Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 33, Vincennes, Knox County, 9 July 1808 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN

EACH CENTURY HAS ITS PECULIAR MODE OF DOING BUSINESS, AND MEN GUIDED MORE BY CUSTOM THAN BY REASON, FOLLOW WITHOUT ENQUIRY, THE MANNERS WHICH ARE PREVALENT IN THEIR OWN TIME.—HUME.

VOL. I.

SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1808;

(BY AUTHORITY.) AN ACT to raise for a limited time an additional military force. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the United States of America, in Congress assembled. That in addition tn the present military eftabliuV

ment of the United States, there be raised

five regiments of infantry, one regiment ot

riflemen, one regiment of light artillery,

and on regiment of light dragoons, to be

enlisted for the term of five years, unit fs

sooner discharged. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That the said regiments of infantry, rifle men, and artillery shall consist of ten com panies each, and the regiment of light dragoons of eight troops ; and the field and

staff officers of each regiment of one Colo nel, one lieutenant colonel, one major, one adjutant, one quarter master, one pay mas ter, one surgeon, one surgeon's master, one sergeant major, one quarter master sergeant, two principal musicians, and for the regiment of light dragoons, one riding master; each company of infantry and riflemen to consist of one captain, one first and one second lieutenant, one ensign, two cadets, four sergeants, four corporals, two musicians, and sixty eight privates; each

company of artillery of one captain, one first and one frcond lieutenant, one ensign, two cadets, four fergeants, four corporals, two musicians, and fixty eight

privates; each company of artillery of one

captain, one first and one second lieutenant,

two cadets, four sergeants four corporals

two musicians, eight artificers and fify

eight matrosses ; and each troop of light dragoons, of one captain, one first and one second lieutenant, one cornet, two cadets, four sergeants four corporals, two muscians, one saddler, one farrier and sixty four privates.

month for forage when not furnished as

aforesaid ; each hospital surgeon's mate forty dollars per month, two rations per day, or an equivalent in money, and fix dollars per month for forage, when not furnifshed as aforefairl, each hofpital ftewart twenty dollars per month and two rations per day, or an equivalent in money ; to the colonel of light dragoons, ninety dollars per month, fix rations per day, and forage for five horses ; to the lieutenant colonel of light dragoons feventy-five dollars per month, five rations per day, and fcage for four horses ; to the major of ligt dragoons fixty dollars per month; four rations per day, and forage for four horfes" t each captain of light dragoons, fifty dollars per month, three rations per day and forage for three horses ; to each lieutenant of light dragoons thirty-three & one third dollars per month, two rations per day, and

forage tor two horses ; to each cornet of

light dragoons, twenty-fix and two thirds

dollars per month, two rations per day

and forage for 2 horses ; to the riding mas ter, twenty fix and two third dollars per month, two rations per day and forage for two horses ; each saddler and farrier ten

dollars per month, one ration per day, and

a suit of uniform clothing annually; and all other officers, cadets, non-commissioned officers, musicians, artificers and privates, authorised by this act shall receive the like pay, clothing, rations, forage and other emolumens as the officers, cadets, non-com-

missioned officers, muficians, artificers and privates of the present military establish-

ment : Provided, The officers and riding

master furnish their own horses and accoutrements and actually keep in service the

aforesaid number of horses to entitle them

to the aforegoing allowance for forage, or its equivalent in money : And provided also, That the whole or any part of the regi-

ment ot liirht drngcons Hull be liable to

to the oath or affirmation to betaken, anc

fubferibed by offiters, non-commiffioned

officers, muficians and privates, to the.al lowance ' for extra, expense to an

commiiiionea otnter in travelling . anc

fittingon general courts martial, to arrefis

of non-commiffioned officers, muficians

and privates for debts, to foldiers difcharg-

ed from fervice, except by wayr of punifii

ment. fhall be id force and applied to all

perfons, mattersnd things within the intei-t and nTearfine of 4his a&, in the

fame manner thev were inferted at

large in the fame.

Sec. 6. And be it further enocted. That the fubfiftance of the officers of

the army, when not received in kind, fhall

be efiimated at twenty cents per ration. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted

1 hat tnert fhall be appointed to each bri

Src 5. And bi it further enacted.

