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We have been repeatedly asked tor an account &C
the military strength of Persia. Il is subject on
which great misconception exists, and we have,
therefore. prepared : narrative which though per
ali military men to estimate the strength, DISPOSE
ton, and organization Of the army.
The first Introduction into Persia Of European dis.
cpline, and knowledge OF the fabrication and use
Of artery and fire arms was due to the gallant and
adventurous Ehirleys, who entered the services Of
Shah Abbas more than two centuries and half
ago, and gave him valuable aid in his was With the
Porte. But although few European officers and
the Persian armies courts little sdvAn age result
ed until In 1906 Napoleon, whose Views were turned
towards India entered into alliance with the Sh ID
Of Peia and sent several officers to dis ipline the
After tine tie Russians obtained an ascend ancy and
several Of their officers were employed; but in 1928
number Of officers from England and India were
sent to reorganize the force, which still retains the
whole organization peculiarly British character;
whilst the great services and high qualifications OF
Sir II. Lyndsay Bethune, Coils. Ferront, She'll and
Passmore, Major Todd, Capt Lynch, Mr.: Arm1trong,
in the minds Of the Persian soldiery regarding the
skill, courage and justice Of British officers.
The Persian army a. at present organized IL COM
posed Of regular and irregular infantry, irregular
alone L permanently maintained on the full estab-
lishmenf The regular infantry (Serbaz) which con-
sists Of eighty-two regiments, is divided into two
clauses, the one forming the active permanent
force, the 0.her reserve, somewhat sim
liar to the Landwerh troops Of Gesmar
by. The active portion Of the infantry Consists Of
three regiments Of Guards and 80 regiments OF
the line. Each regiment Fouj) IN composed Of 10
companies (Ds1tech), viz, OF Grenadiers (Dusfeh
Bokodos amy, l Of Light Infantry (Dsstek Mskh
Booydn), and Line or Battalion Companies (Dus
ten Strbdz.)
Each company is of the following strength
Captain, (Soolton.)
Lieutenant, (Naib taicdi.)
SubLieutensnt, (Nai6 i-Du,cum)
s Sergesnts, (SeyjOg0.)
10 Corporals, Och 6ashi)
100 Privates, (SsSbds.)
The line companies have each dfer (Neitchse),
and the flank companies buger (Shcpoorchse.)
The staff Of the regiment consists Of
Colonel, (SevJung.>
Lieutenant Colonel, (Yacer oscai)
/ Major, (YaUer dusCum.)
2Adjutants, Zone 10 each wing)
] Surgeon, (JeTsdh)
/ Accountant and Paymaster, (Mirza)
l Baggage Master, (Td6iidar)
The full strength Of 2 regiment is consequently
100 Of AL grades. The right wing Is under tne
charge OF the Lieutenant Colonel and the left wing
The uniform consists Of red or blue cloth in ,ket
locse linen brseches high brown or yellow leather
boots, and The national lambskin cap; the two latter
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1fe value % the kfusn Ia aioat 4 We rapsea Toe
alton ,ofss,s o. bal . pssmsn ~ bread, equal 10
Of forge. ccrsisisDg Of tvo bstmsss ~ straw and
swrslly three, Eve and IN forage ratians
The pay % gtnsrsl o. brigade }. 900 tensss .
year, with an allowance for his ssts plis' net wic
CEREAL., consists TOE rsssnuss q = village. The
pay Of the higha ranks dspenss ON 'asir iarser :
ard position.
The remaining AZ regiments form the reserve
force; trd 81 ttese the greater portion are hsts
more than skeletons, The men tei1s si0xei nnlmit-
ed leave. They are, however. annually mustered
and exercised for few days, and are alsays- Liable
70 be called on for service when required. co.s.
de,abe potion Of these corps have recently been
embodied, ard are now forming . reserve camp
under the orders of Khan Baooo Khan, the ktng's
uncle. The recruiting ground OF these corps caey
distributed over the provinces Of iiss Ajsmi, Far.
Kermsn and Yezd. Their pay, WHEN embodied. Is
the same ss the active force, bus whilst on leave
they receive nothing.
TIE irregular infantry consists partly Of mill ia
and partly Of contingents furnished BY the routier
districts; this force amounts To about 200 men.
locks. They are only called out on particular oc.
casons, and even then they receive no pay and 6nd
their own arms and equipments, bat they receive
rationa ard ammunition, and sort OF general license
to plumber.
The whole Of the Persian cavalry tx ,o,hoons
Sotcarse) is irregular Several attempts n gsni-
zipg regular cavalry under European officers have
been made. but without success, and all have be q
finally N du ed. With the exception Of 10 900 men,
forming the Royal Guard the cavalry force IL dr IN
from the several tribes, when required. The total
force they bound 10 furnish amounts 70 1870 oa0
men, which with the guard gives grand total vi
The Hxed contingents Of the tribes, to which ex-
tent they can be called upon II requisite u - fol-
lows - Horse1eR.
