The Sun.
London, England, 1813-07-10 00:00:00

GE:4ERAL ORDAII.4;

Iferse4Tuatils,
The Commander in Chief commands it to be declared I
General Orders, that his Royal Highness the NINCE gop:'
in consideration of the meritorious services of the Nun-con
missioned Officers of the army, and with a view of texteuilin
encouragement and advantages to those of the iofantry, co
reaponding to the benefit which the appointments of Tror
Serjeant-Majors offer in the cavalry, has been most gracieu
ly pleased, in the name.and on the behalf of his Majesty,
direot, that. in all regiments of infantry;whose Services a
not subject to limitation, the pay of the Serjeant-Nlit or she
henceforth be raised.to Os. per day, and that the pay of oi
Serjeant iu each company of battalions of the above-desert
tion, viz. of those serving without limitation, shall be ratse
to es. 4d. per day, and that the said Serjeants shall be disci
gnished by an honourable badge, of which, however, and
the advantages attending it, they will, in case of iniscobriu4
he liable to be deprived at the discretiim of the (Aden(
or Corninutuling.Officer ZS the regiment, or by the 40nten
of a Court-martial.
In consequence of the •above most pcciq Is intimation.
his Royal Highness the Prince Regent's pleasure, the C
mender in Chief directs, that the Serje tilts s“.•' eiled tux tit
distinction, • sludi be called the ".Colour tierteants,"
that they shall 'hear above their Om-mu, the honour:A
badge of a regimental colour supported- by two cross SIN,qI
It is his. Royal 'Highness's pleasure, that the duty of
tending the-colours in the field, shall, ut'all Alines, be Pl
formed by these Serjeants, but that those distinctions sit.
in no wise interfere with the regular performance of their
gimental and company' duties, •
The Commander in Chief recommends. to, the Colonels
regiments the utmost circumspection in the selection of
Colour Sojeants, and be hopes that this honourable app
lation will invariably be bestowed on men of approved v
lour, distinguished by their_ otteotion to the duties of the
station, and to the rilseipihie of their respective cornailivti,
The Commander in Chief avails himself of this typo
nity of addreSsing himself to those who are the innucdh
objects of this Order.
.His Royal 'Highness entertains a just- sense of the use
tattoos services the Non-commissioned Officers of the

uud be is persuaded, that, under the direction of th
Oilicers, they have individually and collectively coutribut
largely to uphold the character of the British army in
present pre-eminence, and his Royal liighnoss rejoie.es to,
cordially that these services have heint thus graciously r
tieed. _ • ' -•

It moy reasonably be expected that the reward which
thus held out to merit, wilt prove an incitement to all; • for
LS within the reach of all who have hands and hearts to sei
their King and Country; it is offered equally to the young
to the old soldier; it is the recompenee of honesty, sciatic
fidelity, and pershnhl bravery; and his Royal Highness tru
it will prove the most powerful incentive to the Non-,:u
missioned:Ofticers of the British army to persevere in that
of conduct, which has obtained for them this tunuificent
distinguished favour from their country and Sovereign,
By counuand of his Royal Highness the Commanikr

HARRY CALVERT, M. Gen

His Royal Highness the Duke of YOIM bete
Military Levee yesterday, at the Horse Guars
which was attended by the following Military(
ficeis
Lieutenant-Generals Sir E. coote, Wardle, Wynyari3
Chowne; Major-Generals Molyneux, Peachy, Appatre
&c.; Lord Brook, Colonel Loraine, ond Sit N. Peacock.
Colonel STJEWART had an interview with
Commander-in-Chief, on hi 4 return frutu
West Indies.

A detach►uent of six Officers and 100 rank ►
file from the 2d battalion of the Bails, doiugcl
at Windsor, marched on Thursday morni►►g
their route for Portsmouth, to embark tor
Peninsula,

A detachment of the 83d Regiment, .
of seven subalterns, and fifty rank and file, ui
the command of Lieutenant ..7ATsoy, norc
from Danbury Barracks, on Tuesd(4, worninv
Portsmouth, to embark to replace thoso he4;,ve
have Si) latcle fallen of that en40"444,
ed Corps In the Peniusida
The 85th Light infuntty, Ifytt!e, uns'i.;*
ceived an orth.3- of rttadillei tor SV inasori
CR
thu Kixo"3 duty.
putdchments from all the light regiments h
Kentish distriet are under orders to; 'Porltu
B.,.,,‘vet,r;:ingT,4.,ice.tztriocilgabotpf the a 1 m,:arcrin;(gi
Peninsula.

The I6th anti 70th Regiments are Were(' f
Scotland to Cork, prepA.ri.itory to 4inilari.st
for the Peninsula, w4tl3 4Pri)4 tel itordl4ro
Drivels.

The Sussex Alilitia encatoNti 01
and employvd, itl thv ;;1 of tt Ivy:4
the Royal WI tary coilvge.
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