The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-10

Tho Paris correspondent Of tho Boston TRAS-
s'EIir gives the following information respect
ing tho French army and navy
All the cannon now used by tho French are
iiilcd. The equipment secures rapid movement
over heavy grounds aud plC ntN Of spIro men
iwscs ard material, mako up tor casualties aud
lr,scryo efficiency in action
Tt Emp ror docs sot occupy himself much
WITH n"w anus, but gives much attention TO
n 81 modes Of doing things new d.ills, now u,c-
to-, new c'uldiinfs, new corps urg ini4rl for
,rial work in the field, tho siege the trcnchcl,
'.' 'scaadcs, new ways Of crossing rivers,
che mwshcs, climbing wall or houses
H"d su'moun'irg obstacles of all sorts--inu IA
p'aclicc IN minWNring large bodie, ms ed
much athletic practice with arm7, with sticks
ard Nlhpu, ci.hcr - ,roa' Il al of tqrse filing
Ai'h guns, al O. a. muskcts at various ranges
aud over variable lTounds, rapid marches and
new PAGES, square, short, quick-a return in
| somc degree 10 the athletic drill and physical
| discipline OF the Roman Lcgion, The central
ideas being the development of athletic endu-
rance, ripidity of movement accuracy Of firing,
aud 10y til, division of labor, speciality of en-
ployment and perfection OF evolutionary drill
TO produce tho highest combined oGoct, with a
given force.
Il is clear that the Emperor docs not consilcr
the number Of men as any gungc of tho strength
Of an army. Small armies have gcLerllv done
the greatest work. The Russian army on It's
present foot,ag Is about $50 600, the Austrian
10000; the rrussin, 100000, the Frcrch,
G2h.OOv. the English pfotcnd to muster j3i 900,
but This uCludCs 81 600 blacks in India, Il 900
Colonists, and 81 900 militia and ycomanry,
10000 OVoluntccrs, 10, 900 pensioners, anil - 900
cOn-tahlcs.
Thorc arc no cch-londing guns In the army.
The Emperor thinks them too liable 10 blow out
or ret out Of order aud too expensive; had oxpc-
fiCuco If the Arm ,trOugs in the China war along
side his own, aud, on the whole, prefers the h'-
ter. The artillery arm If the French army (ior
field worb) cons s' of 80 batteries OF horse artil-
terry (6 guns l92 guns; ~ batteries foot artil.
lCry, go guns; sluairons trains pontOoner,
and 100 batteries moIntcd artillery; in all, Sj2
guns, 3, 900 mca, aud about as mmy horses.
TIE mounted artillery, 100 batteries, is the
great arm each gun, in marching orler, IA a.
follows: lst, gan, horses uud , pO.tiliols,
(no men ON the cLiasOn); n, K mounted gun
ncTs; ID, | Caifs1n, horses and Positions;
lth, mounted ammunition men; 9TH, . splre
whe'ls-that is TO say the fore wheels of u gun
carriage, with gun cIis on AMI spIrc wheel
(mlkiug y with horses and position; 9Th,
& spare horses and Positions. The rack gun
has IL mo ntcd men, q positions aud I spare
os' ilicIs, spare horses, spare wheels aud |
spare gun cnissop; in all, 20 men and 20 hori,s.
Six Of these form battery.
II ia difficult to arrive at a fair comparison of
the naval forces of England and France but |
make il that the French are superior in steam
ANA inferior in sails, and that, il the two entire
nayies were ranged in line Of battle the forces
would he 80 nearly equal that IL would bo dili-
.ul, to -iy which would win; and iudi ie from
a pce,h Of luld EllenbOrOugh, ~ an asric lltu-
raj meeting, that he arrives AZ similar c0lclu
,'on, as he SAYS, "lt is ustlc,, to deny that We
o.. Dot rely on il, that We have any superiority
o. avail force