Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-05-10

Totals, 4,457 l,on,s23 1,6s5.7
The army also has 1875, 14S non
combatants, 240,S38 horses and
2,606, guns. To this may be added
the irregular army (Cossscks,) con
taimng 3,505 officers, 1920 men
and 5,699 non-combatants.
These, as matter of course, are
figures upon paper. 1t should also
be stated that there are doubts
whether the Acknowledgement of the
serf, giving the soldier something
to lie for, has made him more
amenable, to say nothing Of the
spread OF sapping socialistic con
spiracies. Again, the new army
organization only dates back to
October / 1874, and after deduct
ing from the strength OF the army
the forces in the Caucasus 10000
mcn) and the armies of Orcnburg,
Siberia and Turkestan 10000
nen), ard making allowances for
garrisons that must be kept up.
there can hardly be counted upon
for service more than 100000 men.
{ A few years hence, when the sys-
tenn has been gotten INTO working
order and the reserves are fall.
there will of course be another
story to tell.) The cannon are
remarkably good; the small arms
are yet to be tested.
The original plan contemplated
the mobilization of four corps, say
13O, ,00O men, with two po:e, OF
65, 600 meD, in reserve, and a Co
operating force of some $4,000
men working towards Constantine
pile ON the side of the Caucasus.
Now, "including the reinforcements
and reserves dt Kiev. the army
proper contains 800 900 men. with
10000 men in the second line
forty miles behind" (Such are
latest mail advices; we think the
estimates excessively The point is
made that General Nepokoitchits-
ky, the famous strategist, charged
with the conduct of the campaign.
will not move without at least 31O,
900 men, thus avoiding the error
of previous campaigns, whe:e the
offensive was assumed with all in
adequate force.
Facing these forces, Turkey has
in the front line, in Dobrutscha Tin
Silistria, Varna, ShumIa, &c. }
something over 100000 men, some
sc 900 along the Danube and 3d.
600 more near Widdin, AN array IN
the first line of nearly 20O.0o0
men. A force as strong is. placed
upon the second line of the Balk
ans, aided as materially (as it vas
not half a century ago) by proper
fortiGcation of the deiles. the
third line passing from A;lriauople
to Pkilippopolis, and forming a
sort Of intrenched camp.
AS to the Turkish army, statis-
tics are more abundant than salts
factory. Probably the most trust
worthy report is thst of the Allge'
meine Zeitung. It declares the
pay to be small and much in ar
rear, but the food usually ample.
and the barracks clean, spacious
and well ventilated. The artillery
is strong and the arsenals are upon
the whole tolerably well organized.
Besides heavy purchases of Can
non aud small arms in Germany,
England and the United States,
Turkey can depend upon two gun
powder factories, an artillery arse
nal and a cast-steel factory. The
engineer force is very efficient. The
war streng h of the Turkish army
is placed at 203,700 men. with
los, 800 in the first reserve, $4,000
in the second reserve, $4,000 in the
military po ice aud 10000 in the
third reserve, a @ntal of 486, 100.
The irregulars are estimated at
$4,000 aud auxiliaries at $4,000
OF the latter, how many could be
counted upon, with Egypt anxious
to be rid of allegiance to it's snze-
n.