New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-19
TIE BRITISH MILITARY SLRFICE
r,sn Thr Hea,sioll Weri,


A practical work has just been compiled by the
Joint lahor OF feyeral experienced artillery oncers
aom which We CLEAN a ysriets OF facts that may
Prove Interesting r6f.reoce TO the great events Of
tse last few weeks.
m. most destructive and scientific arm of tue ser
vice is bor.e or dying artery-the performances of
9 troop Of which are sometimes astonishing. Dat
tory Of horse artillery ls IL fact osutfa machine
composed If a great number and Vsiiety oil pnts.
Say il is battery, Of sir nine FOUNDER guns, with
heir ooLcoInilgnr. 1t is waited upon by one
hundred and ninety men and one bundled and sew
opty borset-eugmenied, during toe present war, 70
OF hundred aId eighty two homes. Among the men
we find Fix officers that IS the captain vi the troop
second csp;sn three lieutenane, aud one assistant
suretcn-ihefe being want Of medical ala for such
an impofian. ara. Then there are two experienced
rahse a gesn;s, and thirteen other non commissioned
offcers. The gunners and drivers form the
greater portion of tho priya,es, amounting to
about Ure hundred aud sixty men. Inc
residue il made up Of two trumpeters, to
trsbsmt the signals which are given 10 them oy
wcrd of mouth from thu officers farreri four shoe
Ing smiths each hoise requires twelve sets Of shoes
q YEAR; two wkeevrighis; and two coilar-makers,
with some Others. OF the hcrses, tao each are al.
loved TO the officers there are four 10 spare; and
ls rect ere attached with their riders ~ the Mise
pouIder gurs for firing solid .hos; the twenty.foar
Ioupcer howitzer for firing -hes, which eccomp snes
ti.m: the ammunition wagon, the store timber
wagon the store cart the forge wagon andthe rocket
.pd .ydrv gun carriages. The LIST Of the articles car
tie gun and timber the timber is the hinder part
OF lie gun carriage, containing Ammunition for
In ,r,slisfe use, and which Ike the tender 10
a loco motive sng ne, can be detached from the
tai q the gun sTEisge,l are placed ielling-ex
li-h, ok grease pots ropes epades pickaI-s, buck
ELS Eug Jacks, swingle-tTess, 70 Which the traces
aye fastened PrvluLge erag-rope. porthfe, spare
att Of tOEsCsLess, nj POLES. pegs picket pos.,
reatir ! cox FOR cutting fof.Se, In.uls canp-kei
fes BIZ Dl.is sBd corn svks-sli, Of course packed
IL tie os, le.iect spple PIE order AnoEs me con-
tn. of Il various boxes sttacbe ~ each san'cir-
risef-nesr.hor o.f-bo1 LiiC de box and 10 oR-aro
o,ikfoIeWs iies. fuRneis iase boxes, knives, hoee-
Linz vsllis, lIloeTs, saws ana setter, scisossi
iee1les. ed E1Mtly bali II Wor.ted; accompanied
by .ol,o ,Lot, cartridges shTspaeLshe. bgrstefs,
qlak Ia oh, al :-se-5-,., Uh Other int Ar IL ioles
ose L. IT, guu buIs- containing 40 -uitt-n,
stt Of prirnirg irons ,ia-prinCr-s yun-lock, ton
titts, t,o ruIth.s, two splker, sponge head for
tie gVr Cll --Cl, aid thumb ti!s WHICH As
faxed by 4 wai 10, ,, spsIe sponge hammers
Lafd-spikts ~IsLohes s1d pincers W mHen
f. tLs ean-cauace an LIMBS tP'a
lool M AZ de fmlu4i..1n Nc 'a - Zee iie mas-
1.7e ID CupCa'e supplies o. very soTs q nrni;ion
-s.yeIiy or eighty soa ssoi lb1nianee OF ear
fflrt. If. free. taff4 Ella. lCl sue.4., l-se.i al
her eel I.itc spl'illeCs ? - EinS W GOD
g Z j itLogs' "A Toe most eeclsivo manner. Tue
Ys1y 'EL. 81 .h.ae wclll have utterly e1ts-z-slsl
tic ,lncy llli wLo ind Tie s-te--e - hJ-9-
uftu DIS ~iIh rsgt ard c-rcae foii. cf'cr ha-l
f-t.. Al fre lsr,iaDg s,oSsl sHly. -cef1 a. .
re ltlv Ie-ssl t4-g llill- So 81 M s1i ol
n l.,rr --rrg5- frti-s p,'. fol eT-'rtt.ag, e1i
e,t1tiii "a Is place. 10 q &c afe add sue
eari I'D .tfe .-4ster 5tol, c'r3.iDs .opl's' o.
t-t ilCl wool rlI '-.'s ~ Efplr-. Ns1I b''
ed misce Spoons nsess tf,ss ans = ct ba--f-e
Ils fsrss-ssg On esll - sa4aes tooi' Osl'N- if9,
fio.s 80. coal. leo o., -c e. q tP4-- .lg -t-
-ir.e VIII s'crgs h,s - rocks, w5-o1 fw--re-
po.sl r rocssts sEs 'tsnueten ala--s. troops