The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-30
ADJUTANT-CENsRAI's OFF1cE.
Eiclmord 18Th pece, -. 20

| = w. We A""''''t'ee Of fropopositions and
! ApJUTANr-(ENsRAI' OEF1cE
kelmord. 18th Decen ter 1878.
| The Afiutspt General, in ohed;. mr., 20 ,,;e ..
linton Of he General Assembly of The 1A,I ~.
ne toN'f 10 rPpcri, u AZ the acconna,;,ne, ,c-,,
.tt + o eNfIhiis n settlement of lie Irrber IS
orter: fn' li'atcs IN reqnsiticn under the ordete
"' tAe isth - Nrri' 1919; and show hat mar. IF
tAa, cushion hiss been called into srryce s ~
70 'om wat regiments troops have been drawn.
not oi tie requist;rp 1913
ny reference 10 that statement II will an-..r H.,
keep y the counties Of Piusylv nee, ,iciinrhotn
c"'apriiand aad Prin Edward and in n % con,
&c "r"ef'he on the tide watcrs. he Whole t,f the
9"s''rn nj !ni,nt Elsie. is expended The
,'N'ttY III Tetinstion from eseh If the counties IS
~" ef'enU"'P, tauu;Iier aid louLorn hsv 70, a..
yen on 'ny cxeepi short PEI formed bv n ef
,,"u L2"don' ON direct ci' from tue =. erer,tT
~ war, TIE 18th july last. The troArs Of CaveI,,,
a requ alton frcTn King George I.,e Of yI;ahy
tnnhe Geo &c. Southampton. Sussex. r cbnn.i
county and hine aud Queen have eli her been cal "a
o'' oy The ommsn's MS of ;fe Regiments n ubiea
they ere attached o. have BEEN on duty nj NorFo,-
" COM Huerr q isi &c from the com u,sn i,s.
GENERA. al tue Artrry plpeed IL the 4, QUESTION
nor on the tide voters lin which situation te,e g
Only one companJ h;ve loue since been called ;to
s-lEce, eSee2t ore e"mptny from Augusta, and a.
nothsr from Soteturt bot Nh. So having been s,b.
STUFFED y IN cenai np-be- OF aener, nt,er N.
memeF@ ofde a Che 28th of june, 1873, tue Eeg
mems 10 wis 'hry are alta he'd, riust be eorsi.s
req rs vnj i"ns'et dior full oreta
it &c 40 if-1ot.e1t.ai tI,e ,s-S,.,i,,, oc ~ q,
era! -. ~ .''Iiei1p'sted s'eh troops ga have
cen esi''f 30 ~ eaIl r,ai dants OF Regiments =:
sheI itom tG0 rests, OF on a call Tor aesis,o
! ON egh5t HE regiment bega, Sc tl,sre arr rof
noeunrhts "a t'; o''.ee which sccer,ai.l the a.
mount 20 FIR IS Inor LEDGE # the far, b.s r., 4
inciden ally obtsined, il is sis,ed in tho renor, tn
same tiihcn,T oreurs in restioa to ro9ps csl;sd IN
n riolS on the emergency from the adjacent ccun
yes; VINO, be nc received into the u S. seruce and
mus re- D' their officers ster-rci,s have Der,
ret~rntd to Ibis Office.
re nature o the-wsrfare in which we have brcn
rrne'S'e' ana The wsn Of an adequate permapert
l"Tee' las ren6erei il inperiousiy aecee.sry IN mo-
5ut He mills. ''''''' III ''''''s
y n' in E RMS ing relief to the Nortl.wss,er,
T,h5' Se' ~ surrender q Detroit the mil ,ia wee
ak from sneH ctiors o. the state as ,yaull eps
ne them to 'OrceEt ate the general placa of rer
devious With the greatest exS cition-Sn. VIII,
me en- my had possess on of 3smp,on, ana was
M sraene Norfolk, lief was eall,d from a.. 49,,
contiguous 1onts.--AH the militia tint coniJ ~
.PSre'' r0nsS'eri " tn the safety # the peonis
10 oinerral foe having been called cut btis,n
,or''k fnG Peiefsi ON the south side OF N a
'd'e', a'G etwttp HAMPTON ard .;iebmond o., ~.
norm, and the 39iA end IS II PIN MS In J)fyr;,,
ne' oenf har " u5ieient Tor til protection of p
tcrsp"rg, additional locees called out fog TIE
ai,aef NJ rrrim Dt9 in a rEtio to 'l.sir Strength
The General Order Of the 2gth Of Iune .I
ont force {" 'cPeI fhe GctVnl iYpnsf.n nj tjs
STATE, will slew tat from oil the regiments ,b
ne OF me mountains, which bad not already fur.
nrn
port IN 'oVcr he requisiton," vss He'd for -
Ana "h'n, from the evacuali' n Of Hampton -
the enemy II was deemed expsdient 20 cnun.ei
mann me of"era rs to great portion OF the re.
quishon o. the 26.h OF Jnne, those only prosee ed
to Norfolk who we're originally directed to rend.z-
vous there.
The document No. Q. will shewthe General and
FELL Officers, If the requ,tion of 1910 AMI .ucb
IS have been called into service not of the reon;si
ton ~ f"
Az the correspondence, in tie AIintant Gener-
az Oiace, relative 70 the re enon i'm service of
any portion o. the militia oyer three r,,ntbs ~
were not Of the reqrsition nf 1879 vil lac forg 20
NE psper' Numbered 8, r, s, 67,so, 10, II. 10.
Is. ID, Is, 10, I7,1S
~ answer - that part ~ The res1iuton yvf;.. re-
CURES the Edjutalt General 10 de sionete q s,.t
letters written by authority AMI ,,,,r ~
we" ~ me EIeeuiye, from such rs were written bv
u'e Aolutsf General without the inspection or in.
stuet'on % tae Executive" it rnsy be- r. marked
that no oHic al letter hos ever been ,ri,tan ,;,t
the authority 81 tie FIX cpiiys or Of tbe C,,err
acting IN his character Of eonmqnfler in chief nj ia
| M to- when tmbndied. Nor has n,y ey -,
VIZ, ten without their instruction extent D, snb.
/ l-cl' rentn 10 the mere detais oFtLr a;,,,.,.
''rRersPs Once, involving mr. ucif4es oil H. -
q ready be en- settled, md enncefpi. etfct + r. r
alto vas reUli 40 ~ such sub..ts Ia, 80,
te'S nave Deeh written without the vi " Or irensc.
non OF TIE Executive or Goye,f.-r az a m t,.r ~
course iust asthe e'efF ola court pet torr,. ,;.s
ter~i set without e"rsu'fing H., IN pc PM a.,
qufSu"ns on "h'ob from their very nature NJ 81 he
i"'''hee :" any ind'v'drsl The dcc.s'or # TIE Co.
yefnoi ~ FS-euUva, is rer ii-ed tn, dccisn, =,
been invariably asked, and s;tf fiy carnro,;c,,I
/ S'y 0o"e' "N'sted rs 70 Tue uIeanus or .itI.r
me communication has alsays been srbrnitf.I C,r
~ '" Hbo fe'i9on be'ore Il wass ut out
ne A'rt"ni g. -ral IS conscious tbot mother The
/ y'c"s 81 lie G0YG nor nor Executive bsv' -.
% 1T ~ onoHy 5represeut,t I,r him mr. noe
neyet be't iHs rme' thar ~ snv Csc tbev &c
bseH 'n9ivertaty ri Ouesivcd The ITcial com. =.
| h'HiSai ms tfDid tie Ailntaut Cep..sy. Oics
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