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

THE TURKISH CONTINGENT.

We stated some days since that Government bad
agreed to take into service for the East such officers now
in the United Kingdom of the Company's service as
were wiling to act in command of the Turkish contin-
gent. The applicatiens 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 un-
conditionally. It is stated that each officer will be allowed
51 days' pay in advance. For general information we
subjoin the following official document issued from the
War. Department and upon which, the appointments
' have been made. We believe some declined to go out
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 the
present War.
" The following are the advantages held out by ter Ma-
jesty's Government to officers of the Hon. East India Com-
pany's army, whilst employed on particular service with
the force in Turkey, during the present war :
" I. If holding a commission above the :auk of subal-
tern, the officer shall receive a step of local 'ank by
brevet ; and for distinguished conduct in the field shall be
eligible to receive an additional step, as is the case in the
Queen's army—if recommended by competent authority,
" 2. If the officer be a sabaltern he shall receive a step
of honorary rank ; and having obtained that of captain
lie 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 those hitherto recognised by the
War Office, and such honorary distinctions as her Majesty
may deem fit to grant.
" 5. At this distance from the scene of operations it is
impossible accurately to defino the duties and position
which will devolve upon officers so employed who may 13e
under the rank of brigadier-general. These points' must
be left to local arrangement.

" 6. The time spent by such officers, with the concur-
,rence of the Court of Directors of the Honourable nut
India Company, in such employment, will be allowed to
count as time epsut in India, so far as regards the length
of service necessary to qttalify such officers fur retiring
pensions—and
"Officers so employed, who may be on furlough from
India, will, after their employment under her Majesty's
Governinent 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 necessity to point out that as these officers, while.
employed under her Majesty's Government, will not be
considered as in actual service under the East India Com-
pany, or on furlough, so no pay, or other pecuniary allow-
ance whatever, will be is-sued to. them by that body while
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