CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
AT THE THIRD SESSION,
Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, on Monday the sixth
o» December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety.
AM ACT for raising and adding another Regi
ment to the Military Establishment of the Uni
ted States, and for "making farther Provision
for the Protection of the Frontiers
BE it enacted by the Senate and Ho .fe of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress affeinbled, That
ihere (hall be raised an additional regiment of infantry, which,
excluiivc of the commifTioned officers, {Kali consist of nine hun
dred and twelve non-commiflioned officers, privates and mufi
eians. . ,
And be it further enafled, That the said regiment lhall be or
ganized in the fame manner as the regiment of infantry d«fcnbed
in the afi, intituled, " An a a regulating the military establish
ment of the United States."
And be it further enacted, That the troops aforefaid by this
aB to be raised, inclodingthc officers, (hall receive the fame pay
snd allowances, be fubjett to the fame rules and regulations, and
be engaged for the like term, and upon the fame conditions, in
all refpe£ls, excepting the bwunty herein-after mentioned, as are
stipulated for the troops of the United States, in the before-men
tioned act.
And be it further enafled, That each non-commilTioried offi
cer, private and musician, who has inlifted or who ffiall mlift pur
suant to the ast aforefaid, or who (ball inlift pursuant to this ast,
(hall be intitled to receive fix dollars as a boun'.y.
And be it further enacted, That in cafe the President of the
United States should deem the employment of a major-general,
brigadier-general, a quarter-master and chaplain, or either of them/
cffential to the public interest, that he be, and he hereby is em
powered, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to
appoint the fame accordingly. And a major-general so appointed
may chufe his aid de camp, and a bpgadier-geneTal, his brigade
major, from the captainsol subalterns of the line. Provided al
ways, That the major-general and brigadier-general so to be ap
pointed, (hall refpcftively, continue in pay during fnch term only,
as the Prtfident of the United States in his dilcrciion shall deem
it requisite for the public service.
And be it lurther'enaded, That in cafe a major-general, briga
dier-general, quarter-master, aid de camp, brigade-major and
chaplain should be appointed, their pay and allowances (hall be,
refpeftively as herein mentioned : The major-general shall be in
tituled to one hundred and twenty-five dollars, monthly pay,
twenty dollars allowance tor forage monthly, and lor daily sub
sistence fifteen rations, or money in lieu thereof at the contraft
price. The brigadier-general shall be intitled to ninety four dol
lars, monthly pay, with sixteen dollars allowance for forage
monthly, and for daily fubliftence twelve rations, or money in lieu
thereof at the contra£t-price. That the quarter-master shall be in
titled to the fame pay, rations and forage, ar the lieutenant-colo
nel commandant of a regiment. That the aid decamp he intitled,
including all allowances, to the fame pa) , rations and forage as a
major of a regiment. That the brigade major be intitled, in
cluding all allowances to the fame pay, rations and forage, as a
ijiajor of a regiment. That the chaplain be intitled to fifty dol
lars per month including pay, rations and forage.
And be it further enatled, That if, in the opinion of the Pre
sident it will be conducive to the good of the service, to engage a
body of militia to serve as cavalry, they turnifhing their own
horses, armsandprovifions.it shall be lawful for him to offer
such allowances to encourage their engaging in the service, for
such time and on such terms, as he shall deem it expedient to pre-
fcri'be.
And be it further enabled, That if the President ffiould be of
opinion, that it will be conducive to the public service, to em
ploy troops enlisted under the denomination of levies, in addition
to, or m prai t r»ilitia. which in virtue of the powers veiled
in him by law, he is authorised to calMnto £*rvice Q f t hc Uni
ted States, it (hall be lawful for him to raise, for a term noi ex
ceeding si* months (to bedifcharged sooner if the public service
will permit] a corps, not exceeding two thousand non-commiflion
ed officers, privates and musicians, with a suitable number of com
miflioncd officers. And in cafe it shall appear probable to the
Prrfident, that the regiment directed to be raised by the afore
iaid ast and by this ast, will not be completed in timfc to pro
secute such military operations as exigencies may require, it (hall
be lawful for the President to make a lubftitute lor the deficiency,
by railing such farther number of levies, or by calling iota the ser
vice of the United States such a body of militia as shall be equal
thereto.
And be it further enaftcd, That the President bt, and he here
by is empowered to organize the said levies, and alone to appoint
the commiflioncd officers thereof, in the manner he may judge
proper.
And be it further enacted, That the commiflioned and non
commidioned officers, privates and musicians of the militia or said
corps of levies, (hall during the time of their service, be fubjeft to
the rules and articles of war ; and they ftrall be intitled to the
fame pay, rations and forage, and, in cafe of wounds or disability
in the line of their duty, to the fame compensation as the troops
of the United States.
