The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-22 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

GUERNSEY, Nor. B.—The following Circular
and General Militia Order was issued yesterday
from Head-quarters, officially signed by order of
the Commander-in-Chief here,dated November 6,
1822, respecting a newly adopted plan regard-
ing the drilling of Militia Recruits in this
Island :

COPY OF CIRCULAR.
" With reference to the former communication to the Offi-
cers commanding Corps respecting the necessity of adopting in
future some uniform and regular system for the drill of Militia
Recruits, the Commander-in-Chief now calls their attention to
the following Order ; in complying with which, he imagines
there will be no difficulty :

" Ile observes, from the remarks which they have forwarded
to him on this subject, that they coincide with him. In framing
these Orders, he has endeavoured, as much as possible, to at-
tend to the suggestion which they have transmitted to him ;

and as the Colonels are anxious to be at the head of respect-

able and well disciplined Corps, he trusts that they will exert
themselves to carry into effect a system which, if adhered to,
cannot fail to improve the appearance and discipline of their
Regiments, which, no doubt, will afford satisfaction to the in-
habitants of the island, whether in peace or war, to have a well
disciplined Militia."
GENERAL MILITIA ORDER.
Head-Quarters, Nov. 6, 1822.
ORDERED—ln‘future, during peace, no men who loin---the
Militia will be allowed to fall in with their companies till they
have attended drill for six months, nor till they are perfect in
every part of duty required from them.
Such Dien who have been placed in the ranks without having
been properly drilled, will be directed to complete their drill.—
Recruits under the age of 18, will not be placed in the ranks,
nor will clothing be belivered to them, till after that a&e, or till
they have become effective, and can exercise with their respec-
tive corps.
Boy-recruits will attend drill for six months, or till they arc
perfect in their exercise ; and prizes will be distributed to those
who, on inspection, are found to have made the greatest progreii
Every recruit on his being called out will attend five succes-
sive days in the week, viz. from Monday to Friday t the drill
for recruits to commence in April, and end. in September. The
next three months following he must attend twice a week, and
the remainder of his time once a-week. He must be on the

drill-ground two hours before sun-set, and will never be more
than two hours at one drill.

A monthly return will be forwarded to Head-quarters by all
the Corps, in which will be specified the number of times re-
cruits have attended. - _

Should any recruit fail to attend, his name will be transmitted
to the Commanding Officer of his Corps, and by him.to Head-
quarters, for the purpose of being transmitted to the King's
Law Officers.
If he cannot attend in consequence of sickness, or have any
reasonable excuse for his absence, he must notify the same to
the Assistant Serjeant-Major.
The Assistant Serjant-Major of the Militia, with his Assist-
ants, will always have the charge of the drill, under the super-
intendence of the Field Officers, Adjutants, or some other
Commissioned Officers.
Those Non-commissioned Officers must be intelligent men,
and pefectedly instructed in every part of their military duty,
and will be occasionally employed in other duties in the field.
It is supposed that the pay of the above-mentioned Serjeants
may be charged to the Annual Accounts of the Militia.
If Serjeants who are perfectly able to undertake the above
duty cannot be found in the Militia, Commanding Officers of
Corps may probably be able to select three young men willing
to be employed, and can send them to the Regiments of the
Line in garrison here to be instructed.
For the purpose of ascertaining whether the Officers of each
Company know their duty, and of ensuring the individual
steadiness of the men, it is recommended that, once during the
spring, on some day on which the Militia has been accustomed
to parade, every Company, in presence of the Commanding
Officer, be drilled by its own Officer, first without arms, march-
ing in line, filing, and wheeling ; then at the manual and pla.
toon exercises, and marching with arms, and forming sections,
subdivisions, and companies. This short drill will not occupy
much time, and will be of much use in correcting the inaccu-
racies in moving, that generally occur when, Regiments have
been some months without exercise.
All the Serjeants should be taken out once a year, and in-
structed in taking places for the ithelon movement, and in tak.
ing up distances for subdivisions and companies. For this drill
the Assistant-Serjeant-Major must be furnished with a line di-
vided into paces.
It would be very desirable to erect sheds for the drill of Re-
cruits in bad weather ; but it is thought the expences of erect,
ing them in time of peace would not be defrayed by the State,
and that the Parishes would think them unnecessary.