The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-09-25
MILI7I1 MUSTER.
IN LErTkR TO A FHIEHp.

INA LErTER TO A FkIEsp.
'Dear Fagey--I happened net long sincc 10
b present al the muster OF q Captains COM
paoy N . remosc part Of one Of the counues'
ane as DO es0efai description could convey
al accurate idea Of the achievements OF ibst
Day, ! must DO per mited 10 go a liiue 1910
oelaii, as well ss my recollection VIII serve
me.
The men had been notified 10 u:ec; o. o.
cisck, " armed and equipped est law a.
Tects," that IS TO say, WIN gun ana ca"
Il1ge box al lcasi, bol, as difecIed oy inc la"
of tho United States, " with gaod u s'ock' Z"
sufficient bayOnet, aud pouch Win box 10
contain not !sss than tweo'y iou' sum,'sh'
cartridges Of powder and bait" AZ ~ aoobt
one third, efhsP, one hail OF Tie mso mad
coileeIed, snd aO Inspectors reiur" o' The
number present, and Di their o'rus, would
hsve STOOD nesfIy ihuss--l Csptein, Lieu.
tcba0t Ensign, none hie's, none psIsates
present, 23 duo sbsen, so ) guns IS, gun
locks ~, i.inrods 10, f,he pouches ., bsyo
ne $, none horse-whtps, waikins-csnes and
umbrellas, %. A little before 1, the Cap
tain, whom l shsli Distinguish by The name of
Clodpoie, gave directions Tor forming the line
ot pat ado. In ODE d.eDce to this Order, one OF
the sergesnts, whose lungs had long soppliod
thc place Of drum and fife, placed himself
20 front Of the house, aud bsgao 10 bawi with
Grea, vchemeDce-" All Captain Ciodpoie's
company 10 parade here conc, GgnTLEMEs,
parade hcrcl and ali you tha, hasn't guns,
fall in;o the lower send." Ho might have
bswsed ,iil this lime with as little SUCCESS as
the Sy,eus sung 20 Ulysses, had ho not chang
ed lns pos, 10 a neighbofiog sbsde. There
~ a. INN nati alt Al pah tv pIl " l,H
fhsn a, leisure the o,hsts were VI tha, limo
eDgeged, either Us parties, or spectators,
q, game ei ivcs, and could not just then at.
.ond. However, in los. than halt an hour, the
Batae wa, finished, aud the Captain enabled
70 ior1 his company, and proceed IN thI do
{ies OF tho day.
Look 10 she right, and dress! They were
'soon, by The help Of fiheInon.commissionei Of.
icors, placed IN a straight !oe, but no eveiy
nun was anxious TO see how the resi- STOOD,
those ou tho wings pressed forward fog the
purpose, uH the whole line assu ned nearly
'he- form oi a crescent. d.
"'vhy look at 'em," ssys tho Captain,
"why gontlomsD you are all d cGooking nero
st both eends, so thai you viii get on 10 mo
by and by--cone gentismsn, dress dress -
This WAS accordingly done bu. impetjeJ
by the same motive a, before, they s1ou te.
sumed her f,rms: Gsurc, and iaey were pes
Di,,ed 10 remain.
Now, gcntlc men. says the Captain, fu,n
going 10 carry you through the regulations %
the manuel exercise, and l want you, goo'l,.
men, TO pay particular attention To ,bs vo
Of comm ,nd-jist exactly as give II GOT To
you. l hope you viii have lt,le paucoca,
gen,lemen, If you please, and Pil ba as .Fort
IS possible, and il be going wrongt viii
DC much Obliged to any Of you, gentle men, TO
put mn right again, for | meAn all for tho
best, and hope you VII! excuse me. Hyou
pIsa,e.--One thing, gentlemen, ] must eau
tioO you against, in particular, end that Is m,
to make any mistakes ifyou Gao possibly help
h snd the best WY to do this, will be - do
oil tho motions right u, FIRST, aud that will also
help US 10 ger along 50 H,uch the faster, and
wei. tcy to hav Il over os soon as possible.
Co. boys, como to tho shoulder.
Po'se, fo9H! .t
Cock, Jaokt Very handsomely done.
2akv aim!
Ram docya cartridge! ! No! no. Fire
recollect now thar firing comes mex, alter TAX.
Ing a,o', according to Steuben; but with
your permission, gentlemen, III read the
WVus }ust SNoS>T ~ >"ey HAS P'"NSu u" WV
book, and then l shall be sotc TO be right.
80 yes read II, Captain, read ]. (exclaimcd
20 voices al once) tho, will save ums."
'rention the whole then please to Observe,
geulismeu, that a, The wo'd Of fire. you must
f,s, taa, is, il any ofyour guns are !oaden'd,
you mus, no, s,Ioo, 10 yearnesi, but only make
pre,encc like, and you gentlemen ie'iow sH-
dies, who's srmed with nothing bur sucks,
riding switches, and ec'n.staiks, needn't go
through tho 6rinss, but s,snd as you are, and
keep you selves to yourselves. ..
Hay cock, JoO.s Ve'y well done.
Sb,S,s (,peliins) shci han 4! THat 100
wou,d have been very handsomely done, II
you had'n handled cartridge instead of sbe,.
tiog pan, but ! suppose you vanr noticing.
Now, 'ten,ion one snd all, gep,lemep, and do
Sha, motion again.
S1ut pan ! Very good, very we'll iod,ed,
sou did ,nsi motion Squal 10 aoy old soldiet--
You improve 'stonishinEly.
HIsdis cartridges! Petty we'll, consider
ing you did |, wrong cod foremost as II you
tcck the cartridge out Of your mouth sod BIT
sG Tho twin with tho cartridge box.
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