STATIONS OF THE ARMY ON THE 1ST OF JANUARY, 1832.

AND REFERENCE TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF REGIMENTS.

General Agents for the Recruiting Service.

Great Britain-John Kirkland, Esq. 80, Pall Mall.
Ireland-Sir Bagenall W. Burdett, Bart. Dublin.

Agents for the Deccan Prize Money.

Lieut.-Colonel Arbuthnot and John Kirkland, Esq. Office, 80, Pall Mall.

N. B. A reference to the List of Agents will explain the abbreviations.

* Actual Service as Assistant Surgeon, Surgeon's Mate, or Hospital Mate may be reckoned by

Veterinary Surgeons.

The deductions to which certain Officers of Infantry holding more than one Military Commission or Appointment are subject, are to be made from their Staff or Garrison Pay, under the Provisions of the Warrant regulating Staff and Garrison Pay, dated 30th July, 1830, Article 29. If, however, any such Officers should hold Appointments, the emoluments of which are derived from Colonial Funds, or from any other Funds not under the control of the Secretary-at-War, the deductions at the same Rates are to be made from their Regimental Pay. Deductions are to be made at the same Rates from the Regimental Pay of Officers belonging to the Royal Waggon Train, who may hold any other Military Commission or Appointment. The Increased Rate of Pay to Paymasters after twenty Years' Service, is subject to the Provisions of the Warrant dated 30th July, 1830, regulating the Pay of Regimental and District Paymasters, and the Rates of Pay of Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons are subject to the Provisions of the Warrant dated 29th July, 1830, regulating the Pay of Army Medical Officers.

RECORD OF THE 25TH REGIMENT.

THE KING'S OWN BORDERERS.

"Minden," "Egmont Op Zec,"-the Sphinx with the word “Egypt.”
Flank Companies "Martinique."

THIS regiment was raised by a commission from William the Third to the Earl of Leven, who, with the officers, principally Scotch refugees, came over to Edinburgh on the 17th March 1689, and in five hours completed the corps in that town, to the number of 800 men. Some time afterwards it was augmented to 1000 men, and was engaged on the 27th July 1689 at the battle of Killinakie, where Leven's (25th) and Hastings' (13th) regiments were the last two corps which remained unbroken; and it was while in the act of renewing the attack against them, that the Viscount Dundee received his death wound. After this engagement the magistrates of Edinburgh conferred upon Leven's (25th) regiment, the exclusive privilege of beating up within the city, and it was for several years after styled the " Edinburgh regiment." The 25th remained in Scotland till 1691, when they Joined the king in Ireland, took part in the sieges of Ballinore and Athlone, the battle of Aughim, the sieges of Galway and Limerick, and immediately after the surrender of the last, in Oct. 1691, embarked for England.

The Edinburgh regiment sailed to join King William's army in Flanders early in 1692, and were present at the battle of Steinkirk, 24th July in that year, where they, together with the Scots brigade and 26th regiment, were nearly cut off by a false movement of Count Solmes, who commanded the cavalry. At the battle of Landen, 29th July 1693, they were warmly engaged, having several men killed and wounded; amongst the latter was Corporal James Butler, Sterne's well known" Corporal Trim." The regiment was next present at the siege of Namur, when Cohorn was besieging engineer, and Vauban defended the town; and was particularly engaged in the attack on the outworks on the 18th July 1695. During the siege a mine was sprung by the garrison, which killed 20 officers and 500 men of the 25th, and by which Sterne's" Uncle Toby," then a captain in the regiment, received his celebrated wound.

During this campaign the bayonet, as improved by the French from the close to the open handle, was first tried on the Edinburgh regiment, who, seeing the enemy approach with fixed bayonets, were ordered to screw theirs; and thus receiving a fire they could not return, were thrown into some confusion; however, they rallied, and drove the enemy within their lines. After this nothing of moment occurred, till the treaty of Reyswick being concluded, the Edinburgh regiment returned to England in Oct. 1697, and thence moved to Edinburgh to recruit. Having completed their establishment, they were marched to the north, to keep the Highlands in subjection after the affair of Glencoe. As at this early period little care was taken of regimental records, nothing more is known of the 25th till 1715, except that during this period, they and the 35th are mentioned in an old magazine as having returned skeletons from Jamaica, and we find them stationed at Lisle in 1712, and Dunkirk in the following year.

The Edinburgh regiment was present at Sheriffmuir, Nov. 18th 1715; after this battle the Hon. A. Elphinstone (afterwards Lord Balmerino), a captain in the regiment, took leave of his brother officers, resigned his commission, and joined the Pretender in Perth. In 1718 the 25th removed to Ireland; they composed part of the expedition to Vigo Bay in 1719, and on their return were quartered, in 1720, in Wicklow, and the year following in Dublin barracks; from thence they proceeded to the north of Ireland, in various parts of which they remained till 1726. They then embarked for Gibraltar, where they underwent a siege of five months from the Spaniards, and remained in garrison there till 1736, when the privates were drafted to Gen. Oglethorpe's regiment, and sent to Georgia; the officers and non-commissioned officers returned to Ireland to recruit. Early in 1743 the Edinburgh regiment removed to England, and shortly after embarked for Flanders, together with the 1st battalion Royals, the 19th, and 42nd regiments, and joined the army immediately subsequent to the battle of Dettingen. In 1744 they took the field with the army under Gen. Wade; but nothing of consequence occurred during this campaign, and they wintered at Bruges.

This year, 1744, the several corps composing the British army were numbered, and the Edinburgh regiment became the 25th.

In 1745 the Duke of Cumberland took the command of the army to relieve Tournay, then invested by the French; and in endeavouring to effect this object brought on the battle of Fontenoy, one of the most keenly contested and bloody combats of the age. The 25th were present, and upwards of one third of the corps were killed or wounded; in this action the enemy lost upwards of 10,000 men and several officers of rank. After the retreat the Edinburgh regiment was thrown into garrison at Aeth, where they sustained two sieges within the year; at last not having 100 effective men left, and the Dutch auxiliaries beginning to mutiny, they were obliged to surrender, but obtained the most favourable terms; marching out with all the honours of war to join the army near Brussels.

Till this year, 1745, swords were worn by privates of infantry, but were now ordered to be discontinued in battalion companies; the grenadiers continued to wear them till 1762.

On the 4th Nov. 1745, the Edinburgh regiment returned to England, to compose part of the Duke of Cumberland's army, for the subjugation of the rebels, and were present at the battle of Culloden, 16th April 1746. In the autumn of the year they again embarked for the Netherlands; were engaged at the battle of Ronaux, on the 11th Oct. where they suffered severely, and were afterwards occnpied in covering the retreat. The Edinburgh regiment wintered in Bois le Duc. In the battle of Val,