To?. 19.
FRIDAY,
18i5.
- . RALEIGH, (N. C.) ' y :
: pniNTRD, WEKKtt, BT ALEX. lUCAS.
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Military.
Military peace establishment.
' . DEPARTMENT OF WAR
- ; ' ... May 17th, 1815
" The'aotof Coneres of the 3d of March, i8lff,
declares, " That the military peace establish-
merit of the United States, shall consul eHHea,
r.rnnartiini ' ofartillerri-'infanirvw dirifl?en
not exceeding, in the Whole, ten thorifcaa nien.
.1 . TtiJ lfiil. hall
as me irresiqeni. oi np; v.micKii.
judge proper ; that t he corps of engineer, as at
present estauusnea. oe reuuneu ; iuai iuc in
dent of the United States cause to be arranged
;the officers, non-commissioned officers, musi
cians and privates of the several corps or troops
in the service of the United States, in such
inannenas to form and complete out of the same.
the corps authorized by this aet rand that he
cause the supernumerary omeers, non-eommis-sioned
officers, musicians and privates, to be
discharged fromMhe service of the U. States,
from and after the first day of May next, qr as
r-trt pt m n Il-Iit mi ibi r- m Ja trth fe w-nf-m I .5-r --tci
quuij os vii vuiiiBinuvvO uinT utv
The President of the United States, having
performed theTduty which tbe law assigned to
him, has directed that tbe organization of the
Vnilitary peace establishment be announced in
general orders; and tnat tne.aupernumerary
officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians,
and privates, be discharged from the service of
the United States, as soon as the circumstances,
which are necessary for the payment and dis,-
charge of the troops, will permiU -ii ---
But on this imDortant and interesting occa-
sion me rresiaeus oi me uuucu oivw -
ware, that he dwes td the feelings of the nation,
as well as to his own feelings, an expression of
the high sense entertained or tne services oi me
American army. Leaving the scene? of pri
vate life, f he citizens became the soldiers of the
United ' States ; the. spirit of a genuine patriot
ism quickly pervaded the .military establish
es!' aJMll-JkfS5.
caouslyeveloped thebjraT, as well as the phy
sical character of an army, in which every
man seems td halre deemed himself the chosen
champion of his country. , .
The nacific toolicv of the Ajheriean icovern-
ranit. the dodiejtie Jiabits f the people, and a
ton
for various other , sources of embarasstnent, or
disaster, which existed at the edtnmeneement of
hostilities : but to account for tbe aeheivements
of the American aririy, in all their splendor, and
for its efficient acquirement in every important
hranch of the miiitary art, during a w ar of little
more than .two years continuance ; it s necessa
ry to resort " to that principle ef action, which,
in a fre country, lidentes the citizen with bis
government Jmpelf each .'individual t seek
the kridwledge that ii requisite fpr th$ perform
ance of his "'duty ; and reudcrs every soldier,
iu effeet, p. combatant in his own,tause;
The Presideot of phe United States anticipa
ted from the career of an army thus constituted,
all the gloyhd the fruits of victory ; and it
has been his happiness to See a just war termina
ted by an; honorable " fieace after such demon
strations of vftlor, geniils, and enterprize, as se
cure fpr the land, aad naval forcer of the Uni
ted Slates an 'imperishable renown ; for ? the
citizens the best prospect of an undisturbed en
joyment of their riglits Maind for. the govern-!
mcnt, the respectvand cc: "lenCe of the world i
. T the American Army, which has so iiobly
contributed- to tbse results; the President of the
United States presents , this public testimonial
of approbation' and applause, at the "mpmenl
when many of its gallant officers; and men must,
unavoidably, be separate 1 ff umlhe standard pf
their country. Under; a! governments, and
especially underall free governments, th res-,
torSlion of peace has uniformly produced a re
duction of the military establishment. -The U
fi'ted States disbanded in 1800, the troops which
had, been, raised on account of the differences
wjtli Trance ; and the inemorable peace of 1783,
was followed by a Iiliarge of the illustrious
army of tbe Revolution. . The frequency, or the
fieceisityiof tfte occurrence aoes not, However,
deprive it of its interest, and the dispersion of
th military family, a this j trictore, undr cir
eomstances "peculiarly i affi-eling, cannot fail to
&waken all the sympathies of the generous and
the just. r::,V't ' ' . . ' : V
The difficultv of accomnlishins a satisfactory
organization of the military peac6 eiitablish-
nent, has been anxiously ten. Ibe act ot Uon-lireontemptaieiTsmallD
uu, coDsnuentlv, Hie nonoraoie men, wnose
years, ur infirmities, or. wounds, render them' in.
