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The men are required by law to provide them- 

 selves with such arms as are used in times of 

 ■war, when in actual service. They are divided 

 into companies, regiments, brigades and divi- 

 sions. The companies elect their cjiptains and 

 subalterns. The captains and subiiterns 

 appoint the field officers of their res])ective regi- 

 ments. The brigadier generals, and the major 

 generals, are appointed by the governor, counr.jl, 

 and house of representatives. The governor is 

 captain general and commander in chief, and 

 with the advice of council, is to arrar-ge the 

 whole militia into divisions, and brigades ; and 

 may from time to time, make such nitenitions 

 as he shall think fit. The whole militia of the 

 state, is to be reviewed at least oiice in two 

 years. 



In 1792, the state of the militia wss as fol- 

 lows : Twenty regmients of infantry, divided 

 into eight brigades, and four divisions : Fifteen 

 companies of cavalry, and six compriues of ar- 

 tillery ; the whole computed at eighteen thou- 

 sand, five hundred. 



The staff consists of one captain general, one 

 lieutenant general, f(jiir major generals, eight 

 brigadier generals, one udjutant general, and one 

 commissary general. 



It stems to be principally owing to the po- 

 litical virtue and martial spirit of th.e young 

 men, that the militia of the stat<:; do yet [18062 

 make a respectable appearance. It Is customa- 

 ry for the governor, in almost e^ cry s^peech to 

 the assembly, to recommend in all the energy 

 €>f language, an attention to the state of the 

 militia : And it is cnstomar}- for the assembly 



