The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-01

ton yewhen you recolect that lew years ago. unon
the public attention taken up with what win term
the burbear invasion we were told that 10000 Of
the regular army could not be brought TO defend our
shores think the exertons the country has now made
ought not to be moderated Looking at the operations
conducted iu this country at period when we we're
longer at war doubt whether, on any former OCCASION
Of time to be placed under the command of any English
General Hear, hear) The noble earl alluded to
here returns which show the amount Of gun
powder and ammunition which has been sent to the army
With regard to the ordnance 81 guns were sent out at
the Of the two complete batteries Of
~ guns each, with an enormous amount of shot and
she seven nine.pounder batteries and two troops Of
Royal horse artillery with six pieces each And as
said before on no former occasion the quaint
ty Of ordinance supplied to any British army. To give
your ordships more distinct idea, may mention that
the amount Of ammunition for small sent out was
rounds But yet the government are not satisfied
with the exertions which they have made in that mat
be obtained ammunition Of all kinds And at the
time IA large guns and mortars have been sent from
Malta 1900 Shells and q 900 round shot ogreat weight
come to q subject of comment by the noble
earl in the Of his speechthat the government
had exhibited foresight in the supply Of warm clothing
supply Of warm clothing arrived at its destination
the 18th October but the noble lord will not deny that
supply on board the and iSs s onsr
for complaint considering the climate and the of
the year when clothing became necessary. may
mention to lordships that orders for clothing
were given by myself as early as the month Of July
and August and they could be executed and
There were SIS 700 wooen socks $4,000 wooen shirts,
GOO pairs Of drawers $500 watch coats 16 100 blan
kets 300 rugs board the Prince alone and the
total Of the supply for the service comprised
wooen socks, 90, COO pairs drawers, $4,000 woollen
shirts so COO pairs long wooen stockings, 600 rail
and 900 fur coats and other articles Of warm cloth
ing in proportion The government as soon as the ru
Of the calamity to the Prince reached them and be-
fore the intelligence had reached the public sent orders
by express to Glasgow and Leicester and the other wool
len markets. to buy the necessary articles to replace
reached this country the whole actually replaced
and within two three days after the most OF those
articles embarked. dIear. hear.) As soon as it
became probable that the troops must winter in the Cr
without roofs their heads issued orders for
sheepskn coats for the whole Of the army That be.
Ing an s aIe mot" mot in on;s in this We ad
but have ordered 10000 from France, and 20 900
more from Styra and other provinces of Austria and
on the score Of expense, wrote, through my noble
friend at the Foreign Office to Lord Stratord, request
ing him to buy up 900 in the districts OF Tur
key. l would not have mentioned these things, but
that the noble earl endeavored TO raise the opinion that
the Of the army had been neglected. for great in
deed would be the responsibility Of that that
could be guilty Of conduct dsgraceful to humanity
Independently OF the number provided from Turkey,
country, and 5000 win be despatched in the
of the next day two. The noble earl in al
uding to the condition Of the army said they were in
Of the hard labor endured by the in the trenches
and elsewhere, the uniforms with which they left this
country are worn out but the result was antici-
pated before the complaint was made by those placed
over that department, and new uniforms have been
made, not only such would regularly be issued to
them, but third suit had been supplied, and all with
out any Of the reductions to which the soldier was
usually subjected. (Hear) And these have, no
doubt by this time reached Their destination presuming
always that no calamity, such as could not be con-
trolled by human power, should occur. Government
have taken upon themselves to deal with the army
sure will be approved of by the country We have re-
quired reductions in case; have issued extra
tons Of meat and spirits without making reductions for
these. Yet the noble earl said the army were half
starved. That must entirely deny. Iaadm that acct
dents have occurred and that everything has not been
perfect but say fearlessy that army ever bet
ter fed than this has BEEN and that is admitted both
by the officers and the Not single day, except
one--the day after the decentralization at Balakava
had occurred that the regular ratons not served
out, and If salt ratons have been supplied FREE
quently than desirable your lordshps win attri!
butte that to the peculiarly OF the surrounding circun
The Earl Of DERBY said that what had fallen from hin
did not bear upon the condition of the army except
the day OF the battle of 1nkermann that many OF tho
had been in the trenches all night and the greater
portion had not breakasted when they entered the bat
The Duke of NEwCAsTR-I am obliged to the noble earl
for the circumstances to which he audes undoubtedly
enhances the brave conduct Of the men. admit with
regard to the that mistakes have
and, consi .ering how great novelty 1t to many oil
those in the department only wonder that more mis-
takes have not been made. Speaking OF the nedi-
cal department certainly not to defend IT, quite the
reverse for think the deficiency ptrienced in II de-
ponds on an irjudged economy, which prevente. the
establishment Of well constituted medical depar iment
in time Of Blame is not to be attached to any one
of those under whom that department is placed stl
less to the department itself While allies the
French had a well organized hospital corps, we had
noDe not code Of hospital regulations had all
to begin dc noco and it is only wonderful that greater
bunders have not occurred only regret that more suf
fering than need be occasioned TO brave in
consequence of these blunders and, before blame
in February and March, Mr. Guthrie addressed ms
to the number Of army surgeons to be sent out.
He stated that the number employed In the pen.
insula was quite insufficient, and recommended
a third assistant surgeon for every regiment.
consulted Dr. Smith, but adverse to that view,
and was in favor of augmenting the hospital STAFF.
consulted Others and 10 the conclusion that both
were right and accordingly increased the medical stan
and the regmenta surgeons also. Therefore the
surgeons 1922 and those attached TO the ordnance ia
besides nine more proceeding to join the army making
estimated strength Of 80 900 or 10000 men, medical
officer to n of strepgth-about double the number in
any former war. At the same time will not compare
that which has been done with what done fifty
years ago, for satisfied that with oil the improve
ments already made, there Is still for more. And
when noble earl speaks of the charity of thecountry
! am prepared to admit that charity, and that it has
been called forth by actual deficiencies for the moment
but must deny that IL has been called forth by the in
had been ma de on scale Of TO- patients and all was
sent out at the earliest possible moment. The supply
Of linen and lint amounted to 2e56i lbs, amount
which would thirty six OF ground. Linen
bandages sent in number about IL 800 and y, 500
yards OF adhesive plaster. All that wish to i'm
press upon your ordships is that there has rot been
that neglect the supply Of these articles which might
be inferred from the statements Of the noble earl DER
by 600 Dozen Of port wine have been sentout Tor
the OF the hospital Scuta and by far the greater
part Of that store there before the arrival Of any
Of the wounded 1000 gallons OF brandy have been sent
and sugar and other comforts In similar proportion
Ny lords, that those who have visited these hospitals
have been painfully struck with the they witness
ed certainly not at all surprising Toe influx OF 900
wounded It strike anybody and fear that sui
cient accommodation for such number not capable
OF being Immediately afforded upon their Decentralization
am bound to say think that those who had the man
agement of the hospital at Scuar have been influenced
too much by those feelings Of attention TO economy
which are right under ordinary circumstances but
wrong in the exigencies In which they placed.
believe also there has been want Of ordinary organZa
ton. steps however, have been taken by the govern
ment TO rectfy these evils Instructions were imme-