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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