Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-01

The recruiting Of each regiment or corps
except the Rangers and Ar.ihcers and pr-
Yates OF Engineers will be superintendent by a
field officer, having under his direction sebor
dinate officers. The recruiting OF Rangers and
,-tfcers and privates of Engineers by Captains
or Subaterns. The Superintendent of Regi.
ments, and Corps will be held strictly response
bic to NE Department Of War for the recruit
ing of their regimr nts and corps, and their sub
ordinate officers will be held Immediately res.
ponsible to them for the proper exercise Of
their respective duties. The superintendents
will station their subordinate officers AT such
points az they NAV deem hest for the interest Of
the service, will frequently visit their rendez.
vous, supply them with funds, and report to the
superintendent Of the recruiting service at the
City Of Washington, all officers who may be in
capable or unsuccessful, in the discharge of their
functions. In the last case (where the parties
do not succeed in getting recruits, from any
cause other than the fault Of the ofieers) they
will immediately change the stations Of the per-
ties. They viii correspond with the superinten.
dent Of the recruiting service in all cases reIa-
tive TO the establishment and change ofrendez-
vous, (already conceded to their judgments, J
returns and lists ofrecruits, in all cases distinct
from those excepted by the regulations of the
I'd of May, 18l4--but 20 prevent any possi-
Bile misspprehension or misc obstruction of
hose regulations on this and other essential
points, reference will be made to the follow,
ngi
REHABILITATION WITH AMENDMENTS.
Reports will be made menthly to the supe+.
intendont of the Recruiting Service orthe pro-
gress in recruiting by the officers superintand
ING the recruiting ofRegiments and Corns- AMI
to them weekly by their subordinate ofscers--
The sm0unt Of funds received, expended. and
ON hand will be distinetiy noted on the ,norfbiy
refnrHs but 1t will be observed that this reou.
!aiion must BY no means interfere with the cor.
respondence OF experimenting Field Officers
with the officers OF the Paymaster General
the Accountant Of the War Department ~
the Superintendent General of Military Sun,
plies.
Monthly accounts and vouchers for bount;es
and premiums TO recruits will be transmitted
TO the Paymaster General monthly aeno,n,o
and vouchers Tor contingencies to the aecoun.
tant of the War Department and ouartsrIg a.
counts and vouchers for clothing, arms. aecou.
trements and camp equpage to the suner;nten-
dent General Of Military Supplies at the citv 81
Of Washington.
The experimenting field oficers will rsce;,s
| money from the Paymaster General. of ma lie
puiiesI and be held responsible for its sppliea-
ton. When funds are exhausted, or likely "a
be so, thcy will make acquisitions for further
supplies, accompanying them with abstracts Of
pay ents already made Subordinate officer
wiz receive money from the superinlen5inV 6eId
officers, tor which they will give duplieate re-
ceipts, and be held accountable TO them -
which receipts will be the proper and sufF-
Gent vouchers in The settlement Of tAer ao-
counts,
Bssides their weekly statements Of their ae
counts, shswng the amount OF money, cloth,
me- camp aauPegeI and all other sppurte.