New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-16

A correspondent of the London Daily News thus
describes the appearance of some of the troops
who have taken the field in GermaDy
Weshould take hint from the Austrians as to
the manner they diminish the weight of the car
touche box with sixty rounds Of ammunition This
is very great improvement, with little or no ex-
-pense; by small round belt which passes through
rings. This belt is attachedto the pouch and also
to about the middle Of the pouch-belt SO that
when, the men run the cartouche box remains
steady prevents the destruction of the cartridges
in striking against the soldiers hips and prevents
the painful abrasion of the-skn of the hip on
long dqyis march in hot weather A British sol
der in action, is obliged to use one hand TO hold
the pouch steady if he do not wear waist belt, a
capital continuance either to rupture him or to de-
prve him of breath.
The Austrian soldiers are in general strong,
healthy fellows, and look if they would stand d
lot of killing Their white uniform, which
always looks clean, Il suppose by hot pipeelav
has very good effect, with their neat little light
blue kept always worn except on fete days,
when they have the old British cap at top, with
little stripe of common lace Of yellow color This
cap is made Of common pasteboard. and costs the
soldiers, when all ready, about enc shilling and
three pence, They are well shOd, and in wet
weather wear black cloth CATERS, turned in at
the ankles, buttOned over their Kentish gray
trousers.
The uniform Of the Bayarians is Of a dark Kent
ish gray color, with high and apparently heavy
helmet, tipped with black fur. They are stout
body Of men, requiring little brushing up not
seeming to pay much attention to military ele
ganeies."
The town Of Frankfort has battalion Of the
line, which is recruited from discharged soldiers
Of the different German governments. Their
clothing is of a superior description their nav
and rations are very LIBERAL aud after five or seven
years service they become entitled to gratuity of
about five hundred gnilders, with the right of eiti
zenship. They have peculiarlyneat appearance,
and are decidedly the best nourished men in garri
uOn TYlI1u ho oDfn 1trb hal +b,,r sai
fed appearance of the Frankfort garrison upon
what seems to US their small rations. But this is
easily accounted for. Out of one hundred soldiers
at least eighty have female friends, the servants
Of the inhabitants. These all carry baskets on
their arms, which contain the choicest morsels
from their masters tables, for the sustenance of
their military heroes.
The FTankforters, being cid soldiers, have all
the female cooks on theirsta while the Austrans
pay their attentions to the nursery and chamber
maids. The Bayarians solace themselves with
beer, while the Prussians are so drilled from morn
ing till night that they are glad to remain in bar
racks.
Since the 18th of June, troops of different
States have been arriving day and night. The first
which arrived were from Darmstadt consisting of
dragons, infantry and artillery; the former on
good horses /; the nennot well set up, but euuip.
ments good. The men Of the infantry and artillery
axe notTobust and the uniform can scarcely be
distinguished from that Of the Prussians. They,
too, wear the heavy Prussian Roman helmet In
b1Is NRIuldu GlNii 5MhEt unless BQu5 QlSulCGV6
marks are used, there will be many mishaps firing
on each other instead Of against Prussans.
Che Darmstadters were followed by detachments
Of the Austrians belonging to the force which left
Holsten all passing through to be forwarded to-
ward Saxony by the Hanau railway, while troops
of other governments were arriving by the same
railway, passing through another part Of Frank.
fortto compose tine garrison of Maintz. Those
Austrians are splendid fellows. Nothing can be-
superior to the Windisgratch dragons, whether as
regards horses or men. The last which passed
was that famous jaeger regiment which had driven
the Danes from the heights and out of the town Of
Schleswig some miles, while the Prussians were
attempting to make q scientific attack on those
very heights and town.
The Wurtemberg troops are splendid, both in
physical appearance and lin equipment. AS yet I
have only had casual view Of them, but in their
equipments have seen a great deal which is new
and appears useful. Yesterday, passing through
their artillery, counted sixteen breach-loader
brass A-pounders, with six magnificent horses to
each gun or tumbrel. The British cavalry are not
better mounted than those of Wurtemherg, and
the men sit easily on their horses. remarked one
regiment of Tifiemen whose rifles were about two
and half feet long,in fact, not seen easily as
they were marching past. The fellows are bulky,
and their mess tins are the largest / have ever
seen in any army. They do not seem to smoke
much, nor to drink beer so much as others, and
this may account for their having more lively
appearance.