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By the march from the general's drum, I fuppofe the enemy advancing, on which the regiment forms in order of battle.

Gen'. To arms.

Regt. A preparative.

I suppose the enemy forming in the front, the regiment beats a preparative, and fires twice standing.

Gen'. A retreat.

Regt. A march.

I suppose the enemy (not able to withstand our fire) retreating,—regiment fires twice advancing.

Gen'. A march.

| Reg'. A retreat.

I fuppofe the enemy recovering their order, or fuftained by their fecond line-regiment fires twice retreating.

Gen'. A retreat.

Reg. A march.

I suppose the enemy difordered in the purfuit-the regi<ment faces about, fire once by fub-divifions, march up briskly to their ground, bayonets charg'd breast-high.

Gen'. A long march.

| Reg. A long ruffle.

C I fuppofe the enemy in an inclos'd country or village, ort behind a defilè neceffary to be forced-regiment wheels on the center and forms a column.

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Gen'. A long march.

I suppose the enemy retiring-regiment fires once ad

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Gen'. A quick march.

| Reg. A march.

| Regt. A retreat.

'I suppose an ambuscade or vigorous attack of the enemy, wherein the regiment is obliged to retire, fire once re treating.

Gen'. To arms.

| Regt. A long ruffle.

'I fuppofe the enemy after gaining a champain ground ' offering battle-regiment reduces the column and forms the battalion-fire by grand divifions once, the left wing on

❝ arriving on their ground, the right center after facing.

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I suppose a charge of cavalry against a line of foot, cut ' off from their own cavalry-regiment forms the fquare; fire twice, once standing, once marching.

Gen'. A dragoon

retreat.

Reg. A long role from all the drums.

I suppose the enemy's horse repulsed, and retiring-regi'ment reduces the fquare and forms a battalion.

Regimental drum.

A preparative.

I suppose a rejoicing for victory, &c. &c. &c. Regi•ment fires a volley.

N. B. These different evolutions not to be fixed as at prefent, 'but varied according to the pleasure of the reviewing general.

The regiment should always be exercised by the com'manding officer during the whole firing, he fignifying his pleasure to the major by different pofitions of his efpontoon, which the major fhall then perform either by word of com'mand or beat of drum.

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Viz. efpontoon planted-regiment stands faft.

Efpontoon-spear forward-regiment march.

Efpontoon-spear rearward-regiment retreats, &c. &c.

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When the major wants the regiment to march faft, he 'must order the drummer to beat the first five strokes very

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quick, and this must be recommended to the attention of the officers and foldiers, and frequently practifed by them; vice verfa a flow march; the fame to be observed in the retreat.' Our author has likewife made fome judicious alteration in the hollow fquare, which after all, we think inferior in point of defence to the Target, defcribed in a treatife lately published under that denomination.

He proposes that in action every company should be commanded by its own officers, who well know and distinguish the individuals according to their behaviour, and thus be a fpur upon their valour. He thinks it neceffary that the men of each regiment should be taught to work the artillery upon occafion.

The three following chapters explain the duty and requifites of a foldier, a corporal and a ferjeant, which last Mr. Bombelles fays, is the foul of the company, the basis of difcipline and the organ of fervice.

In treating of the education of officers, he entertains us with the following description of the military academy at Neustadt. The military academy at Neustadt is on fuch a flourishing footing, that it would be fingly fufficient to eternize the reign of the emprefs queen: Those who have seen it are filled with admiration; the young gentlemen are carefully taught whatever is neceffary for the education of a gentleman defigned for the army, mathematicks, gunnery, the languages, riding, fencing, dancing, &c. Every academician receives two uniforms a year, and is compleatly cloathed from head to foot at her Majesty's expence; the moment they enter the aca'demy, every part of their former habit is fent back. Count Daun, general of foot, has the fuperintendance of the academy, but the immediate direction of it is committed to • Count Theirheim, major general, who refides constantly at the castle of Neuftadt, and has under him a lieutenant colonel, a major, and twenty-fix other officers of experience, both captains and lieutenants; these have the care of inftructing the young gentlemen in the feveral branches of the military fervice, in which they fucceed to admiration; for it is impoffible to fee the military exercife performed with more • order, justness, and exactness, than by these youths: they

