The regiment of Dragoons to consist when complete of two cohorts, each cohort of two squadrons, each squadron of two troops and each troop of thirty two dragoons rank and file, with the following commissioned and non con missioned officers, pay and other emoluments. years 1 100 70 60 35 including 30 1 Colonel. 8 Captains (finding their own horses) 2 Majors. First Lieutenants 11 Second Second...de. .de .do Pay Master, Q. M., Adjutant Extra pay to Pay Master. do. to Quarter Master. do. to Adjutant + | Chaplain. 1 Surgeon. 2 Mate (finding his own horse) Sergeant Majors 1 to each Colonel Quarter Master Sergeants..do 2 Trumpet majors Farriers do . 64 Corporals included in R and file Privates Total 361 A The general idea of this establishment is to allow no greater emoluments than to the infantry; for there is no good reason for preferring one service to the other. Where the pay is increased it is in consideration that the persons are obliged to find themselves with horses by which they incur an additional expence. This corps-serving much on detachment the number of officers in proportion to the men is much greater than in the infantry. A. The corps of Engineers to consist of one Regiment or two battalions of Artillery, each battalion consisting of four companies each company of fifty-two sixty four rank and file; and of a corps of Artificers, with the following commissioned and non commissioned officers, pay and other emoluments. B. Number Per sons. Rank. 1 Major General Commandant (Vide General Staff). Colonel 19 First Lieut, 2 to each company 2a do. ..do., including Paymaster, QF M3, Adjutant_ Quartermaster extra pay &c. Paymaster .do. Adjutant. -do 1 Professor of Mathematics. 1 Professor of Civil Architecture. 1 Drawing Master. Commissary of Military stores. 5 Deputies, each Conductors as many as may be found necessary to be appointed out of the non commissioned officers with the additional pay of 2 dollars per month. |