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WAiHLNGTON-CI/Y, September 5.
By life President <J'l be United States
of Apicricj, >
A fROCLAVfAitOJj. -
• Wssrbas foe tnefby toy> sud-Jen ia
cu Cion h*ye fncceedtd \it / lOvaJtnj the
oTtHe ria:iou,)defr.-nT-d at
?. : ftscrit by troop < left/ntrnciwH than their
iy pwo, and alntV.l entirely of foe ifoliua j
their puffiitui of which, though
fira fcigto* day <fo|y they vr-mtouly tfr
>■’ (bayed' 'Uia pu’dioAuiifiees having ml rda
’t—* boa iu tiuir tioperatirns of war,
n> vied 4; the tine for military annuy.
ffote ;., Ciipt ipi t wfe edifices being alto
Colily moiuineiAjS ottaftls and of the arts,
P(g Up J others dfepolJtOri’ g of th- public ar
clto'f., not to tile. nation as
s'\ tjfc; tjrtf-j-*'*als
f** ftrantoctioris, hut inrifreilmg to'all nations,
*s contributions to tte. gto* ral flock of';
hui.irical inllruAion atii. political science : <
And wlitreavadvanrage has be.erf tsken j
of thf lids of imffi&Batel/J
/ guarding the nrighbtjrirtjfcto wn ot Alexan
dria, to placet I* sown range of!
i naval force, too tong kind .too much ijj j
tlie hahit vs arbufing its Ijpei jo4>/ wherd.;
-yer it fop be applied, to] require a* foe at j
iteenjtivcr qf a general cot ft.grsttjon, an un (
didurbeJ-pliindt'rdf prjval e property, •vlljdt 1
lias been executed V'fo n itujner ,
to foe snliaUiti-its wio had. in*
‘‘ cSnfi.L'frttcly, call ihetnuivep up<Hi thejo*- ,
tier and generality of til: vicVr: ]
Ap'd ‘ ierta* U jfwv appears, by adi* ,
ttd rornmjjnicadqn -fromWhe Brjtifh coni’
qiitiie American Itytiop,, to bedus s
avowed purpufe to emptoj tlie force under
v*. his d'urflion “id deflroy mg and faying
waft fudt town* ami Ji IricVi upon the
eoaft as <nay be found afftifahle aiding
to this dechratifoi tfie ip tilt I ting pretext *
it a* o retali tttoiT for a wanton de,
ftrtifoioh committed by, She army of foe
, k Uiiiwi.States..iu Upper fianada, ] when it
is fojfcnu dcftrucTion has boon t
committed, not wiihftaiKliug the
multiplied outrages prevfu fly- committed
by tlw w-.is not imautbonkd, and
pro njitiv to be b; at,d},that the
UjTHtSjd Stans hav c been Ji cQifflimt ii,4iieff
irieavot> to ret laiin vb enemy from fu< h
outrage*, by t!ie contlra sos their own
’ example, as tficy have li-en ready tottr
min We, on c( .nlitione. tlte war
itlelfY,
; V\4 whereas, these pit tcedings and de
ptirfktfes,!w hie h’ c* Vito* a deliberate
of the principlU of humanity,
and Wb|p mull gwe to tire existing war %
*ha> after obexujttded dYaftation and WV
banfni, at t ie very mmdent'bf negotia
tions, ibr peace ,ymjted by ahe iiienty him
fgS >ave no proffj-ft off (akty to any
tiling Within the reach of hit predatory
and incendi.iry operation* but in a manly
* . .and uniytrf.d determination tochaftifeand
the invader : j ‘....
V ’ ■ ’Vow, therefore, I Wfaiqm
- Polldent of the .Unite! State., do S?V
thw ny Proclamation, flxhojjjng all the
hfflg l), “ their Jieirti ’
ir,,nspolT lli'.i |) r*nj.n
i'”|Sfi^3‘:
Fmimi'it, rs a* Intlr.
W~V* * ‘ ‘£>£AMJSS .MADISOH&i
thePrefute.it.
W KV X * JAMI& monroe,*
¥&'.'■■ ‘ ‘. * Secretary of’ Staf*.
