E W-Y O K K, July Vjjo. 'The following Bill has been reported by a committee •ppointed for the purpose ; after being read in the Iloule, it was ordered to be printed—and it is underdood that it ihall be laid ovei to the feiLon, in order that the public fcntiment may be ob tained on the fubjetf. A BILL more effectually to provide for the na tional defence, hv eitablifhing a uniform Mi litia throughout the Unitad States. T> E it enafled hy the Senate and House of Representatives oj oec. 1. |j theUmt:d antes of Amcrica in Longref ajjembicd, Tha. the militia of the United States (hall confid of each and eveiy free able-bodied male citizen of the relpeftivt Slates, resident ti e.eiti, ■who are or lhall be of the ot eighteen years, and under the age of fifiv years (except as is herein after excepted) who lhall se verally and refpctiively be enrolled by the captain ot command ing officer ol the company within whofc bounds such citizens (hall rclide, and that within months after palling of thU at\ : And it lhall at all times hereafter be the duty of every such captain or coinmauding officer of a company, to enrol every such citizen as alorefaid, and also those who (hall from time to time, arrive at the age ot eighteen years, or being of the age of eighteen years and under the age of fifty year* (except as before excepted ihall come to reside wiihm his bounds ; and shall without delay notify such citizen ot the said enrolment by a proper non-com xnifiioncd officer of the company, hy whom luch notice may be proved—That every ciuzen so enrolled and notified, shall within months thereafter, provide himfelt with a good muiket o. firelock of a boie not finaller than feventcen balls to the pound, <• iufficient bayonet and belt, a pouch with a box therein to contain not left than twenty-four cartridges suited to the bore of his mulket or firelock, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity ol powder and ball, two {pare flints and a knapsack ; and lhall ap pear so arme'l, accoutred and provided, when called out to exer cise or into service as is herein after dire&ed, except that when called out on company days to exercise o n W» he rna Y a pp car with out a knap lack—That the commiflioned officers (hall severally be Mrmed with a sword or hanger, and efponioon. Sec. 2. And be it further enabled, That the Vice-President of the United States, the members of Congress, with their several officers and lervants attending either Houle; the officers, judicial and ei ccutive, ot the general government ; the Lieutenant-Governor Mid executive counci' of the rcfpe£live States ; the members of the legislatures of the refpeefcive States, with their officers and servants attending their several houses ; all judicial and executive officers of each State ; all persons confciencioufly scrupulous of bearing arms; all minider* of religion, actually having the charge of a church or congregation ; all principals, profeflors, and other teaci.crs of, together with the (Indents in universities, colleges and academies; every school madcr a&ually having the charge of a school ; all poll-officers and dage drivers, who are employed in the care and conveyance of the mail of the post office of the Uni- Statcs; one miller to every grid-mill ; all commiflioned officers ■who heretofore (erved in the continental army, and all mariners a&ually engaged in tbe fca ferviceof any citizen or merchant with in the Unit d States, together with such other persons who may bt excepted by any law hereafter to be pasTed by the legislature of any particular Statej lhall be, and arc hereby excepted out of this ast, and exempted from militia duty, notwilhdanding their being a bove the age of eighteen, and under the age of fifty yean. Sec. 3. And be it further enabled, That the governor, or com mander in chief of the militia of the refpeftive States for the time being, (hall within one year from the palling ol this ad, by gene ral orders, arrange the "whole militia under his command into divisions as nearly equal as conveniently may be, and those divi sions into brigades, regiments, batialions and companies—That cach division, brigade and regiment in the State, lhall be num bered at the formation thereof, arnd a record made of such num bers in the adjutant-general's office in the State ; and when in the iield or in fei vice in the State, each division, brigade and regiment ihall refpe&ively take rar.k according to their numbers, reckoning the firft or lowed number highed in rank—That each brigade, if pra&icablc, (hall confid of at lead sou* regiments ; each regiment of at lead two battalioas ; each battalian of five companies if prac ticable ; and each company of sixty-sour men—That the said mi litia lhall be officered by the refpettive States as follows : To each division, one major-general, and two aidsde camp with the rank of majors ; to each brigade* one brigadier general, with one bri gade infpe&or, to serve also as a brigade major, with the rank of major ; to each regiment one lieutenant-coldnel commandant and to cach battalion one majof; to each company, one captain, one iieutenant, one ensign, four sergeants, four corporals, one drum mer, and one filer or bugle home ; that to cach regiment there lhall be a regimental daft, to confid of one adjutant, and one quar ter-mader, to rank as lieutenants, one pay-master, one surgeon and one furgeou's mate, one fergcant-major,onc drum major aiad one fife major. Set. 4. Indbeit further tvacled, That in order to promote mi litary knowledge among the citizens of the United St tcs in their youth, and for the purpose of furnifhing the means of immediate defence in cafe of invasion or infurrc&ion, the citizens of the Uni ted States forming the militia thereof asaforefaid, and who (hall be of the age ol eighteen years, and under the age of twenty-five years, (hall be separately enrolled bv the captain or other com manding officer of the company, and officered by the Siate, and formed into dtftinft companies by themselves in like manner as is herein before directed, which companies (hall form the light in fantry or riflemen of each battalion or legiment—That to cach hrigade there (hall be at lead one company of artillery, and one troop of horse. The officers of each company of artillery (hall consist of one captain, two lieutenants, four sergeants, four cor porals, fix gunners, fix bombardiers, one drummer and one fifer. The officers to be armed with a sword or hanger, afufee, bayonet and belt, with a cartridge box to contain twelve cartridges ; and each private or matrofs (hall furnilh himfelf at his own expence "with all the equipment* of a private iu the infantry, until proper ordnance and field artillery is