New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-03


Toiul..............g39 1880
| Those figures make grand total Of 1910 men
and IL, $50 lorses for the footing and 4li974
men ami 53 so horses for tie peace footing In the
discussion On the Budget iast yeur in the COrps
Legirlatii the actual effective army stated to be
then 600 900 men. Tie number Of guns il 1862
The snm voted for the support of the army during
tie year IS 50, 100000.
Tie military arsenals and warehouses place at any
.momeuA lie disposal Of tue army immeLse stores
OF munitions Of WAL Of every KIND.
" The organization OF the French army, which is
divided into active troops and troops for home
vi,e, Ii as follows:
TROOPS FOR ACTIVE SERVICE.
/ !. TIKI INg4RIAL GUARD. This forms "a complete
corJs aorute in ueof and is compostd NJ follows:
regiment Of foot goudaFmere. Of grensdiers and
yoI.vur-, AMI Of zouayes 100 horse guards TIE
- Cent-GardesD; / squadron OF gendarInerie a
cbeval and regiments OF cavalry; II batteries Of
artillery; company Of pcniooaers, Of engineers,
and 1 Of train.
:. THE INtAsrKY consists o. l03 regiments Of the
lie, eacA having three active batis,Dous aud one
depot battalion, % bst.alious Of chssseurs resi-
ue.ts q zouaves, regiments OF foreign infantry,
batia,ioi- Of African high, infantry, regiments Of
Turcos or Itrad'curs Ag<,l'gs, and disciplinary
companies. Tie regiments Of zolayes, Tuicos, and
tore "a infantry have also each , hait,iions.
g. Tn CAyAtET II composed OF regiments Of
calliurcrs aud 10 regiments of cur. ss.err forming
lie reserve; - cmcn,s Of Dragons and Of lni-
c-rs forming the cavalry Of tie line. ald j. regi-
neuts Of chasseurs cheyai, 81 tus-srs, and #
classeur- dAfrqu- forming the light cavalry also,
3regimen's q S, ah.s. E.ch cavalry regiment is
divided into & -quadrons
!. Tar ARruLEHY includes regiments Of horse
artillery, with p batteries 30 regiments Of mounted
artillery, with 100 batcii.s; iesiucI's Of io,i
artillery with 80 batteries regiment OF ioutoonors,
and ,quadrous train.
>. THr ENcisrIHs comprise 3 regiments of sap
pens and % uers, with . con, ani,s OF workmeu.
The organization Of the artillery is bated upon tie
effective strength Of the amy in cavalry and it,
.auiry. TIE amount # t., corp Of engineers is, on
well defined principles Of military administration,
determined by tie numbers Of divisions OF the III
,autry 20 which hey c4n be attached, the strong
places 10 defend and the required for sieges.
TROOPS FOR HOME SfEyiCE.
!. Tn GINDAENfIur although il il entirely
made up from tie active army, il only charged with
he police tly and 1t is scattered in small divisions
throughout the Empire. There are - es.ons ia tue
Departments aud legion in Ais.ers, forming to-
gether l0) companies. There also l6 companies
and sqladro,a Cnrde dc Paris; also, 10 companies
Of sagieg-, omper-, or trcmen.
D TuE YtrEEAAs comprise IS companies, mostly
composed OF iuy.iis
3. TuA EAuoStL GUARD il The militia Of France.
7 strength Is undecided, az reefs with'tte Govern
meut; tut al Frcnchmen Of rood BODY, between the
ace. of Is and %, are c'mvelled TO serve in it.
These are generally employed only 70 maint ,n ~
ternal order: aud only ia case Of need called
uron TO loin the active army. Their number has
been considerably les.ened suce the c0Ep cfai, and
there II At present 80 idea OF employing them in tie
fed. TIE present Government, which justly fears
them, and ou,y formally respects them ar historical
tradition, retains the pJy.icge OF nominating the
h..Ler olcere. Nevertheless the National Guard
fosI an important agent in arinamens OF France.
Their number is about 100000, but 80 batAions cf
coo men each nigh, be easily raised. The National
Guard are generally under the civil Authorities, ana
only drIiny war are under the military. The State
prov der their aruamtus, AID tie rect u lct To hc
comntner. Without the special permission Of lie
Munster Of the Interior they only form infantry
corrs. undivided into companies baiialohs, ana
'lecions-each battalion consising OF from Tour 10
e,,ht COMPANIES There are, however, cavalry corps
in Pans.
TIE COMPOSITION OF REGIMENT
TIE .taa of an iufantry regiment Of three baiiai-
ions or cavalry regiment Of three sqnadfohs' 'o"'
.is,s of colonel, iiru,enan,-ccone . chiefs oil
battalions or sqnadious, MAJOR acjHiah''' WI"
rank Of captan (caD,ia,nc adJufaW mgor/ treaSu'
rer. with rank Of caplun (cop.faine frcsonfrb J
cal tain OF clothing (caD,ioae dhaJ'meN/, "Seis'
tant-treasurer, u sub-leu,enant northumberland
sub-lieutenant; aud suugeons To tie stan oi d
regiment Of four battaons Or siuadrons, ehio' %
battalion squadron and adIutani are hddedi anu
for a regiment OF battalionH squadrons theie are
bat chiefs Of battalions or sqnadions and = ayu-
tants. Al independent battalion or squadron bas d
further reduction IN the numbers Of tie tIah WIN
the stat there arc also likewise connected Don-com