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liis touch, the obedience of his horse, and 

 his paces; he will thus make great progress 

 in the breaking, and be enabled to under- 

 take the application of the new method. 



" DE WILLISEN, 

 " Lieut.- Col. of the 1th Cuirassiers." 



M. Baucher received from the King of 

 Prussia a magnificent snuffbox of elegantly 

 carved gold, as a token of the satisfaction of 

 his majesty with our author's system. 



In consequence of the opposition men- 

 tioned above, Baucher's system was discon- 

 tinued in the French army, in spite of the 

 almost unanimous wish of the officers. But 

 he has gained a name as the first horseman 

 of this or any other age the first who could 

 not only manage horses himself, but teach 

 others to do so equally well. This has been 

 proved under the translator's own eyes. 



A gentleman of this city purchased a 



