Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-19

TRADE known to Governor Griswold, itsshould
| he asserted that he was not informed that the
lU. States were in imminent danger OF inya-
sion-but In order that no doubt should hence
forth exist as to that point, he was instructed
lby the President TO say, that such danger did
Iexist-and requests that General Dearborn's
Irequistion made i'll the letter OF June 22d, may
| be forthwith complied with--then adding
declaration, in answer to the objection made te
placing the militia under officers ofthe United
Estates, that Gen. Dearborn's requisition clear
| IL recognized the right ofthe State 20 aftoinl
the officers ofihe milaia and that the detach,
Iments when marched to the posts assignee
them, with their proper officers, appointed
! conformably to tbs laws Of the State, would
command or be commanded, according to the
rules and articles of war, and the usages o.
service.
| General Dearborn, in his letter OF the 18th
| of July, states, that he has received orders tc
leave the sea-coast, where he was FIRST order
ed to take the necessary measures to place the
Towns and garrisons In state OF defence a.
Igainst the invasion or attack of the eaemy-
and to repair to Albany, and therefore i had
become his duty again to request his Excel
llency to order out such part OF the states
quota of detached militia, as the present state
| OF the war required--tbe numbers he had
stated in his letter Of the 22d of June-that
as other objects will fequirs the service OF q
great part of the regular troops, 1t would be-
come his duty to order them from the sea-
board, and, ofcoufse, that he must leave some
part Of the coast with less protection against
those depredating parties OF the enemy, that
may attempt invasion for the mere purpose Of
plumber, than prudence would have justified,
| if suitable number of the militia, should not
be ordered out in conformity with the views
and intentions Of the president, as heretofore
expressed-and that if the Governors should
consider it expedient to have the militia turn
ed out for the proposed purposes, he would
with pleasure afford all the aid in his power
fer effecting the intended objects, consistently
with the orders he had received.
| In the letter of the 18th of July, General
Dearborn states--that being disposed to OBJ
yiate, as far as his authority extends, the OBJ
lection to turning out the companies required
| from Connecticut, in bis letter TO Governor
Griswold, of June 22d, he renews the requi-
sition, and requests that the number of com
panies proposed in that letter viz FIVE naay
be turned out and the companies destined for
Fort Trumbull. may be commanded by oDe
of the Majors, that shall have Been detached
with the States quota.
The following is the answer which the
Council gave to the questions thus referred to
them.
IT meeting Of the Governour and Coancil
Of The State Of Connechcuf, held ar Hart
.ford, on The fourth deg Of .lagust, A. D.
1912.
a letter from the Secretary of War, address
sed to his honour the I4ieutenan- Governors,
dated July l4th, 1919, and two letters from
Major General Dearborn, one dated July Is,
addressed to his exceileRcy the GOVERNOR
and one dated July 18th, addressed to his no.
nour the Lieutenant overnour--have been
submitted by his excellency the Goyernour, to
this board for their consideration and advice
| They all relate to the subject Of ordering five
companies of the Militia of this State into the
service OF the United States. 1t is obvious
that the claim for the services OF the Militia is
made on the ground that war has been dcclar-
ed by the Congress of the United States against
Great Britain. No place in this State or In
| the United States, has been particularly de-
signated as in danger of being invaded. The
danger which exists is that alone which arises
from state of War thus declared; and ex-
lists tbroughous the United States and will
continue so long as the War shall last To
provide against this supposed danger Of In
vasion, FIVE companies of Militia are required
They are requircdt to do ordinary garrison
duty at the forts at New-Lopdon and New.
Haven. Upon the same principle that the mi
Iitia may be called for to march to the places
and do this duty, they may be called for tc
| march to any place within the United States
to perform the same duty and this from time
to time, and at all times during the continu-
ance of the War. 1t will not escape attention
that this requisition is not made for a portion
of the Militia, most convenient to the place O
danger or scene Of action, pursuant to the aci
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