New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-19

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rseisliy useful 70 iig at.n horse; but tney rsite
careful nsn axemeD,; without wsch they are a. es
suuefivs o. friend 10 foe In this tram me n-Ase'
lcsc IL q sve.sy four p>urder, On carnage comp.Te,
I for which ten Or tseive borses sre relain'i- ine
voI crrfuly rapid evolu'ioIs OF this expert corps
oushtto be witnessed r-vie~ day 81 Their sest'
! quarters. Wool=icb. On one occs'ioa, we SIS told,
u troop sdy sDced i've hundred yards. more tn,n
quarter Of nIel FIR tao roaIds, iesiTed ave nao,
cr,d srcs snd fired round, in three minutes anc
fur seconds To appreciate this feat II Il necessary
TO Der that besices getting over tue q -
eseh halt the guns have 10 be anlimb-r~t, iosi-'i
poiniec, hxs d anc lImoered up again Ticocae'nre
should he tried much possible; that l.. The s1"i
should b ns-e 70 craze the snrsise ~ ground hop,
and th.r Ay of as-iH-lise boy playing Il dacks
AID crakss 10 the water \, wll soIsti mes hi the
sruurd ten fifteen, twenty tines ard more. The
most elevated positions sre Do, the best or artillery,
for TIE greatest efec's produced II high: eqd.l
to 81 bur dretb part Of the range of the shot
When earning non commissioned officer. tho
u,if IT. Of The sDd his sppoin,muis is reekoned
e, two tur creG and forty pounds. This is less than
for heavy DRAGON borse, which, Ordinary occs
sors carries TWO hundred and sxty thrte pounds, eE
elusive 81 sx pounds ration for the man ana twenty
touy &c Iliiob fO The bsss Troop horses are not al
tcg,ther t,etctalers They End vine glass O.; spir-
iis n fsll pint 81 water very re'reshng cordial
hey very fond Of sweets also 10 the Penin:ular
~sr thsy ibfove remark ably veil On d4ly ramon OF
eight pounds OF sugar and seven pounds OF hay, With
10 corr. When th.ir jruking-waser Is hard, a knob
OF clay mixed with IL softsns u.
Six hor.e- with q nne-poundere an march fear nile,
IL oLe hour aid baif sixteen miles IN Ten noars,
allow ny for periodical halls. The tot at the rate
of seven mies, and the galop at eleven miles an
hour
Captain Lefoy gives in Bis Handbook Tor Field
Service good rule for choosing military horse,
followed by useful chapters on the diseases to "hca
be 10 tuf eci and rues Of ago. The latter beginning
with As horse never dies Of old age soards like
cruel doom; but il is that he generally dies by
the hand of the execaonsr, either ia the battle
or in tie knsckers yard. The formidable list OF
equine i frmities will remind the reader of the p-ac-
icsl knowledge SbGkpere 6jspaysin his description
of the steed ridden by thar mfd way Pe,ruchio.
B bor.e bpeed with I'D motley 'sid'e the ssras Of
mo., IN the cline. Eoubled with toe mps.. ofecei With
iSs 70 hos e Of ~Pssa' sped With .9.y'as sha .i,a
" besn.p with the bos sw,yed Ia the bach and shoulder
Inferior horses are usefa in the baggage train; for
which mnl,s sud oxen are also found useful the lat
ter. especially, for heavy draueht in ragged coun-
try. The ~ IL welcome for more substantial rea-
son he yields when the time comes 10 cut hlm mp,
TIRE. hundred md seventy FIVE 20 five hundred atoms
of beef Of one pound and aquarter TO essh man;
while a sheep furnifhes only forty TO fifty ra,ions.
Although the cenel in ssndy soil, goes Only two
miles hour he Eill keep Il up for tweaty hours,
sbd carIy Fix to ten hundred weight. Ca nels are
important assistants in Indian warfare aud they have
b. en found of crest in the Crimea Cattle n
plo, ed for the Of baggage are technically
called bat lsourded bav snims's, just a. officers
servants are .tyled "bay men.
