Service have been published by Authority,we judged it superfluous to encumber awork of this description with so muchadditional matter.
With respect to the French words ofcommand, of which we have the arrange-ment by us, we have declined insertingthem in the present volume; first, be-cause they would have considerably in-creased its size, and, in the next place,because we had already given occasionalexplanations of them, with their corre-sponding terms in English . The readeris, however, referred to Colonel Mac-donald’s Translation of French Tactics,&c. for further particulars.
To WORK a horse , to exercise him atpace, trot, or gallop, and ride him at themanege. To work a horse upon volts,or head and haunches in, or betweentwo heels, is to passage him, or makehim go side-ways upon two parallel lines.
WORKMEN, persons that attendthe ammunition, boatsmen, carpenters,smiths, millers, bakers, wagoners, miners,pioneers, &c.
W'hen soldiers are employed upon fa-tigue, or working parties, the drums midfifes, &c. should invariably play to timeand measure. According to MarshalSaxe, they should be relieved at the ex-piration of two hours and a half; bywhich means, the individuals are lessharassed, and all the troops share alike.With regard to accompanying them intheir labour with music, the policy of itis warranted by antiquity. The Lacte-demonians, with a detachment of only3000 men, under the command of Ly- 1sander, destroyed the famous Pyrseus ofAthens in less than six hours. Duringthe whole of the operation, the fluteswere playing to enliven and encouragethe troops. This custom existed inFrance , to a late period, among the gal-ley-slaves at Marseilles , who, whilst theywere employed in removing enormousloads of rubbish, Sec. were constantly ac-companied by musical instruments anddrums. Marshal Saxe’s Reveries, pages157 and 158.
WORKS. This term is generally un-derstood to comprehend the fortificationsabout the body of a place; as, by out-works are meant those without the firstinclosure. The word is also used tosignify the approaches of the besiegers,and the several lines, trenches, &c. maderound a place, an army, or the like, forits security.
Croton Works. See Crown- Work,
Horn W t okks. See IloiiN-Ww'fc.
To W ORM a gun , to take out thecharge of a fire-arm by means of a worm.
Worm of a gun , an instrument ver-miculated, or turned round, that servesto extract any thing into which it insi-nuates itself by means of a spiral direc-tion. It is much the same as wad-hook;with this difference, that the one is moreproper for small arms, and the other forordnance.
Worm -cholic, a distemper in horses,occasioned by broad, thick, and shortworms or truncheons, like little beans,of a reddish colour, which sometimesbring violent cholic pains upon the ani-mal : they knaw the guts, and sometimeseat holes through the maw, which killsthe horse. The voiding red worms withthe excrements is a sign of this distemper,for long white ones seldom gripe a horse.Other symptoms also occur, such asbiting his flanks or his belly, or tearinghis skin. lie will be found sweaty allover, frequently striking out the two hin-der legs near together.
W 7 orms, in horses, arc produced fromraw and undigested humours.
Divine W r ()RSHIP. In section I. ofthe Rules and Articles of War, it is or-dained that all officers and soldiers, nothaving just impediment, shall diligentlyfrequent divine service and sermon, inthe places appointed for the assemblingof the regiment, troop, or company towhich they belong.
Commissioned officers who wilfullyabseut themselves, or, being present,behave indecently or irreverently, areliable to he brought before a court-mar-tial, there to be publicly and severely re-primanded.
Non-commissioned officers and sol-diers are liable to a forfeit of twelvepence, to be deducted out of the nextpay of each individual so offending, forhis first offence; for his second, he notonly forfeits twelve-pence, but is laidin irons for twelve hours. The moneyso forfeited is applied to the use of thesick soldiers of the troop or company towhich the offender belongs.
To W r ORST, to defeat; to overthrow'.
WORSTED , defeated; put to therout.
WORTHY, a man particularly distin-guished, more especially for his valour,as the worthies of antiquity.
Sea-WoRTiiY, fit to,go to sea. This