Regulations regarding the Transmission of Disembarkation Returns. Officers com tachments on arrival in BRITAIN. Officers Commanding Regiments or Detachments on Directions to arrival in Great Britain from Ireland, or from abroad, manding Rewill transmit to the Adjutant-General in London, and giments or Deto the Secretary at War, a Disembarkation Return, a Duplicate of which they will deliver to the General, or GREAT other Officer, (if of superior Rank,) commanding at the Port at which they disembark, and will also report direct to the Quarter-Master-General in London the Strength of the Regiment or Detachment, and at the same time transmit a Return of such Camp Equipage as may be in its possession, particularly specifying the quality and condition thereof. Officers commanding Regiments or De tachments on arrival in Officers Commanding Regiments or Detachments, Directions to on arrival in Ireland from Great Britain, or from abroad, are to transmit a Disembarkation Return to the Adjutant-General in London, and to the Adjutant-General in Dublin, a Duplicate of which they IRELAND. will deliver to the General or other Officer (if of superior Rank) commanding at the Port at which they disembark, and will also report direct to the Quarter-MasterGeneral in Dublin the Strength of the Regiment or Detachment, and at the same time transmit a Return of such Camp Equipage as may be in its possession, particularly specifying the Quality and Condition thereof. The Disembarkation Return of a Regiment or Mode of Detachment is required to shew the Place and Period making up the at which the Disembarkation takes place the number tion Returns. of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Private Men Disembarka Men who are effective at the period of Disembarkation -the names of the Officers present and absent,-and the Casualties which have taken place since the date of Embarkation among the Officers as well as the Men: It is also required to shew the quantity of Arms, Clothing, Accoutrements, and Ammunition, which is in possession of the Regiment or Detachment. N. B. The Returns which are prescribed in these Regulations are to be made up according to the Printed Forms which have been established. Directions Directions respecting the Half-yearly Confidential Reports, which are required to be made by General Officers employed upon the Staff of the Army at Home and abroad. IT being essential to the Good of His Majesty's Service, that the Commander in Chief should be, from time to time, made acquainted with the actual State of every Regiment, as well with regard to its Field Exercise as to its Interior Economy and Good Order, and that he should have, as far as possible, a personal Knowledge of the Merit and Capacity of Officers in the Command of Regiments, with the view to their being called forth on future occasions to Situations of more extensive Service, every General Officer employed upon the Staff, whether at Home or abroad, is required to make a Confidential Report, in the early part of the Months of May and October in each Year, of what has fallen within his observation on those important subjects between the periods above specified; addressing his Letters to the General Officer Commanding the District or Station, by whom they are to be forwarded to the Adjutant-General without any unnecessary delay, together with any Observations which the General Commanding may judge it expedient to add, for the Commander in Chief's Information. In these Confidential Reports of the State of Regiments or Battalions, the General Officers will report on the particular heads herein pointed out : Viz. What Officer, or Officers, have been in Command of On the Commanding the Corps since the Date of the former Confidential Officer. Report Field Officers and the Officers of Companies. Report (uot however adverting to every occasional Command of a few days); what degree of Attention each Officer has bestowed on the Regiment, and whether the Regiment has made a due Progress in Discipline, in its Field Exercises, and particularly whether it is well versed in the Manoeuvres which have been prescribed for the practice of the Army by His Majesty's Command. Whether any of the Officers appear from Age, Infirmity, or any other Cause, to be unfit for the Service: Whether the Field Officers (the Commanding Officer in particular) and Captains have paid due attention to the Instruction of the Subaltern Officers:-Whether the Subaltern Officers are active, intelligent, and have acquired the degree of Information, which by His Majesty's Regulations is declared to be indispensably necessary-Whether the Captains appear to be well acquainted with the interior Economy of their Troops or Companies, and are competent to the Command of them in the various Situations of Service:-Whether the Officers appear to understand their duty in the Field and in Quarters, and whether they are intelligent and zealous in the performance of it :-Whether Unanimity and good Understanding, which are most essential to the Discipline and Reputation of every Military Body, prevail in the Corps, and whether the Officers, according to their several Situations, afford the Commanding Officer that Support, which he is entitled to require from them. In the event of any Officer not being qualified to perform his Duty with Advantage to the Regiment, a Special Report of his Incapacity is to be made, in order that his Promotion may, in the first instance, be prevented; and, in case of of continued Inability, that he may be removed from the Service. Whether they appear competent to the Duties o Adjutant, Quarter Master, their several Situations: -Whether the Books con- Pay Master. signed to their Care are kept with Accuracy and Regularity. The Talents and Qualifications of the Adjutant for his Duties in the Field will best be ascertained by the general Appearance of the Corps. M asters and oop Serjeant Mujors in Regime nts of Ca Whether they are equal to the Duties required ofTroop Quarterthem in the Field, and are attentive to,and fully under-Tr stand, all the interior Concerns of their Troops, and (what is equally essential) whether it appears they arev alry. honest in their various Transactions, and discharge their Duty with Diligence and Fidelity... Whether they are properly instructed, active, and Non-Commisintelligent:-Whether they are obedient and respectful sioned Officers. to their Officers, and, at the same time support their own authority in a becoming manner:-Whether they perform their Duty in the Field and in Quarters with Promptitude and Energy, and whether, by their Conduct in their respective Stations, they promote, to the best of their Abilities, the Discipline of the Regiment:-Whether each Serjeant is in possession of a printed Copy of the Abstract of the Rules and Regulations respecting the Drill and Field Exercise, as prescribed by His Majesty. Whether perfect in the different Soundings of the Trumpeters of Cavalry, Trumpet, and in the Beats of the Drum :-Whether they are active, intelligent, and attentive to their duty in the Field and in Quarters. and Drummers of Infantry. Whether the Number is limited according to Regu- Musicians. lation-Whether they play in correct time, and W hether they are trained to, and fit for, the Ranks. |