It was announced last Saturday, on the authority of Mr.
Baker. Secretary of War, that America has already over five hundred thousand troops in France. On that day London had an oppor- tunity of inspecting and appraising the men that America is sending when a regiment of the United States New Army, numbering nearly three thousand men, marched from Waterloo to Buckingham Palace, and were reviewed by the King, who had sent to every soldier a letter of welcome and encouragement. The verdict of London's military experts upon America's fighting men was wholly favourable ; and their reception by the London public enthusiastic in the extreme. They were of excellent physical fitness ; as to their discipline, it was noted that the " eyes left" of the Royal salute was a salute in spite of the temptation to snatch a look at the King and Queen. In every respect this review, with all its stirring incidents, was -a happy omen of the fortunes of the British-American Alliance.
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