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London, England, 1803-11-25 00:00:00

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,4 • The foiloAting Letter so, honourable to the. f-e,
Arti t;f" 'the' Ntltiurilw A.,
thor, that ve~ think it our.4ty'y to 'ple`st9t et" to our
[}tough it is"ittir'es:.‘d to a partiCular
Corps; it con'tains sentimeilis and nbsovations that
I,e,,ipplitable to th whole of the NT:)liviteerService.
It is highly gratifying to the iihilosopliic as well as
pvtiotic mind, to see a m Ift of elevated talents ern,
ploying those talents in dill rent provinces, aryl. in
promoting the .wrifare' 'of leis COuntry.
ERSKINE:TiIIy' hive a bias in his political principles;
'but it is'eVident that his mind is limo enlarged to
feel the influence of that bias when the honour ::rid
interest of the Empire are at arid. that he is
by no means to be classed those who
" To PARTY give up what was snide ter MANKIk~,f
To THE MEMBERS or Tax LAW ASSOCIATION.
„
GENTLEMEN.'
" When the return of businei3 '.obligati me to
a
withdraw myself for short-season, from that daily
attendance 'which I had 'Jegularly-siven from, the
first establishtnent of the Carps, I was aiodous to
assure you that I should soon resume it witll en.
• creak.ed zeal and attentiOn.• The Order, however,
,?.f. the 33th of oJober, was Sitffieient to shew that
bad not forgotten the application of the same dr.
cumstances to others as, well •as to myself,, by its
Confining for the ;Arrient, the fi'eltertil Musters' anti.;
EiCise of die whOle 'Battalion to two days in the
Week.'

It shout.! Undonlitedly, be an 9bjE.!Cl with every
Volunteer ,establislottent to reconcile, as much as
poirtible[its- pledge to the Public 'with the duties
and occupations of common life; an enemy' would
carr •t'llis point to a certain extent, if he:could dis.,
turb a people which he knows he cannot conquer ;
bet it appears' to; me,' that even in that secondary
objeeb, the enemies of Great:Britain may-be equally
disappointed ; because Volunteer establishments al_
-must- to any event, (eventhough comprised of men of
business as we are) miry be created and retained 'in an
useful state of discipline, without any such pres Sure
or iricoovenieace, : if a well -replared. system' is
.actopted, !and,firinly.perseveredin.'
The, instruttion of a Soldier may be divided
into-two parts. That Miry be separately
instructed in, and that whieli cati.ool. be petf:ametl,
in combination with others. , .
•
to the fir,t, Rectuit,pliy heftaug',lt in a
very short time indeed, ant! at his owtreotivenienc(,,
by proper 'persona provided by. the Association, the
complete-use of arms, and all the postures aid mo-
tions-of d Soldier; and afterward* .by.uniting-with
iathers in small numbers& snap in the. tame Manner
be very-soon prepared- to join in the-evolutions of a
Battabon.• This lard. attendance is by far the most
'important, beeausein AsioCiations of Volunteers it
compfehends the instruCtion of the Officer as well as
of the ' .
instru6tion of 'Officers may at fir,;.t view
appear offensive Pt an Address to a Military 0/9)4
hat it'is what am most• anxious that every Gcn_
lleman-should particularly attend to,. and which I
consitter robe equally applicable to nayself.
'ln 'regular Regiinents every Officer most be
'presumed -to be 'fitted for the station to which -he
,has'atieceeded by regnlaf-grada tiOOs. of service, and
he oughr to be removed- 'if he is not. But`
whole natioCi.risetr up spontaneously in arms
.Itt the
call caf a sudden'emergency, such a stiete of knotv.
ledge is nor to .1.4 exp7C;ed; rite Officers are gene-
rallyeleeted for qualifications- enllatcral,lo military
.capacity or experienee, from their stati•-ns, in socie.:,
ty, and from the esteem in which they are held by-'
those whinn they ate to, counnand. But this though
a deled in the`infancy of, such Military Associa.
lions, ouglit:to be but a short,one. No:man-shouhi .
accept, such situations ,from the hve of, dist inCtion,
btu, as, an anxious trust for which he ,ought most
earnestly to qualify himself ;, because upon the skill-
and knowledge of the Officers in their different de.
partments;. the regularity of the 'whole body is
mainly dependent, and consequently. hi dime-lion
and firmness *lrr. the day -of danger. For this most
useful purpose yotesecsuted,to,yourselves in the be.
ginning, an inestimable advantage in the judicious
choice titef:other Field Qfliceri qtralified.by•his
long. experience,:to give you, the incur 'accomplished
assistance, ambentitled, in. all other respeasi to
our, confidence ,and esteem., I. Mentioned to rite
Battalion,..when tinder. arms, on Sunday last, that
besides, the daily drills which remain as already
established, he required. two Nompanies to assemble
separately in. rotation,' onMoodays,. Wednesdays,
and 'rhursdirys,„at half past eight.. in the mbroing,
that both the Odicers and the. Privates might bere.
gularly instructed in their .dutic», with greater
ctlity titan can ,he accomplished when the -whole
Battalion is assembled ; a system whit ,if regular-.
Iy. pursued, forf few nu is ivetkre, .cannat 'Mit to,
place 115 situation of.honourable dist inClion,
entreat,. therefore, the largest 'ossible Attendanceupon•these-occasioris,
upon "hese mccasions, as well, as-.`upon the- general
lays of muster and,e;:ercise,,trywhieltvvesitall
cure more ease .to ourselyes hereafter, consistently
with the duties we have ertgagett inl,-beouse',.when
we are once Terfeelly-irerster,s.of them, they. will
becoine pleasant, in the .exercise; .and eau !ICY er • be'
toqp“en. ~; • • , . •

