of Rations must be made out, signed and forwarded by the commanding Officers. W. North, Ad. Gen. General Orders Head Quarters Plainfield N. Jersey May 26^th 1800 The Troops will be mustered on the first day of June or as soon after as may be the pay Rolls for the time which yet remains to them to serve, and also for the three Months pay granted by the Act of Congress, based the 14^th instant with particulars upon the muster then made, and forwarded with the necessary receipts and vouchers as has been heretofore directed. Should casualties, with respect to any of the Officers or enlisted Companies between the time of forwarding the Rolls and the Moment of Disbandment, Commanding Officers of Companies are charged with reporting them to the Commanding Officer of the Regiments, and the Commanding Officers of Regiments are responsible that immediate notice is given to the Deputy pay Master General of the Department. So soon as the Troops shall have received their pay and emoluments, the commanding Officers will by Companies or Detachments, put them in march under the direction of their Officers for the states to which they belong. The Officers commanding the Companies or Detachments will endeavour as much as possible to avoid large Cities or Towns and it is expected the non commissioned Officers and Soldiers will preserve the same orders, regularity and obedience to which they have been accustomed norculo improper act, the good character which they, by an attention to discipline and propriety of conduct have so justly obtained. W. North Ad. Gen. After Orders, A Return is to immediately be made to which they at present belong of the men, specifying the Regiment to which they at present belong who were inlisted under the order of the 21^st of January last, which devoted all future engagements to be made for, & during existing differences between the United States & the French Republic, or for five years at the Option of the Government. The men so inlisted are not to be included in the rolls for pay for a longer period than the 11^th of June next inclusive, nor are they to be discharged till further & particular Orders with respect to them shall be given, but are to be delivered with certificates of their entitlements, Arms and accoutrements to the Senior Officer remaining in the service of the United States who may be on the ground at the time the reduction of the troops takes place, who is hereby desired to receive them. Such of the Assistants by whatsoever denomination of the Inspector Genl, Adjutant Genl, Q Mr Genl, & paymaster General, who by law have no allowance of [strikethrough: forage forage] [strikethrough: two horses] in any capacity, are to be considered as entitled to Forage for two horses when they quite ally have their supplies within this limit heretofore made, as approved, but no money is to be given in lieu of forage, which shall not have been furnished. Wm. North Ad Gen.