piovided. The officers of each lioop of horse (hull confid of one captain, two lieutenant*, one c<»inti, four sergeants, four corporals, one laddler, one famer and one trumpeter. The commiflioned officers to furnifh themselves, at their own expenCe, with good horses, of at lead fourteen hands high, and to be armed with a sword and pair of pidols, the hol ders of which to be co ered with bear (km caps. Each dragoon tofurnifli himleif, at hisown expence, with a serviceable horse, at( lead fourteen hands high, a good saddle, bridle, housing, hol it«TS. and a bread plate and crupper, a pair of boots and spurs, a pair of pidols, a ftrbre, and a cartouch box to contain twelve car ti wages tor pidols. That each company of artillery and troop of hai le lhall be formed of volunteers from the brigade, at the dif trction of the commander in chief of tbe State, not exceeding one company of each to a regiment, nor more in number than one eleventh part ol theinfantrv, and (hall be uniformly cloathed in regimentals to befurnilbed at their own expence, the colour and fain ion of which to be determined by the bribadier commanding lue brigade to which they belong. Sec. 5. And be it furtha enalied, That each battalion and regi ment Ihaiibe provided with State and regimental colours, at the cxpence of the field officers, and each company with a drum and fate at the expcnce of the commiflioned officeis of the company, until they can bfc reimbursed by the fines and forfeitures herem-af icr mentioned. Sec. 6. Atid be it further enaCled, That each company of the mi litia oi" the. United States, who lhallfowft the light infantry or xifle companits, the artillery and troops of horfc as *fo*\ lhall rendezvous four tirpes in every year, m companies, for ihe purpofc of training, disciplining <nui improving in manialcxa eifes; and : W .cc m every year in regimem or al ' on - as commandihg officer of the brigade lhall dire&. 11 ' j companies ot said militia lhall rendezvous twice in eve y ) e»., in companies, and Lw.ce .n every year .n rcgimtnlor baUahon " atorefaid. The times and places of rendezvous to be a £P°' nt< £ by the laws of each State, or the commander ... eh.et therc °'' fUcn manner that the held and iiaif officers may ave an opp nity of attending the fcveral companies exerc.l.ng in oeta.l, .no der to introduce uniformity in the manoeuvres and ui tip > the regiment. (To be continued.) P A R*l S, April 16 This city has not experienced a more violent agitation lince the revolution, than it has done for the lalt three or four days Religious mo tives have been one alligned reason toi the tu mults—but the more jult cause has been, a con federacy among the members ot the clei and lame others, to overturn the decrees ot the Na tional Aff'embly of the second of November Kilt, alienating the lands of the clergy to pay oft the debis of the nation. On the 13th at night, the police having re ceived information that a very numerous meet ing was fecrerly held at the Capuchin Convent, which was rather suspicious, a guard was instant ly dispatched thither, where, among others, were found, the archbifhopof Toulou r e, thebifh op of Nanci, the Abbe Mauri, Mefl'. d'Efpreme nil, Cazalet, and about two hundred more mem bers of the National Aficinbly. Several refolu tious have been palled among them, That in calc the decree for alienating the Church Lands from their ancient poflefTors was finally carried into ex ecution, they would set the kingdom into con fufion by the writings that should be dispersed a broad. Several other long resolutions palled which are not yet public. On the 14th iufl.fcveral ofthefe members went to the Aflembly with firearms concealed under their clothes. The clergy had, on the preceding day, got over about one hundred and seventy-one members 10 their views, and they entertained the ftrongefl hope, that what with this acquisition of numbers, with threats, declamation and clamour, they would be able to carry their paint. At no fitting since the revolution, has there been a bat tle so hardly contested, or conducted with such intrepidity. All the higher and many of the in ferior clergy, jumped into the trenches to defend the bastions and ramparts of the church, but in vain—after four days struggle, they were con quered by a great majority as will appear by the succeeding account of the final determination of the aflembly, by which the nation is irrevocably confirmed in its right to the eccleiiaftical lands. Previous to this question being introduced to the aflembly, the cjergy had bceii extremely as siduous in circulating incendiary letters through out their dioceses. Tlie agitation which their meeting at the Ca puchin Convent, and the alarm which the violent debates in the National Allembly had produced, had caused the marquis de la Fayette and M. Bail ly to place a treble guard about the Thuillerics, to refill: the mob. A member complained of this in the debate, but ir proved extremely fortunate, for several members would ctherwife have been faci ificed in getting away. As it was, fevefal were very roughly handled. A large concourfeof people had adembled ear ly on the i 4th, at the avenues of the National Allembly to hear the debate. On the members coming away, some were applauded, others were hooted—The Vifcountde Mirabeau being hilled, he drew his sword, which lb incensed the mob, that he would have been murdered, had it not been for the affillance of the guards, who con ducted him and M. Cazalct to the Jacobite con vent, where climbing over the walls they escaped. The Abbe Mauri got off undiscovered from the allembly ; but being met in the evening, the mob allailed him, when he drew a pair of pistols from under his coat, but feeing himfelf in dan ger of being overpowered, he ran into a house and rtiutthe door. Ihe guard soon came to his aflillance. M. de Noailles, though a great ene my to the Abbe's politics, living near to the place flew to his rescue. M. Mounter did the lame, and both joined in offering him their hotel for his protection, which he accepted of. The King, though a friend to the Abbe Mauri, has thought it prudent to desire that neither he nor the \ ifcount de Mirabeau may viiic him at the Thuillerics, as his majesty is fearful of some popular disturbance. Jpril 27.—Fifty patriots of St. Claude have formed themselves into a society, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, to disclose to the proper officers of the municipality, civil and cri minal, every plot or delign against the public //. bcrty. If this glorious example be followed br other cities and towns hi the kingdom, all at tempts to effeil a counter revolution will be fruitlefs. 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