Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-29
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ALGIERS.
The following the land force of the French de,tp
ed against Algers
NJ. lie Bourmont, Minister Of War, General in Chief
Lieut.. q .neral Desrres, Chief Of the Staff
Major General Toloze, Second in command Of thu
Staff " "
Major General Lahtte, Comm ndcr in Chief of the
Artillery.
Major General Valazs, Commander Of the Enei-
neers.
About 40 Aides de Camp are attached to the different
division. Of tho Army.
NJ Dennice, Chief Military attendant.
One Pbysican in Chief
Six Sub Intendants of the first CHASE, OF whom only
have arrived.
Three divisions composed of 3 brigades each On RI.
gments Of 2 bsualion.
Four Companies Of Marine Artillery composed of 400
men, and commanded by nj. Colbert de Neuf- AIoulins
and Colonel Preaux. They will Join the land artillery
inese 400 men will not form part of the naval expe
dion-'bat IL to say, they will not be embarked on
1oard me hng' vessels; neither even. it is said, will
they he employed IN the bombarding servics.-They
have been placed under the command of Colonel Ca
pelie, OF the Artillery, with which corps they will
march.
LIST company, Capt. Cabaret.
2nd do Capt Lef.bre.
81 do Capt. Laprairie.
4h do Capt MERCER.
Adjutant Of these companies, Capt DELAY
Is companies of Artillery.
DO Wagon Train.
16 bes-iging pieces, l6 and "a Founders.
mountain obusers, IL Founders.
besie ging do.
20 field pieces. Each piece will be provided with
thousand rounds Of ammunition.
companies of POntoniers.
besisging batteries, made according to the now
model
GOO Congrevo rockets
1900 marine Congreve rockets.
90 Hat bo,,oined boats containing $50 men, to be used
Tor landing the troops. They are extremsy we'll con-
'tructed. and only draw Is inches water.
company Of lnfitmarians.
or do OF miners.
100 hancar' or portable Notifications, 10 contain so
men Their use Is to secure the against sudde n
attack from the Bedouins.
5000 pixies, for the OF the infantry.
IL mortars OF IL inches.
10 forges.
10000 pickaxes.
10000 spades
Numbers Of the Regiments.
Infthtrv Regiments of the Line 3, 6. IL, Is, II
20, FL, 80 2S, 30. 80, 81, So. 81, 40, 40.
Light Infautrv-I, 2, 4, 9.
1he Dey.-t' uarne is Hussein, and he succeeded
MS brother in 1915 He Is the head OF species of mill
tary republic ing his Dey-ship 10 the eective fran
ch'e exercised by the chief civil and military funcona
RES; iher choice must, however, be confirmed by the
goldash or Ottoman militia, and laid before the Turkish
sultan whose recognition entities him to the
caNan The divan, or council attached 10 hi. office
spurey executive, ina'much the Dey's will /. law
TOR every living soul within his dominions His rsve
nue. independently OF exiraornares amounts 10 GI70
wv, ami his expenditure scarcely exceeds El0O,O0O
ii' regular army consists of 10000 goldashes Turk
ish militia, and 900 oori N cavalry: but this lorcs
on emergency, be increased IN 1000 100 600
men, by Calling ont the Iwovails, or irregular militia
lis navy suffered greatly during the bonbardmen
oi 1913 before which time IL comprised thirteen yes
sel mounting ron twelve 20 f9arty four guns eighty
gun-boas, and hundred and fifty banks with three
eornereI sails. We cannot convey more ant chsfac
tetsc Of This predatory state than by extrac ing pas
sage tom letter written by resident at Tangier M
less man century and half ago (20lh Oct. 1907
"Agier'" says lie, IL den Of sturdy thieves forme1
into boy by which after tunuliuary sort, they 20
vcrn, having the Grand Segnior for their protector
VINO supplies them with native Turks for their soldeTy
and they in acknowledgement, lend him their ships
when MS affairs require IT, They grown a rich
ana powerful people, and, by long practice Of piracy
become good seamen; and when pressed by men
OF war 80 OF lae we bad experienced, they fight and
ueienh themselves like brave men, Inferior am per-
'uaded 70 people whatever. Like beasts Of the de
ser', ncy only iorbeart to worry, whsrc, by fear,
honesty 'hey are deferred f4fheH0tm.