c A5JLP. fo r fom© dii^nltfribr; ^however, ten ranger -(df wH«fe fcOit|ls
man m
IB iorialk or fmaHieto^jfern^cfea of one fingk p£c&af
timber; when, (baking ha^cb rwitk Gampbeir, we fepaj-
-tated; with tears, an d d n ev e r law. .himimeseevfor he-.di.ed
,fa a lew 'days oaftegh I-poldnel F®«i|t®wfc ndw^heingifti-
mrmmed i© feour th e noEfhbahKs>oltheCOHmhetib@v We
-broke- u p in ;tw©isMumhs,Ivk. hisbWn fir&,4ndthatl#f
Major BiOgbeop, m Which lafodvfiSfc
•Sngt -we left -beba&d! •* %Q©g5^ ^ •
tfor the fick. Before we-£*. out, I (hall fe?gi% %?,.Ihb-
-ftance of? our orders to .bet iobkfcm4 mr a* S&jw^kifp 30®$
Jnce-byrthe chief an the' 33th i& ^ 9S0%‘^?4 FfegSB**
-vaflibo, and, whieb,though> nine month^aft^rthi^ 4«$?»
-(being rather late) are fo, judigious,, that they do infinity
honour to his Adjutant Captain Van, Giurike, who. had
the principal: (hare in tiki» compofition r ,i^ gj
Article I. Quietnefs and fohriety was Ifrongjy tep a^ -
i mended.
Article II. On pain of death none to. foe w ith p u t^ -
t&Mng orders^ : v ; .r./vV m lI ■ hi $ N rv her hr
Article III. Alfo death to whoever quits or lofes his
arms. P --- "' •
Article IV. The fame punifhment for thofe who dare
to plunder While they are. engaging the enemy. . . :
• Article V. An officer and ferjeant to in-fpect the diilri-
hution of -the victuals at all times; and
Article
: Ar|ifd#ryir to he limited In the number of
his- hlaqk attendants»
;r;|rhe *s-.Tk&.t In eur marines
f j p f l i in e f - t h f t e - d l y i© ^ columns, they
V.were to, mark the hree$i^ith a dafefe nr bUkhook, to
^ # f e ,kite^igen§e, eMi other where ffifey;had;paffed,
«^pith^j.m^PheTcnftkedsoti «Plate XXi w h e r e% a n d C,
“ denote; rihg m'dks.; $nt0by mur ,%%€ecoiid,;|and third
*£:diyt^i^irpr,(^umn, ;and .D, j f ^ a n d t h e marks made
“ . by the^feyeral divihonsv or pofomns, of tfee twopps of the
“ Surioamn jfoQi^y-f. whicpb marks were to he cyt in
f “-Tneh h-ees.nnly ras were on the left fide in- marching.
“ AKd when -the troops marchednver fandydefa’rm, heaths,
“ or twigs:
“ or reeds, tied .together in the form of a efof$ fanjd in
“ each painp,.on -the- troops leaving wtpe to l>e «left-d
“ bottle .and .blank paper; but if -unydthing p^rticuiar
“ (hould happen, .the fame to be fpecififd thereon. Jn
“ .cafe of fhe -troops being attacked -op a ^atfib, a ftnall
“.entrenchment was. to be formed,of the baggage-boxes,
“ at „the back o f which .the negro, flaves w-em- to Me -flat anf
“. th,e grpnndi arid; this .entrenchment tg be defended by
“ the rear-gpar,d only, while the other .troops had orders
“. not to linger on the defenhve, but vigoroufly, with
“ bayopetsfixed, to r u ih ^ upon,thevenemf^ foej nev;er- .
“ fh.elefc hummely -giving quarter to alfofooh as ftioukl
“ he taken .jdiv;e, or fforrender themfblves ,to :the -troops.” .
Thefe were the ftated rules of our future military can-
duiSi.; -but for the prefent I beg leave -fo oblierv.e, that
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