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il'iui. !| w.hi!
ions so eUtKih and tlu* officers !*
I'mniiiilli r.e ! ilu'! continue in ob
’ until ■. ifc'tuir ;t ! from the fcr
,:oo of tin United St,-.res, or until
their Hiii e llinll be vacated bv death, 1
• # ‘ j
rtfs m.'.ti >n or other difqu illtioation.
v. And Ik st f'urt r enacted,
‘lT.at it Hi :ii be the duty of llis lx
cell; ncy the (lowriMr on r.ctivi. .
the return’ of i lections heretofore
had, or which may hereafter he had
for Captains, LieiTona-.its and Kn
liiois to conman I the pwlent de-
O f • t
tachment given up for the f mce I
of the Union, to commiflion them
agreeable to the r quifmons of this
act.
S 4. And b it further enacted,
That it (hall he th futv if the liri
gadiet Cos. ner.il;. ndp-.ciiveiv, I > bum
as the Captains and Subalterns as
ah lelaid ffi ill have received their
cor;-.;iff -.ns, t) order an election
for a Colonel and two Majors for
each le.om nt, which cheti >n (hall
be held at each regimental muller
cmtmd, by giv’pg at leift twenty
Jav> prey win notice thereof, in his
general >-rJers, at v.hirh election ail
р. rfbns find I be i ntit’ed to vole who
v. ii! iv. iu'.j and to the c nirnand of ,
inch officer oi officers v, hen I > tTc- j
i’ - it fiv.di be the duty of ills j
K\c Jlency the \1 ••>. ru. ron rec.iv- j
r e the returns of any of the I id .
e!i wiioiis. t ) iffuc c U'ti.iffinns a’ u
b v pointed or”, and lucn el.cti n i
ill.ill iv c n luctid tiiid ft:pei nm
Jed as c! ot'or.v i \( .lure held un
il r ‘he niil’tia l.uvs < t tilts Hate.
fi 7. Ad !. it further eu.:.‘. f,
T ANARUS; it any V ‘untect C. -mpi/nhs io
ii- fate. V.lti har at ptvl. ni rfff
с. or nay lie raifid, (hall he or;’ *.i>
17. J and commanded by th < fa. ts
ai. • .• v ch.-fin, or which m; ’ i < r.-
s’*cr ! C >:li.n b’ - the who fin’.!
he cTiti ’ t > rect ive ‘I eh- r-Jpeci.vu
coaiiviiffi’ins from the (ionitnauder
in Chief. And the It'd companu s
ih .11 he received into the lervice of
t!i 11 tc or < f the United SrtTes ar
eN;.r 1 i ies ninv require, when cal
! and in by the prop.-r au’lv ritv, and
continue and . xilt as orga.tnz. J \n
! ’• w- r corps h i the U rrn of ti mc
ii i'i..tia t "d by their articles of aflo
ii ei i, or hr ul i< h tiny may rei
pet lively volunteer iubjiCt to the
: . . . • r detach
i; an Ic. m parti* sos militia of
* Hate when c. ‘led into h:\.c*.,
t. •! es Hi- v,,J of Lid term, they
:h li ‘v litir.'lved at. * return to the
i. i.'i:i.i of ti lint —!'; the
number < ! laid vobmtcer compili
n'* Iha'l nor e\.( •.! one hundivJ
m-'. each, t.'.d i v. of commiffion
t.l iod n>n . . i'iii :!;i*d < fficcrs.
$ t>. ‘■ J it further enacted ,
r l •‘‘-it ;dd p..d . included in any
d’ ■ tclnv. ,t ot the mi'ina caiLd for
by tit- (h -'tvd orates, (hall becligi
b! t ■ a:.- . t!.. . i:ccs c.r appoint
ivtnis • y to hud d.tacii
ii. : •.
S7. At: ‘ ii further cnc.cteJ,
J hat cii ;n; “a hras In rctofoic paf
■> and. tit iuri-v ar.’M’tdf this act he,
tv ! th-l.orvc ate h .c’ov repealed.
iiI.NJAMIM Will l Alvl-.R,
S 'f.c.dur if th. //. rs Repn < i.tativzs.
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Vt\ ■ ..nt f the Si a. tic.
•/• cut id ts. !(••;/• it:.-/ ! Kl 2.
1). I>. Ivlitia• s.i.t, (bj.arnor.
Jhe fdb.eei • r:.!t ; an it. i.-:beJ
.t .% ,
.■ th ..: . . • ‘itia dt tfts .
