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AN ACT
if or completing the exifiivg Military
b.ft ablifhment
BE it entiled by the Senate and
flolife of Reprefentatives of the U.
S. of America , in Congrejs affitr.bled,
That the m licar v tftaol fnmr'nt, as
now authoriled by law, be immedt
a.elv com} ! fed
§ 2. And be it further enafled,
That h rc be allowed and pad to
e.i h fFedtveabE b died man re
cruit'd or tr.i.fted f r that lervice,
foi the term oi five vats, isink Is
fo oner dilct.-arge. 1 , the fum of fix
feen dollars: Ijjj the pa merit of
one. half of ih laid b untv (hail be
deferred in’ 1 h fh Ibe m itcrcd
ad have joined rhe c rps m wrr.ch
he is to It- v ; and viemcr r any
non-comn.ifTio -cl ffi *~r or 1 >ldet
fh a I be ddc aged f ‘in the fervicr,
who fh a 1 hi c bat ied from the
ccmmaodi g ffi er of h s compa
ny, oa.ralonor eg:m .it, a certifi
es tt tha he had fa thully peif ru
ed his duty whi ft in fervice, he (bail
m ireover be ali wed and paid, in
addi v-n to the aforefaid b unty,
three months pay, and one huidrcd
and fi sty a res of land ; and the
he- s aid repiefenc.t Dts of thole
i:o omm fit in.- and ffi ers or lol
dir s *vh > may be kd <d in aftion,
or dir in tbr fervicr of rhe United
S au-s, (hall I'k-wtie b,i pa*d and
ail wed tee fa and additional bounty
of (hire m whs pav, and one hun
dr**si and fixty acres of land, to be
dff- a ed, In veyed and lad IF at
the public expenfe, in fuch manner
&r>c! upon fuch t rms 8c conditions,
as ma be provid dbl. w.
HENRY CLAY,
Speaker of the Ihufe of Reprtfen
t a fives.
GEO CI.IN ON
Vice Prrjident of the U States
and P'-efident of the Senate.
December 24 18 11
APPAOVtD
lAS M \DI ‘ON T .
VOLUNTEERS , lO ARMS.
I ue fli wmg an imated ad.irefs
to the Prefidr a of ‘he U Starrs
f r m our Citizen S 1 .ie;s ro rhe
Weft of thf Ri g t we rrad a fpirit
whi it tiijglv t < e vade Antn-a.
Thefe generous fois of .hr YVeft
ae run v-d inm h*- lores -ft
da .go—a and yet the aic the fi ft
to Ie k 11 m the lervtre of tneir
country. Let thole who live on
the fh ies of the Arlantie or the
frontiers of Canada, imitate what
they cannot but applaud.
Enquirer.
An addrefs to the Prefident of the U
States, from the stb Regiment of
Virginia Militia , convened at Lex
ington Rockingham county , on the
14 th of Nov 1 811
SIR,— T ie er fii has t ome when
the r.onor and rights of the nation
mult be enforced and protected b, !
the energies uf the people—We
1! ve prac-, bu- there is apo n in
human forbearance bev >nd wht h
we :.ii no’ pal —and it war muft
ctme, wi fh .1 1. k upon it w’ h
thai firm.iffs, and th >f ft urn • s
which bee me me-, wh 1 are tret &
ref lived to continue In. Sunk in
the deep rcc; IT s of ou> moun ans,
the chi.vuifivt ftruggl- 1 ill c ccen
irg nati ons s ann u r? a h us— ur
wivri a .and lamftes arr late benind
t rm—-another frc-my care not
b:av their lofty lumm is—hu we
are the fons of a comm > fain-1 ,
aid if but a hair is touched ti the
rnnoccft corner of he wo Id, wr
feel the wring, a wII ave g.- .
Our, lw< rdslea flam g ftom their
U iba ds and m t lie* t< urn* i
unappva.ed. Wc have pui. ou the
if armbr’ of cur oatior, and de
m.nu to be maroh*d in her fervice.
