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jesty's Orders, or other tompetent authority, are
to he strictly conformed to by all the Members in
their respediVe situatiuni.
It is the more necessary to call the serious at.
tenrion of the Volunteers and Yeomanry to this
point, because the compulsory clauses of the De.
fence Aft. do not apply to them, except when or-
dered to be drawn out and assembled for actual
service, on any Invasion, or appearance of art
Enemy in force upon the Coast, or to suppress any
Rebellion or Insurredion arising or existing during
any such Invasion, at which time they are by Law
made liable to military discipline, and to the Pro.
visions of the Mutiny Ad.
In the mean time, it is obvious that a regular at-
tendance. at muster and exercise, and a due obe-
dience to rules and regulations, issued by compe-
tent authority, are indispensable. I have, there.
fore, to request that you will announce to all the
'Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps within the County
of that all persons enrolled in them, who
refuse to conform to the rules and regulations
above adverted to, or who negled to attend at the
limes and places of muster or exercise appointed
by Proper authority, are no longer to be considered
As Members upon the Establishment.of such Corps,
or entitled to claim any .of the advantages or ex-
emptions allowed by the Legislature or otherwise,
You no doubt must have been aware of the diffi-
culties which have unavoidably arisen in providing
a Complete supply of arms and accoutrements for
so considerable and rapid an increase of the mili.
tary force of the Country ; every exertion has,
11"vever, been and will continue to be .made by
the Board of Ordnance, to meet this sudden and
ettraordinary demand upon the arsenals. Di.
regions have been given for issuing immediately a
very considerable proportion of muskets, and they
ate now in a course of delivery, with all predicable
diSpatch; as many sabres and pistols as may he
wanted for the Cavalry, and pikes to any extent
which you may think necessary for the service, may
be obtained upon 6inaluni6d(ing with the Ordnance,
to which Department you will please to direa all
your applications in future for arms and accoutre.
Went's.
I flatlet-myself, that it will not be long
before I
receive information from you that the 'Volunteer
establishment for the County of
pieced, and that at
the same time is com-
I sha be fa-
azoured. with the Returns called for by myll Circular
Letter,. .*)f 3 tst Au
m gust, without which it will be
Ipradicable .to carry into died the final arrange.
went of to great an augmentation of the public force.
Vnu will easily perceive, that until these Re.
!turn' are made, it will not be possible to ascer-
ain, with any degree of accuracy, whether she da-
gent Offers of Service which have been sent in, are
likely to prove effettual in point of numbers, or to
calculate, with any precision, the extent of the de.
Mantis likely to be made upon the Public Revenue.
In concluding this Letter, I have great. satisfae.
ton in executing His Majesty's Commands, by ex-
preasing the cordial sense he e sof ;he zeal
And loyalty which have been snntecrotanisliiicnously
Isifeated on this occesion, by his faithful County of
which, in common with the rest of
his Kingdom, has ►
displayed at this most critical
eonteneiure, a degree of spirit 'and animation, of
'energy and fortitude, which hat rarely been equalled
at any period of our history; and never :surpassed.
Whatever difficulties may have attended the exe-
o,nudtio,lirof these important measures of preparation
,ence,.it is a great,satisfadion to refled, that
they have atiscri in great measure font . a zeal and
alacrity on the part of the people, which have ex.
'ceded even the hopes and expedationi,4 the'Go.
liriernment. They have proceeded from the sponta-
ti,_eous and unanimous feelings of a high spirited na.
on; determined to maintain its independence
Against the utmost efforts of an •insolent and impla.
cabin enemy, and pressing forward instantaneously
with one heart and mind to uphold the honour of 3
beloved Sovereign, and to preserve its ancient and
invalual.)le laws and liberties. I have the honour to
bet Sir) your most obedient humble Servant.

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tilt,
.Cewaher-btrt, t3th S.
We have had the Honour of receiving your Let-
ter of the 9th instant, desiring our Opinion on the
following Queries, on the subject of Exemptions to
Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps.
ist, .. Whether persons serving in such Yeomanry or Vo-
Linear Corps or Lompanies as have been accepted, on the
lipe.ciill condition that they shall be subject to all the ovisions of the StlVCral Acts for the internal detimce oft he
Kingdom, (amongst which the 6zd section of 43d Geo. 111.
e,. 6. is referred to in your letter), can be con3iclercd as en-
lhied to any of the Exemptions horn Ballot allowed by the
Statute of 4zd Geo. 111. c. 66, and 43L1 Geo. 111. c. lat. ?"
toad, i 4 In cases Where any such Yeomanry or Volunteer
oaps., or any individuals thereof, have otfered to se.rve, dis-
thinz on their put any of the aforesaid Exemotious, and
=aic efrers have bee'n acce.pted by ths mt, I &sr v, with to.
ferertee to such terms whether they are at liberty afterwards_
to claim such Plc ,
QV Coillay ' chtintons, and whether the Lieutena.Tcynol
distc44o such)ution occasion olany Ballot, may not rojc.tt-a
claim, if utak ?"
We have y
considerationaccordin l taken the same into our
, and
ite are Of opinion, with respen to the first Query,
gives that 41 Geo, 3. C. 121, so far as
exemptions to Volunteers from being bal.
io_ tted into
the Army of Reserve, which were Aso.
lately denied to then by the Clause of the Aft re.
'erred to in Your Letter, must be considered as re-
pealing that provision, anti therefore that Volun.
teers whose services have been accepted upon the
ter services
in this query, must be held to be en.f
tilled to the Exemutions given by the Aa of
the Geo. 3, C, 121 ; land we also think, that under
Mt
w"ds of. the original ACI, they are entitled t.o
fay
the
as were in existence in their
tavour at the tune of the passing of it, and which,
"4" 42 Geo. 3, C. 66, extend to the Militia It 11104
Provided they are duly returned according to the
Provided
and schedules of the respeelive Ads. _
Al to• the case (stated in the 'second Quay of
Y-,?us. Letter' of persons who have offered their
Fser.-
_leet as Volunteers, disclaiming any of the,_l
z'7l)ptions under the several An* upon the Soil_e
the -llefence of the Country, we do not think that
~;,eY eau' be permitted to retraa from their en-
toteLnletntb and claim any ExeMption ; but in order
oviat
the
1), , e the difficulties that may arise before
'HY Lieutenants, if the Return of such Corps, or
lip 1
~
yu..iiel, ","ividoals, were to be made in the f"1" :
" tut: alsiii,e.mentioned Atli of Parliament pre. 1