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HEAD QUARTERS , GEORGIA.
Louisville, 25th August, 1305.
GEN ER \L ORDERS.
THE Major Generals of tlx* first, second
and third disisioirtl of the militia ot this
state, who convened at this place on the 19th
fnstant, lor the purpose of fixing upon the
eloathlng and apparel of the Volunteer Corps
throughout the state, and the uniform and
Bulges of the different grades in the militia of
the line, having made a report of their procee
dings to the commander in chief—lt is Order
ed.
That the same he published in the following
Gazettes of this state, to wit :—The’ Louisville
Gazet'e. Augusta Chronicle, Southern Patriot,
Farmer’s Gazette and Monitor; that the Vo
lunteer Corps throughout the state, and all offi
cers in military commission, belonging thereto,
may he informed of the cloulhing and appare l ,
and tlie uniform and badges to be worn by
them respectively,and equip themselves accor
dingly.
Ihj order of the Commander in Chief
GEORGE R. CLAYTON, Secretary.
Louisville, August 19, 1805.
In pursuance of General Orders of the sth
instant, in the words following, viz.
HEAD-QVA It TF.R S, G£OR CI A,
Louisville, nth August, 1805
GENERAL ORDERS.
TIIE 14th section of the militia law of this
stale, passed the 10th of December,
1805, having enacted, that three years af er
the passing thereof, the clout King and apparel
of all Volunteer Corps, already raised, or to be
raised, in conformity to the law of Congress,
shall lie uniform for each service throughout
the state ; and shall he determined on bv the
Major Generals collectively, and that thfcy shall
also determine the uniform and badges of the
different grades in the militia of the line ; the
Major Generals of the first, second and third
divisions of the militia of this state, will con
vene at this place, oil the 19th oi’ August in
stant, forth : purpose of fixing upon and estab
lishing the cloatlnng and apparel of the Volun
teer Corps throughout the state, and the uni
form and badges of the different grades in the
militia of the line, agreeably to the intention
olThu aforementioned a< t.
By order of the Commander in Chief
GEORGE R. CL \Y I ON, Secretary.
The following Major Generals met, to wit.
Major General Janies Jackson, of the Ist divis
ion, Major General John Tw iggs, of the 2d di
vision, and Major General John Clark, of the
3d division. General Twiggs, as senior officer
presided.
Colonel Abraham Jackson, and Major Joseph
Hutchinson, were requested to act as secreta
ries.
The board proceeded to the duties assigned
them ; and having read the law and made pro
gress, adjourned until to-morrow morning 11
o’clock.
Tuesday, 20,'A August, ISOS.
The board comched pursuant lo adjourn
ment.
/‘resent as before.
Major General Tw iggs in the chair.
The board resumed their deliberations nf
yesterday, and having considered their powers,
do ordain and establish the follow ing regula
tions, to he n torcc lor the uniform of the dif
ferent services and grades of the militia of the
state of Georgia, of which all officers and oth
ers concerned are to take due notice.
Uniform of Volunteers.
Sen ire — Artillery.
Long coat, blue ; and long lappcls, red, and
red lining ; nine buttons and button boles on
each side ; culY and standing color, red ; five
buttons and worked holes on each sleeve, slash
ed ; also, five buttons and worked button holes
on the skirts; one lo the color; skirts hooked
behind with bate hearts. Buttons yellow, with
a ral.ie-snake engrav ed or struck thereon.
Vest white ; buttons small ; yellow.
Pant.,loons blue ; edged down the outer
st cm red ; buttons also yellow.
Cocked hat, and red plume ; yellow button,
loop and tassel, with a black rose cockade.
II ill bouts, or blaclv cloth gaitluirs.
Side arms—sabre, hung by u buff hefc, with
a rattle-snake on an oval gilt or brass plate as
hercalier pointed out.
Di •a"oons.
