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A CALL FOH TIIT.* MOUNTED REGIMENT.Frankfort. 11/A, 18J.TDraw Sin—The information received from i various quarters, of vhe attack on Kurt Meigs by a large bodv of llie llritish and Indians, justifies the belief that a reinlorcement ought to be sent on to the aid of general Harrison. The ‘‘ emergence can he met by horsemen only. As you have a regiment of mounted infuntrv near-p * * t V* t t *g Iv organized, the crisis will, in my opinion, n jusiily Us immediate march to the sc*ne of operations. You have my entire approbation j and sanction so to do I Will, in conformity ' with Hie wishes of the secretary of war, expressed in his order of the 2oth February la6t, s under which the regiment- was raised, issue t commissions to the lt;fficers. And as far as depends upon the executive of this state, the ■} men who march under you shall be allowed I tours of duty according to the time they may g be in service. ' .Cap ain V hitakrr of Shelby, Cspt. Coleman .t of Harrissn, and Capt Psvns of Bracken, have tiich rrfise el a company of Cavalry, and re port-e eel them for service this season. As I do not ^ new ' Xpert a call for cavalry, they have my ap-probation to join your regiment ; and in case a they do so, will be commisaed accordingly e You will please*address them on the subject. i_ Arrangements have been made hy the Quar-^ ter-niaster of the Nciituck\ troops, for lurnish-= ing tour command with forage,c. as far as Newport : Rut the officers ana men must lock ^ to che general government alone for a compen-n sation (* »r their services. n j Kespectfullv, sir, vourmosi obedient, il j ISAAC SHELBY.. Col. U. M. Johnson.
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Lexington Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Kentucky, US
Tue, May 18, 1813
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