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of which goes to the landlord, for the articles ftated above: and if in barrack, id. per day.

Allowances to Waggoners for the carriage of baggage, &c. For a waggon with five horses, 1s. per mile; ditto with four horses, or 15 cwt. 9d. per mile: less than four horses, or under 15cwt. 6d. per mile.

Additional rates may, if reafon fhould demand it, be fixed by magiftrates, at the general feffions, not exceeding 4d. 3d. 2d. in proportion to the first.

Allowances to men for life, who become blind or wounded in fervice. Serjeants, 1s. 6d. ; corporals, 1s. 2d.; and privates, Is. per day. When a wound occafions the loss of an eye or a limb to an officer, he is, by his majesty's warrant, entitled to a gratuity in money equal to one year's pay of the rank he holds; further, he is allowed the expence attending his cure, if not performed at the public charge. The widow and orphans of an officer killed in action, are allowed according to his regimental rank, viz. The widow, one year's pay; each child under age, or not married, one third of what is allowed to the widow. All perfons dying of their wounds within fix months, are deemed flain in battle. Officers commanding regiments are to certify the time, place, and event: a duplicate of which is to be fent with the monthly return.

Allowances to difcharged Men not recommended.

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to any part of Scotland
to any part of Ireland

21 days pay.

Regulations relative to the Commissary Department in Home Encampments.

BREAD. Each foldier is to receive as his allowance for four days, a loaf, weighing fix pounds, made of wheat flour, for which he is to be charged five-pence, to be paid by the regimental paymaster, at every fettlement, to the contractor, or to fuch other perfon as the commiffary-general may appoint. Servants not being foldiers, in the proportion of two per troop or company, and washer-women for each troop or company, in the proportion of one for every twenty men, are permitted to receive bread at the fame price, to be paid alfo by the paymafter. Each foldier is allowed wood or coal at the rate of 3lb. weight per day; and 27lb. weight of ftraw for every 32 days the fame is iffued at certain periods. The batmen of each troop, or company, are allowed 72lb. and the washer-women 108lb. weight of straw for every fixteen days: iffued in like manner. Each troop, or company, is allowed 1080lb. weight of ftraw for thatching the huts. Soldiers of regiments

not

not having pailliaffes, are allowed one third ftraw in addition. . Hofpitals, &c. are fupplied with both, as the furgeons deem it neceffary. Officers are allowed wood or coal in rations of 3lb. weight each, per day; viz. commander in chief, without limitation; general, 100; lieutenant-general, 70; major, adjutant, quarter-mafter, barrack-master, and commiffary-general, each 50; brigadier general, 40; deputies adjutant, quarter-master, and commiflary general, each 12; infpector-general of hofpitals, 10; colonel (or officer commanding a regiment) and the officers of each troop or company, 8; affiftants, adjutant, quarter-mafter, commiffary-general, majors of brigade, and inspector of hofpitals, each, engineer and provost marfhal, 6; refident commiffary, furgeon, apothecary, purveyor, aid de camp, and field officers, each 4; deputy-purveyor, affiftant provoft marshal, and hofpital mate, 2.

Forage is daily iffued in rations of 10lb. weight of oats, 14lb.hay, and 6lb. ftraw, each, for the effective horfes in camp, be-longing to officers, not exceeding the following numbers: commander in chief, 30; general 16; lieutenant-general, 12; major-general, 10, brigadier, adjutant, quarter-mafter, barrackmafter generals each, and colonel of cavalry, 8; colonel of infantry, and lieutenant colonel of cavalry, each 7; commissary general, lieutenant colonel of infantry, and major of cavalry, 6; deputies adjutant, quarter-mafter, and barrack-mafter generals each, fecretary to the commander in chief, and major of infantry, 5; affiftants, adjutants, and quarter-mafter generals, each, deputy commiffary, infpector-general of hospitals, aid de camp to the commander in chief, and captains of cavalry, each 4; physician purveyor, aid de camp, major of brigade, afliftants commiflary and infpector of hofpitals each, captains and adjutants of infantry, and fubalterns of cavalry, each 3; provoft marfhal, furgeon, apothecary, deputy purveyor, pay-master, adjutant of infantry, and futlers, 2, affiftant provoft marfhal and furgeons, each, quarter-mafters of horfe and foot, veterinary, and furgeons of both, 1. Rations of ftraw iffued to cavalry and artillery horses are but 4 lb. weight each.