Short coat, green ; to reach a little below
the hips; facings, black ; halflappels with five
botfous, and holes on each lappcl, and three
more below ; to turn up at the outer corners
the skirts, faced with black ; cuff and stand*
i g colar, ore small button and hole each ;
cuff open at the side for the button, which, as
above will be yellow ; lining same as the coat.
Vest and pantaloons, huff; same button,
small, whole boots and spurs. Horseman’s c.,p,
covered with bear skin ; plume white ; Potter
sword ; belt and plate as in the artillery.
\ olunteer Infantry.
Under which head are included all corps of
Infantry, of whatever denomination—Light In
fantry. Rangers, Guards, kc. &c. (Rifle corps,
only excepted) coat, blue ; skirt to cover half
the thigh, lacings red ; short lappcls, seven
buttons anil To es in each ; cuff open at the
Md Ip button with one uut'on ; standing coLr
with a button and hole ; lining sane as the
coal ; slioulders, half arm, strapped with red ;
skirt, hocked with red hearts; buttons white,
with tlie rattle snake.
Vest, white : pantaloons, blue edged with
red on the bottom seam.
Half boot:;, or black cloth gaithers.
Round hat, turned up on. one side; plume
white, tipped with red : white button, loop and
tassel ; black rose cockade.
Giot.i white belts lot the cartridge boxes and
bayonets ; plate with die rattle-snake, while—
on the bayonet belt.
Rifle Corps.
Split shirt with a falling cape, to cover the
shoulders ; dyed purple ; shirt reaching to the
hips ; cape and front single fringed ; bottom
two rows.
Y'est and pantaloons, blue ; Indian boots
and mocasins.
Round hat turned up on one side ; white
button, loop and tassel, with a buck’s tail in
stead of a plume.
Officers and non-com mis: ioned officers, same
as their corps. Cloth for officers coats, except
officers of the rifle corps, to be good, broad
cloth, and other parts of dress in proportion,
bide arms—sabre, or cut and thrust. Black
stocks to Ire worn by all volunteer corps. No
lacc permitted of any kind, cxcepf epaulets,
loops and tassels for hats and sword knots..
Music—coats reverse of their corps, other
parts of dress the same.
Epaulets of officers of Artillery and Dra
goons, gold. Sword handles, girt, or yellow
mounted. Infantry silver epaulets—steel, sil
ver, or white handle sword or cuttcuux, hung
in bells, with plates, as before. Eputucts to be
worn as pointed out for officers of the iinc.
Grades of the Militia Stall'.
Majors General. Goat, long, blue ; faced
with buff, and buff lining ; long lappcls ; nine
gilt buttons, with.button uoles on cacti lappet ;
long stiff’ filling cape. Cuffs round, with lour
large buttons and worked.button holes for each.
Bucket flaps, the same. Guffs to open at the
sides, and button with two small buttons, ail
the buttons to have the rattle snake ; skirts
hooked behind w th blue hearts.
X est, and small cloths or pantaloons, buff ;
small giit buttons.
Whole or half Ivoots and spurs.
Epaulets—gold, with two stat s on each.
Side ar s—sabre, small sword or cut and
thurst ; giit or yellow mounted, to be hung by
a black belt under the coat. On the part of the
belt over the breast, a giit oval plate with the
coiled rattle-snake engraved thereon, emble
matical o! the Georgia Mtibia, it being the co
lors under which they first fought in ‘the Re
volutionary War, with honor to themselves and
their country. The word ‘ Georgia,” to be
engraved over the snake, and the words u doni
triad on me” below it. The snake on all the
buttons is to he struck as a distinguishing badge
ibr the same reason.
Cocked hat >. plume, white ; gilt button,
loop and tassel ; black rose cockactc. Army
sash.
lirigadiers-Gcncral. The same as the Ma
jors-General, except the stars; one only on
each epaulet being allowed, and the panne
which is to be black.
Adjutant General. Same s Brigadiers,'but
the plume, which is to be white, tipped with
green.
