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SATURDAY, April 24, 1790.] THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE A N D GAZETTE of the STATE. . 1 1 ~ - 7"7 DRF S S and TRIA Lbj JURY, Hull remain inviolate. C,nftituin ./ Cmgi: FREEDOM of the rR.L 00, * uu _ " “ _ .„ H M p SMITH, Printer to thi State-, EJfays, A. tides »f AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN *- d hni of Printing performed. Intelligence, Adoertifements, (Ac. mil be gratefully ' — —— -"" PROCEEDINGS cf CONGRESS. |« the HOUSE oMuTprLeNTATIVES of the UNITED STATES. Friday, 29, 179 0, [Continued from our lift.] THE Speaker laid before the Houle a let ter from the Treasurer of the United States, eucloliug accounts of expenditures and dilburfemeuts, pursuant to oiders of c rref», the 31st December latt, which were fead and referred to a feleft commtt.ee, coufifting of Mr. Smith, (a.C.) Mr. Moore. Mr. Smith, (M.) Mr. Corner, and Mr. Van R A f mtffaae from the Senate was received hr their Secretary, informing the Houle that they had passed a bill for the ptmilhmeot of in crimes against the Untied State, in which they reqt.eft .he concurrence. He then delivered in the bill, and withdrew. Mt Gerry prefeuted a petition of 1 lr. Aaron Putnam, of Medford, m the Hate 0 Maffachufetts —Hating that he bad invented a mode of dift'illing fpi”". wh,c . h " ?‘f' e " from any that had comb to his knowledge, and he ptefumed is entirely mew ; and pray tha, the benefit of Hi, d'fcovery may be fefnred to him. Referred to the committee a„nLed to bring in a .bill for feotr.ng to in and referred to a committee confining of Mr. Trumbull, Mr, Baldwin and Mr. Benson. On motion of Mr. Thatcher, the petition from the inhabitants of the town of Portland •was read afeoond time, and referred to the Secretary of the Tieafury for his information, who is diretied to report thereon to the House. The bill brought down from the Senate was read. Mr. Livermore moved that a committee be appointed to bring in a bill for the appro priation of such sum or sums of money as may be neceflary for the Civil Lift, and the incidental charges of the present year. This motion was adopted, and Mr. Liver more, Mr. Sylvester and Ms. Lee, were ap pointed. Mr Sedgwick, after feme introductory ob servations relative to the power of Congreft to regulate the exports of the United States, proposed the following resolution, viz. That a committee'lie appointed to bring in a bill or bills to encourage the exports of the United States, and to guard against frauds in the fame. Laid on the table. Mr. Smith, (S. C.) introduced a resolu tion to this purport, that the Judges of the Supreme Court be directed to report to the House a plan for regulating the procefles in the Federal Courts, and the fees' to the clerks ©f the fame. Laid on the table. A motion to take up for a third reading the bill providing the means of intercourse be tween the United states and foreign nations, waa after a Ihort difeuflion negatived. The House then adjourned till Monday, tleven otolock. (To bt tontinutd ) Writing Paper For Sale tt the Pmting-Ufficct 1 GEORGIA « PLAN For tht Arrangement of the Militia of the United States, laid before Lcngnfs by the Secretary at IVar. "'ft H £ period of life in which military services (hall be required ot the citi zens of the United States to commence at 18, and terminate at the age of 60 >car?. The men comprehended by this description, exclusive of ftich exceptions as the Leiriila tures of the different dates may think ptoper to make, and ail aiduat manners thall be en rolled for diffetent degiees of military duty, and divided into three diitmft dalles. Th e fir tl claft (hall tompiehend the youth of 18, 19, and 20 years ot age; to be de nominated the Advanced Cor pi - The Jecond class lhall iuciude the men from Uto 4; years of age; to be denominated the Mam C rps. , . The third clajs (hall comprehend inclusively > the men -from 45 to 60 years of age i to be denominated the Referred Corps. All the militia of the Uuited States lhall assume the form of A Legion, winch lhall be the permanent eflablilhtnsnt thereof. li Legion lhall con lift of 153 com.mffiooed officers, and 2880 nou-commtilioned ofoceis and privates, formed in the following mau .. ner: _ _ iff. The legion >ro Smtr, - » aula ma J or * ° ,IC us whom to be the legionary quarter-matter; one in fpeftor and deputy adjutant-general, of the rank of heuicnant-colouel; one chaplaiu. ad. The Brigade staff One brigadier-general; one brigade in fpeCtur, to lerve as aid de camp. 3d. Ihe Regimental Staff. One lieutenant.colonel commandant, two majors, one adjutant, one paymafler or agent, one quarter-matter. . 