Companies of his own regiment and one company of the first regiment of Artilloists and Engineers: and. The Pay-Master of the fourth regiment of infantry is to pay five Companies of his own regiment and one troop of dragoons. These Officers are in all relations to the pay of the troops subject to the instructions of the Pay-Master General, whom they are duly to respect, and he himself will be carefull so to arrange the business of his department, as not to interfere with the issues of the clothing. It is presumed that by a firm adherence to this arrangement economy, comfort, and uniformity may be produced, emulation inspired, and that every species of irregularity of [strikethrough: undecipherable] and injustice, may be obviated. (Sign'd) WILKINSON Majr. Inspector General Orders Head Quarters City of Washington December 2. 1800 The Officers commanding districts on the sea board and the frontiers of Georgia, are to report to, and receive orders from Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Burbeck, pending the Generals absence from the seat of government, at which place the Colonel will take up his quarters, and will furnish returns of ordnance and military stores quarterly to the Secretary of War. The Commanding Officer of Fort Johnston in North Carolina, taken from Major Ford's battalion, and of Fort McHenry in Maryland, taken from Major Peters, are for the sake of proximities and convenience, to report directly to Colonel Burbeck, and receive his orders untill the General returns. Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Gaither, Butler, and Burbeck are authorized to constitute general Courts Martial within their respective commands, untill further orders. The Inspector is to furnish the Secretary of War with monthly abstracts of the troops in service, and quarterly returns of whatever may appertain to his department and that of Adjutant General. He is to receive regular reports from all recruiting parties, and to see them supplyed with money, provisions, clothing, arms, &c. for which purpose he will make the necessary applications to the Secretary of War, the Quarter Master General, the Pay-Master General, and the Contractor. Commanding Officers of Districts are to see that clothing returns for the insuing year, for the companies and none commissioned Staff Officers under their command, are furnished to the regimental Pay-Masters without loss of time, agreeably to the general order of the 30^th ultim. (Sign'd) WILKINSON Majr. & Inspector Garrison Orders — Fort Johnston December 23, 1800 The Police of Wilmington having represented that several attempts have lately been made, (by some desperate confederacy) to burn their town; that the inhabitants were worn out with watching, and that the public money and property in the custom house was probably an object, and in eminent danger; and having solicited a guard from this garrison to aid their police; cooperate in measures of general defense — The commanding officer thinks it his duty to comply with this request — Therefore A Sergeant, Corporal, and 12 men will, this evening be detail'd and hold themselves in readiness to proceed to morrow morning with all possible dispatch, in the fort barge, to Wilmington — On their arrival the Sergeant is to report himself