1.:. A ll i .ii.ui i-. .. nu i.i
( • v., , r ,i. . , - • i.-
:v.i : 1 . under the icq fit] a
ei! i ;.i. . ... i j ■t . * .r
( • ( i.... .v .. ti .:... . j ? . : ; i
4..’ 4
\\ .”j *i':i;i. n , on the executive antiin.
rtt\ of the Hate, or <'t the tenborv,
frt o v-.,!;e detachments f!i.. ; :
be drawn.
i
‘i I. ! 1 th. id u cj'iiiTt!• *n. !••.•!! he
; exprt.fi'. .1 liu r umher i! ; ita’i
no’i-ro'miiifii me.i at .1 c< i;• - 11 -
ed ( ill vers, tetj'-ire* I ; \ 1 li fii.dl
be in flic f. itve prop i tions to ea and :
other, as obt iim and in the i- e.ti'ar I
arm;.. I !:e i r method of .- j
quiring regime: or brigades, •:! j
he iiilc<*mim.eci.
.‘>d. 8o soon as one i.un-.beJ i.ij. 1
I vans, e gilt non c tied an ! i
five commiff:otied i ifi an, fli.ill !iav-r j
been organizt and a a cotupariy in- i
d‘i any rnjuili.!.-u ; aleia f-d l. t'-.ey j
will he tmilb red, i'll, itit and and n.- j
rtived into t!:e lervice of tht f iivd ;
States; and upon the r< ils u::d rc- !
ports li.ade in eotif*.quin.:e :h ru;f j
thiv dm l l lie uuitl and to p.iv. C*.
4th I’uynettt will be mad*, thio’
the regiiiv. i t,i ; ::: tv: H r i: 1 a’! vi- !
: fvs in wiii.li li o cotps fl'.a’! h: or- ■
’ g mtz< and r.e: i T ;a- fin all
cafi s in v. hi. li it f1; .11 fill L. >-( 0 j
the numb; r tiec >.ffar\ to the 4 , organ- ,
\j lion, by the pay uiaffrr are ::i
----i panyi.'Mjr 1 1><- rirry * r ilivitif nro
, v.h he It! vs
i * r
. 10. idv *1:! ei. r-• nt .r.
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kci ‘F- n) M .rcn J:;. ■
r.e’ .r g tl.at it wHi r. u.tir i.,%
i-. 1... t: n to i ; : .iJers, ; 4 it aft to
io ii t ‘ tb. :i ... i. ,1V t t 1 ::\v led
an op- iut*v* I\. in ■ the li:i v
the ed't r V : ins the l.dlov in
c ;-.y ot hn, ei ! aff.h . .kin < n
t.i.% l b.c • T t Ui %e • * t .C J.\ .TV i. Ta .
I he* viil cd ffel i
Ted at the l< ei i o ; b-. li. *,
between a om.i'.ir .; and .r. bah iriie
back jr-vi the m.ugio. i t : e I, he.
1 i:t: B; i; till so: l l.rie i.. :.i .- <;•
polite ami at: e edla ia •■! baw .:•
•o.vo and tho o mil s, part of viii.d.
is Willi.iS. ! i: fllCi i.lt 11 \ li. low Mo
river the Kiagara f. rtr.s it! 1 , e:
a vuy considerable tv; *•’ c irriu. .
for ahi.ut two mills. t!i i dn chan
nel fifing in the lbinfli u’c of the
river. Ii! uk Rock is at the !• ot
of th-’fe rapid., t cartivee miles from
BuiF.uoe; lu.te the over is ab mt
huii a mile wide: a flat l? it m.,1
boat or 1:..w i.-, laid to cr.ds in tv i
tninut.s. The i ppofite (ho: e makes
a handkn.le appearance, the build
ings being ad on the bank of the
liver, and the farms appear to he
cleared back about h ill a miL
The batteries of. our fide are ad van
tageoufly fituattd, the bank \ ry
commanding, and well fupp'.ied
with canuun frein .dJ poundus
down to 4’s and d's
1 he ti.r. v yard is a flioiT liidr rnce
hcl;'.v Black Bock, cuv.r and . **‘ii
tiie cn.-my by Squaw I.i.unl ; a
number of guns are ni muted hi re ;
four Viflek tifiing out, which w I
cany from IO to 14 guns, i;*ch.