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Such d The strength and organization Of the Per
sian army q present.
thus. is IL evident thst British contingent EN-.
pls,sc N that quarter would not be likely 70 want
the means Of tssnsport.
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reached the east End Of Prince Of Wales STRAIT on
TIE 30th Of August 1851, aud fonnd toe ice 30 close
ly packed OIL the mouth of 1t that she was obliged
to return. Now, just about the same year the In
vesseatOr YVES at the same spot, and the no sh ps
must all but have crossed each other. Such are the
difficulties Of Arctic research, 50 mere matter OF
ch snte does it appear whether or no two ships
which may be cruising within few miles of each
her shall ever come into contact The Enterprize
wnered in 1882 at the east side OF the entrance
Of Prince Of Wales Strait.
1t is satisfactory to see mention made ia the
record deposited by Captain Colinson OF the salts
factory condition Of his crew. Throughout toe win.
ter the weather had been mild. Little or no sick
ness had occurred, and his men were in A. condi-
ton for hard work. There had been little or no
sickness, and hsres and ptarmigan had been obtain
cd, not In great abundance, ct least In some guam
tity In April travelling parties were to be sent out
Ramsay island, but all pointing in the same direc
tion-the latest date Is August27. We think, then,
not only from this intelligent but also from the
other less gprecise information 'brought home by
Sir T. Belcher and his companions, thAt little appre
hension need be entertained Of the fate Of
Captain Collinson aud HE crew. The way
home II open to him by Cape Parry and Cape
Bathurst through Bshri ng's Straits, or, should he
elect to push forward parties into Parry Sound
him at spots 70 which every Arcti navigator would
at once have recourse. The exploits Of Lieuenants
Cresswell, Meecbam, and PIN afford tolersby
satisfactory presumption that the region can be
travelled over without much risk. Bat when we
turn from this subject to the fac Of Franklin
and his companions In misfortune, We With we
could maintain the same consolatory tone. Is
the story told by the Esquimaux . true one
Like all favages they are lars aud certainly won.d
not scrupe at the uttsrance Of an faIsehood which
might, In their opinion, shield them from the
vengeance CT the white man. There is q strong
presumption. certainly that had tue Esquimaux
with whom DR. Rae came ioto c0atacs been con-
cerned In the death Of Frabklia's party, they
won have been studjons TO conceal from his sigat
aI the tokens which might serve o. pro)fs Of their
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tsee during The Hnt fortnight q mairinsny-its =
fractions rapidly waDe. The freQuests4s Of the
olera have msiked that several oasdles, TIE n,s.
her, aud each Of these nieh,s Is an dinsnd srxa.
meht to Demonstrate marriage. Az soon a. hsr q got
beet anne known the Minister " "statev su<d Q q A.
attachment against al the property a Msdsnoisa Q
of the Messrs. de Rothscbild. An Q I'd ioclaen,
occurred wben the oficsr executed the ~ scnmsot-
Mscenoitelle Cu,elli had invited her fSferes
Mr.. AID Mrs. William Payne, Of Londso, % vsst:
her. Mrs. r. reached Paris t~o days AFTER sbs
fight. and her baggage reached toe rus rronche. a.
the mxr sas executing tue writ sof sAts snmesf
ard with Justices prove bial b.inds4ss, ~ roald
Eot distinguish between Q eyire srsiss cd Ia
ar guests imssrs s6y ds.rsS tssi shss
stained, and witboui Z sisss cHasss q clsSAssl
Justice was appealed TO In regulns essm. - IL
matter was amicabay sra.ged rsocseeiegs have
Mac. moissls Cravsiii. 70 Tsosvss asssss O. Sss
breach Of contract; DAMAGE afs lad = 70
recover the penalty provided ~ har snQaGs@sus,
AND st a 900. TO cover u !ess. sxpehassd b.
and At 5000 psr diem for every dsy shs sassosasss
remain unfulnlled.
The heroines Of che stsss have bess u Asrcines
Of Conversation; for nsoemcsssne Rseeel - ~.
entering into The merits Of this Co., nay seqs nt
you that IL United Ssases shall certainly ksvs ths
pleasure of seeing hademoiaslls Rachel next winter
ss nss 4: q :sS:s = "
Judge Mason waited on her. She sought Shs inEsr.
view TO learn what hopes she might snssrtain a
success in the United safes, and shs infoeus1 Ms
ExctDency that she would 90 TO The Usits1 gestss
the next fali or the ne 1T winter. The EmpeUg he's
given her leave TO 60, and retain her psstse - ths
Coincide Francaiae, on the conditioa that ater this
long tour she win wander no more. Her brother,
Monsieur Raphael Felix, b already Ia ths United
itis stated that she reckons on making 100000
next year; she has eneagemsnts In England for
xzeO,OOO, and she reckons ths Yankees will give her
Ana hss wv wv 5sr exPecst.'ons sts ml-
Of dollars sg 1T III a.
