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Ills JXCEI, I.ENcV
%dt tin C hitiendtPy esq.
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C'a;’t«in-GecO»l, and C- ann.u.
** er in Chief, in and ever the State
if W rmont,
Proclamation.
VH f r e a- ,it appear? that
the third brigade of the third
diviG.n v s the Militia oi
thii State has been ordered
Irem the frontiers fertile de
fence ot a neighboring state
And, whereas it further
appears, to the extreme le
gret of the Captain-Gt ocral
that a part of the militia of
the laid brigade have been
placed under the command
a'nd at the disposal of an of
ficer cf the United States, 1
out of tiie jurifdidtion dr con
trol cf ;he Executive of the
State, and have been a&u
aljy marched to tne defence
of a filter state, fully com
petent to ali the purposes of
lelf detence, whereby an
extensive feCtionofour own
frontier is left, in ameafire,
unprotected, and the peace
able good citizens theiefore
are put is jeopardy, and ex
tofed to the incursions and
ravages of an exasperated
enemy :~A»d whereas, dis
turbances of a very ierious
nature are believed to exist,
in CQult>>uence of a portion
ol vhe militia having been
thus ordei cd out of the date:
Therefore, —To, the end
that these gieat c viis may
be provided against, and, as
far as may be prevented from
the future.
Be it known—That such
portion of fa id th»rd Brigade
in fa»d i hird Diviiion, as I
may be now doing duty,, in
the State of New. York, or
elfewbere, beyond the lim
its of this State, both officers 1
end men are hereby ordered |
and directed, by the Captain i
General and Commander in i
Chief of the Mihtia of the !
State of Vermont, forthwith I
to return to their ftipeCiive I
places of theirulual xetidcucc
within the territorial limits
of laid brigade, and there to
hold thenuclvee in constant
readiness to act in obedience
t i the Orders of Brigadier
Genera! Jacob Davis, who
is appointed by the legifh- '
tl,!c of this (tare, to the J
comm md of Did Brittle
And .he said Bnjjldier '
General Davis j 8 hereby or- '
dertd and directed forthwith
to fee tnat coc Militia or his
fc-id Brigade be completely '
arn.ed and equipped, as th«
lav,' di,ects, and holden in
con dam teadinels to march
on the shortest notice, to the
detence of the frontiers; and
in case of actual
vriihout further orders, to
march with his Brigade, to
aD cither his corporation
with the troops of the U.
St?,tcs, or feperatcly as em
eu m dances may require, in
r epclingthe enemy from our
tjtritorv, and in protecting
tac good citizensof this date
from the it ravages or hullilc
me ui lions,
*
And in c*tc of an evenr,
I 'lerict fiy to be deprecated,
if is hoped and expected,
hat every citizen without
diftu 4lion of party, will fiy
;it oi.ci to ihe reaieft pc il
of and that the on
ly rallying woid will be—
-44 OUR COUNTRY.”
Feeling, as the Captain-
Genual Coe?, the weight cf '
rciponfibility whit h ft its
upon him, with regard to
the Ccnflitutioml duties of
the militia, and the sacred
rights of our citizens to pro
tection from this great clals
of # cmfytunity, 1© eftential
| lynecefilry in all free coun
tries ; ate moment too, wfc. n
they are so imminently ex
p#ffd to the dangers of hos- 1
tile incursions and domestic
i difficulties, he cannot cori
feier cioufly difeharge the
tr*ft reposed in him by the
voice of his fellow.citizens,
and %y the confiilutian of
this and the United State?,
without an unequivocal de
claration, that in his opin.
ion, the military flrength
•wd refourccs of this date,
mu ft be reserved for its own
defence exclufive/y —except-
ing in cafrs provided for, by
the Conftirution of the Uni
ted States; and then under
orders derived only from the
Commander in Chief.
Given under mv hand at
Montpelier, this mtb
day if November, in
the year cf our Lord,
One Thousand Eight
Hundred and Thirteen
and of the Independ
ence of the U. States,
the Thirty^Eighth.
MARTIN CHITTENDEN.
By hi* Excellency’* command.
SAMUEL SWIFT, Secretary.
, Can Knmrnt, Plailsburg , Ncvtmbtr C, ISIS
1 TO H 18 EXCELLENCY
i Martin Chittenden, esq.
| Garcrnor, Captain-Gtnt ral and Command*
•r in Chief, in and over the State
| of Vermont. I
Sit A most novel and
extraordinary Proclamation
irem your Excellency, 4< or
*4 detmg and directing such
“ p#ruon if the Militia of
44 Vermont, now doing du
-44 tv in the Bate of N. York,
44 both officers and men,
i “ forthwith to return to J
; 44 to fheir refpetiive places
, •* of their relidence,’’ has
; just been communicated to
the undersigned officers of
said Brigade. A mealure so
! unexampled, requires we
ftiouhi ft ate to your cxcel
, lency, the reasons which in
duce us ablohitely and pefi
tivelv f© refule obedience to
the order contained in your
Excellency’s pn clamation.