Aids-de-camp, if of the line or volunteer
cot ps, live uniform of the corps they belong to
—if not of any corps the uniform ot the gene
ral in whose tamiiy they serve ; except the e
paulcts, which ate to be plain without Sims, and
the plume, which is to be white, tipped with
green.
Military Secretaries and Brigade .Majors.
The same uniform as the aids.
Brigade Q uutcr-Masters, Control satics,
he. Blain blue coat, yelmvv buttons, with the
rattle-snake ; cocked hat and black cockade,
hub v est at id pantaloons t boots and spurs,
bide arms—cutleaux.
l idd Officers.
Coat long blue, red facings ; Dug lappcls,
nine buttons and holes in each lappei ; wnite
lacing ; tailing cape with one button ; cull
round with four buttons and worked holes',
and lout to the pocket flaps, hooked behind
with red lie-arts. Buttons white, with the rut
ile-snake.
Vest, white ; blue pantaloons edged with
red on die outer seams.
At my sash. \\ hole or half boots with spurs.
Side aims; cut and thurst, small stvortl or
sabre; w bite mounted. Epaulets; plain silver,
Cocked hat ; silver button, loops ; and tas
sel ; black rose cockude ; plume, white, tipped
with red.
C aptains. Same as field officers ; except
one epaulet only on the right shoulder, strap
on the left ; and without spurs.
Lieutenants. Same ; one epaulet on the left
shoulder, strap oil the right.
Ensigns. Same ; one epaulet on die left
shoulder.
Regimental Staff; such as paymaster, quar
termaster, surgeon, ixc. Plain blue coat; white
vest and pantaloons, and boots. Cutteaux •
plain. Cocked bat and black cockade.
t Side am.s ol officers of the line, to be all
muig by a black belt, vv hich is to have the oval
plate, with the rattle snake, pointed out for the
Major Generals ; the plate to be silver. And
everv captain and subaltern, serving as bucii, to
appear in the field wi h an .espontoon.
Adjutants, it not ot the line, the uniform of
the grade they belong to ; if not, the uniform
ol a subaltern.
Serjeant Majors and serjeants ; uniform of
their corps ; th c former, two silk, cotton or
woisted trjnged epaulets, one on each shoulder;
the latter, one on thc right shoulder. Corpo
rals, one on the left.
The Board taking into consideration the
state of the militia of the line, feel themselves
unauthorised to prescribe any particular uni
form ; but they earnestly recommend to the
privates of thc militia, to go to the expcnce ol
a plain blue short coat, which they can wear
in the field, as well as oixany particular private
occasion.
And the board also recommend to the Le
gislature to contract for the striking off” a suffi
cient quantity of buttons, with the rattle snake
thereon, for the whole militia of Georgia, and
to distribute them to sucii of the militia” of the
line as will furnish coats.
J he Board also earnestly requests the atten
tion of the legislature to the provision of a suf
ficient quantity of arms for the whole of the
militia oi Georgia. No nation can expect to
be always in peace, and in case of a rupture,
the militia of the state could not enter the field
on so respectable a footing, as those of other
states, which have provided for this object.* no
one will deny but that an efficient militia is the
surest safe guard of our general and state con
stitutions, and of the liberties of the citizens at
large, and that without it, a standing army, the
banc of all free governments, becomes iieces
sary,
John Twigs, JM. G.
James Jackson, M. G.
John Clark, M. G.
Attest,
Abraham Jackson, ?<. ~
Joseph Hutchinson, S ‘
August 21, 1305.
After Orders.
Uniform of the Quarter-Master General
long blue coat, edged with buff; buff lining;
buff’ vest and pantaloons or small cloths.
Whole or half boots with spurs.
Cocked hat, black cockade and green plume.
John Twiggs, M. G.
James Jackson, M. G.
John Clark, M. G.
Attest.