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non WfaRver 70 the matter under dlscussiOu) yks
unfortunate, When the feelings are ex tied, tn
b very liable to be perverted The question at issue
II the very abstract one:-fs il likely thss ia tvs
days the magnetism Of q ship could be 10 chang ga
that the compass would be disturbed through an
gle Of two points? / unhesitatingly auswe,:-It is
not likely; and, speating with our present kaoyy
ready stated that conceive the causes pointed out
by Dr.. Scoresby to be wholly inadequate to produce
such rapid Change. And aver that there Is no
known instance Of such change; aud ! do not be-
ieve that an instance can be produced of rapid
chAnee Of one-fourth or onotenth part Of this
tess not wanting: single firm ia Liverpool have
corrected the c0mpassee Ia several hundred ION
ehps, and they caunot fail to have received noti
NON OF any such changes those mentioned above.
befose diminishing this subject, will advert TO tw)
sCurces Of error, not essential to my methed Of cor
see0ne tne compass, but 70 which 1t may b liable
n due care as mot exercised. The first is that cat
taans are hardly aware t1at very triHng disturb
aaoe In the petition Of the compass (for nasap a
change Of quarter OF an inch 10 the heiehtl nav
very greatly disturb the neutralizng influence Of
che magnets. The second Ia, that the artists Who
The correcting magnets In the position called deod.
on" In this position, the magnet exerts greater
detective power, but It also introduces force PER
pendicular 10 the SHIPS deck; and this force when
3he ship heels, produces an uocorrechd horiz ,ntal
disturbance. While the building Ia iron was priu-
oipaly confined to paddle stesmsbies, this was ut
important; bus nov, when 20 many screw sean.
M nj ought never TO be used. ! know not whsbar
the compssses Of the Tayleur could have bsen 81
5eese0 BY either of these causes.
B. The question, however, Tai.h immediately
presses ~. what (un Ter all circumsanc,s) is best 20
- nowf In answer, Assert In the drs; p,scc, and
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and attended no subsequent meeting of the kind.
But it is proper to say that had determined not by
any vote of mine to thwart the views Of the Southern
friends of the bill on any amendment which they might
desire to make to this bill at any time, though should
conclude to oppose its passage This course adopted
Southern man, and may appear sectiona but he that
supposes that have section nj feelings sympathies
is mistaken. gave two other votes after had resolved
to oppose the BILL in conformity with the wishes Of
Southern Senator's in favor Of the Clayton amend
ment and the other the Badger proviso; but must
say that in those votes believed that if the South adj
hered to the amendments then made to the bill it could
never become o law.
After the two general caucus meetings which attend
ed in the first stage of the debate in the Senate besides
listening with attention to every speech made upon the
subject awaited myself Of every and channel of
information accessible TO to ascertain the probable
effect of the repeal Of the Missouri compromise upon the
Northern mind conferred freely with Northern Sena
tors Of both parties with the friends and the opponents
of the BILL sought information from Northern gentle
men of intelligence, not members Of Congress- who visit
ed Washington during the progress of the bill through
the Senate, Wings and Democrats. watched the pro-
gress Of excitement and agitation the North and
first led to conclude that there would probably be
no great excitement except in the large cities OF the
North where to be expected that under the prompt
ngs of the leaders Of abolition, there would be strong
demonstrations of opposition to the proposed
but sl there was danger not only that the organized
Abolition party at the North would be greatly strengthen
ed but that distrust of Southern design in supporting
this measure whether it should lead to the exclusion
slave territory not would gradually pervade the
class of citizens throughout the whole North
and that feeling SILENT though deep and abiding, might
be aroused which might be fatal the future harmony
the two great sections of the Union the North and the
South 1t not long before 1t was manifest that
deep feeling Of opposition and resentment Of the proposed
repeal Of the Missouri compromise, with whatever pvi-
sions to make it acceptable it might be enacted
tending rapidly large portion Of the free States
and that respectable portion Of the most conservative
class Of Northern citizens mbbing sentiments of
hostility to the South which they had always heretofore
ven their whole influence repress restrain The
sound national Wings as well Democrats becom-
ing alarmed at the which threatened to fol-
low the adoption Of this They were in danger
being reduced in number and influences as to become
powerless in maintaining any Of the compromises the
fugitive slave law included That such fears and appre
tensions began to prevail at the North did not depend
for confirmation upon what Of public meetings in
the large ctes upon the public press, or upon the
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