S. 2. Standing at Eafe. On the words Stand at Eafe, the right foot is to be drawn back about fix inches, and the greatest part of the weight of the Stand at Eafe. body brought upon it; the left knee a little Attention.. bent; the hands brought together before the body; but the fhoulders to be kept back and fquare; the head to the front, and the whole attitude without constraint. On the word Attention, the hands are to fall fmartly down the outfide of the thighs; the right heel to be brought up in a line with the left; and the proper unconstrained pofition of a foldier immediately refumed. When standing at ease for any confiderable time in cold weather, the men may be permitted, by command, to move their limbs; but without quitting their ground, fo that upon the word Attention, no one fhall have materially loft his dreffing in the line. Eyes Right. Eyes Left. Eyes Front. S. 3. Eyes to the Right. On the words, Eyes to the Right, glance the eyes to the right, with the flighteft turn poffible of the head. At the words, Eyes to the Left, caft the eyes in like manner to the left. On the words, Eyes to the Front, the look, and head, are to be directly to the front, the habitual position of the foldier. Thefe motions are only useful on the wheeling of divifions, or when dreffing is ordered after a halt; and particular attention must be paid in the feveral turnings of the eyes, to prevent the foldier from moving his body, which fhould be preferved perfectly fquare to the front. In going through the facings, the left heel never quits the ground; the body muft rather incline forward, and the knees be kept straight. To the Right face. To the Left face. To the Right about face. To the Left about face. ift. Place the hollow of the right foot smartly against the left heel, keeping the fhoulders fquare to the front. 2d. Raise the toes, and turn to the right on both heels. ft. Place the right heel against the hollow of the left foot, keeping the fhoulders fquare to the front. 2d. Raise the toes, and turn to the left on both heels. ift. Place the ball of the right toe against the left heel, keeping the shoulders fquare to the front. 2d. Raise the toes, and turn to the right about on both heels. 3d. Bring the right foot fmartly back Lin a line with the left. ift. Place the right heel against the ball of the left foot, keeping the fhoulders fquare to the front. 2d. Raise the toes, and turn to the left about on both heels. 3d. Bring up the right fmartly in a line with the left, The greatest precision must be obferved in these facings, for if they are not exactly executed, a body of men, after being properly dreffed, will lofe their dreffing, on every small movement of facing. S. 5. Pofition in Marching. In marching, the foldier must maintain, as much as poffible, the pofition of the body as directed in Sect. 1. He must be well balanced on his limbs. His arms and hands, without stiffness, must be kept fteady by his fides, and not fuffered to vibrate. He must not be allowed to ftoop forward, ftill lefs to lean back. His body must be kept fquare to the front, and thrown rather more forward in marching than when halted, that it March. may accompany the movement of the leg and thigh, which movement must spring from the haunch. The ham must be ftretched, but without ftiffening the knee. The toe a little pointed, and kept near the ground, fo that the fhoe-foles may not be visible to a perfon in front. The head to be kept well up, ftraight to the front, and the eyes not suffered to be caft down. The foot, without being drawn back, must be placed flat on the ground. S. 6. Ordinary Step. The length of each pace, from heel to heel, is 30 inches, and the recruit must be taught to take 75 of these steps in a minute, without tottering, and with perfect fteadiness. The ordinary step being the pace on all occafions whatever, unless greater celerity be particularly ordered, the recruit recruit must be carefully trained, and thoroughly inftructed in this most effential part of his duty, and perfectly made to understand, that he is to maintain it for a long period of time together, both in line and in column, and in rough as well as fmooth ground, which he may be required to march over. This is the floweft ftep which a recruit is taught, and is also applied in all movements of parade. Halt. S. 7. The Halt. On the word Halt, let the rear foot be brought upon a line with the advanced one, fo as to finifh the step which was taking when the command was given. N. B. The words Halt, wheel-Halt, front-Halt, drefs-are each to be confidered as one word of command, and no pause made betwixt the parts of their execution. To the Left, S. 8. Oblique Step. When the recruit has acquired the regular length and cadence of the ordinary pace, he is to be taught the oblique step. At the words, To the Left, ObliqueMarch, without altering his perfonal fquarenefs of pofition, he will, when he is to step with his left foot, point, and carry it forward 19 inches in the diagonal line, to the left, which gives about 13 inches to the fide, and about 13 inches to the front. On the word Two, he will bring his right foot 30 inches forward, fo that B 4 the the right heel be placed 13 inches di- tion he will paufe, and on the word Two, Fig. 1. continue to march, as before directed, by advancing his left foot 19 inches, pausing at each step till confirmed in his pofition; it being effentially neceffary to take the greatest care that his fhoulders be preferved fquare to the front. From the combination of these two movements, the general obliquity gained will amount to an angle of about 25 degrees. When the recruit is habituated to the lengths and directions of the ftep, he must be made to continue the march, without paufing, with firmness, and in the cadence of the ordinary pace, viz. 75 fteps in the minute. As all marching (the fide-step excepted) invariably begins with the left foot, whether the obliquing commences from the halt, or on the march, the first diagonal step taken is by the leading foot of the fide inclined to, when it comes to its turn, after the command is pronounced. The fquareness of the perfon, and the habitual cadenced step, in confequence, are the great directions of the oblique, as well as of the direct, march. Each recruit fhould be feparately and carefully instructed in the principles of the foregoing eight fections of the drill. They form the bafis of all military movements. Three |