Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-10-21

line projects, sub-prefects, MAYORS, &c. to
execute or cause to be executed any of
the pretended laws of CONSUMPTION, or any
OF the Illegal acts or orders before men
toned.
IS. Every Frenchman that has been
constrained TO enrol himself under the CO.
lors of Napoleon Bonaparte, is authorized
by us tn withdraw himself therefrom, G.
ven By force.
Cd. Every governor or general officer,
commanding in our military divisions, or
in the departments OF our kingdom eve
| ~ colonel. major, or chef de corps, every
1ommandaEt OK orr strong places, fortress
es, or military posts, every oeice- Of our
engineers aad artillery, every admiral,
vice-adIniral, or other officer of our navy,
maritime projects. aCd commandments OF
our harbors and arsenals, wi,", despising
| the oath which they have taken " MS,
| shall adhere to the party OF Napoleon Dc
| naparte, shall be dismissed, deprived of
| full pay and half pay for the future, at
least 1t when they shall become acQuaint-
| cd with our present ordonnance, they
| do not instantly return to their duty to
| US.
5. We disband, by the present ordon-
nance, all officers and soldiers OF the corps
! by sea and land, who. led away by troops
who have betrayed us. shall have partici-
pated in the revolt, and passed for an in
start under the command Of Napoleon, or
| OF his adhcrents and we order the afore-
! said officers and soldiers to proceed in
! stantly to their homes.
6. Our ministers of war and the into
| rior are charged each with what concerns
| him, and with the execution of the present
| CrdonnanCe.
:" Given at Lille, this Esd day ofMarch,
1915.
(Signcd) "LoUIS."
August 10.
The following is an abstract of tn or
dinance cf L c king for the organization OF
the departmental legiors. which are to
compose the new army OF France -
TITLE |.
! Formations II the DeyiartmentaI Legious.
The Sinents o. infantry of the line
and light infantry being disbanded by the
ordinance 81 the 23d of March, there shall
be formed . legion in each department.
Each legion shall bear the name of the
| department in which it is to be formed
Part of the soldiers Of the present army,
belonging to that department, may be ad-
| mitted into the legion. Each legion is to
consist ofa staff, two battalons OF infantry
or the hue, and ore battalion of foot chas-
| seurs, three skeletons of companies forming
| the depot, with liberty to add one comma
| ny OF sharpshooters, and one of artillery.
! Zach battalion to be composed of eight
companies, of which one of erenadiers. six
OF fusileers, and one of voltigeurs. The
| reSimental staff to consist of one colonel,
one lieutenant-colonel, three chiefs of
battalion, one major, fonr adjutants-maior,
| one treasurer, one captain of clothing, one
paymaster, one standard bearer. three as
sistant-surgeons ; total IS. The total
| strength Of each legion is to comprehend
1857 men, of whom 103 officers, and 1894
| inferior, or, non-commisssioned officers and
soldiers.
TITLE II.
Disbanding Of the Regiments of iafantry
ofthe line, and light intantry.
The minister of the war department is
to appoint general officers, and other Off
GERS OF rank. under whose superintendance
this disbanding is to be executed. As
preliminary measure, the colonel comman-
ding each corps or division Of the existing
army IS to make out two lists for each de-
partment the first to contain the names
of all the officers belonging to each DEPART
lnent the other the names of all the jnfe-
rior officers and soldiers classed depart.
mentally in the same manner Foreigners,
and others without fixed domicile, are al
lowed to name the department to which
they choose to be attached. for the purpose
further specified in this ordinance. Anac
count or the services Of each officer, under
officer, and soldier, is at the same time t,
be made cut and if the military chest has
funds sufficient, the arrears due to each
are to be paid off; if net paid, an accoun-
table certificate is to be delivered. The
officers and soldiers OF each department
are to be formed into distinct det4chments
and to be marched under the command of
the senior officer of the highest rank, with
Clothing, arms &c. according to the usual
system, TO the chief town of their resDec-
tive departments, receiving the usual allow
ances OF soldiers on a march.
TITLE III.
Denomination Of tie trooha on their reach
ing each head Iozvn Of Dejiartnient.
On their arrival at the chief place Of
each department, the officer havine first
been reviewed by the general command
ing the department, are to be allowed. if
they rfqure it, leave of absence for two
months, with furlough pay if they do not
require such leave of absence, they are to
remain at the chief place of the depart
ment in full pay and rank. For CARRYING
into effect the arrangements respecting the
under officers and soldiers, a council is to
be formed in each department, of which
the project is to be president, assisted by
the general commanding the district, and
the captain of the gendarmere, or local
police this council is to examine al the
inferior officers and soIdierc &c tho. 90.