And be it further enacted, That the non-commiflioned officers,
privates and musicians of the said corps of levies, shall be intitled
to receive such proportional quantity of clothing, as their time of
service shall bear to the annual allowance of clothing to the troops
of the United States, fubjeft, however, to a proportional deduc
tion from their pay.
And be it further enaftcd. That cach of the non-commiflion
ed officers, privates and musicians of the said levies, Ihall be en
titled to receive three dollars as a bounty.
And be it further enacted. That in cafe the nature of the ser
vice, upon which the troops of the United States may be employ
ed, should require a greater number of surgeon's mates than are
provided for in the before-mentioned ast, the President of the
United States may engage, from time to time, such additional
number of surgeon's mates, as he (hall judge necessary.
And be it further enacted. That the commiflioned officers,
who shall be employed to recruit men lor the said regiments,
shall beintitled to receive for every recruit who shall be duly in
lifted and mustered, the sum of two dollars.
And be it further enacted. That for defraying the expence, for
one year, of the additional regiment to be raised by virtue of
this ast; for defraying the expense, for a like term, of the offi
cers mentioned in the seventh feftion of this ast; for defraying
the expense of the said militia-horse, militia-foot, and levies,
■which may be called into, or engaged for the ferviceof the Unit
ed Slates, pursuant to this ast ; for defraying the expense of such
surgeon's mates as may be appointed pursuant to the fifteenth sec
tion of this ast; for defraying the expense of recruiting the said
two regiments ; und so defraying th„- expciife of any_™ ll "'
poll, which the r,efidc ß (hall judge expedient and proper to
lablith, there beaud li rd>y is appropriated a turn, •
three hundred .lid twelve th mlaucl fix hundred an •> >
dollars and twenty cent?, to be paid out 01 the monies ,
prior to the ft,ll day ol I.uuary next, lhall a-tlefrom toe: dou»
uupofed upon fpirils distilled within the Lulled S.aies,W
ft,lis, by the J, intituled, An ast repeal,ng alter the ft day
of June next, the duties neretolore laid upon distilled fp
ported from abroad, and 1ay,,., others in their (lead; and afo
upon fpirils distilled within the United Stales, an ,or approp
un« the fame;" together with the excels ol duties which may
arifc from the duties impoft-d by the said act on impoiu pins,
be yond those which Would have arilen by the act, inn.ulcc , n
act nidkiug fartiiei piovilion iorthe pay meat ot the ae ts o ic |
United Slates." t • i j c nr
And to the end that the public fcrvicc may not be impeded tor
want of neceifary means ; r ,
Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for th- President
to take on loan the whole sum by this a£t appropriated, .or o
much thereof as he may judge reqnifite, at an intereil not excte -
ing fix per centuin per annum ; and the fund ellablitned tort e
above-mentioned appropriation, is iiereby pledged tor t e re
payment of the principal and interest of any loan to be obtaine
in manner aforefaid : and in cafe of any deficiency in ihe laid
fund, the faith of the United States is hereby also pledged to make
good such deficiency. _
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the Hovfe cj Reprefentatwis.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prejident of the United States
and Pr'Jidcnt of the Senate.
Approved, March thi rd, 1*791 •
GEORGE WASHINGTON, President ojthe United States.
Deposited among the Rolls iri the Office of the Secretary of Stare.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, Secretary of Mate-
India Sales, at Salem.
At the STORE of
ELIAS HASKETT DERBY, Esq.
On TUESDAY the sth of April next, at 10 o'clock, A. M,
will commencc the sale, by AUCTION, of the
Cargo of the Brig Henry,
Lately arrived from Bengai, Madras, and Isle of FrAnce
Consisting of a large and valuable assortment ot
INDIA GOODS.
As follows—viz.
BAFTAS, 1 "white Cloths, proper for
Carta?' a " S Shirtln S' or Shettl »g-
Dureas—or striped Muslins.
Durea Chintz, or painted ftriptd do.
Chintz, a great variety.
Striped Cottons,
Jagrenant Muslins.
Ditto Ditto Handkerchiefs.
Ginghams,
Blue Cotton Handkerchief.'. J
Long Cloths, of a superior quality, fu it able for fliirting. "
Madras Patches, beautifully figured.
Camboys, or blue and white striped Cottons.
Moreas, or plain white Cloths.
Madras Cambricks. , *2
Ditto Ditto Handkerchiefs, with borders.
Book Muslins.
Ditto Ditto Handkerchiefs* a great variety.
A quantity of China Silk Handkerchiefs.
A quantity of Ostrich Feathers.
Surat Cotton, 23 bales.
