The Sun.
London, England, 1807-08-26 00:00:00

LOUD CASTUREAGH.

111. That the number of Recruits raised quarterly
for the Regular Army, between the ist March,
isos, and Ist March 1806, •when the Repeal of the
Additional Force Act was determined on, was (ex,
tiosive of Foreign and Colonial. Levies, and of men
transfeffed. from the Militia) as follows
N umber Rate

. .„
raibect. per Alin.
Ast Quarter ending Ist fulr, tSoc„ 4 4865 • • 19'4'2
34 t tuner ending Ist Dec. iiies, - op, . . t/,oos
3d wow lug Ist lan. ISob, . 479,2 . 19. iv*
4th usrterei ing tit Apr. 1806, . 6096 - 2444
That theoumberofaven raised as above, between
tst April,.lBo;s, and Ist April, 180 i, was so,OOJ ;
the number between July,, tBO6, and July, tBO7,
17,689, being 2314 Ivis than in the former year ;
kvbereas the nuMber of boys included in the 17,6e9
exceeded bylo7d the number incleded in the 20,003;
the preteding year's'prodtice...
That the 'lumber of men obtained for Regular
Service, int,luding men transferred from the Militia
(and exclusive of Foreign and Celonial Levies) was,
between July 18.05 i and July 1808, 33,893 men)
between July 400, 'and July 1807, 20,081, being
13,012 men le; thtmin the premling..year, exclu-
sive of the servt9es of thit men raised in the latter
year being detstOtetable in seven or ten years, ac*
t ording to.thesternes ef.their enlistment.
That whilst the number of men levied in the lat 4
ter year wail less, than the. former, as stated in the
preceding Iteesolutions, an annual. additional chargia
of 450,0001. in increased Pay and l'eosions to the
Array bas-been incurred, as an encouragement to in,
duce man to enlist, being at the rate of esl. per man
on the number of men raised_ within' the-year ; and 1
Which expenee must be hereafter largely increased, '
In proportion as the pensions on 14 and 91 years ser-
vice come into operation.
That during the former year' the Recruiting Par-,
tie, did not exceed in number 405 ; that in the latter ,
year they have been increased to t i.t 3, exclusive of
400 extra Recruiting Officers ; and from Bth De-
cember 1808, 54 Second battalions Iltave:_ been: re-.
cruiting, tinder an intimation, that if they did not
raise 400 men each in six months, the battalions
would be then reduced, and the Officers
.placed on
lialf-pay; which extraordinary increase ot the num-
ber of Ilcerltiting Parties must be considered not
only as highly.prejudicial to the discipline and effi-
ciency of the army, but as .40 much expelice incur-,
red for the levy of Men, as distinguished from the
performance of regicne.ntal duty.
That whilst the number of men raised as above
for the regular. service has in the latter year been
reduced; the proportion of Desertions in the Atmy
serving at home 'has been rather increased, 'the pro-
. position being, in the five successive half yearly pc-
rods, as follows :
'. Desertinns in Anny at How, '
, 4 lan. ass to uly 1805 . - . tin :94,
.. . . uir Illos to an. ISA . . . lin isS.
an. tikser to my tsoi - . - iin sn•
my 1306 to lan. 3X07 - . . tin 243.
att. 1807 to Illy 1807 ~ . . tin 3.36.
rite. WINDHAM.
. .

IV, That on the .26th of Onober, 1806. the
"0111).ty to Recruits was reduced—for the Cavalry,
Iron ial. es. tool. 35.; and for the Infantry, from
161. 6s. to 111. its,

LOUD CASTLE:IF:Amt.

IV. That the expence of Levy. Money for General
Servieo has beeirreduced—for Cavalry, from 191. to
4g. dd. and for Infantry, from Ocl. xs.. to Ix!.
12s. 6d, But the term of service has also been re-
duced, from service for life to service' for ten and
Seven years, which supposes two additional periods
of enlistment, and consequently two additional boun-
ties in the•courso of a service of Of years, exclusive
Of the additional pay and pensions above referred
.to.

141 t. WINDITAM.
V. Tim the number of Recruits raised for the
itqiulyArtyty in great Britain and Ireland, accord-
ing to the Adjutant-General's Iteturns, was, in the
41-5 I SIX months of

By • ordinary Additional
Uecruitiug. Yorct. ' 'row.
6736 07, . 10,923
ut4 - 49}9 - 034 1,'103
1847 . 11,413 . • . 11,413

VT. That amongst the datibm pised i the iiist
six monthA 4;1,1805, ace in4lucke4 ;..)089`raied by
Officers're4iaiting for rabic..

1do1:13 comitaaAcu,
VI. That among the nuniVer raised in the flrlit
0 months of 17, being t 1;413 trim", 803.5 have beep
raised by the fifty-four second battalions ; that is, by
Officers recruiting to avoid redudion.

MR. WINDHAM.

VII. That the men -raised under the Additional
Force Aa, were for home service.on/y,-und might
bp, of any beighth not less' than tive feet two inches,
and of any age between 18 apd'4s: • •
VIM That in the. Regular Army no man conld
be received but between the ages of 18 and 3O and
of a heighth not less than five feet four inches ; the
standard for men not entering for general service,
but choosing their own regiments,' being five feet
'five 'inches, and fOr the Guards and Cavalry still

higher.

LOUD CASTLMAGIL
VII. and VIII. That with the exception of 6e4i
men transferred to GarriSon Battalions, all men raised
under the Army of Reserve and Additional Force
A6ts have been since enlisted into the Line, being of
the age and heighth required by His Majesty's Re=
gulattons; and amongst the men so transferred to
Garrison Battalions are included all men who did
not chuse to enter for general service, without refer
ence to age or height 4.

MR. WINDHAM.
IX. That by Recruits raised'by ordinary recruit-
ing, are meant men raised either at the head-quarters
of reg,inients, or by the recruiting districts, late un-
der the superintendanee.of the Impeding General.
C. That according to the War Office Return of
Recruits for whom bounty has been drawn, as raised
at the headquarters of rqinients in Great Britain,
sod the Inspeaing General's iteturn or the number
raised by the recruiting districts, the produce of the
.ordinary tecraiting was, dutiug the Ilfsl six months
of

At , By
Head.quirters Recruiting' By Ditto
or iteAinicnts Disitfieils in in
in G . Britain. C I rciand.
Oki - . r 470 . . 2327 412 - - 4709
1805 • - 10%4 - - 1957 • - 9i3 - - 3994
ttio7' • 2j30 611 S - 230 • 111947

Total.

XI. That' the 'number of men who volunteered
from limited to unli►cited service was, during six
months

kndius z my i63s - - . - . 222;
..—..-.. I .111. I S2b . "St).l
•••*•••••• 1 my 1806 -
I 41. ISo 7 - - - 743 I

LARD CASTLEREAGH.

XI. That the men volunteerng from limited to
unlimited service, front Ist July, 18.06, to Ist Ja-
nuary, 1807, received ten guircas- bounty for only
extending 'their service from local to general ser-
vice; whereas before that period (the bounty being
the sante) the men transferring thenreelve:r to the
line, exchanged their service, not only froM home
to foreign service, but tram *ervice limited in point
of time, to service. for lite ; end the men in the lat-
ter period, who refuseti to transfer their services,
were ordered to be dratted into garrison battalions.