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' \\ ;Cn t'litfltiycd on Miii- • - .'. •. at lli.iI) quarrel « itli, or • h \<\- abufive Kvoi'vl*. or other- •*;i .-. any ( Wlkcr, or Non^Corii- : i:?ltmcd wluccr, being in the cx- li>vn of'-fii** duty, or otliuwifc .'..■ ! iw? himJcJf v.hilf- on duty : :' Tci'.iiJ, it fhnll nnd mav l><* bc» Iiil io iiiuitor ;Iic Go n mi .1 tiding ():i: :.-r then and there prefeht, u> order every inch pifctsder or often* (.r.; 10 betaken into aniocly, nnd J'nrllnvitb tried by a Court Martial, io be conipofed of three or more ■ Mieers of" the f.iid Mil ilia, who, \vp>)n proof of the oiTetue by the ().uh ofone or more credible v it- ru is or witneffes, (which 0?rh the J'reudent of theiaid Court Martial T,* hereby authorized toadininiftcr) ftnll and may oijderand fen ton ce rvery fuch offender to pay a fine, t &t exceeding ^^'- pounds, nor 'els than live fhUttn'M. at the diferction of the Court, and according to the future-of the offence, and in de- fault of payment, commit fuch offender to the common Gaol of the Diilrict, for a term not excee¬ ding one month, nor Ids than three day-, or until the amount of fuch fine ChalJ be paid, any law to the contrary in any wife notwith- itanditig. VIF. And be it further enacted by trials by any Court Martial, other than General Courts Martial, the oenon appointed to be Frciident thereof, lliall adminifter to each oi'thc other Members, the follow¬ ing Oath : Ton A. B. do.Jk&ear l&jl you wit* admhiifler fuftke ti the in tt fffyour undcrfiandhig in the mat* t:r n-jij before you, according to the fflifitia Laii's oflbh Province^ and the cyldpitf i/hii-h Jhalihe produced before '-'ON, icit/'cut par ihdUy9 favour cr cffetTten.—So help you God. Andas loon as the laid Oath (hall have been aclminiitered by the President to the other Members, any one of the laid Members fhall adminifter the laid Oath to the Fi\fidcnt. \ lib A ■•• • • - /.'••"• - '. /" I '.'//<'UYl < i -'; ..•./..'• ritV afiri/jii/. That when- - * * ever it mall fohappen that there lhall nor be a fuffiuent number of Officers prefent to conipofea Court lis alorciaid, it mall and may be lawful to and for the Command¬ ing O/iiecr to detain fuffh offender in cuftody, until a Court can be afiembled, for the trial of fucli of- fender ; Provided fuch Court can be obtained within twelve hours from the time of fuch confinement, and in cafe a Court as herein be¬ fore directed, cannot beallembled within twelve hours, fuch offen¬ der fliall be rclcafed from fuch con¬ finement, and tried under the pro- villons of the Act of the Kin&, in- titulcd," An Act to explain, a- mend and reduce to one Act of Parliament, the feveral Laws now in being, for the railing and train¬ ing the Militia of this Province/' IX. And be it further cnacled by •the authority afenf/id, That if any perion or perions fliall perfume to diiturb, interrupt, or niolcit any party of Militia, whilft on duty, it mall and may be lawful to and far the Commanding Officer of uch party, to order any fuch perion or perfons to be carried be¬ fore any one of his Majcity's Jufti- :cs of the Peace, who ihall be next ' - the place where the offence may be committed, who upon proof of the offence by the oath ofone or more witcefsor witneffes, ihall and may order and adjudge every fuch. r.ik:,du- topayailnc rot excee¬ ding I:vc nouaidi?, nor IdTs than ten ihilHngs, 'and in default of pay¬ ment, to commit him to the com¬ mon Gaol of the Dlftric't, lor a nion .........