Tne heights ofßu kei's Hill, or
the plai s of Sa atoga, fhill be
points of equal gl irv to u:—We
Will on the fhores of the At
lanr- , or in rie wildcrnefs of Cana -
da. Bound and rea.fy for the call
uf our cou tr , ou ’ arms and our
hears a r .* al kc a her f^rvicc.
Major Jofeph Alien was injrutWi
to forward the aidrefs to the Prefi
dent and accompanied it with the fol
lowing letter.
Lexington, Nov. 231, 18 n.
SIR, —I im nft elat'd 1 v ihe 8 h
Regiment of V rgmia M ima, which
co vr ned in L xi -gton, on the I4fh
iitft. to forwa-d to von the m< lolrd
aJdr fs. I take the liber yof ac
c -mpa iv ; ''ig : with an abftraft view
of r.t ftrt g , a r m'-, ammunition,
8c . of ill* K- giment which I had
fhr honor on teat day to command.
In p. fo m ug this durv, S;r, I
&m not lels obeiitent to m own
feelings than to r he w flits a;d 1 -
ft-uft. ns of rhe R gimeot. The
limes are portentous, and the- g-ea
caufe in vvhh ii wr are invoiveu ad
m ts of no room f r hefi anon aid
dr lav—When our property is ff zed
and plundered—<*,.en -ur neutrality
is diiregardrb—when the dignity
ad honor of the nation is 1; fF i
an I derided, it 11tie becomes the
cha a<sler of a foldier or a. citizen
to ih 1 k fr m the dang r which
the c- fi hrratens—the remotenefi
of r u> fi union takes nothing from
the z< al and klk nude we fed for
the c- mtrion good 5 and it lh dl not
be tvvicc required of us to'do that
whicli h norard national prclp rov
may c-crna and. Upwards of 1200
men cvrnp fir.g tht Reg*’ a r c ready
for the e vice of cur country, and
will ma hat b.er < ail.
I ave the honor to br,
&ir,
Y u obedient 0• v > c,
JOSEPH ALLEN.
fames Mad'fcn ,
P nfiaent U S-
A reply from the secretary at war*
to the foregoing letter
li a r D epa r 1 merit ,
9 th Dec'r , 1811.
SIR,—I am directed by tin Pre*
fident o the United States to ac
k • owlf. g r ;he re 1 eipt of vour ie; ler
add (Ted to him of the 23d ui:. in
cl fi g an a bit rad fre-m tue returns
of the 3t!i Regiment of Virg rsia
militia, and acv mpanied w:tu an
addrefs an h< -r*fetl by the citizen ioi
diers ci mp fi g that Regiment.
I have the honor to exp refs the
h gh icnf’ that is emma ned of the
laudable zeal an 1 devoti >n to the
public imerefts evinced by thefe
vcdiiiitary tenders ©f fervice, the
promptitude of which will be duly
re olii dlcd, whepever the coi-ftiru
tioral authorities lliall >he
energ. of our natibn to a fpecifi;;
r,bj cd.
Hive the goodnefs. Sir, to com
municate the thanks of the Preli*
dent to th Regimen*, whole patri
otic lennmeuts, your letter has fb
ably ino did.
I am Sit, rcfjxdfully,
Y ur ;b dienr fer^’t.
W. EUSTES.
Maj J ffph Allen ,
oj we 6th Reg't of Virginia militia.
Savage! - \ *• the battle on
the vV •; ih, ( .iys the Kentucky
G z •) g vrni-ir Harrif n bu-*ed
50 ‘ 60 dvad up o rh- fi H—W?
u and itrf ha* he lad aiu rt-turned
i att *v davs af tr hvs deparru r e &. and
r > k the. -i up, S spied thf m and left
tn m on the ground, tn-.i interred
their own killed ia the g aves^
BE FENCE OF NEW TORE.
