Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the English (1813)
Alexander, William, 1767-1816 · London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean by Howlett and Brimmer · leaf 119
d have resorted to, had not the ingenuity, or the malignity of its enemies rendered them absolutely necessary: such is the case with regard to the employment of riflemen in the British army:—The destruction occasioned in its ranks by the French tirail- leurs, pointed out the necessity of our having… … EHG.]LA^TU)=PJLATJE 28. Tuhlishcd JttrtWS.bv J. yiiara.v.-Alhemajli Jtrret. PLATE XXVIII. WATCHMAN. The police of the capital, during the night, has been,from an early period, committed to a body of men styledthe Watch; each parish maintains a certain number ofthese, who assemble every evening,…
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