The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-13 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

(Cincuta a. ) Horse Guards, Aug. 1829.
Sir,—A new knapsack having been approved for the
service of the Infantry of the Army, the General Com-
manding-in-Chief has been pleased to direct, that a pattern
shall be sealed and deposited at the Office of Military Boards,
for the purpose of regulating future supplies.
It is considered that the new knapsack, which has un-
dergone the minute examination of the Committee of the
Consolidated Board of General Officers and which has been
likewise subjected to mature trial, will be found to embrace
the following advantages:-
Ist. The valise is dispensed with.
2d. The wooden frame is stronger, and better constructed
than in the present knapsack.
3d. A pocket is attached to the flap, which is found to
add greatly to the convenience of the soldier.

4th. The buckles, which in the present knapsack are
merely stitched on to the flap (and which is liable to give
way at those points), are sewn to straps, which are stitched
all along the flap, a method that tends to render the whole
snore strong and durable.
sth. The new pattern admits of the great coat being
carried in three different ways. If within the pack, when
the men are lightly equipped in point of necessaries, it will
be separated from the necessaries by the inner flaps, and
covered by the other side flaps ; if it be put on the outside,
folded square, the mess tin will he carried on the top of the
knapsack; if rolled, it can be secured on the top of the
knapsack, with the straps which have been placed for that
purpose, when the mess tin will go below it at the back of
the knapsack.

6th. -The whole of the knapsack, slings, and straps for
carrying the great coat, are of buff, to obviate the ob-
jection against part of the straps requiring blacking.
7th. The mess tin cover is of unpainted canvass only,
and can be cleaned with pipe-clay, or washed.
Bth. The estimated price of the new knapsack complete,
with mess tin and cover, straps, and slings, does not ex-
ceed 145., whereas the present sealed pattern (which is
hereby cancelled), completed with these articles, and with
the valise, is charged from 14s. 6d. N 16s.
In making this communication, I am at the same time
to acquaint you, that the General Commanding-in-Chief
approves of the three methods of carrying the great coat,
as above-mentioned, and which are to be adopted under
the following circumstances :
In light marching order, the great coat to be carried
within the pack, separated from the necessaries by the
inner flaps, and covered by the side flaps.
In heavy marching order the great coat to be carried
folded square on the outside (the mess tin on the top of
the knapsack), to facilitate the exercise and firing.
On the line of march the great coat to be rolled, and to
be carried on the top of the knapsack (with the mess tin
below it at the back of the knapsack), to relieve the weight.
I am further to add, that the knapsack now in wear by
the Regiment under your command will be continued,
until it shall he found necessary to have recourse to further
supplies.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient
bumble servant,

H. TAYLOR, Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS.

Horse Guards, Aug. 6.

The General Commanding-in-Chief has been pleased to
direct, that when Orders have been given for discharging
a Soldier with Ignominy, the following Process shall be
strictly adhered to, in carrying such Orders into effect :
The Regiment being assembled, and the Man about to
be discharged brought forward, the several Crimes and Ir-
regularities of which he has been guilty are to be re-
capitulated, and the Order for his Dismissal from the Ser-
vice is to be read, together with his Discharge, in which
will be noticed his ignominious and disgraceful conduct.
The buttons, facing,ace, and other distinctions, are then
to be stripped from his clothing ; he is to be marched
down the ranks, and trumpeted or drummed, as the case
may be, out of the Barracks or Quarters of the Corps.
By Command of the Right Honourable
The General Commanding-in-Chief,
HERBERT TAYLOR, Adjt.-Gen.

Horse Guards, Aug. 4.

The General Commanding-in-Chief is under the ne-
cessity of cancelling the authority whereby certain General
Officers, though unemployed, have hitherto been permitted
to retain Soldiers as Servants, and to desire that all such
Servants may be restored to the ranks of their respective
Regiments before the 24th of September next, except
those who are attached to General Officers actually serving
upon the Staff, to whom Batmen are still to be allowtd,
as heretofore, from the troops under their immediate
command.

Lord Hill recalls with the greatest reluctance the grant
of an indulgence of long standing, and trusts that the Ge-
neral Officers will readily feel that a continuance of it,
whilst the Army remains upon its present low estahlish-
ment, could not be sanctioned without subjecting the Public
Service to inconvenience.

By Command of the Right Honourable
The General Commanding-in-Chief,
HERBERT TAYLOR, Adjt.-Gen.

Horse Guard', Aug. 3.

The General Commanding-in-Chief deems it necessary to
correct a misapprehension with regard to the mode of
Marching past at Inspections, or Reviews.
His Lordship, having observed that the Mounted Officers
salute in marching round in quick time, desires it may be
understood that this should only be the case when the
Troops, from their number, or other causes, are prevented
from marching round in slow time, and where the line is
formed into mass of columns at quarter distance, with a
view to save time and preserve the Troops fresh for subse-
quent movements, as laid down at page 316 of the Field
Exercise, and Evolutions of the Army.
By Command of the Right HOnourable
The General Commanding-in-Chief,
HERBERT TAYLOR, Adjt-Gen.

The harvest has become general, and a great
portion of the wheat is either stacked or housed. The late
showers have caused the turnips to rally in an uncommon
degree, and unless the fly takes them a good crop may be
expected.