Returns are to be tranfmitted to the refident commiffary, figned by each officer, on the day preceding the morning of delivery. Officers having brevet rank, draw forage according to their regimental rank; and thofe having two commiflions draw but for one. The field officers and captains of cavalry pay fixpence per ration for the forage. The pay-mafter pays 8d. for the troop horfes: all other officers receive theirs without payment. After four deliveries of bread, wood, and forage, and one of ftraw, making a period of fixteen days, a fettlement is made by the pay-mafter, and bills on the agents, given to the contractors, in the prefence of the refident, commiffary. The fettlement for the general and ftaff officers is to take place

at each period of thirty-two days. The aid de camps fign receipts for the latter; a commiffioned officer of cavalry, and quarter-master of infantry for the former; and phyficians or furgeons for the general or regimental hofpitals.

By another regulation officers commanding districts have the following yearly allowance of forage for taking the field.

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From the above, a deduction of one fhilling in the pound is made at the war office, and fixpence at the pay office. In general, the forage allowances to officers on foreign ftations, wherein they differ materially, are greater than those at home; they are regulated by the commanders in chief there, and iffued by their warrants accordingly.

Indemnifications for Loffes fuftained by Officers on Service.

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Horfes ordered to be fhot for the glanders, killed, or taken by the enemy, come under the head of loffes. Should a part only of baggage be loft, it is estimated at 4, 1, or, without entering into the particulars, according to which they receive in proportion, upon certificates ftating the circumstances and causes, figned by themselves, and authenticated by the officers commanding their regiments.

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Claims, as preferred in these cafes, are to be fubmitted to the confideration of the general officers commanding in chief on foreign stations, who are authorised to order payments accordingly.

Indemnification for Lofs of Neceffaries, &c. fuftained by Noncommiffioned Officers and Privates on Service.

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Certificates of the above to be figned by the captains of troops or companies, also by the officers commanding regiments.

Officers embarking with their regiments for foreign service, or ordered out with recruits, are allowed each; lieutenant colonel, 30/.; major, 251. captain, fubaltern, and staff, 201.

PRIZE MONEY. In 1803 a board of general officers was convened for the purpose of regulating the future diftribution of prize money; who, having agreed, fubmitted the following plan for his majesty's confideration, which being approved of, is now the standing regulation.

In all captures, made in conjunct expeditions, the navy and army to fhare equally, according to their correfponding ranks. The total amount, being feparately received by the agents refpectively appointed by each, to be divided fimilarly to the prefent mode practifed in the navy, according to the following proportions.

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Private, drummer, driver, artificer, fervant, each
Corporal, bombadier, and foreman of artificers, each 11
Serjeant, conductor of ftores, and master artificer, ditto . 5
Staff ferjeant

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Quarter-mafter of dragoons

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2d lieutenant, cornet, enfign, furgeon, hofpital mate,
clerk of the ftores, and of works, overfeers and
draughtsmen, each
Lieutenant, baggage and waggon mafters, provoft mar
fhal, deputy purveyor, affiftant adjutants, quarter maf-
ter, commiffaries and paymafters general, and
draughtsmen, each
Captain, paymafter, furgeon, major of brigade, aid-de-
camp, judge advocate, phyfician, purveyor, field in-
fpector, apothecary, commiffaries, furveyor, and
draughtsmen, each, and fecretary to the commander

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Major, inspector of hofpitals, (not at the head of the
department,) deputy commiffaries, and deputies, adju-
tant, and quarter mafter, infpectors, and affiftant in-
fpector general, each
Lieutenant-colonel, deputy paymaster-general, deputies,
adjutant, quarter-master, and commiffary general (at
the head of the departments,) and director, fuperin-
tendant, and infpector general (not at the head of
the departments), each

Colonel, adjutant, quarter-master, and director general,
and superintendant and inspector general at the head
of the department, each

Brigadier generals, and commiffary general, in an army commanded by a major general, each

12

16

20

50

80'

100

150

Major-generals, and commiflary general

Lieutenant-generals, each

Generals, each

Field-marfhal

300

450

800

1200

2000

The officer in command may have for his choice one fixteenth of the whole prize, or the number of shares of the rank above that which he holds in the army. Officers having brevet rank fhare according to it; and thofe having two commissions receive but for one. Only thofe who were prefent at the attack, or having formed a part of the army at the time, have claim: but thofe who have remained behind, or been fent another way; though formerly forming a part of the army, are excluded. The board alfo recommended the appointment of prize agents, to be under the direction of the secretary at war.

STAFF. The ftaff of the British army is compofed of the following perfons. The commander in chief and his military fecretary; fecretary at war; deputy ditto; adjutant general; deputy ditto; quarter mafter general; deputy ditto; barrackmafter general; deputy ditto; infpector general; deputy VOL. II. ditto;

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