The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-21 00:00:00

REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE ARMY

LIVERPOOL. —After the first excitement created by the
war had subsided, the Government appeared to act on
the ordinary principle which actuates small minds
in the conduct of great affairs ; and, having incur-
red a large expenditure for the conveyance of troops
and stores to Turkey, suddenly drew in, and, by a system
of cheese-paring and candle-end economy, avoided the
engagement of the best class of ships for the
transport of forces and the munitions of war. .The pro-
tracted contest in the Crimea has, however, opened their
eyes to the folly, if not worse, of such a course of proceed-
ing, and vessels of character are now sought after by
them with avidity. The Canadian Company's screw-
steamer Charity, 1,100 tons, Captain Paton, sailed hence
for Woolwich, on Thursday, where she will embark a siege
train of heavy guns, ordnance stores, and artillerymen.
Captain Broughton's company of Royal Artillery (150
rank and file, with five officers), arrived here from Wool-
wich, at six o'clock on Friday morning, and were
billeted in different parts of the town. On Saturday
morning they embarked on board the splendid Cunard pad-
dle-steamer Europa, Capt. Leitch, and sailed in the afternoon
for Kingstown, where she will take on board the 90th Regi-
ment, 850 strong, and detachments from other regiments.
These members of the artillery corps were equipped with
more than ordinary attention to. efficiency. They were
armed with light muskets, of longer range than those
previously supplied to this arm of the service; and their
cutlasses were encased in steel scabbards. The officers
have been also furnished with skull-shaped helmets, pro-
tected from the effects of sword-cuts on the crown by
semi-circular brass crests. The Europa will convey about
1,080 troops to the. Crimea, in the best possible condition.
The Niagara, belonging also to the Cunard line, and which
conveyed the Connaught Rangers (88th) to the seat of
of war, has been taken up for the service ; and, in con-
sequence, there will be no mail despatched to Halifax and
Boston on Saturday next. It is not yet known what
troops the Niagara will take this time—most likely they
will be French. The ship British Lion, of about 500 to
600 tons (Finnish built, but with a British register,) has
been taken up to convey a cargo of hay hence to
the Crimea. The new large iron screw-steamer Im-
peratrice, recently built by Mr. John Laird, of
Birkenhead, for the South American and General Steam
Navigation Company, has been engaged by the Admiralty
agent at Liverpool, Captain Bevis, R.N. Notices are
posted in the Exchange Newsroom, for tenders for
steamers for the conveyance of troops. These have elicited
a number of tenders, most of which have been rejected as
too high. The mail companies are, however, endeavour-
ing to meet the emergency, and it is expected that a fine
fleet of ocean steamers will be prepared at Liverpool
for the pressing wants of the Government. Recruit-
ing for both services is making rapid progress; the
number of volunteer soldiers in this town being, on the
average, 150 per day. On Thursday 170 recruits were
" passed." Captain J. A. Stewart has arrived in Liver-
pool, from Bolton, with a party of Royal Marines, in order
to recruit for the Chatham division of that corps. Each.
of the regiments now proceeding to the seat of war will
take out an abundant supply of warm winter clothing,
and large quantities have been sent out to those regi-
ments already in the Crimea.

OTHER REINFORCEMENTS.—The following infantry bat-
talions (says the Daily News) will constitute the rein-
forcements to be despatched immediately to the Crimea:—
The Ist Battalion of Grenadier Guards ; the 34th Regiment,
now at Corfu ; the 62nd Regiment, from Malta ; the 71st
Highland Light Infantry, from Corfu ; the 90th Light
Infantry, from Dublin; the 97th Regiment, from Athens.
The battalion of the Guards will be attached to Major-
General Bentinck's brigade, which will then consist of
four battalions; but, in point of number, it will not differ
much from the other infantry brigades. There will thus
be left on home service the 2nd battalion of each of the
three regiments of Foot Guards, which may be looked
upon as so many dep6ts to keep up the war battalions to
their effective strength. The five battalions of the line
mentioned above will be joined by the 68th Light Infantry,
which is now in the Crimea, but is not attached perma-
nently to any division. These six battalions will be formed
into the fifth division of the British army, and as three of
the regiments are light, the 68th, 71st, and 90th will
probably constitute a Light Infantry Brigade. We
believe no arrangement has been yet made as •to
the command of this . division, but it is not
unlikely that Colonel Lock.yer, of the 97th, who
held a command at Chobham, and Colonel Denny, of
the 71st, will be the Brigadier-Generals. As regards the
cavalry, an arrangement has been come to, different from
what was originally intended. Instead of sending out
the cavalry regiments on home service, as regiments, the
effective men of those corps will be incorporated with the
regiments now in the Crimea, so as to bring them up to
such a strength as a cavalry regiment in time of war
should possess. With the exception of the King's Dra-
goon Guards, our cavalry regiments of the line consist of
six troops of forty-five men each, the regimental staff and
officers making up the entire number to over 300. Each
cavalry regiment in the Crimea will be made up to eight
troops of seventy-five men each, or 600 in the whole, be-
sides the regimental staff. The officers of the cavalry
regiments at home will not be transferred to those abroad,
but will remain with their own corps, and will be
usefully employed in keeping up au effective supply of
trained men and horses to the regiments abroad.
Owing to recent losses the ten cavalry regiments now
in the Crimea cannot be said to muster 1,000 men. When
the new arrangements are carried into effect they will be
increased by 5,000 men, and from the regiments at home
there will be no difficulty in at once supplying 2,000 of
this number. The Hannibal, 90-gun, and the Curacoa,
31-gun screw ships, left on Tuesday for. the Black Sea.
The Indiana has just arrived at Southampton, and has
received instructions to get in immediate preparation ; she
can take 1,400, and will start to Toulon to ship them in
two or three days. The Royal Albert, 121 guns, three-
decker, is ready for sea, and is about to convey a battalion
of Foot Guards and the whole of their equipments to the
Crimea. This splendid ship will have nearly 2,000 men on
board on her first trip. - Orders have been received at the
Royal William Victualling-yard, Plymouth, for the ship-
ment of 150,0001 b. of salt pork and 200,0001 b. of salt beef
on board transports for the forces in the East. A contract
for 2,000 quarters of wheat has been taken at the Royal
Clarence Victualling Establishment, Gosport, at an average
of 765. Bd. per quarter.
THE FRENCH CONTlNGENT.—Respecting the
reinforcements, the Globe says, " We have alread
tioned in the Globe the formation of a 6th divisio

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commanded by General Rahe, who will have under his
orders Generals Meyran, and Bazaline. This division will
be reinforced by the 6th battalion of the Chasseurs-h-pied,
and two batteries of the Bth Regiment of Artillery. These

troops will be embarked in the 'course of a weel
seilles. In addition, the French Government has
on the immediate formation of a 7th and Sth div

be thus composed :-7th division, commanded by
Dulac ; Ist Brigade, General de Bousingen ; 17
talion of Chasseurs-a-pied ; 10th Regiment o:
Infantry_ 97th Regiment of the Line ; 2nd

General I3isson ; 10th and 61st Regime'
two batteries of the 7th and 11th Regime
a company of the 3rd Regiment of Engi]
ment of Gendarmes. All these troops fa
camp of the South. The first brigade wil
Toulon in the course of the present wei
brigade will be embarked at Marseilles a
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