11 this fealon o ag ation and a
larm, when the t( b.lv nne ore
paration 0 ii at leaft talked of in
Curgrefi, and whe , in mi 1 hmi
opinion, nothing bu: acftuii a ;d cf
ficient preparation can pr-ve,u ‘ ar,
it is ufctul, and will ivc lati'sfaitory
to the pubkc to kn w Hmech.ng of
>he for e aoor p .a ed to the de
fence of New Y rk, rhe commer
cial emporium of “he Un:ed S'a.es,
the neheft an f l moft p jpulous and
important city m Amcrua.
Toe militia of the U- & coun
ty cor.fift of ten regime rs of lafan
rrv, oncbatral on of r fl ri>ei, one
fquidron of cava'ry, in re regi
ments of ar ‘llery, one torhpany of
fl rjg do. and or.e company of ve
to an volunteers. The field pieces
are of b ifa, in complete order for
fervice, ad well provided with a
m:r inon.
Ex [iffive of thefe rhe iron
p > tr, tr.uunted on travelling car
riages, ad toe Imall arms and cc
cuiitrements, in r oe ar'enal, under
C m m ffi r \ M * Le. an, ar** nm m e rous
and m perf-ft rtadinefs, but to
what am Hint wc a:e not preciftly
inf irmed.
T r fin 1 ions b-Lnging to
th’ U ited ‘at??, exoluft r- of he
torts a he Narrows, a immedi
ately a'tarhed to the cm areas fol-
I >ws, aid could be ft? ngrhewt and by
air.) ft any numb r of cannon, at the
fh -rtt ft notice.
Otv bar.rriy, 28 32 pounders
N r f h and ; 16 i>.
B-'flowN Iflaod, 30
Ei] s 5 do. T 4 32’i
C.ftie Williams 26 42*3
0.6 7 2 > S
and 50 50’s
Ft. Columbus, 4} 24*1
a.d 57 18* s b^fidei
—— fi id p tees.
Total 290
Extra A o f a letter’ from IVafb'ington
city to the Editor of the Cor thins
Gazette, dated Dec. 31,1811.
“ Y'fterday t c H >uie of Ueprr
k*'irat:ve, m comrnttr.ee of the
wholr, d-lagrreed to 31 amendment
reported by the committee of Fo
re ig Relations it had f r i*s o ]°6l
a r ‘ dSiion of the force auMonzcd
i; th’ bll from rhe S -ns e, (’ in 15
to 25,000. So i r as & d--c.fi nin
C‘!fTuntt'-e goes, it ma'. be pr*-fum
ed th?.t t'ne h nfe will pafs trie bill
the fena:r, and thereby au
rhor ze an arm/ of 25,000 men in
ft j J 10,000, recommended by
adm ruftniii >n. T'fis frerns to
breame f>meth : rg *f a war fpirit,
bur. having witncfTed the evtpua
tion of that fpirit fo often, I cannot
but doubt ftill, no'withftandi g [
am told tha* among tn* members
of congrels war is corfiiered ine
vitable. The preEnt is a un
fortunate perirA hr decifi Jt nfliop;
as indeed the t of every
fourth year muft bp. W- nr wdi be
the <ff (ft nn me nex P- fi al
El-6t enters fu cnrft-i tly into
qi ftioi, i* s almoft, if not
ahogeth - -, reft of every mea
fure. There are few, much too
few men here, who have no O'her
than their courtrv** g >od a r hrtrr.
At th** prefsnt m 1 rr gur is
the order of the da ; and act ve as
it has been at paft oe.mds, it per
haps was quite fo mu h
h before Kgraid aal p-oj ft-ft
in Ne-v Y .-k is .he gcid trnfked
battery from b*h : nd -vn ch the pre
fen r adm nftration is robe <v ml v
e--fiud>d, bu’ deftr \ved.—A*?
