The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-13
FROM THE RHODE ISLAND pArxIx.

Military ei9abk;bmcaf Of France.
Perceniuitque CURTIN rumerum legorum ct quas
provneias tutarensur. Quod mihi qaoque ex fequen-
dunn reor, que tum Romana eopia in arms, &c. :
The gigantic power and rapid conque0s of France,
render every thing relative to her reources an inter-
citing iubet of Ejaculation. The following accoun,
of her pref-nt n,ilieary establishments which may be
relied on FOR its accuracy, furnihed for the purpof
OF adding TO the flock of materials for political infor-
nation.
The regular army is divided into infantry, cavalry
the corpsof engineers aud the artillery.
The infantry is again divided into Infantry of the
line aud light infantry. The infantry of the line is
compelled OF regiments, of which 9S are of bat
,alions, ard 9 Of . battalons. The complement of
regiment of battaliors is $3.50 men, which is
500 500 men the complement of a regiment of 9
oattaons is 2, SO men, which is IL O2l men. =
he light infantry is competed of 81 regiments Of
3 oaitaions, which is 100 $50 men. The total
therefore of the infantry is al $40 officers and
men.
The eavairy is likewife divided into cavalry of the
line ahd light cavalry. The firR i. competed Of "a
regiments of which are carabneers l2 cuiralIiers
and 10 ordinary heavy cavalry. The complement, of
regiment OF cavalry of the line is 7o6-to;a TO-
ga MEN.
The light cavalry is competed of Ga regiments, of
which 80 are Dragons, "a chaieurs, and 10 hulars
The complement of regiment is s46 which gives
-S,t1o Dragons, 22,762 OF chafieurs cheval, and
$3.50 huilars Total of the cavalry 1866.
The artillery is either field artillery or beiieging
artillery. OF thefe there 8 regiments of foot ca.
Vairy, OF hying artillery, companies of artcers
oataions OF the artillery train, ID companies of We
teran cannoneers, Of canonnears yardes cote,
(iimar to the Britiih fea fencibes) The connie
ment OF regimsnt of foot artillery is 1852, making
the total of the foot artillery 7o656. Each reei
ment OF flying artillery contains 524 men, maxim
n hIs
GERS; 3,Si6 of the artillery train
The battaions of pontoneers are employed in the
conjunction OF bridges for the paage OF the armies
acrois rivers; for which purpoGe they carry copper
boats, which are linked together, and formed into
bridges with amazing facility; the modern ART of
war thus rendering rivers of little importance in ar
reiting the progrefs oftroops. There are bst,ali
ons OF theie competed of 6lo folders artifcers and
officers EACH
The veteran cannoneers, and the companies of
Gardes coses amount 70 IS 1885, and are e,ploved en-
trely on the fea COATS. Total of the artillery is
4G,4s9
The corps of engineers is competed of battalions
OF iapPers, OF companies of miners and of number
OF officers proportional the wants of the fervice
The complement of battalion Of iappers is eos +;
that OF company of miners 100 making 5,445 men
the corps of officers is 4e8
ihus 1t every corps of the regular army had its
complement, the grand total would be 5655oe
men, But as fome of the regiments are not full, the
true number probably falls fome,hng Mort of this !;
but certainly murh exceeds half million of troops
In addition TO the regular army, the corps of gen
da's'e forms fort OF interior guard and conifs of
about 500 men.
The imperial guard affords fpecimen of every
iPecies OF trooPsn the French fervce being drafted
in particular manner of the army, or competed
OF volunteers of the hrft fortune and family in the
country--t conGi(ts of about $500 men,
That part OF the expenfe only of maintaining the
army which coniihed in its pay amounted for the
year before the latt, lo2 4os,el4 francs 2o,4so-
600 dOllars.l
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