- - -- term not exceeding one month, nor Ids titan ten days unlcfs the line isfooner by him paid. X. Jihl /.. // ft n In r in, tile, / / •• the authority nf' r,f.,'ul% Tlnit il lliall iind may Uv lawful to and Y'-r tht Governor, Licntciiaia, Governor <>r I\if»n ;'c:i\;nilU')iiiK llie Govtrnmcnt, { mob if rife t<i ttrne, and as oftcnaa wcaliou flu'l rvqiifr**, to mafa fitcJ* wgwlatiu. •: • s he fimil think luccfidry, for the cjarcatini cvf- toJy of any Armsnnd Account nitwu ])iovi- drd v-A fupplicJ ii orfJe: to the wftrttfliuo of \\.k1 Mililia men In !*(.' 11 tMU'tl ;il)d rXCT* eifed ; nnd alfo from tit&i to tinu- asocciilloii mav icqi:n,\ hv anv cvnlcr or nrdcrr. to he m^dc a;i.i ido-.'c} For thai pmp6ies to (!c; Lire <nm] < (tuli)iJll llir drcfjand Wtii^n m, !f> be worn ■ l.v hPv and (M-crv part of tht* Mlii f i ot I iris rrnvMicc. 'Prtmitfctt flMi* /r.r, that nothing hcrchi rontatnedi final! be co;ift.tried to ohlljji* ;'. v Mi1ft?h fivaii to provide arty iuii£jrm at his own cxpenco. XI. Andbt h furl?* r t" iHr^h the avihwli* ajbrrfhirf) 'I lmr fomuch of i!«c- faid Aci p-ifl'ed in the fort J r»"hth year < f the Kiii^, liiiitul- c1, 4< An Act ro txplainj amend and reduce to <nic Acl of lViiii'iicnt* the fcvcml 1 tstwa r.ow hi hfinjj, Tor thi* r<ii.u"^ and trajntng the Militii of this Prtmnc?/* a; dnve'ts that noConipanyid ^filitia (hail eonfifl of more than fifty men, flialJ be and the fame i- hereby repeak-d, ?iv\ that every Company fhnll and may cot iiil nf a niiinbcr r*v>t exceeding our hundird rtfeh. XII. A'iJ whereas it may he convenient to fot m one of more Cuinjisuiy or Compaiiica of ]\ iticir.cn in thu IVovihCft fir if tr: I'lal f>\ »i- ...a . :>, ( . /,,' /. '/'»■ • ;* Hi.ill iiiid u.iy be Ijuvfid for the Governor, Lientrtrafft Governor, or Pcrfiin adminulcine 'Ik* Oov- crnnuMif of this Pmvnicc, tt^ fonii and v rn- hody fm Ii Compni'v or Companies, pn-d cm[)l«*v tin: .'union {rich dtin'esas th? nccef- f.ty ^t il;" ivniVr may rcquiic. >J II I. .'//.v'A' tif*irlh?rtn<0c /'r thnnllortiv afohfiwl^ That ev^ryOifrccmf the [VjiWtii of this Province flinl] on or before thcfourlh cky i f J"1|r' next ; and every Officer who mav after ih .: day he appointed, within eii$bt dars after he P.-tll have reeeivcd hfs Cm-iviiiIIim^, befarefiiie or mure of his Ma- j ftv*< JufliVsof the Pe?ie'*, for riteDiftridt tnuliir-h his Regiment, Battalion or Compa¬ ny fljall belong, take and fubfcr!he \\v: fclow- in<* Qixht to wit ; / jL IL ti' trifrmh prow l/i r/W piectrr* that I «»'// A* futfffoi rwtl be 'J* //■//; /?<V, ijiM/v /o /'/> /ilitU'w Kim Gwri'e l-\: Third* m Iwjul So • eMij> n of //r I Trrifed King- d,w <if Giro: Britain ausl /;*//////, aiuijifihh Pvovmrr^ ftsdvpmihmt //'•/,<v/, Qit<lt/Mll I will cUfiiulh'iw ttfth ufmrfi of*/,->rpo-uvr i^mn/l //// ' wmm m%>M '■- ■"• (%'*-wftt •■' \tf »y, 'tvh'uhjbtiUhe 7i*.ulc apvnff his frerfi>ttj Crown rml Dignity, iind fiiriintlttrlv /•/.( D-jm'm'totis in North /lnurliti% nnd Unit 1 -willdo n/v tlttttfrft adt-W'ur to dijrlo/e <vd mtifa luo-vn to his ftLt'rJIy. his h.irs wjucceffhr$% allfrcafom mid traitorous cwfpirnars and tift$mpfit lohith I Jhrdl I HOW* to he agniqfl f:hth% or amy nf their.) and U all this fdof-vcar Kuiilmd anyemthw* cation* mental ev(ijifm% or fee ret r.f<r:>.t/'/on, and rcnounciwr till ptfi'd&m and difbaifnthns from r t /* t ftfiy firrfon or power w'; ttjocvery t' lf)c contrary* So help me God. XIV. •//*// he ttfurther tntitttdby the an- fho-'v v/W/.WThat it Hih]1 and mav belnwfu] to .