![]() ![]() Neither Negroes, Boys unable to bare Arms, nor old men unfit to endure the fatigues of the campaign, are to be inlisted The preferrences being given to the present Army, The OfficersĪre vigilantly to try, what number of men can be inlisted, in the Course of this week, and make report thereof to their Colonels, who will report it to the General-This to be done every week, until the whole are compleated. To prevent such contentions as have arisen, from the same person being inlisted by different Officers, and for different Regiments, it is possitively ordered upon pain of being cashiered, That no Officer knowingly presume to inlist any Soldier, who has been previously inlisted by another Officer, where such a mistake happens undesignedly, the first Inlistment is to take place-The Officers are to be careful not to inlist any person, suspected of being unfriendly to the Liberties of America, or any abandon’d vagabond to whom all Causes and Countries are equal and alike indifferent-The Rights of mankind and the freedom of America will have Numbers sufficient to support them, without resorting to such wretched assistance-Let those who wish to put Shackles upon Freeman fill their Ranks, and place their confidence in such miscreants. Two Dollars will be allowed to each Non Commission’d Officer, and Soldier, who provides himself with a good Blanket, and Liberty to take it away at the end of the campaign the present ample allowance of provisions will be continued, and those who inlist, will be indulged in a reasonable time, to visit their familys, in the Course of the winter, This to be regulated in such a manner, as not to weaken the army, or injure the service. New Cloathing will forthwith be provided, for every Non Commission’d Officer & Soldier, for which an easy Stoppage, of only ten Shillings a Month, will be made out of his pay, until the whole is paid. ![]() In the General Orders of the 31st of October, it is declared, that every Non Commission’d Officer and Soldier, shall be paid by the Kalander month, as follows, to a Serjeant forty-eight Shillings, to the Corporals forty-four, 2 and forty to each private which pay it is expected, will be regularly distributed, every month-Each Non Commissioned Officer, and Soldier, (Drums & Fifes excepted) is to furnish his own Arms if Arms are found him, he is to allow Six shillings, at the end of the Campaign for the use thereof. ![]() The Soldiers as the printed Inlistments express to be engaged to serve untill the last day of December 1776. To be especially watchful at night, and, during the time for challenging, to challenge all persons on or near my post and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.Each Colonel upon the new-establishment, to come to Head Quarters, to morrow morning ten OClock, in order to receive from the Adjutant General, as many printed Inlistments, as there are commission’d Officers in his Regiment-They will therefore without delay distribute One to each Officer, who isįorthwith to proceed to inlist men for their respective Regiments in the Continental Army. To salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased.ġ1. To call the Officer of the Deck in any case not covered by instructions.ġ0. To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.ĩ. To talk to no one except in the line of duty.Ĩ. To receive, obey and pass on to the sentry who relieves me, all orders from the Commanding Officer, Command Duty Officer, Officer of the Deck, and Officers and Petty Officers of the Watch only.ħ. To quit my post only when properly relieved.Ħ. To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guard house than my own.ĥ. To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.Ĥ. To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert, and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing.ģ. To take charge of this post and all government property in view.Ģ. Navy / Marine Corps / Coast Guard General Ordersġ. I will report violations of my special orders, emergencies, and any thing not covered in my instructions to the commander of the relief. ![]()
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