The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-09-25
sohsly don. indssd: rn, your gun, oniss

| too, exec pt t0a lew OIL you "rfe eeHe 100
5000, sod some others teef!e too late. t<
| In isyiog down your guns, gentlemen, take
care TO lay The locks up Snd tho other aides
down.
'Ten,ion the whole ! Gronms 5oo& very
wall.
Charge 5ayone.!
(some o/rAe ren That can, ts right,
Capieio; pay look again, Tor how can We
charge bsyonet without our guns!
(Cobtain,-j don'i know as 10 that, but
know I'm right, for here tits psintel in the,
b,ok--c, b, a, =, yeS charge oayonef, that's
light ,hst's the word, know how 10 read |;
cone gentlemen, DO pay c6sfge bsyonet
chafge, say! Why don't you charge2 10
you think it ant SO? Do you think have
lived 10 this time o'day, end don't know wha,
charge bsyonel is! Here, como aud see for
Yaurse!ves its plain Az the nose on you
la-s,opI s,sy--no haht 40! no! Faith
I'm w,oug,I turned over two leaves al once,
but beg your patdonc geotle men VIC will
not stay out ioGg, and we'li have some thing
TO dunk as soon as we hove done, Come, boys
get of ;he siunps and iogs ssd lake up your
guns, we'll soon DC done exruse me, il you
please
H9 bayonet!
.Hdpanee arms! Very well done. Torn
the s'pcSs OF your guns IN front, genle'nuu,
and ,hs will bringi The barrels behiac; and
hold them STRAIT up and down, II you please.
Let go with your Lett hnad and take hold
with your right just below the guard. S,eu
ben Bays the gvn must be held PEE =, fer
Mfer--yes, you must always mind uad bod
your guos vcIy psruc'iei. Now boys--'ten'
iion the whole '.'.r
Prssenf arms! Very handsomely done
hold the guns over ,'oih.r knee t'olber hand
up--tUrn yoUr hands round o lit.ic, snd raise
them on higheI --.d aw the other foot back
Now you ale nearly righ'--ye,y we'll done,
gentlemen yoo hsve Improved vasty sIhce
first saw you; you ate getting loo sdrk for
taHerI What charming thing it's 10 eee
men under good discipline Nov gentlemen,
we come 10 The repsiunons-but,. Lpld, men,
you have go, sii in so1t oi i SNAIL ss mey
say how did you get all iDto such sh!ggeiy
piggie,y!
The tact wus, the shade had moved consid-
erabiy lo The Ea,tward, and had exposed the
right wing Of these hardy vofora to gall
ing fse OF the sun. Being bot poorly provid
&c with umbrella. at this end Of 'he line, they
iound u convenient 10 follow. the shade, ana
~ huJdl:ng to the left for this purpose, he'd
changed the figure OF their line from that VI
crescent to one which more usa 'escmbled
apai OF Pol-hooks. tt
"CoWe, genIfemeo (says the Csp'o'n)
spread yourselves cot ss.in into q 81 s'gn,
iine, and iei Us get into the wheeiings ara
o,ner matters as soon IS possibie.
Bu, This was siGenuously opposed 0y ths
soldiers. They obiec,ed 20 going INTO Iaest
revolutions az all, insomuch as the westner
vao extremely hot, they nlready had beet'
kept IN the Eyid upwards Of three qusr'ers OF
an hour. Fhcy reminded the GsptoiD of his
tepested premise 10 be ss short rs he possihi,
coad, and il was clear he could dispense witt
al his sane wheeling and Aourishing it Hs
cAose.--They were ehesdy very thirsty, sUd
Il ne would nor dismiss them, they declared
,ncy would go off wnhou, diarDissiun end ge'
something TO dsnk, and he mig!T fnc tnen
il thar would 10 him any good they wele
,be 20 pay ,hcie 6nc, bur could not 60 VIA
out drink 10 please any body and lhey sVore
they would never vote toc suolher csp,ain
who wished 10 be 30 Mreasonably strlc,,
Uoo OF tho men was So insolcu, a. 10 cxcleim,
"l'il no, b. dregged shout nero any songe
You know I'm as good as you any dOy. !
can buy Two si yoG"
Tho Captain behaved WITH great spirit on
this occasion, and a smar: coiloquy ensued
when At becoming txs.pcrs,sd to the last o.
gree, he rouody asseted That no so;die
oughl nevar TO mink ia, d of the o. cers OF m.
ofiser; and finally De wsnt'so fac as,o say
,hs, he did no, th!ok any gentlemen on that
ground bad any Just cause 10 bs Gsrndsd
wita him The dispute was hoaly settled
by the Cspls,n's sending ios some greg foi
their present secomn ,dA,ion, sod sgfceiog,o
omit readiny the miha'y law, rs dl'ee'ed by
o late act, and also all the Diiitsry Gsnocavre,,
except Two or three such easy snc simple
ones as should be performed within the com-
pass ot the shade. After they hnd dIark
their grog, and had spread themselves, thry
were divideG inlo Plsoons.
'Tentioo the whois! TO fhe riga. rses!
each man faced - tie right about
Why, gentlemen dido't mean for every
nan TO stand siill and iuin himsv.f nayiu'sily
right round bp, when I,old you to toe tight,
! inendsd TO- ynoto wheel Ioun6 TO ,!'a right
ss it were --Pisass 10 trr that again, gentle.
men every right hand nan muss stand iae,r
and Only the o,hets turn round.