°y for the Governor, LiiOiM^mt Govern¬ or, or l\rfon f.dnaiailltrn^- the Government) to order and diiecl that the Non-Commiflion- ed Officer, nnd Privates, ofnny and every Regiment, Battalion, Company or beniv rf Militia in this Province, fliall he called up -n to take and ful>fafbethe laid Oath of Ailc- ffiince, and that upon receiving any orders for that purpofe, it fhall and may be lawful, to and for the Commanding Officer of Inch Kgeiinentj Battalion or Compai.y, and he k hereby required to call upon every Non- Commtffioncd Officer or Private of hh Rcgimrnr, Battalion or Company, to take and fublciibe the faid Oatli, befnc one or morcfhfs Majefty's Jnflices of the Pence for the Diftfid to which fneh Regiment, Battalion, or Company fhall belong, which Oath flidll be adminrltered free of expense, and that every Juffice ofthe Piace a"mln- I fieri op fuch Oath, (hall forward a-Certificate thereof, to th- C'erk ofthe pvnee of the Diftria to be enrolled, which fuch Clerk * f the Peace is hereby required to do frvt^ of ex- pence ; and if any Officer, Non-Commffil »•>- ed Officer, or Private, (having been rc-juircd fo to do) fl»all reftife or ncgleel; M take and iubicrihe the laid Oath, in manner herebv direftcd, upon convic^ron before any Genrr al Qiiarter S< ffions of the Pe^ce, ot fn time ufadlual Fnvnfioaor Infurrcflinn,befnre any" Court Martial, everyfirch perion or-nerftma (hall be deemed and taken t" hf an alien, snd Ihall be liable and l"i>!»je;l to any lajr or that* Uy^^wfn fo-n\ p» [■-e;:f,er to U made, j.inr/iiu;. or -^.'aiiift ;.i; wk XV. sird !ei< f<.e'!>.rrni.!\l hy the author- ;/,,/v,wW. iVatfn much of the laid i\ti ;,;,lircc. th,r «:ny Body or Detachment ot Mililia, which my. he called out by the Govenmr, Liraten-irt Governor or Perfan ad.i>hu"tlcnilg thu Government, f!u:U and may |TC detained on fuch Itrvice, Wt and during tbefpace of fix monthsatone time,aiulno longer, fhull be and the fume IS hereby repeal¬ ed. XVI. And kit further enaFtedhy thr auth^ itrafoMuid, That at the expiration of fi months, f'om the time of any inch Detach- matt beta" called out as afuefaid, one thud d tne men offtuh Detachment Avail be fc- l.-.:\dby ballot, and if relieved by an e<;u;d number of men,ffia!lbe difeharged, an I at the expiration of feven months from tbetnne of calling out fuch Detachment, another third fliall be fde&cd, and if releivcd, dif- (hargediu like manner, and at i he expM?*. Ton of eight months, the remaining third, it relievi-d, fliall be rltfcharged, XVII. slndh h further rnnflal by tht au¬ thority tforejiiidi That it (trail and may be lawful to and for any Colonel or other Ofir;< r Commanding any Regiment, Batilion, or- Compary, and he is hereby required to caU cut his AVgirr.ent, Battalion, *>r Company, whenever he fhall be dhc&ed fo. to uo, fi»r the purpofe of being Iufpc^rd or Reviewed, bv *nv lulpecting Field Officer of Militia, or other Field Officers of tlie hue, who may be fent for that purpofe ; and that Li "tenant Colonels in Uh Majefty's Army, ferviftg with any part of the Militia in this Province, Ih.dl command all Mililia Officers whatever, any¬ thing in tV- faid fu part recked Ac;t to the contrary not with (landing. &VIIL And he if further cnneled hy the authority t*forefah!9 That every Militia man whnfe fervices mav hrt!rrr:nrd J • * ; volunteer Corps, now or hereafter to be r.iil- cd, fhall be*exempted f»om fervfng as a Mil¬ ilia man under this or tiieb'fore nx-ntioned Aft, whilll he ftrall belong to any fuch Corps as aforefaid, and cvbo that every per- fon ferviug in any flank Company, fhnll not be liab!