capable oj f irther service', in active warfare are
Necessarily excluded froni the establishment. The
Dsnv. to a few. recrimflnta t and conaeauentlr. a
lion of the officers who are retained in service,
nothing more is to be inferred, than his appro
bation of the designated individuals, without de
rogating, in any degree, from the fame and
worth of those, whose lot it is to retire. ? ; ;
" The American armyf the war of Id id has
hitjicrto successfullyemulated the, patriotism
and v tbe valor of the army of the war of 1776.
The closing scene of the example remains alone
to hit performed. Having established the inde
pendence of. their country,' the revolutionary
warriors cheerfully returned to the walks of civil
life j , many ef themjiecame the benefactors lind
ornaments of society, in the prosecution "of va
rious arts and professions i and all of them, as
well as theveteran few who survive the lapse of
time, have Been tbe objects of grateful recollec
tion, and constant regard. It is for the Ameri
ean army, now dissolved; to pursue the same ho
titrable course -in order-to enjoy the sameioes
Umable reward. The hope may be respectfully
indulged, that the beneficence of.the legislative
authority -will bealn upon suffering merit ; an
admiring nation will unite the civic with the
martial honors, which adorn its heroes; and
posteritjri . in its theme of gratitude, will indis
criminately, praise the protectors and the foun
ders of American Independence.
jsr-ia r deToT J h erPre i den tixZt h e 7 Uni t e d
States.. - " ,-'
A. J. DALLAS,
- y. Acting Secretary of War.
Adj. and Inspector GeneraTs Office, May 17, 1815.
- GENERAL ORDERS. . -
In pursuance of the act of Congress, entitled
For Fort Washington, on the Potomac, of
the (borps of artillery, oie company;
( Fr Detroit and its Arpendencies, of infan;
try, (n companies; of rioucmen four companies.
iVtal ii.,.'; -i.:; ?wv. .-' v. ' ..,,--
"Ii' ifce'diVisftii" of the W'4n
. For1 Norfolk harbor, and is dependencies, of
the corps pf artillery, 3 compa,niei.j
.For. Forts Johnson arid Havnpton, N. C. bf
the corps of artillery, oneeompVny. .... ,
. ml vr.vuariesioii aaroor, ana 111 .ucjiuusimco,
ot tnja corps or artillery, four comvmniea
publish the
Ofk tllA tlAkna.
e can inly give those of the
'owe list of meritorious ofticers must, inevitably,
je laid aside. Dut the. attempt has been. assi
jtuously made 'to collciCt authentic information
from ever? source, as a foundation for an Smnar-
tial judgment on the ..various claims to atten
tinn : and fvn uhilft a. deciinR it nronoiiHced.
' President of the United States desirea it may
be distinctly understood that from the designa-
" An act fixing the military peace establish
ment of the United States,' approved the 3d
of March,v 1810, the President of the United
States has judged proper that the military
peace establishment shall consist of the follow
ing proportions of artillery, infantry, and rifle
men 5 the corps of engineers being retained as
at' present established. . -1.
Of -the corps of artillery, there shall be
thirty-two companies, or eight battalions,
. . making 3,200 men.
'12. Of the light artillery, there shall be ten
companies, or one regiment, making 660
" " ' men. r': ., "
3. Of the infantry, there shall be eighty com
panies, or eight regiments, making 0,40
menl ' . "
4. Of the riflemen, there .shall be ten com--.paniesr
one regiment making 680 meni
Total, 9,980. . '
And the President of the United States has
further judged proper: that the United States
be divided into two military divisions : and
that .each military division be'ludivTdedhlcT
military departments as follows
.The division of the north to comprise five
military departments, fo wit : ;
. No. 1. New York, above the highlands, and
Vermont. .. ,
No. 2. New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Rhode-Island, and Connecticut.