Indigo, of the Isle of France, of a superior quality.
An alTortment of fine Wincsof the Cape of Good Hope.
Kaifins of do.
A quantity of India Shirts and Trowfrrs, for Sailors' wear.
To the above will be added, a great variety of other Goods, which are
not enumerated. d/fo,
ioo Casks Raisins, }
75 Chens Bohea Tea,/ f the bcft M j
30 Ditto Hyion, C 1
30 ditto Souchong, j
The Goods may be viewed a few days previous to the sale.
W. P BARTLETT artd CO. Auctioneers.
Feb. 21* 179 1
A CO-PARTNERSHIP having commenced between Joseph
Anthony, and his Son, Thomas P. Anthony, under the
firm of
Joseph Anthony and Son,
They have for Sale, at their Stop
and Anthony,) Northfic
NEW-ENGLAND Rum,
MolaflVs,
Muscovado Sugars,
Jamaica & Martinique Coffee,
Pimento,
Caflia,
Old Batavia Arrack,
Spermaceti & Wax Candles,
Spermaceti, Right Whale,
and Tanner's Oil,
Best pick'd Mackarel,
New Line of Stages.
THE Subscriber has eftabliftied a line of STAGES from Hart
ford to Boston, by way of Norwich and Providence, which
will run thro twice a week during the Winter Season, and three
times a week during the Summer Season.
Oo"d Carriages. Horses, and careful Drivers are provided.——
Passengers pay ihree Pence per Mile, and are allowed i 4 pound
Baggage«ch. Extra Baggage pays at the rate of three Pence
per Mile for every 150 wt. As the Mail is to go in these Stages
for the year 1791, fixed hours for darting from the refpettive Stage
Houses is absolutely neceffary—from which there can be 110 devia.
tion.
The Stage tor the Eastward leaves
Hartford Mondays and Thursdays,
Norwich Tuesdays and Fridays,
Providence Wednesdays and Saturday,
For the Weft ward, leaves Boston Mondays and Thursdays,
Providence Tuesdays and Fridays,
Norwich Wednesdays and Saturdays.
JESSE BR O W N. 6q—iw_qm
ADVERTISEMENT
A PAMPHLET,containing some remarks on the firft volume of
1 X. the '« Defenceof the AmericanConftiiutious," written by the
V lce-Prefident of the United States, has been circulated in France
as a production of the late Gov e r nor Livingston. Any pcr
lon who will furaifh the Editor hereof with a copy of said pam
phlet, lhall be paid a double price for the fame.
-800
Bengal.
;s, (lately improved by Hewes
le Chefout-Street Wharf,
Souchong TE AS, of the firft
& iiohca ) al "y'
Boston Sail Duck,
2, 3, 4, and 7,
6 by 8 Window Glais,
Boston Prime Beef,
A quantity of choice Carrot
Tobacco.
N. England Tow Linen.
Phi lade I. March 18. j^e.p^w.*]
Norwich.
Dec. 1
PROPOSALS
tot PRINTING EY SUBS CK I PT! OS,
A WORK, Entitled
The Art of Writing,
REDUCED TO
A PLAIN AND EASY SYSTEM,
On a Plan entirely new.
IN SEVEN BOOKS.
By JOHN JEN KINS, IVritmg.UaJicK
HPHE firft book contains a very plain, easy and familiar intro.
X duttioa to this art, 2nd leads the learner to a riglu undcr
ftandiiig of the principles of the work. The small letteis arc dif.
fe&ed—the principal ftrokesare placed by themfelve&.and accora
p micd with particulai explanations. A table, or scheme, is a<j
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ter, Doih small and greui, placed in diflerentclaffes, that the learner
may at once perce*ve, by infpe&ion, the relation and dependence
wlnch one letter has upon another. To which is annexed, a Di*.
lojue, calculatcd to fix the attention ot children, and imprcfstheir
minds with right ideas of the letters. This work is defined for
the benefit of ichools, and may be uled with advantage by all wU
would acquire a knowledge ot penmanlhip.
Five of the remaining fix are proper Writing Books, with Cop
perplate Copies, and are designed as an fxecuuon of
plan, each book proceeding by regular steps, from the firft princi
ples to Joining-hand Copies, and gradually proceeding trom a
large Round-hand, to an easy Running-hand; all which are pre
paratory to the seventh and last book, which is a collection of
Writing Pieces, Promiilbry Notes, Orders, Receipts, Bills ot £x
change, &c. ____
CONDITIONS OF THE FIRST BOOK,
I. It will be printed On fine writing paper, and contain about
twenty-eight pages, quarto, with eight copperplate engravings.