^ to any perlbiut] Arre(\ on ary civil Proccf", or to ferveas Juror or to perform d-;- as a Town or Parii'h Officer, oi Statute labour on the Iligli-way, during the time he .'n.111 continue in fuch flank Companies any hw to tlie contrary in any wife iitfUvith- ftaii'.Iing, XIX. Ami tic ti further intiflcd ly the au¬ thority affjrtfaitl\ That any Mon-Commiffion- cd Officer or Private Militia- man, who in any engagement with an enemy, or by any accident or cafualty which may occur while on, or-performing any duty in a&ual fervice, fhall be killed, and fhall reave a Widow, or Child or Children lawfully heggotteiT, his faid Widow lliall be entitled Co receive du¬ ring her widowhood, and iu cafe of the de itb f»f Inch Widow, then the cldeft Child, or nitardiflfij for tire-nfcaf thr^nidtn ehll' di'»n of furh Non-Commiffi »red Officer or Private Militia-man, uutil the yniinjjefl there-' of, fh ill have attained theigeof |l:;tecn )c?.r.s, an annuity of five pounds lawful money o'* this Pro vine**, nnd alfo, that every P?on-Com- milhoned Officer, or Private of Militia, who in any engagement with v.n enemy, or by any accident or cafualty which may occur whilron, or performing any duty in a&ua] fervice, fiiall be wounded or dif.d.led, fo as to be rendered incapahJe r( earning Ilia live- bhood, fliall be allowed an awuiitv of nine pounds lawful money of this Provinee, du¬ ring the time ho (hall continue under fuch incapacity. XX. And it' t! further tttffJUed hy the au¬ thority nfonjVuU That fo much of an Aft pafled in the forty-eighth year of bis Majef- ty's re.'gn, intituled, t6 An Ac3. to explain, amend and reduce to one l\t\ of Parliament* the feveral laws now in being for the railing and training die Mililia of this Province^" asdirc&show Militia lines are to b* difpefed of, be and t!ie i ime is hereby repeak J. XXL A\idhe it further matted hy C: rn- thnnly fiforcfaidt That all fmns oi nonrr arifiwg from finc^j forfeitures and penaltica, by this or the above recited Ae.t impofed, together wirh a lift oi fuch lin.-R, fovfcit^Jrei and penalties (hall, as foon after the thirty fiill day of December in every v* ir, as prac- ticable, betranfmitted by the Mngidrateor Officer rcfpeSivly receiving the fame, to tlve Receiver General of this Province, to be difpofed of as the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Perfon adminfllerfng the Government, fhall dirr»cr, to nuvp^fes only that fliall rrfp,-r;\ the faid Militia, and which flwll be accounted For to the Crown, through the Oommiffionei^ of his MaWh-'a treaf.ir^, for the time being, as the Crown Ihdl dnect. XXIL Provide-! always* Th?t this pre¬ fect Artflial! continue and be in force until th. firft tteynf January nest,and from thence 11 the end of ih-Mhcu i»"\i enfuict; Seffion of'he I/M"]4|.Jr,: 0f this Province, and :*> lapffer- U AS.Il,«1nc,;pi.oacl„AKc he called upon to ?lVi: uut fuff . \ . a enl us in the next prov^jj rnent, it behooves us to look about! decide who is the moll proper owfe.' that Hal ion ; a llation rendered dajb* poTta.nl by the^efemthrateulBgafpI the times, h U to be hoped w! S. without taking it.to view the rneriu, 0( f man and without reflection re-ele&ttaf man who -ias formerly reprefentcdtoffi^ beraulV he has reprelentcd us,nor,iu'j. hoped* wii] we <]xwy' him far thchnifJ i,m — Nbylot us '«iiecl,and ht merit 1,,- and iettepril be Lite (publications th:* r fecomm< i;d (he t i-u to our fnppoit. |(. caiididly :. J>'.v!.o;U ai.y prijulicf or li on our mind;, interrogate putfvWs ontli fubjc*;\, and vv.':hoitt any party m«ive«4j cid'o who anuv.gd the many i l<o nniuUv) lingly undey take to iorve us is ihcheftnidj I'ud from a fenov Icdjfe of fsnr f.tuatu.a,:, abilities and in-.'oity, to W the man ofirj choice. In thefi'fl place EtJ.*t>k weflpj examine well the merits and Krrvtces of tbs man in whom We have formuiy confia^i either give wir fnffiages for the latnirnra, arbeready at any time rt?