About t<-tt ;• miles below To i.-. t e
1. i . ..r..1.. i!;*i:.,;, v.,.uii c ::-i
- 1 1 milis iuitricdLtely be
low wlcch i. a Inril! iff..:. 1 cal: and
v in i .u; r . . •i .
ca! .! li\ in \\ a ( *.! I . • ; h 1->m
*•‘ - 1 i 11 !1 i Jl*l \ l. .•. wi It. *. ;,y ,
ti ii....... i ci-'.i ;
t .Lippev.a, •; 1... ii \i'!.. e . i, i
oi tlr,.; nau.e in:! P , j
. ).. i I,i r..;ii Mi.ov t’ • j ;i I
lk.vy likiiid. 1. . i .. • . : o • !
t • ;.i.d th <,•• dd • .. i.i!-. ;-. j :
* • 1* ■ l . i . ! I • i
< ..i,!; .; !i .’ 1 ! ‘ 1., , v ,
.... ‘• < . ; . .
!■ w. wlii h ore r r•? r and ~ .. ■ .
K milr n n it ; r..eih !de -
‘f!.is i.- a.’ > a !... . i.- • p.l see ‘* •
,in •Ilfs, -in*: at. 1 1. :i;‘ ... ci ;<!;•• • :t
v. h his c.u :■ rc ro *: e ;..'!•
ii . Cl 4 v 4 !'. !:■ ; - h.ct
j toil, be! ‘iV u Id* IV r, b, if a r
; above ■>* 1 .cl: t'l. ri.. r lib i 1 .
:11 i.vi v.ith [ ‘i o : ; b 4
j tf.tn is vci y i h !.v, \ .. !i I’.- h •
J Small j erpc-Tidisi.lT ;. v c! s.
i flaairi is :drd I v (fo;-.; li! u. ,
j whirh t'-nv ci< wn to ■r> a*n ; irch
i l i-. : ft : : is l. :1 t . 1 137 feet
1 p •:ptndiruiar, and i. in a ai’ t ’ar
i form—, n die top < t the fall the ii
! vt-i- is about thru. I •tilths (far i'e
{ in width, but bicrtvs cent':.’ r..l Iv
j narrower in.me i.: r> !y, and coi.ti
: ntu's a very wild cr: et.t ol from a
! quarter to half a t r !e i:i v id.h to
i. wiitovvn, a dillar.ee > t 7 m< •• ;
being c. i fined by {vrvndii ular
b..:.k., of uut i.'oO f- .: in I.Jgl.th,
! generally cc-vred v.i:ti iei...r.
At the *:*ft. is a in- ,i \illage cal
! ! .Mo nolle li; r. A g'iit t: : ; i t.d
|. :o< . ■!ln l Wi ik* ..re (•• i ett and
■on th b. tik a : v. rods abi tiie
m.;i:i j-o h. lid; piocdles tube
■ a p! ce os it ni: : l-eln. Is
; !!o. fare <(ti ■ t untry contin
j Ues | eti- c; i* !>.. !i n each fide as
. :ai i.< v (> v n wui, ail any del
: . u\. a.% .. > (.. . ii‘ exjy ctecl jre :n io
i g r i at a fad in the river. M,c di I
) < t H ••. I*', it S-'I.Ii fT. rto Devil’s
I . *'•.<■, r \\ ii.i ij a i.iitonce of
• ii-tir ides. including i ! "* pvrpen
dind’H l.iils 1 r.i; is, has, a .nc
;t* 1\ t ) an < I: i.d report mare to
(’ vi tels in A; .i’, ISi S, !\t n! y
<-■•1 ict rii-udu’ merit alccrlaincd t ;
I-e M - tc t. ~t ! ‘!. wbo'e tali from
i ..!%■- !■ i- to I ake i ): tario i; ei!i
tn.iti i ..t 4 “•'> loot br :u ort
>• t * ! c Ct.ii'n >, v. hi h ! tn:s
th- Si. .vv;. oco t > Montr _l, the
d.et ’is ctli t and ..t ‘1('( ii. i. a ...
g the i! \;,ti. ;i ii f. .ke i lie a
In ’.!:■• Iu:: .■ o ol the river at
M r.r.-■ 1 (ivi) b et.
