Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-08

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located lands in East Florida, apd al properly
of their enemies that is or may he captured in
their possession or confscated, as funds fer
the pay and subsistence OF the army, and to
meet the exigencies of the government.
Resoi0ed, That as the people OF East Flor.
da have declared themselves Tree and indie.
pendent, they pledge their lives, their pro.
perties and sacred honor, not to lay down the
sword until their full and entire freedom and
independence shall be completely secure, and
that confiding in the acts of the y. States, BY
their commissioner, they rely upon their ui.
mate aid and protection. In testimony, &c.
WILLIAM CRAIG, Chairman /,
May 4th 1872. y
The committee appointed by the constituv,
cd authorities OF East Florida, to raise and or.
panize regiment, Of infantry, in pursuance
of the resolutions of the Cd inst. report.
That the regiment be styled the Second
East Florida Regiment, and consist of eight
companies, to be officered with one col. one
lieut.. col two majors, eight captains, sixteen
lieutenants and eight enslgns-that each CON-
pany consist of one captain, two lleutenants,
the ensign and sixty five men, including non.
commissioned officers and musicians-that
the officers and men shall bring their arms, &
engage to serve until one month after, the re-
duction of St. Augustine, unless sooner dis
charged by proper authority-tbat the officers
and men be entitled, to and shall receive in
lieu of pay, bounty of land in East Florida
in proportion as follows, viz. to the col. three
thousand acres to the lieut.. COL two thou
sand five hundred acres; to a major, two
| thousand acres; to a capt. fifteen hundred
acres to a subaltern, one tn ousard acres /;
| and, to ach man, FIVE hundred acres--that a.
| nv man that shall recruit more than tv enty
men that shall pass inspection, shall be enti.
| tied and receive twenty-five acres for each
/ man SO passed.
The committee recommend, that Major w.
! I. MIntosh be appointed colonel; and that
| any one that may raise con pany. shall be
| entitled to the commission Of captain, and may
| nominate his subalterns. The Captain Of the
company first brought to the place of rendez.
| vous and inspected, shall be lieut.. colonel the
captain of the I'd company, so brought and
inspected, shall be first major; the capt Of
the Sd company, so brought and inspected,
shall be second MAJOR; the other captains
shall take rank according as their companies
may be inspected--ttat the place of rendez-
| vous and inspection b at colonel Ashley's on
| St. Mary's river.
| JOHN II. M'lNTOSH, Chairman:
| The following quas AFaded in FIR Publication,
| bY gentleman TO 9h0m IL 1vas transmitted.
| At meeting Of the Ipyal Sub jects nFthe dis
trict of Amelia amidst. Mary's in H. c. N.
Province of East florida assembled for the
purpose oftaking ito consideration the 81.
tnation of said Distfct at Fernandina, 18th
May, 1912.
| JOSEPH NJ. ARIEDONDO, Chairman
WILLIAM LAWRENCE, Secretary.
1t having been offiially notified to this
meeting that the American Government has
most peremptorily isapwed the proceedings
of It's officers in taxing possession of East
Florida, likewise, thatthe Government had
Soiemnly pledged hers TO restore this pro-
vince to its former Lawful owners; and haT-
ing understood that pttion or representa-
tion has been made by erjain persons etllng
themselves inhabitants Z Amelia Island 10 bis
ExceIlency Gov. Mtdell stating this dis
| trict as being in det3ceicss situation and
| requesting the Contiiaance Of American
| Troops for the protectIn hereof
Resolved unanimou;y, That said petition
or representation is nothe sense Of the 10y
al inhabitants of this diIrict.
1t having been pubRIy reported by Mr.
George Mathews and til other instigators OF
the Rebellion in this prEince that a ma jorty
of the inhabitants were flavor Of it.
Resolved, That this hecting Can and VIII
prove 10 the world on ahll and fair investl-
E cation how void of trut said report has been,
and that three fourths ofhs number concern
ed therein were forced hto said rebellion by
], few designing and restss men.
Thatamong the peopleetore st. Augustine
who are self named Priots, there are bv
their own confession md than FIVE sixths OF
American Citizens whenever were subjects
of II. G. M. in this Propce.
Outrages having beh committed on tho