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GENERAL ORDERS.Council Chamber, Sept. 3, 1812.IN obedience to the request of the President of the United States Minified through the Secretary of War, by his letter br-aritig date the »s« cur rent. I have thought proper to require the following portion of the lat. rV(!„. suion, agreeably to tny orders of the 19th of April last, making in the eggreg^: 1500, forthwith to take the field, and repair to Point Pi.lasant, in the Couuttof lason. on the Oiuu,River, established hereby as the place of General lb'dezvouz for the said detachment, viz:The whole of the Infantry, of the Line, Light Infantry, and Kiflemn, detached from the 10th and 20th Brigades.Also, the whole of the detachments, of Infantry of the Line, L'ight Infantry and Riflemen, from the106th Regiment, • Mason,*20ih, Cabell,80th, Kenawha,Greenbrier,77th 111th, H«mpshire,I Hh, Hardy.And Capt. James G. Laidlcy’s Company of Volunteers, of the I loth Rtcri mcnt. Wood.This detachment will be under thecommand of Brigadier General Ioel Lefx-Wigh, ol Bedford.FIELD OFFICERS.Col. John Connell, of tne i03d Regiment, Brooke.Col. Dudley Evans, 7Gth, Mon ngalia,Maj. Samuel VicGuire, 77th, Hampshire,Maj. David Stott, 4th, Ohio,Maj. Jus. W. Mat hews, 79th, Greenbrier,Maj. Jacob Beeson. 113th, Wood.The Commandants ol Regiments, from which companies are drawn, will provide for the transportation of the baggage, blt;d~4gi»g i0 each.company, either by water or land, as may best promote the publ c service, having regard to expedition, and the nature of the couutry thro* which the troop* must pa Should there be any difficulty in procuring the necessary means of conveyance, tog -ther with such cam;) equipage, a* prescribed by the 43d section of the’militia law. of the 28th oi j muary. 1804, the v ommandauts will resort to impressment as authorised by that section.Until the troops shall arrive at the place of rendezvous, where they will be .furnished by a regular contractor, the cupuuis ol the respective companies aic lo provide the necessary supplies, and draw on the pay-master, to oe stationed at Point Pleasant lor the amount.I he Riflemen will take with them their rifles and accoutrements, inA • d a • t ■ a( - - ---— ------ win' mo, iii com1 t*' order. Should any rifle company, however, be unprovided with aims, icc- mmandantof the regiment to which it is au chert, is io place in its hands th-b-si public arms belonging to the regiment. The intaiury ol the line arid Ligh J dan try. will g-« unarmed to the geneial rendezvous to which place one thou sand and fifty -tand ol muskets, the best quality, with the necessary accou trements, will be forthwith sent, ready to be placed in their hands, op their ar rival.1 ms andknapsacks willbe immediately sent to Point Pleasant, for theaccom tnodalion of the troops.B. igidier G'-neral Lgftwich will organize the detachment into Rcgiinenti and Bittalions as soon as bis I jrce shall oc concentrated, and will wait the order*, of the Secretary ol War.Cl HZ EX Ht'LlilEKb!. . YOUR country, after submitting to every insuit a n! injury from G* eat Britain which power, guided by injustice couldoffcr or ir.flfct, .Her having. Stayed, in vain, every attempt to procure redress, whicl was calculated to influence a nation, whi* h respected cither justice o* honor,— alter practising a degree of forbearance which, whilst it testified her solicitude ioi peace, exposed her character to a humiliating imputation, appealed to arm? — In the moderation of our government will be louiul, the i*iost conclusive rvi-dc nee to at this solemn appeal originated neither from thv thirst ot glory, noi the wish lor conquest, but from a solicitude to maintain our honor free' Irom pllution and our righs from invasion. It was amensure not only dictatti! • ”ec^ssity, but called forbv the ^ and is emphatically fltafr war.I he first effort h s tailed of uccess-Gen. Hull and his army are prisoner* ol war —Your tmplacaole enemy, contemptuously disregarding the dictates ol honorable warfare, have ag in called to their aid their old allies, the and have acquired thereby a inn^ranj success. Cm Western Frontier is laid to ll:c,r '“roads — Our women and children arc exposed to the ruthless vcn-ge met* of the Sa» age, who thirsting for blood, are advancing on, holding in one hand the Tr.uthawk, that unr spared,—in the other, brandishing the uur ing torch. I o shield them from these calamites, our Brothers of the Wil de^ness call for our aid—Rise, my beloved countrymen, obey this sacred summoos, and r illy around the unfurled banner of your country Confiding in thejustice of vour cause, reposing upon the air] of Providence, with your arms ii rved with -oar country’s wrongs, and with the glory of our ancestors beam mg from thrfi id%ofSuro4tm, Lufn- , and For/;, a sacred light illuminationyour parii,—advanc- ,—meet the perfidious foe, strike him home, and by a sc^ Vere lustration, wipe off the stain upon the character of our country.The pretent crisis is in travail with our future destinies and calls for an ex ernon and nergy proportionate to the occasion. Our enemies foreign and in tfrual, indulge in unhallowed auguries. They impiously fdre el the destruction i mr government, and the ruin of our cause, rhey revel, by anticipation, in »ur misf iriunra. whilst rumour, too monstrous, however to hebelicted a^-rmes n :i 1 sp^ratc* faction, the not to Oe forgiven sin of preparing to lift itsp •• iGida) hand against ill* ir country Let it be the pride of Virginia, to ex-himt an honomble contrast to this picture. Let our actions covnspond with our prof Siions. Let u encounter the privation and dangers of war, ever unto dea h, in the holv cause of our country, looking for our nwrd in the pleasure ansmg from th«* consciousness of having done our duty, a cl the no-pn.h*.Mon o' a world. For remember, that impartial hUcory will c! .meat., with h lHii\, thv line .vnirh separates the lukewarm friend and traitor on the one hand, an I to • ardent, pa none ciliz i on the other, and succeeding ^ges, whilst they contemn , id*xecrat.* the former, will pay due homage to the latter.Given under my hand ;:t Richmond, the day and dale above.Js. BARBOUR., * *lc **DVF.HNT)H, in In* own name and in the name of the Commonwealth, ten-to t.K-( itjseris of Richmond mi unfeigned expression of his th.i*k* for the alacrity r jpwrnpiitude witli which thev complied .rith hi* request of yesterday in coming forwad r ,ilc Public welfare by their personal service. To ihe Ladies in rmnicu-lir . V r n.Vh*',. a p;\r!nUc r rev.onding with th» br*.- m .del of ancient times,w r n ^ .:lS gr*‘tC'f0.1 ?H’g^them t believe that he will clu-rbhS.-- • • I .“i?/ ramcmbranco ofsuch distinguished patriotism.McJUCniJfc! » u. I h i a.
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