V i y THif u hrn in thr opinion ot

m w - . - - - r

th- Prefidmt of t!ic United States, a fuitI j r.ble proportion of the troops authorifrd by , J this Hi .11 lie rr.ifeu, there may be up-

i pftnvd two additional brigadirr generals, I v;n be entitled to one aid-de-camp t1 e u h, to be tk-n from the fubalterws ot

I thr 1 in- ; two brigade infppftors, at.d two

Vri 'aoe quartrr mailers ; anufiuh mnnhr

of liofni al furgenns, and furgrons nutrs

th fervice my rtqiure, hut not f-x

l.iri'eons ainl filte-n mites.

recdinj five

with oilr It-waid, 3c one ard io iltT to eaf

ital ; the brig ide infpec appViired

imdrr

h.'fp

lerve on foot as 'tight infantry until by or-

dv-r ofth- Fiefi'j'Vr.t of the United State?.

horfes and accoutrements ihali be provided

to equip the whole or any part tbereot as

mountrd dragoons.

Sec. 5. And be it further erected, fliat the officers, cadets, non-commiffioned

officers, muficians, artificers, and privates

r ulVd purfuant to tins acl fiiall be entitled to the like compenfation in cise of diftbility by wounds and otherwife incurred in the fervice ?s the officers, cadets, nnn commiffioned ofilcers, muficians, artificers

nd privates in the prefrnt military tfiab

Idhtnent, and with tht m fhall be fubj-d tc

thin fhall be tak-n Iron the line ; th- rules and articles of war which have

and the brigade q'urter m.tit-r th- ?dju been r'.Ubhfh-d or mny he hereatter, by fat.ts.re.jinieiital qnrt-r niaftrr and p y 1 bt efiahlifhed : And tli.tthe provi. inaiUrs from th tutjalterns of the linr. Hons of the aft entitl-d 44 An aft fixing the St. 4. And be it further enact, , military pearr r flahlifim.-nt of thr United Tlut th- r.,...,.,-,f ?i :-ti nf thr f tiicers. cad. States," relative t' the w '-flow, child, o.

iVtts, non.co.,im.ui.Mrd ofii es, mufiriis.U hil drm of any commiffioncd officer wh

thci ame pay and emoluments as a major

in the infantry. Sec. 8. And be it further ' enacted. That in the recefsof the Senate the Prefi dent of the United States is hereby autho. rifed to appoint all or any of the officers, other than the general officers, proper to be , appointed under this aft, which appoint ! merits fliall be fubmitted to the Senate, at the next feffion fcr t&elr advice lcon fent. J . ' Sec. S. And be it further enacted That eWry commiffioned and flaff officer

to be apoointed in virtue of this act fhal! be a citizen of the United States or fome one of tht territories thereof. J.- B. VARNUM,

Speaker of the House of Representatives

GEO : CLIN I ON;

Vice-President of the United States,

and President tf the Senate, April 12, 1808. Ap:rovl'd, jra JEFFERSON. d, Lately at Windham7(Conn.) in an ad

vanced age, Col. THOMAS DY1 K, a

diflinguifiud officer of the late (evolution ary amy. In the memorable retreat

through New.Jerfry, he was amng thofe to whom was affigned the poU of honor,

or bringing up the rear, which was admirably conducted. A long exnofure, however without other covering than the cano-

py of heaven, fapped the foundation ol

health, which were never after re-rflahlifli.

d. Hr was a worthy citizen, an excellent

companion, and an honeft man.

Rritifh and carried into Gibraltar, wh-re fhe war condemned, as the infirument of condemnation flates,", Cdntravtnin; his majesty's orders of ccnncil." She w condemned at the pUcr and by thofe whom flie hadufi fupplied with food! Her outward cargo was our native produce. 1 he fch'r Eliza, ol Stonington, with an outward cargo of fiffi, was captured on hef paffge home, and fimilarly condemred A letter from Madeira, of the 6th of April (revived Via Bofionl ohfrrv-.

' General Miranda's vifit to I

the arrival of Sir Sidney Smith here, in the Foudroyant and Agamemnon, with a nun

brig, loaded.with rockets, ai.d other implements of defhucVion, ferms to induce a belief, that he is bound dirtft to the Brazili

to take the command. . The Britifh povernment would not fend fo aclive an offi

cer to remain idle. Buenos Ayres and Monte Viedo,you may depend, will receive another vifit ere long, as a preliminary to

operations of more importance. Sir Sidney arrived here on the 6th of March, and

failed the next day, being blown out in a

gale of wind.

