The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-06 00:00:00

THE TURKISH CONTINGIiZT•

We stated some days since that Government ha,..-1
agreed to take into service for the East such officers now
in the United Kingdom of the Company's service as
were willing to act in command of the Turkish contin-
gent. The applications up to the present have been
very numerous, somewhere about 300. The number
required for the present, about 120, have been selected
from the most intelligent, all of whom are masters, of
eastern languages, and from those willing to go out
conditionally. It is stated that each officer will be sillowect
i 1 days' pay in advance. For general informat?en w 6
subjoin the following official document issued from the
War Department, and upon which the appointmecter
have been made. We believe some declined to go ont
unconditionally
"Paper of Information for the Guidance of Officers of
the East India Company's Service who may be desirous
of Employment with the Turkish Army, or with Irre-
gular Levies attached to the British Army during tk.

present War.
" The following are the advantages held out by her Ms-
jesty's Government to officers of the Hon. East India Core-
pany's army, whilst employed on particular service with
the force in Turkey, during the present war :
" 1. If holding a commission above the rank of subs',"
tern, the officer shall receive a step of local rash by'
brevet ; and for distinguished conduct in the field shall be,
eligible to receive an additional step, as is the ease in the'
Queen's army—if recommended by competent authority.
" 2. If the officer be a subaltern he shall receive a step
of honorary rank ; and baying obtained that of captain
he shall be entitled for distinguished service to brevet
local promotion as in the preceding instance.
"3. The pay will be the same as that of officers of simi-
lar rank in the Royal army.
" 4. Officers thus serving will be in a position to claim
pensions for wounds, and gratuities at the close of their
service, not exceeding theme hitherto recognised by the
War Office, and such honorary distinctions as her Majesty
may deem fit to grant.
"1 5. At this distance from the scene of operations it is
impossible accurately to define the duties and position .
which will devolve upon officers so employed who may be
under the rank of brigadier-general. These points must
bo left to local arrangement.
.".6. The time spent by such officers, with the concur-
rence of the Court of Directors of the Honourable East
India Company, in such employment, will be allowed to
count as time spent in India, so far as regards the length
of service necessary to qualify such officers for retiring
pensions—and
" Officers so employed, who may be on furlough frem
India, will, after their employment under her Majesty's
Government has terminated, be allowed the option of
taking the benefit of such portion of their furlough as had
not expired when such employment commenced.
"It is necessary to point out that as these officers, while
employed under her Majesty's Government, will not be
considered
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twee whatever, will be issued to them by that body while
BO engaged."
General Vivian gave interviews to all the officers.
We understand that many of the names will be, ga.
netted forthwith.