The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-15


LOCAL MILITARY FORCE.
There are number Of volunteer companies in the Dis
trict, the principal being the Washington Light Infantry
battalion Colonel J. Y. Davis commanding; Company
A, Captain Levi Towers commanding. This com
pany organizad on the 12th OF September,
is36 and has been in service from that date The
sent captain paraded In the company at the first parade
private Company numbers 10 men. Company
b, Capt. p. M. Dubant commanding, also numbers 10
companies and s on PennsylvaniA avenue, between
Ninth and Tenth streets, south side Company G, Capt.
stevens was orsapisea h N @ June, asSo and numbers
National Guard Battaion-Company A, Lieut.. Lloyd
commanding; company B, Capt p. King company G.,
has recently improved much in dril and discipline
National Rifles, Capt f. B. Schafer commanding First
Lieut. l. watkins second 90. a. D. paws THIRD 40.
armed with the Mimic rife, sabre bayonet II was or
ganized November e. 1859. Capt schafcr has served
time military storekseper In California. lie IL
a very efficient officer, but an unfortunate misun-
dcrstandng has arisen between himself and Major Gene
raj weightman, who commands the volunteer force In
the District and 30 for Gen. w. is concerned Captain
SchaRcr will be deprived Of his commission The War
Department, whom the responsibility rests, has,
understand, tho matter under advisement. spicy
respondence, rvaling that OF Hayne and Buchanan In
pquancy, is reported has taken place between Capt
and the Major General II seems that Capt s., although
willing TO take the oath prescribed by Congress 70
the militia Of the District did not certain ques
tons propounded by weghtman TO that gentlemans
satisfaction. For instance, the General required an an
swer to the interrogatory whether he Capt 81 would,
seeding fight against her in order To protect the Dis
rct Capt s. replied he would not-preferring TO resign
rather than do Whereupon General Weighman pro-
nounces him disoyM and withholds his commission.
81 igadier General 0uld District Attorney, sustans the
position assumed by Captain Schafer, that the Major
General had right TO put the questions he did and
that Captain Schaier not required 70 them
the oath demanded by the law being all that
sary 10 be put 10 the captain The taking away OF the
howizcr belonging 10 the company by order OF General
Scott IL source Of considerable III feeling.
The Presidents Mounted Guard, commanded by Capt.
s. W. Owen, is an efficient cavalry corps, numbering
about seventy five men They have paraded recently
and present very solderly appearance
There q number OF other volunteer companies In
he District but space forbds particular enumeration
In all there about ten volunteer companies IN Wash
iIgton, whose force averages sixty per company,
making aggregate Of six hundred In the adon
Of volunteers armed and equipped and u is said, viii
parade the 22d Of February TO the number Of four
hundred strong
TIE WHOLE RELIABLE FORCE,
Therefore, In the district, may be enumerated
follows
Total United States os4
Total Washington volunteer force. 600
Total Georgetown volunteer force. 400
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, los4
In addition TO this force should be recolected vol
unteer enrolments are constantly going on, and drills
are nightly held In the different armores Perhaps a
thousand good men may be relied upon from these on
roments for the protection OF the city but the number
Ia uncertain After all In the hands OF tho people them
selves rests the solution Of the question whether tho
Capitol shall or shall not be unlawfuy scizei and is
splendid monuments OF our country's greatness 70.
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