No 3. Ne:Vork, below the highlands, and
that part of New Jersey which furnishes the
first division .of miliUI.
No. i. Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
and that part of . New Jersey which furnishes
the second division of militia. ' . .
No. ;0iOJiio? and the,i territories of Michigan'
and Indiana. . ' " " ' ' r
The division of the south, to comprise four
military departments, to wit . ; -
No. 6. Virginia, North Carolina, and the
Dist rict of Columbia.
No. 7. South Carolina and Georgia.
'SWA O T Li.f... .lit-H:....!..!!.- M Pi
i O. J-Miin.iia auu 111c i'ilSSliSljipt lerrilO-
rv. , v .
No. tj).. Tennessee, Kentucky, and the territo
ries of Missouri and Illinois. ;
And the President of the United Slates has
further judged proper, that the general distribu tion'
of the regiments and corps constituting the
military peace establishment, shall be made in
the following manner : .
To .the division of the north- .. . A
The second, third, fifth, and sixth regi
ments of infantry, forming tw o brigades, '
Four battalions of the corps of artillery;
and the regiment of light artillery
, To the division of the south
' The first, fourth, seventh and eighth, regi
ments of infantry, forming two brigades.
Four lattafTons of tlie corps of artillery j
and the regiment of riflemen.
And the President of the United States has
further judged it proper, that a part Vf the
several regiments, and corps Constituting the
military peace establishmentshall be detailed
and apportioned for t$e following named sta
tions', and that the rest of the regiments and
corps shall be disposed of as the Major Uene
rals commanding divisions maycrcafter dif
reet. ; .,; ; - '' VSJ,
In the division of the north .
For the postsind fortresses on the coast of
New England. V: , ... -.JTJbcLteguitent
of. light artillery -"ten compa-
Of the corps of arlilleryV foaTlQapanies.-
Total l.-..--, '
For the harbor of New York, and its'depen
cies, of the corps of artillery, four companies.
For ..Fort Mifflin, and. 'its dependencies of
the eorpsf artillery, 2 companies. tfT""
For Fprt M'ljenry, and its dependencies, of
the. corps of artillerytwo companies; ' '.-v-.
For SaefeettV IIarbor,of ' the eerps of aftiU
lefy, ?Trie tom$i4ir:J.li
v- For PJattsbBrgVof the corps of artiliery, one.
company
Fof Niagara, of the corps of ' artillery, one
comraay.: ; v: - . - .r
Fof Savannah, of the corps of artillery, one
eompatryi, , n
FotrMo&ile, of the corps of, arH' ?1? one
company, . . ' r
Frlflaequemin, of the corps of ftHillery,
one eompany. .. '," .-
sntat WoiU, SL. Charlss.t. John. , and l?etite
Coauile. of the eorDs of artiflenr: c7nr.aie.
Far Natchitoehes.4)fthe Aorni of artilfefv
one company j of riflemen two companiesw-T'-tal
3 eompaniesk. ; , T -
. For Sulouis, aud its dependencies, of ini;
fan try ten companies, of riflemen fourcumpa
nies. . Total 14 companies!." .
For Chef uncta, of Infantry, ten companies, '
For the vicinity of Augusta, Geb. of infantry,
And this President of the United States has
further judged - proper, that the non-commissioned
officers, musicians and privates, of the
several regiments and corps now in service of
the United States, whose term of service has
not expired, shall be so ariahed as to form and
complete oul of the same, the non-commissioned
officers, musicians, and privates, constituting
the military peace establishment, ih the manner
following Via: . , , ;
To form the regiment of light artillery, Bri
gadier General Porter, there shall be mustered
for selection,-the light artillery proper, the
15th, 26th, ?Qth, 31st, 33d, 34th, and 45th 1-e-giments
of infantry. , . .
To form the corps of artillery, there shall be
mustered for selection, the corps of artillery
proper; the regiment of dragoons, the 41st,
4id, and 43d regiments of infantry.
