, 1865-08-01

Ao2TEEA1, 1uiy 20. 1865.
Nothing has interested nc more s.uce m,
arrival he1e than the study Of the Euelisl
soldIera now doing garrison duty in Canada
1hc5 are to be Seen everywhere. The 7ariet,
OF Uniform Is somewhat puzzliog. They hay,
70 marked distinction in dress as with us
We know that blue trimmings Stand for In
tantTy. yellow for caTalry, md red for ertil
lefg, bas there are so many colors Visible Il
the dress OF the British soldier that un!es!
one 's thoroughly ycfsed, the rank and braccI
Of lhc service to which the soldier belongs Il
mystery The red coats prelomIustc. ON
ceIs hare Informed me that this color Is zen
orally dielktd By the chief military men O
the na*ion, hut In England there isa pre{u
dice In favor Of sticking to the old color, AMI
rs civilians usually decide such matters. tht
red ccats are still ordered to I'LL regiments q
the line. The "Ritles" wear gtcen and
black, and the a Fusilcezs u q combination O.
dark blue and green. There is one thing
which the privates all wear. Ruessll men
hons It In lis history Of the Crimean War
but had supposed reform had taken place
before now refer. to the thick leathel
stock which every common soldier and nun,
commissioned officer is compelled to wear.
sever. several o. o. ,tle men With whom I have con,
ycFEcd on the street, hare inFeIghed bitterly
sgatnst this requirement. They say It Is i
hardship gztAter in active service thsu out Of
1t, sId to raw recruit positively unhearab!e,
1 0te secs the heroes It ,he Crime on the
street VIII Silver medals fas.ened to thrir
6u.tons. One Of these Was avsrIcd by the
Queen to the troops who participated In tl,e
battles OF Alma, 1nte1man. Balakiaya. dc ;.
and the other given by the Sultan Of Turkey
70 cTeIy nan who received medal from the
| Quttn o. England CT the French Emperor.
The Turkish medal bears crescent with a
motto u1dc:neath. and weighs about three
ounces. En- passant, may state tha. q jsx-
eler told ne these medals were cften sa1d
TO jew rn~nbzokcrs and melted up for did
silver. Such is the glory Of thv sulli.r.
stopped ore Of these Ee!a1led soldiura re-
Gently, and had quite conversation with
him; IL vas private, and iguo,ans Of ev-
erythfng. Int a soldiers life. The following
is portion Of the dialogue.
What 1eglmeEt do you belong to-.
sixty third, sir.
| sist5- third what. Of the Line, to tue H.
aeS-the Fusle.ls, Artillery, or what:
Dent know, sir. Its the Sixty-thlrd, end
Yen don't telocg to artlI-sys o..
You dent carry rifle. do you,
| No, SIR carry q musket.
| How many kinds Of troops arc now in
l
! Don't know, sir.
how lorg baHe You BEEN In the serg1ces
Sixteen years.
Been in aci.ve serGice much.
| Yes, Ell IN 1odia, iu The Cdmea and the
Have you any chance of rising above pri-
Na't belieye I have. In cur company
there are men who haye served fasthfuliv ID
Inc fanEs lor tKentr-st zen yeara, and never
teeu before court martial Ct IL the guard
hs Use once who cannot get to be even a
Corporal or SARGENT.
Why no:s
oflce1s.
How do the men lie the se,vIce.
They hate 1t. The British Is the worst scr
vice In the world.
Can you rtaa and wtite: - :. =
Can most Of your comrades read and write
No ST. If they conld they wouldn't hare
lfyeur officers impose on yoz uhst chauce
Fave yor?
None at all. Our complaints never reach
Ibis conversation vas continued sonc
tine, ana as It wss corh:1ned by othe1 prI-
ya'cs belonging to Other regiments, sm
well satisfied 1t speaks the sentiment Of the
British army. The ignorance of these men
iv did 1st t,,c,r .shat ars, " assuaa.
