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Show ? prcjpa'ations p l?rahcc. creates, ai presoiU ;tlm(5, consideraiile cxcitoi in England, Among otliw' thinga (t centljr published, for. the dafen3 tho 'ffavo washed Isle,?' is an into ing letter from SirWm. Naplei the subject of volunteer riilo corps. 1 acute and experienced historian o n PeninaUlar war corrects the poj 1 idea that bayonet charges and soli( 1 seta of heavy columns are tho lea J features of modern warfaro; on ' Contrary, threo-f ourtla of overy I ' between regular armics ho tolls us 1 pends upon "the art of hiding bi 3 m trees and bushes, rocks, sticks, 1 Btones." This art he terms Hho 5 I- sseiico of modern warfaroj?' an i contends tha,t tho whole o,f-a hattl tt 1 betcc'ii'Tolunte'cr rifle-corps and i j I lar tfbpp3, will depend upon the I merV 6KiU-1n concealing thomspl f i (The' malcirtg' -jneti t good shots h I garda aa of infinitely less iingor 1 toa1ja,carpful training-in ihoso ' I uver?vliieh an invasion would n shale; and he offers tho following " I vicofor careful consideration: , B An invading enemy's column generally march along tho main r H there foro bo well for volu t H officers, either singly or with ,t companies, to examine alt tho 1 V leading through thclc couutry i II London ot. any other groat town II tlius ascertain all iho points of ac II tage offered for hiding behind f and stones, and to trees and h I II should be added railroads, b i II houses, public or private bridges l from.whence their rifle balls will pit 1 to the enemy's columns, Tho lo I range is best here, because it will I time for tho riflemen to retire fro B enemy'd sharpshooters, and to fi i now stick or stono for hiding. I amining the country, our volui I should also look well to tlm lir their retreat, choosing thaiwh,icU i tho most difficult country for tho ay's riflemen tQ foilowj or that Ql his, line of march, and that also, w .wiij cnablo the volunteer most rcti to join other volunteer corps ac . ia the) sarao way. AccumulatiOt ugK, thfa caso will be most efficaciousj tho forming largo bodies pi rifleme moto about in., masses, under comtnatfd of 6na man, cannot bo "stongty deprecated. It is, net meant vt, thero; should not be commanding oil ' , of largc4boilie3, for that will bq, . , sontiai to , concept and combination! m tile actuU; fighting andmjnor m i m incnty small bodies ,otily should be. ,iPl6yed." ; 3- . Xhegallank General contends '! s withrihissystcm Engjatmay bo-i co.ssfullyjdofehded.agalnjtanynuf . - if invaucrs;, ahd;, f ecHng-assured 4 j ':- 'af ycdahgorpusrlsis '.isimpend ho urges: that all; oblQ :t6,".l)ear j ahoutd pem-ollPd ih'.time. " " . |