The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-21 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The following General Order to the whole of
the Army at home and abroad was promulgated
yesterday :

"His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Chief, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
State for War, having approved the following rules
and regulations, relative to small arm ammunition
for the army, they are promulgated for the infor-
mation and guidance of all officers.
" The officer commanding the Royal Artillery,
with an army, whether in the field, or occupying
any garrison, fortress, or district at home or abroad,
is to be considered and held entirely responsible to
the General, or other superior officer in command,
for the preservation and transport or sufficient re-
serves of small arm ammunition for the troops.
" For an army in the field the first and second
reserves are to be with the Royal Artillery, and the
third reserve and great depot in the charge of offi-
cers of the Military Store Department.
"The first reseiva is to be conveyed in artillery
small arm ammunition waggons attached to the field
batteries with each division, and each of the-:e wag-
gons will be provided with cradles and ladders to
admit of the leading horses being made use of in
transporting ammunition to such positions as it may
be found impracticable to reach with the waggons.
" The second reserve is also to be conveyed in ar-
tillery small arm ammunition waggons by the details
of the Royal Artillery, which have the reserve of
the gun ammunition in charge.
"'Chose reserves are to be under the immediate
orders of the officer commanding the artillery of
each division, who will be responsible to the gene •
ral offs -er thereof, that the waggons containing the
ammunition of the first reserve are from time to
time completed, as far as circumstances will permit,
from the second reserve ; and that in like manner
the second reserve is completed from the third re-
serve in the keeping of the military store officers.
" Under ordinary circumstances the supply of
ammunition in the field is to be made on requisitions
of commanding officers of the corps, which are to
be sent to the Adjutant-General of the division, and,
should the general commanding approve, the com-
manding officer of artillery with the division will
be authorised to make the issue ; when, however,
the army or a division is actually engaged, the com-
manding officer of artillery may issue ammunition
on the requisition of any commanding officer ap-
plying to him.

The second reserve should always be up with the
army, but kept as far as practicable from under fire.
The third reserve should not be more than an or-
dinary two days' march in the rear of the army.
" If the base of operations should exceed an ordi-
nary two days' march, additional reserves will be
required, but this is a matter that must rest with
the general officer commanding, who would direct
the commanding officer of artillery to make the ne-
cessary arrangements with the chief officer of the
Military Store Department for insuring a proper
and regular supply of ammunition.
" In fortresses, garrisons, &c., general officers
are to hold the commanding officers of artillery
responsible for there being a proper reserve of
small arm ammunition, in charge of the mili-
tary store officers, available at all times for issue.
Small arm ammunition waggons will be attached
to the field batteries of artillery at the camps
of instruction at home, and the General Corn-
manding in Chief desires that the general officers
will accustom the troops to obtain small arm
ammunition for exercise when in the field, in the
manner that would be followed in actual warfare,
in the cases of supply of ball cartridge, with the
infantry being exhausted.

" By command,
" G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General."
A large party of discharged troops, to the num
ber of upwards of 340 men of all ranks, belonging
to various regiments now serving in India, arrived
at Chatham garrison on Monday evening from
Bombay, having disembarked the same afternoon
at Gravesend from the East India troopship Mount-
eagle, Capt. Larby. The troops left Bombay on the
10th of December last.

The next competitive examination for candidates
for admission into the Royal Indian Military Aca-
demy at Addiscombe is to commence on Wednesday,
the 16th of May, when 60 appointments will be
competed for. The examination will take place at
the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. The Secretary of State
for India in Council has determined to allow the
snm of £lOO to each cadet who may obtain a com-
mission in the Engineers or Artillery, after a resi-
dence of three terms at the Addiscombe College, in
aid of the expenses of his education and residence
at that institution.
Places for the erection of barracks for the accom-
modation of a strong force of cavalry and horse ar-
tillery on the garrison parade-ground near the
Military-road, Colchester, have been forwarded to
the Horse Guards for the inspection of the General
Commanding-in-Chief, who is shortly expected to
visit the locality.

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