11. The price will be Three Fifths of a Dollar, ftnche.d in blue,
111. As the author rilks the publication, he tequefhthat each
fubferiber would advance One Quarter ot a Dollar.
N. B. As the engravings are not yet completed, the price of the
remaining fix cannot at present be afceitained.
Gentlemen who have these fubfeription papers in their
hands, are requested to return them to Isaiah Thoma», Esq. «£
Worcester, or Thomas and Andrews, Boston, by the firftof June
next.
The plan of the above work has been submitted to, and
approved of by the Governors of several of the States, several
members ot Congress—the Presidents of Cambridge, Rhode-
Island, Yale, Columbia, the President and Vice- President ot New-
Jersey, and several of the Profeffors of Pennsylvania Colleges—
Also, by many of the Clergy, and several eminent Writing-Mag.
tcrs and Inftru&ors of Youth. PhiladLtlphia, March 7, 1791.
Cu/peper County, 25th Jan. 1791
To be SOLD by the Subscriber,
THE PLANTATION, where
on he resides, laying on both fides the Carolina road, in the great
fork, of Rappahanock river, 36 miles from the town ot Dumfries,
30 from Frederickfburg, and 28 from Falmouth ; in a moil
healthy part of the country : —Confiding of 2.000 acres—half clear
ed, andingood fence, well adapted for farming and grazing—the
foil is good, lays well, abounding with many excellent springs and
streams of water, so dispersed as to afford great opportunity of
making watered meadow of the Br ft quality,perhapsmore than 300
acres—of which 120, in one body, is already in grass, and all wa
tered and drained at pleasure by a number of ditches, forthat pur
pose, palling through the whole. Orchards of about 2000 bear
ing apple trees—near as many peach trees, and a variety of rrtoft
other kinds of fruit, natural to the climate. A good dwelling,
house, the situation whereof is remarkably beautiful and plsafant;
and many other valuable improvements of divers kinds.
And one other Plantation about 5 miles nearer said towns, con
fiding of about 1500 acres,on which is good merchant, gris, and
saw mills, where nature, labour and art, have fully conspired to
render them complete; a large constant stream, on which they
stand, affords them water in great abundance ; convenient thereto
is a kiln end house, for drying corn, a bake house, a dwelling
house and several other improvements mostly new ; about 300
acres of the lands are in cultivation, very goodiu quality ; the other
part thin foil, but abounding with timber, is an inexhauftable
source for the saw-mill.
Also several detached tracts within said county, of about 2, 3,
and 400 acres each,and though not offo fertilea foil,their vicinity to
the towns render them valuable, on fbme of them there aie foiali
improvements, and the lands so fuuated, that they can easily be
made convenient little farms.
The whole or any part of the abovementioned pofltfflions will
be disposed of, on very reasonable terms—a fynall proportion in
ready money, for the balance, the payments will be made entirely
to accommodate the conveniency or the purchafeis, who may be
supplied on the fame terms, with all kinds of flock, work hor
ses, oxen, &c. See. See. by JOHN STRODE, [t. f.]
TO BE SOLD,
The seat ok the late governor
LIVINGSTON,
situate about a mile from Elizabeth-Town, on the public road ">
Morris Town. The farm contains between 90 and tco acres or
land, 15 or 20 acres of which are wood land ; there is also apper
taining to the said farm about 19 acres of fait meadow. Particular
attention having been paid to the cultivation of fruit ; there is on
the farm a very large colle&ion of various kinds of the choicest
fruit trees, See. in full bearing; the house is large, convenient,
well built and in veiy good repair.
Enquire of the Printer, for further particulars.
Nezv-Yorh, Jan. 1791.
In the City of New-Brtuifwicl,
A Commodious TWO STORY HO USE, alraoft
new, pleafanrly situated on the banks of the Rantan, to
gether with a large Lot in the rear, and a very good Wharf im
mediately in front of the House. Said House is thirty-four feet
fqyare has four rooms on each floor, with entries between thefaniCi
and a good stone cellar under the whole. _
Any petfon inclining to purchase may have poffeflion the fir
dav of May next, and know the price and terms ot payment wnic
w1! be made eafv by applying to Lewis For man ,infa id city> ol
the fubferiber in Borden Town. J. VAN EMBURGH.
N. B. If not fold, to be rented from ill day of May next.
Manuel Noah,
BROKER,
No. 91, Race-Street, between Sccond and Third-Streets,
BUYS and SELLS
Continental & State Certificate?,
Pennsylvania and Jetfey P?per Money,
And all kinds of SECURITIES of lie United Sut«, or o! 3' y
|C 7» The prta oj tk'u Faperis 3 ar "'
FOR SALE,
narticnlar Sta'e.
80 3m