Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-02-06


viii enable the cadet to purfue the aody OF e.
sineciing with greater csfc and facility. Here,
as in the department 81 artillery. the cadet ougAr
10 carry his theory into pssttice. previous
conception Of the feseTal brapehcs OF icience.
developed ia the ;wo preceding departments,
will enable him hese TO make an, eafy progreis
in this practical branch. To furvey and draw
maps OF iqaa'e aud angular pieces OF gsound7-
10 meaiule aud take plans of regular and irfesu..
lar iortliicarons, oaght TO occopy portion OK
his time. The cadet ought sllc 10 eieet forti-
feations. and other works on imall icale 10
defend and behege them TO mine aad coun-
ter-mine them and generally to practice every
icicnce, shich belongs 10 enyisers, eih in
the defence or the attack OF fortified places.
Ii mutt nor, however. be tundesaood, that the
caists Of this clais arc TO be wholly employed in
the practical illuiliaion Of their theories Ga
the contrary, the fudy OF MI the icicnccs, 10
cuica,cd in the other departments, together With
folne of the higher mathematics mutt bc rcviv-
ed and purioed With vigor in this, under tho
occshopal direction Of the proieaors OF the sso
other claIesas alio an invefig gation OF the prip-
cipies Of aates. by ydroeaties, & hydraulics. An
acquaintance with thcie, will be ofgrcai u!e they
viii be found necraary on many occafoos.
The fuperiuteodance OF this department.. feems
very properly TO devolve on the inipettor OF
fouihcations. A miner of knowledge and ex-
pcfience oushs 30 be appointed. to 'pitrud tho
young engineer 10 this military iciencc :-Yer
as regular and pro.raeted leges are probably
very daant in this country. the mining arr.
as branch Of military education, may he we'll
difpcaied with for the prricnr, except 70 much
of ii as may Lc unde,ilool by the o'hcf proisi-
fop.
The protector of the Era clas, tho par
iicnlaSy attached to the duties oi it, mua alio
occaionally i,.tIutt the cadets in the iccond anil
third and the protectors OF the artillery cla'i
willlkewiie attend TO the inArattion OF the third
and lat department. As the cadets, on ,hsie
sdmifIlon insor higher ciais. are not 10 neglect
their former Rudics, each protector ncrd only att
tend, thro' all the grades of innruetion, 10 he
osnsppropriate punuits, To avoid the null
tplicty Of protectors. Is the aim OF this arrange
mcRt.
The removal Of cadets, in regular grada-
tioD, from one department TO another, ought tO
depend on their immediate protectors or, pcr-
haps, on their experimenting one---ot couris.
none will be admitted into tho department Of
artillerips, without the previo0s fanttion OF tho
teacher OF mathematics OF courle ALTO,
none will be preferred TO the department OF cn-
gineep, except on the recommendation OF tho
,nipeetor OF artillery. Ii ought to be eaabliih-
ed az IN invariabe rule, psvereto promote
cadet 10 the line Of the army till NC be re-
gularly in.l,ntlcd in all the Departments
and not even then, unlcfs he be recommend
ed by the infpcesor Of forifcstion. Several
good effects would refulf from this fchcme
The protectors would he extremely cautious in
their removal of RsySaiLfed Cadets from their
own to an higher department, becsuic their re-
putations would in fonc meafurc depend on the
exescife Of their Judgment ia this particular.
The infpeetor Of Notifications. for the fame rca-
ion, would cxerciic great caution IN his recom-
mendations for commilions. Added 10 thefc,
the Cadets, confcious Of one invariable rule for
removal & promotion. would be the more Aimu-
lated toexcc in thc cveral purfuits allotted them.
ltmsy be coniidered, however, az an ha,d-
fhip on Cadets, qualified tor addal iervicc, to
remain in the fchool, with very moderate pay
and fubfaence, In expectation ofpromotions on
the occurrence Of fubfequcnt vacancies. AZ
!oon, therefore. a. they get through the feveral
grades Of inaruetion, and are qualified for fer-
vice, jotice and good policy both fccm to dc
tate. that they be promoted to the rank and pay
of lieutensnts, and permitted afterwards to cir
vacancies as they occur. This would prove
new incentive to exertion, and induce then to
make the military profelhon the buGnei' ofthcir
lives 70 that the army would very ioon be fill
ed with young officers endowed with many i'm
portant qualifications. not always manifeaed by
thofe OF more experience, and Of ripcr years.
This plan has long been adopted 10 the foreiga
military (chooIs.
Il tis hardly necelTasy to add. that this mil
itafy fchool ought TO be fufniibed with PHI
loiophieal and chymical spparatw-and with
an aGormentof books, pro'eGcdly written on
appropriate fubjetts--ss alfo with many tools
snd inaruments. defgoed for the cfe OF mcchan-
ics, and calculated for the uie Of the atiIlerias
and engineers. The ls~ Of April AZ. 1898. aa-
thoires the puschsfe I" " military b0sk', i.qrx-
mrrf,. ard aSfarafsf Of couric the Secretary
of war is already cDab!ed to iupply the iehool
with thcfc neceGay sricIeS The exrencc Of
them would nor be grat--notbing 10 compas-
lion wi,h the good 70 Be expected from the ia-
aitslioos