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 Garrison Orders.

The Lt.-Colonel on taking command of the detachment of Royal Marines, landed at Port Phillip, entertains a hope that they will all feel a just sense of the honorable situation in which they are placed. They have been selected by their Sovereign to compose the garrison for the protection of this infant settlement. He trusts this will stimulate them to use their best exertions, and enable the Lt.-Colonel to report to the Secretary of State that such a trust has not been unworthily placed in them. He hopes they all know that obedience to orders, sobriety, and cleanliness, form the essential points in the character of a good soldier. While he observes that these are attended to, he shall feel a pride in having them under his command, and shall hold it his duty, by every means in his power, to render their situation comfortable. He is unwilling to mention the word punishment, but it is necessary they should know his firm determination to have the strictest obedience paid to such orders as he may think j^roper to give from time to time for their regulation, and trusts that when at a future period this shall be joined by other detachments of their brave comrades, he shall be able with pleasure to hold up this small band as an example worthy their imitation. The officer of the day will have the charge of the guards, and once during the night will go the visiting rounds. A patrol of a corpl. and two privates will occasionally, between the relief of the centinels, go round the encampment and take up all persons that they may find after the taptoo has beat, and bring them to the quarter guard. The detachment off duty will parade for drill at seven o'clock every morning at seven o'clock (Sundays excepted), if the weather will admit. The civil and military officers wanting the countersign may have it on application to Lt. Sladden. The quarter guard to be augmented by three privates to-morrow; the additional centinel is for the preservation of two water casks at the watering place, which are appropriated solely to the use of the civil and military establishment.

Sullivan Bay, 19th Oct. 1803.

General Orders.

Parole—Survey.C. Sign—Hartwell.

The Commissary will not deliver any articles from the public stores, but between the hours of eight and nine in the morning, and one and two in the afternoon; nor is he on any account to issue anything without a written order, signed by the Lt.-Governor.

Garrison Orders.

2nd Lt. Menzies, of the Royal Marines, will disembark to-morrow morning from His Majesty's ship Calcutta, and join the detachment. A garrison court-martial to assemble to-morrow morning at eleven o'clock, at 1st Lt. Johnson's marquee, for the trial of such prisoners as may be brought before it. 1st Lt. Johnson, president; 2nd Lt. Menzies, 2nd Lt. Lord, members.

The prisoners to be acquainted, and the evidences warned to attend.