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London, England, 1827-12-18 00:00:00

THE' ARMY.

GENERAL ORDER.

Horse Guards, Dec. 8, 1927.

In consequence of its having been represented to the
Commander-in-Chief, that very great distress and incon-
venience- 1.-;.we been occasioned by an excess of women
beyond the regulated number being present with most of
the Reginients on Foreign Service, notwithstanding the
precaution hitherto taken to prevent it; his Grace deems
it expedient, with reference to the General Regulations. and
'Orders of the Army, whereby the proportion of soldiers'
wives •to embark-with Regiments for Foreign Stations
(India and New South Wales excepted) is limited to 6 to
100 men, to direct that the following Rules shall be strictly
observed :

When a regiment or detachinent embarks, a nominal
list of the women allowed to proceed with it is to be fur-
nished to the agent of transports, or to the master of the
'Vessel, signed by the Commanding-officer of the corps or
detachment, and countersigned 11 the .offieer superintend-
ing the embarkation.
In making the selection of women to be allowed to pro-
need, care should he always taken that those of the best
character, and most likely to be useful to the troops, should
be first chosen; and no greater proportion to be selected
Of serjeants' wives than the serjeante bear to the whole
number of the battalion, which, according to the present
establishment of the six service-companies, will he as
follows: Proportions of Women to
be allowed Rations.
30 Seijeants • • 2
514 Corporals, Drummers, and 'Privates..:.
544 33
•

Officers Commanditig Regiments on Foreign Stations
are to specify in the Returns wflidzh they transmit to the
Depot Companies at home, the vacancies, iVhich may from
time, to time occur ip the regulated number of wonien, and
the name of those proposed by them to be sent out with
detachments to fill such vacancies.

It is to be considered a rule, in no case to be departel
from, that women, who have afeettdg joined the regiment
without authority--or who may bereatter find 'their way
out of the regiMent--or who have been taken otttor who
may hereafter, by the Commander-in-Chief's permissions,
obtained through, his Military Secretary, accompany Officers
as servants in their families, and afterwards quit such ser-
vice, should they refuse to be sent home at the expense of
the Officer, in conformity to his engagement, when such
permission was granted--are not to benefit thereby, by
being allowed at any future time to fill the vacancies Whieh
may arise in the regulated" number for whom rations are
alloWed, and which must be reserved for those who have
waited at home for their.turn to go aut. . _

By Command of his Grace the Commander-in-Chief,
HENRY TORRENS, Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDER.
Horse Guards, Dec. 6, 1827.

In reference to the Orders of the 14th March and 7th
May last, the Commander-in-Chief is pleased to direct,
that in making application to the Ordnance Department
for the half-yearly supplies of ammunition for practice and
exercise, Commanding Officers of Regiments shall transmit
a return (according to the prescribed form), in which the
quantities received, expended, and remaining in store, of
fprmer supplies of ammunition for service are to be ac-
counted tor, in addition to the return of. ammunition for
practice and exercise.
It is, however, to be understood, that the ammunition
for service is not to be used for practice and exercise ; nor
is that which is issued for practice and exercise to be ap-
plied to the purposes of service, without the previous
authority of the Board of Ordnance.
By Command of his Grace the‘Commander-in-Chief,
HENRY TORRENS, Adjutant-General.
STATEMENT of the ANNUAL PROPORTIONS Of ikSIMUNITION allowed
for the Exercise and Practice of Regular Regiments of Cavalry
and Infantry, and Regiments of Militia.