*
39
469
service as soldiers in an experimental
Experimental Anglo-
Chinese corps, regiment.
The
which might be called the Hongtang
pinion of Major Temple and the
other officers who are now connected with the coolie copps
highly favourable to the reparity
of the coolie for making an offrerent infantry soldier. They
are all now
partially drilled, and have shown a ready aptitude in proking up the four military manoeuvres that. :) has been necessary to teach them.
This
quection of coolie exlistment is of pecudios time when we have a prospect of having
interest at a time when we
to expend annually some Bousand English soldiers
to the climate of
in
garrisoning a country,
which, from their conclitations and habits,
if the English soldier in the men are
they
Ire
to a great
extent
Unequel.
The fastes theore
of
fredy
fwe-eminently
axcited to a climate Citle Tadia: the cats largely of animal food, consumus, intrarcating liquors, frequently of the word. Rind, and marcolises himself with the shongest forme of
tobacco. He is taught to dread the
it