The Sun.
London, England, 1817-07-05 00:00:00

Tll'. ARMY.

- .The tioyal First Devon Regiment of Yeomanry.
Cavalry, upwards of 3SO strong, commanded by
Colonel Lord ROLLE, completed their eighr days
training at Honiton, and returned to their hoines
and anxious spouses early on Sunday morning,
with .."honours nobly won."—Colonel Clitcliffe,
'of the 23d' Lancet's, (who so highly distinguislie,l
himself in the l'eninsula,And' at '‘,7?t'terlo),)
:as-
sisted or and so rapid was the tiny
proventent- of the troops, under, the instructions
of this:: gal Lint officer, that their latter field-
days,: the various manceuvres and evolutiOns %vete
perforated with a stea'diuth- and teciAott that
would not 'have disgraced ie.:regnhar
the morning-of the last 6,11-day, Col. Cutcl.l4'e
addressed the-regiment in a -speebh, •the sulistanoe
of which,way afterwards entered inp the orderly
book, in nearly thevfollowing ytords:,

" Lieutenant-Colonel . Cut!ilk,. in taking his
.ler,..ve of the Royallifs.t Do von Regiment of Yeo-
manry Cavalry, hmpes he may be perruittetl to offer
to Colonel Lord Ri•lle, awl the ()dicers cam` the
.corps„ his most grateful o:knowledgmel!ts of the
honour they have becn pleased to confer upott
him, in Accepting his humbk endeavours to tiro-
der them such pksistanee in their fiel! exercise as
his profesional habits may hove enabled him ti
give. He begs, at the same time, that t;tey,' as
well as theNon-commissioued Wirer.; aildPri-
votes .of.t be Regiment, do him the justice to-
believe, that deeply impressed as he k the
steadiness and zeal of the cot ps, he shall ever re-
member with- sentiments of the deepest, grAtitudop
the constant and- unremitting :attention which
they have done him the honour to
_pay to his..in-
structions ; a perseverance ih which ,
condoet on all future occasions, aided. by theeti-lily
loyal and British spirit which animates tbe.witole
corps, cannot fail to be productive of .the happiest
results, tending
,as %cell towards the security of
their domestic comforts, as tothe tumuli r their
Sovereign, and the, prosperity Of their Ci,untry."

Lotd • nolle then Addressed the rcgiment.c his
Lordship felt highly gratified by the wet ited etteo-
mitims so handsomely passed on them by Colonel
Cutclitre, to which he bore ample testi:llol)y, nod
expressed hiniselfin the 'warmest terms of praise
of their s,,ldier-like behaviour, and exemplary
good conduct in every respect, during the time
they had been on duiy. 011 Friday the ()dicers
gave an elegant 13,411, at head-quarters Otte (i7ddert
.Lion Ion), where about 50 couple kept tip the en-
livening dance until a late hour on the tollii%ring
morning.—Lord Rolle, with his usual polite at-
tention, had ordered the excellent Itand of the
Smith Devon Begiruent of Militia-from Vlytu:iuth,
which phyed before the troops to and from the
field, at the evening's prade, and at the officers'
Mess dinners, wide!) added greatly to the guietrof
the scene. . -

A Letter has 'teen sent to Lord Rolle, -at the
,vegoest of M great tintnb,er o 1 the principal Tradei-
;men in floniton, asiornbled at tl:e hont.e. of Mr,
Webber (the Goideit Lion Inn), Oct Monday last,
,expressive of their heartfelt thanks for the
kindnessi sitewn :Lent the preceding
verk by. his Lordship, and the refit of the (neers,,
and also the non-cotninissiooed officers anti pri-
vates; of ‘cshic.h...they shall ever 'retain a greatid
.rernembrance.