Show opinion 0 of f the Austri austrian aint an and d french el Arni armies ties by b a military 1 Offic officer cr the new york post gives the following in report of a lecture delivered in in new ark new jersey by major burr porter nho commanded a body of 1000 men in the turkish army du during rin the russian the ithe lecturer commenced commena by alluding var itar to the fact that austria was w as inmany in many respects much like the united states and unlike other european countries the people of 0 autria au ana generally were ere con tented and happy there had been a great change in the army anny of austria since since 1848 1648 many 0 of f the officers are now elevated from the ranks then but few were thus elevated this had bad tended to make mak t the army more popular and the ahe soldiers more energetic the policy of the emperor of austria had bad been of late to endeavor to secure the good aill of the middle classes of his people the lecturers know knowledge knowledge lede of the aus inan aiau army had bad been derived from acqua pipe ence nence he had been among them and izia though he mig might ht differ from thema the ma jonly of newspapers he did so intelli gently knowing his observations to have been correct the austrian troops the speaker considered the he handsomest in in the world their officers were all fine lookin looking men aho vho seemed every eiery inch the soldier the men loved and respected their would follow them throaty any danger the austrian army was made up principally of the hardy mountaineers and the men it we physically ay superior to those corn com cosing th the rench french army their rifle em aim were considered by the speaker greatly luperio r to the I 1 rench brench they ire we remore natural riflemen who were L practised practiced in in the he use of the weapon in these days da s of the use of the long range range and deadly mime arms this was an important desideratum the speaker al laded to the effect during battle of good I 1 rifle shooting when every third man i rould mid be picked out of the ranks rank at every ai discharge I 1 it soon discouraged the men I 1 i standing before such a fire they could lot face it long the speaker speake then alluded to the hun cavalry as having been for a long ime iiii e the admiration of all europe their horses were brought up with the men 11 arid though spirited they were docile ind and easily gover gov craned ened by their masters the men are stout thick set fellows and are excellent riders ina in a battle their charge is is fearful the austrian artillery are not inferior to any in in eu ope the horses are well selected and powerful and the men experienced and chent the speaker considered her athole ole army arm the best officered of any in in europe rope while hile the french made their ai officers acers by taking intellectual youths lis and PI putting eting them thein through a course of studies attore ire fitted to make them book worms than any anything thim else the austrians Aust rians nans took he country in cleme h hardy a sons and I 1 riss adl after givin giving them a br brief ef a and appropriate ate schooling scho olim at excellent institutions I 1 put pt them m ine the field and told them to illace officers of them seh e e the field 4 tho the only place to make good officers I 1 the abe speaker thought an army that ha had the best appointed and most numerous force of artillery should win m the most batles bat les A battery of one hundred guns should be able to keep the field against almost any number of op posers being powerful pow enough to sweep sw beep all before it from tho the experience of the speaker he considered the old fashioned gun much better for a low range than the now new breach lo loading adin P pieces I 1 aces the austrian army though formerly inferior ortere i ere now equal to the french troops that is i the ia rench french troops of the line except in in the use of sharp harp and pointed weapons the french imperial guard could not be equalled equal led by the aus rians he considered them the best soldiers n the world the austrian soldiers sold lers had some advant advantages aes as an offset off set to the ability of the french in in the use of sharp and pointed weapons they were very strong in in cavalry this was an important thing in in case of defeat enabling the irmy army to retreat without great loss los the french soldier acted badly in m defeat and the italian was nas scarcely to be relied on another advantage possessed by the austrians Aust rians we find in in the fact of their being accustomed to the climate of italy the arc present sent battle ground they the could maintain perfect health there the french were unused to the climate which was n as warmer than that thai of their country and their battalions would become thinned by dis ease the french possessed great ardor and this was very ery apt to lead them beyond the bounds of prudence ile he was inc inclined lined to think that in in the present con test the great gre it ardor of the french would prove a di advantage to them and lead them to defeat ardor was a capital thing in in troops when they were superior to those opposed to them but when equal there was greit great risk of those possessed 0 of f treat great ardor aadot bemi being overcome the 6 speak ei in in all alluding u din to the character of the I 1 rench french soldier said he was ono one of tho those e who doubted very lery much whether ah the emperor napoleons path was to be strewn with flowers as many anti cipa ted led he ae reviewed the military history of france and alluding to lier her former greatness gre atnes said aid for several sev eral years she had made a poor figure in in europe the french were a mighty eighty people when uni ted arid and confident Con confidence confided fiden e did a great deal for them A As s lon long g as they believed they were going going to win win they would do well but if they lost confidence they were worth but little the speaker did not by any means wish to disparage the th french soldier he would be little of a soldier if he could not admire them for their soldiery qualities tho the french he believed had more military genius than the people e ae of any other oilier country the life of op a so soldier ld 0 ier suited cited them and they enjoyed it es th the explanation explanation of this it was as found in in the fact of the poor condition generally of the peasants who were ever willing to enter the arny army and their ambition to be somebody and gain renown made them valorous in the present contest the battle bit ie field would be in in a country more beautiful even than their own and there was no reason why by the french soldiers now should not be animated by b the same bame enthusiasm which animated their heir fathers sixty years ugo ago when treading ing the same soil the speaker thought the poli policy cy of the austrian army in in the present war would be to act on the offensive and defensive I 1 1 I he battle of montebello jut just fought was as it a peculiar one he had read the different accounts of it i as pub fished and the austrians Aust rians nans seemed to have hadano had no cavalry engaged in in it this he accounted for on the supposition that this thi bi anch of the army had bee been sent out hurriedly to secure secure or defend defend some sodie important position before it it had been joined by cavalry or that it was vias a strata adem to leache lead the enemy into a false im im in in regard to the manner in in which they intended to carry on the campaign their off officers leers were very enter enterprising enterprise ng and received much important knowledge by their system of which frequently extended within tho the lines line fon several hours during the battle of montebello Montc bello the Austrian Austn aiu 3 a ap p pear to have had it all the their ir own ava way and it was not net until the came up to the aid of that portion of the french with whom they were eng engaged that tha t th they e y were forced to retire the Aust austrians austrians Austi ians rians were always vest hest in the I 1 latter att r part art 0 of t a campaign and the french tin lin the the first the french had one advani advantage ge at this time they had bad lately beel li cenin in the field and were experienced in actual service many of them having aleez leez in ilie late wat between the allied powers and russia the austrians Aust rians had seen no service for ten years |