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The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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On Dec. 19, the U.S. Senate read a second time a bill empowering the President to raise volunteer companies of spies or rangers to protect frontiers from Indian tribe invasions, detailing company structure and service terms.
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SENATE.
THURSDAY, DEC. 19.
The bill authorizing the President of the United States to raise certain companies of spies or rangers, for the protection of the frontier of the United States, was read a second time.
This bill provides, "that the President of the United States, whenever he shall have satisfactory evidence of the actual or threatened invasion of any State or Territory of the United States, by any Indian tribe or tribes, be and he is hereby authorized to raise, either by the acceptance of volunteers, or enlistment, for one year, unless sooner discharged, as many companies as he may deem necessary, who shall serve on foot, or be mounted, as the service in his opinion may require, shall act on the frontier as spies or rangers, be armed, equipped and organized in such manner, and be under such regulations and restrictions as the nature of the service in his opinion may make necessary."
Each of the said companies of spies or rangers to consist of one captain, one first, one second lieutenant, one ensign, four serjeants, four corporals, and sixty privates.
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United States
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Thursday, Dec. 19.
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The bill authorizing the President of the United States to raise certain companies of spies or rangers for the protection of the frontier against actual or threatened invasion by any Indian tribe or tribes was read a second time in the Senate. The bill details the President's authority to raise companies by volunteers or enlistment for one year, to serve on foot or mounted as spies or rangers, armed, equipped, and organized as necessary. Each company consists of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one ensign, four sergeants, four corporals, and sixty privates.