The sun., 1862-01-03
THK LoSDoN TIMEs uroS 1uK AMERIcAS
AEMY

|
II the naval power Of the Northern Ar,eri-
cans falls short of their preterSons. It must be
admitted that the magnitude and strength OF
I their eNtempOrized army do adtt TO the patti
otiem ard energy Of the people.
AT the beginning OF the pTcnnt year tho
whole military force Of the United States con.
| sistoi OF l6 6t6 sLiierS, prn ipily employed
/ on service agsinst the In iiaus N the remote
t'euticrs OF lie Union. There WAS ne military
| orgM i1atirn in the country aud the militia OF
| which 80 much has been said, is disrf vol 10y
the Sccic ay wi,hou; any notice. Noyerthe.
| less, Ia the course OF seycn months tho statos
remaining In allegiance to tho Union have
! rs ed and equipped upwards OF 100, 00O UNeu.
These fgurea ii must bc Owned are rather a.
oni-ning, for ,hcre can be Lo doubt that the
| men are re- uly in the field. They are dotoC i've
| ~ DISC plinr and rs We shoqd p-esumc IN
| equipment. hu' they arc actually under arms.
and Mr. ), crutary Cameron intimates that i,
| case of any ",mcrgency' ,ho torso could bo
! promptly Increased tO III cc millions A., every
| soldier IN the service of th' Fciord G1vorn
| mert s Csiimiel a. clrt that GIyermNrt
] eco s-yclr, thG eNS Srn itlf' uN "n oNp"y ",l
| to- place some limit to t'i military sotr,Ns Of
| the nation: judging from Wht, has hNcn
| done W. can hardly dount that ir IA up, cal of
| the Government TO the u cno would meet with
! ready response.
This, however, is oaly halt the story, ,ni
| what follows max + the mtrvcl gr,,tcr than
| over Vast ~ tn Federal Army ia. II has boon
| KEEP completely in check Uyat army stronger
| SUI, raised from pNpula ion far less numerous.
| We hardy know which to wonder a. m ISt--thn
| mlguitudo OF the insuhcioucv OF this cnor.
nous force. We admit, with Mr. Cam ,ror,
| that the effort 10 restore tho Union has boon
| mos E,En"He but, gigantic as IL was, II has
utterly talcl. We have ~ account of the
| numbers Of the army which tho 80 oding, -,e,aa
have raised for the defense OF the now coutcl
| eracy, but wo do know that it has hitherto
| proved itself superior 10 the army Of toe nion-
| lists. General Mcclellan perfectly Understands
that he cannot advance against General Bcauro-
| gard with any prospect Of success, and his only
hope is that 10y diversions on the southern coasts
| aud In other quarters, the force OF his a'ycrstrv
may he 50 weakened as to give him a favorable
| chance.
| MotRNING PREPARATIONS TOR PRINCE Al
BERr.
Tho following orders wcE issued by Royal
authority
Loan CusNnSRLNIS'S OrrtrE, Dec 1G.
"Ordcrs for the court TO 20 uto mourning
for h' late royal hl,hno. the Prince tbnSOrt
The ladies rtton tin, court 20 Voar black WOOL
| ON ,uns, trimmed with Grape, plain linen,
| hl,k H'u'- a.i ElO,ts, AID ,ripn fans. Tho
gen |, men ~, ding court Go vuar tlck cloth,
plu lrc1 ur|ro hat 1andt sLl nlt'k swords
ard bugk',. TIE molrui , tu ,jHncncc from
the date ol th.. order
rI.prAuArroNs yoR Tna rrSrrAt.
Tho rmF, OF the 18th gives tho folio vim;
patti, ultts addttl tl1ual IN relation to tho pfepIr.
atoms Tor the funeral, which was to take place
on Monday, the 2h instant -
Sg. t,of,rr chapel, Wml'or whore tho
tt tm,ui VII take pi4Co, histn be dtiph ami
,sp.ici WI 10 nl'cs, the royal vault 10 bo opcn-
.u. A. inc allpVrd for tho arrival Ot the re-
| rt'scntn iycA ot foreign courts who Will bc de-
puf,1 go a'tord On this occasion. Idc remains
vii Zee latI ~ the royal vault, Incly arr ,wJ
! v. It's leuo1ih 81 Georges Chip'l; the Chou.
