, 1876-11-27

Remittanecs not having come to hand pramptiy
rsse'ntly, tho American company has 'toppcd q
awaiting further rcinltahrfs and orders.
A fact not generally known, xl,a which is con-
s!trrctl great triumph for this country. Is thu
change wlltcl, las rome over tho great - sssan
tnnny. pierced tho Frcnch armies 90 terribly.
All til. RNns uEet1 heretofore ny Prussia arc
hcfng discarded, Md they arc being replaced by
guns made from American machinery.
executing, = contrac. with Egypt for 10000
rifles, which arc being shipped from this port,
and another has sold 100 400 pistols to the Rus
SLAMS during tho past yeAF. Among the Turk
officer, nfck1A.nlr,i Torpedo 10y" Who was
employed BY the Confederate Government during
the Kcbrtllon. lie Is now Il, The employ OF thc
Turkish Government, under heavy snlnry, to
lay, torpedoes n tho harbor Of Constanti,iorlc,
fleet lie Is In tt.es city for the purrosu uf study
Ing the most recent Inventions for liarbor dc.
fesc, is exceedingly energetic and i spoken Ut
hv American manufacturers as Nh officer Of cx-
traorlnary Intelligence.
Military Mpn here look torwarl with great In
torcst 10 the cxpcrtcdsttuggle Russta has not
tecn engaged III q European conflict since the
reorganization Of her nr,ny In 1870. unner the
old System the Russian solt1ery were taken c1-
n complicated plan Of forced service. Tl'o
oflccrs then were deficient lit number,
ellhrastcr, and education. and there ,sas
nn uentito systetn OF reserves. bnt,1 saau M
street, "atl this Is changed now. Tho lsnssiau
Of to-day is not the Russian, Of tic Crt1Dca.
Wonderful progress i!as been made III military
reform by hussl. during the post ie'x years, and
e See ee e a Nj % e ee,a grs S oteansee
Of I1sussnn armies. Their infantry regiments
l,ayo ITO rivals on tho nareh tho soldiers arc c1-
ecllons gymnaate, and their bayonct exercise Il
splcnufd." VINO laylng before nc reporter
aes sn stsa new % IL POSSESSION t Z Haerean can % oscs:
5ho same Eehtlcman g9M: LUG wv m'ssnn- III.
icl1ses ~ nke hy the Russian army gre l'Se
lhe aatl1nH, IS-barfel Gnhs. enly somo"9as IT.
III ec DIGssa anno " s,"ro Y
The entire Russian army Is divided as FOL-
lows: .....,,- .,,u
l. inc tlcla army, composed Oh tne slaaoing
army 4hd the anenGntGo fescfVes;
II. lrfcgular troops, both cavalry anu 'h1an-
try, Faise!l 4: o{nfy IN time of war.
III. Mil!tl0, or local forces: ~
Inc Russian iorce aVaiIah!o tof neld service,
omlt!nE t1e mlt1a or local 1osees no" eons1sts !as
q 4 aiyisons Of lniAntry hrlgades M = q r. rilcs'
~ disstons q eayalry 5o ntRaaes q e!u aIt
iefy, origaues OF horsc artillery, ns'Eaaes o.
enainec,s mas!nE total ssTe1stn 9A ~ 10 time t 2,
@ VIZ Of 4S'@'5 officers and 1taas,o79 NEIL with
%,S4 W guns
Tie compact organization Oh SO great a!orce IS
The result Of the system entered upon Nov. ~,
1S7o, when an Imperial uknse waa = issued to TIE
c1!cct that 70 per cent ot a.! the H1eslan youths
who attained the age " y should 20 selected
BY annual drawing of lots to serve In tue nrny
for illteen yenrs. by the snme ukase Inc aa'afi-
!stration o. tlsd army was disluca iltn tlle Iol-
lowing ngtwcl7e s!cpaFtmtnts: Imperial G!nancery !I,y
Council Ut War, Superior Military Tribunal,
ChanccFy Minister 81 War, Headquarters
stan; 1ntendanse e. department ior PIP, Apay,
supply, md clothing OF army, Artil"
lcry Department, Engineer Depart,
incAt, Army Medical Department, educational
Department.. Administration Irregular I!oopa,
Department Military .jllstlcc. An EMBnsfl oiil-
Ger recently on visit TO ono of thc Russian
military schools. expressed his astonlsllmcnt at
tho excellent education received there, and at
the thorough knowlcdgep possessed BY tlIc young
Russian cat.cls of this geographical fcaturos OF
England; They knew cxaetly lew t to sTace the
eol!rse df tho smallest rivers IN Ergiand:
The prtrci}al olllcers connected With the its-
sim nrsny MS At prcscnt organized, In addition
to tho Wnr Mnl8ter, Ggn. Aiitutin, are: Ihe
Grand luke Michael, General of Artillery;
Grand Du;o Nicholas General of Engtncefs,
and the wc!l.known Gen. Tot9cben; ten: kau1-
man, and Gen Bogouslawsky, chief OF the IT.
regular troops. ihe Grand Duke Alexander IL
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