The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-08-27

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ADyuTA Mt GraERAL's oprIcr,
Washington, 18th, Aug. 1929. -
The subjoiped Regulations, approved by
the President of the United States, has
been received from the War Department,
and is published for the information and
government of all concerned. 49,
Regulation concerning rank and eommdHd.'
I !. Brevet Rank will give no CONNIE nd,e
cept on detachlnents composed of different
corps, and within the meaning of the 6ls,
Article Of War;, -
g Detachment means a BODY Of troops
sent ont from the main body, to perform q
particular service, and to be absent for a
limited time: when such detach is
composed ofdifferent corps, Btcvet rank
will take effect in conformity with the 6Ist
Article Of War.
/ 3. Under the same Article Of WAR Bre.
vet rank will take place on Court Martial,
when composed of officers Of different corps
4. In regularly constituted commands, such
as garrisons. posts, departments, corps, com.
papics, batialions. brigades, divisions, corps
d'armee, or the Army itself, Brevet rank is
not to be exercised, except on special as
s9nment. $50! ~ Fil"
5. Officers hating rank in the line Of the
EArmy. the Staff or by Brevet, though cl.
iyible TO command, will not assume the COM
mand unless specially put on duty with
THAT intoniion. -.
6 An. Officer entrueted with the com
mand Of post, detachment, guard, or sep
arate command, will rot sure nder il to an.
other. unless regularly relieved from the.
duty assigned to him, sxcep; in case ofsck-
ness or inability to perform his duty, when
the Officer next in rank, present and on du-
Ity with snch command. will succeed as a
matter Of course. '' So
7.An Officer not on duty with. nor be.
longing TO any Of the companies, battalIons.
regipenis, or corps, composing command
cannot assume the command. He mus,
first have been put on duty by some compe..
tent authority to make him part of the
command before he can assume or exercise
the compand.
/ 8. IF different corps happen 20 join and do
duty together, the Officer highest in rank
BY his commission in the line of the Army
present on duty has the right TO command
the whole. and. give orders peedful to the
service: Breye, Oficer or Officers having
Brevets or Commissions of a prior date 10
those OF the egimeut in which they serve,
cannot, by virtue Of such breyets or com.
missions Of prior date, assume the com.
mand.
BY command ofthe President:
JoHS n. EAToN, Secr'y of War.
BY order Of ALrx'R MAcos, Maj. Gen.
II il said that the business on the New
Haven Canal has been unexpectedly brisk
since il was opened The tolls anount to
$500 peyweek ,sn are expected io.be $1,000
when The Canal:l is opened this fall,to West.
field. ,,isTxe ;, ,tsa.sa, .9z
+ 'sndssn DeecaiaEs--Mr. DeciE william Hull, Of
ATIllbuty: wbffe fn the sct of Counting out
some change TO customer in bis store, fell
upon the acor ard expired instantly. The
1csose efhis desth is not qssigned.
81. 49, So. ~ y - ~ -.'-. i
= A child aboastwo yeats ofage' was in.
humaDly murdered in Springfield. last
week. A fellow about II or u years Of
age. took the child into piece Of woods,
were after besting ont both Of his eyesand
stamping upon il with his feet, teft it. The
child was discovered about IL O'Clock at
night. horribly mangled, and has since died.
This brutal murder was Committed upon
the child in consequence Of hatred towards
the father.
The Hudson, friga,e. and sloop Of war
vsndslis, were 81 Rio Janeiro. July 4th.
SANuyL r, Bsooks, American Consul
at Manchester, Eng. is said TO have failed
for upw wards Of NINETY thousand pounds sfer-
hing. :-,s
:
Hail stones fell in Belchcrtown, Mass.
on the sth inst. from 2 to 3 LIZ inches in
circuference.
Up 10 the goth Of July s7io6 &c bad been
collected at Havana for the spffcrers By the
late earthquakes in Spain.
Savannah ccrtnued healthy UP 20 the 10Th
ins, although the weather for the week pre-.
yous bad been very warm.