The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-08-06

III +hl--''i!d. i'N were i!SI SISiillLt"i III
1881, 10y royal decree. After some years
the constitution OF the force was changed.
and in ISL the regiment was raised to
three battalionS of nine companies: only
one of the nine, however, could receive
natives, So that hut three native companies
now existed, and few hl4crians were found
even in these. The reason seems to have
been threetold: First, the danger from
mut!ny; second, the evils arising from
the mixture Of the two races, which
had augmented their vices, without cor
responding Improvement in their good
qualities: third, and perhaps the most I'M
portant of all, the discomfort very properly
felt by the French Zouavos, who are COM
pcllcd to work at the trenches, to dig, 20
plant, Gc. while the Mus>ulmans utterly
refused To take part III this. to their MIND
degrading toll Gordan knot was cut and
all difficulty done away, by making this
regiment, IN eject exclusively European.
Thus reorganizcd and reinforced. the reei-
ment. on receiving the standard sent i Icy
the King Immediately scpagaicd-one bat
talon marching for oIan, on" for Coustan-
tine. whiic the other remained at Bildah.
in Algeria
hc article thus presents their history
from III 10 the present time. and the
characteristics that rendered them so for
miIallc.
IN I>42 the natives disappeared finally
from their ranks. aud the ia-taad Iravc~t
soldier ia the African army e.Geriy sought
their places, attracted by tA,ir uu..pim.
the manner Of life. the constant danger
a.l Io L. constant eNcit-II.Lt, th". ...her-
t. allowed. t.- e',Iy cv... open 70 IL 4.
their uu.'.-- were i-e.l.at-.i r.: the con
t'Hua, warfare. tie rank w"r" Immediately
filed 10y ,he de-e-uia Is Of those bi.y"
Gaua- wh. one. -8.8 II the heavens lIli
what cu. wy2 We vii support them eu
tn Ia.u.- a. oGg ia-..- in i~t- th- I. IL
.r-s received &. large aae'--...i from hl.-.
t.e gram. ot revolution We're -.-i L. tleu
iu -r.a, number. o-j "f t.l.- uhlraA-.-..ig
r.".l..u- material. ..:H, 81 H." finest %
t"..'. ".fU.gt.i,. troops have boom made.
Aad now whom IL ,.'IE l-tp ia:- rr-i-
lar"t "1~ !'I-. 4 '"r iE -1 i.anE- .,- q ~,''-
e.e- 81. promotion ou ,ae ''tA or E-brui-
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; va. ,saun.,-. and s-rar.,, method Of war
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Int.laIle ouaIitia. Tb-ir odG;ti.. their
. c.ur.,.-e, rl.rjr inlI.rfrct knowledge OF th,.
. distinctions of ,a,a.,, and ,.,,a, ,i!oir wou-
derins ciil,l!:ke simplicity, furnished
themes for c,dles, sonr- and caricaturoS: