Transcribed from the 23 December 1823 edition of The Strabane Morning Post newspaper, by permission of The British Library: The Army. (From the Courier.) Our military force is to receive a further increase. Four, if not five, additional regiments are to be raised. It is said, however, they cannot be immediately embodies, because by so doing the army would exceed the number voted by Parliament; but we understand the enlisting will proceed forthwith, and the men will be kept at the different depots. The new levies for the army will be carried into effect upon the most economical plan. Independently of appointing the whole of the officers from the half-pay list, the men will be raised without any increase whatever of the usual levy money. Men recruits, not under five feet six inches, will be taken to the age of 30; and growing lads, not exceeding 18 years of age, will be received at the standard of five feet five inches. The Bounty to a Recruit, for Unlimited Service, will be £3 4s.; and, for limited service, £2 12s. 6d. Four shillings has, by the new regulation, been added to the bounty of the recruit, as an inducement to enlist; which sum has been deducted from the allowances hitherto granted to the recruiting officer and conducting serjeant--so as to keep the total charge of levy money at the same amount as formerly. Recruiting.--Nothing can speak more forcibly the want of employment so much complained by the poorer classes, than the fact witnessed in this town since last Thursday. On the morning of that day a recruiting party commenced its operations, and before the close of Friday it had obtained forty fine able bodies young men.--Carlow Morning Post. Upwards of 200 young fellows have entered in Limerick, for the intended Regiments, the 94th and 95th, since the orders was [sic] received in that garrison on Saturday. =====================