The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-10

they are ordered 10 20 % war ihey nyhl csssey -
enthusiastically. IL need scarcely he ~hiu tnA VIC
oncers are always In favor % var their goal being
that promotion winch the Frcnoa military system ~
% nO nsc Ssps as question: peace q var s
master takes upon himself such grave resp"hsl.vI
ties, and 30 long a. he can maintain n' nav er,et
that neither 4 republic in spain NOE me resoiauon-
ory spirit IN France wIl Be able 70 overthrow hiiS'
i or greatly disturb his plans
Early IN 1907 the prVycf a. ios 70 increase the
which virtually doubled the forces d the empire met
with no slight opposition IN the iest$inuve halA In
pres and S me RSs :. = Ky ANA az ss e:
execution Already. In the shoft space Of two years.
nss ' bsen Completed saapps ana rn,shs VIA
| new arms, and the new French army stands today
undoubtedly q the head Of the iiss Of great aries
Regular troops In active service. oooopo
Mo Saa ' guards ready for active Ss
National Guard for home service only $4,000
Total. 100 90
| This immense force hss been Organized under the
direct super, ision OF Marshall Mel Minister Of War.
| his generalship. The achievement OF itself plsces
him NJ the head OF the other marshais and generals.
not to speak Of his talents and record witch sn,s
tits fall II has been announced that the regular
army, divided into slx corps, wiz be COMMANDED BY
Mel to be major general OF tbs whole army. Mar.
shall Mcmahon viii lead the Fret corps, BAzaine. lie
Diand the others. Marshs Mel l. the real conqneror
OF Soeriro. He II regarded In Europe not only ~
the equal Of the great Prassan s,raiegst but more
over az the greatest engineer OF the age, Toieben
| not excepted. Mcmahon gained his baton ~
me battle OF Magenta, where he made . bril-.
| liant dash. He is Of Irish extraction, but
claims to be good frenchman by this time. Az 10
CanroDert and Bazaine, 1t Is well known how they
| went to the Crimes and Mexico respectively and
back like that king OF France who went up the
| hill with his army and then came down again. Inc
Inent is crushing upon The finances and Industry OF
the people, Consumption absofbs the very mower OF
the inhabitants in nonproductiveness, leaves all
trade to languish raises the taxes hence the outcry
against the new system begins 10 be heard and VIII
no doubt be needed Napoleon Is not 20 extrayagant
| ject once accomplished, the burdens now weighing
down his subjects may be reduced TO the old STAN
he stands for moment neither eepns the peace nor
making war, ROchef0rt avails himself OF the line
opportunity to pe him WITH sharp ana st,ng IN
| offsets them with the announcement that France
can put $50 900 men in the held ready to strike In
| fortyeight hours
THE PRUssIAN FORCES.
While France has been making her preparations
new organization has been discussed and scanned
In the Corps Lcgslatlf, IN newspapers aud pam
x ba s ns mot or ces 10 the ou,
point in order to meet the shock Whenever the
great joust may come OF. The North German Con-
federation army consists off,
Army of the North. $780, 900
Army Of the South. 10000
Regular troops In active service. Co., 900
Regular troops In reserve. 2aOO0o
Landwehr or National Guards 100000
All the troops OF south Germany. Bavaria, &C. Of
the provinces which retain neutrality-suspicious., are
under the direct control Of King William. The In
habitants OF the South and OF the annexed provinces
have not the most ardent sympathy for Prussian
domination; the new Kingdom Is not so compact or
closely welded as IS the empire OF France but then, 1t
must not be forgotten that In face OF foreign foe Ger
mans are always Germans. See 1919. According to
army can be mobIized made s' reaIT for acaiys cam
pnign duty at lew days notice. The andwenr 1t Is
conended, form an admirable feature In the Prussian
system, and performed well In the campaign OF 1855.
IL Is composed OF citizens who equipped al gov
eminent expense. taken into camp, where they are
drilled and exercised in manoeuvres during three
months every year, generally in the spring. They
are commanded by officers OF the regular army,
mostly BY those on the retired Lists, General Won
Bonema, commands the forces under the King
Among the other able military men who have built
who commanded the corps In the late campaign,
and they are recognized as Officers OF an ability that
Is rarely met with In princes OF the blood royal and
la heir the throne They have gained their spurs
and medals on the battlefield Foresight ana calcu-
aton are Qualities that must be accorded the Prussan
army Officers. Precision arising from mathematical
demonstration IS remarkably their forte; they will
nishes gures Thus it IS stated that they had been
calculating for the last twenty years manGuvre
evolution nc" they Put H practice poGs
VIGOROUSLY severe: the whole army functions with
the precision and stiffness OF q machine. While II
works t will work wells but look out for accidents
machines arc not made to meet accidents. In this
lies the drawback OF the Prussian army Precisely on
account OF Its highly perfectoned discipline, arms
and nice calculations s It liable TO be baf
ned, disointed and beaten by the least unforeseen
obstacles and sudden emergencies which viii be forth
coming at times as long as the world is world" Per-
haps II might be allowable to say that the Prussian
s. stem altogether l. little too much on the hothouso
nrfia nov In mt n
present only Of eight vessels carrying 4o cannon
France, second only to England as amaritime power
easily have things all her own way on the North
German coast.
THE SEw ART or wAR-oUE INVITATIONS.
The new method OF warfare developed by the late
gigantic struggle on our own continent has been At
tentiyely studied by the two Powers confronting
each other on the Rhine. French and Prussians arc
cute; on hoth Sides they propose TO adopt the latest
American style and thus avail themselves OF our
discoveries IN the art Of war. The Prussians. made
cognzans oil the value OF time and rapid movements,
arc now engaged in studying our war manruvrcs.
tile employment OF railroads. telegraphs and thcr
application to strategy. In order TO construct their
Quairlatera on the Rhne In accordance with the
true principles OF the fortying ART evolved bv our
own war; they discarded the stone and masonry
methods proved worthless az Sebastopol ana Mantua
and took sensbly 70 mother earth and the spade.
On the other side the French are experimenting on
our system Of grand Garth Notifications In the open
field, with the view OF making such easily in-
trenched positions prominent feature In their
future campaigns. They have also simpltted the
organization OF their cavalry for the purpose OF
poyfng IT, Ia Atoerscdine, on raids 70 break COM
munlcau0uS, cut rair0aus, ana 10 ADAPT II 70 our
new style OF cavalry-on foot In time OF battle. IL
may be funny, but 1t IL not surprising to observe
these pretended masters In the art engaged In taking
lessons from the last corners upon the arena OF arms
There are good many other things they Will have
TO learn from us before they can consider their edu
cation as finished. The free uee OF the firearms
and revolving cannon Is also point exciting In
tcrest on both sides. The acknowledgements per-
formed Its part admirably two years ago. Then Is
was opposed only by a lot OF old fashioned Austrian
musxets. Now IL Will have to encounter Chasse-
pots-wilh the sabre bayonet OF the most perfected
pattern annexed-in the hands OF French soldiers.
Which viii prove the best implement OF destructIonf
A prussan appreciation acknowledges the Chassepot
to be the equal OF their needegun without being sl
perior TO IT, for the Chassepot's greater range Is
coun;erbalanced by Its greater explosive tendencies
GERMANY.
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