Ee1orcri ~ IN Mfsen1snf t%nn,rE ~" ,SanS "
be befcneef IN the IA af fhe 1,,1a r. sae,n.
that II NJ ace times q certain proportion Of
the men may, with the consent of.tte Colo
nels. ret married. The effect Of this consent
IN The harracrs ana he ner drav -,tions ~.
hrF. The wives are usually employed as
laurd.esEes, Int soldier said to me In m
undertone that II the wife VAS young AID
Lille a1d insnI,;np II eee,ns ~ m he edas,.sd
,hat fhs f1,c.,a ~ IVA Fne1Iah " ~
jar h'gter ahoy.. tte 1nrn IN he r.nka ,hsn H,e
among The 4ne,ican Volunteers. Here ne.r. n.
II ereiy sneck Of Wo,k crnnectcd si,f "a
ron1In: orraaizsticn Of conausuTis dom dan. ins hs
sergeant. and aithoush dise:n.ipe e Sith 1 TX ~
m, is 20 rrTT arrrt ret r. n,t-, ranas .u 80
tint ccmra1r neyer sees ,ts immedf nd,'
GERS a.oya a streeanr for 1nnntb. ~
f,nph. hmo,r ~ nf1icsr. - a-a 'aoa. aos] ser.,ta
IN, no lie mn a r,o,'n,a;, ~ a,1:s:,,s
~ ov,,rorre A . 'A'e11'H4n ~ o'l'eatts nAfo
1Es;ted The artillery 1..roct. -, ~,t,.
n1m. stTers one dar .n, u.s ehn1ra 49, 80
1he mr. n,ses l.r IN sd;o,,nt H. ~
tIcrd thst the Sd;ntsnt was not ca',ed ran
tain or ccloEc1 or msior. as in t,nr service
Int Was addte:sed as :. Nisssr.n S:c Errr9'
APARTMENT ar ehcn we rntrred boEerar
where men were al work. The moment TIA
Adfutant entered every man tfrni1hfsned M
and shlu:cd. remaining in tsis 1s,s,tion unIiI
o.dxcd 10 20 or with his work ii - hans
ptued my yisit was the day p:eced:nc fIeid
Maa nas s1,ns yn evoraa
racks were Fennn,orized ', rom an aid war..
honse aiout two wears mo. i,nt tbc stahies
a nory, Lodgings. gunrcom., d. were iii ID
prime order The hors.s Ire Of enormous
this is In peace time, but I HAYS
ny doubts If our regular batteries
before ,he rebellion ever kept such rnarDif-
cent looking horses IN their stables. The
officer harneas flastes Eith sIiYer buttons
ard orne ments. The double cuIba are lnrrc
sandy. The oflceIe' saddles ar Of tha
iightcst Eng1lEh style. The men who ride
Tie horses sIt on 4 HIGHT saddle-a eort Of
Cross between our Mcclellan and the Eng
lish racing e8dtles- the guns Of this battery
were 6-ponrdels Whitworth's 1id:d breach
vice. The carriages weigh about seventy pcr
cent. more than Ours, and yet were chosen to
be sent to America expressly for their iRh,-
ress. THIS visit wse made quite errerahle !
By the courtesy Of the Adjutanr, and from his
hearty sentiments of hntred Ia fhe: rehei
agents who have ioyred in Canada
Something arcsa wl,irh snv"esfcd the xvo,7
ehcedy, when The Adjutant told me there nre
cutie as many fns;anee. 81 xhcf,ir In Enr-
iard as anywhere. T IL instaueed % one in TIE rs
gunboute. This battery was landed at Hall
(a1 In midwintcr. 70 facilitste the land car
riage over the snow, the Enclt5h oftIcials
contracted for q sort of sIs-is
Which we're delivered The dsv before fhe
tstft,y !, fl england. On a7iysl fhcse s}rts
were tour d 70 1fai that theV wnnid NOT War
he ve;ehf OF a sInole cnnnon- Ersrv cne
Fas r, feettd. and Inc hattcrT ~aited thres
FefEs At Hei;faT ht.fnre nfiers c,nId h. hni1t
nd It fork a Yantec mccEnntc n hniid than
Il that. The same tuie in trne aha,s sun.
:ral .uie holds coed Ia lie Eurilsh as IN The I
American service That aBindli1e. contrsctors
re not Indigenous to any countrS, We would