‘£&: T* hii*r from Li. Go{.Gttetifk
M >: - to t#?Setritaty tfJVar, daW'mt ‘
x SiR-*.We left Fort Gratiot
Straits StV Cktev) on the 14th ultimo, and j
tesi**'<Pthat'we fb-xild aris# in a fete;
d,.y & , at Maklwd# Bay. A At the eiid of |
* week, however, % Gofomodore, from ‘
toi
: ing up the enemy's “at that
place. For particulars, fohfive to the ♦£■
ecavidn of this order, 1 beg leave to refer
you to Major Holmas* reporU>raw“ith ea
■ .-J y
h
’ctofctl. FtoLng, 03 my mri/a? at _<
ill nacinic, u tle iStli ultimo, that tlw
enerqy had (l onglv fortified tlie lietght
overlooking the old Fort oT Mackinac, I
♦.oucedefjiaired of being able, with my
fin all forpe, toicarry tlie llorm, and,
determined (as tlie diilycburle remaining)
ling and eftaWilhiug tpyifelf on foipe
fArtfirab)l poii cion, .whence I could be en*
to anrtby the enemy bygradual and
itow approaches, under cover of my artil-
Very ih which I fhpnld Jime the foperioti*
ty in point of metal. 1 was urged to a*
dopt th'n flep by another reafim, not a lit>
tic cogent; could a pqfittbn be taken and
fortified on the lil nid, I was well aware
that it would either Induce the enemy to
attack me in my flroag hntdsggr fence his
Indiana and Canadians ’ (his inml efficieht
and.oply'difpolable force) off the Hand,
as they would be very unwilling to remain
In- rhy neighborhood after a permanent’
footing Had been taken. On enquiry, i
- learned from individuals who had lived
* many yearfpn thr Hand, that a.pofitkm
i as desirable as I miglit wifli, couffl be found
j on the welt end, and therefore, immediate
’ ly made arrangements fur disembarking.
| Jk, landing was eff.-£b-d on the ’ 4th “tiiO.
under coyer of the gnus of the flopping,
| and the line being .quickly ’ formed, had
j advanced to the thereto spoken of
• for a camp, when intelligence was convey.
’ ed tome, that the enemy wasa-bead t and
( a few seconds more brought xis a fire from
1 his baUeay, of four pieces, firinjkMhqt and
, (he!lk, After reconnoitcrfng his pofltion,
I Which was wdl fi ltdfced } his line reaching
p along the edge of the woods, t the lor.
tlier extremity of the field and covered by
, a temporary breafl work; I determined on
changing my position, (wbjch was now two
lines, the militia- forming the front) by
advanungpMjvjor Holmes’ battalion of rt
gulani on the right of tiie militia, thus tor
k out.fhmk him, and by a’vigoious effort
to gain JHis, rear. TW movement was iiu
tfiediattly ordered, but before it could be
eX /u&d, a lire was opened Uy fome Indi
.jins pafiqd in a tffiick wood near our right,
wfiioh p’rovnl Ut.d to I *Jbij ir Holmes and ,
‘j&’verdy wouiideiKiaptHiii IXfha, (the of- j
freer nxt iu rank,) This unlncky*
by depriyiug us of the jervices of bur moft
valuable officers, threw that part of the.
line into confusion, from which foe heft ;
exertions of the officers were not able to 3
recover it. Finding it impoflilflto to gain
the enemy’s left, owing to the impenetra
ble tlfickntfs pf the woods, a pbarge wsfs
ordered to be made by the rcgulais imuie
-5 dtttefy fcgainft the front.. Tins charge al* ’
though made in lonic cotifinjori, ftrved to
drive the enemy back into the woods,frorii 1
whence an annoying fire was'kept up'by 1
the Indians. !
