The New York herald., 1874-08-17
MILITARY AFFAIRS.

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
General orders nom Washington, under date OF
the 4th inst, provide that paymasters shall not
make advances on account OF actual travelling ex.
penses, and tnat officers who are on the march
must procure from the Adjutant Generals office
orders for transportation in lieu OF mileage. This
arrangement will be carried out in the navy ALSO
MIR. Wallace Dunlop, captain of the late victori-
GUS (Scotchl team at Wimbledon is out In long
letter to the Volute Service Gazette strongly con-
demnatory Of the Martini Henry ride lately adopt.
ed for military purposes by England. Mr.. Dun
lop says that the piece is q "mserabe malforma-
tion,n shows that 1t Is bad adaptation OF Ameri-
can inventions and wishes 1t so modified as to
compare with our own We'll known guns the Rem
ington or ard-BurtOn breech-loaders
The escape from prison OF the notorious traitor
eX-Aarshal BaZaine Is an event OIL very great
military Importance to France. HIS crime
being looked upon as political offence MacMahon
cannot demand The eXtradition OF his old brother
o1cer, and there can De no doubt but the BOnapart
st nrigues, into hch the traitor of Metz is about
to plunge, will have an important bearing upon
the peace OF France and the permanency OF her
present government.
Some OF the London newspapers predict war
which is soon to take place between Russia and
China. Perhaps England wishes that this predic-
ti0n were verified. The caSus oeHi Is said to Orlgi
nate in the open support Afforded by Russia 10 the
AItancE Gnarzee's establishing the independence
OF his own crown, IN defiance to the protests Of
China. The Brother to the sun and Moon has placed
q strong military force on che frontier of Kashgar,
and 1t Is believed that the Gear Will come to the
support Ol the threatened Power. China Is arm.
ing aud Russia is equipped 20 the teeth.
lan Nh han nie IvOn nj Ui0 ia
to have a monument in st. Louis, Mo. Major vo.
gel, Of that city, has a communication from the
war Department. In which he Is notified that the
President has approved the plans aud drawings
for the monument which were submitted by MI.
Dfniding The ceremonies OF unveiling and inau-
gurating are expected to take place In Arsenal
Park on the 5tn Of September.
That portion OF the Grand Army OF the Republic
which Is cantOned at Schenectady, N. Y, u
about to erect monument there In honor Of
the soldiers from tnat city who Iel IN battle during
the war OF the Rebellion
The Army and Navy Gazette Is the authority for
sn..n De composed Of ia regiments Of the line;
each one OF three 0attallons, OF SIX companies.
In addition, there are to bs eighteen oattalions
OF lgnt infantry. On peace footing the
companies Will be made up OF oficers and Ill
ENLISTED men. In time OF war an additional lieu
tenant IL nOn-cOmmlss1Oned officers aud 128 rank
and file viii be added to each company. On
peace footing each regiment VIII be composed Of
rank and file. In time or war che enlisted men
will number 1912.
manGuvres' recently executed IN Joenkoeplng,
Sweden, anu asserts that tue troops OF thag
country are modes in discipline and efficiency.
Tue ChOrkh a cyllndIO-cOnical projectue for field
guns is reported as ABOUT to be adopted into the
Russian service. Ihe Reoue uArtt!ter1e Is the
authority for this statement, and 1t adds that the
new prOjectne shows remarkable uniformity IN
ricOchet practice.
The total forces OF all ranks employed by the
English in the Ashantee war are set down at 1850,
exclusive OF the native levies and West India reg-
ments Five officers and fourteen men were
killed. or died OF their wounds; lorty-iour sue
cumbed to disease anu 457 were invaded, or ieit
And now that Mont Gents has been bored, we
are to have tunnel through Mont Blanc, 30 as to
connect France with Italy without trespassing on
SWISS territory. nj. Stamm Is the engineer VINO
proposes this UOld project.
The First Light infantry and the Albany Burgess
Newport where they viii be received by the New
port artillery.
the Seventeenth Connecticut volunteer regi.
menr VIII hold their eighth annual reunion ut
Bridgeport Railroad depot on the 81 OF September.
The French Natlonal Assembly has voted
ST. 900 lOr the construction Ot defensive WORKS
along the eastern frontier, that are now no longer
secured by Metz or Strasburg. The Germans, on
their part, are rendering these two celebrated
fOrtresses as nearly impregnabe as possible, aud
between The two strongly iort1ed ines nery Frank
glance OF hate and looks of war.
A SPECIAL reserve corps ol l2i, 900 single men ana
widowcrs, between the ages OF twenty-!wo and
thirty live, has been decreed Dy the Spanish gov.
ernnent. An exemption from this service costs
$50 pesetas, $3.50. This lOrce Will be mobilized
into battaiops during the fourth week In August.
The battles OF ST. Privet and GraveOtte. fought
on the 17tn and 18th OF August, to be the sub
man man on,ciai history Of the war with France. This
volume Will be larger than shose already published
The London Times is assured from the Channel
feet that the ercat ship Devastation Is stlli un-
healthy. Notwithstanding the care and large
expenses bestowed upon her ventilation. She ls
also said TO be swarminR Win rats.
Sir William Palliser has oeen sent an appropri-
ate acknowledgment, intimatng to MIN the adOp-
tion in navy OF his armor bolts for ron-clads.
The resignation Of Captain Turner, OF the Sew
enty first regiment, National Guard Is before the
proper military authorities in Albany.
the examining board OF oficers i9r the First
division, National Guard, 10 composed OF Colonel
second regiment, National Guard, and C0one,
Mitchell OF General Shaler's stan
DISPATCHES from the state AdJntant Generals
office say that the uniform fund belonging to the
First division, National Guard has been appor-
Battery a B. Be- Of ths First DIVISION N O., goes into
camp ut East New YORK on the 24th INST, and VIII
remain three days under canvas, for tue purpose
OF carrying on ball practice.
The German Ministry OF war is about to order
the destruction OF the fortthcati0ns oi MarsaL Is
All kinds OF explosive substances Will be tried.
This engineering experiment. WI cost $8oTo the
operations are to be conducted Oy tie COLONEL OF
the Fifteenth battalion OF pioneers
At last the French tricOior nag which foated
nom the top OF Metz Cathedral, and waved defiance
to the Germans from IT'S airy height, has been re-
moved by man named Demange. after seven
Germans had failed to accomplish thts task IN at
tempting which Two Of them LOST their lives. The
successful man WINS reward OF $40.
The military circles In Belgium are OF opinion
that genel VI system OF obligatory service Is the
great essential needed to have good army, where
no substitutes Will be allowed. fhe Be.g'que Mi
t0jye thinks that late mutintes among the punish
ment companies ut TilyOrde, near Brussels, is at
tributaDIe to the existence OF substitutes in tile
army. The rate OF deserton among substitutes is
aarinngly great.
The rate Of suicide in the British army Is found
to be 0370 per 1000 OF Its strength. Ins Is fear
fully hign as compared TO the known ratio In the
civil walks OF lie, bu Is less than that which ts
common TO most oI the other European armies.
FRENCH MISSIONARIES FOR CHINA.
From Galign ants Messenger, August IL
Atouching ceremony took place two DAYS back