To form the regiments, of infantry in the di
vision of the north,. there shall be mustered
For the 2d regiment of infantry, colonel Bra
dy, the 6th", 16th, 22(L 23d and 32d regiments
of Infantry. .
For the 3d regiment of infantry, Colonel John
Mi Uerrthe 1 srriTlhrimhTgrith," sstfcf and 39th
regiarents of infantrV.
For the 0th regiment of infantry, DrigadieH
uenerai Miller, tbe 4th, 9th, 13th, 21st,
Mi. and 46 th, regiments of iafantry. .
; For the Ctb regiment of infantry, Colonel At
kfeson, the 11th 2ffih; 7th, Mtb, ad
STth regiments of infantry.
To form the regiments of infantry and rifle
men, iiTtbe division of the south- v r-
For the; 1st regiment of infantry, Brigadier
General Bissel, the 2d, 3d, 7th, and 44ib,
. regiments of Infantry. .. r
For tbe 4th" regiment of infantry, Colonel
King, the 12th, 14th, and 20th regiments
. of infantry. ;
For the 7th regiment of infantry, Colonel
M'Donald, the 8th, loth, 36th, and 38th
. regiments of infantry.
I For the 8th regiment of infantry, Coidnel Ni
choIalTthe 5th, 18th, and 35th, regi
ments bf infantry. . ,irr -
For the rifle regiment!" Brigadier General
Smith, the 1st, 2d, 3d, a&i. 4th, rifle regi
ments. 4$ '-p. , . S"
And the President of the United States has
further judged proper, that in addition to the
provision for a general staff", which is specifi
cally made by tbe act of Congress, certain of
ficers shall be retained., under the special authority-given
by the acttuntil. circumstances
w ill permit of their discharge, without material j
injury to the service-; and that the following ,
shall be the general Staff:
Ttro Major Generals, with two, Aids-de-Camp,
each. .
Four firfgadier Generals, with one Aid de
Camp. each. vi-; '7'"7 - .
An Adjutant and Inspector General, and two
Adjutant Generals, to be provisionally retained.
u Four Brigade Itfspectors.
One Quartermaster General and two Deputy
Quartermasters General to be provisionally re
tained. , - " -..
Fourtkigade QuafteVmasters. ,
. An Apothecary General and two Assistant
Apothecaries, tdTjlBoyislonallyjctained.
Five Hospital Surgeons. ' -.
Fifteen Hospital Surgeon's Mates'.
Two Garrison Surgeons, to be provisionally
retained. ;'' ; -j.i
Ten Garrison Sufjeeon's Mates, tobe nrovi-
sionauy reiainea. - f
, t ,L. f .i '..'.......fj-ii
AfPaymastei' of the army.
Two Deputy Paymasters General, and two
aliynretaTned".'.'.,' pTT.: , r-d .. . -?V
V-The acts of Congress establishing the Grd
nance Department,lhe office of the Comfnissa
r GeneTal of lbrchase's, and the Military A-
. J .. .... . ' ..11 ... J..-
eaaemy. remain in lorce, as weji as certain acis
Our limjts fcot permittihg uVIo
Bme?.f the officers,Tetained
esUblihment. Ve can inly give
teeneraland fiWl 1 s T
tj a. ''
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Vt, tr-: "UCJ f-wacomoi
Riplr j ' l- '" -ieazer, w;
r-Aitnam eowc.Walker K: Arbslead.
w.rueo. UomTord. v .; '
Cufcm Moses Porter. "m .
Major Abraham Eostis. T';'
wpramAndrew M'Donald, Nathan Tow-
House,, W.lliamL.nd.ey, r Wflliam Macrea.
Mpors-JQ. Armistead, James fe.Maay, J..
Hindman, W. H. Overton. .
Colonel Daniel Biel
Lieiaenantcblom
VotWThomas 8pJesopr-- - ..
j, . iNAThr. ,V": -
UZ)neHiigh Brady " "
lieutenant cooeNinlan Pinkney
JajorHeuty Leavenworth. S
i,oiojohh AliJIer
son.
ajoriCharles K.Oardner. 4
. : 4th infantRtV y' .
CooneMViHiam King .
