Licenciement

des equipages des vivres, Fr. It was usual in the old French army, for an order to be i ued by which the contractors and commi aries, for the time being, were discharged at the close of a campaign. The director general of the stores always preserved this order, as it formed the only final voucher, upon which the contractors could receive any demand against government. The greatest attention was paid to this important branch of military economy; and, if at the conclusion of a campaign, it was found nece ary to retain any part of the establishment for the immediate subsistence of the troops in winter quarters, that part was minutely noticed in the order.