Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-18

ain, one First and one second Lieutenant, one o
tasign, four Sergcants, four Corporals, two {
and sixty.six Piivstes. The said
companies OF artillery shall consist each of one
Captain. one first and one second Lieutenant,
one Ensign, four Sergeants, four Corporal,,
two Musicians, eight Artiicers and ninety ma.
trosses. The said troop of cavalry shall con
SYST Oh one Captain, one first and one second |
lieutenant, ono Cornct, four Sergcants, four |
Iorporais, two Music ans and forty eight Pri- |
Yates, and the, said companies of rifiemen and |
artillery, and troop o cavalry shall be attached
to the SAID regimen, of infantry. And the Adj
ja'aht, eiar-hiaster Sergeant, and Sergeant
Mayor, shall be taken from the line, and an
pointed by the Colonel Comman,lant; and the
sad Quarter Master and Pay-Master, shall be
taken from the line, an appointed BY the Go
vernon with advice of Council & the Governor
with advice OF Council shall! appoint and com.
| mission all the Other officers to be appointed
under authority Of this act
| ina 0e At further enacted, That the compen-
sation to the officers, non-commissionctl officers
musicians and privates, to be raised under an.
thority OF this act, shall be as follows, to wi,
10 me SAID Colonel seventy fire dollars per
ihon'h, SIX rations per day, and forage for i've
| horses, or fifteen dollars per month for forare
when the same shall not be furnished by govern
inent; TO the said Lieutenant Colonel sixty
eoiia's per month, five rations per Gay, and
forage for four horses, or twelve dollars per.
month for forage, when not furnished as asnrc.
sac to said Major fifty dollars per month.
'cuf ratiohs per day, and forage Tor three horsl
rs, or SIX dollars per month for forage when
not furnished aforesaid; to the said
G"ptain OF cavalry forty dollars per month.
.nfec rations per day., and forage for
Two horses, or eight dollars per month
Tor forage, When not furnished as aforesaid. ia
1 Of
iars per month, two rations per day, and forare.
ior one horse, or five dollars per month for To-
| rag, when not furnished rs aforesaid: tn the
SAID second Lieutenant OF cavalry twenty five
dollars per month, two rA,ions per day'. and
l iVF"Se .oT one aocse, or five dollars per.
'nou,h Tor forage, when not furnished as nfore
SAD TO the said Cornet Of horse twenty dollars
per month, two rations per day, and forsye fo,
one morse, or five dollars per month for forage
wneh not furnished as aforesaid; to each G. N
tam OF artillery, riRemen and infantry for
| W dollars per mouth, and three r,tions
per day; to each fist Lieutenant OF artillery.
rihemen & infantry thirty dollars per month
ahu t"o rations per day; to erch second Lieu
tenant OF Artillery, R.fiemen and Infan nv
twenty-five dollars per month, and two rat,ons
per Gay toeach Ensign of ,ArtlIe V, R;fiemen
and Infantry twenty dollars per month and two
rations per day tc the quarter master. NV
master and adjutant ten dollars per mon h in
c"ai.ion 10 uieir pay in the line, aud forage
.or wv" noFses' or eight dollars for forage, per
n""'h' wneh not furnished as Aforesaid, to each
| surgeon torty-hve dollars per month. three RAJ
lions per day and forage for two horses. ar
ciBht dollars per month for forage, when not
| FURNISHED as aforesaid; to each surgeons matt.
| thirty dollars per month, two rations per dsy.
all" forage Tor one horse or five dollars per
month for forage when not furn shed as af,re
sad to the Serge ant Major, nnt, Quarter Mas
.er sergeant each tweve dollars per month
\ 10 each musician nine dollars per month TO
each artIhcer twelve dollars per month: ia
each sergeant eleven dollars per month TO
| e"ch Corporal ten dollars per month TO each
| ".Nte eiSht dollars per month and 20 each
| Oh ehe non commissioned officers and prvates.
one ration otprovisions per day and all rat
o's herein allowed to Officers my apd shall he
cohmuted, 1t desired, for an equivalent in mo-
ney, when not furnished in kind, ut the rate O f
twenty cents per ration.
crowded, That the Officers shall furnish
their own horses and accoutrements, ard shall
| not be allowed forage, or an equivalent there
ior IN money, for more horses than they actu.
ally keep IN service.
| IND be &c further enacted, That the E.xecu.
| tive be and il is hereby authorised a,,t, reon,r
| ed TO provide, soon AS conveniently NAV bc
| nurses ana accoutremcnts Tor the said troons
| OF Light Dragons; and, uuil the same be so
| provided, the whole any part of the said
Dragons shall be liable to serve on foot no
| Light Infantry wv 10
A"d be a. further enacted. That the Officers.
non commissioned Officers, Musicians ami nr;.
Yates of the said corps, snail be governed by
the same rules and articles of war, rs have
been or may be established by the laws of, he
! united States, SO far as the same be annlica
| BILE. Pf'i'"'
| and DC HJurther enacted, That Courts Mar.
o C.t: .or me trial o. offences committed by the
o'ncers, non-conmissioned officers, and pri.
Yates OF the said corps shall be appointed .nd
constituted in like manner, and governed by
IKE rules and regulations in all respects. as
courts M"tisl are appointed, constituted anc
| regulated according to- the laws OF the. United
States, respecting the Armies thereof.
| ma De it further enacted, That the commits
Sionea ohcers, who shall be employed in the
| recruiting service, shall be entitled to receive
| tor every able bodied effective man. between
the ages Of seventeen and forty-iye years. VIZ
| sh. u be duly enlisted by him, according tn
| ,niS ACT, and mustered, the sum ct two dol
| 'uS provided however, that this regulation.
so lar as 1t respects the age ofth. recruit sb,ji
nor extend to the age of musicians, and mr.
0'Ge9 also, that no person under the ape n
| '"entyone years shall be enlisted by any OF;
| Ger, or held in service of the State w;thn,.
the consent in writing of his parent, guardian
| or M -'er, IL any he have and if anv Office
snail enlist any person contrary to- the true in.
t1 n and meaning of this Act, for every such
oHence ne shall orfeit and pay the amount Of
tle bounty and cloathing which the person SO
reeruitod may have rece wed from the public.
Officer. VI SUCH
ana Se further enacted, That there shall be
allowed and paid to each effective able boJ 90,
,na9' recruited as aforesaid, y bounty Of twcn
" dohars but the payment Of one half of the
saId bounty shall be deferred, till the recruit
shali be mustered, and shall join the corps for
service and whenever any non conn,is Stoned