.Lieut. Morgan was ofdered up with a ‘
light piece so aflift the left, now narticu
tarly galled ; tlie excellent pratftiee of’
this piece brought the enemy to fire
at a longer, diflance. Difoovt?ing tliat
this disposition , from whence the ene
my had jaft been driven, (and which had
• been repr<dented.to ntp las to liigfr ;mdco% .
manditrg) was by no means tenable,
behig iiit*rfierfed with'thickets, and ioter
(efted in every way by ravines; T
Wined not toiiger to expose my force tcr\-
tlie fire of an'eneniv deriving’ eyeiy ad-
,vaot|g9#bicli he obtained froto number#
and knowhdge of tlie position, and there
fore ordered an immediate ref rear toward*
the ftiipping. •
This affair which ha? cost its many vafo
uablejires, leaves us so lament the fall of
that gallant officer Major Holmes, whoto
cburpler is so well kjnwn ro th* War
Department. Captajn Yanboru, ’ of ifo
,l qfo. infmtry t -, and Lieutenant Jackfiri,-ot
infantry, both brave, intrepid
yoting men, fell mortally .wounded |t foe ]
..jiead of ttoir refpe&iyc eotpmandsu’ The
cum’tudl of all my officers oh this occasion
toerit* a;iprobation. Ctoptain Delha oft]
us the. 14th infantry,, although ftverely
wounded, continued with his cnmitiand un
til forred to retire from faintnefs tliroiigh
lot's of blood. Captains S.mhders, Hw
■ktos/and Sturges, with dvery fulutlterp of
that battalHori, aiftrd in she moft exempla
ry mannt.r. Enfigw Bryan, ’ 2d rifle regt.
aflmg adintant tdHhc battalion, gftively
forwarded the wilhes of the commanding
JUetits. Hickman, ifith ipfintry,
and,Hyde of the H. S. marines, who Cam
iTianded the reserve, claim tny particutor
thanks for. foteir in keeping that
command in readjnefs tomeet tpyrextoea
fan’i toSivitV; his two affiftarits, Lieut*
Ijckytt, and Mr, Pkfars, conductor ot : > A
**?}
and soldiers, deserve tin? warmest approba-
Hah* ,My Afting Alfiftaot Adjutant Gen.-
Capt. N. H. Moore, aßth infantry; with
volunteer Adjutant prompt
in delivering my orders. Captain Gratiot
of the engineers, who'volunteered hkier
as Adjutant on the occasion, gave
tee’ valuable affiftabce. i
j On the morning of the stlt, I fentr a
! , fla g -*sS* enemy, to entire into the ftatj*
. bring away the body ot Major Holmes,
I
is lettered, and wifi he buried ,tk ‘Detftet
witlthecoihurg honors.’ ■: •;>,£'? v rX/ ; 71
a# militia owndtrofe,
two regular compares,*tp Detroit. With
tempt to ucflroy the enemy ’st flabliftiroeOt
4* rs * thought proper, ere& port at
c#<i v-* • ’ * ■■■■*> ?mt
• Very re.Vflfuny, I have tT
kmain, afr, your obedien!4s:rvaot,
j G. CilOGtfAN/
CoU ?d Riflemen.
: Hon. J. Atxrrao'rs, v “ ‘ y .
Secretary vfWar*
j Copy fa letter from b/lay A. H. Holmes,
to Lt, Col* Crcgban, dated
Onboard (J. S. Schooner Scorpion,
*7
Sir—Purluant to yourorders of tlie
infl. I left the fqaadron with Lt- Tur
ner of thfe b!ivy, and arrived at tlie Sault j
Sit. Mary’s at noon thA day* afrer; two ‘•
hours before, tbw North Weft Agent had
received notice of and flic- >
ceeded id escaping with a considerable a
mohnt of goods, ‘ after lewing fire to the
veflel above the falls. The design of this
latter measure was fruflrated only by tlie
intrepid exertions of Mr. Turher, with hi*’
own men ahj a few of Captain Saunders’
company. Tbeyeflel wa* brought down
tlie f<(Us on the 35th, spt, - having bilged,
Mr. Turney deftnoyed her. Much of tlie
goods we have taken wete found Jn - the
woods, on the American fide, and were .
