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STOP. To form a stop in horseman-ship is to stop upon the haunches.

Half a Stop, a stop not finished,but a pesate; so that the hcrse, afterfalcading three or four times upon thehaunches, resumes and continues hijgallop, without making pesates or cur-vets.

STOPPAGES, in a military sense,deductions from a soldier’s pay the betterto provide him with necessaries, &c.

Great coat Stoppage, to provide eachman with a great coat; to defray theexpense of which, government allows3s. annually per man, ar.d the colonelcontributes 2s. Cd. for each serjeant,and Is. 10 d. for each rank and tile an-nually.

Stoppage, for the subsistence of theSick. In the Regulations for the bettermanagement, of the sick in regimentalhospitals, it is particularly laid down,under the head Subsistence, p. 16, thatsufficient funds should be established forthe support of the sick without any ad-ditional charge to government; and,at the same time, that the sick soldiershould he provided with every reason-able comfort and indulgence that canbe afforded. The sum of four shillingsper week from the pay of each soldierwill, under proper regulations, and withstrict company, be sufficient for this

urpose; which sum is to he retained

y the paymaster of the regiment.

STOPPER, a piece of wood or cork,made to fit the bore of a musket bui rel,which soldiers use in wet weather; and,on other occasions, when the piece isnot loaded, to prevent moisture and dustfrom getting into the barrel.

STOPPLE . See Patch.

STORE-A'ceper, a person entrustedwith the care of the stores in the maga-zines, such as the provisions, forage, See.During a war, storekeepers receive thesearticles from contractors, and deliverthem out to the troops. They have severalclerks under them, appointed to differentdepartments, of provisions, hay, straw,oats, See. The storekeepers belonging tothe ordnance have charge of ail theKing’s stores, belonging both to landand sea-service.

Government Store -keeper general, anappointment of recent date, which hasbeen given to John Trotter, Esq.

Store -ship. See Ship.STOREHOUSE. See Magazine.

Military STORES are provisions,,forage, arms, clothing, ammunition, &c.Officers, storekeepers, or commissaries,w'ho are convicted of embezzling or mis-applying any military stores, are to makegood the damage, forfeit 100/. and tobe cashiered. See Mutiny Act, Sect. 65.

Medical Stores on board transports.Certain articles of diet which are puton board each transport, are so called.These are to be considered as intendedsolely for the use of the sick, or con-valescents ; they are to remain in thecharge of the master of the transport,and only to be issued upon demand inwriting, made by the surgeon from timeto time as he shall .judge proper; or,when there is no surgeon, upon demandof the commanding officer. And thesurgeon or commanding officer is to givethe master, at the end of the voyage, acertificate that his demands for the saidmedical stores have been made only uponproper occasions, and have not beenexpended for any oter use, than that oftile sick, or convalescent.

To STORM, (dormer I’assaut, l’r.) inmilitary matters, to make a violent as-sault, on any fortified place, or works.At the siege of I.ouisbourg in the year1758, the following anecdote occurred ;and as it shews the superiority of truegeneral-ship over brutal courage, we re-commend it to the perusal of everyofficer, and to the imitation of everygeneral who may have the lives of hisfellow subjects entrusted to his judg-ment. The celebrated General Wolfe ,always brave, always eager to put forththe energies of his nature, proposed toGeneral Amherst who commanded thebesieging army, that the place should bestormed. The General asked his friendWolfe, how many lives he thought itmight cost? the latter said, about threehundred; and he then asked how long hethought it might hold out against ablockade? Not above three days. Wellthen, let us wait three days and save ourmen. The place surrendered on thesecond day.

STORMING party, a select body ofmen, consisting generally of the grena-diers, who first, enter the breach, &c.

STORY, history ; account of thingspast: hence to be famed in story. Alsosmall tale, petty narrative; idle or triflingtale ; also a deviation from the truth.

Long Story, a tedious recital of any