.c ter nui the royal vault the former wAl
, | ar.lly .ult up ritcr the irtrrmcnt OF her royal
| .. lu,t, lO Duchess Of GlJuC, s'or, tho last
u,'pNer 81 thst branch Of the house OF Hanover.
lh' royal ,orl, is lcl apart exclusively tjI
| hu ou'ius ui ih" immcdil'H memhers Of the
ls' Iinn unilv. Three gates Gloss the entrance
| 10 this final RES ny place Of departed royalty
the keys Of which are kept by the sovereign
the lord chamberlain, and tho dean OF the chap
els royal. Except for tho burial Of the queer
= dowtEcr, who was laid by tho side ol her royal
, husband, this vault has not been opened sine,
h, the death OF william w.
10 The following is from the TINES Of tho 18th
~ Yesterday evening tho lo.d chamborlair
issued his orders for the innl details connected
with he burial Of tho late prtco COnsort. II
will take place ai l. O'Clock on Monday, the
2Jl and, in accordance with the cNprcpcd
wishes If the lancn,cd deceased, will 10 private
and strictly limited, in MI that relates 10 iune,
real pomp snd corcm,na' In ouly one i'm
., po lant pirti,ultrwili u jl,r ir.m tho DJchc,l
uf kents, AID that is in thorc being ClrrilS.
% procession i,om the castle to s.. Georges Chap'
- cl. Th' course wilt not be followed at the
burial of he Prince, as the body will remain IN
tkT,ec y, o" apartments At Windsor till the pro
ct5'' %. - - From the castle the remains
. viii be =, VI in a helrse drawn by eight
horsos the hcaite and the housings OF tho horsos
u hearing hcial lie csrutchcOls of tho arms oi
Q EoglaLd and Sixc-CoJurk and GOtha. NJ
private carriages, of course, will follow. All the
i invited moLtnGrs, the minister, the foreign
y ministers, tho chief officers Cf the household,
i and tho personal friends Of the dcccsd Prince,
will he conveyed TO the chapel in fifteen mourn
i ing coaches.
= At the chapel almost Tsecisoly the sams ar.
a rangements have been made as at the burials Of
i the recently deceased members Of tho royal Ia
: mily. The interior Of the chapel will he hung
= and Carpetcd over wi h black cloth. Tho body
will bo received by the clergy at the door placed
u NJ once upon the bier, and wheeled slONly VI
y till IL is placed on the platform, worked by ma
; Chnery by which it whl he loworod to the royal
! vault, at the proper period OF tho service. The
u place which 1t will occupy in tn, vault has not
t vet been assigned. The bodies Of deceased mo
narcs, cased Ia collins Of purple velvet arc laiI
n side hy side, on raised marble abs in the con
: tire Of the vault; their consorts and tho Othn
70 members # the royal family are lail, in thci
n crimson velvet collins, on tho tiers Of lodges a
sides.
Yesterday rho inner shell and outer lea,
I nasn cuutaining tho bUUyof tue late Pdnco wer'
- ea',l down 10y tho olli.eri Of the Boar 0
i "" a..
= Tho outer state 'il will not be roady bc
!, orr = tmday LoN'. lhi, will be an exceedingly
h i,h and cllhCrro case. At the head will b
fi-'er e massive silver gilt crown in higl
Il id.,i This l. the crown tho prince was entitle,
i % !. ar 4s pr nee ror sort, and much resemble
that If the imperial house Of AWt'i,. II the IN
4" re- 4 he ,oHin will he another massive live
n nIr late, wi'h an inscription. Al the foot viii
20 9th. ,taraud ins :uia OF the garter also in ailye
. ,il' ON he cDilin during aud after ths inter
2 ment, two heraldc crowns will be l1id-that o
Il his royal hishnoss as Prince Consort and hi
= crown as Duke Of Saxo.CobuIg and Gotha'
3 Marine and Other Statistics fol
n 1861,