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4. Regiment on the 21. days of said month.


The manoeuvre of the day to be performed by each Battalion, in addition to the reviews of inspection & parade, the manual exercise & wheelings, will be, to form column on the 5. plattoon, the right in front, & to display it again; firing as they display; together with such other manoeuvres & evolutions as may be ordered by the Commanding Officer present on the parade.

In order to prevent dispute, & to render the position of each company in regiment unequivocal, each Captain is requested to bring with him his commission to the regimental parade; & the Adjutant is directed to make an entry of the dates of each in a book by him to be kept for that purpose. It will also be desirable to ascertain the relative rank of the Ensigns in each Battalion, as the honor of bearing the Standard (with which each Battalion is now furnished) will devolve on the eldest.

It is recommended, that each non commissioned officer & soldier provide himself with ten blank cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket, to be used in regular firings on the said days of reviews. And it is ardently enjoined on