arisen, with respect to the Major-general's command, the Commander-in-Chief directs, that till a more perfect arrangement can be made under the new establishment, or till further orders on this head, each Major-general is to command the division heretofore assigned him, previous to the late disposition for a march; but in case of an alarm, or any other general movement of the army, the three eldest Major-generals present and fit for duty, are, during the occasion, to command the right and left wings and second line of the army, agreeably to the general order of the 23d May last. The North Carolina Brigade is to supply the place of General Maxwell's and Lord Stirling's Divisions till further orders.

Upon firing the signal-guns for an alarm, the troops are to form immediately in front of their respective brigades, and are to be marched by the senior Major-generals, as above, to their respective alarm-posts.

The 1st and 2d Maryland, and Varnum's Brigades, are to draw up in front of their respective encampments, and send to the Commander-in-Chief for orders.

A Major-general is to be appointed for the day, who, with the Brigadier and field-officers on that duty, are carefully to attend to the police and good order of the camp. They are always to be on the grand parade at guard-mounting, and when the guards are marched off, the Major-general will make a distribution of the several duties of the day among the field-officers of it. He is to receive and report to the Commander-in-Chief the remarkable occurrences which happened during his tour of duty, and will attend in an especial manner to the order of the 9th inst., respecting prisoners, as there is reason to believe that many of them are improperly detained in the provost.

All unnecessary waste of timber is to be avoided. The commanding officers will know that their Quartermasters attend particularly to this business.

The Commander-in-Chief having received ample testimony of the general good character and behavior of Lieutenant Jones, who was sentenced to be dismissed the service by a general Court Martial, which sentence was approved by him on the 6th inst., and being

further satisfied by Generals Woodford, Scott, and other officers, that that gentleman is not addicted to the vice of gaming, restores him to his rank and command in the regiment he belonged to, and in the line of the army.

At a Brigade general Court Martial, June 2, 1778, Lieutenantcolonel Adams president, Captain Norwood was tried for refusing to comply with a general order issued expressly for the relief of the troops on picket, founded on the necessity of the case, which at that period could not be otherwise remedied, found guilty of the charge exhibited against him, and sentenced to be privately reprimanded by the officer commanding the regiment to which he belongs.

The Commander-in-Chief utterly disapproves the sentence as altogether inadequate to the offence. The mutinous and dangerous spirit which actuated Captain Norwood, merited, in his opinion, the most exemplary punishment. He is to be released from his arrest.

At a general Court Martial, the 5th inst., Col. Chambers president, Lieutenant-colonel Hubly, of the 10th Pennsylvania Regiment, was tried for "malicious behavior in being the occasion of Colonel Nagle's signing a false return, to the injury of his honor and contrary to good order and military discipline, in the case of Captain Lang, who, as Colonel Hubly told Colonel Nagle, was absent without leave, though he had Colonel Hubly's and General Wayne's orders to remain at Lancaster until the business he was sent on was perfected." After mature deliberation, the court are unanimously of opinion that Lieutenant-colonel Hubly is not guilty, and do acquit him with honor.

The Commander-in-Chief confirms the opinion.

At the same court, Captain Redman, of the late Colonel Patten's Regiment, was tried for "misconduct on the night of the 11th of last April, in neglecting to guard the passes, by which means Capt. Humphreys was surprised, and not coming to Captain Humphreys' assistance when he was attacked by the enemy." The court are unanimously of opinion, that Captain Redman is not guilty of the first charge exhibited against him, and do acquit him. They are of opinion that Captain Redman is guilty of the second charge, but think that his reasons for not marching to the assistance of Captain

Humphreys are sufficient, and do unanimously acquit him with honor.

The Commander-in-Chief confirms the opinion of the court.

At the same court, William Powell, soldier in Colonel Angell's Regiment, was tried-1st, for desertion; 2d, for re-enlisting; 3d, for perjury found guilty, and sentenced to receive 300 lashes, 100 for each crime, and return to Colonel Angell's Regiment.

The Commander-in-Chief approves the sentence so far as it extends to 100 lashes.

Likewise Edward Connolly, soldier in Col. Harrison's Regiment of Artillery, was tried-1st, for deserting to the enemy; 2d, for reenlisting into Col. Weltner's Regiment: found guilty of the charges exhibited against him, and sentenced to receive 200 lashes, 100 for each crime.

The Commander-in-Chief approves the sentence the same as Powell's. These sentences to be put into execution to-morrow morning, at the head of the regiments to which they belong.

The grand parade is assigned in front of late Conway's Brigade. GEORGE WASHINGTON.

NOTE.-About this time it appeared evident that Sir Henry Clinton was about to evacuate Philadelphia, and General Washington and his army at Valley Forge were busy in watching his movements, and preparing, if possible, to take any advantage that circumstances might dictate. The American troops under Washington, during their encampment at Valley Forge, had acquired a considerable proficiency in tactics under the Baron Steuben. On the 18th of June, Clinton with his whole army evacuated Philadelphia. Washington sent General Arnold with a force to take possession of the city, broke up his encampment at Valley Forge, and pursued Clinton's army through New Jersey, hoping to strike some blow upon the enemy that would repay him to some extent for his long, inactive, and dreary encampment at Valley Forge. He overtook Clinton's army at Monmouth, on the 28th of June, and engaged in a battle which resulted in the fall of Colonel Monckton, of the Royal Grenadiers, and covered the American arms with glory.

SUPERNUMERARY OFFICERS

AT THE CHESTERFIELD ARRANGEMENT OF THE VIRGINIA LINE FEBRUARY, 1781; AND NOTES ON THE SERVICES OF DIFFERENT OFFICERS.

Ensign Philip Coartney, 1st Regiment, subjected to a court of

inquiry.

Ensign Wm. Scott, 4th Regt., subjected to a court of inquiry.

ROBERT H. HARRISON

Entered the army as Aid-de-Camp to General Washington, but soon became his private secretary. On the 5th June, 1776, Congress resolved that R. H. Harrison, Esq., have the rank of Lieutenant-colonel in the Continental army. He continued in the family of Washington until the spring of 1781, when he left on account of ill health, and was appointed Chief-justice of the General Court of Maryland, March 10, 1781, and held said office until his death, in 1790.

COL. GEORGE BAYLOR,

Of the Virginia Dragoons. By a special act of Congress, May 25, 1832, Mrs. Ann D. Baylor, representative, received $19,950.44 as the commutation pay of a colonel of dragoons. Colonel Baylor served to the end of the war, was an officer of great merit, and died in the island of Barbadoes in 1784, where he went for the benefit of his health.

The reader will recollect that on the 27th September, 1778, Gen. Gray, a famous British marauder, surprised Baylor's dragoons while sleeping in a barn at old Tappan, N. Y., and out of one hundred and four persons, unarmed and asleep, sixty-seven were murdered in cold blood, and the rest captured. Seventy horses were also butchered, and Colonel Baylor made a prisoner. The trial and execution of Major André also occurred at Tappan.

COL. JOHN THORNTON

Was appointed a Captain in the third Virginia Regiment, February 12, 1776, was promoted to Major March 20, 1777, and in the same year to Lieutenant-colonel. On the invasion of Virginia by Cornwallis in 1781, he commanded a regiment of militia as a Continental officer by order of General La Fayette.

Cal. URIAH FORREST,

Of the Maryland Continental Line, was severely wounded in the battle of Germantown, October 4, 1777, which caused the loss of one of his legs. This disabled him from active service, and on