New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-26

since every soldier who has scrycd Ave years in the
army and seven in the reserves has still TO remain
rolled for eight years longer in kind Of Lnrd5fnrm
which he used ior the grrsOns ~ this means the
Turkish army should gain a standard of 10000 men In
times 81 danger tho SULTAN could command very largo
irregular forces lie has only 10 unfold the bonner OF III"
prophet, and all Mussruan, would answer the call Tor
the protection Of thelr religion and ftherland. TIE
PCre used this means in the against Russia from
!s2gto lS2o; and when he did resort TO this
a.uving che C-Iean war. IL was probably IRON Gear o
giving rcl gous character to the conflict aud he wOnu
hardly venture 20 call tic SO hurdeS 20 his aid now they
would prove only the sC0urgc Of his land, ana lead
the Generalization a. the rest the army. This con
ent and instead of this force being called upon about
5000 irregular volunteers the socaled Basb Bazouks
Crmca hut their love ~ plumber 'ed Omar Pasna 10 dis
solve the horde, and place part OF them IN the regular
lux lor mnary emergencies, ana "a late telegram w,
forms us that 10y the first Of February army Of sOG0
men can he placed upon the Danube and second Rcdf
aD OF cpual numbers IN part az CohStdutnope, ana IN
Military duty falls exclusively on the Mohnnmcdan
popnlon' The Government has hitherto feared 10 gave
arms "i3 me hands oi The Christians VII" pay oli
Christians TO take service in principle, the Porte sup.
ports CoSsack Brigade composed, voluntarily, or
thIlsOar Subjects and in which foreigners, especially
Poles aud Englishmen have been willingly accepted.
livery Turk who has reached mis- twentieth year is liable
lomihiary dlty and must place himself 1T the ballot.
the yearly contingent being 2J,00O eighty per cent of
which falls upon the Asiatc population. The Infantry
Of the Inc are poorly armed; the ZOuaves and Jagers
nave short Infclds and yatagans the line has rlied
guns or various calbers. Only about $1,000 brcech-
leaders o tho Snder system have yet been intro
dlcr ana some 1000 from America, which latter are III
the hands Of the troops in Montenegro The transform
luC OF The old rifles into The modern brccch loading SyS
ten being carried ON in the ARSENAL OF ZeyanN arna,
IN pat on the snldcr and IN part the Austrian kruka
system but II Will be some tine before the entire army
j. provided with good arm The military writer IN the
IItSSC says:
THE armament of the Turkish infantry by no means
satisfactory. the guns. which have been imported In lots
"t some thousands each. represent coccOnol al blndS
ha GTn a.
brCec loader hut these evils being done away with
As fast as possible The Turkish tHJdHterSf Is wen dis
clhed ehicent enduring ana viii do his duty under
una, Orahlc circumstances"
the Turkish cavalry, though 1t has lost its ancient
celebrity. Is still n tOlerable arm of the service the
)rseS, though small, tough and clean im,ed The
artillery is said TO bc the best department of the
very great in Turkcythe Empire is extended for the
SIZE OF the army, communication Is lacking. the military
trains are IN primitive condition. and the connsSalt
department effectively organized. Add 10 this the
political and religious differences of the populations tnit
mcntS To strive for their total independence, and the
larger races for their sz,rainty we see that Turkey
has most arCu0us task hand In Gaze OF waI with
Lrr nickname of the SicR Man for she - eyinripg
great energy in military and nav movements and needs
To De kept III check by her more temperate dlIIts
THE AUSTRIAN ARMY.
The Austrian field army is given by Die EWyop0is hen
Here "a over 100000 men. Military duty falls al
classes Of the population in Prussia the tine of service
is from the goth year. three years in the line ia
The annual contingent of recruits amounts 1854 men,
being 55,On from Austria and S9.i33 from Hungary;
which Is calculated TO bring the total strength o thc
the border troops. Tho total effective strength is
given as follOws Infantry, 4o5,OO; cavalry, 5000
ilery, 1000 WIN l2fs guns engineers lsW0; trIn
250O; making together $1,000, ana with $1,000 frontier
troops, 6S5Ob Beside these the reserve and depot
alldluIiS, anu hnaly, the Mndwchr The Austrian IN
ianty is provided with the WanZ system of transformed
echoaders, and the new Werndl arm the cavalry
Is piOVldtd WIN carb'ne on The Werndl brCeChlOad
ng principles the field guns Of the artillery department
are all Of bronze. of two cabers. lourpoun,rs and
Jahr 1870 und die rchrkrader Monarchie in comparing
the armies of Austria and German Prussia, 10 The
conclusion mat the former has still much To do IN order
10 he placed in lie proper military position in European
affairs Beside being numerically weaker thar PrIIsSo
Gtiind, Sht is not 80 6ectNc{ Organized nor Is the
drill OF the strict The cavalry better horses
and we learn that part OF the late extraordinary de
mana D oOVVO HORNS. made ny the Wa Ministry, viii
be used in the purchase OF horses. The Austrian policy
Is entirely pe1ceul and even now there is much i-
creased military activity. except IN Hungary, whore the
desire for became at first part of the popular eli
thusiasm From the first the last of the difficulties
Austria believed that would be avoided by diplo-
for the present, though, with internal and Dan
until after "A Conference.
Summarizing the forces that would In case Of war hc
engaged ana estmathg tays force at 10000, and En-
glands at 100000 ncudng the Indian cOnliugent, not
taking into account the fleets, have 100000 men, Tuf-
Key 2OOS ana Austria 5O0OON, making, lit round
Ders, 100000 OF lighting men, opposed To- Russia with
an army nearly rs great and as well armed The
met VIII ne lor Austrla an Immense task; she would
have to defend her whole Gaican frontier beside stay
Is.
Indeed the Vienna journals unanimous recognz-
the gravity of the Austrian situation in of
and though the Government would not shirk war; her
every effort viii DC cXcrted to bring about peaceful
diplomatic solution Of the question at Austria has
adopted the principle that peace alone bring about
the internal national prosperity which she much
needs she would prefer to devote her energies the
development Of her untold mineral wealth in the noun
tainre Cus OF Hungary and rather
to plunge into which. the CLOSE bring neither
honor benefit Thu Bismarck proposition for a Con
OF ambassadors, which has Just reached Austria
is favurably received by the German press the Hunga
raus, however 10th 10 the prospect OF with
Russia escaping. Some very important questions con-
nccted with the neutrality OF the Danube viii there
have be discussed The Conference does not eX. nude
the possibility OF war.
A MALICIOUS SUGGESTION TO PORTER.