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finll lr, viz. t- each brig idi-r-rererl, one States by rrafon of any wound received in

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acluat trrvice of the United States, to

courts ni rtial, tlie regulation and compen

ft'.on oi r.-cruitiiur ofiiters, the ae fize.

(o.ialificatiors and bountirs c f recruits, ar

re.rs of pay, thr bond' rn?flers, p-nalti-r for d

of perfons who ihall pro ure or entice an ... , n ii

The fnVcr.'in faft: and observations an copied from New Vcrk American Citizen: tre regcthrr.crd them to the at

tention of thi argj tn.Latgststs ; Orders of ('tunc il The Parlh

f C ouncil The Parliament of

Fnglandlus functioned thofe oidrrs, anci they are tlirrr fore become as binding upon

the world according to the inter pi etztton

of the llritish $xctn?:ent, as if they formed prt of tie hw of nation. From tin

fa m pie which wr are about to record of

Mi l cutit of piy. jthe c pr ration of tnole ouiers on the re rf-rtion, nuniOimentinnining commerce of the United States

snav be euiinattu the NsiiCom c: the em-

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hargo.

i-r to defert,or finll purchaf- from any

(nhlif r his arms, uniform, c h thisur or am

nar: thereof; and th- punif)

c ommanding officer ot any vho (hall receive rn boaid

vtffr!. rs on- of his crew, knotting him tr drfrrted or otherwife c?ny away an

iUthfoUier.ot in-ill refute to deliver him pafiae home, (lie wai captured by the

The fiiip Abula. cap!. Dillingham, car

ried fr "tn New. i ork to Gibraltar a carg f flour, which 'v;is f.'.d to the garnfon From (tibraltir flie proceeded to Barcelona

,err lh t(ok in a caro rf t. randy ; anc

l-erce Oie f t'sl-d to New Yoik. On hr

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POSTSCRIPT. -News has been rerfiwL- -1J

late as" April 14th from London, and fTver-

ny; from Liverpool as the 20th of that

month. Two of the R

. , 1111111111 W laid to have changed their ODinions about

the orders ir council, and it was confidently expefted they would be recinded. The

Olage had not arrived in England as late

is pru loth, although flie had reached

I'Orient on the 22d of March. The following order had appeared in the London Gazette, it is an excellent commentary

on th e embargo, and a fharp reply to the federal objections againfl that meafure : (COPY) "GeorceR. Inftru&inn to. the commander of our fnips of war and privateeis, given at our court at Wind for, the 1 1th day of April in the forty-cig h year of our reign. " Our will and pleafure is that you do not interrupt anv neutral vrfTrl laden with

LUMBER and PROVISIONS and goinff to any of our colonies, iflands. or fettlements in the WEST JNDIES, or SOUTH AMERICA, to whomfocver the property may appear to belong, and nctvithstandir.g such vessel may not ha t -1 t

regular clearances ana documents on board: and in rafe any veficll fliall be

met with, and he in her due courfe to the,

Hedged port o' h-r defiin-tion, an endow

ment fhall be made on one or more of the

rincif. papers of fuch veflel. fortifying

the drP.ination, alledged and the place

where the ve nd was fo v fited. Ai.d in

afe any vefiVI fo laden fhdl arrive and Irlivrr her orgo at any of rur ctdonies,

fliands, or fettlrnientf aforefaid fuch rfl"cl

Oi-ll be permitted toreccivehei freight and to depart either in ball-H, or with good

'ht may he lgal!y ejortrd in fuch vcfiel, ind to proceed to any unbloc t adrd port, "otwithfrindirg the prefrnt Inutilities, or t y future I stiUues i which my tike ' lacr; ai d a j-a.Tport for ti e governor or ther peif n, J. o ir g the chief ciil tcmmand in futh culory Unci or fetthmcnt. G R." Cl-iily an itivita'Jr.n for our ci;istn to irbtr c ur embargo J; WKatdces tldtesiprefilon mean? - Monitor

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