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mount guard every day, go the rounds, make the report, and ⚫ perform all other parts of the fervice of a fortified town, with as great rigour and formality as the veterans do, who are ⚫ garrisoned at Luxembourg: when on guard, they lye as other foldiers do; and in cafe of any neglect of duty, they are con⚫fined, or not fuffered to do their exercife, which laft is reckoned the more shameful punishment: their firelocks, swords, ' and bayonets are all uniform: the grand guard is posted at the entry of the caftle, where fome pieces of small cannon and mortars are placed, that nothing may he wanting to give it the air of a regular fort,

The caftle is very fpacious and well built; it is fituated ⚫ at one of the extremities of the town of Neustadt, in a clear ⚫ and wholsome air; the gardens are large, and divided into seve→ ⚫ral compartments; the apartments in the caftle are laid out in 'fuch a manner, that befides thofe of the counts Daun and • Theirheim, the lieutenant colonel, and the major, there are ♦ two handsome dining-rooms, a very large hall for their exercises, and a particular hall for each school: there are eight schools in all; every academician has his separate apartment, and to each five, there is a valet to wait upon them. About ❝ fifty paces from the castle, a grand magnè is built for their ex⚫ercises, and between thirty and forty horfes conftantly kept for ' their use at her majesty's expence. Their military exercises 'hinder not their inftruction in what belongs to their religion; 'but as they are intended for foldiers, and not for monks, their religious leffons are confined to the duties and obligations of a private chriftian and a gentleman. As to their diet, each table confifts of ten academicians and an officer, and is fupplied with the best of every thing; they have clean • table linnen every day; their eating is the only article belonging to this magnificent foundation which has been cenfured; many think, they ought to be accustomed early to the hardships, which they muft unavoidably fuffer hereafter in the field in fhort, fuch good regulations have been made, that this military school cannot fail, in time, to produce excellent officers, accordingly the emprefs queen keeps several enfigns and cornets commiflions in all her regiments, to give to fuch as diftinguish themselves by their proficiency and ⚫ knowledge.'

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He gives the following picture of a fine gentleman from the celebrated Buonamici, author of the Commentaries de Bello Italico. By a fine gentleman I mean a man compleatly qualified as well for the fervice and good, as for the ornament and delight, of fociety. When I confider the frame of mind. 'peculiar to a gentleman, I suppose it graced with all the dig•nity and elevation of fpirit, which human nature is capable of. To this I would join a clear understanding, a reason free from prejudice, a steady judgment, and an extensive knowledge. I imagine the heart of a gentleman firm and intrepid, void of all inordinate paffions, and full of tenderness, • compaffion, and benevolence. When I view the fine gentle◄ man with regard to his manners, I think I fee him, modeft ⚫ without bafhfulness, frank and affable without impertinence, obliging and complaifant without fervility, and chearful with⚫ out noife; it would be difficult to find all these amiable qualities centered in one man: a finished gentleman is perhaps the moft uncommon of all the great characters in life; befides the natural endowments which this diftinguished man • should inherit from his birth, he must run thro' a long series of education, before he makes his appearance, and fhines ' in the world; he must be principled in religion, instructed in all the moral virtues, and led through the whole course of the polite arts and fciences; he fhould be no stranger to courts and camps; he fhould travel to open his mind, to enlarge his views, to learn the policies and interests of foreign courts, as well as to fashion and polish himself, and to get clear of all national prejudices, of which every nation has its share. To all theie effential improvements, he must not forget to add the fashionable ornaments of life, fuch as the languages and bodily exercifes moft in vogue; neither would I have him think even dress itself below his notice.' This fine gentleman is, we are afraid, a creature that exifts only in idea, the faultlefs monfter which the world ne'er faw.'

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The fourteenth chapter and the five following, are exhausted on the characters of the fubaltern, the captain, the major, the lieutenant colonel, the colonel, and the general officer; and thefe are naturally fucceeded by differtations on honour and valour, which contain nothing new or extraordinary, and are

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