26 DECEMBER 1868, Page 3

The extent of the Greek Army seems to bs still

uncertain. The Government has about 11,000 regulars armed with the breech- loader, and the reserve now mobilized numbers 33,000 more, of whom 15,000 may have breech-loaders, and the rest rifles. There are, besides, thousands of brigands, who may do good service in mountain warfare, and any number of soldiers of fortune to act as extemporized officers. It s more than probable that the Red party, especially in Italy, will assist the Greeks, and there is for the present no lack of pecuniary means. The Government has no money, but the people have, and to defend the country they will spend it freely.