_MATCH._—The slow match used by the English is made by contract: one yard of it will burn about 8 hours. The French slow match is usually made by soaking light twisted white rope for three days in a strong lye. It burns about 3 feet in 6 hours. Slow match was made at Gibraltar, during the last siege, in the following manner: eight ounces of saltpetre were put into a gallon of water, and just made to boil over a slow fire; strong blue paper was then wetted with the liquor, and hung to dry. When dry, each sheet was rolled up tight, and the outward edge pasted down, to prevent its opening; half a sheet, thus prepared, will burn 3 hours. _Quick Match._ _Compositions._ _Worsted Match._ Worsted 10 oz. Mealed powder 10 lbs. Spirits of wine 3 pints. Water 3 ” Isinglass ½ pint. _Cotton Match._ Cotton 1 lb 12 oz. Saltpetre 1 8 Mealed powder 10 — Spirits of wine 2 quarts. Water 3 pints. The worsted or cotton must be laid evenly in an earthen or other pan, and the different ingredients poured over it, and about half the powder: being left a short time to soak, it is afterwards wound smoothly on a reel, and laid to dry, remaining half of the powder is then sifted over it; and it is ready for use when dry. =Note.= The French have lately made their slow match by soaking the rope in a solution of sugar of lead and rain water: in the proportion of ¾ of an ounce of sugar of lead to one pint of water; and this, they esteem as preferable to the old sort. _MARCHING._—_The Quick step_, 108 paces _per_ minute, each of 30 inches; making 270 feet _per_ minute. _Wheeling Step_, 120 _per_ minute, of 30 inches each; making 300 feet _per_ minute. _Side Step._—12 inches—75 _per_ minute. _Ordinary Step._—75 _per_ minute, 30 inches each. DUNDAS. The usual rate of marching for cavalry is 17 miles in 6 hours; but this may be extended to 21, or even 28 miles in that time. D’ANTONI. _Rates to be paid for Carriages on the March._ One shilling _per_ mile { with 5 horses, or for every carriage { with 6 oxen, or { with 4 oxen and 2 horses; Nine pence _per_ mile for any cart with 4 horses, and so in proportion for less carriages; or a further sum, not exceeding 4d _per_ mile for every carriage with 5 horses, or with 6 oxen, or with 4 oxen and 2 horses; or 3d _per_ mile for every cart with 4 horses; and so in proportion for less carriages, as the same shall be fixed and ordered by the justices of the peace. The waggons, &c. not to carry more than 30 cwt. _Regular_ ferries are only to be paid for on the march at half the ordinary rate. _Mutiny Act._