TBE CHAR ON LOI. 
the committees to take care that 
the men fhould be regularly and 
judicioufly formed into companies 
and battalions; that the menfhould 
be well known to their officers, and 
the officers to the men; and that 
all fhould hold themfelves in rea- 
dinefs to appear at a moment’s 
warning, as it was not known how 
foon they might be called out. 
The Committee again take oc- 
cafion to obferve, that it appeared 
from thefe papers the United Irith- 
men made a pretext of reform and 
emancipation to cover a defign to 
fubvert, inftead of amending the 
conftitution; to confifcate pro- 
perty, and extinguifh the pofleffors 
of it; and this they infer, arguent, 
from the cireumftance that thefe 
two objects have not been men- 
tioned in thefe papers as the end of 
their inftitution. In further cor- 
roboration of the opinion, they tran- 
{cribe a paper called the Donagha- 
dee Refolutions, in which it is 
-emphatically ftated to have been 
the opinion of the beft ftatefmen, 
philofophers, and divines, that all 
power originated with the people 
—that when tyrants ufurp power, 
er governors (legitimately contti- 
tuted) degenerate into tyrants, it 
becomes the right and duty of the 
people to take arms to wreft that 
power from the hands which abufe 
it, and reftore it to thofe to whom 
it of right belongs,” &c. &c.— 
The report goes on to ftate, that it 
has appeared to the Committee, 
though they are not at liberty to 
difclofe the evidence, partly be- 
caufe it was merely oral, and partly 
becaufe it might be neceflary here- 
after to produce it before a court 
of juftice, that aflaffinations had 
been encouraged by the fociety, 
and that great pains had been taken 
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to feduce the ‘fidelity of the foldiery 
— But the Committee declare them- 
felves happy in being able to ftate, 
that his Majefty’s troops have re- 
mained fteady and faithful — and 
that the Houfe may place the ut- 
moft confidence in their exertions. 
Subfiance of the Inftrudtions relative to 
the Baggage and Marches of the 
Army, in cafe the Enemy land in Eng- 
land; which have beex lent to all Ge- 
nerals, and all Officers commanding 
Regiments. 
6 HE fervice on which the 
troops may be called, will be 
of fuch a nature while it lafts, that 
the ufual convenience of the field 
cannot be allowed. All unneceffa- 
ry baggage muft be removed. No 
more than five waggons and three 
carts will be allowed to each regi- 
ment for every purpofe. All other 
carriages whatever will be ordered 
to a great diftance in the rear, and 
if at any time found near the army, 
will be ordered to be deftroyed. 
Officers. muft prepare for moving 
in the lighteft manner. The per- 
fonal baggage of each officer muft 
be contained ina fimall portman- 
teau. One tent will be allowed 
for fixteen men. During the 
march every officer will remain with 
his divifion, and never quit it on 
any account. No foldier to be 
permitted to leave his rank. The 
march mutt be fo regulated that the 
troops may advance three Englifh 
miles in an hour and a quarter. 
The troops fhould always confider 
themfelves as if in the prefence of 
an enemy. The line of march 
muft never be lengthened, if it can 
be avoided. The proper clofenefs 
of the march, on all occafions, is 3 
point of the higheft confequence. 
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