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thus appeared before him. Both being amazed to see how 
completely the rude aspect of the nomade and, the mountaineer 
was changed to an orderly deportment; and, above all, how soon 
their fierce unshackled habits of independence, had been subdued 
into the docility of attention, and finally regulated within the 
restraints of the strictest military discipline. In short, instead 
of a camp of wild barbarians, they now saw a field of serviceable 
soldiers. 
The uniform, from the first, was the same I sketched in the 
tent of my friend, Captain Hart. Its details and colours are, in 
general, a green jacket, with red cape and cuffs, the black sheep¬ 
skin cap, large white trowsers, and half boots. The artillery, 
like ours, are in blue and red ; and in my life, I never saw that 
duty better done. Indeed, their high order and discipline, 
reflect the greatest credit on Colonel D’Arcy, (of the royal ar¬ 
tillery,) who formed them ; and on Major Lindsay, (of the Madras 
establishment,) who has since commanded the corps. Their 
present force consists of six troops, six guns each, pieces of sixes, 
and five-inch howitzers. 
A body of regular cavalry was attempted to be kept on foot, 
but it did not succeed like the infantry. Colonel Drouville, a 
French officer, bom in Persia, brought it to a considerable 
degree of discipline as lancers, and dressed the men accordingly; 
but as the Persians think no management of that weapon can 
exceed their own, no encouragement was given to the con¬ 
tinuance of the project; and the corps falling into neglect, is 
now hardly more than nominally under the command of Lieut. 
Willock, brother to our Charge d’affaires. 
By some inexplicable circumstances or other, the British sup- 
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