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SATURDAY, Oftoher 12, 1805.
AUGUSTA CHRONICLE,
AND
GAZETTE OF THE STATE.
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HEAD-QUARTERS, GEORGIA .
Louisville, Zyh Auguji , 1805.
GENERAL ORDERS.
TEE Major-Generals of the firfl, second
and third divisions of the Militia of
this State, who convened at this place on
the 19’b inst. for the purpose of fixing up.
on the doathing and apparel of the Volun
teer Corps throughout the State, and the
uniform end badges of the different grades in
the militia of die line, having made a rc
pclt of rh dr proceedings to the commander
in chief— l: is ordered,
That the fame he pnblilhed in the follow.
»g Ga zettes of this State, to, wit:—The
Louisville Gazette, Angufta Chronicle,
Southern Patriot, Farmer’s Gazette, and
Monitor, that the Volunteer Corns through
oat the State, and all officers in military
commission, belonging thereto, may b« in “
formed of the doathing and appnrel, and
the uniform and badges to he worn by them
refpedivcly, and equip themselves accord
ingly.
By order of the Commander, in Chief, }
GEO. R. CLAYTON, Secy,
Louisville, Auguji ig, ltd*.
IN pursuance of General Orders of the
sth inst. in the words following, viz :
HE A D-QJIA RT E RS, GEORGIA.
Louisville, sth Auguji , 1805.
GENERAL ORDERS.
THE 14‘h fedion of the Militia Law of
this State, passed the 10th December,
1803, having enaded, that three years af
ter the passing thereof, the doathing and
apparel of all Volunteer Corps, already
railed, or to be raised, in conformity to the
Ivv of Congrc.fs, (hall be uniform for each
service throughout the State ; and (hall he
determined on by the Major-Generals col
leditel v, and that they (hall also determine
the uniform and badges of the different
grades in the militia of the line ; the Major-
Generals of the firil, second and third di
visions of the militia of this State, will con
vene at this place, on th* igth of Anguft
inflant,. for the purpose of fixing upon and
cfhblifhing the doathing and apparel of the
Volunteer C»rps throughout the State, and
the uniform and badges of the different
grades in the militia of the line, agreeably
to the intention of the aforementioned ad.
By order es the commander in Chief, 1
GEO. R. CLAYTON, Secy.
The following Major-Generals met, to
wit—Major-General James Jackson, of the
fiiA division, Major-General John Twiggs,
of the feoondiffi vision, and Major-General
John Clark, of the third division.—Gene
ral Twiggs, as senior officer prehded.
Colonel Abraham Jackson, and Major
Joseph Hutchinson, were requested to ail
as secretaries.
The B;>ard proceeded to the duties align
ed them; and having read the law, and
made progress, adjourned until to-morrow
morning 11 o’clock.
I've/day, Auguji 20, ilof.
The board convened pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Prefcnt as before.
Major-General Twiggs in the chair.
The btard resumed their deliberations of
yesterday, and having confidcred their pow.
ers, do ordain and eflablifh the following
regulations, to be in force for the uniform
•f the different services and grades of the
militia of the State of Georgia, of which
all officers and others concerned, are to take
due notice.
UNIFORM OF VOLUNTEERS.
Service — Artillery,
Long coat, blue—and lor-g lappels, red
—and red lining—nine buttons and buttons
holes on each fide—cuff and (landing collar,
red—five buttons and worked holes on each
sleeve, flatbed—alfo five battens and work
ed button boles oa the skirts —one to the
collat—fkirts hocked behind with blue
hearts.— Buttons, yellow, with a rattle
foake engraved or struck thereon,
Vest, while—buttons, small—yellow.
Pantaloons blue'—edged down the outer
ftatn, red—buttons also yellow.
Cocked hat and red plume —yellow bit
t3n» loop and tsffd, with a black refe
cockade.
Half boots or black cloth gaithers.
Side arms—fobtc—hung by a butt beA,
with a rattle snake on an oval gilt or brass
plate as hereafter pointed out.
