The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-16
The Mxpsaisson for Caunsls.


From the Wellington Star, Nov. l0.l
have Sesa favored with copy Of very interesting
charge Of the expedition ihs TO procure
camels to be brought hither, with the Of expert
mentipg for their future employment In u s. military
transportation especially on our great Western deser
CoSsTAHTTNoPIR Oct. 81 1855
,a with my r.. Of ns I'm ?. oo
this next day the 18TH in the British transport
the imperador, and landed in the Crmea the Nth
Calling Major Ross, the Deputy Qusrterms Gene
raj at Baakxva, and further the 'front.' on General
simpson the commander Of the British forces We receiv
ed nom these gentlemen KIND welome and every facility
for the prosecution Of duty promptly afforded
to us.
further fortunate In receiving an introduction TO
Colonel Muro, in charge under the Quarterm Gene
rail- General Egre Of the land transport service In the
CrimeA, and who Quartermaster General 10 General
Napier in the expedition against Snde had used camqls
extensively Tor military purposes He gave in
teresting information in relation the military use OF
the camel and from General simpson also who hld
served In the expedition under General Napier we
had additional accounts Of the value OF the animal
Of the favorable opinion entertained u IL by the army for
the service II was capable Of rendering The engage
ments OF Colonel McMurdo such that could occupy
but little OF his tme and in consequence obtained onn
him only lew material facts wi hout going into details
Ny thanks are due 10 him tor the moments he devoted
me- pressed NJ he was with the many various duties
OF BIS position.
We found the Crimea both the Bactrian two bumped
camel and the Arabian, one hnmped but the latter
alone seemed to be used for the purposes Of military
transportation. The for found in thu Crimsa
at the commencement OF the war the latter
ried there since from Asia Minor. The former
little thought Of, the latter highly esteemed tho
ony objections TO them heard Of being room they
occupied IN the streets and their frightening the
genus, differing from each other much should saw
the buffalo Of Western praries does from the
mon OK Doubly bumped the Bactrian liz strongly
built, powerful animal standing not quite high
abian, of and shaggy coat slower In mo
TO, nan but aapsoe o. Carrying burdens F,om
Guilty in adjusting to II pack saddle; and without ono
there is always more or less pc plexy in loading
This rather think the principal source Of objection
TO its use though believe the opinion advanced rs 20
be correct that 1t is not as servceabe animal the
Arabian. Its use in the Crimea before the I'M
derstand to be chiefly for draught and occasion
we saw NO yoked to Tartar wagon, oxen are but
guided by rope reins. The result Of examination
determined not to procure one 1t would only
picate experiment, without producing sush results
as we anticipate from the Arabian stock At fu-
nre day. should the camel become domes csted with us
II may then be worth while to import few males
crossing upon the Arabian females 1t Is said Ia done
with advantage 10 Persia the issue always taking after
the moher-that is, being bumped. Sketches Of
the Bactrian camel were made by Mr. Heap whicl will
convey very clear ideas of the animal and Of its differ
Col McMurdo informed me that in the expedition
against Snde he had in his service about twenty five
teemed them highly much 40, that he had seen at
Sinope three thousand Of them, in addition the few
now In in the Crimes in readiness for the campaign
next spring Ths loads they will carry depend much he
said upon the service in which they employed-ra
pid movements naturally requiring light burdens-but
their average loads under favorable circumsances he
stated 10 be about six hundred pounds and these they
will carry easily without pushing twentyv to thirty
miles day He mentioned the Interesting fact which
do not remember TO have heard before that during the
expedition against Slnde General Napier organized .
most efficient corps Of thousand men, mounted upon
hve hundred dromedaries-two mon to each dromedary
the men sitting back to ba SIX, facing the head the
other the tail, and both armed with rifles and sabre
The man facing the head the animals groom and
driver and OF using the corps was a. fol-
ions tha
DIARIES made 10 kDeel square under charge Of
their five hundred drivers forming 1t base OF
operations from which the other five hundred operated
infantry. Az the advanced body moved the or
squares, IT than formed IL required we're
also moved; and in case of extremity the square offered
cover under which the one thousand could find
parative shelter behind the animals who prevented
from rising BY hobble the fore leg and their
rifles most effectively This CORDS Colonel McNurdo in
formed me, could be readily marched seventy miles 10
any direction in twelve hours, Is 58hs miles per nou)
and rendered throughout the campaign most efficient
vice.
Gen. Simpson stated that In the same campaign he
found the camel so servcesbe that he i've
six for his personal use, and that with them fire.
quently went seventy miles between sunset and
rise.
On rect question by Major DelaGeli (whom We me.
In the Cfimea whether he would have preferred the
beet English horses TO camels could he have obtained
them, the General answered that he would pre-
ierfed the camel packing his baggage upon them In
light loads, he could move more quickly and contina-
ously.
In relation to visiting Persia the eng we have
mace lead us to the conclusion that though We might
readily get there return owing the blocking mp
Of the roads by would b. impossib until mex.
spring. As this would detain much beyond the time
fixed for return 10 the United states unneces
sarily delay the experiment engaged in have
reluctantly abandoned the journey, though desired
much 70 the varieties Of the Persian camel and par
ticularly the Ieurbonrck or dromeiary artillery
journey into Persia, with the intention ~ returning
Immediately must be commenced, we find about May.
Our from this will be- think to syria Egg pt
for dromedares, and then back to Smyrna for burden
MEL IN the expectation Of commencing our return home
time in February.
The enquiries in relation to for the French
army reported In my letter Of the 18th Of October pro-
duce result Very respectfully your obedent servant
HENRY q. WAYNE Major q. s. Army.
Hon JEfrEssos DAVIS, Secretary q War.