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done to those good citizens who readily obey the summons of their Commanding-officer. To countenance men on a muster-day in leaving at home their Cartridge-boxes, and other equipments, under pretence of their being cumbersome to carry into the field, is to give up an essential idea of military propriety. He believes however, indulgencies like these are rare, and need only to be mentioned, to be remedied; and he hopes that in future every man will not only appear complete in arms & equipments, but that he will be ambitious to have them bright & in good order.

The law has made provision for preserving to the Regiments and Companies the laws and orderly books, in cases of officers resigning,