DRAGOONS.
Short coat, green—to reach a Hr tic be
low the hips—facings, black-half lappejs
with five buttons, and holes on each lappel
and three more below—to turn up at the
cuter corners of the skirts, faced w ith block
—cuff and Handing collar, one small but
ton and hole each—cuff open at the fide for
the button, which, as ab»vc, will be
veiled—.lining fame as the o«a?.
\ est and pantaloons, huff—fame button,
(mail-—whole hoots and spurs, Horseman’s
cap—covered with bear Ikin-—pinmc white
'--Potter (word—belt and plate as in the
Artillery.
VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
Under w hich head are included alb corps
of Infantry of %'hatever denomination...
Light Infantry, Rangers, Guards, &c. &c.
(Rifle corps, only excepted) coat, blue—
fleirt to cover half the thigh.-.facings, red
-—snort lappels—feven buttons and boles
in each—cuff open at the fide to button
with one button—(landing collar with a
button and hole-..lining fame as the
(hculdera half arm ({.rapped with
hooked with ied hearts—buttons white,
with the rattle snake.
Vest, white-.-panfaloons blue—edged
with red on the outer (earn.
Half boots or black cloth gaithers.
Round hat—turned ap cn one fide—
plume white, tipped with red-—white but
ton, loop and talfel—-black rose cockade,
Cross white belts for the cartride boxes
and bayonets-.-plate, with the rattle snake,
white.—on the bayonet belt.
RIFLE CORPS.
Split shirt with a falling cape, to cover
the (boulders—-dyed purple—fbij t reaching
to the hips—cape and (ront fingie fringed—
bottom two rows.
Vest and pantaloons blue—lndian bools
and mocafins.
Round hat, turned up on one fide—white
button, loop and tassel—with a buck's tail
instead of a pltime.
Officers and non.commiffioncd officers—
fa«e as their corps. Cloth for officers coats,
except officers of the rifle corps, to be good
broadcloth ; and other parts of the dress in
proportion. Side arms—-fibre, or cut and
thrust. Black (locks to be worn by all vo
lunteer corps. No lace permitted of any
kind, except epaulets, loop and tassels for
hats and sword knots.
Music—-coats reverfc of their corps
other parts of dress the fame.
Epaulets of officers of Artillery and Dra
goons—gold. Sword handles, gilt or yel
low mounted. Infantry, fihver epaulets—
fteel, silver or white handle swords or cut
teaux hung in belts, with plates, as before.
Epaulets to be worn as pointed ©ut for offi.
cers of the line.
GRADES OF THE MILITIA.
STAFF.
Majors-General. Coats long, blue
faced with buff, and buff lining—.long lap
pels—nine guilt buttons, with buttonholes
on each (tiff falling cape.
Cuffs round, with four large buttons and
worked button holes for each. Pocket flaps,
the fame. Cuffs to open at the sides and
button with two small burtons—-all the
battons to have the rattle snake (kirts
hooked behind with blue hearts.
Vest, and small clothes or pantaloons—
buff-, -final! gilt buttons.
Whole and half boots and spurs.
Epaulets, gold—wirh two flars on each.
Side arms—fabre, small sword or cut
and thrust-—gilt or ycllcw mounted, to be
hung by a black belt under the coat. On
the part of the belt over the breast, a gilt
oval plate with the coiled rattle snake en
graved theredn, emblematical of the Geor
gia Militia, it being thf colours under
which they firft fought in the Revolutionary
War, with honor to themfdvcs and (heir
country. The word i( Georgia” to be en
graved over the snake, and the words u don’t
tread me” below it. The snake on all
the buttons is to be struck as a distinguish
ing badge for the fame reason.
"Cocked hat—plume, white—gilt button,
lc«p and tassel—black rofc cockade. Ar
my fa(h.
Btigadiers-Gencral. The fame as the
Majors-General, except the ilars— one on
ly on each epaulet being allowed ; and the
plums-- which is to be black.
G £ 0 \R G IX
Adjufant-General. Same as Brigadiers,
but the plume, which is to be white tipped
with green.