Lieutenant colonel Duhcan L. Clinch
Major Geo. M. Brook. -
a? OTft tx antrV.
Colonel -Jahieg i Mille r '." ' '
Lieutenant colonel oseph L. Smitfi '
Major-3. M'Nea), ' .- '
' : ' ' 6r lNFANTUt. '
'Colonel E. Atki cson ...
Lieutenant colonel. Snelling
iVyor-Johh E. Wool.
' ' 7th iiirANTRV.
UoJoHefc-Jatnes M'Donald s: . . ,
Lieutenant colonel AVm. R. Boole
Major -Daniel Appling.
v ' " 8Ttt INFANTRY.
msnel R,iebolaa.
Lieutenant colonel Vf. A. Trimble
'Major V. Lawrenee.
RlFlE RKOIStEXT.
Colonel Tb. Atj Smith . , .
- Lieutenant colonel W. S; Hatailton
WajorTalbbt Chamberai -
Foreign;
From a London reaper, printed before Bonaparte got to
" ... Paris. .
The Frenth Maiskal$.'k shall sooiThavl .
authonzing the appointment of Judge Advocates
and Chaplains to the army.
, The' organization and arrangement of the
irilita' ece estabti.Jinicht, thus made by t fie
Presidefit !' the 1 United Stales, are published in
general orders fK the tnrormation ana, govern.
ment of the army., '''r't-1'-
By ordet of theecrelarrOf ar ; -t
, J , :r D. PA UKER,
accounts of the niar.ner in which the French
Marshals, the -bid instruments of. Bonaparte,
behaved on his entrance into Paris; In the
mean time it may be w orth w hile to recollect a
little of what they have said j for few of them,
it appears j have done anything since the land
ing of Bonaparte in France. Nothing can ex
ceed the I'o)alty they have professed to .the
Kinf; though the professions arid the conduct
of most of them cannot be easilyreconciled. It
remains to be 'seen what new professions they
hve in re'serve for Bonaparte ? -ft,
' MASsENA.Bonftparte landed between Fre
jus aRd Antibes on the 3d. On the 6th. a dis
patch"' was received by the Government at Pa
ris from Massena, staling that he had sent a
nonaparte. in a rrociamaiion,wicn Aiasse- ,.
na addressed on the 9th to the people of Mar--seilles,
he saysf" the enemy passed with f joo
great rapidity over the frontiers of my govern
ment lor me to De aoie 10 oppose mm j oum, '
due time,- avC, notice to all the authoritfCi
who might stop him on his march.' He con- :
'eludes with strongly asserting his zeal, adding,
"1 have sworn fidelity to my legitimate King j
I wiHnever deviate from the path of honour
I am ready to shed all my blood for the suf
port of hsJrJlrone.', " '
Soult. Soult published, on. the 8th an err;
der of the day,. addressed to iherArn y, in v
which he announced, that Bonaparte, who had
abdicated his usurped authority in the face of
all Europe,' had latded upon the French Soil
whieh he ought never "to hae revisited.." " He
also called upon the soldiers f( to rally round -the
banner of the Lilly at Jthe voice of the Fth-
er of the People &.c . "
.- Mo rti t HiIn a sitting of the Chamber of .
Deputies of the 16th, aletter was read from
Marshal Moriier, in which, in return for the
vote, that he desened vell of his country, he
savs- " I have only done my duty in mauitain-
rins the troops under my command in the path
f hohouauddutyA acl same spiruanimaiea
all rood Frenchmen iu the. service of their
KingSfcd Country." 1 , k - - ' .
TitTOR-In a circular letter addressed tothe ,
colouels Of the Second Military Division, da
ted on the ISlnJ the Duke of Bejluno1 tells them
that the voice of their augirtt Monarch has been
heard, and the greater part of the people are.
arming to-defend the honour of.the country,
the; throne,-: and the law s-He , warns them t
against hired emissaries of Bonaparte, trayers-,
iug the eountry for purpose? of seduction. He -desires
the colonels to inform theif regiments of
JhefrjghtfulpositionotBonaparte, tpd sajs--
If, forgetting what they owe to their Country
and the jr Ring, they should be base tnsugh to ,
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