The launches that landed the artillery will proceed to such ordnance ship as will be pointed out, to land the light artillery and stores. Should this service not be requisite, they will assist in disembarking the troops, agreeable to the last instructions.

The captains of the different divisions will deliver copies of these and all other instructions to the lieutenants under their orders; and they will give others to the midshipmen, commanding the flat boats.

No persons belonging to the boats to be permitted to quit them upon landing, unless by the particular order of the commanding officer of the division.

Dated on board his majesty's ship Ajax, 24th January, 1801.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS for the Captains and Officers appointed to superintend the debarkation of Troops, &c.

THE Commander in Chief having signified to me, that after the troops are landed, the boats under the directions of the captains of their respective divisions are to be employed in landing the stores, provisions, and water belonging to the army:

The following distribution of the boats is therefore to take place, in order that the demands made by the different departments of the army may be regularly complied with.

After the first landing is completed, and ten pieces of artillery are on shore, the launches are to repair to the following ships, and convey on shore the guns as expressed against them.

Launches. Guns.

Foudroyant - 2

2 6 pounders, Monarch transport. Should the Minotaur and Northumberland not join, the following boats will land four howitzers, viz.

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Launch.

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To be employed in landing spare ammunition, hand carts, &c. from any of the above vessels that are most convenient.

A vessel will be anchored near the shore (having an ordnance flag flying), on board of which will be the spare ammunition, &c. independent of what will be landed by the Kent and Dictator's boats.

And the following launches will proceed on board the Ann transport, and there receive on board such stores as the commanding engineer may direct, viz.

When the whole of the infantry are landed, and the above service completed, the divisions under the command of Captains Stevenson, Morrison, Larmour, and Apthorp, assisted by Captain Gunter, P. A. T. after placing dunnage in the boats bottoms, are to be employed in landing the cavalry of the reserve, consisting of 234 men and horses; also General Finch's brigade, consisting of 252 men and horses, making in all 486 horses with their riders, and for which 48 flat boats will be necessary when they are landed, the boats are to return and land the horses belonging to the artillery, amounting to 182, and 88 men; also those belonging to the staff of the army, about 120, with their keepers; also such a proportion of forage as shall be judged necessary. After this service is performed, Captain Stevenson's and Morrison's divisions will be employed in landing water and provisions, to be deposited in the situations pointed out by the commissary general. All the vessels not employed by Captain Larmour in the ordnance department, will be dedicated to this service, particularly for the conveyance of water from the fleet to the army, should they require it, which is likely to

be the case.

When the whole army is disembarked, Captain Larmour's division, with the launches that land the guns, except such as may be ordered to act as gun-boats, are to be exclusively appropriated to land all the

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ordnance and stores, together with those belonging to the engineer's department in this service. Captain Larmour will be assisted by Lieutenant Kemp, the agent for those departments.

It will therefore fall immediately under the direction of Captain Larmour to have proper wharfs erected for the stores being landed upon (applying to the admiral for carpenters); that the boats are fitted for the reception of the heavy guns, slides provided to roll the guns out on; a proportion of two-inch planks are to be taken in each boat, for the trucks or wheels of the guns to run on when landed; and afterwards to accompany the guns, to prevent their sinking in the sand, should it be judged necessary; purchases prepared for getting the guns up on the shore, anchors sunk in the sand in situations proper for hauling the boats up by, in the event of bad weather, and such further precautions as may be judged necessary; some decked vessels will be placed under his directions, for the conveying of such stores as are liable to receive injury from the weather, as well as for the transportations of fascines, palisadoes, &c. &c.

Captain Scott's division, after the last brigade is landed, will disembark the dismounted dragoons, in number about 751 men; also the pioneers of the army, nearly 400 men; after which, should it be necessary, they will assist in the same service as Captain Stevenson's division; and on these duties Captain Scott will call to his assistance Lieutenant Brown, agent for transports.

Captain Apthorp will, after the troops are on shore, employ his division in landing the stores belonging to the general hospital; also those that appertain to quarter master general departments, and such others as do not fall under those heads already mentioned; but should those stores be soon landed, Captain Apthorp will employ his boats on any other services where the demands are the most urgent.

As it is quite impossible to foresee the different duties that must be performed by the boats of the fleet, and from the variety of situations I may be in, during the course of the intended service, it may not be in my power to give all the necessary orders; the captains of the different divisions must therefore exercise their own judgments upon many occasions. I shall only recommend, that where any service is demanded by the heads of departments, that the same is complied with; but on all

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all occasions, those orders that come immediately from the Commander in Chief of the army, the adjutant general, or his deputy, Colonel Abercrombie, the quarter master general or his deputy, are to have the ference.

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Care must be taken that the boats crews are regularly relieved when the service will admit of it, in order to prevent sickness from over fatigue, or being too long exposed to the sun.

The boats sails, when they have not awnings, are to be spread over them, when it can be done with convenience, both for to afford shelter to the men, and to prevent the sun from renting the boats, which will be greatly assisted by their being frequently wet, particularly in the evening, except when the men are forced to sleep in them, upon which occasion, doing it in the day time is to be preferred.

The flat boats are not to be employed on any duty where they are liable to injury, and the utmost care must be taken to keep them in constant repair: upon which account it is recommended that a carpenter shall be sent from each ship as one of her crew, being provided with a hammer, an assortment of nails and materials proper for stopping shot holes, or affording a temporary repair to the boat. These carpenters may be occasionally employed upon fitting wharfs or other necessary

services.

When any wounded men are brought down upon the beach, and a request shall be made for their being conveyed on board the hospital ships, the captain of the division, to which such application shall be made, is to direct some of the boats under his orders to perform this service, and, if necessary, that the flat boats shall be removed, that the soldiers may be placed with convenience and ease to themselves, directing cutters or other boats to tow them. This service is particularly directed to the attention of Captain Apthorp, whose division is attached to the medical department.

Three days provisions must be ready cooked for the crews of the boats, and each of the men provided with a blanket, one shirt, and a pair of trowsers.

Every flat boat to have two spare oars, and a set of wooden thoels with grummets, in case the others should be lost or broken.

GENERAL

GENERAL ORDERS.

Head Quarters, Marmorice,

H. M. S. Kent, February 16th, 1801.

SUCH officers horses as were not embarked on

the 14th instant, will be on the beach ready for embarkation tomorrow morning, at eight o'clock precisely. Officers will take notice, that after to-morrow no horses will be embarked.

The horses which have arrived for the cavalry since the last allotment are distributed as follows:

11th light dragoons 4 horses On board No. 1.

Hompesch's

12th regiment

26th do.

17 do.

These horses will be on the beach ready for embarkation to-morrow morning, at seven o'clock.

The horses will receive the following rations while on board ship, viz. 5lb. barley, 5lb. straw, and three gallons of water. As it has been impossible to supply all the horse vessels with weights and measures, the non-commissioned officers will use the Turkish steelyards, which they will find on board, taking notice, that the Turkish Ocque is equal to 2lb. 11 oz. English; so that the rations for horses at present established will be two Ocques of barley and three Ocques of straw nearly.

Majors of brigade are responsible that a copy of this order, as well as of the 6th instant, is given to each of the non-commissioned officers, in charge of the forage and provisions on board the different horse ships.

As nearly as circumstances will permit, the disembarkation of the army will take place in the following order.

1st. The infantry of the reserve, with ten pieces of light artillery.

The brigade of Guards.

The remainder of the first line, with six additional pieces of light artillery.

2d. The infantry of the second line.

3d. The mounted detachments of cavalry of the reserve and Brigadier Finch's brigade.

4th. The