The Portland daily press., 1882-08-30

Alliance.
/ company of seamen, 36 men.
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| / company OF Soam6n, 20 men.
l company of marines
1-3 inch rife howitZer and crew, q men.
| pioneers in charge of armorer.
| Bueler.
| When the order is given to assemble landing
| party in boats for drill ashore, the force OF
| each vessel will be at once placed in the boats
which will be kept near their respective vessels
| until the signal is made for the formation in
| tended to be used in landing, when each boat
| will proceed to its proper place in line or col
umn. The officer commanding the leading or
| guide boat, will be directed as to the position
| in which he is to place his boat.
| The infantry boats from each ship In groups
| will take position on the line according to the
! seuiorit, of the captain of the ship to which
| thew belong. counting from the right. The
howitzer boats will firm on the left of the in
| fantry boats and in the same order from right
| to left.
Boats containing medical officers will form
| at equal Intervals a short distance in the rear
| of the line. These boats will carry yellow
| flag. Boats will always be provided with
tactical signal book, An answering pennant
| and distinguishing pennant. When ordered,
| they will be equipped for where likely to be
| opposed" If necessary the boats will be towed
| to position near the landing place, and then
| formed in cline abreast"
To land on beach for ordinary drill, boats
| will pull in to the beach in cline abreast"
with intervals of one boats length between the
boats, and all the men and howitzers Will De
Column" will be formed, and the crews will
be landed in succession
After landing, the formation will take place
at once. The marine battalion will be quickly
established in the desired direction, and the
other battaons will be formed on she same
line. The intervals between battalions will be
six yards The marine battalion forms on the
right, the infantry battalion of seamen on the
left of the marine, and the artillery battalion
on the extreme left. The order OF arrangement
A., tao nd Sa1d ris 10 diff
erent ships in the battalions, will be the same
as given for votes; and each company and how
itzer crew, will upon landing, be nearly oppo-
site its place in line.
After the battalions are formed, the compa-
MES are numbered from right to left in regular
order The pioneers and stretcher men will be
six yards to the right of the marines, and the
band and buglers six yards to the right OF the
pioneers.
form given in the infantry tactics for single
battalion.
To land as if in presence of an enemy, on ar
irving near the beach, the howitzer boats VIII
form on the TANKS; the boats containing ma
rines will advance three boats lengths ana
form a skirmish line; the marines will prepare
to land.
The general arrangement for landing will be
as follows, viz:
l. Howitzer boats open fire and clear the
beach.
2 Marines land and deploy as skirmishers.
g. Main body lands
A. Howitzer crews land.
The details in each case, being dependent
upon circumstances, as we'll as the manauvres
after landing, are left to the discretion OF the
officer in command.
AS the 3-inch rifles have no boat carriages,
the 12-pound howitzers will be used in boats
when likely to be opposed in landing. Special
orders will be given when the 12-pound howit-
zers are to be used.
1t is probable that the harbor out of range OF
this landing will be alive with craft anxious to
witness this great naval movement, such as is
rarely witnessed in this part of the country
and Munjoy Hill will not be neglected