Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-11-10

will we presume, enable him to act often,
sively even during the ensuing winter. If
SO, he will probably make an attempt on
Sacketts Harbor, if not on other points
Nat Itd.
The following is an abstract Of bill re-
ported in Congress, for .forcing--the
citizens Of the UDited States to serve in
the army as conscripts.
To fill the present army.
LIST. All the white male inhabitants be-
tween eighteen and forty five in each dis
trict, county, township. parish, or other ter
ritorial divisions, to be classed under the
authority of assessors, when no assessors.
under marshals, and the assessors and mar
shals by themselves or deputies, and to CON-
plete the same by certain time under
penalty.
ed. Each class shall furnish an able
bodied man, between eighteen and forty
five, to serve during the war, to be delived
to assessors or marshals and by him to be
detiUered to the officer of the u States
authorised to receive him.
3D. Marshal and assessor and their depu-
ties so to determine the precinct or terri
torial divisions of each class, so that the
property embraced in each precinct shall
be as nearly equal as possible, and give
notice as we'll to the taxable inhabitants as
to the individuals composing each class of
the members of the precinct to which he
belongs
4th. In case of failure, each class to pay
a penalty which, if not paid in shall be
g a. r
trict, in proportion to property, real and
personal, the proportion to be derived by
the tax list &c or any other just and equita
BILE standard by which the actual wealth
of the party can be ascertained."
5th. Marshals and assessors to act under
the direction of the president of the United
States. The penalties forfeited by each
class to be collected by collectors of di-
rect tax and internal duties, in same man
, ner as they collect the direct tax
9th. Any person aggrieved by excessive
valuation may appeal in the same manner
as is directed in the act for assessing and
collecting direct taxes and internal duties
9TH and 9Th, relates to the paying over
the fines and penalties by marshals and col.
lectors to the treasurer
StDs ITO tnOHCy W DC uStu Dy the Se-
cretary of War to recruit the army
10th, Relates to paying marshals for
their services.
II, l2, Is, and l4th--unimportant regu-
lations.
l5th--Provides that every five white male
inhabitants of the United States, who be-
ing liable to militia duty shall furnish a
soldier between Is and As, during the
war; shall be exempt from militia duty dur
ing the war
10th and 18th, Unimportant details.
Steam, Boat Frisate launched This morning at
quarter before O'Clock, the Steam Frigatc
"FULTON THE FIRsT,' was launched from
the Ship Yards of Adam and Noah Brown at
Corlaer's Hook, amidst the roar of cannon and the
shouts and acclamations of upwards oftwenty thou
sand people, who had assembled to witness the e.
vent. The ground adjacent WIS crowded, as was
also the wharves and house tops, and the river
covered with gun-bcats and water craft of every
description She took leave of her bed a quarter
of an hour earlier than intended, owing to the
larring produced by the discharge ola 80 FOUNDER
on deck, TO give warning to the spect ators, and
gently and beautifully glided into her destined ele-
ment She measures las feet on deck and SIS feet
breadth Of beam--draws only feet of water, and
is TO mount thirty 80 pound carronades and 9 Co.
IuNDlauS, inc IdttcF ~ each a pound req
hot ball. She is to be commanded BY Com Porter,
and from appearance she bids fair to become for
mdable weapon in harbor warfare.
CNew-York Herald
Extract from General Orders, 18th October, 1914,
issued by Gen. Gaines, at Philadelphia
GENERAL ORDERS.
"The commanding general having reviewed the
troops, avails himself of this occasion to express
the satisfaction he feels at the ZEAL ardor and sub
ordination which manifestly pervades the principal
corps ofvolunteer militia particularly the light
brigade under the command of brgadier general
Cadwalader.
1t due to the corps, its Chief and the state to
which it belongs, to say that this brigade already
exhibits degree of discipline which warrants it
will hazard nothing, and may promise itself much
honor, in meeting equal number of the best
troops. The commanding general regrets that it
is not in his power say as muck of the other vol
unteers and militia, some of whom at Marcus Hook
have degraded themselves by irregular and disor-