New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-03

re.oon,e their immense concsit and French Vanity;
.ud whenryer Won zee then i'm Sfr"sourg 10 r"!''
or IN INV ysrrisop-they III says MAKE t"s SAME 'n'
s,inZibey look " though cat !" TIE cane .'o'.
AT their head saw none but yonna omeI' '' "
only Of the captain: . ,% sr o t not Older.
at cir rapid moGiE y,'ows no Their con'Va,hs
| NOR effort. Constant e-C', appears 10 nave "s"o
il their ,econd nainr.-ak IN such eHse soo n-.u,
do these hat,slions go through 'nsir hsa'h.
Their blood has \ more tranqhll uo"-'p-" u:.I
inc !. les di.turbed thsn that OF other mrn oihBe
orS.rlie. would paas, in q 'hor time, al! persons
walking before them; snd at the same 'la'cK P",o'
whole bstraous 1t tie merry sound OF tnrir oue'c'
drflc thronv the streets. Wherever they were see''
ON the battle-ground, on the msrch out, or o. uo"e
ever did thew seem tir d TO me: Amoition, I'D !I''
| matter may vo hand-nhsud with habit. II qnick'
res. of mo,ioH and rteaduess Of aim spwar TO be IL
reconci4tlc, the Chasseus seem TO have overcome
this appsret, incompAi ty. Ii their stesdiness OF
aim IL Ut all disturbed it tertninly must DO 20 10
degree yerv little affecting their tncirncy on Tue
field Of battle. In Africs, where msny al engsge'
mon, sas nrrreded Nv s,mil,r marches Ut The double,
,hey bsye Slxsys kDOsn how To biz their olPO.
neuts: and this proves thst The special syston u
training 10 winch they are SUBJECTED, tends 10 prp-
civ deyelote q powers If the body, and doos poi
de.t,oy .eadness Of him. With troops not DO trhiheu
| this would, of conrse. be ve'y difieieu'.
THE great advantages Of this syrtem OF training
are evident Many are the cases in War in VIII Gu II
| may DO Of decisive Importance that yonr ibi"ntry
should be ca pa lie Of quicker ocomotioa tpsh lie a.
preseLf-fvr ustan' O. III anticipating inc enemy III
Occupy ug an Important position, IN rsp,ciy asa'
q commanding point, in supporting BODY enyss es
by superior forces, or in snrpIisihg the enemy ny
making a detachment suddenly appear IN certaih
direction quito UNEXPECTEDLY.
Such praise from a competent Judge Is decidedly
lbs best comymen, that can be paid 70 the military
genius OF France n devsing her system Of trainlnH
and tuition.
t. in certain that Marshal Saxes maxim, that IN
ba,le all dereuds upon the legs Of the soldier will
moro than ever be verified. Ii 10 not length OF step
that lie required, but rapidly OF notion ana the
ability TO keep it up the longest Twelve, fifteen
and over twenty miles continuous march, alternately
at the quick and the double, s an ordinary affair with
the Chasseurs. In heavy marching order they run
and leap for q whole hour, that the space gone
over in the steps taken would be equal TO five miles
If ground All their field movements and evolutoni
an, performed a, the double. They form s1uare
break into column; OPEN ont to wheeling distance;
and wheel in, line consecutive evolutions, all vi
the double: aud never s,w tie Ienst disorder dur
ing the movement, nor were any files left ont.
Unane-tionably tbs French army il qui,e prepared
for the change Of taccs more or ers required by che
lopyer range Of modern rites aud ried cannon. The
Emperor od them that :" such arms were dangerous
only a, distance and that the Ia, onet would be, n
il awa,r was, the terrible am Of the French sol
der They intend to close III as quickly AS possible
and battles will be decided By me suddsnness Of At
tack and tie enduring vgor Of pic,ced hands lungs
add legs.
The bsyoDet exercise il individually prscticed
throughout The French army; aud there is 10 donbl
that both officers and men believe that il will do The
chief work in future battles. ] asked Cbas,eur
wba, was the figure Of merit If bis battalion a,
firing lie said, "Abcut 80 per ceR. but We don't
care much about firing What then T. asked.
The 6gyoatt" he replied. placing bmscIf III posi-
ton, and adding Al Magenta the battalion didn't
ire .ho,, bui We made lo,. Of prisoDors-wi'h the
bayonet." This return TO the heroic hand-to-hsnd
encounter Of esrly tines 10 cnrous fact The use
cf firearms separated eombaran's and now their I'M
provement and perfection will bring them again front
10 front aud loot 10 foot" mutual slaughter bent.
The real practice ground for skrnishers Ia before
the enemy; and hero the French bad splendid
rchoo for their Ugh! infantry on the fesrfuly brokrs
ground Of Algeria, de.euded by the Kaby!es, the
brsvc.t, moet tenacious aud moe. vary skirmishers
the world ever Jaw. Here il WAS that the French
dey loped 10 the highest degree that instinct for eX'
tended fighting, and taking advantage OF cover,
which they have shown in every war since 1872;
and hero tho Zousvss especially turned TO the best
acouu, The ossous given TO thsm by the psivss, and
served ~ models to the whole army. Generally a
chain Of skrmshers ia supposed to advance III some
thing like a depoyed line, crowding together, per-
haps, on points offering good cover and thinning Out
whore they have 10 pas open gronnd-occuPyng the
ehemy's skirmisben in front, only now aud then TAX
ing advantage Of hedge or 10 10 put in little Hank
fire, aud withsl not expected nor even attempting
to do much beside occupying their opponents. Mo-
40 the Zousves. With the Zousvcs, extended order
means the Independent, action subordinate TO q com
mon oLjcct-of small groups the attempt a. seiriut
advantages as they ofcr; the chance Of YET
ting hear The cnemy's ms-,es, and disturbing then
by well.sus,aned fire; and, in snail engagements
the possibility Of deciding t'eu without calling IL
the n,a,scs nj all. With the Z1uaves surprise ant
ambush are the very es-ence Of diminishing. The,
do not u.e cover me- ely 10 open fire from q compare
lively sheltered position; they principally use it Il
creep, unseen, close 10 the enemy skrnsbers, jnml
up suddenly, and drive them away in disorder. The!
use it to get on the tanks Of their opponents, sn'
there to appear unexpectedly in sbick swarm, cut
ting of part of their line. or TO form an ambush int
which they entce the hos,iIe skirmi-hers, il follow
ing too quick upon their simulated retreat
In decsive actions suoh srtitces will be applcsbl
in the many pauses occurring between tho great ei
forts to bring decision; but in petty warfare, il
the war Of attachments and ouipos,s in collecting in
formation respecting the enemy or s-curing tie ma
II their own army, such qualities Of the bighe,