The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-24
SKETCH OF THE TURCoS OF THE FRENCH
ARMY

THEIR APPEARANCE AND MILITARY CHARACTER.
Novsra June A. correspondence Of London Telegraph.
The TuTcos collection of Arabs negroes, Spaniards
ana French. The same costume, the flag and the
same spirit belong to then all Their faces fierce
oekDe; Their features strongly Marked their manners
are rough ana reckless their language is jargoo OF all
be known and unknown tongues, aud finds in
sharp, short, emphatic words admirably adapted for mill
AIRY service Their audacity 10 astounding, all the more
so because is natural 10 them is in any put on
and IS the daily babi. of their lives Their recKlessness
has IN II something OF the terrible for they
for their own lives than for the lives Of others They
an ardent love Of adventure of danger, Of battle and Of
difficulty that is almost nsurmountable lighting to
them pasne human life plaything; they sport with
deadly weapons child with its toys. If insinc
stead OF reason we're not the motive Of their acts
they might be aptiy denomn mated the mos ferocous
ever sbone upon
what their charges must be sgSost an enemy when aid
to the above details that they nmble as squirrels
cunning as monkeys ana eavsge as tigers Grape soo ex
a charge Of cavalry the sole thing they do not like
They fly against the eocmy Ike from its bow;
they fa upon him as the knife Of the Euione falls upon
the condemned neck The bayonet is the weapon they
use though their teeth often enlisted into martial
vice. for OF wret shes love TO suck the blood
OF their foes spea Ia Ltre in making this Disgusting
announcement. With my owo ears heard, at Verceni,
one Of the barbsra1s declare that he liked TO taste
TRAN blood
No troops march like the Turcos They run they leap
they Jump, they bound, they spog like wild beasts they
drag themselves their bees they dart foe ward
IKE aud wherever they tread they leave the foot
steps OF death in their track.
In costume they resemble the Zonaves They have
large breeches CT holland, little Arab jacket OF blue
coor and red tarban. They have thus the pect OF
methipg undiscovered between curss devils
When fellows Of this kinney fail upon troops ike the
AustFians resistance no brave is utterly usses
Everything yields to them everything disappears every
thing except stains Of blood aud ileiess BODIES Their
officers ia vain cry out, Make prisoners" They want
DO bother-csnt be encountered with luggage
10 one word the rarco the concentrated Of
the Zousve.
letter from Novara of the 81 OF June in the Paris
COnllutios.nel ssys:-
YESTERDAY visited the camp of the rurcos Tn ,r mao
pefs are most strange. Though they have tents they
sleep outside them, discipline not absolutely requiring
thhi they should deprive themselves OF air When the
hour of dinner arrives is slaughtered aud all the
meat Is distributed #diie sa warn; but many Kaoyle
does not wait Until his portion cooked, but il
"fou have great con ience ia these sodersf said
an officer. 81 only fear cavalry their account he
answered "Tbey rash up to the mouth Of csuuon-thsy
bear down entire raUks OF nfsntrybut soldier
back inspires them vita q certain fear On catering
Novara, the Tarcos had singular dea:-Every went
into the BARRIERS shops and had himself shaved Crowds
collected to see the operation dohe but what have
caused the Turcos thus to violate their unable
to tell.