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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF 
Fort George. 
Aug. 4th. Captain Carter is appointed commissary of horses to the Royal 
Artillery, Lieuts. Dunbar and Rimington are to act as assistant com¬ 
missaries till further orders; Lieut. Dunbar to have charge of the brigades 
attached to the wings of the army, and to the advanced corps and German 
reserve. Lieut. Rimington to have charge of the brigades of the park, and 
all the trains attending of it. 
Fort Edward . 
Aug. 7th. Major-General Phillips signifies to the commanding officer of 
brigades that he has reason to suppose that the ammunition and 
Canadian carts breaking down have been owing to their being overloaded, 
whereas the proportion of ammunition and stores for each does not amount to 
more than 8 cwt. a calculation which they will very well bear; the overplus 
weight must therefore have been baggage or some other improper loading; 
and the commanding officers of brigades must be sensible that nothing ought 
to be loaded upon artillery carriages, but such stores as absolutely belong to 
the service; it is the Major-General's most positive orders that the officers 
are in a particular manner attentive in the examination of the ammunition 
carts upon a march, and whatever they find loaded in any of them, which is 
not a part of the artillery proportion, it is to be taken out, a fire to be made, 
and such baggage or luggage is to be immediately burned; and in order to 
prevent entirely any infraction of this order, the officers are to make this 
inspection of ammunition carts very frequently in a day's march, and what¬ 
ever non-commissioned officer, soldier, or artificer shall be detected in having 
put anything into an ammunition cart or wagon, he is to be tried on the 
spot by a field regimental court martial; when it is not doubted but the 
most severe punishment will be inflicted; and the Major-General does in the 
most positive and direct manner, make the commissioned officers of brigades 
and the other officers answerable for strict observance and due obedience to 
this order; that the King's service may not suffer or be retarded from any 
motive of private convenience contrary to every custom and every strict rule 
of discipline and of service. 
The men are to carry their knapsacks, haversacks, and blanket as is usual 
with the troops, but their tents, poles, &c. are to be carried for them in 
country carts, a proportion of which is fixed to each brigade. 
Orders are given to the major of brigade to visit the artillery on their 
march, and to report whether these regulations are adhered to; and the 
Major-General will himself inspect the order of march, and if he finds any 
disobedience to this most serious necessary and positive order, he will, if a 
non-commissioned officer, or soldier, order him to be punished on the spot, 
if it should unfortunately happen (which can scarcely be imagined) that an 
officer should be in any shape neglectful of his duty, in these instances he 
must expect without distinction to person or rank, be brought to a public 
examination 
Sept. 7tli. By Major-General Phillips there is reason to suppose that the 
park of artillery does not get the general orders of the day, and 
that even th zparole and countersign is not known in the camp of the park. 
