New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-19

uer. A. the End Of FIVE vesrs he men I'll have M
fptiou q retiring from the force, or Of enrolS ne u
.l?ss or FIVE wears longer AT The erd ~ toe teh
v. ar, they will he eligible for pensions. II The cnuGy
should be- inv lived u ss- tbe-s men vii os liable
be calico upn n IN the Queen service 10 say
part Of the World. The count y S have Claim 90 ~
rve Of the meg for three year, darg the w,r s"a
Gr tso arr IRA 90 giving ,bsm "a i5cress- Of pay
equal 10 that Of continuous service men 81 tina 'he
GOvernms u right count on TIE service ~ tne-s
sp for five vea's. This plan, o course must es coz
sid, red a. TO g'esf extent experimental Mr.. Lni-
saw epeskirg from great experience Vt The m-rch 81,
service thIIks il will not snsser the expectsons q ~
au:bo,e; while Sir Charles Napier no s)Jn.r hsafs y
it thai he ready 20 depart IN peac-, cnuvncsd ina
the Admiralty il y. las. going the rg1t Sag - work.
Tn have considerable lee ysy 20 make ups app!
rem. when 1e ot a. what fore hought has dane 10 q
country where the difficulties 70 ioe overcome Eeie
much greater.
Az tue present moment the number Of French sea
m. sc,u.y aoat or in b,rrsck-, ready Al T. be
put Oh board ship is - CO. while l5UU additional
could be procured in fortnight, MASKING grand to ~
Of upward Of 40, 600. 10 q month l2,Wn more c"n'd
he borrowed partly from the "lrscrlp ION 81 partly
from the "R6crutemert," aud in two months the ssue
rouIcee would weld 20 100 additional. al Re il rsne n
bered thoroughly effcirut and cspFo,e OF dic1srZi1s
every duty OF n'enof vars men Thus, IN too month.
from the firing If the fir. guu, France could commsn
the services OF 60 seamen every Que Of whom has
previously eved for Of years bJsrd wee.
sei e war has been nodded 70 habits Of dsriolOe,
ard has moreover, been practicef IN every va
Of seamen'e educ sriou but nevertheless nov-i-tays,
t~Ily Iesecte1 by cur authorities. Az ~e recenry
took occaon " observe, have low anosi Ia every
Sea- but ~ 400 sesm' aof can hardly venture 10 c1
cula,e upon ore than 80 O from all sourees
a iaiRe proportion Of these would for a tune be
compa rstively vslueless, they ccdd only have
served previously in merchsntmeo CT c0as'er'. IL Ia
calcusi.d thst upw ard Of 40 $50 British sesmen are
receiving perm aDent employ on b jsrd Amerlcan aud
other foreign vesseia ana il not impossible A. those
anorg them who have not been la lraiized an :
habit uated TO ASSOCIATIONS may, 10 the hoar ot
highlands need retnrn TO g. b. her be5. bn' tai,
il mos I'M. liable an prop n tra- 10, and
Ups ht not 70 eiter into 8 prudent Calculation. 10
briI even availsbe reserves forward would re-
qore time and suial expenditure; and !. J., PROB
able tbst at the eLd OF two Il OLths after stfiinIDs
CIV, ~ Itrye we should not be able 10 collect ~ w"
able " al en-. In round numbers tnen. the PROBABLY
ties are thst the French woud be able - oananhnf
Us by some 600 or l., 900 mea There are nony
BIO will this ant pre- pouderance, 400
Who ing rega 10 the Inefficient cfc~s on o"aii
French ships a, the latter end If the gar lSil-i "
copcuoe that well AFT I'd to contetd sssns' lar
gr- afer oJos. We must, however, not io'e sign, OF
the in. posaut fact. that British ships would, Ia tbe
event of ssr have to be scattered over every distant
ses while the French could Concentrate a.! tneI en-
trges UPON Comparatively naIIo" hsid oi oPefsso.s'
II is obvious then, that with fewer seauieu, apc
pece ssarily much lager trct, rather Win many
e.ts each vessel be short of heI proper Ji-
uen, and would have to light ST a serious dissivsn'
fa.e. That the disadvantage wonld 10 more thto
by the lndOILltGDlc
of both officers AID men fully brheve but, ID Il
fair that a this uDfinchins vaof and endaiabcesh0ud
be thus ia moderatey tested
The French SoLDIER-The Steele gives the fol.
loving sketch Of the situation Of the troops now Ell
c8mptd at St. M8ur:
Such s the energy Of the French character and such
IL the yigor uf constitution Of the soldiers tla toe
snolg apa ion is already complete bet ween tlose who
arrived three DAYS ago. and those who cane yesterday
While the latter slid with dust and perspra-
ton fastened pitch neir tents to seek ID them that
repose of xbch they stood in need the former quite
recovered, uIbshng up their arms, benins their
clothes and curing tner stschOs while at the same
tine they attend ID to the cookery gong On in
the cp.n air in front their tents. Every one has
this. gaety which chasc cries the Fren N
], this is u eli. CT Of night passed on god bed,
said grensder of The Guard to visitor, pointiog 81
the SANE iime 10 that which he had sep'. IL Vas
purely simply composed Of SOM buudIes OF hay
which bad been dried by the on the gacs Of N'n.
cepDes. IL is long time he added, since We had
su.h bed, able TO seep 40 qn'sty L. Italy
" ON ing TO The s.orn,s and The nee grounds We had
frequently to le down in water, and ;hca before
We bal well seuled ourselves there we're obliged to
" ND and . snne onr "'.r"b Nh'~ "P -~k'"G
thus, tie GTenadier took from his knap-ack sJme
needles tfr,a1 and a thimbe, and, sitting down, pro
ceeoed erhvey TO rep-r large rent IN his red ro"sers
wi piece If white cloth cut from the jacket o. an
Au.t,au ,od.r. This accounted fs the paca ro'k Of
different colors which Visible on the Uniforms OF
many Of the French soldiers.