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Visiting Rounds, rounds gone bycaptains, subalterns, and the towu-ma-jors of garrisons.

The Grand Rounds generally go atmidnight; the Visiting Rounds at inter-mediate periods, between sun-set andthe reveille. The Grand Rounds receivethe parole, and all other rounds give itto the guard.

There are also a species of bastardrounds, (if we may he permitted theexpression,) which are gone by a corporaland a file of men; and which are in rea-lity nothing more than apatroie. Whenchallenged, they answer, Fat . Rounds,i. e. Fatrole Hounds.

The governor of a garrison can orderthe rounds to go as often as he mayjudge expedient. Extraordinary roundsare resorted to when any particularevent or occurrence is expected, and incases of tumult, &c.

The going the rounds, though gene-rally considered amongthe inferior dutiesof military discipline, ought to he mostscrupulously attended to; and we aresorry to have the opinion of many goodofficers, with us, when we assert, that aspecific regulation is wanted upon thisbead. It will he observed, that we callthe duty when done by the town-major,&c. round, not rounds , as is erroneouslypractised.

Turkish Rounds. The Turks are inthe habit of going the rounds like othernations, for the purpose of ascertainingwhether sentries are alert and vigilanton their posts. They call the roundsrol. They start from the guard-house,and the person who goes with them hasno other weapon of defence than a stickin his hand, lie is accompanied by acorporal who carries a lanthern. lieobserves whether at his approach thesentry instantly cries out, Jegder Allah ,which signifies Good God. If any sentryshould be found asleep, or be backwardin crying out Jegder Allah , he is putinto prison, and there severely bastina-doed. The Turks never give a parole orcountersign, in camp or in garrison.

The design of rounds is not only tovisit the guards, and keep the sentinelsalert, but likewise to discover whatpasses in the outworks, and beyondthem.

Round-M ajor, (ronde-major , Fr.) theround which the town-major goes in afortified place. The officers of the guard

receive him with two musketeers, andgive him the word once, when he goesthat round.

When the governor of a town goes hisroundy the officers turn out the guardwithout arms, and send four musketeersto receive him at ten paces distance,and give him the word as often as hechuses to demand it. All other rounds,without exception, are obliged to givethe word to the corporal of the guard.

ROUND -Parades. See Parades.

Round -Robin, a compact of honourwhich officers euter into,(when they havecause of complaint against their supe-rior officer,) to state their grievances,and to endeavour to obtain redress,without subjecting one individual morethan another to the odium of being aleader, or chief mover. The term is acorruption of ruban rond , which sig-nifies a round ribhond. It was usualamong French officers, when they signeda remonstrance, to write their namesin a circular form, so that it was im-possible to ascertain who signed first.Hence to sign a round robin againstany person, is for a specific numberof men to sign, one ami all, a remon-strance against him. Colonels of regi-ments have been sometimes treated inthis manner. Great judgment, operatingupon motives grounded in strong facts,should always influence on these niceoccasions. For it is possible, that on aserious investigation of the motives, &c.the round robin may be construed into,and proved to be, a conspiracy.

ROUND. A general discharge ofcannon or fire-arms is so called. TheFrench use the word salve on this oc-casion ; ronde being confined to the actof visiting posts, &c.

ROUND, or Volt, a circular tread.

To Round a horse , or to make himround , is a general expression for allsorts of manege upon rounds; so thatto round a horse upon a trot, gallop, orotherwise, is to make him carry hisshoulders and his haunches compactlyor roundly ? upon a greater or smallercircle, without traversing or bearing toa side.

To round your horse the better,make use of a cord or strap, held inthe center, till he has acquired thehabit of rounding, and not makingpoints.

RouND-to»’m, buildings constructed