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bringing the elbow close down uponthe lock; the right hand kept fast inthis motion, and the piece still upright.
3d. Quit the right hand, and bringit down your right side, throwing thetirelock nimhly down to the secure; theleft hand in a line with the waist-belt.In order to shoulder from the secure,you must 1st, bring the tirelock up to aperpendicular line, seizing it with theright hand under the cock.
2d. Quit the left hand, and place itstrong upon the butt.
3d. Quit the right hand, and bringit smartly down the right side.
Secuiif. arms, now forms a part ofthe new manual.
SECUTORES, or Sequutorcs, a cer-tain class of gladiators, among the an-cient Romans, who, being armed witha helmet, a shield, and a sword, or aleaden mace, encountered the retiarii.The latter stood always upon the defen-sive, and only watched an opportunityto throw a net over their antagonist, inorder to destroy him with a pitch-fork ;which was the only weapon the Ketiariiused.
Sldentaire, Er. Stationary.
Troupes Sedentaircs, Fr. Stationarytroops. Thus the national guards in1 ranee, who do duty in the severalgarrison towns, are called gardes nati-oules sedentaires, in contradiction toirnnnes mobiles, or moveable columns.Ihe latter are sometimes called, lroupcsnactivit'e, troops on service.
SEDITION,(Sedition, revolte, emeute,
ft.) Mutiny, strife, popular tumult, up-roar
Solon, the celebrated lawgiver amongAc ancients, made a rule whichren-dered all persons infamous who stoodneuter in a sedition. This good andwise man thqught, indeed, that no in-dividual aught to be. insensible with re-gard to his country, nor value himselfon providing for bis own security, byrefusing to share the distresses of thepublic; but in the defence of a justtuuse, he judged that a good citizenshould bravely run all hazards, ratherthan remain an inactive spectator.
SEER, Iud. A weight nearly equalto a pound.
SERSAR, hid. The dewy.SEEARLSH, Ind. A reRation.
season.
recommen-
SF.F.PEKYA, lnd. Ai triangle to
which culprits are tied to be flogged.
SEFFY, lnd. A dynasty of Persia .
SEGPiANS. Horsemen among theTurks, who have care of the baggagebelonging to cavalry regiments.
SEGMENT, a figure contained be-tween a chord and an arch of the circle,or so much of the circle as is cut off bythat chord.
SE.JA, lnd. A fenced terrace.
SE1LEURE, ( Sillage, eav , houage oaeouictckc, Fr.) Terms used among theFrench to express the wayaship makes;it corresponds with our naval wordII ’ake, which is also called Eaux.
SEJOUK, Fr. A halting day; suchas js usually marked out by the secre-tary at war, when troops are on theirmarch in the ulterior ot a country; orby the general of an army, when theyare in the held. In a naval sense, itsignifies the time that a ship remains in
port. ‘
SEEN, Fr. In the midst. TheFrench say figuratively, porter la guerredans le seiud’un royaume ; to carry awar into the heart of a kingdom. Altsein de ses soldats; in the midst of hissoldiers.
SEENG Manuel, Fr. Sign manual.
SEE, Fr. Salt . Before the revolu-tion of 1789, the French troops wereallowed a specific quantity of salt, whichwas regularly accounted for at the backof the muster-rolls.
Sec, Fr. The salt used in the ar-tillery is lixivia], and of a fixed quality.It is extracted from saltpetre, and mustbe thoroughly washed, as no saltpetrecan be good which has the least saline orgreasy particle about it.
SELF, {Hoi-mime, Fr.) One’s ownperson.
fhT.i.r-sufficient. See Vanity .
SELFISHNESS. A narrow, mean,and unmanly regard for one’s own in-terest only; a quality incompatiblewith the fine feelings and the high no-tions of an officer.
SELICTAll. A Turkish sabre.
SELION, {Sillon, Fr.) A ridge ofland which lies between two furrows.
To-SELL. To dispose of for a price.
To sell out, a term generally usedwhen an officer is permitted to retirefrom the service; selling or disposing
of