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202 A TOUR THROUGH
seen in the Neapolitan service. They are
really a fine body of men, and, notwith-
Handing the violence of the heat, went
through their motions with great spirit.
They had two field-pieces on each flank,
which were extremely well served; and the
evolutions were performed with more pre-
cision and steadiness than one generally
meets with, except in England or Ger-
many. The grenadiers were furnished with
false grenades, which produced every effecl;
of real ones, except that of doing mischief.
The throwing of these was the part of the
entertainment that seemed to please the
moll; and the grenadiers took care to di-
rect them so, that their efsect should not
be lost. When a number of them fell to-
gether amongst a thick crowd of the mo-
bility, which was commonly the case, it
afsorded an entertaining scene enough, for
they defended themselves with their hats,
and threw them very dexterouslyupon their
neighbours. However, we saw no da-
mage
seen in the Neapolitan service. They are
really a fine body of men, and, notwith-
Handing the violence of the heat, went
through their motions with great spirit.
They had two field-pieces on each flank,
which were extremely well served; and the
evolutions were performed with more pre-
cision and steadiness than one generally
meets with, except in England or Ger-
many. The grenadiers were furnished with
false grenades, which produced every effecl;
of real ones, except that of doing mischief.
The throwing of these was the part of the
entertainment that seemed to please the
moll; and the grenadiers took care to di-
rect them so, that their efsect should not
be lost. When a number of them fell to-
gether amongst a thick crowd of the mo-
bility, which was commonly the case, it
afsorded an entertaining scene enough, for
they defended themselves with their hats,
and threw them very dexterouslyupon their
neighbours. However, we saw no da-
mage