charged with neglect of duty in absenting himself from the Reg't when called to action on the Twenty Ninth of Aug't Last. The Court after hearing the Evidences are of oppinion that Q'r M'r McKendry is not Guilty of the Charge Exhibited against him that it is Molitous and Groundless and Do therefore acquit him honor-▬▬ After Orders. The Troops to be served with Six Days flour and Two Days beaf tomorrow Evening inclusive of what they may have on hand which is to be Cooked tomorrow night-The residue of the Comis'y Stores to be Loaded tomorrow on board the Boats. All the Q'r Masters and other public stores to be also Loaded tomorrow-▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬. The Com'r in Chief returns his most sincer Thanks to Colo. Shreave and his Garrison for their Industry and attention to the safty and Comfort of the army while absent, the very prudent steps he persued to render the situation of the Army Comfortable on its Return-the Garrison is dismissed and ordered to Evacuate the Fort tomorrow morning at 7 oc'l'k & Join their respective Corps. Colo. Procter will withdraw the Artilery at the Same Time. The Troops anexed to Gen'l Hands Brigade at this place will Joint their Respective Corps—The Covering Parties will also join their respective Regt's-The Two Flanking Divisions will join into one and flank the Left of the army on its Return. 500 men to parade tomorrow morning at 8 ocl'k for fatiguethe Field Officers of the Day will Call on the Adjt. Genl. for Instructions--the Army will be in parfect readyness tomorrow to move early the next morning, all the Dificencys of Cartridges to be made up and the arins to be put in good order. the sick Lame and those without shoes to go Down in the Boats. The Q'r Master will Call for aditional men to work the Boats if Necessary All the Artilery will go to Wyoming in Boats. 50 men from each Brigade in Two Divisions each will go off early in the morning, to Trive in all the horses and Cattle that are to be found. The Brigadier of the day will point out their rout. The army marches in the folloing order (to with) Clintons and Poors Brigades, the Pack horses and Cattle, then Maxwell and Hand's the riflemen in rear of General Hand. All Colo. Procter's horses will be Delivered to the conducter of horses, all the Baggage that can possibleby be Spared on the march will be sent by water for which porpose the Q'r Master will furnish Boats-those Corps which have not a suficiency of Horses to Carry their Tents will apply to the Q'r Marster tomorrow afternoon for more The Conducter of Horses will Collect all the Horses unfit to Carry Burthens tomorrow and have them ty'd up and fe tomorrow night-all the Horses and Cattle of the Army will be confined and fed tomorrow night-The Army will march at 6 oc'l'k. Officers of the Day B. G. Maxwell. Majr. Scott. B. M. Ross. Head Quarters, Tioga Oct'r 3'd 1779. By a Gen'l Court Martial whereof Lt. Colo. Wisenfelds is president. Tho's Burns and James Brant Try'd for Stealing flour from the public store fount Guilty and sentenced to receive 100 Lashes each-The Genl. Approves the Sentence and orders the punishment to be inflicted this Evening at Roll Call. A Gill of wiskiy to be Issued (pr. man) to the Troops this Evening for tomorrow- -The Comis'y will also Issue halft point of salt pr. man to the Troops. Every Field Commissioned Staff and warrant Officer on the Ground to draw two Quarts of Rum this Evening. The German Battalion to join Genl. Hand imediately. After Orders. Field officer for Picquitt-Maj'r Church. The Picquitt to Parade every Day on the Grand parade at the Beating of the Genl. and form the advance Guard. Head Quarters, Mesauken Oct'r 4th, 1779. Officers of the Day B. G. Poor. Lt. Colo. Wisenfeld's. B. M. Marchall. Un further arther orders a Gill of wisky pr. man to be 8 Vol. XIV-6th Ser. Issued Every Evening to the Troops-All the Backers who can be spared from the several Brigades to be sent to the Q'r Master tomorrow morning at 6 ocl'k who will order together with the Artificers to proceed as speedily as possible to Wyoming, their to receive their Instructions from Colo, Butler. The Army to march at 6 o'cl'k the usual signals to be given. Officers of the Day B. Gen'l Clinton. B. M. Fish. Head Quarters, Wyoming Oct'r 8th, 1779. Two sub's Four serjeants and Eight Pioneers to parade at 12 oc'k precisely and to be commanded by Capt'n Ballard of the 6 Massachusits Regt. 100 men Commanded by a Field Officer to parade at the Same Time as a Covering party to the Pioneers-The Comis'y will furnish the whole with 6 Days Provision half of their meat to be salt Beef or pork. The Q'r Master will furnish the Pioneers with such Tools as Capt'n Ballard shall Choss, he will also furnish the Detachment with two Waggons, the Tents and arms of the Pioneers. The Field Officers Commanding the Detachment will proceed on the Bussiness of repairing the Roads from this Place to Easton in the best manner possible and as the horses of the army are very weak and the Waggons heavily Loaded the most particular attention