Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-22

l. 1t nder call issued by Cap
..in Y-yan on Wednesday evening the
mamters OF the Alexandria Light H.
3nrry met at their srmory last night
and ave answers to the questions pro-
minded in General Orders No. s, as to
t5e u,I linguess of the men to volunteer
ar active military service in and out.
siie OF the U0iled States.
Cant. Bryan read the following order,
which came by Tuesday evenings mail
from Richmond:
commanding officers of the companies of
y-.,a volunteers will upon the receipt of
,li. order. assemble their respective COM
...,... ami proceed to ascertain and report
i-...,o ,h, office upon the form herewith
rt.v.lt officers aud enlisted men of their
or,.Hi S ST. volunteer for service in and
,,.,.. the Jmutcer forces of the United States
.r1, ~ the regular army with thp distinct
r,.l.r5t 4uding thAt snch volunteer forces or
sey uur on thereof may be ordered and re-
.3i-, 10 perform service either in or out of
ts,Vuted states, and that such officer and
enlisted man 50 volunteering agrees and binds
bmse without question, TO promptly obey
..Isricrs emanating from the proper officers
D.
.r.,d 70 perform, either within or beyond
tie ni,s OF the United States.
second. The brigade commsnder and regi
msu,.. aud battalion commanders will, with
ot delay, obtain information aid make
dire to this office similar reports to those
above required with regard to Their respec.
.yr sId, staff and non.cOmmissiOned st II
.li.ers and regimentsl or bait lion baud:
,,.outng the form herewith sent 10 the -egi-
ta-tlt
Third By reason of the necessity in this
Ias .tcr this order is sent direct with copies TO
mtemedate commanders.
BY order OF the Govern and Commander
iu Chief WILLIAM MALE
Adjutsnt General
The order was accompanied by
blank foym of report TO be made out in
duplicate, one to be forwarded without
delay direct TO the Adjulant General
At Richmond and the o;her to the bat
TALON or regimental com mander. The
bauk form asks for information in re-
esrl to the commissioned officers. NOT
officers, and enlisted men
90 the following points;
Present strength.
Number now in company who
voul1 volunteer for service as United
: sles y.luEieer,' Tor service any
where.
Number nov in company who
would volunteer for service within the
United States with The II understanding
lba' they would DOT TO ordered begged
The limits of the United States.
Probable number of new men who
could he Immediately enlisted or re-
cruittd in the vicinity as 'United States
Volunteers for service anywhere"
After the order had been read Capt.
BRYAN stated that he wanted the men
40 consider the matter and TO act indi
vidually as they thought proper. A
general discussion followed. durirg
which il was made plain that the meu
did not like the idea of enlisting with
the probability of being differed by
strangers, especially by northern men.
After an interchange of opinion the roll
was Called and of the II members OF
company IS responded to the call. OF
these, % expressed their willingness to
go anywhere they were called aud SO
would 60 anywhere in the United
States The company, however, was
not to volunteer unless they
were commanded by their own officers.
The meeting was held behind closed
doors and lasted for two hours. The
result of the meeting has been generally
discussed to-day. When the men who
to serve only in this coun-
try were quizzed they replied that the
recruiting Office was open to all who
wished to go to Cuba and the quizzers
might enlist and go there if they felt
of disnosad