Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-12-08

cHaFEeu, IndL Is 10 say
From New Hampshire, two thousand
five hundred eighty.
From Massachusetts, eight thousand six
| hundred FIVE.
Frcm Vermont, two thousand five kun
dred eighty.
From Rhode Island, eight hundred sixty.
From Connecticut, three thousand ten.
From New Y ork, eleven thousand SIX
hundred fifteen
| From New Jersey, two thousand five
hundred eighty.
From Pennsylvania, nine thousand eight
hundred ninety five.
From Delaware, eight hundred sixty.
From Maryland, three thousand eight
hundred seventy.
From Virginia, nine thousand eight hun
dred ninety five
From North Carolina five thousand five
hundred ninety.
From South Carolina, three thousand
eight hundred seventy.
From Georgia, two thousand five hun.
dred eighty.
From Kentucky, four thousand three
hundred.
From Ohio, two thousand five hundred
eighty.
From Tennessee, two thousand FIVE hun
dred eighty.
From Louisiana, four hundred thirty.
From the Mississippi territory, five hun
dred twenty two
From the Indiana territory, five hundred
forty
From the Illinois territory, two hundred
thirteen.
From the Michigan territory, sixty.
From the Missouri territory, three hun
ii ~ 4eyen%y ss-..
And from the territory of Colombia,
four hundred thirty.
Sec. g Andbe 1t .fl.rther snocted, That
the whole number Of militia of each state
and territory, shall be divided into classes,
in such manner, as that one man from
each class, shall, in the whole amount, as
nearly "a may be, to the number required
frer, such state or territory and after such
classification, each class shall furnish, by
draft or By contract, one effective able-bo-
died man, to serve in the militia detached
for the term of two years as aforesaid, IN
less sooner discharged: Provided neper-
tke{eSs, That If any state or territory shall.
within three months after the passing of
this act, furnish its quota OF militia or any
part thereof required by this act, or other
troops in heu of them for an equal or long.
er term of service, the same shall be re-
ceived into the service of the United States
in substitution of the same number of mill
tia called for by this act; and in that case,
the draft shalt so far cease to take effect
And the draft shall also cease to take effect
in every case in which any class shall fur
nish a miIltaman by contract as aforesaid
sec. 8. -4md be it further enacted, That
for the purpose of carrying into effect the
provisions Of this act, with equality and jus
tice to all descriptions of the militia, it shall
be the DUTY of every officer commanding
company OF Infantry, to enter upon his
muster roll every person subject 10 militia
duty within the beat or district compre-
hendiDg mis- company. whether of artillery,
cavalry, grenadiers, light infantry, volun-
teers, or Dy Whatever other denomination
distinguished, including all non-commission-
ed officers and musicians which muster
roll he shall make out on oath, and return
to the officer commanding the battalion, or
regiment, to which he belongs who shall,
without delay, return the same to the bril-
gade inspector of his brigade, and the bri-
gade inspectors are hereby required to
make out regular return ofall the muster
rolls aforesaid, and transmit the same, by
mail, free of postage, or otherwise, to the
adjutant general of the state. or territory !;
whereupon all the militia of every discrip~
ton, entered upon such muster roll, shall,
in like manner, be subject to classification,
for the purposes of draft or contribution re-
quired by this act, and in all cases OF max
ing the draft, where the person drafted
shall heretofore have faithfully performed
any tour of duty in the militia since the
commencement of the war, either as vo-
lunteer or drafted miiitiaman, whether up
ON the reauisition of the United States, or
of any state or territory. he shall be emit
tied to deduction for the whole of his for