Virginia Argus

SAVANNAH, July 14

At a meeting of the commissioned officers of the second battalion of the second regiment of the Georgia militia on the 13th of July 1807, assembled for the purpose of expressing their sentiments, relative to the recent attack upon their liberties, by captain Humphries of the British ship of war the Leopard: and to concert means for arming and disciplining their respective commands, so as to be prepared to act effectively in any case of emergency which may occur, to render their services necessary.

1st Resolved, That we view with horror and detestation, the late savage violation of our perfect rights committed by the British squadron acting under the orders of commodore Douglas, upon the United States frigate Chesapeake, whereby several of our fellow citizens, were inhumanly and outrageously murdered.

2d Resolved That we do hold ourselves and our respective commands ready to march at a moment's warning to any point that resistance to our common enemy (the British nation) may be required: and we do hereby, most solemnly pledge our honor, our lives and our property, to aid as far as the greatest exertion of our abilities will extend, any measures which may be adopted by the general government, to check the arrogance of this nation of pirates, to whose acts have presented towards our country a continued series of injury and depredation, notwithstanding a spirit of reconciliation, and peace has always existed and has been uniformly manifested on the part of our government

3d Resolved, That in order to be prepared, to enforce these professions of willingness to defend the rights and liberties of our country. that we do proceed immediately to exert ourselves, to put the second battalion upon a respectable footing, for offensive and defensive operations. by having the persons composing said battalion properly armed and trained in the discipline prescribed by congress, for the attainment of which. last purpose the battalion shall be exercised once a week by platoons, once a week as maneuvers and by battalions as often as the major or commanding officer of the battalion may think proper to direct, who is so authorised to assemble the commissioned and non commissioned officers of the battalion, on the day previous to any intended battalion muster, to be instructed by him in the necessary parts of their duty.

4th. Resolved. That all persons belonging to the second battalion are so solemnly bound up to act with spirit and energy upon the present occasion and that any person refusing to comply with the provisions of the 3d resolution shall be deemed disaffected to his country and treated accordingly

5th Resolved. That hand-bills of these resolutions be printed and circulated throughout the Battalion.

EDWARD HARDEN, Chairman

Attest

ANDREW M'LEAN, Secretary