The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-02 00:00:00

INSTRUCTIONS,

1. Whenever possible, the quartermaster, or an officer
acting for him, with a non-commissioned officer and a
tcoa
2.mb be encamped.
Thisecolour-man
peruil t
atake
up ground company, will precede
fore the
the c
m.
panies and the officers and other tents, &c., according
to the directions he may have received to conform to
one or. oth(r of the methods laid down in the " Regula-
tions for Encampments," marking by a picket the spot
to be occupied by each tentpole; and taking
care that
the lines of tents are pendicular and correctly covered.
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3. Before arriving in camp the men will be told off
for their several functions, as " pole-men," " peg-men,"
and " unpackers of tents," two men being allotted for
each of these duties, and six in all for every tent. More
than this number only impede each other.
Each tent requires, therefore, one section of threes to
pitch or strike it.
4. Fr6m the remainder of the company the parties
will be told off for " provisions, wood, water, fire,
guards and piquets," and for the pitching of the officers'
orderly room, store room, guard-tents, &c.
To each tent, as far as possible, a non-commissio d
officer will be told off.
5. It is lcuown that the soldiers' tent, with its cords,
oecuPies a space of nearly six' 17-:.:.11e, that-is; -te tweort-
seven and eight paces from pole to pole. . •
6. The pole-men being stationed at the spots indicated •
by the piquets, the pole is lowered; and the. cap of the
tent fixed on, and all things prepared for the raising of
the tent. On the signal, or word of command, the
whole of the poles are raised together, the skirt of the
tent being lifted over the poleman's head.

7. It will be remembered that, to ensure stability,
four of the cords which divide the circumference accu-
rately into quarters must be first made fast before any of
the others.

8. Each cord must be stretched on the true prolongs.
ion of the tent scam.

9. The slides must be made fast at an equal distance
from the tent and the ground peg, so as to permit shift-
ing, as expansion or contraction of the cord ensues on
atmospheric changes.
10. The non-commissioned officer sees that the door
is properly placed, and attends especially to the fasten-
ings of the first four pegs, with a view to the general
uprightness of the pole and security of the tent, under
the general superintendence of the company officers ; one
being stationed at the flank, the more easily to detect
and correct errors.

11. In order to strike the tents, all the pegs are drawn
except the four first driven, and four men place them-
selves at these, in readiness for the signal--they draw
these pegs and hold down the tent till the signal be
given.

12. On the signal the pole-men lower the poles to the
rear, and come out by the door, bringing the poles with
them.

13. In rolling up the tent the cap is turned on one
side in such a manner as shall make it visible at one end
when the tent is rolled. This
,prevents the cap from
cutting the tent.

The following regiments of cavalry, troop and bat-
teries Royal Artillery, companies of Royal Sappers and
Miners, battalions of the Foot Guards, and regiments of
infantry, have received orders to hold. themselves in
readiness to assemble on Chobham-common, to form the
camp :

The Ist Regiment of Life Guards, under the command
of Colonel John Hall, from Windsor.
The 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards (Carbineers),
under the command of Lieutenant• Colonel H. R. Jones,
from Canterbury.
The 13th Regiment of Light Dragoons, under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Doherty, from
Hounslow.

The. 17th Regiment, under the command of Lieu-
~enant•Colonel J. Lawrenson, from Brighton.
Captain D. E. Wood's troop of Royal Horse Artillery,
from Brighton.

Captain F. A. CaMpbell's 21 company of the Ist bat-
talion, forming a complete 9-pounder field battery, from
Chatham,
Captaln Richard Blackwood's 4th company of the Ist
battalion Royal Artillery, forming a complete 9-pounder
fielil battery, from Shornelilf.
Captain 0. D. Sha,kospear's 4th company of the 311
battalion Royal Artillery, forming a complete 9-pounder
field battery, from Woolwich.
The Ist company of Royal Sapper 3 and Miners, under
the command of Captain George Ross, Royal Engineere,
to have the charge of India-rubber pontoons, from Chat-
ham.

The 2d company of Royal Sappers and Miners, under
the command of Captain Lovell, Royal Engineers, re-
cently from Chatham, and at present. at Chobliam, sink-
ing wells and snaking other necessary preparations for
the convenience of the troops.
The sth company of Royal Sappers and Miners, under
the command of Captain Inglis, Royal Engineers, from
Chatham, to have the charge of Colonel Blanshard's
pontoons.
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Lieutenant and Adjutant Fitzroy Somerset, from
Woolwich, to officiate as adjutant to the companies in
camp.

Tile Ist battalion of the Grenadier Guards, under the
command of Colonel Godfrey Thornton, from Canter-
bury.

The Ist battalion of the Coldstream Guards, under
the command of Colonel H. J. W. Bentinck, from St.
John's-wood•barracks, London.
The Ist battalion of the Scots Fusileer Guards, under
the command of Colonel Knollys, from Windsor.
The 38th Regiment (Ist Staffordshire), under the com-
mand of Colonel Sir J. Campbell, from Portsmouth.
The 42d Royal Highland Regiment, under the com-
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Duncan A. Cameron, from
Weedon.

The 50th Regiment (the Queen's Own), under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. De Burgh Lidley,
from Preston.

The 93d (Highlanders), under the command of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Rothe, from Portsmouth.
The 95th Regiment (Derbyshire), under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel John Walter, from Chatham.
The 2d battalion of the Rifle Brigade, under the com-
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Lawrence, from Canter.
bury.