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the parties of light dragoons who watchthe coast.

OWRI! OWRI! a war-cry amongthe Russians , signifying Kill! kill !

OXFORD BLUES. See HorseGuards.

OXYCRAT, Fr. a certain portion ofvinegar to five or six times its quantityof water. This mixture is frequentlyused on service, and in hot weather, toallay the burning heat of any inflamedpart. It is likewise employed to coolcannon, during an engagement, in veryhot firing.

OXYGF.NE, the chemical base ofvital air, with which nitre is found toabound, and to which gunpowder owesits rapid and perfect combustion.

King’s or Queen’s OWN, a termwhich has been attached to some parti-cular regiments ever since the Revolu-tion in 1688. Thus the Fourth, whichlanded with William HI. is always calledthe Fourth or King’s Own, and theSecond Regiment of Foot, the Queen’sOwn.

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A AT, Ind. a promissory note.PACE, a term used to signify therelative distance in the formation of abattalion at close or open order. SeeRegulations.

To Pace, as a horse does, (oiler anpas, Fr.) There are four kinds of pacesin the manege, the walk, trot, gallop,and amble, or canter. The last, moreparticularly, is called a pace, or easymotion, wherein the horse raises the twofeet of the same side together.

PACHA. The captain pacha, amongthe Turks, is the chief admiral and su-perintendant general of the marine.—He generally commands in person. Thesailors and soldiers of the military ma-rine were formerly called Tuvans orLavantis; the soldiers are now calledGaliondjis. The sailors are Turks fromthe maritime towns, or Greeks from theArchipelago : they are in constant pay.The soldiers, or Galiondjis , are all Mus-sulmans, and only receive pay when theyare in actual service. We recommendto our military readers an importantwork, from which they will deriveconsiderable information respecting theTurks, entituled, Travels in the OttomanUmpire, Egypt , and Persia , by CitizenOlivier, member of the French NationalInstitute.

PACIIOLECK. See Ulan.

PACK, necessaries which are carriedby a foot-soldier. The dragoons call itkitt. The French say havresac .

PACKET-BOATS, small vessels that

sail from the different sea-ports in Eng-land, and cany passengers, mails, &c.to and from our foreign possessions;and keep up a regular intercourse withforeign powers that are at peace withGreat Britain .

PADDY, Ind. rice in the husk, whe-ther dry or green. Also a familiar termor nick-name, which is given to a nativeof Ireland ; as John Bull is applied toan Englishman, and Sawney to a Scotch-man.

PADSIIA, Ind. a king.

PAGEANT, in ancient military his-tory, a triumphal car, chariot, arch, orother like pompous decoration, variouslyadorned with colours, flags, &c. carriedabout in public shows, processions, &c.

PAGES, (mousses, ou gar^ons, Fr.)Young lads of the description of English cabin boys, who learn navigation, anddo the menial offices, on board a Freuchship.

PAGOD, Ind. a general name givenhy the Portugueze to the temples inthe east. It also denotes a com.

PAGODA, Ind. the place of worshipamong the Hindoos. It is likewise anIndian coin equal to 20 shillings English .The English’and Dutch coin pagodas.There are also silver pagodas struck atMarsingua, &c. with the figure of somemonstrous idol.

PAILS , made of wood, with ironhoops and handles, holding generally fourgallons, and serving in the field to fetchwater for the use of artillery works, &c.