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.
Creditors of CA EUSHA SHELDON, of SalifW are
-I heieby notified, That the Suhl'cribrts S-etrijj appointed i'nif
t csot laid She look's cftate, will attend tothe bufinct of their
appointment on the firfi Monday of August' next, at the house of
Jacobus Davis inlaid Salisbury, agreeable tothe Aftof Afleni
Ily.—The intcreil of tiic creditors .eqnm-s their
HEZEKTAH FITCH, }
JOHN IIIRD, C rruftces.
wjhrr, (CavcfScX;, Juic :8 1-S9.
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