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family.TlIE SOLDIERY~.-THErRPAY, ETC. 323However, some pay the former certainly have,-poliey woulddemandit,-amounting indeed to somewhat about· a penny* of ourmoney (but this isall relative) perday.aUowance· of corn.precisely struck and paid off.Besides this they receive anIt is probable the cash reckonings are not veryIt is more probable that grumblings arestopped by certainequlvalents in the way, ofconnivance; and that themilitary are Dot severely blamed if they reimburse themselves thebalances due, nor is it very troublesomely inquired into if this be at theexpense of friend or cnemy.Thus the Àlcaid~s statement may probably have ~ome truth atbottom.In8ho,1't, they are aprivileged body.They look extremely weH, beingtaU andst1'aight~J:uadet, their deep jet..blackcomplexion contrastingwith their white drapery, "\vhichis less full than that ofthecivic Moors.Theil' aecoutl'ements, such as belts, scabbards,and·pouches, are red.Uaving neither tactic manipulation Dor thehayonet, it may be sup'"posed thei1' infantry is formidable only to the defenceless property in..cluded.When they first enter as foot-soldiers, they are sQPplied witharms and,ap'pointments.; and, whepadvanced thence into the cavaIry,with a horse.If they lose them,even inaction, they are 'obliged to 'replace them at thei1' OWH expense.It may be judged thus, that theyprefet' the peaceableoccupations of life to coming to close quarterswith an enemy. lt.m.ay he dauhtfuleven how far the observation of" multis ûtiJelJell'l.l/m P isher~iapplicable to this military body, beingso..···24 Buees ·make 1 blanquil, 4 blattqllils ,1 outt.êi:,(a silver eoin.)-8 ounces make 1 hard dollàr.-14 ounces mak~ 1 gold ducat,96•.. 6d,\,,""Btltthe.)~fdiparY mode ofqoplplJtation Is 10 OWlces>to 66, Bd. 0A'fowl costs a blanquil, (two-PCllcêo:fOl'tl·'monêy). Hospitalityisa duty not of severe imposition._A cakeofbread, we~ghing about twopounds and a quarter, Is hQught for three fluces, orouefarthing.t So says my critic.2T2