New-York tribune., 1870-08-23

,,,,,e The lreechloadng system has hot heei' in'V
,ced into the French artillery; they use eNousiEoH
"a Utte's four and tweIycpound ihuAf'o lu"u''''
pvDerepce viii show whether these guns wiz '0'
comparison with the German rineu nI.coh'
.e-i, drayrb,c 10 the movements OF French "ItneiF
ifo,irifv and insufficient training OF their hofses'
t, or, strong but clumsy and slow Il Is the common
.li.f rat tle German-Tru h!ihS aI'i"vi'
ouci,ers with greater dcXterty and ralndl'l 'l ~"
Frtnch aud that they easily pass over o'a"
choir way vrler. Preach drivers would pe con ,
b,1t II Unknown fact that hOrscnahslp S sun
ut ipdrauty understood m France, although ivi1iN
1lo ,r,,rrss has boon made since the advent Oh te
soo,a 1,ri-s o. confidently anticipate tItt one nan
- the horses Of the French artillery VIII oe Nhn' ior
service before the first Of next month
The weakest point of the Freueh army Is 't ''N"u!'
,ltboupb tine present Emperor has made indeiatgabe
forts toward its Improvement The soldiers 40 not
~ certaiu wild courage and are apt To hurry on To
he onslaught brandishiug their long swords ana utter
r Terrible cries. but when near the enemy, hair oi them
have ost a trol of their horses and are carried TO
and fro M random The Prussan cavalry maneuyers
zen times bette. and whenever it comes to concus-
sion with the enemy, it can utterly disogganize the
ttor and bring him complete confusion by one or
o dcxtcrous cy0luons. We not f5S get that this
,s the samc cavalry which yangushed and almost an
rfhfltod the famous hungarian cavalry during the
rnuagn OF lsi which latter had been up TO that time
considered iuvgcble. II cannot he denied that the
81.
leeut in horsemansiip that they hardly dud chance
for the proper use Of their weapons. Tie CAas eurs
FAfriquc are almost the only good horsoman In the
French army. They are mostly volunteers who have
done many years service in Northern Africa and have
usc0u.at 81 acquired good deal Of experience IN the
cement OF their horses well as in active warfare
They are mounted small but strong Oriental stations
Te heavy French cavalry are tocraby well mounted,
5u th cavalry Of the line dancers and Dragoon) are
inferior i'm every way. Their horses in great pro-
portion of poor quality. weak, and hgheggcd ANIMALS
thousands OF which will De utterly worthless after feW
weeks service u the field. How these shall be replaced
as long %, Belgium. Holland and Spain stick TO their
prohibition OF the export OF horses 1t Is nara 10 say
This much certain whenever and wherever these IRA
coons and Iaucors come into contact with German
cavalry. they viii De sorely cut Up by the latter
The light cavalry. consisting of regiments of Hussars'
l2rcciments Of CAasseur cheval regiments OF Chas-
scurs dAfrque. and gmeuts iof spahs Is decidedly
better mounted than the cavalry Of the line They have
good many Oriental horses and the balance are bought
uu i'm the Arcnuos VOsges and other mountainous dis
t.Icts ot France.
Asrcrrs the army officers there can he no douh That
the German corps OF officers is superior 20 the French
I'm general intelligence learning, and in theoretical
study and this easily explained. In France, although
he majority OF officers have received their education in
military @hoos their scientific training is often sadly
neglected and they frequently enter the regular army
without possessing that Theoretical knowledge which
should the foundation TO their later practical expe
rence Beside tnis the principle prevails that any cor
ura or sergeant may attain the rank OF an officer in
peace as well as I'm war; IL ne shows certain degree Of
Intelligence. and IS familiar with the practical service
In Prussia and iu the other states of North Germany an
entirely different plan has been adopted. Every officer
has TO pas, several stringent examinations before he can
obtain commission About Onehaf Of the officers re-
ccye their education aud military training in the regular
military Institutes which they enter in early cchood
while the rest serving on advancement, enter the rank
and file of the regular army when fit for service attend
10 military school instruction, and, passing two eXanna-
ton rs ensign and second Lieutenant, can oe promoted
10 the rank Of o.er no corporal or ser- ant can ever
attain that rank. uuless il be 10y particularly Distinguish
ing himself on the field Of battle.
But not only are the German officers decidedly ahead
of the French III scientific and theoretical knowledge
they are also far superior in their morale The Emperor
elpoI.8n only demands that his officers he brave toi-
er bndy devoted to him. and does not care in The least
about their morals aud their behavior The words "Li@
sqast.r ie man" might De very appropriate here. The
German corps of officers Is animated by strict sense OF
honor and they take particular care 20 drive out rom
among them any Who should become guilty Of u-i-
ccutlcmanlke behavior. They frequently take the mat
tr into their own hands without resorng to an nior-
t1nto the Government for the expulsion OF nscreaHt
The staff Of the army Of the North German ConfedeTi-
ton is formed of the elite OF Its corps of officers, ana
may safely Dee placed above any other general army stan
II the world The head ana soul OF it is the renowned
veteran General Baron MOltke' whose eminent ser
vices during the campaign of 1866 still ~ fresh in tie
memory Of every one 10 need any special comment here
AT the commencement of this year the North German
army had u army corps physicians, go reelental ply
,icans $50 battalion ph scans and G9l assistants This
number has been considerably augmented since the out
break OF hos;ilitcs.
When in tie field every army corps has T. fed hospl-
tails each for sick and wounded The voluntary nos
rital service. which has proved snch great hes Ing
during tie campaign of lsjG has again been organized
and central bureau is established where friends and
relatives can obtain immediate information not only Of
the sick and wounded in the fcld hospitals but also OF
those removed from the field Of battle for treatment in
private douicis An the arrangements may be said to
De as far perfect as human ingenuity and Christian be-
rcyOleucc can make them.