Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-09-20

meet the occasion with coustanoy and
firmness.
When war is commenced, no L,n,.
foresight can discern the time Of lister.
mihation, or the course Of events ,b,,
must follow ia its train :--The na,b #
duty is the path of safety. proyiden,s
seldom abandons 10 ruin those. WIN n
a just reliance on The experimenting IN
floence OF Heaven, add their own ,ica
ant and strenuous exertions 10 pressp,,
themselves AT the present lnomenr
therefore, the Commander in Chief.
nestly recommends 10 the officers ore,
cry grade, close and perseverine o.
tention to the duties resulting from lh,,-
several stations-parlicularly that the,
acquire and msintain perfect know
edge of the condition of their rcspec,iv.
commands. and see, as far as is in tbe;,
power, that their men are duly arr.J
and equipped-that The time allo.ed II
trainings be devoted to the ins,tnc,;oa
OF the non-oomnissioned officer. ard
soldiers IN the exercise of arms, and il
the practice of the evolutions as pra.
scrlbed in the established regulations.
and that the provisions and intenrionsof
the laws, being in every respect fulfilled
they may be ready with alacrity and ef.
iect to defend their country, their con.
sillu,ional rights, and those liberties
which are not only our br,hripht br,
which, at the expense OF so much blood
and treasure, were purchased in the late
revolution.
From the aoc;liiy, from the pood
sense and patriotism of the non-oommh.
stoned officers and soldiers, the Com.
rnander III Chief is led to expect pa.
uent submission to the instructions Of
Their officers, prompt obedience to OF.
defs and the practice of Ill those militia.
~ and masculine virtues which sdon
the soldier and cxalt the man.
10 all the Militia, both officers and
soldiers, the Commander in Chief would
superadd an earnes st exhortalion, as they
are clIizens as wei as soldiers, to cult.
yale spil,t Of oaHdour, of friendship,
and mutual iofbearance, and an ardent
love o! country, that elevate them above
all sinister views, and eventually secure
to them ard their children, the blessing,
Of peace, oil liberty, and good govern
ment.
J he Commander in Chief requires,
that Particular attention be paid TO The
own Magazinos--that they are lully
provided with the ammunition, miIi,arr
stores, and utensils which the law di.
reefs and the Brigade Quarter Mas.
tiers are required TO perform their duy
with promplilude and exactness.
In such divisions as have not compls.
ted the detachment of ten Thousand
Men called for by the General Orden
of the twenty fifth day of April last, The
Major Generals or Commanding off,
GERS of those divisions are enjoined to
/ attend TO tina, service withou. delay, and
to make and complete the detachmenn
from their respective corps, of their
several quotas Of the said ten thousand
men, and 10 make return of the same
as speedily as may BE- TO the Adiu,ant
GeneraI-the said Generals and other
officers Will take care that the Militia
50 detached, are duly provided with the
efficient arms and sccoutremenls neces.
sary for actual service. I he Militia
detached by the Orders above alluded
TO, alter they are formed conformabiy
10 said ORDERS, will hold themselves in
readiness to march OH he shortest no.
tee, pursuant TO the orders TO be given
BY the Commander in Chiei, unless in
Case o. actual invasion, or lmmlnen,
danger thereof, in which case, without
waiting for such orders, they will march
, without delay, 10 the defence OF any
part or parts OF this Commonwealh
that shall be ST. invaded, or in immineE
danger OF Inrasion-and when in the
actual service OF the United States will
be under the command of the President
agreeably to the constitution oil he Uni'
ted states
And whereas the quota OF ten thou
sand Militia, required as Aforesaid, be-
ing 10 be raised from the several di'Is'
ions and corps ,hroug hout the Com
monwealtb, cannot be assembled IN time
( TO repel sudden INVASION and to EN-
body them previously, and keep lhel'
in constant service, would be extremely
burdensome. and even il assemble
would moi be adequate to the defence o
! the numerous points on coast oil se'
eral hundred mites in extent Toe Con-
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