Aids-de-Camp, if of the line or vclup
tr.er corps, the uniform of the corps they
belong to—if not of any corps, the uniform
of the General in whole family they serve..-
except the epaulets, which are to be plain
without flars, and the plume which is ft) be
white tipped with green.
Military Secretaries and Brigade Majors.
The fame uniform as the A.ids.
Brigade Quarter Matters, Coramiflaries,
plain blue coar, yellow buttons with
the rattlesnake—cocked hat and black cock
ade, Buff vest and pantaloons—boots and
fpuvs. Side arms--.cutteaux.
, FIELD OFFICERS.
Coat-—long blue, red facings—-longlap
peh—-nine buttons and holes in eanh f-rnel
—Jwhire lining—-falTiTtg cape with one bur
ten—-cuffs round with fonr buttons and e
v/orkeded holes, and four to the pocket
flaps--- hooked behind with red hearts But
tons, whjre-—with the rattle snake.
Vest, white—blue pantaloons edged with
red on the outer Teams,
Army fa(h, Whole or half boots withfpur*.
Side arms—cur and thrust, small sword
or fibre—white mounted. Epaulets—plain
fil /cr.
Cocked hat—silver button, loop and tas
sel—black rose cockade—plume, white tip
ped with red.
Captains. Same as field officers—except
one epaulet only on the right (boulder, (Irap
on the left ; and w'iihout spurs.
Lieiltenants. Same—one epaulet on the
less fbouldcr, ttraa on the right.
Eu fig ns. Same-—one epaulet on the left
(boulder.
Regimental Staff- —such as Paymatter,
Quarvtrrria'Uvr, Surgeon, &c. Plain blue
coat— white rest and pantaloons, and boots.
Cuttcau—plain. Cocked bat and black
cockade.
Side arms of officers of the line, to he
all hung by a black heir, which is to have
the oval plate, with the rattle snake,
pointed out for the Major Generals-—the
plate t« befilver. And every captain and
subaltern, serving as such, to appear in the
field with an efpontnon.
Adjutants, if of the line, the uniform of
the grade they belong to-.-if not, the
uniform of a subaltern.
Serjeant Majors and ferjeants—uniform
of their corps—the former, two (ilk, cotton
or worried fringed epaulets, one on each
(boulder—the latter, one on the right (boul
der. Corporals, one on the left.
The Board taking into cenfideration the
date of the milita of the line, feel them
fclves unauthorifed to preferibeany particular
uniform ; but they earncftly recommend to
the privates of the militia, to go to the ex
pence of a plain blue Ihort coat, which they
can wear in the field, as on any particular
private occasion.
And the Board also recommend to the
Lcgiflature to contrast for the (hiking »f a
fufficient quantity #f buttons, with the
rattle fnak« thereon, for the whole militia
of Georgia, and to distribute them to such
of the militia of the line as will farnitti coats.
The Board also carneftly request the atten
tion of the Legislature to the proviiion of
a fufficient quantity of arms for the whole
of the militia of Georgia, No ration can
expeft to be always in peace, and in case
of a rupture, the militia of the (late could
not enter the field on so refpcftable a footing,
as tbofe of other dates, which have provided
for this objetft : np one will deny but that
an efficient militia is’ the fared fafe guard
of our General and State Confutations, and
of the liberties of the citizens at large, and
that without it, a (landing army, the banc
oi all free governments, becomes neceflary.
JOHN TWIGGS, M. G.
JAMES JACKSON, M. G.
JOHN CLARK, M. G.
Attett,
Abraham Jacksok, 1 Secr’ys
Joseph Hutchinson, J J
AFTER ORDERS
Uniform of the Matter-General
—long blue oat edged with l uff—buff
lining—huff vest and p.iniloons or frail
cloa then.
Whole or halflioots with fpors.
Cocked hat-—black *cockade and green
plume.
Side arms-—cut tcac. Belt a<*d buttons
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...fame as the General Officers.