>i\ at all times t| give our reafona why we have wrtlrtei tium him our confidence,—We hcarol'nn here and men t! ere, who are ready r^d'.'i ling to he our reprcfentatives ; h*rt wIpm they ? I will air: are th y m n nl hii\W - Are they men of kuo—ledge i Are thcyniri who are qualiffcd to give v.* L:'.v- by mm) when made we mnll he govnnei: At; '•-' men in wliofe li/.'ids we cin uil bkty :::■ trttil our rijus v.i.d our lilxi'fio'? R* ' will anfwer my own queftions , il*ty**f be honeit men, thev mar he j?ood farrarrs they may be good neighbors, and g--").irrcT. fwis <if *"»••' ! \ I>»1" *' >*' • '" I i -f*1 iphereSi but make legiil.i:. r* of theai ;!i,| you take th.'Pi out of their proper fphcre«, 5c in that capacity they can neitherU ulefiilto themfelvcs noi to the community. I wxrnU by no means be fo cruel a* to take tlmfe h-uiell yeomen from following tiro ptotHi and plaee them wl ere thy would f""} them- felves fo aukwaaMy fitnatvd ; no, I have formerly wirh the ntmofl confidence ea'wn my vc»te f-r Am.t.\ MacLi ak, Bhj. and I ?m ce-tain ht wiil, at the rnfunig cle&ion, wrth uiidimiirlhed conildeuce, be entitled to my vcte again - and fhould I be ailced the fpiLllior. why I give him my fnpport, I Ihall be always ready to give my realom, and the bell of reafons too. becanfe I moll confeicn- cioufTv believeand know him to be a man of - the tiierfl Iionnr, of the- PtiieU-ft iutegrit)',3 nan wiio is a friend to ln's cotnitryand who Iuis its beft Hit'Tcfls at liia heart—onewlio ought to and mull pollu's out confidence; ;:nd unlcfs a love of novelty or fuific oilier mo:\: f I range }>mpe«(rty pofTViTcs ftfclf of our brains, J am certain we fhnll unanirronl])- come lorward and fupport th.* man whom vtt f*stcc hmtoUwe done oin^l'vts honor in ' cluK.lin^. and wht, has d->nc hfmfclf and lu's coi■tliuienis honor in the difclnrg- ofiwAu ty— iiopm- that theft- remarks may mh> deemed rmpertmentj and Oucercly wlWmr they nnVlit be attended with fome goodefj feci, I Inhferihc myfelf, Mr. Editor, your obedient hurnhle fervant. JOHN BULL, W Nc.i' 1'orH-j April i^ Lateft from Eriglnnd. Arrived at tlu'.s port laH evening tlie f;,fc failing Ihip Lady /.:,,</!/<„,, captain Swain, from Liverpool, ii\ the remarkably flmi paf- fagc of eighteen r!<i\'s. Dv this arrival Lon- mtt papers to the evening ofthe 12th and Liverpool to tno i;th of March have been reec:rcd. fJverftmf, March 14—The lad Anhrlt mail has brought letters and papers contain¬ ing intelligence which has excited coniidera* hie .".Mention. Keports arc again reiterated, tmJ lymptoms fn greater number than ever , srr-~ again derailed, of approaching quarrels and (iidurbanccs in the North of Europe.' The foreign journals have been fo long fil¬ led with chef*- rumors, tliat they haveahnoS c\dcd t(. eK'»tteeither attention or mtercftj but it mull be confeflTed that thcwdufld many of th-* European Potentates (the only Ir.ug-iage, as Dr. juhnfon i-n'd, that rarely Irs) indicate* gie;\t probabilities of a war, either impending or apprehended. Theac- run.ulaMou of French troopn on the different German, Pruflian, D;.nilh and PoltfllfiXM" tierSf has mereafed to fuch a degree, that they are now eitimafd at 300,000 men! * calculation which, though Undoubtedly ct* agger»ted, (hews th-jt the march of troops and the a£livjty of preparations have beeJ molt 'v?raordin3iy. French troop, it isp"f ittvely affirmed, aie advancing In great !orc-J to take ooiTellion 11 the fe.vpoits of Pruflia, >n contormity touyonventiriti recently conclu¬ ded between the fw*» monarch*. A* ffbW treaty has beefl concluded borween France & Daimark, by which fci$ lt»;n!liUcd that i3.i-