VV Clinton and G um-ui M -
ri’ (itivif so this ar u.d o
be the grad engiorc's min s h
crufadc—the Meiicaatuui iurciy
flit ft be a*, bariu, when the Eon 8c
the lamb lie de wn together. Ever
fi re ihe commencement of the 1
fi ffion, eff ris have been making to
gt h<#it tt cld George our of the
wav. It is r* w whilp-red (cbferve i
only ytt whtfpercd) that the old m
mar. has co denied co retire—he h
fupp -fed to be the or.ly (tumbling,
bio k m the v?av of his nephew-,
that removed, the feenc will open
in fine ft k . E is bd eved by fame
that fhe V e P efidency is too 10. |
fig- fi air fur even his firft effort; yl
ar.ti t a f any man prefents himftlfi
f trrhat pt-ft who can bringfor. es
enoimh into rhe fidi to mikeaco
a fin a up.trd”, he will he ren
till? embraced —bu (h-u!d this fail’
then the vice prefi icncy will be u
ken, n *: indeed ber aufc the man is 4
ambitious of rtfi-.-g higher, bu out!
of pure 1 >vc f hs ton .try, Un-|
drr this >view uf the fnbj^cf, I fhillq
n© be furp-z dif Mr iVI .(id .'s J
fervices are dsfpenl and wt u, aver l
rhe prefer;t X'-rm of the PiefiJenral
Eidtion —tte more efpecially wnen
it is opeojy c. intended that the ra
tio of fepr-He station la .ely eftib
]ifil'd, ’s toe ratio by whi hfh E-
Eft rsc-f Fre.fidruc and V c*“-P e
fi-j'* it will br jaicei-iained. A: anyl
ra r.i if thrv it n H,. it will only be I
be aulc Mr. C. car not procure af
fuitabie co*. jut t.”
The rnoft intrreftfng article rc-j
ofivH by the bit ro;i i, relates to!
the Ear hqoake of the i6:h Dec.
Eft; and 1# . ontained w a uonmu
nicauo?! from a g^nrbmvn ar Bun
rnmbr C. H. (N. C ) to the
te-rs of the :<ak gh Star. Thisj
ac'.uunt would ft cm to place thqf
caufe of the earth's agitation f>n
amor.orft that vail: cluft r of
m untai s . erween the Blue Riogtl
and Ci mb. riand. W have ex- j
trafted fuch parts of rhe communi
cation as ait muft inter* ft ‘ g and;
dtf ripovr. Monitor. *
“ O M -‘day morning i*- 16 h
Drc muer i df, ab *u r 1 o'. In k,
the inhabitants of this pla e were a
roufed from heir peaceful fi imbers
bv a dreadful found; fnme wagg >n
ers who wee up at ihe rime (t be
gan laid it re fern bled, (but was !ou
on.) than if 100 waggnns were
c!ricn a full fpced down the moun-1
tain. A bidden trembling of the
earth caufed frdh tenor and alarm,
frem which we had not time ro re
ceive-, when -we felt a violent fhock
which Eftcd about tkree minutes,
&* was attended with a hollow rum
bling no te, and ended with a dread- !
ful crafh, 1* aving behind a ftrong
fulphurc.ua ftench. It is fomewhat
ftrange tnat its tff ifts were moret
vii-lent in the valhes than on the ■
mountain!. A tan-yard in a valley
near this place had feveial vatsdif
placed-—the edges of fome were
raiff'd rhrre feet above their former
R('d, others were moved partly
r.iund and Eft in a z izag manner.
I would far exceed the bounds of
ih s inter to defer; be ali the pheno-1
me*on pr duerd by this awful con -J
vu fi of nature— rocks moved,!
hiib (ho k, houfes (hatterfd,
“ I Have Irena gentleman frorrn
K nxvilE who paffVd Sunda*’ night
a the warm fpringt, with M r . Nel-I
f n—From his account his fi nation |
was n .re terrifying than ours. For
f-veral hours previous to the fh
the m ft t;tmend us noife was |
heard fr m the neighboring moon-j
tains. Ac intervals ic was quiet, |
but would b g<n with fo much vi-,
ole-v e, that ea h repe'icioo was be- g
leved t‘> be hr laft groan of ex-S
pin g -.arurt. Th’- fulmina'ing efi
th* u ;a ns was a rompanied ■
wiUi fli.ih.s wi fi e leen .fiTiing fruir.