New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-15

him TO deliver such lecture to such an audience u
such civilian, perhaps-certainly no CORE
spondent-ever before received.
To-day, also The Time, publishes what is virtually
a reply to the criticisms of Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.
Freeman on Mr.. FOrbes's Nineteenth Century paper.
This is an article Of three and half columns from
its military correspondent lately with the Russian
Army, Captain Brackenbury, who alone, of all Eng
shmen. crossed the Balkans with General Gourk0'
and so saw portion of the country and of the mil
itarv work. which Mr.. Forbes did not. Captain
Brackenbury's narratives heretofore published are
well known, and his reputation is very high He is
disposed to Judge the Bulgarians less harshly-and
must say, it seems to me more justly-than Mr..
Forbes the Turks, Also more justly, because more
harshly But Captain Brackenbury says emDhatically
L" there is hardly single assertion made by
Mr.. Forbes which 1 am unable to confirm" The
most strong ly-marked point of difference between
the two witnesses is the more sympathetic charac-
ter Of Captain Brackenbury. Mr.. Forbes thinks the
Bulgarian poOr-sprited creature, and cannot
help regarding him with a certain scorn. Captain
Brackenbury takes into account the fact that lie
has been crushed by centuries OF oppression; and
also that though commonplace and full OF lrr-
tating clownshness, he yet aspres to become edu-
Gated and civilized.
Captain Brackenbury, to whose article on Mr..
Forbes's paper l have referred, has paragraph
which will DO interesting to the American
friends of Mr. MacGahan. That gallant fellow
has set ont to keep company with General
Ghourko on his march across the Balkans Captain
Brackenbury says: He arrived at Tirnoya the day
General GhOurko left, and pushed on afterward
overtakinR the Of the column, but suffered
severe fall in the Pass. and reached Hainkoi day
after it was taken in such plight that nothing but
the indOmtable resolution of brave man would have
caused him to follow the advance to kezank two
days after the march of the force. To the great
g al rIa L., Lib
room during the whole OF our stay at kezanlk"
That Nr. MacGahan recovered and has done ad
mirable work since, we all know. q. W. S.
Mr.. Forbes who was heartily cheered, began
his lecture the War, before the ROYAL United Service
Institution in London on the goth November as
follows: Il viii preface my lecture with few word.
OF personal character II IS with novel and strangely
which pride contends with embarrassment You,
assembage Of trained and educated officers, an Assem-
blage which comprises who know war scientifically
and practically who have ret squadrOns ID the
field" are hOnOung by your presence one who
has indeed. worn the same honorable and glori-
Gus livery with yourselves, but in the hum,
best grade OF the military hierarcby-h indeed
any grade Of that worhest Of all professions be
termed humble. have served the Queen rs private
soldier. Cheers.l mat fact under no circumstances
hear hearl-becaIse feel that there attach to il
no discredithear hear and must adj that never IN
my subsequent intercourse with my mlthry supeIors
have found II TO reckon anything 20 my d!sadVan-
tsge Hearl greet with cordial appreciation the pres
cnce IN the chalr OF the gallant oucer unlgr ".on
served cheers nor can be inappropriate that
should state IN this company that to the experience gained
~ service ~ private DRAGON owe much Of the success
such It is, which good fortune has enabled me TO
attain in the later capacity OF correspondent.
learned in the admirable school OF weh-ordcred dra
COON regiment 10 be- content with simple fare 10 ride any
horse that chance might offer and 70 be my own groom
and forage master. The habit or discipline there in
grained endowed me with selicontrol ana seirclancc
experience in that sweet tented field" D1nucly's
II0llOw-(l aughtcrJ-mad me an expert campaiguer
There better school than the barracklOOn Tor the
rough and ready study OF human nature. In tine,
instead or looking back my term Of soldering a. yea
thrown away have found good canso 10 congratulate
myself on the chance which gave me an experience OF 50
much practical utility But there is nothing IN all this
To lessen The dirucr and embarrassment OF my pres
cnt position. IL would l become the unsned aud I'M
professional student the teaching OF masters anu
urofc-Sors may say, military smllc, that you
regard u!e to-day intelligent scout, who has been
sent out on comprehensive expedition beyOud our fore
posts aud Who has come Jack to the chief with his
por-imperfect indeed, but full, practical, and
may add as modest, he can iuaEe H." lApplauSeI