THE AUSTIN PAPEHS. 839 Labaca, and including all the waters of the Bernard north of the Coshatta road will form the fourth Company - 5-The J.\ifilitia on the said Colorado River and its waters South of the 4 th Company; as far west as La Baca and including both banks of the Bernard from the lower line of the 2 4 Company down to the Mound and the settlements of the Bay Prairie .will form the fifth Company. Agreeably to the Militia law of the Mexican Nation a full company of :Militia consists of from 60, to 100 men with 1 Captain, 4 Lieutenants, 5 Sergeants 12 Corporals 2 drummers and 1 fife·r- The officers and non commissioned officers will therefore be regulated. in this Battalion according to this standard in proportion to the strength of the respective Companies-and therefore when the Com- pany consists of less than 60 and more than 45 men the officers will be 1 Captain 3 Lieutenants, 4 Sergeants 6 corporals 1 drummer 1 fifer-when the Company.consists of less than 45 and over 30 the officers will be 1 Captain,· 2, lieutenauts-3 Sergeants and 4 cor- porals-under 30 men will form detachments and be commanded by 1 _Lieutenant and the necessary number of non commissioned officers- The staff consists of the Lieutenant Colonel Commandant one adjutant with the rank of captain, one sub-adjutant with the rank of Lieutenant--one standard bearer or Ensign-One quarter master sergent and one surgeon-All the Company officers and non com- missioned officers will be elected by the men of the respective Com- panies-San Felipe de Austin June 22. 1823 [1824] STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Lieut. Col. of Militia
llIILITIA OFFICERS
[June 22, 1824.]
Andrew Robinson Capt. 1 Company Militia Samuel S ·Brown 1 Lieut : do do
J a•· Alexander 2 4 Lieut Simon :Miller 3 Lieut Horacio Chrisman Cap 11 • 2 4 Comp 7 • Seth Ingram 1 Lieut do do • •James Baird 2 do ·, do John McClosky 3 do do Randal Jones Cap 3 4 Comp>° David Shelby 1 Lieut do J·esse B·u:rnham Cap 11 • 4 th compy.
John Hadden 1 Lieut • do Amos Rawls Capn· 5 Comp>° Tho• Rabb 1 Lieut. •
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