claimed by the agent of Joljn Jobnfton,
an Indian trader.:
I frevred ti w because it was
good prize by the mafttime law pi nations,
.as recognized in the'Eaglilli courts,(wit
nefs tlie case of Adminu Rodney adjudged
by Lord Mansfield), y, Further, because •
Johnston has aAed tbe iotammu ‘ part of a
traitor, having been a and a magis
trate of the Michigan territory, before the ‘
war and at its commenteihent, and now 1
difeharging :h funftions of magistrate un
der the Britifh ( government. Because his. \p
ag.-nts armed the Indians from his ftpre ,
houfeat opr 4jprt^ach; and lafttyqbccaafe
th. goodh rttq cqnfiderable’part were de
figuvd, to betaken to Michilimaeinuc—
PSrk, fait ani groceries coShpofe'tlie chief
phrt.Jobitjjp|f bimfylf paHed to Mmbilt
mackiuac f;i the fquatlron arrived at St.
Jofeplu |
i ‘With high refjiedl. ‘
I j A.H, HOLMKS,
, Major 3ad Infantry. ;
Lt. Col. CfncßAir, . j
ad Hifle CoiTunanding. ‘ ]
‘i “■ A trde copy from the original repofta.
. N. H. MOORE,
Ailing Adj’t. 6en.
Return cf the killed, wounded and mis- .
of a detachment commanded by *
Lieut , Col. G. Croghau. in the affair .
of tbeptb of August,
Ou S, Sloqp of War 1
t tth Augufl, 18
I Artiller;sr-: ■ .■*- yffy-l
Wounded, 3 prWtt<t.‘
17th
wounded, a fergeatitsva’ corporals, tv pri*'‘
vates, itiilfing a privates. Two pwvates
fine.-dial. 4-.f y ;‘,,’ i
,, “iqch Regiment—Wounded. rapt. 9
private's., Ciiptam J. Vaukutn fitjCt.- dead;
OUe private finceje;id.
’ a4th Region-tit—Killed, 5 privates,
vloiiinded, i captaliyj i lieqt,fergeants,T<
f* ‘Corporal, 1 musician, 5 privates.', Capu- *j
Deflu fevgrely; Ueut. If. Jackson lijice
dead; frh* dead. fV ‘ y}~-
32d Regiment—Killed, Mjj. Maj.
A. H. Holmes.
! >T * United St utes’ Marines.
Wounded, 1 fergfhnt. . ‘
jo'. ... Obb> Militia, r-'.’*
•If Killed, 2 privates, wounded, 6'private*.
Opeprivate fitice frehtoof hK wound.
Grand Total.— 1 major, privates,
killed,
; so captains, t lieut. 6 torgeants, 3 coN
potato 1 musician, woupded.
‘toprivktesj missing,'-* d\i D: ‘:>'!}* E v:
The above ‘return exhibits a true ilate
nfoDt of tlie killed # ’ -foMinded and . riiHrikig
ifr foe i
i, N*H* C%>t. aStii Inst.
f ve. Afting'.AfaiflaiK-
■■ ■ * ‘ <
Co#y of4oe*terff<n- Gem. Barney so
- Sccjjtforysf the Hapy, dut<d
Farm, at Elk Ridgk,
. v--. Aug, 29th, id i4‘
I Sifa—This is
hadt it in my, powered make a-report of foe; 1
proceedings of the forces under mv com- ‘
(face I hadfoljp- you ‘
on Tueffiay, foe 23*d jnft. at thp (iamp at
the <Ud Fields.” On the afternoonxf
gfokt day We Were informtd that the eppmy
foMiadvaucing- upon us. *OuT army was
put into order ofto*t,t)£ aniMHir positions ’
ed by the two battalions of the ;6th and
38th where we-remained fome
hours. tgit, however,
make his appenrapep. before fun
feiGea. Winderxarae,totefeand reeprivj
mended that tfegr fhouftl be
withdrawn, with the, exceptiSu of one 1*;
pounder to cover tfie retreat. We tetek
%p die line ofjpafreh, aiid te the -ftight en
! tired Wafliiugton by the. EaOern Branch’
Bridge. I rtiarched my men.&c. to the
marine barracks, and, took up quarters for
*) night. AMp n’clqtk, Gtete Win*
der came to toy • quarts, we made
tome arrangements. In the morning I.
