The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-11 00:00:00

TIIE ARMY.

CRATITAM, SEPT. day the following
Corps, viz. the Queen's Royals, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel
llowr ; the Royal leusileers, contrionded by Col. Sir EDW.
BLALEXEY, K.C.B. ; and is liattalion of Royal MarineS,
commanded by Lieut.. Colonel Tut it Eltat az, were brigaded
on the Lines, to he reviewed by 1:19tOyal Highness the Duke
of CLARENCE: the whole commanded 'l4 the Adjutant-Gen.,
Sir H. T(►UREN', Wilo put the Brigade through the following
evolutions

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The Brigade, after receiving his Royal Highness with the
General Salute, having marched past in column of Battalions,
at quarter distance, and having reached the original alignment,
closed to the front of battalions, and formed a line of conti-
guous columns to the reverse flank on the leading battalion,
thus inverting the order of battalions ; each battalion then
counter-marched by ranks, which recovered the inversion, and
gave a contiguous lute of columns, left in front.
The Brigade then took ground to the right flank by the dia.
gonel mare, anti then advanced in echellon of Battalion from
the right flank, forroed solid squares, re-formed columns, and
wheeled by Battalions to the left, and formed line of columns
on the leading echellon.
Changed front to the rear by the countermarch of Battalions
round the centre. • _ _

Deployed -into line on a central division of the centre Batta-
lion and tired.
Advancedl In double column of sub-divisions, from the centre
of Battalions. Light Infantry covered the front and intervals;
halted ; Light Infantry recalled; formed line on the centre
of Battalions, and tile.firing commenced from the right of
Sub-Divisions 11a soon
.as the centre Sub-Divisions were
formed.

--"Wibrihnule.eharged fro 4 to the left flank, by throwing
back the whole left .1. Light .-Infantry covering the retiring
flank. The' right !lathlike% (2d Regiment) charged front by
the flank-march of threes, into open column, and wheeled into
line ; the other Battalions broke into open column right in
front. The centre Battalion (the Royal Illarines) moved to
the alignment in open column, entering where its centre rested.
—The left Battalion Royal Futileers) moved off in column,
closed to quarter distance on the march, and formed square
when ordered ; it then moved into the alignment, counter.
marched by divisions, and deployed into line on its rear divi-
sion. The Queen's and Royal Marines, when their fronts were
clear, commenced firing by divisions from the right ; advanced
in echelon of Battalions from the left, at battalion distance,
and in the march changed fronts to the right flank upon the
right division of each battalion by, the echellon march, formed
squares for the two centre sub-divisions of each Battalion, and
prepare for cavalry; formed double column of sub-divisions;
the two rear columns then advanced, and then took up distance
for the formation of line on the centre of each Battalion anti
fired as ordered.
The Brigade retired,ln echellon of Battalion, columns, at
quarter distance, by breaking successively into columns right
in front, moved to ths rear, and closed to quarter distance co-
lumns on the march. The Light Infantry covered the rearing
flank, and extended to cover each succeeding column as it re-
tired. Light Infantry recalled, and squares formed to resist
cavalry. The Brigade then took up a distant augment to the
former rear in inverted order, by the deployment on the front
division of each Battalion.
The Brigade changed front by the countermarch of each Bat-
talion on its own centre, and thus recovered Its inversion, it
then fired front the centre as soon as formed.
The Brigade formed a double column of Companies at sub-
division distance, on the two centre Companies of the centre
Battalion ; the column advanced ; formed square of Brigade ;
the square advanced by front face, re-formed column, closed
to the front, and deployed Into line on the two centre Com-
panies of the Royal Marines.
The Brigade fired by Battalions from the right, and came to
the port. Opened' milks, advanced, and general salute ;
it
then threw forward tlitivhole left, anti the echelon broke into
open columns, kit In
front, and marched home through the
centre of companies, the centre section having been wheeled
outwards.
In the Garrison Orders of the Pay, the following Memo-
randum appeared s-
" The Adjutant-General has received the commands of his
Royal Ilighness the Duke of Clarenee, to express to the Queen's
Royals, the Royal Fusileers, and Royal Marines, his Royal
Highness's high approbation of the soldierlike and steady man-
ner in which they exercised in brigade this morning."
Notwithstanding the showery state of the weather, a large
concourse of good coutimq attended; and many officers of high
rank, front a considetAle distance, are said to hare expressed
themselves in high teints of commendation on the manner the
evolutions were executed.