YVith due deference to your
i Excellency’s opinion,, we
l humbly conceive, that when
we are ordered into the ler
vice cf ti e United States, i'
becomes our only when te
quiitil t > inarch to the de
| fence of ary letftion of the
I Union. We are not cf that
cbiia who Ulitve that oui
i duties as ciiizins cr fcldiers
; are circumfcnbcd wilhin the
narrow limits ml the (own
j or date in which we re fide;
• but that we are under a par
amount obligation to on
common country* to the
great confederacy of (fates.
vVe further conceive that]
while we are in adhial (er-
Vice, and during the peri-]
jod for which we were or-j
f dered into fervire. vour Ex
cellency’s pc wcr over us, as
Governor of tie flare 01
Vermont is suspended.
If it is ♦rue as } our Excel
lency dates, that •« we are
“cut of the jurifdidion or
“control of the Executive
“of Vermem,’* we wculil
Atk frotn whence your Ex
cellency derives the rlit,
or presumes to excrcife the
power v i ore’erit g us to re
turn from the lervice in
wh'ch we are now engaged ?
If we were legally oidered
into (he lervice of the Uni
ted States, your Excellency
must be lei filde th.-t you
have no authority to oicer
us out or that lernce. If
we were illegally ordeitd
info the lervice, our contin- !
u.‘.rce in it, is either volun
tary or con p»)fory_ Jl vo
luntary, it give* no one a
right to rt mcnffjate or ccm
plam; if ccmpclfory, we
can appeal to the law’s of cur
country for tedrels against
tl:ofe who illegally’’ reflrain
os ©f our libertyi In either
Ci.fe, we cannot perceive the
right ) our \Excellency has
to interfere in the bulinefs.
Viewing the fubjedt in this
light, wc conceive it our
duty to declare unequivo
cally to your Excellency,
that v e (hall not obey your
excellency’s order for retur
ning; but shall continue io
the lervice of our country
until we are legally and ho
norably difeharged. An in
vitation or order to desert
the handard of our country,
will never le obeyed by us,
although it proceeds from
the Governor and Captain-
General t f Vermont.
P#!haps it is* proper, that;
we fhculd content ouifeives
with mejely giving ycur ex
ec !ly the icalcns which pre
vailed upon us to difrcgard
>our pr< duration ; but we j
arc impre fltd with the bc
ue!, that our duty to our
teives, to the foldicrs under
our ctmrand, and to the
public, re quire that we
fi cu Id ex pole to the woild,
(lie motives which produced
and the objedts which were
intended to be sect mpldh-j
ed by such an extraordinary '
pKcUmation. We fhail!
take the liberty to llatc to
liate to your Excellency I
plainly, our fentimei.ts on j
thi« fubjedb.
c confide r your procla
n atrnn a giofs infuh to the
‘ fbcen. si cl fddieis in in-i
vice, inaltnuch as it implies !
ibat they 3ie so ignore nt of,
their lights as lo believe
you have authority to ccm.
mand ihe wx in their preicnt
lunation or lo abandoned ss
j
I tQ follow your ir,liJu .vo ,ul
viic. We cannot regard'
your proclamation in any o
, ther \ gbt than as ai. unvvar
] r antable ftretoh of Ex-cu
-1 uve autbority, ifi'urd from
J die word of motives, to ef
i fe<ft the hales purpoles. It
! is in our opinion, a renewed
j in ft anceof thit fpiritof difor
-1 ganization 6c anarchy w hich
|is carried on by a fattier,
to over w helm our country
with ruin and dilgrace. We
cannot perceive what other
ohjedt your excellency could
have [<n view than to eni
j barrafs the operations of the
j arrm , to excite mutiny and j
jledi'ion among the foldicrs, j
jand to induce them to de
-1 fert, that they might forfeit
the wages wh ch they a e
entitled for their patriotic
| services.
We have how ever the
fatisfadticn to your
excellency, that although
i your proclamation* have
! been diflributed among the
■ soldiers by your agent dele
] gated for that pm pole, they
have failed to proouce the
intended effect— and altho’
it may appear incredible to
ycur excellency, even Sol
diers have dikernment fuf
heient to perceive, that the
proclamation of a governor
when ifi'ced out of the line
of his duty, is a harmlcfr,
'nefftnfive, and nugatory j
document. Tk*y regard it
with mingled emotions ofi
pity and contempt for its
autli#r, and *$ a striking
monument of his folly.
Before w f e conclude, we
feci ouifclves In justice to
your excellency, bound to
i declare, that a knowledge of
your excellency’s character,
! induces us to believe, that
j the folly and infamy of the
proclamatiea to which your
excellency has put your sig
nature, is not wholly to be
J sfenhed ro vour excellency, 1
but chie fly to the civil advi
■ hers, with whem we believe
your excellency is unhappi
! ly ercompafled. .
We are, with due refpedf
your excellency’s obedient
j ftivanis.
>
Luihe* Dixcn, lieu!event col.
E »j*h 1)< e, jun. major.
