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The troops muft march on the 
greateft front the roads or overtures 
i v. The line of carriages 
ee 
~ ‘ouft at no time f{top, whatever ac- 
cidents may happen to any indi- 
vidual one; but fuch carriage muft 
inftantly be drawn on one fide, and 
repaired, if poffible. The officers 
commanding the feveral divifions of 
carriages, will be anfwerable for the 
ftri& obfervance of this article, a 
failure of which might {top and en- 
danger a whole army. 
‘“* From the unremitting zeal and 
ardour of the troops, every fuccefs 
may be hoped for. In many fitu- 
ations our object will be in ftop- 
ping the progrefs of an enemy, if 
fuperior in number, and endeavour- 
ing to penetrate into the country; 
inftead of keeping all our forces 
colleéted, to oppofe him in front, 
to allot a part only for that pur- 
pofe, and, by throwing the reft in 
different bodies on his flanks, and 
even in his rear, as he advances, to 
circumfcribe his movements, and, 
by unremitting attacks, to make his 
progrefs flow and uneafy. This 
will not be difficult to attain, fhould 
his march be confined to the great 
roads of the country, from the ex- 
tenfion of his columns, and as an 
attack anywhere would neceflarily 
make a ftop everywhere. Should 
he endeavour to open parallel 
routes, and to march in feveral con- 
nected columns, this operation 
could be much retarded, would oc- 
' cafion great delay in point of time, 
and give us great advantage in af- 
fembling and increafing our num- 
bers. 
*« In oppofing the enemy in this 
manner every thing will depend on 
the alertnefs of the troops, the light- 
nefs of their equipment, and their 
being freed from every incumbrance 
APPENDIX TO 
of baggage, carriages, or even a nu- 
merous artillery. It will depend 
on the nature of the ground how 
far the cavalry can give fupport, 
on fuch occafions, to the infantry; 
but in general they will be deftined 
to annoy and circumfcribe the 
flanks of the enemy’s march. In 
carrying on this kind of war the 
troops would hardly ever-be able to 
encamp but when it was apparent 
that the enemy, from neceflity, 
would be obliged to remain in fome 
particular fituation, or that we took 
up a fituation that was to be main- 
tained. For this ftate of action we 
muft always be prepared, and, 
though, while it lafts, exceedingly 
fevere for the troops, muft be more 
than equally diftreffing for the ene- 
my, as his difficulty muft increafe 
the further he advances into the 
country; and whenever he becomes 
obliged to eftablith a chain of pofts 
to keep up his communication with 
the point from which he originally 
departed, fuch pofts will certainly 
be forced and cut off, and he there 
by reduced to the greateft extremi- 
ty, while the country, open to our 
rear, will afford us every help and 
afliftance, and enable us, when he 
arrives at acertain point, and when 
it is judged proper, with united and 
increafed force, to attack and ut- 
terly defeat him.” 
The Will of the late Mr. Thellufjon has 
been proved in Doctors Commons. The 
Heads of which are as follow : 
To his wife he bequeaths 300 
guineas, to be paid at the expira- 
tion of ten days after his death, to- 
gether with all his jewels, watches, 
and trinkets, and his ftock of wine, 
corn, hay, and ftraw. He alfo 
leaves 