A. Jackson, ?
J. Hutchinson, Secretaries.
Brigade Convention.
Town of Darien, April 20 th, 1807.
AT a Convention of the Field Officers, ot the firft
brigade,firft division, agreeable to Brigade Orders us
thc 28th of January lad, the following officers attended,
and took their fe..ts, vie.
Brigadier General Floyd.
James Johnston, jr. Lieut. Col. lst.Rejt.
Joseph Law, Major sth Battalion.
John Pray, Major 4th Battalion.
• John King, Major 9th Battalion.
Jacob Wood, Major 6th Battalion.
A return of the efiedlive force of the militia of the
feveuil counties within the brigade, being laid before
the board by Brigade Major .Duke, the convention
took the fame into conlidcrapon—whereupon it was
Ke'Olved, that the city and fuhurbs of Savannah
lliall form a regiment, and be designated as No. 1.
Rofolved, that the remaining Battalion of the coun
ty of Chatham, without the city and fuhurbs of Savan
nah, together with the Effingham county Battalion,
ihall foi m a regiment, and be deiignated as No. 2.
‘1 hat the county Battalions of Bryan, Liberty and
MMntofh, ihall lorin a regiment, and be deiignated as
No. 3,
A n< l, the county Battalions of Glynn, Camden and
Wayne ihall a form a regiment, and be defoliated as
No. i (Signed by the above officers.)
Attefled,
Arch. Clark, Aid-de-Camp.
Brigade Inspector's office. Savannah.
The above are true extrails from the proceedings
of the Convention fiied in my office.
G. R. Duke.
Inspector \st. Brigade.
Brigade Orders.
Town of Darien , April 21, 1807.
In pursuance of the above resolutions, made bv the
aforefaid Convention of Officers, tne Brigadier Gene
ral orders and directs, eledti ons to be held on the twen
ty-fifth day of May next, for Lieutenant Colonels to
command the aforefaid organifed Regiments at the fol
low ing place*, to wit:
At the rate residence of Captain John Spencer, in
Effingham county, for the election of a Lieutenant Co
lonel to command the 2d Regiment; and that captains
bell, Nawland, Taylor and M‘Lean. ot anv two of
them, with two or more julficcs, preside at such elec
tion.
At Rieeborough, in liberty county, for the election
of a Lieutenant Colonel to command the Sd Regiment ;
and that captains Maybank, Baillie, Bird and Bacon’
or any two of them, with two or more iuftices, nrelide
atfucheledhon. r
At Jefferfonton, in the county of Camden, for the
election oi a Lieut. Colonel to command the 4th Re
giment; and that captains M'Gillis, Smith and Crews,
ot any two of them, with two or more luftices, preside
at luch election.
‘lheeapiain. ukin S P P ec ‘ a ! care to give the notices
prefeubed by the nineteenth lection of the militia law
By order of General Floyd.
Archibald Clark,
( ■*) Aid-de-camp.
London Bottled Porter.
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May 5.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS,
lie;civ. and per ship ’George Augustus, cr.pt. Jacks
son, 34 days from Liverpool.
LONDO.x, March 21.
No foreign papers had reached tcwnatalata
hour last night, though, from the present stato
of the wind, French papers arc hourly expect
ed. We do not indeed, expect that those Jour-’
nals will be found to contain any thing either
of interest or authenticity. The armies m
Poland have now nothing to do but retreat 8
and the Bulletins will contain nothing but re*’
petition of former ev ents, and new preparations
of victory. We confess, however, that we feel
some anxiety tor their arrival; there are still
some important prints which they may eluci
date, and in which, with but common caution
on the part of their readers, they cannot well
deceive.
The negociations ftt Warsaw must end its
some positive determination —Bonaparte will
never suffer Austria to remain in her present
indecision. In his present situation, all his
motions are necessarily cramped by the appre
hensions, at least, of her possible hostility. A
movement of the Austrian armies, might, in a
moment, cut oft’ his supplies; and, in the pres
ent circumstances of the campaign, endanger
the very existence of his army. Is it credibt©
therefore, that Bonaparte, with his character*,
istic arrogance and ambition, will suffer tha
father continuance of this state of things i —.
