Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-09

,-s.'.'s SAe P'iusiPaA AarI'er' anu e'sht
So
ach $500 =. -. ~, &c luIsSer en0csec, ihat
sas. .p suah consist Oh one captains one
-. "a ,;A...atN. one secona lieutenant, one
I'll .,ca Na,' one cornes, nve serJeants
.- S s ~ ~ poIals, one RIDING MASTER one mass
-. "a "a -. ss TWO trunPeters or nugiers,
one Jarrett one blacksmith, one saddler, and
"~sy sA PIivates.
- 80 Nn ?. .ane &c g IuTfner enacted, !hat
saS o.nSO. VI Ing corps OF ar.iiiery' ana the
reslnien. Oh s'Snt artiilerys snail severaiy re,
,sa.s ..e sen's pay as IS Row PROVIDED oy
IS.:, VIZ rsn. IN tue service Oh
anu tue suoaiserns OF All
~ 70 ou1'i oS sno~eo one ration IN
"...".a. " sue pay auuiorlzeu oy e1istin8
Ss
- .,.,, - nc HJ1rsne. nat
cs:,, &C.,. s'.y - essn nons
=, 81 }. ss....s sr -. e. .,'usss' slu Prvate
-. ~ zee ieasao,es Si.e go, one
-Sis q IN o AZ ;; ss S... sa NJ
the D.. s;d.r. IS 49,, - tf.:.ss $780, ua.
X. h.sss- :. oe' anu
|ons,,,;,, IA L;,s.s. ~ La; ~ uls
sur,,siiv - - - s as thy ~ DC issued
:. fsSssi'' =: .''S o''eu o'atcs.
Dec. ?, ylna &c itJuTsncr enocted, That
from ana aiter the hrst day OF June next,
.he ollcets Oh tse army snail DE entitled to
wai.eFs agreeapie 70 grade, as follow: a
SnaJoE General TOUR waters; a brIgadler
Generai, three Colonel, two the Ply
slcian and Surgeon General, two; a Lleuten-'
ant Colonel, Major, and Hospital Surgeon,
each one; the officers of each company,
three every Commissioned officer who holds
stall appointment which gives the rank of
every company officer who commands se>
parate post, or detachment, ore any law
or regulation heretofore existing to the COLI
trary notwithstanding.
Sec. 10. Ind be it further enacted, That
no omcer shall be permitted to employ as a
servant any soldier from the line of the ar
my, and that the servants of officers, not ex-
ceeding the number allowed by the preced>
ing section. shall be mustered with some
corps of the army, and that on the muster
rolls formed in consequence thereof pay.
ments shalt be made in money 10 the officers
employing them in lieu of wages, subsistence
and clothing, by the Paymasters of the Sc
veral corps or districts where such servants
are mustered, at the rate allowed to pri-
Yates of iafantry. which shall be published
to the army annually, by the Secretary for
the department of War.
Sec: IL IND tie further enacted, That
the president OF the United States be autho-
rized to appoint SO many Assistant Apothe-
cares as the service may. in his judgment,
require each OF whom shall receive the
same pay and emoiuments as regimentai
surgeon Niatc
pee. -. ,And DC at further enacted, That from
anu aIter the passing OF TINS act, promotions
may De made through the whole army In its
several t.ies Oh hght artiiiery. light dra-
6oons' ar'Hiery, infantry ana riniemep, res.
pcouse.y' anu tnat tne relative rank OF ON
eers VI Tag same sraoe' belonging 70 regl-
nieu.s Ut corps alreaoy authorized, or which
may oe ehBa8eo 10 serve TOR nve years or dur
ring me war, De equahzed q settled, by the
war department. agreeaoiy to established
ruies ana mat SO much OF the act, entitled
AN m act ior the more perfect organisation
OF the army OF tue United States, passed
.''r .Wenty- SKIN Oh june one tnonsand eight
nuhofeo anu WE'VE as comes within the
purview ana meaning OF TINS act De, and the
same is nereDy repealed.
oec 10. ana oe tJltrfher enacted, That
ior tue purpose OF avoiding unnecessary ex-
Pences IN the military establishment, the
PRESIDENT OF tn United States be, and he is
iereOy auehoriseu, IN case OF failpre IN fil-
ing the RANK ana ME OF any regiment or
regiments 20 consolidate SUCH deficient re-
simsnt OF regiments and discharge all su
.ernuihe.ary oihSerss IfoUloed' NAT OF
. ,.' SO discharged shaii be allowed IN adj
9iticn 10 the mileage already authorlzedby
law, three months pay to each.
oec' II. ana oe nJ1T3Her endctea, lhat
every non commissioned ofhcer and private
oi vie army, OF oincer, nor. commissioned Oh