tecemd a n(fte M ft W Winder, . amt
wiiited upon him, Herepueaedmetpt&e
rt * nd
bd the paUagc of tlm ge W^,
rw with ttir £rd,ot n*l He*ls of
fhaulTdrkw wfftey guns wid men, and
j pnKtesi towteds Hadeosbutg, vrfcigh was j
immediately put into On cur |
Way 1 was informed nJit enemy Was with- \
ip -x-mile of Budensburga we hurried, on, j
thong h the day wasr very ht, -aqd rey
n%n Uiuch crippled from the frjvere march
es ‘*£ biexperienced thepreteduHpdayV r ’
I preceded the, men, and’ when I arrived
at t|i (joe which separates the Ddiridk
from Marykqrl. the battle began. I lent
an officer b|tk to haften-oa uivtnen—jhey
came up In a trot. We t<Jsk our posi
tion oy tbe jifiqg ground, put the . pieces
in battery, polled ibe marines under
Miller, ■ and flotflla men who wev> to ‘adl
’ as infantry under their own officers, on my
right, to fnpport the piwres, aud waited the
approach of the eneiuy. During this pe
! riod tiie engagement continued—-the ene*
f fay advancing and our aqmy retreating be
fore them,’ apparently hu much -dil'order.
At length tlie enemy made his appearance
on tlie maiii road iu force and .hi firont of
my battery, aud on feeing u made a hale;;
.1 referVed our fire ; in a few minutes the
r 8 pounder to be fired, whtchyCoihplctelJM
cleared the road; fhortl.y after, a fccbiro
and third attempt was made by the enemy
to Come forward, but all who made the at
tempt wa? deftrbyed* ‘The enemy then
crofted over into au open field and 1 attempt*-
ed to fl <i)k our right. He was there met
by three 1 1 pounders, tlie marines under
Captain Miller, and my men afting as id
frmtry, aqd again was totally cut up. flhjr ..
this time not a vestige of the American
army rem ined, except a body of five or
fix hundred polled on a hefght on rhy Vight
from whom I expend much
their fine situation.- The enemy fronjthis
period 1 nqvcr appeared in force to .OT
ms. He howevej puftied forward His ft| rp
ftiooters, one of whom (ho* 1 my hbriW un
der me which fell dead between tw of I
my guns. The enemy. who had btenlrpt <
in check by our fi.refbr neariy half an hour.
*> ,)W to oitt-flank us on the sight.
Our gups were'turwed that
ed up the. hill about 2 r 300 men towards
| tlie corps of Americans Rationed, as above
• deferibed,-who to my great
’ mad.- rio a-fiftailCe, giviig a fire-or two
, and retiring. ’*•: ‘ * %
I In tbis’fituatton->re lad the wliote ar*
i mV of the .enemy to contend withTbur
ainmunition -vas expended, and unfortu
nately’ the drivers of my amfopriitiep wrfg-
had gone off in the r generah panic.
At tlhs time I received a severe wound to
mV thigh. ‘ Captain Miller was-wounded,
‘ failiitg-mafter Warner killed, failing-mas
ter Martin wounded, but toThe honor ot
> my officer and tatu, as fall as their, MW”,.
! paniouS and messmates fell at the -guns,
tjiey were hiftantly ’replaced from tliofe
: as infimlry. finding the enemy
now completely ift our Tear anil ito mfcans
and rpeii to retire. Three of ray officers
atfifled'me to get ofFa fliort diflance, but
the great loss of blood: occafiortof a
weakness that lwns'c/>mpefled io lie down.
I requetted thv officers to leaveifie, which
they obfliiiately retufed, but upon being
o> dered they obeyed ; ooe only remain- ‘
ed. In a Ihort time I ohferve/a Btitiik -
Xoldier and had him. called, spad diretßed
•Him to ftvk <an officer f in n* ,
utes an officer came, phojl on
wax r i m-hs brought Gen. Ross
ral Cockbflrn -to me- Tfiefe officers -
j jjived to me with tlie tnbft trmrked'.atten*
I tion > refpeft \nd pofitenefs, had a. surgeon
j brought’ and my wound drefled iinraediate
’ j ly. After a few nfinuteS fonverlatiori the
. General mfornaed me (after paying me a’ -.’