What then will be his probable course ? He
will endeavour either to bribe Austria; or what
is perhaps still worse, to awe or corrupt lief
councils.
It is indeed no less lamentable than true, that
the French intrigues have obtained a most, un
natural prevalence even in the very cubing of
Austria. It was so in prussia, and hence th©
alternate resolution and timidity of that unhap
py government. There was an opposition
which was powerful enough to render the best
resolutions nugatory, if not to procure the exe
cution of the worst. We much fear—we say
it with regret, but we do not say it without
sufficient grounds, that there is something ofc
thc same kind in the present Austrian cabinet.
The archduke Charles, the best hope of Europe
and of his own house, has tco long, and too
successfully been opposed by this secret party.
We have only to express our hopes, that he
may finally prevail over it. ‘i he late accounts
received by government are not very favour
able.
March 22.
CHANGE OF MINISTRY.
The Duke of Portland, who, at his majesty’s
command, has undertaken to form anew ad
ministration, continues occupied m that impor
tant, and wc incline to think, arduous arrange
ment. Lord Hardvvicke yesterday attended
his majesty at Windsor; and in the evening a
meeting oi the new cabinet took place at Bur
lington house, to receive thc further communi
cation ot the royal pleasure.
It has been attempted to reconcile the dis
cordant feelings of lords Sidmouth and Me!,
vide ; and we understand lord Eldon, in com
municating to the king, the difficulty which oc
curred on this head, enquired if his majesty*
was desirous that lord Sidmouth should conti -
tie in the cabinet.—The reply is stated to have
been, “ It is a matter of perfect indifference to
me.” Wc have reason to believe that the duke
of Portland has, in consequence, made his elec
tion of lord Melville, and that the admiralty is
again to have the benefit ofhis lordship’s active
and liberal administration.
The prince had a meeting ofhis friends yes
terday at Carleton house; and it was afterwards
rumoured, that lord Moira and Mr. Sheridan
were to retain their piescnt offices. We shomd
rejoice at the circumstance ; but we beiievo
it otherwise, and that a total change is to tako
place.
A dissolution of parliament, it is supposed,
will be thc unavoidable consequence of this
measure. Lord Sidmouth, it is reported, can
influence two or three and twenty votes; and,
with his accession, the new ministry would
have considered themselves sufficiently strong,
without the necessity ci a dissolution ; while,
in opposition, their utmost powers could not
muster fifty voices. r l heir arguments will,
doubtless, acquire infinite force and acumen
in their delivery from the treasury bench :
but we s,ill think, that without disunion in
the late administratioh, their successors must:
specdiiy appeal to the sufferages of the peo
ple.
1 he new ministry is, we believe, settled in
all its details, subject of course to the approba
tion ot his majesty. 1 lac outline of it was yester
day submitted to him, and on Wednesday, his
pleasure will be declared on the subject. Sev
eral lists are hi circulation of the members. of
thc new administration. The following is th©
most probable, although it is doubtless °inaccu
rate :
i he Duke cf Portland, first lord of the trea
sury.
Lord Hawkesburv, secretary for tha foreign
department.
Lord Hardwicke, secretary for the home de
partment.
Lord Custlereagh, secretary for the war da.
partment.
Lord Melville, first lord of the admiralty.
Mr. Percival, chancellor of the exchequer.
Lord Eldon, lord chancellor.
Lord Camden, president of the council.
Lord Chatham, privy seal,
Lord Mulgravc, ordnance.
Mr. Canning, treasurer of the navy.^
Mr. Rose, and Mr. Huskisacn, paymaster*.
. D -ike of Montrose and lord We.tmorcland,
situations in the household.