A View of the present State of the Military force of the United States. By the Act of the 30th of April 1790 the military establishment was fixed at 1216 non commissioned officers and privates, arranged into one regiment of infantry of three battalions, and one battalion of artillery — two of the battalions of infantry, and the battalion of artillery were in service prior to the said Act — The additional battalion of infantry was appointed as follow | | Troops | One battalion | | | Georgia . . . . . . One Company . . . 19 North Carolina . . . 400 . . 78 . . . 52 . . . . 24 Kentucky . . . . . . . 22. Engaged 36 . . 67 . . . . . . . . . Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 . 60 . . . . . . . . 48 304 . 188 the troops in the thus consist of 2 battalions of infantry and one of artillery But it is conceived that all the men who have enlisted in the old establishment and who have not been discharged or whose time may not have expired will be considered as a part of the new establishment the troops in Georgia are two companies of an artillery one of infantry enlisted in the latter end of the month of the year gone 228 detachment 17 . . 31 . . . 59 (1216 establishment) On this view, there will be furloughed and a supply there are wanted to complete the establishment, nearly all, of the one hundred and seventy seven men in Georgia enlisted in the former act of May — The furloughing will be proper to complete the two first companies of artillery in Georgia by drafts from Capt. Smiths company of infantry which before being deficient for that purpose, will leave a detachment of said company of twenty four men, non commissioned and privates — There are no recruits of artillery, and the said detachment to be retained in force, upon the old pay, until they can be conveniently replaced by recruits upon the new establishment — Their number . . . . . . . . No . . 177 supposed to have . . . mustered who will reenlist on the new . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 The number of additional battalion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Wanted to complete the said battalion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 The recruiting parties to commence immediately in Maryland, Pensylvania New Jersey to New York to complete the number of Troops on of this . . . . . . . . . . 494 Wanted to complete Smiths company 35 — But it would be proper to recruit the whole company, and discharge each of the aforesaid detach- ment as would not reenlist upon the new establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 1210 The additional regiment now under the consideration of Congress, the Secretary of War proposes to be raised in the States of Connecticut, Massachusetts . . . . . . . 912 Rhode Island, and New Hampshire 2128 All which is humbly submitted to the President of the United States Knox Sec^y of war May 4^th 1790