The Sun.
London, England, 1802-07-30 00:00:00

GENERAL ORDERS.

Horse-Guards, . nurse-Guards, July 7,189 x.
TRz COMMANDER in GHtEP is pleased to approve of Ge-
neral Officer* commanding DiStrids, granting leave of ab-
sence to Officers from this period till the loth of March
next (when, in conforrnity to His Majesty's regulations, all
Officers are to be present with their resneCtive Regiments),
under the following limitations and restrictions ; and in the
event of Regiments being in Stations not composing parts of
Military Districts under the command of General Officers,
it is His Royal HighnesS's pleasure, that the Officers com-
manding.shall be at liberty to use their discretion in extend-
ing. the, indulgence of leave of absence, under the same te-
striCtions, to the Officers of their respeCtive Regiments:
Half the Field Officers, Captains, and Subaltern Officers,
shall be always present with their Regiments.
General Officers commanding in Distrias, or the Colonels
or Fjeld Officers in command of Regiments (as the case may
be), may grant leave of absence to such other Officers, whose
private affairs require it, taking care always to detain, or from
time to time to call in, a sufficient number of Officers to do
the ditty of the Regiment or Battalion, in case- it should be
so situated as to require the attendance of more Oflicerb than
those before mentioned; which are direCted to be constantly
present.

I t is to be observed, that no Officer (except in the perfor-
mance of duty, or for the purpose of joining his RegilTient) is
to quit the United Kingdom, without having first received
His Majesty's special permission for so doing.

The Officers appointed to carry on the Recruiting Service,
shall not be included in the number hereby fixed far the
constant fluty of the Regiment, or 13attalion, or by the num-
ber of those who shall be further called in by the Commands
ing Officer for that duty.

That the monthly return of such Regiment and Battalion
be made up, and transmitted• as ordered; and that the Com-
manding Officer,, by whom each return shall be signed, do
carefully examine the same, as he is to be responsible that
they are in every respedi conformable to the regulations before
mentioned.

Thin'the number of Officers hereby ordered to be present,
shall remain with their commands until they shall be re.
lieved; and that the Commanding Officer be enjoined not Id
permit them to absent themselves from duty on which they
are entploYed, except in cases of great emergency, and then
but for two days only; and all leaves so granted are to be
speciried in the next return, with the reasons for granting
thent.

It is to be understood, that although Commanding Offi-
cers are permitted by this order to use with discretion this
indulgence to Officers under their command, yet that the
Commanding Officer hath not hereby a right to ahSent him-
self, neither is it meant that lie should quit the Quarters of
hisßegiment, not even for two days, with ut reave obtained
from the General Officer commanding in the Distrid, or in the
event of the Regirrient being out of Districts, without making
application to Head-quarters.
By Order of His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief,
HARRVKALVERT,
Adjutant-Goirral of thy Forces.