<ni ti ii::.., ve I I .id. -V. n a
; diliglul.i! t.ii-fp.ct p.-.efii.t-. i*L t
a c. u-.tnandi.-. ■ \ i w< i the adj e* t.t
coattiy. I..kOntario, IhirtNu
g:i r., a t a i :.;t. ct * ol i iimes ; *s c vv
•tik, Fort C forge, Oueeniiown,
l.ev.if!own. :7c. 1 ic.u. 1 .tv*ill wn
tiie river continu. s at about halt a
i..de w: !e, with a deep but moder
ate cui unt hut Niagara i* lirua
t.d on a delightful plain, its wal's
< n the very mar: in ol the lake, and
bank ol the liver; Nev.aik a Land
f.'ittic \iliage, i.. ii:u :tcd diitcliy i p
j)"’ to tiie fort, immediately u
ioive v.’.iifh Hands lort Ce. r-e.
i :
Oucei lb .yen. alii a fat.. Home yff.-
!.i:>'. (nth • ( p.p.i ii'e (bore lo >:i
I/ iH iyvn. Ihuviot::, to the v.ar,
.. ferry was kept In re, and the in
habit-nts on each tide ol the river
in continual habit <1 imi.nacv vrd
traffic.
Y'.ynnfiown is one j.ffle ahov.?
f.’tt Ni •p: a <:: ;! . bank oft! e ri
vet', i.alf a mile aL.ye !'(it
<.j . A largo battery is litre
tie cl J cailcJ the la!t !•*;,,v,
ii uni. .I with CJ, IS an.! h jwm
: dcrr.; t: is L Uii-y a;,.| tlioie on Mi
a'ata i if, o- t-’ a b.t; ! ii; t! •
liver,foiunc >’ Hr? onh rtGtei o
* • pv-ea* : •• t v. i.icli was 1 7
| tin:. 1? :• f .s bv t'ur b:” i■;
J ( • t!:e ~ l S', id: -. Irdf, hot ! v the
ii’ l i. i.. i <! It .vr 1 . . : v.■ *"il.s t! o
| fi: ■ tsiir.c: 3.
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ti il.li : ! ■. ■ h■'l and t...i 11*..;!: fat
th- mom it •: ( t” .:. <r ; : ur oth
er frails have a I !■• v dim wo 1 .
It !■ Hot: • th-Tt tb ran ‘ ?l Vi fl
eet. • sd i r m ,r and i:\ in* •
it: th ir pa ffi- . f.; lb \,b.!.o!h.
li r.::tgi. c- t . i- --m :*r u,. ‘c
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u. .: : r.y . n. ! \t for fa c
tiv , .dr i • n -ciict !v • mpioy- :.
Si 1 Iha’l ttl nto be:
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t u it,/•. ! s•
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de i!; r b t*> ‘ !in< mm. i . ‘•
way t Nw O l mo I I y mio;
oi.l us ii ot ti v !.*’i h i cm ti c
St Ii :: . :n', at *! v abi t (
iiv(r. fix no! o ’ c.e thi n.aior.
(!•-('. o. . • :
th • i:.i:..h. t.u r. off. tit ! • ie b
i.a.4.s At :!;• : n ctuut . . . riv
ets they I:iv i ijue it n going to
Ir.irv (hr etvild, yvl::> ird ‘ .• i t'UeU*
t!-.it ihi re w. re two 1 ui m; r,v:
doled bv the filVOgi ■ Jupj* ‘ ’ ... h*
the (h i ks. Ue u uke.. • 1 t!. t
lie!!.’ ]•’ to:- e ! at jn-.f-: t u
rtfotl ( t ; ally td>o r. yti! os .'.if
more yy !! (horrlv g-'in tin n. i .
ct.rps. tii a t-m iiv:i c. ( <i m ■<)
ti c!, sh vr’y w .c f , i : i. ;:
tiie pi .r p oi.t;, y iti.
abi :•! a.!- ru.lilt < ive t’ o i •
(if any !:•’ uio nu ti. . .
lu.'i o.s a w.o :i n u vei in.”
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4 ‘ ihe b .r.-ifttioi. .n So: : * > : •
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ever ; bo!ill. and; c n o.c h i . ■
p, ear and important • n y ::
ti. id; !. aim! ticpu!..ii rm : m ;
p.i::. f S o si to r:;c (. ’ v. o.
in I'-, half < tr.e people, i ; . Hi
th ir ;v or i\:ti it < i the ! m •
ym t. \ buiiz is all ;.v < ; tiie •*
cafi. at J v.v..; ‘ln m . ’. j •
t.i.p.ts lucccllivi .y
FROM Mi AIC ‘ \
b:. ; e accounts ii. l” ‘. ; • ■ * •
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C i a J .maica rapt■ ’ .t. *. :;atii
i ;\nde'.ts hav. 1 n y.m
<i: . !in thCr omr. .’ a.
ti • K.-\t;!ifts. They f .in ddm!
a nit ft t Rio de ... ...d
/• at. .-..ffoon, ;Ki i: va .; -. and
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