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Instructions to Officers commanding His
Majesty's Troops, embarked on board

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Ships belonging to the Honorable the
East-India Company.

Officers in Command of Detachments, embarked on board of Ships belonging to the Honorable the East India Company, are, in all respects, to conform to the Rules and Regulations established for the government of the Ships they are respectively embarked on board of, so far as the same do not militate against the Discipline and Good Order which should at all times prevail among His Majesty's Troops; and all Officers placed in Command on board Indiamen, together with the several individuals under their Orders, will accommodate themselves to the customs of the Ships, so that there may subsist between them, the Commanders, their Officers, and Crews, a due degree of Cordiality so essential to the Good of His Majesty's Service, and that of the Honorable the East-India Company.

Officers Commanding Detachments will pay the greatest attention to every requisition, consistent with the Good of His Majesty's Service, made to them by the Commanders of the Ships, and will enforce the strictest obedience to these Orders from every Officer, Non-commissioned Officer, and Soldier, under their Command.

A sufficient Guard is to mount, immediately Guard. on the Detachment getting on board Ship, which Guard is to be relieved daily as long as the Ship

remains

Sentry.

Watches.

Messes.

Exercise.

remains in Harbour, and is to be commanded by a Subaltern Officer, should there be three on board.

The Officer Commanding the Troops will consult with the Commander of the Ship with respect to the posting of such Sentries as may be necessary for the preservation of Order and Regularity on board.

Every possible precaution must be taken to prevent Liquor being brought into the Ship.

The Officers of the Detachment will be accommodated according to seniority; and no one to quit the Ship without leave from the Officer Commanding.

The Subaltern Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Men, are to be divided into Watches, the same as the Ship's Company; all Sentries to be furnished by the Watch on Duty.

The Non-Commissioned Officers and Men will be formed into Messes according to the Regulations of the Ship, and will be appointed to Quarters, for the purpose of exercising the great Guns, or assisting in the defence of the Ship, in the Event of being attacked by the Enemy.

Officers Commanding will exert their utmost diligence in training and exercising their Detachments, as frequently as the Weather will permit, for which purpose Arms and Ammunition are put on board the Company's Ships for the use of the Troops embarked.

Officers

Officers Commanding will be considered responsible for the Conduct of the Soldiers under their Orders in the event of being attacked by the Enemy during the Voyage, and no doubt is entertained, that, on such an occasion, both Officers and Men will do their Duty.

The Troops are to be paraded in the Morning and Parade. Afternoon. The Officer Commanding will apply to the Commander of the Ship to know the Hours, and part of the Ship, most convenient for this purpose, as well as for Drilling the Detachment when necessary.

Every Man must appear at Parade as clean as his situation will allow.

The use of Dumb Bells, and any diversion calcu- Health. lated for the purpose of Bodily Exercise, should be permitted as frequently as possible, as of the utinost Consequence in maintaining the Health and Strength of the Men.

Should it be necessary to hold a Court Martial on Courts Martial board, and to inflict punishment, the Officer Commanding will, in that Case also, apply to know the Hour, and part of the Ship, which the Commander may consider most convenient for the infliction of the punishment, deferring the punishment as long as the Commander shall think necessary, on his requiring it, and assigning his reason for so doing.

Particular attention must be paid to the Regula- Lights. tions of the Ship with respect to Lights, and no Smoking be permitted between Decks.

The Men's Hammocks must be swung regularly by Bedding, Packs, &c. Companies, and their Packs, &c. put up in the same

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Arms.

Great Coats.

Ventilation.

The Arms, when kept out on any emergency, must be disposed as the Packs, so that the Men may at any moment know where to find them. At other times, it is desirable they should be put away in some place of safety. The Commanding Officer will therefore apply to the Commander of the Ship, for the purpose of having them lodged in the Arm Chest of the Ship, or any other coenynient place, where they can be had without difficulty when required,

The Arms must be frequently inspected, and the greatest care taken to prevent their contracting rust, to which they are particularly liable at Sea,

When Detachments are embarked for India between the 1st October and the 31st March, they are allowed to take with them the Great Coats which may have been furnished them in this Country, The Officers Cominanding Detachments are to take care that the Great Coats are used only when the Weather renders them necessary, or when it is considered advisable that any Men from Sickness should wear them: On arrival in India the Great Coats are to be delivereinto Store at such place as the General Officer Com manding may direct, with a view to their being delivered out to such Invalids as are sent Home from India, and who may be expected to arrive in England in the Winter months.

The Commanding Officer will apply to the Commander of the Ship to put up Windsails when necessary, in order that the Orlop Deck may be well ventilated; and the Serjeant of the Watch must be careful that nothing interferes with the Sail, so as to prevent the Air frem being communicated.

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Deck to be

The strictest attention must be paid to prevent the Sleeping on Men from sleeping on the Deck in the warm Weather, forbidden. which they are very apt to do, and which is generally productive of Fevers and Fluxes.

The Men are to wash their Feet, and comb their Cleanliness. Hair with a small-tooth Comb every Morning: they are to wash their Bodies, shave, and put on clean Linen twice a week at least, and to have the means of changing their Clothes when wet.

The Hammocks are to be brought upon Deck Bedding. every Morning when the Weather will permit, and stowed in the Nettings, or such other place, as the Commander of the Ship shall appoint.

The married People are not to be intermixed with the singie Men, but should have a part of the Deck allotted particularly for their accommodation. They are not, however, to obstruct the circulation, of the Air by putting up Blankets during the day-time: the Women, as well as the Men, must rise at Six in the Morning, when all their partitions must be removed for the Day.

The Bedding being brought up, the Men are to proceed in Sweeping, Scrubbing, and Scraping the Orlop Deck, which must not be washed oftener than once a Week, and then only when the Weather is perfectly dry. Fumigation is strongly recommended, and should be resorted to as frequently as circumstances will permit: whenever the Commanding Officer considers it necessary, he will make application to the Commander of the Ship, who is provided with every thing necessary for the purpose, and will cause Kk 2

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