The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-10-06

0snt 10 asnyo,cd sf.a oererai STAFF. Of I.
General Administration. OF a corps of fso,
Grenadiers.-of a corps OF foot Chas 5curs.
Iof regiment of Fusiliers. attached To the
foot Chasseurs, of a second regiment of Flu.
s'i'ers attached to the foot grenaders. of a
corps ut horse Grenadiers. and a squadron
OF Neites,- of corps of Dragons, and a
squadron of Ve!i,eS, of a corps of POLISH
light horse. Of corps of light-artiilery,
park and artisicers. and a squadron Of Vel
ties, OF corps of Polish light horse, Of
corps of light artillery. park and artifi-
Gers, and n squadron o. Velites. of legion of
select Gendarmeric of two battalions OF train
artillery, of 4 battalion OF scamen, of com.
pany Of Mamelukes attached 70 the horse
Chasseurs, and of a company of Veterans
attached to tire foot Grenadiers. These arc
all chosen troops.
NOTE. ~ {
II sfecics Of hgh. frooH., which, re
are told, mount 6ehind the Il, aSaoas, t5'c
and zvhen arrived ar The scene of action,
dtsnount and form by Themselves.
The General Staff Of the Household troops
is composed of the following The Dukes
of .duersfddt, who commands the foot yrena-
diers. of Ddlmatia, who commands he foot
Chasseurs. of Istria, who comm inds the Ca
vairy. and of Yrepise, who commands. the
artillery and s,au,cn. Z.
>, The. ai;is-de Car ps oe tho Emperor, ere
the Counts Lemarots, Lo7o DE Lauriston.
Ca6areW and Rohh the Duke of Rovigo,
all Generals of Division, Count lie Brunn,
General of Brigade Counts Bertrand and
Iho~ton. Geserals of Division; NJ Gar
DOME. General # Brigade, and Count RriUe,
General of Division. 80. Post0n Ceutinei.
IL We have received New Orlean. p7-
rers, tn Sept. g, inclusive--the only article
OF any Importance is the fplowing
GEN'ER.4L ORDERS.
..,,.. HEAD QUARTERs. -
7errr aux Benf dug. 81. 1909.
The main body of the trcops being un
der orders of march tor the upper country !;
the promotion Of the public service. and the
security of the capital of the territory of
Orleans. induce The general to adopt the fol
lowing arrangements, which are to take i'm
mediate effect: =.
I" Major MacR.a Being especially instruc-
Ted by the secretary OF war TO supern,end
the erection of the Notifications of the river
and bayou st. Johns, will be relieved from
the command of the garrison of New Or
leans, and is to conf.c his authority to the
barrier ports Of the English Turn and Pla
quemines, which he is Immediately to rein
force by captain Cooks company. He will
De held responsible for the progress ~ the,
WIZ f-S vi tilosc FlaCeS, ana the conduct ann
safety OF the gsrrisons, which are to be re-
inforccd under his orders from the garrison
ot New Orleans, should he find il necessary.
Bnt as the frequent shifting of command
from hand to hand, tends to destroy respon
sibihty, the vital spring of military eficien-
cy. and to produce collisions. destructive of
me public interests, major MacRea is not to
interfere with the command of New orleans
out in extreme cases. grounded on external
attacks or interior connections. The inte-
rest and the Importance of the duties i'm
posed on major MacRea, and his response
billty for the ports below, make it inpo.-
sible for HIM to give that minute attention
and incessant vigilance to the command Of
New Orleans, which are deemed necessary
under the circumstances of the moment, nor
does his rank give him tile under the ex-
istns distribution of the troops, to so exten
tive command Therefore, major Pike,
with his corps of infantry. will reis,e III.
Jor MacRae, who will turn over TO major
Pike he public property of every species
IN his charge, for which he il to take tri
p,icate receipts"