Gentlemen,' Upon "11111,
adverted tot and with the mivantti3fivtiltill‘.vvi,
sess, I -cannot•help expeeting. an,:-ilh2ie,,r!i'and•
speffible enerea..e to mu effiel:ettstrength.
dignitaries of the Law are df coitre exCluded,vvitilst
they serve 118 by the influence of theii countenance
and -regar3 Age-and Infirmities are 'to he: reOR.I.:
ed ' • but sttijtei to 'these considerations; vieWed-
without aii4mwO-rthy joaiousyi and. reflood .to`the.
:safe fotuai.of 'every man's t).%iin, just and tomb, sense'
ter his.p.mictilar situation,- Flookfursviird with con_
fidenee ill an rtreetive Five
Hundred. Men. ,'Otis 'expetation nnrft however
be realized without a cdnsiderably greater number
Wlto-tuay be fairtreonsidered its efficient Members,
''because allowing, for occasional and all
accidents, I•wish to be-made tiare of secing,that
nuinher of rli4ciplined Soldiers at the first beat .of
the drum, shoulttour services be called for to repel
an Invasion o( our Country. J therefore request ,

. Clap. every; Mem'bet;Of Aeipurps- Win male his .re.
t strn., to tha Adiutarst at ltis earliest convenience,
wficther lie is to be considered as effective, by which
I i 4 not mean an absolute pledge to that regulatity
of „attendance its .411, rases so extremtlfgesirable ;
but,. to such a regularity hi
.his.:particutar,situation
maracipi,it of, and, AT Ai, t, cv*vrs, to such, a state
of preparation as may et,lable him to join
,the Batta-
lion I...Nzpald it be called. out into adion as an useful
efficient Soldier.
, • • ,
" Thc remaining pert nf our nu:nhers will never
thelt!ss ho most useful to us. in many imliortant re-
speets ; and I entertain.. so ligh a sense of the Cha-
raCter and klonour of every Wlember of the, Asso,.
chuion, that I have not required reasons to accom:-
pany the ..returns of the non-eifedives.

Gentlemen;' What I .hvie thus earnestly asked
from the Yit s T .ant pre:Parcti' -to return being
firtnly t-t!solied by study arlitatient ion to'endeavour
ttr justify the choice which your partiality for Inc
has tice tsioned.

" I !lave it in command from His Royal High.
ness the PRINCE of WAI;ES, to communicate to
.you his gracious intention 'to present 113 with-out
Colours. Hin Royal Highness- sired me to add
that our Affeetion and Doty to.therliling, which leis
US to come into His Royal Presence at the Review
without, them, and NViditlin 'being previoudy
shelled and „reported, had given him the highest
satislatlion.

" I have the Honour to be;
" amtlemen, •
‘‘ Your most obliged,
" And most faithful humble Servant,
Linroln'J. Inn. ' I' T. ERSKINE.",
Nov. 17, 1803.


EDINBURGH, Nov. 21.

The King has been pleasA to appoint Jot&
BURNETT,
,14.;A. Ad v:.:cate,' Sheriff Depute of: East
Lothian, in the room of WILLIAM LAW, Esq.
whosha% resigned.
We are authorized to state, that the report of the
proceeding.% of a County Meeting held .at Perth,
inserted in the Public -Parrs, is completely..ert4;
neous, as f►r as-it relate% to the obs'ervatio'ns made
by the Karl of BREADALEANY on the Volunteer
force of the Clunty. , •

Saturday, diP first division of the- Aberdeenshire-
-I.Vligrin, no& r the command of Lietit.4ol9iiel the
E;irl of ER P. u arrived in town from the North.
second division is expeftes this day, antl,th.;
third to-morrow. t (Regiment is-to be quartered
in the.Cannongate and Leith..