JOHN TWIGGS, M. G.
JAMES [A€ICSO\ r , M. G.
JOHN CLARK, M. G.
Attest,
Abraham TaJkson, .
Joseph Hutchinson, J '
dugufl 21, 1805.
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.
Exhibit ted a get inf Lord Mbt.villr by the
Committee of the hhvje of Commons,
( Concluded.)
FOURTH ARTICLE.
Thst after the said toth cf January,
1785, and whilst the said Henry Lord Vis
count Melville held and enjoyed the famo
office of treasurer of his majesty’s navy, he
the said Henry Lord Viscount Me| tUle, did
rraaOuict.rty ana illegally, lor the parpdie
o of advantage or imereft to himfelf, dr lor
' acquiring or obtaining profit or emolument
therefrom, or for fomc other corrupt and ii
legal prarpofes, and for purposes other than
navy ferviccs, take and receive from the
public money placed in his name at (he Bank
of England, as treafurer|af his rtiajefty »s na
vy, the 1 urn of io,oool. or some other large
sum or sums of money, and did fraudulently
and illegally convert and apply the fume to
his ovmefp, or to some other corrupt and il
legal purposes That during the timo the
said Alexander Trotter held and enjoyed the
said office of paymaster to the said Henry
Lord Viscount Melville as afor.Taid, and
whilst the said Henry Lord Viscount Mel
ville held and enjoyed the said office sis trea
surer of his Majesty’s navy as aforefaid, ho
the said Alexander Trotter, kept, with th?
said Henry Lord Viscount Melville, an ac
count current, entered in certain book s cf
account, containing entries of all the sums
paid and received by the said Alexander
Trotter, on the account 01 the said He nry
Lord Vifcourtr Melville; and by agree
ment between the said Henry Lord Viscount
Melville and the said Alexander Trortcr,
bearing date :Bth and 23J days of February
ISO 3, it is dated that they had either mutu
ally delivered to each other, or refolvcd
and agreed mutually to cancel or destroy all
the vouchers or other memorandums and
Writings that at any time theretofore might
have existed, passed, or been cnterchangcd
between them relative to the said accounts,
and the different items and articles of which
the said accounts were compofsd or confided.
And the said books of account containing
the said account current together with all
vouchers or other memorandums and v/ri.
tings in the pofleftion of the said Alexander
Trotter, and also of the said Henry Lord
Viscount M«lville relative thereto, were
burnt anddeftroved by the said Henry Lord
Viscount Melville and Alexander Trotter :
and the said stipulation contained in the
said agreement f®r the said Henry Lord Vis..
count Melville and Alexander Trotter mu
tually delivered up to each other, or for
mutually cancelling and deftreying all
said vouchers or other mcmoranduais or wri
tings relative to the said account was so en
tered into ; and the said bocks of accounts,
vouchers, memorandums, and writings,
were so burnt and destroyed, with a view to
conceal and prevent the difeovery of the se
veral advances of money made by the said
Alexander Trotter to the said Henry Lord
Viscount Melville, and of the fcveral ac
counts ©r considerations for or upon which
the fame were so advanced. And which
conduft of the said Henry Lord Viscount
Melville was contrary to the duty of lv‘s
said office, a breach of the high trust repoftd
in him, and a violation of the laws and fea
tures of this realm, and to the like evil ex
ample as aforefaid.
FIFTH ARTICLE.
That after the said 10th day of January,
1786, and whilst the said Alexander Trot
ter so continued paymaster of the said Henry
Lord Viscount Melville as aforefaid, and
with fach privity, connivance and permis
sion as aforefaid, so applied and used the
said sums of money, or great part thereof,
for purposes of private advantage, profit
and emolument as aforefaid, the said H*nry
Lord Viscount Melville fraudulently ,con
rcalintMbc illegal use and application of the
fame, did procure, obtain and receive from
the said Alexander Trotter, advances cf se
veral large sums of firmer, which were made
to him the said Henry Lord Viscount Md
i v’llc bv the find Alexander Trotter, in part >
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