Clothing

Clothing of the army of the United States is provided under the order of the war department, by a purveyor of public supplies, who buys and sees the clothing made; it is then placed in the military stores and i ued upon order. The clothing of the British army is determined by a permanent board, composed of the commander in chief, and a certain number of general officers, who act under the king’s immediate authority: The annual clothing of the infantry of the line, or fencible infantry, serving in Europe, in North America, or at the Cape of Good Hope, (Highland corps excepted) consists in a coat, waistcoat, or waistcoat front, a pair of breeches, unlined, except the waistband, and with one pocket only: a cap made of felt and leather, with bra plate, cockade and tuft. The felt crown of the cap, cockade, and tuft to be supplied annually, the leather part and bra plate, every two years. Two pair of good shoes, of the value of 5 s. 6 d. each pair, are to be supplied annually in lieu of the half mounting, and each serjeant is to be credited with the sum of 3 s. being the difference between the value of the former articles of half mounting for a serjeant and private man. Some exceptions are made with respect to highland corps, and regiments serving in the East and West Indies.