From an interesting chapter stra,eyical scisnce
We cam smopg other thinge that gentle slope 10
I. mot advantageous ground Ia have IN font OF
battery f" and that fifty 70 one hundred aud hfty
" Yards OF soft. maIshy ground, Ebere the eoemys
4" sbot would sink; gulee or ravlncs crossing the
"ouemys hJe at right angles with tenlee of SIX to
ten feet elevation, about twenty PAGES Ia front OF
bsttsay sTe all good obstacles 10 tue enemy ire
Tbs lost desctes verb tim, the best poiuts of the
RI s-isu position above the Anus.
Soue curious facts aud calcals,ons relative to the
offence ard proximity OF an enemy 50 important 10
be judged Of IN warfare are soi forth by toe sane
authority. IL is calculated that II the enemy cavA-
~ are one thousand yards of wien they begin TO
move, they will take about seven minutes T. come
ur-6rst al gmlje rot, then at a round trct, aud
finally at gai0s and during this interval, eleh
gun can discharge II them. with great precision, ten
round, of round shot and four OF shot THAT u.s.
shot pu, up into o cy Under; or about one round
eyeIy bali minute. This 10 exclusive OF the hfe Of
the Infantry with their small arms The effects OF
iteaoy FIRE may b. inslanced by what took place az
Dresden uncer Nspolecn's eye. A body OF eight
thousand splendid austrian cavalry dashed down 60
easy slope at the FTebch-a r1ble sight 10 youag
reci uit; but this occasion they were met by tue
EmpeIoI's Old Guard, who were used to IL. Tney
reserved their fire till the enemy were close uoon
them: and when they did Ore sud the smoke had
cleared away, four thOus and Of that Immense host
were on Tire grouIj, either killed or dism)aned by
the IL aih OF their houses.
Att-o thousand yarcs off single msn or horse
look. Ike dot, Of twelve hundred yards infantry
ear be dstine uished from cavalry a. nine huaiTed
the mov.uerts become clear; at seven hundred and
FIFTY yards heads OF columns can be made oat; 10
sptr, mar, hing send out strong lights and if the re-
feeon be rant il is probable that they are march
ing towerd YOU. The dust raised by cavalry and ar
tiiler, fim thick cloud but this Is fainter when
csuseo by il fautry.
Ubder Tho head Of marches, we are reminded OF
Mar hal SAKE profound dc,um that the whole secret
of var il in the legs" Marches preface the yicto
Iits which battles decide, AMI pursuit completes.
III. order OF march Cf army Is this: infaary ari'
lry baggage, cavalry and column OF thirty thous.
and men thus disposed, would occupy three miles,
and would require hours at least 70 range Ia two
ipes of battle. A days march With the Lightly armed
Romans YVES eighteen and hall 'nies; but, Tor ord
nary armies in modern times, fifteen miles Is all owed
in consd. ration Of he artillery, baggage, an otuer
iupediments. Bat we must not overlook what can
b. dore on extraordinary emergencies
For instance, Gen. Crawford as,onsbed even the
Duke Of WelI cton, when ne joined him alter the
battle Of Talavera, with biz Ugh, brigade, having
uarct ed sixty two miles IN twenty six hours. Lord
Lakes cavalry gsop 81 seventy three miles, ID the
seene Of H0ikMs defeat at furrueka6ad was per,
formed ia the same number Of hours 10 forced
uarches the greatest obstacle 20 the Infantry IL bills
tered feet to prevent VII CD, fee. should DO Creased
well beforehand. Taiow dropped from the candle
into spirits, and rubbed well into the teet Is
cure OF bisers already raised. The ordinary quick
step Is equal thrso miles hour but this rate can
not be kept up after The fret hour or two Double
quick IL ct the rate Of miles an hour. On pa
ieoe, miiitary pace ~ lniy incher, wv W 'u'@H'
one buncred and twelve Of which equal mile
Where troops sleep without eover-as we know
III some tiIes happen with the beet regulates armies
and must often happen iii armies under red tape
rule in which the men are governed by the general,
their food by the commlssarsat snt their tents BY
the rdIsuce; each department utterly indepen.
cent Of Tie s,heT-ihey sleep with their fee. toward
the fire zone FIRE to six men but in narshy country
.hey shouid be made TO sleep between too free,
which promotes q free circulation Of air-the grea.
~ hea <here f.
a useful cookery hiut:-Take your ration OF mea,,
wrap in piece of paper or cloth ADD cover 1t ~th
erust Of clay then you may bake j, In any sort Of
holes veil covered over with red hot emoers; and