Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-06-22
Vermont Daily Transcript.
The British ArDy und Nary.
MONDAY, JUNE %, 1868.

The British Arny AMI Nary.
We compile from table .in the Lon
don Times of June 18th the following
items concerning the British regular
army and navy, which may be of some
interest to our readers. The army is
composed as follows: Rifle brigade,
of battalions; regiment Royal Horse
Guards; 2 regiments Life Guards; l
regiment Grenadier Guards; | regiment
Coldstream Guards | regiment Scots
Fusilier Guards regiments Dragon
Guards Il regiments Hussars and Ian
GERS 100 regiments of infantry or Foot.
There are from two to four battalions in
q regiment. There is also Il Colonial
Corps consisting of four West India
regiments of Foot, one regiment of Cey-
lon Rifles, one of Cape Mounted Rifles,
one of Royal Canadian Rifles, and one
of Royal Malta Artillery, stationed
severally rs indicated by their names.
In addition to the Royal Canadian Ri
hes, there are the following regular
troops in Canada: the IS Hussars; 10
Foot, LIST battalion Doth, Both, 60th,
18th, Tooth and SD Foot Goth Foot, LIST
and 4th battalions, and LIST battalion
Rifle Brigade In the tables spoken of
we see no mention of artillery, except
ing the Colonial artillery at Malta,
though the table processes to give the
stations Of the whole army, in detail,
for the month of Juno present.
The navy consists of 27i ships, all
told; and like the army is scattered in
all parts of the world, so that it may be
said almost with truth that the British
drum-beat may be heard around the
world. Twenty-three of the ships are
stationed about the West Indies and
coast of North America.
If our recollection is correct as to the
present number of men in our army
$4,000, the British army is nearly three
times the size of our own, allowing it
1000 men to each regimental and nomi-
nal brigade organization. Our navy as
compared with that of Great Britain is
largest, in the number of vessels,
1t IN the number in active ser
inc - 70 276 vessels, TO 27i i'm the
thoue'. ~ only lis of our yes
vice. we We have 49,
BRUSH 49, aorv;ce naval ser
sels are III "o H., j., our =" the
vice while, giving Great Brita,
came proportion for her ships empio!eu'
which would probably be low es'-
mate. she has about $4,000 men - H''
naval service.
Since the little Monitor steamed gu.
from Fortress Monroe, ana elec'riAe'
the world by destroying the Me''i"'o
and retrieving the supremacy OF our
periled navy, England as well as rance
and other nations, has prOfited by our
experiments and successes. ana con-
structed several formidable ifon-clhhs'
The thunder of the Monitors gunssho
MOI the Confederacy alone, but the ma
vies of the world, and made revoiu'
ton in score of fleets. Not every
wooden ship of war, or fleet can be com
manded by FarragIlt ana even ne"r'
of oak" need to be encased IN sloes o
Iron TO make tuc SA"iiS"S 80 49,
nearly equal as mechanism can maS'
them. trusting not too rashly or to'
much to valor. Napoleon says, whli
putting forth the most active exertion
to increase the fOrmidability of hisarm.
and navy, that 1.-The Empire is peace )
and England's lion sleeps on his isle
fringed with the foam of the sea, VIII
one eye little open, and showing a ioi
midable set of teeth in the most casui
manner. So is the British lion peace.
Hearty old England, with thousan
things we love, and some we DOM
ready to forgive injuries to others, an
to avenge those to herself; may M
lion seldom need to roar.
NOTE.-We find in an item in the la
number of the London Journal stat
ment that the British army, OF q
grades, including that of India, whi'
consists in part of native troops, Is sc
dom less than $50, 600 men.
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