Rensselaer Union and Jasper Republican, Volume 8, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1876 — American Officers in Egypt. [ARTICLE]

American Officers in Egypt.

The Egyptian army has among its officers in Abyssinia the following Americans: Gen. Loring, second in command; Cols. Field, McKee Dyer, Dennison, Derrick, Loshe, Porter, son of Admiral Porter, Graves, formerly of the American navy, and Locket. Most of them jyere Confederates who have seen service, and are said to be efficient officers. The great disadvantage to the invading army is in their being 2,000 miles from their base o supplies, arfd hence reserves and war materials are received very slowly, while the Abyssinians, though wretchedly armed ■with flint-locks and lacking ammunition, fight on their own ground for their own hearth-stones, and have brought into the contest a sort of religious enthusiasm. The war is very unpopular in Egypt, and •the feeling among Mohammedans is that it will be finally adverse to Egypt. lam told that those who understand the Arabic often hear the proverb, “Kovw-eh-rahet-minneh,” that is, “ The power has gone from •us,” and so it seems to be, for Mohammedan arms latterly in Turkey and else where have failed of success. The Khedive and Gen. Stone, however, are very sanguine of favorable results. The Egyptian army numbers, including cavalry, about 60,000. They are a fine-look-ing body of men, soldierly in their appearance, well dressed, finely armed with Remington rides, and the horses of the cavalry are very superior. Nearly one-half of the army are Nubians, the balance Egyptians, and in personnel and manly bearing are certainly superior to what I saw of the French army ou my way through France. Gen. C. P. Stone, formerly of the American army, has the unbounded confidence of the Khedive, Is his chief of staff, and has, during the six years 1 connection with the army, introduced a system and thoroughness of discipline and an esprit de corps among the Egyptian officers (thus improving the morale) to which the army before was a total stranger. He has likewise organised a system of schools for the sons of soldiers, in large, fine apartments at the citadel, with thoroughly competent teachers, numbering now over 1,10(1 boys,who have not only the benefits of elemental but advanced culture, thus softening with the soldier the bitter opposition of the Egyptian mind to service in the army. The General has not lieen absent from his post summer or winter during the past six years, and, though but of middle age, with fire in his eye and vigor in his step, his locks are as w’hite as the driven snow. His whole administration and eflorts in connection with the army have reflected credit upon himself and the country' which gave him birth. I think lam sate in saying that no officers In the Egyptian army rank higher in efficiency than the (A’oynt) C'er. Detroit Tribune. ’ ’ i