4th. Two Brigades of Infantry . Each brigade of two legitnems of eight companies, forming two battalions each company of a captain, lieutenant, enlign, fix ferjeants, one'drum, one fife, and sixty-sour rank and file. 5 th. Iwo Companies of Riflemen. Each company to have a captain, lieu tenant, eufigu, fist ferjeants, abugichorn, one dTum, and sixty-sour rank and hie. 6th. A Battalion of Artillery. Confiding of four companies, each to have a captain, captain-lieutenant, fix feijeants, twelve a-tifiters, and fifty-two rank and li.e. 1 7th. A Squadron of Cavalry. Confiding of two troops, each troop to have a captain, two lieuteuants, a cornet, fix ferjeants, one farrier, one saddler, oue trum peter, and sixty-sour dragoons. In case the whole number of the advanced corps iu any date ihould be infuificieur to form a legion of thi« extent, yet the component parts mutt be preferwed, aud the redaction proportioned, as nearly as may be, to each part. The companies of al! the corps (hall he di vided into feftions of twelve each. It is pro posed by this divifioo to elUbliih oue uniform vital principle, which in peace and wai Ilian pervade the militia of the United State*. I All requifitioni for met! < w to^,n **» | either for date or federal purports, (hall be » furnirhed by the advinesd by r mesas us the 'feftiti*? [VOL. IV. No. CLXXXV.] The executive government, or commander in chief of the milituof each slate, will as sess the numbers required on the rcfpefttvc legions of thele corps. .... The legionary general will direct the pro portions to be turnilhed by each part of hie command ; ihould the command be so great as to require one man from each feetion, then the operation hereby directed (hall be formed by Angle feftions. But, if a lets number fhrnld be reqb’red, they will be fumiihed b> an aflociatiou of . feciions 01 companies, according t<> the de mand. In any case, it is probable that mu tual convenience may dictate an agreement with an individual to peiform the service re quited ; if, however, no agreement can be made, one mult be detached by an inducn in ate draft, and the others lhall pay hun a sum »4 money equal to the averaged sum which lhall be paid to the lame legion f »r the voluntary petformance of the service re quired. , . e . : In case any feftions, or companies of a le gion, ai\er having fumiihed i s own quota, th>uld have moie men willing to engage for the lei vice required, other companies of the lame legion lhall have pertn ffmn to engage them. The fame mle to extend to the cut legions in the Hate. _„ e r efp an f,b!e iTih*edminaifder in chief of the militia of the Itate, that the men furuilhed are accord ing to the description, and that they aie equip ped and marched to ihe rendezvous, conform ably to 'he otders for that purpose. The men who may be drafted lhall not serve moie than three years at one tune. I ne iclerved corps being destined for the domfeltic defence of the ttate, lhall not be obliged to furnilh men, except in cases of aftuai invasion or rebellion, and then tf>e nen required dull be fumiihed by means of lec tions. The aftuai commiflioned officers of the re* fpeftive corps ttiall not be included in the sec tions, nor iii any of the operations thereof. The tefpeftive ttate* lhall be divided into portions or dittrifts, each of which to con tain as nearly as may be lorne complete pan of a legion. Every citizen of the United States, who lhall lerve his country in the field for the space of one year, either as an officer or sol dier, lhall, if under the age of twenty-one yeais, be exefeipted from the service requir cd in the advanced corps. If he lhall be above the age of twenty-one years, then every ytst he lhall so serve in the field, ttiall be ettimar. ed as equal to fix years in the main or referr ed corps, and ttiall accordingly exempt him from every service therein for ihe said term of fix yeais, except in cases of aftuai invasion of the ttate in which he resides. And it fhaif alto be a permanent eliab! ttiment, that fig years aftua! leivice in (he field ttiall entirely tree every etti/eu from any further demands ot fetvice, either in the militia or in the field, uulef* in cases of invasion or rebellion. All aftuai mariners or fearoeu in the r«- fpedive tUies ttiall be regifteied in dittrifts, aud divided into two dalles. Th* fiitt class to coufitt of all fcaiuen fioin the eg* of list • teen to thirty years inclusively ; the second class to coi fitt <4 ill thole of the of thirty • one to f tr y five inclusively. Tht fit a sUs U mfyufibb to serve