East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-03-04

utterly unable 10 oyerta an cnemy who
we're so much better m0untcd tAan them
sslves thus the Arabs cmll select their /
battlefield, and ilht orrc,roat INST as
suited them. ORcc aCaln DID the Prns-
sian system pvove a miserable failure,
when opposed 10 an undiSciplined, but (
brave, active, aud intelligent foe. More
than once tho defeat Of CrasSus was al /
most -rarsllelei mder the attack Of these
moJe,n ParthianS who discharge mus
Act taA histc1,l II arraw'.
!saeh s,a.o %; things was rninous -
/ .c regiment, et l9ycl in Atr!ca, al
IA,ech c,l %nBl 'guiolccl, melted
aksy s;ilpma,e ta,soY a tcnciy mast
lie found. ihrsa tll4ss -Wcge Iaanired;
1t. y heacl SrslpA ilial ;he mnskc t
must te g,ye,l at least tnthc light troops,
elic,t wc,t 80 .ac} A. sNrmrhegs. 2nd
= letter instruction riqt 10 given to
thc;e ;roAPs. 3LITls areo7 aud elaIP'
meats 81 al lde infantry mass be greatly
lighiene,I. ap'l pAd' a.1a Suitable tor
a-tiye service, ID. ....., r.. l..,-..
!, TIE frst u ilesc d,;fierat4 Vas sup
Piled bv tue Invention of the ride, "a
tice," Yhivk 70 mentioned above. The
ss:Jnd wa Supplied rs tho distinctions
Tor the eyolutiops and mannuyrcs Of the
Foot Chasscu7s." Tie third Ivy tue
changes in lie uuiform aad accontre'
meuts OF iaiantry.
It has been shown, hoY The Prussisn
sys,ou, reducing tho soldier TO a mere
vautomaton, helpless out Of tho ranks, has
deprived him OF sel-rcljanoe. The Greek,
the Roman, aul the "man-at arms Of
the middle ares had received careful in
dividual instruction IN the art OF offence
aud defence, aud they were armed with
weapons in which they cenll trust. The
modern sollior has received no such in
s.ruction, AID in his hands has been
placed a weapon in which he could have
no confidence. The drill OF the "Fool
Chasseurs," lalsO called in the French
service "Cbasssars a AfriqHe, DO YHaesa'
Ms, or a Orlea,s,) remedies this great de-
foiency. The Chasseurs go through a
course OF gymnastics, including leaping
and climbing They are taught fencing
This was always taught IN all the French
regiments, bat the Chasseurs are taught
60 fence, not only with the sword, bu'
with the sabre bHyonet at the muzzle oil
the rifle. Instead of standing inert with
his weapon straight out before him, igno'
rant how to use it to better advantage
the Chasseur is instructed how TO parry
and To thrust with IL, 10 guard himself
from the sabre cut of the charging horse
man, and to return it with quick thrust
st him, or a bam-strng cut at his horse
II is this, together with the terrible Ger
tainty of their fire, which has enable,
them 70 stand their ground when de
rployed, against tho Arab cavalry, which
b. easily swept other slirHiahcFs before
them An excellent feature in their in
astruotiop is their jiyi,ian into sections o
four men, (two.iles), termed battle com
rades." These four men, in all the de
tployments of the line Of sliirmishers ar,
never to lose sighl of eaoh other
Should the limo be attacked By cavalr,
deployei itself as sliirmishors OF charging
alrregularly, as DO the Arabs, the Chas
asaurs rally "by fourS' IA each group
tho moa standing bnck to back, form
iltile square very dangerous TO approach
iog the firing iS,no longer uncertain Ink
t,iat Of the musket; and The sabre bayo
net ia not to be triAcd WITH in such expe
rieacei hands Should the charge b
.rlado by cavalry in squadrsns, the rail
ia made by sections or platoons, nm
finally npog the battalion, These me
having reliable weapon, will adyanc
or retreat, and fight whole day ii no
cnssnry, without ra'lyiag Oh the reserve
for they have recovered that sclI.relianc
Of which tie Prussiap system had DC
prised tho soldier. This is the bus
lighting Of the American backwood
lr;heman reduced 70 rfgular method.
9s independently of this efficient instruc
zion "a skiunishers, tho Chasseurs al
dri.lod in all tho battalion evolutions, BIZ
with this immense improvement. A
the movements are performed with treb
r,ho rap,lity OF the old method The ste
i'm common time 900 steps minute,)
abandoned Quick timo is their slowe
gait; but they move habitually In Il
iduymnastic STEM called in our sorviC
tho double quick step whichis 80 inoh'
in length and at the rate of 100 per mil
utc, anu may DC luCreaseu 10 lcUs MOT
over, all tho battalion eRolutions, whiC
By the old. methcd were performed 4
several movements, separated by halt
may now lac performcdin one moyemen
without halt, One example will suffii
to show thd nalvautago.fof this, so ey
IDENTIFY, that tho ncn-miltary read
may easily perceive it. a battsiC
marching in cosoGolumns of companie
sits desiredto deplny.it in line of bait
and uarcl il TO the front. BY the o
method, ten commands, with correspon
ing pauses, are necessary, lSt. The CT
umn must halt. 2np., The compani
are faced, say to the left, if the deplo
mcnt is alado upon the first company
Sd. They arc marched by the flank uni
they arc opposite their places in line
battle. 4th. They arehaited 9th. Tht
are front faced. 9th, They arc march,
to the front to their places. 9TH. The
arc Aaltsd 9Th. They are dressed to 4
right. OH. Guides arc ordered to the
posts 10th. The battalion is ORDER
forward. By tho new method, the O