■ handtome.compliment), that I wait' patdlefc
! and a.t. libertr.'-tQ p oofod tq Wafjiington ‘
j r Bbtdewlbnrg, as was also My.
tojj who had reipgiped with me, .offering
me every- aflifllncCin his,power,giving’or
ders fbf a litter to he brought, ip which I*:
was -ctoritd .so ; Biadenft>urg. f f
: WAix'#ißiGHTfiift Captairi to Ad. Cock- 5
witl* me and behavedfo‘
me as W l Was. i V V’ i
; During tk- (lay of the CRemy at. fito-'>
;! denfburg f rew'ived the-mofl polite attfen- ;”
! tinj; from the officers both of the navy arid i
Mv wound Is detp, but I flatter myfetf |
- not dangeroife ; so? b?dl is riot ye? txtraft, f
i ed. hd'pe a tow weeks Will %. j
- to*)’e trie, to health, fond that an exchange ■
will take place tKatjl m?y relume my fpm. |
m Hots, or asiy mher thutyou and'the Pre.
fidtoit may fouik.prDpir'tp toonor; me wt|b. •
Your*s refpeftfoliyi ..
•. : JOSHUA BARNEY.
Hon. William fortes, Sec'y 03 CiwHpyy*
fa ,
. Trom the af bur prefefothe en- ‘
. emyfo? *fliatio n ?, We tibt jjrinitoippe
thought oiirft-lves juflified ireiriakujgpr(b
lic the recent operations pftour military
, force, ficcv The enemy however is evi
dently nowwyH informed* on this fubjefV’
witlfoftt croraid, and our Temples are-rc -
- 7v < *,'V**Kit”
vellels ore fKU in
>■ from head winds, tcMiiove down,
* trets | ’ Mote>
‘while heavy batteries'have been erefted on I
both Tides of the loro§'teijeaiie.‘J
; few these vessels, near which
jto rejoin tfkif fquadrons* lliefe batt£. :
* Rduckas,
* RflUTEfi. Pi dKT, and iothdf hwve fpirtes,
and covered on h fide by large holies
-us ouV militia >wf volunteertuacesr who
are detached for the feirvjce.
i ‘.r Frbrn tfiefi? hope tfrftip
a'n arrogant foe ehafliied'.te. bis dd&it
. with hk plunder front J
■isxis; -^sjss
canhoii ‘fhufj.pff the x lWhH.;Ho*ife (fome
b. low Modiit tkp yfrfr
gihia.fide> where a,k||iyi> v wjdu#: tSett qe.
, flatioWed, and forTpmel# g
j with throwing bomb-fifths at them,
i however Tfi rp tffrtt tlrar aerni,
1 tom the militia £o dtfiegard this fort of a tv*
royanefl--
The enemy appears.,to hare burnt tw
or three (mall vtftej#'ff Alexandria ut
the course of yeflerday. t^
■ From Benedict we Itam that in the
emufe of I'iiurfday tight*and yeflerday
morning all the veftels in the Patuxent got
underway, and proceeded down that river,
fleflinpiion unknown.— Hat. Intel,
< mat t
Circular from Gen. fP'aJbingtov.—Aftiy
thing*from the father of our country
wilf always be read with attention—
but at this time, when ihe (afety of our
csmnlry depetitft on the courage & (kill
of our military nip, the following cir
cular from Gen’. Wafliington tq his offi
cer% 4P tlie time of the revoluttouirv
war, will be read with uncommon irwsr
cdl—xV. r. Herald*^
[ v CIRCULAR.
]y • yf* Headquarters Morristown, ‘ * .
ill January a B,. i 7 B
H SIR* , .
“I am extdifcelv concerned to find,
toy the 4te reporti of the Infpe<Rr Gener
d that moft tX the corps in the ahny are *
in warfq order than l had flattaed myfdf:
That m’general it does riot make that pro-*
grefs in order and difeip line which might
Xttfooabi-y be rxpeftedTiratfpine corps
bare even gone backwards,—and that afo
moft every one, has defefts anand
which have cxilled a considerable time, witm.
ought no Idbger to be tolerated, ..
