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 the arms, accoutrements, powder, flint, &c. are upplied by Government.

None are exempt from erving in the militia, except the Members of the Council, and the public Officers; but thofe who have borne commiions in the army, or in the militia, in other ilands, are not liable to erve under the rank they were in before, unles it can be proved they have been broke for mibehaviour or cowardice.

The militia of Dominica, previous to the reduction of the iland by the French, lat war, were little inferior in dicipline to regular troops, epecially that part of them which was compofed of Englih ubjects. The defence they made on the 7th day of September, 1778, ufficiently convinced the Marquis de Bouillé that they merited that character, which he actually gave them in a very handome compliment that day; but he at the ame time preed