Jofwh G out, major,
Charles Bennei, cap ain.
Jefle Poll, captain.
E jah W. \V uod, captain.
Eijah Brgp, capain.
Marcin b. FoUvi, captain.
.Aims (a Ma nr field, captain.
T, H. Cempbei l , licuitnant.
G. O. Dixcn, lieutenant.
Francis Northway, lient.
jcfhna Burch, lieutenant.
Di-niel Dodge, ensign.
Sanford Gadccmb, captain.
i Janies builington. qr. majler.
Shepaid Beats, lieuttuant.
John bafiel, surgeon.
fceih Ciai k, j». surgeon's mate
7 Iw.'ntas W auei man, eaptam
htiijandii hollet. lieutenant.
In*a Dili, surgeon s trait.
)
i Brig?ditr General Jaceb Datls, who aria
cl arged with Hi* excellency Governor Cfeit
tciidtu'l procUnaiicn ioirwtdiaiely repaired
lo me array for the purpofc nf eircuurg hit
! order* We learn that alter making hi* er
rand knowD, hewa* airtfled and taken a* *
j prisoner t» Platuburg [D, m r:tf«
I
MIRROR'
— dUGVSIyi— I
Satmoay Night, Dec n.'l
MILIKDCtTILLE D'C»»«' e . J I
Glorious Victory ') I
I’Ke mrtiscre at Tt.d** , I
vengrdl—end honored* u I
, vages a,one lor tf. c n<u fJfr ' I
fiur citizen* m Morgan cou ß i« ]
waptiir. liquor arrived hetec*’ I
otC’.s ye Her day tve, i, !g ff 1
our Odpatchea "£ I
O.ncul Muck, cy ~,4 I
. flict.l detau,, otab.iliu,", I
!ory over the Indian*. I
j [OFMCI A 1.1
if 1 ijHAD QuJBTHI, | I
5 x'h and Al, vcmh DUtrict*. ) I
Mifiedgeville, 7 th Dec. ,3,. I
SIK —i have ,ke h« nor U I
enrkfing to you a copy 0 f , h „ I
( thcial. account which I \~ av , I
jult received Com J*,,o fj * 1
.ai Floyd, of an aaatk made I
by him on -he host,l,, Indian, 1
and fince-ely congtatulaif VOu J 1
Excellent yon the go < J C or, |
due? and oiaveiy displayed C n IS
.his occaficn by «he c filters ar,| I
troops ol the fta.c in which you I
preside. I
1 have ihe hoi or to be very I
rtfpcdlully, ycui Excellency’, I
most obedient fervem. I
IKOMAS PINCKNEY 1
His Kxccdency p £TER £ ARLY< It
C>i»p Weft ofCha ahcochfe.Dcc 4 1
; A#JOr UeneiUL i'iNCKNEY 8
oi R— 1 hate the honor (0 I
coni rr. unit ate to yeur Excel- I
ler.cy an account ot an ad ion I
fought the *9 h ult. on the I
| 1 aiapeofie rivu, bun a pari cf I
I the loice under my ecu mand, I
and a large body cf ihe creek I
Indians.
Having received iriro’mzticn I
that numbers cf he hofli'e In. I
aians were affurbed at Auiol- 1
fcfj a >own on the foutrern I
bank of the TtdapcoCr, ?b<utft
about 18 mites Ik m dt H.tk'l
oty Crcurd, n c vc ilcudel
junttion of (hat river wi.h the I
Coofa, I procercltd 10 h* ai- ft
tack, with 950 of the Georgia I
militia, a, Lompanied by br- I
tween 3 and 400 frier cl y Inch- I
ans. Having encamped within I
9o* 10 miles of tfe point of I
utfimauon the preceding rven. I
mg, we relumed to ma ch a f< w I
minutes bcfoie t on the arerr - I
ing of ihe 29th, ai d a; half after I
6 were foimed for afclion in I
j item of the u « n. ft
■
Booth’s battadon cctnpcffd I
the right cc lumn, end n.a.cM I
Item us ttihu Watioiu ba- B
taiion condoled the left, aril B
matched ft cm.is nph ft
tm«' 1 fie c( Dtp try nd Mcri* I
wethei’s uncei 1 tut. Hirdir, |
were cn the flanks—Captain I
I homas’s atttlic.y marched in I
front of the nght column in the I
toad. I
It was my intention 10 ha\e I
ccmp etely furreundtd the me- I
my by appuyir.g the right wing I
01 my foice on Cardeehee cretk I
at the mouth ol which I wasin** I
formed ibe town fiord tnd ft
tcflirg the the livt’r bark ft
below the tewn ; but to our 1
furpiile, as (he I
perceived a fecord (own abruf j
five hundred yards below that »
which we bad fhlt viewed I
were prepaiing 10 attack. I
plan was iromediaiely I
—thtee companies cf infant' v I
on the left were wheeled tot*- ft
left into echellon, and advarc ft
ro (he low town, acccropa rl I
by Meriwether's tifl? com r J ' r ‘ , < ?
at d iwo troops of light 3 §