Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-01-28

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u THE following act Of Congress, chang
H., ing The term ofeniisinnnt, and providing
bounty for recruits, IS published for tbe m
formation and guiIance oi the officers OF the
Arms
"An Act 70 encourage enlislments IN the
Regular Army.
"Ee il snacied BY The Senate and House q
l,eprcse,taitres II ne United States Of .I1feffcd
IN Congress asseatticd, That, during the con-
tinuance Of the WARMTH Mexico, the term Of
enlistment Of The men TO he recruited for The
regiments Of drsgaon, artillery, infantry, and
,ltienien Of the present military establishment,
shall be during the war OF i've years, al the
option Of the recruit, unless sooner discharged
'sSec. q Ind be Il further Enacted, That
there shall be allowed and paid to every able
bodied man who shall be duly enlisted TO serve
10 the artillery or infantry, for the term Of five
wears or during the war, bounty OF twelve
dollars but the payment Of six dollars OF the
.aid bounty shall BE- deferred until the recruit
shall have joined for duly the regiment in
which he is 10 serve"
H. The general supernicndents Of the re-
cruiling service VIII give prompt and all ne
ressary instructions TO the recruiting officers,
who viii Immediately publish tins general OF
der. with the table Of established rates OF pay
agrceably tocxisting laws annexed, three times
10 two newspapers III the vicinity Of their res !
pecliye rendezvous.
III. Ihe terra Of service will hereafter be
"dufing the wal" ,ciN .HeTieo, or for i've
years, as the recruit may prefer. The blanks
now in use viii answer Tor live years men,
by writing on the back Of the enlistment, IN
due iorn the required receipt for the adyan-
ccd bounty; and they will also suffice for the
new term until new blanks can b. printed, by
substituting the words during the war;" IN
the handwriting Of the recruiting officer, for
the words Five years." rs printed in the pre-
scribed oath OF allegiance.
". Company commanders will add two
columns to the muster rolls, and muster and
pay rolls now IN use, 10 show the payments
on account of bounty" In the first column
will be caargcd the advanced bounty paid to
the soldier al the time OF his enlistment; Ill
the second the retained bounty due or paid
Gas the case may be) after joining for duty the
regiment 10 which he IS 10 serve. Recruit
ing officers viii add similar columns 10 the
blank muster rolls, muster and pay rolls, and
muster and descriptive rolls, &c, respective
ly, furnished for the recruiting service.
" The term Of service having been chang
cd from FIVE years 10 during Tho rdr rM .Her-
ico, and bounty Of irclec dollars allowed, II
is - pected that the rank aud file Of the army
will be filed IN short time rih due erertion
cad acticity on The pnt Of herecruit'ng officers,
who will explain fully to the recruit before he
cnlists the conditions upon which he enters
the service.
VI Whenever recruiting stations prove I'M
successful, they must be abandoned, and new
ones established; aud if any officer iali TO get
recruits a, more than one station, he shall be
relieved, and ordered by the superintendent TO
join his regiment.
VII. More than ordinary attention must be
paid 10 the tactical instruction Of recruits by
all officers and commanders from the moment
OF enlistment at the rendezvous until sent TO
Join their regiments. To this point the atten
toa of commanders Of depois and posts is spe-
cially drected.--See No. 73S, Army Regula-
lions.
VIII. The garrison Of Fort Columbus hav-
ing been Withdrawn for service i'll the field,
that post has been turned over exclusively for
The recruiting service as depot of instruction.
Colonel CRANE. Of the lst regiment of artillery
and the general superintendent, will give spe
oial attention TO this subject, and see that the
recruits be comfortably quartcrcd and well in
structed during the short time they may be
retained on Governors Island. BY order;
II. JONES, .Mjuttsit General.