In all our returns there k a greater dis
proportion between number, and
the men fit for would reasonably
be emut.iyed in aiftion thati In any other
army in. the world. This of late is not to
be attributed, to the of foe,troops,
for they have ehjoyed very good he,aitli tor
a tong time pafl. The,column of sick at
/ prefect is moderate, but the column of ficic
absent, and on command are excessive’,—
The former far exceeds the h„(]aital re
turns, and very frnall part of the latter .
is employed on military A great
marty of both are probably not. to be- found
spy where, only serving to swell tlie Pay
rolls-and deceive the government .with an
’ Wit of its having a larger*’ aririy on foot
. thap it really has, and perhaps excite ex
peßations which it is not. in our power to •
fulfil. The jll consequences of this in a
variety of refpedls are obvious.
You will be pleased without delay care
fully to examine tlieftate of the different
regiments, have all the men who have beet* ‘
so Jiyig absent, that they cannot be fatig-.
fa&orily accounted tor, and whafe return
is therefore become impiobable, ftruqk oIF
tlie rol Ist and take effectual measures to
col left those who are improperly; absent
aqd wlio are fliJf recoverable. This is a
matter in which I would wilbfoe jptrfl rigV
idexa£lnels to-.be observed. %
There are in tome of the regiments too. 1
’ many officers and men oif furlough, so that
, they are foft without a fuflicient nymber
to preserve order, and perfprm,thq coinmoa
* routine, of feryice Several of the ccmipa* ‘
nies it appears are without ti single coto
>• uiissioned officer. I hisis.diretfUycontrat
B - to Gene ral Orders, and i riadinissiWe on
fery, principle. I must entreat your par
t. atfention tq prevent it in future,
and to make fijeh a distribution of tlie re- ’
niaining officers, that no company may be
a ,con r ..iiissioned -officer to take
care of it at all times agreeably to tlie reg
. ridatidns. & ‘V
;Another defeß is, in (tone corps an in
fufficiency of noh-commissioned ‘faffictrt,
iirfotfieqi'ai) ipiproper distribution of them,
, tome companies having more than
complement, others
;'utged that regularity of service
pends on having a ftvfficient number of
l good apn-commissioned officers. Where
there is oyerptosi foefe ought to be given
to thoftifcontoinies which have pot their",
proportion. dnd their placefe fuppiiedin tlie
companies from wjiich- they are taketi, h ‘*■
the topic number of private nujn ‘ drawpl
froto thole to: which* they are annexed.—.
By this method one company, will not be
wliere thek a dtAfckncy so Tome com- -f
panies, and no fxcefs in others, the fdrtner
ought to be made good by new appoint
merire J < ‘
In fome instances (though not numer
ou):’pmcers are employed in ftatrohf not; ‘ v ‘
authorised bjP.foe eftablifhmerit of the ar- *
my, and derogatory to their fanV. This *
is a praiftice that ought at all merits to so
difcouucenanoed.
4 find jfoeto ifefeil* and others ? W
poiirtre emt iri tocloled reports of tba/y
iaft infpe£lion, I fliall not enterlntp.amore
minute detail. I lliall onfy ’ add in getiee.
. al that I have remarked witb ehagrin, that
there an attejotiwi te Y"Z
the regofetjpns which htere been eflabJUl*. v
ed lor tfee govemroent of the army, nor so
mrulotis a fpS'.it of discipline and improve
i teent, as a regard to the fuccefr and pn. ■
Uation of our arms I fmcerely
l>lfo it were m my power to make a eon, ii
j trary declaration; bait we outfit not
flatter ourselves ink pointdf so much im
portance. We ought impartially to ope
to ou r true fi t uation ,as the fare ft .
it beteer i uhiling oar eater- V
and reljjeaability, ■dbfrk
;*&■■ %> k-'7
sense tp what V(e owe to the public and tc
’ j V
M fervsnt,
‘■regK;.