into new corps, and
shall act Ike the old ones, as is above OF
dered for the first and second classes.
Y. That the volunteers of the first class
cannot plead any exemption that such as
shall be pleaded by individuals of the I'd
and Sd class shall be heard, and briefly and
summariiy decided upon by the respective
boards or town councils, and in this capital
by the supreme board, without any iudici-
airy forms or costs; and that whenever they
shall have declared that the exception is not
to be admitted, their decision shall be una
voidably received by every individual pre-
serving the right of appealing to this SUI
prene board, which shall pass it's decision
according to impartial justice: it being un-
derstood, that such complaints should be
preferred only in serious cases, and for OBJ
vious exceptions, and never for frivolous or
imaginary ones, the defence of the country.
which is in danger, so requiring.
vi. That as nothing ought to prevent
the tull display of mems zeal for the de-
fence of their country, any one that has re-