The New York herald., 1870-08-16

what the French call ptntendence, Is not ready rnd
Of the six months rations for all army Of 10000
men and 10000 horses which were ordered to be
stored by August l. barely onehaf has been got TO-
gether. The lighting part or the army is furi-
Gus at being thus kept back after all the
hurry they made TO get here. Thus the
Third regiment OF zouaves reached Stras
bourg from Constantine, which Is sixty miles
from the coast In Algeria, in five days. including the
voyage to Marseilles and six hours delay in that
town. And cavalry regiment, tue Second Chas-
seurs d'Afrique. commanded by the Marquis de Gal
lifet, reached Mulhouse from Oran In six days,
Oran being two days. march from the port OF em-
barkation In Algeria. And from every corner Of
France 1t was the same. Generals and colonies,
captains and leutenants, sergeants and prlvates, all
hurried on to the Of fast as they could,
and now to ind themselves delayed in consequence
or the bad arrangement OF the c0mmissariat is
really too provoking. IL Is the old, old thing-a
story which we IN England have had to tell at the
outset OF every war aud which you had to tell at the
commencement OF your great struggle with the
South.
The lighting portion of the army say that the tn
tende,scs Is certain to break down this campaign.
and that they hopethe Emperor viii revert to tho old
French system, which worked so well under the first
empire, OF having an onicer in each regiment who is
entrusted with providing all that the men need infhc
way Of food, tents, clothing or what not. II would
be q curious commentary II, just as we In England
have, at an enormous outlay and after groat zeal
OF trouble, formed what Is called 'controi depart
ment" which Is an exact Imitation OF the French -
tendenos, that the original OF our cory should break
down and fau altogether. tr
rMACMAHoN GOES TO SEE THE EMPEROR.
After wrote you this morning telegram was re-
ceived here from the Emperor ut Metz, where the
Emperor now Is, aud not at Nancy, as the papers
try to make out. Ten minutes after he received the
telegram the Marshal LETT for Metz, and Will not be
back before tomorrow morning. when 1t IL not un-
likely that u movement OF these headquarters may
take place.
Another cause or discomfort IN the army or, at
least, among the very best troops OF the army
those that have come from Ageria-is change that
the authorities are about 70 make az a se way vey
regiment OF Turcos and or zouavcs, the officers OF
eacn company captain, lieutenant and sub-lleuten-
anti were allowed Two mules between them. one
OF these mules carried their small tents
and camp beds, the other tlcir cooking uten-
sis and clothes. This Is now TO be altered.
the mules are to be abolished altogether and each
half battalion OF officers, that Is the officers OF three
companies, are tO have between them small COW
cred two-wheel cart, which Will be drawn by one
horse. TO tile regiments that were until now ON
the peace establishment, this change is no hardship
whatever. They would have 10 provide some Kind
OF carriage for the campaign aud might as well
have one sort as the other. But the officers or
zonaves, Turcos and Chasseurs d'Afrique, are
always upon war footing. they are obliged to keep
up their baggage animals all tho year round and
have brought the same with them from Algeria ut
great axpenSc.
The consequence Il that they will now have to part
with them ~ u considerable loss, and not being
wealthy men they do not like the prospect at all.
1t Is III cases Ike this that the want OF tree press
is felt. II the officers or the army could,
as In England and America, make them
selves heard Ill the columns OF the news
papers, the authorities would take care
to remedy their wants. AS it Is the tHtendealce and
the civil administration do very much as they like,
and the commanders OF divisions and corps know
little OF what regimental officers are discontinued
about In addition 10 the change In baggage ami
mals they are ordered now to change their tents.
Each officer Is ordered 10 provide hasef with what
is called te,ite Random being OF pattern approved
OF by the late Marshal Random when he was Mlnis.
ter or War.
This involves an outlay OF at least sixty to hun
dred francs, say from fifteen to twenty dollars,
which is about the months pay OF an Infantry OIL
cer AS said before the French officers are by no
means wealthy men. and the order has dIsquieted
those who were provided with tents not u little.
AT wISsEMBOURG.
There was yesterday another skirmish near WIS
semuourg, about fifty mites direct north from here
Some Bavarian hussars crossed the frontier and at
tempted destroy the railway that leads 10 the
town from this, anu which goes ON direct to join the
great railway 10 Mayence They were surprised by
French cavalry, and driven back with the loss
OF two men Killed aud three wounded, the latter
being taken prisoners. On tue French side one man
was Killed.