American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-07

-Ithen at leisure the others were at that time enga
/, lged, either as parties or spectators, at game o
ihyes, and could not Just then attend. However, IL
less than half hour the game was finished, anc
the captain enabled TO form his company and pro
Iceed in the duties Of the day.
Look to the right, and dress
I They were soon by the help OF the non-commis
stoned officers placed in straight line but as eve
ry man was anxious to see how the stood those
on the wings pressed forward tor the purpose I'LL
THE whole line sumednearly the form OF a crescent
| Why look at 'em,' says the captain, why gen
Itlemen you are all a crooking here at both eenaS
so that you will get on to me by and by-come gen
lilemen, dress dress
This was accordingly done; but mpelled by the
same motive as before, they soon resumed their tor
mer figure, and so they were permitted TO remain
| Now gentlemen, says the captain, am going to
Icarry you through the revolutions OF the manuel
lexercse and want you gentlemen, TO pay particu-
liar attention to the word OF command jist exactly
as give 1t out TO you. hope you will have little
patience, gentlemen if you please, and Ill be as short
as possible, and il be going wrong, will be much
Obliged to any OF you gentlemen, to put ms right
again. for | mean all for the best, and hope you
will excuse me, you please. and one thing. gen
tlemen, must caution you against, In particular,
and that is not to make any mistakes 1t you can pos
siby help it and the best way to do this, will be TO
do all the motions right at hrst and that will also
help US to get along so much the faster, aud well
try to have it over as possible. Come, boys
come to the shoulder.
Poise, .took
Cock, .toOlk Very handsomely done.
Idte, aim
Ram dozen cartridge No no Fire! reco-
lect that firing comes next after taking aim,
lCOrdlUp n ~ IN ~ EN-
|tlemen, Iii read the words Just exactly they are
printed in the book. and then shall be sure to be
right. y yes read il captain, read it, (excIaim
ed 90 voices at once) that will save tlme.'
'Tention the whole then please to observe, gen.
lemen, that at the word of fire you must fire. that
is, if any of your guns are Loaden'd, you must not
shoot in yearneSt but only make pretence like, and
you gentlemen fellow soldiers, who's armed with
nothing but sticks, riding switches and stalks,
needn't go through the 6rlngs, but stand as you are,
and keep yourselves to yourselves
Half cock, .tooit Very we'll done.
>, h, a., t, (Speliing) Shet pan That too would
have been very handsomely done, if you hadn't hand
led cartridge Instead OF shetting PAM but suppose
you want noticing. Now, 'tention one and all, gen
temen, and do that motion again.
Shet pan Very good, very well indeed, you did
that motion equal to any old solder-you improve
'stonishingly
Auhue cWFtuSe' fTetty we'll, considering you
did it wrong end foremost, as if you took the cat
ridge out of your mouth and bit off the twist With
the cartridge box.
IRA hammer! Those tha, havn't no rammer toI
their guns need not draw, but only make the notion
It VIII do just as well, and great deal Of time
Ifetarn hammer! Very we'll again! But that would
have been done, think, with greater experiences, Ill
you had performed the motion with little more |
dexterlty.
S,h, o, a, l,-shoutder fooIE Very handsomely
done indeed Put your guns on the other shoulder
gentlemen.
Order folk ! Not quite so we'll, gentemen-not
quite altogether, but perhaps did not speak loud
enough for you to hear me all at once. Try once
more you please hope you will be patient gen.
tlemen, we will soon be through.
Order toOt6! Handsomely done, gentlemen We
~ handsomely done and altogether too, except that
a few OF you leette too soon, and some others
a teette TOO late.
In laying down your guns, gentlemen, take care
to lay the locks up and the other sides down.
'Tention The whole Ground fooLk Very we'll. |
Charge bayonet (some IF the men THAT
can't be right, captain pray look again, for how can
we charge bayonet without our guns
(Captatn.J don't know as to that, but know
m right, Tor here Ills printed in the book--c h, a. r.
yes, charge bayone, that's right, that's the word, i'll
kno" now to read come gentlemen, do pray
charge bayone, Charge, | say Why don't YOU
charge Do you think it ant so Do you think
have lived TO this time o'day and don't know what
charge bayonet is Here, come and see for your
selves it's plane as the nose on your ia stop
stay-no hah no no Faith Pm wrong, II
turned over two leaves at once, beg your par
doh; gentlemen we will not stay out long, aud well
have something to drink soon as we have done.
Come boys, get off the stumps and logs and take IN
your guns, we'll soon be done excuse me if YOU
please.
Fic bayonet
.4dUance arms! Very well DONE Turn the stocks
OF your guns in front gentlemen and that will bring
the barrels behind and hold them straight up and
down you please. Let go with your lett hand and