New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-17

gpen4,ro on thc itati of Sir John Michel who COM
manded the southern army" lhose hahUuNies
were more like real warfare than any suam Oa'u-
nalpn have known, and were something III the ma,
ture of n test competition between The on school
and the "new school" Michel had all the new
lights in his force-W osecy, poor Nalehlne bakGI'
Eyelyn Wood, and others Sir Robert MalPole,
who commanded the "northern army, hau i ioI
subordinates the conseiyaNe5 or t ne army SShn3e
etc The question was fought out al the DattIo
of AmesDury." The northern army's role was 10
cover tine roads TO London against an invader, rep
resented by the southern army. Inc loIuoI !, 80
drawn up in the early morning. Win tine hNoi
Avon behind It, looking out WESTWARD VI.
the latter winch lad camped for the highI
ont on the plain near old Isaac Day racing staples
The fight began by "a demonstration on the lIoht Vi
the northern army 10y Valentine Bakers caSaiIS'
Baker certainly made as IL he were COVERING ;iio M
ployment of the lniantry of the army TO Wllch no
belonged tor q tlOutdl attack on inc uOI "a
army, standing there IN position All the a''cnt"H
OF that army was centred on ais eVoiutlonS. IrtI
attention he held tor two hours or more INC
northern artillery had come INTO acton ds"i"'e
HIM. Suddenly from the edge Oh "oou, on
knoll right in the of the northern army 'Sneu
out "A cannon shot. That army .dd Decn ldhch III
reverse. Bakers cavalry evouuohs hau oeon /"
mere device 10 distract Its attention. "no .no H.
fantTy of the southern army were CloSSIns wy
Avon Dy a bridge lower down and marching uP vi
to the knoll into u position actually lhteIcoPtips
the northern army from tue roads 10 cover which which
had been it's Utted task 1t was as neat piece "a
tactics as could well hope TO SEE, ana NoiScIoS
was tho contnver OF It, The contention
l.
1een actual not snam. 1t could not have
been carried out, ana that even To attempt IL Wouiu
have been insanity. WITH tins argument cOuld not
bring myself to concur hOld that What Oh uiiIIhg
enterprise practicable III peace nlaneuNlcs Nnon
an mems blood is calm, unuJsurbed by HE madness
and distraction OF actual battle, ~ Infinitely uioIo
likely to succeed when the air Is iull OF hy my cad'
and the turmoil of the fray Is disturbing e'iuail
Ity IhIs 4 hOid true OF tactics Oh.y tho s'la' ,
cgy OF "a campaign, that pTecedes inc cIlsh ' .1
picker of the batLc, must he rs wary Us Can Oo 'Ho
strategy OF nypedce manGuV es'
THE GOLD COAST WAR.
When the Gold Coast trouble bega Sir Garnet
Wolseley was on the Horse Guards Staif. letter
appeared in The Daily NecS which suggested plan
of operations gathered from perusll OF tDe sparse
Typographical information available III relation to
Ashantee, and naming Sir Garnet as the Olhccr
whose antecedents Indicated hun as suitable man
for the command OF an expedition. Soon altei TIC
was appointed to the POSITION ana III September
1873 he sailed III advance OF his troops, nut Win
large stan of officers Oh special service some OF
the officers who accompanied INN or followed MN
to the Gold COast-McNell Butler, Butter HuJ Sie;
Swaine and Others-nad been with MN IN the hed
River expedition others lie had recruited pro nae
rice because OF his belief IN them as adequate III
sLTumenls for carrying out his dispositions Among
the best known OF these were EVeSh Noou
Baker Russell, /. b. Baker, Colonel GreaVeS
yOung Maurice who had beaten ms cnIoi
IN the competition Tor the Wellington pllZc essay,
Lord & ltford McCanOnt, ana Henry BrackenDuIy
these and some others constituted the lgllal
" Nolseley Gang winch mas been steadily re-
and which has created 50 much Jealousy ana near
burning among the Ot1cerhoOd GU. side It's pale.