is requested of him and Captn. Ballard When the party arives at Easton they are to wait there till the arival of the army. The Detachment sent from this Garrison is to return tomorrow Evening of this, the Commanding officers of this Detachment will Inform them-The German Battalion Shots Corps and Captn. Spalding's Company to remain as a Garrison at this Place, of which Colo. Butler is to have the Command He is to see that 200 Rounds of Muskets Chartrages for each man and 200 Rounds for each piece of Artillery be sett Aside for the use of the Garrison. The pieces of Artilery attending the army to be supplyed with rounds each, and the Troops to be Compleated w't 24 rounds each- -all the residue of the ammunition and ordinance stores to be Loaded in Boats and Sent Down the river to Sunbury of which Genl. Hand will please to take the Charge and Giveing Directions for its being safely conveyed from them to Philadelphia. All the Boatmen to take their Direction from Gen'l Hand. The Q'r Master will see that all the Boats assigned for the purpose of Convaying the stores to Sunbury be haled upon the shore and well Secured. All the Cloathin in the store to Be Divided into four Equil parts & and Delivered to the several Brigades. No Horses to be Delivered to any person whatever, except by an order from the Commander in Chief-All the Qr. Master stores to be sent Down with the Ordinance stores to Sunbury-. The Directed Genl. of the Hospital will divise as soon as possible and report the Best Method of Conveying the sick from hence to Euston A trusty officers from each Brigade to go with Genl. Hand to Sunbury in order to Collect and Convey to Head Quarters the sick and wounded of their respective Brigades The troops to hold themselves in readiness to march on the shortest Notice-No Leave of absence will be Granted to any Officer except he produce a written recommendation from his Brigadier or Commandant Lt. Colo. Forrest will se that an Officer & proper number of Artilery be Left for and imediately asigned to the garrison. Captn. Topham will attend of having the Ammunition in proper boats, and will attent Genl. Hand to Sunbury there take his Instruction respecting the ordinance stores— The Commander in Chief returns his sincere Thanks to Capt'n Topham for his Great Attention, Activity, Fidility in the Department of Comis'y of Military Stores and Clothier to this army. The, Gen'l with pleasure has ashures him that his conduct has not only Afforded pleasure to him But has given Universal satisfaction-The Commis'y to make an imediate return of all the live stock and other provisions on hand After Orders. The Com'r in Chief in Consequence of Dispatches Just received from his Excellentcy Gen'l Washinton, is under the painfull necessity of Denying leave of Absents to any officer or soldier of this army being positively prohibided therefore, and the Brigadeers will please to write to such as have already obtained Furloughs to Join their respective Corps without Loss of Time-The army will move on Sunday Morning at 6 ocl'k. All the Cattle and horses to Collected and put to morrow evening. 100 Cattle to be Left at this post, the troops to be supplyed with 4 Days Provisions tomorrow Evening exclusively-the residue of the Cattle Driven on with the army The Court Martial of which Gen'l Hand is president is Dissolved and the tryal of Lt. Colo. Rigneer and other officers in arrest is postponed till Army arrives at Easton Officers of the Day B. G. Maxwell. B. M. Ross. Head Quarters, Wyoming Oct'r 9, 1779. When the horses are Collected the Q'r M'r will make the following Distrebusion of them to Genl. Maxwell's Clinton's and Proof's Brigades in Equil members. To Hand one half the number assigned to each of the others and to be Distrebuted in the same proportion Excep to the Artilery who already have their porportion. The Qr. Master will Call on Lt. Colo. Forrest for the Waggons which he has been notifyed are to be Delivered up for the Use of the Infantry. The Qr. Master will Deliver reasonable and preportionable number of horses to the staff-As the Intrest of America Loudly Calls for the Army at Head Quarters. The Com'r in Chief request the Army to be in parfect rediness to march tomorrow morning at 6 oc'l'k. The Gen'l being under the necessaly of proceeding to Easton as spedily as possible-—————. Genl. Clinton will Take Command of the army tomorrow morning and proceed with it to that Place--. A Trusty officer from each Brigade with a small party to be Left at this post for the porpose of Bringing on the Convelessants, and sick-Baggage as cannot be carried with the army waggons will be sent from Easton for this porpose, and those officers are requested to Loose no time in forwarding the remaining sick and Baggage-As the Distrebution of Horses will take place this afternoon all officers and others who have public Horses in their possession are Derected to return them to the Qr. Master imediately-The Genl. expects a strict complyonce with this order being Determined to punish a breach of it in any Instance. |