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service. Regiments composed of vo-lunteers from the militia are not of tinsdescription; nor have the officers whocame from that establishment, pro-gressive rank in the annv. Stars areasked to their names m the armylist.

i letter of Service, see Letter.Home Service. In a military sense,and with us, the duty which is donewithin the limits of the three unitedkingdoms, and the adjacent islands.This term is frequently used to distin-guish such troops as are not liable toserve beyond specified limits, from thosethat have been raised for general ser-vice.

Foreign Service, military duty, orservice done abroad.

Secret Service, any service per-formed by an individual, in a clandes-tine secret manner. It likewise meansintelligence, or information given byspies when countries are engaged in"nr, for which they receive pecuniarycompensation.

Secret Service money, the rewardor compensation which is given for se-cret intelligence.

Uurrf Service. This term is used,among'the,British , to signify the exer-cise ot military duties in the presencenl an enemy: we say, he has seentouch hard service; which the French ^press thus: It a beaucoi/p servi.

Devices, pecuniary disbursements,0r payments which are made for mili-tury purposes.

Fire de Service, Fr. to be on duty.Eire de Service chez le roi , Fr. to60 rny at the palace.

Senicc likewise means tour of duty,or routine of service.

Service ( / t . Vinfunterie en marche, Fr.v * e re n l )'ar duties or routine of scr-jee which an infantry regiment goesiiv r 1 , when ^ receives orders to^ IHese are the general, la ge-le P rm ier; the assembly,h„ ee ou second; the troop, leiT «mu, ou le dernier.

dntv WlCE ^ eS - P^ aces > T' r - the regularbJ'! ° r , routi ! ie <>** service, which isOf towns or places.

$ ee P& . Cn P^ on are garrison duties,par M SSai . Sur r J a science de la guerre,j^McfflUe JWon H’Espagna?, tom.•P-Sw, autUes Elemens Militaires,

tom. ii. p. 116, where specific regula-tions on this head may be seen. Welikewise recommend to the perusal otevery engineer and artillery officer, ;i.late valuable publication, entituied AVsai Generate de Fortification et d’At-tuque et Defense des places.

Service de Cumpagne, Fr. field du-ties. This subject has been ably treat-ed by several French writers, andamong others by the author of Les Ele-mens Alilitaircs, tom. ii. p, 1, &c. andin tom. iv. p. 68, &c. We likewise re-commend to British officers in general,a small treatise which has lately beenpublished at the Military Library, rela-tive to the duties of an officer in thefield, and principally of light troops,whether Cavalry or infantry; as con-taining much useful information, andpreparatory’ knowledge.

Avoir du Service, Fr. a vulgar termused among the French to signify, thata man has been in various situationswithout much credit to himself, orbenefit to others. It is particularly ap-plied to a soldier who has been in dif-ferent services, or who has deserted anilgot into two or three different regi-ments.

Service de Grand n’est pas heritage,Fr. an expression used among theFrench , which signifies, that attendanceon the great seldom produces any per-manent advantage. Every individual,who has talents, should, of course, de-pend upon his own exertions.

Faire son Service, Fr. to go throughthe functions or duties of a place or si-tuation.

SERVICEABLE, capable of per-forming all necessary military duty.

SERVIR le canon, Fr. to serve thecannon, or bring it into action.

Servir Vartillcrie, Fr. to serve theartillery, or bring it into action.

SERVlTEUR, Fr. The French iwthis word in the same way that we doservant; Hence, bon serviteur tinPrince, de V'ctat, de la Patrie, a goodservant of his prince or sovereign; agood servant of the state, of the coun-try. Ily which is meant a rule of con-duct marked by zeal and assiduity, to-gether with unshaken fidelity; all ofwhich are essential ingredients in themilitary character.

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