Nolselcy : argument Is perfectly GEAR ana loscal'
" am assigned" says he, certain WORK 10 acc'h-
plIsh. / need instruments To assist me. Here are
certain instruments whose efficiency nave proven,
and on which can rely. Ihey know me. L know
them. Otners may ana no doubt are equally cdpa
BILE; but they ana we would be strange To each
other demand the right TO choose my own lhstiu-
ments, If am TO feel assured OF success, ana INC
ngnt to take the men VINO, as know by expert
ence, will efficiently contribute to thdt success IL
Is hard to get TINS reasoning ana thelc Is one
bright spot IN the horizon Tor the OUTSIDERS, idJ
NOlseley Is ever the outlook for suitable recruits
irrespective OF aught bat merit. saw ann ehilsI q
marine officer III cyprus at moment notice, Just
because found HIM DONG mdatei1ul, si sle.ldilc
work Ia a position where he had been lelt 10 his
own devices La Zululdnd lie recruited Herbert
Stewart of the 81 Drasooh S'liuS an eillmc
stranger to him. because &c had taken ON himself
10 make good a line OF com nuhlcatlOh. II you ell
gage workman you don't Insist on selecting MS
tOOs for MIN; you leave hun to choose MS own
what you are concerned WIN j. Ihal nc Snail uo 'e
work intruStcd to INN.
10 Wolseley's determination, cOnstancy, powers
of Organization ana force to cOcrce The nome
authorities mo prompt COMPLIANCE Win Ills rcqusl-
TONS was due the success OF the Asnantee cApcdl-
ton. In tine lighting duty Sir JOnn . Leod ana Hlr
Archibald Alison we're Ills able subordinate com
manucrs; poor Cooley was MS rIghl-hdhI man
m the transport service. 1t was good turn
uVcs. md Inn when he wro,e at the foot of
a dispatch he had Indlred for that monarch
See Corinthians, chap H. verse - Sald refer
should get power over Us ior we are NOT ignorant
OF his Devices II Is interesting To note that ihe
formation WOlseley adopted Tor ne march OF MS
army onward through the hgnt or AihOaulul INTO
CoUlnassIc tnat of lOur columns, each racing
onward ana 50 foImng great square, leaving
thus no unprotected HANKS :
NATAL AND ZULULAND.
On his return he was appointed to the command
of the auxiliary forces, and early in $50 was sent
ont to reorganlzc the Intestine condition OF the
colony of Natal. Here he conquered the malcon-
tents bv courtesy, accompanied by champagne, and
arranged the system OF administration that Is still
in force and working fairy well. When he came
back, he vacated his appointment III connection
with the auxiliary forces and became a member OF
tle Council OF India. rom TINS playing al Work
he was dspa ched to the Leyant III the summer OF
1878, as administrator OF that precious new
&C IulsltlOn Oh ours the Island O1 cyprus
then accompanied him, and Tor the hrst time saw
the Woseey machine ~ work. IL ran smoothly
Every man knew his place and htted INTO 1t MS
work and he did 1t. WOlseley, noted, had grand
capacity letting bis suOOrdnates alone III thelr
work, so long as lie got the results. lie gave tIle
impression Of being the pUsscssOr OF Il cam
strength that was slngularly rcassuIlng nc seemed
to possess the faculty OF reservlng himself Nc lidd
the TepOse of Unsuitable condolences he decided
qalckly Out not Jerky. lie never iussed, ana wien
at work he mad rare power OF dlspa. ch. lie maze
the best OF Cyprus and 10 those who know now Dad
Cyprus is IL must be matter Oh aStOnlsheht IhdI
he made anything OF II at all.
Force OF events III Zuuand sent him ththcr in
the carly summer OF 1879. The War Once, win
the country ut It's back, sent hlln. lne Horse
Guards we're hostiely obstructive. Armed with au-
thOnty from the secretary OF state W0lseley en-
tered the Pail Mall sanctum where the COmlndhder-
incl rules. That Royal parsonage had gone 10
the Derby and nothing could be done III his aD-
sence. But want to start the day alter tO-lnor
row, said WOlseley TO the IOcam teHths ana WIiI
| | want must be done" And done 1t was by sheer
! force of Wolseey's strong Will. lie started with
| most OF his old staff He mad got no further than
Port DurntOTd when UlundI was fought by LORD
Chelmsford. | was The first man from the latte
force TO reach WOlsciey after That victory. lie had
introduced a new tone into the troops about INN.
| lie mad abolished laagers, and had exercised the
| demon OF funk that had held such pernlclOus
| sway ever since lsandula. don't understand
ne mad said THAT British soldiers III close order,
| WITH rifles III their hands and bayonets on those