NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington City, Jan. 9, 1812  The front page has two-thirds of a column taken up with an historic Act of Congress creating the U.S. Rangers.
It is headed: "AN ACT Authorizing the President...to Raise certain Companies of Rangers for the Protection of the Frontier of the United States."
In readiness for possible Indian depredations after the Battle of Tippecanoe, Congress established the United States Rangers on January 2, 1812. The act was renewed in 1813, and the number of ranger companies increased several times during the War of 1812. The Rangers were neither militia, nor regulars, but formed part of the war establishment of the United States as volunteers.
Four pages, very nice condition.