Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-11

cavalry s1aH iuEHiSh tHShi
selves with good horses o
n, least fourteen and a hal
hands high, and be armet
with a sabre and a pair I"
pistols and holsters for In,
same. Each dragon L
furnish himself with a ser
viceable horse at least four
teen hands and a half high
a good saddle, bride, va
lise, breastplate, and crnp,
per, a pair Of boots and
spurs, a pair of pistols, a
Ssabre, and cartouch box, to
contain twelve cartridges
for pistols.
18th. That each regiment
, shall be provided with the
State and regiuental CO.
lors, and each company
with a drum and fife, or
bugles, as the Legislature
of the respective States
shall direct.
9th. That the divisions,
brigades, and regiments,
into which the MASS IS DIT
vided, shall be numbered
at the period of their form,
alton, and a record thereof
made in the ad.jatant. gene
rails Office Of the State
and when in the field or IN
service in the State, that
they shall respectively take
rank according to their
numbers, reckoning the
lowest number highest IN
rank; and, also, that the
relative rank Of different
corps shall be as follows !;
LIST. cavalry, 81. artillery,
Sd. infantry, 18th. ritiemen;
and that the said order shall
be preserved on all parades
of ceremony and review,
or on other duty, except
when, in the opinion Of the
commanding officer, the
good Of the service may
render another arrange
ment necessary; and fur
,her, that all commissioned
officers shall take rank ac-
cording 10 the date Of their
COMMISSIONS and when
two Of the same grade bear
an equal date, then their
rank shall be determined
BY lot, to be drawn BY them
before the commanding Of
ficer of the brigade, regl-
ment, company, or detach-
ment.
9Th. That there shall be
an adiutant general APP
pointed in each State, with
the rank of colonel, whose
duty il shall be to distri-
butte all orders from the
commandments of the
State 10 the several corps;
TO attend all public reviews,
when the commandments
chief Of the State shall re-
view the militia, or any part
thereof; to obey all orders
from him relative 10 car
rying into execution and
prrfrcting the system oil
discipline which may be
established; to furnish
blank forms of different
returns that may be re-
CURED, and to explain the
principles on which they
should be made: TO re-
ccive from the several Off
GERS Of the different corps
throughout the State, re-
turns of the militia under
their commands, reporting
the actual situation Of thr'r
arms, accoutreuucn.S, and
ammunition, their delin'
quencies, and every other
thing which relates 10 the
general advancement OF
good order and discipline;
all of which the several
commanding officers OF the
divisions, brigades, regi-
men's, and companies
should be required to make
IN the upward order of gra.
dalton, and in such form,
and at such times, as the
Legislature of the respec-
tive States may direct, 50
that the said adjutant-gene.
raj may be duly furnished
therewitll; and the SAID ad.
iutant-general, from the
returns thus furnished,
should annually make an
abstract or consolidated re-
port of the same 10 the
commandment chief of the
State; and he should also
make q return of the MI
litia Of the State 10 which
he belongs, with their arms,
accontrements, and ammu-
milton, to the adjutant.ge-
neral of the militia OF the
United States, on or before
the first Monday Of Janu-
AIRY, in each year: And it
should be made the duty of
the Secretary Of War, from
time to time, TO give such
directions to the adjutant-
general Of the militia as
might in his opinion, be
necessary to produce uni
tormity IN the SAID returns;
and he should lay an alb
slract Of the same before
Congress, before the last
Monday of February, an,
nually.
18th. Thatit shall be the
duty Of the brigade inspec
tors TO attend to regimenta
and brigade meetings of th'
militia composing the seve
raj brlgades during the tim,
of their being under arms
to inspect their arms, am
munition, and accoutre
ments; to superlntend thei
exercise and man9uvres
and introduce the prescrlb
ed system Of military disci
pline throughout the brl
gade, and such orders a
they shall, from time 4
time, receive from thu
commander.i n-chief of tht
State; to report to the ad
jutant.general of the State
at least once in each year
the condition cfthe brigade
10 which he belongs: thu
situation of the arms, &C
coutremcnts, and ammuni
ton, as they actually ma,
be at the time of inspec
ton; and every other thin!
which may, in his judy
ment, relate to the govern
ment, good order, and mi