Star.
London, England, 1804-10-06 00:00:00

J 1 THE EXPECTED OYSTER LAW-SUIT.

Beneath a judge's wig a hat fnares
For Rocks Rees and London's Mayers ;
Win, call the Lawyer. from their etnifters,
And Rn rolofotelhtads 'boat oyßerst
Where rigs and bilef-bags (warm like herrings
And celled the h.. 11 to et y or ParllltS
Yet, as to Crown and Statute Courts,
There is no Cafe in Point Reports,
Our Lawyers grave an. fure'd to dith up
A cafe from Lord Chic( Jußice JElnp,
Who in hit ancient records tens,
The Clients are to have—the lbells.

To THE IDIDIR OF THE STAR.

Sut—l profecnte the fubjed which I have intro•
duced in the confidence that my objat cannot be mil•
taken. There is not, I truit, a man in the Empire
more zealoutly devoted and abfolutely pledged to the
cattle dray King and Country, than myfeli and thofe
among whom I live.—Nor is there one who glories
n ore than I do, in the belief, that the fpirit of our
Sovereign at this moment pervades his affeCtionate
and grateful people. --Still Ids am I unconfcious,
that of all clalfes the ,flicers, foldiers, and failors of
our faces, are not only the moil committed, but in-
finitely the moll meritorious in exertion for our de.
fence, fuccefs, and public profpei ity.—Neither let it
birfnprofed 'that aay one who, with his hand on his
heart, can proclaim thofe fentiments, has Esiled to feel
I r is reluitant to acknowledge the great advance-
ment, certainly made, and molt eminently under
the cutting dirdlion. towards rendering the Britifh
army the ben of the univerfe in difcipline as well as
in valour. Moll clear it is, that the efiablifhment of
perfea order and confifiency, is the &ft and WA
%Woods Aep of this propel's. My endeavour limply
is to itimulate to the eext, which I do apprehend that
our enemy has fomewhat got before us in making,
without poffeffing by any means the fame materials
as we, in the bodily flrength, fouls. and motives of
their foldiery.—Even in my humble fituation there
dings are well known and felt, and I hope that
so unguarded expreffion of anxiety or of raillery
Mall ever indicate ignorance, or lead to mirconcep.
tins in what I prefume to open, on points fo vitally
important.
gift recnllefikn that the feries of our decifire naval
eifb.ries was preeeded.by an alteration of fyllem, the
reafons of wl•ich were originally unfolded by a Gen
tkman in civil life* (at the time perhaps when the
ferviee,was prepared for the change) has uried me
to try to peva( attention, becanfe I believe -there is
sow opportunity foe fame thi,s analogous in the
other Grand Department.—Can the change be made
dare amyl. rdien a more aufjetioNs augury• ? Of this
donbtlefs no private man is to judge, but, iP I am
right, thole in whole hands the power to decide is hap-
pily placed, will not be ferry that fume difcufficin
pave. the way. In this faith and for this purpnfe,
from al,i.h I am inexcufably culpable if I deviate, I

proceed.
W'hila Col. DLEADNOOOKT was teaching me the
ehawzes of formations and pofition, according to the
nix:eueri-rt, it always (truck UM that under
the meta cannon in the heat and rage of battle, that
ordet which theft indifpenfibly require for their emu-
. lion amid net ex& Echelon movements, and the
• anodes of taking up new alignments, &c. appeared to
be very incapable of being praelifed in fuels cirmw
flatlets, where could not conceit e how any of the
words of command might be heard or communicated
It limed to me that I was learning a fort of War
Dakce in Arms, tern graceful indeed, but which
I Mould ncvvr be ithfc to lerform excepting upon
raisule Ground. I law very well that it gave habits
of
attentively and tead,iy Wing the eyes, ears, limbs,
and mind of the Soldier ; and I had read that the
exetc;le tilthe t wrier Mania: and Pa aira of the an-
cients pp, .duced this effect. But methought there was
this difleience, 'bat their eteteifes in the way of dif-
• exaEll) coriefponded with the exations to be
made in the real cvnibat, which could not be the cafe
with oils (billing. Although OUT fire arms,when load-
ed with ball, mile ad of idle blank cartridges, do always
admit of the moil perk& praetice,by taking aim at
"ninzaft evben we drill, which, with the greater part
a their is aapons was impcffible—lndeed, the Colonel
himfelf admitted the truth of our proverbial laying.
that " !whiny is m're unlike a review than a battle."
The reafon of thi. leemed to me very inexplicable.
One chapter t,f the catechifm I have before men.
tinned, hewever, renioved ail doubt as to the inten-
tion and effete a confining exchirdy the pradlice at
drill to niaaaivres which could not be generally, if at
all. praaifed in allual fighting. To the quellion---
it How are foldias to be prevented from leaving
• their lines and columns, when they find that they
cannot deilroy tlia enemy, and are them:elves perifh
ing in !be le F" there is this mod fati.fatloiy
' 44 lit never Is JR in any clAl.r.fitu,;i,n."
Vi'ithout gi ino tinnily)) the detail you wit, Sir,
▪ iniagjne c.a it milli Eillow from the adoption
of this pi iticipk, thst the braved foliiier mull be ‘S
ackwat id and as a c; ~an, when he is incited
to ithlkiJu.4l 1.11•.; he never
betc-e inaie or to.repel rapid or ii re-

glilar Attacks.
In the oft ent.r,ct i•s haycnet the com-
mon I,l.ii•r!, on!: ucitr,,tl in iw.intr;') I could not,
for my totiii lac v. h., the f.ri;.,.; th-old only be
!rout. ; lat.-nn: t.r. lines, er lean the trent en columns,
in regt;'...r discharge ; •.r even in what' Istetmed ;LE
firing. It le.:erve‘i to nt-, :lilt to Ad, aim. fire, and
charge.... 94jeisiv a•.. 1 as pt.frible, rruit
satt•n he ,it t: at mAn c•.:,11 do in ;in engage:m:7:c ;
ar.d. ILA :t- :Ltr and eoli.m:l,, nut alw.tys
be the it !....giro. r^r thele put poles, to as to mak:
our wr,pon, tit-at.ii, to Cite foe. 11': :lien rot tea.:ll
to c- leave r.c.r;ons in the mull C
6(141 :Ate The e_ateaiiin ages
piained why !hi, co.ild not be.
To the ge .er :41 .ine:tion—•‘ How the rmi:cinct
Tj, autwrr is not I (-TA. •!- I to de-
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