The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-26 00:00:00

SECTION 2.

Pay of officers and. crew ---.
--
27,035,806
„ marine troops
Different adm.nistrations and agencies
Pay of masters, leading men, watchmen
Hospitals
Victuals 13,748,090

60,111,911

. .
SECTION 3,
Pay of workmen in the yards
General stores for the fleet 34,954,000
Hydraulic works and civil buildings
Powder

SECTION 4.

60,441,412

Maritime tribunals
Naval schools and pursers of the navy
Hydrographic and scientific service 400,000
Purchase of books and cost of printing
Travelling and different expenses 2,277,660
Temporary expenses
Convicts 128,000

3,752,620

SECTION S.—COLONIES.
Civil and military service
Materials (civil and military) 3,044,500
Penitentiary service (Guyane) 4,912,800
Local service 2,223,500

21,692,400

Total of estimated expenses for the navy and
the colonies'
These estimates have already been found to be
not sufficient to cover the probable expenses of the
navy in 1863, and therefore an additional grant
has been made to cover the expenses. This grant
is added to Section 3, and allows for

Fr.
General stores of the fleet
Hydraulic works and civil buildings

17,000,00(

In this additional grant are included for—

Fr.
The purchase of timber 1,500,000
iron
For construction of ships in private establish-
000
ments
) )

The latter items give proof of two facts—That the
French Government continues to give the prefer-
ence to wooden, and against iron ships, and there-
fore intends yet to increase its already immense
stock of timber; and that the iron-cased ships are
to be completed with greater rapidity than was
originally contemplated. Therefore the large ad-
ditional grant for the purchase of iron. lam con-
firmed in this view by the order given a short time
ago by the Minister of Marine to complete all the
iron•cased ships on the stocks by the middle of next
year. With the present relations existing between
France and the United States, this fact is of high
importance, and looks rather ominous.
To return to the estimate, we find that all the
grants for the navy for 1863, deducting those for
the colonial service, amount to 143,418,020 f., being
twenty millions of francs in excess of the naval
budget for 1860.

The sums allowed for the put chase of the princi-
pal materials for naval construction use will be
found in the following table :

Fr.
Timber (transportation not included) ........ 6,450,000
Iron and metals of all kinds
.. 10,821,000
Hemp, rope, sailcloth, oakum, &c.
Pitch, tar, oil, tallow, soap, &c.
Coal and combustibles (transportation not
included) ... 3,100,000
Cloth, woven articles, &c.
Different articles ..

Total for purchase of materials 25,666,000

For purchase of steam engines and all kinds of
ready-made stores (from private industry) for Fr.
10,215,000
naval construction use ........... .. ;
Construction and repair of ships in private esta-
4,100,000
blishments
Total cost of transportation of material to the _
naval arsenals
The estimated enpenses of the material for the
artillery of the navy amount to
The large amounts granted for the purchsse of
rough material, notwithstanding the immense
amount of stores on hand, show the intention of
the French Government to be prepared to meet the
possible exigencies of suddenly increased arma•
ments.

STEAM NAVY OF FRANCE.
The steam navy of France at the present moment
—November, 1862—is composed as follows
Class. Afloat. Building. Total.
Line-of-battle ships 36 .... 1 .... 37
Iron.cased frigates
Screw frigates
18 18
•••• ••••
Paddle

_ -
Despatch boats (screw) - • • --
•• •• 1 •• .. 36
•• (paddle)
.... 03
Iron-plated floating batteries l4 .... 7 •• 21
Gunboats
.... 58
Transport 2
.... 43

Tot,tl ............ 325 .... 42 ....37
SAILING NAVY OF FRANCE.
The sailing navy of France consists at present of—
Class. illiout. Building. Total.
Ships of the line
.... .) 7 •••• •••
~ • 7
ngates . 23 ... • .... 23
Corvettes .. 1? 1 •• •. • 13
Brigs . ......... '.•
• • **
2 .. , 21
Small vessels .................. 19
••• • .
orts
.................. •• . 26 .... .... 26
Transp ........... 32 .... .• " 32

Total.„ 119 3 ....122

STOCK OF MATERIAL ON RAND.

To make it possible for the French Government
to carry out the plan for the transformation of the
navy, notwithstanding a long war preventing the

importation of all kinds of material necessary for
the construction of ships, the stock of iron, timber,
and coal has been increased by fully one-half over
the amounts fixed by the navy regulations to he
kept on hand. Thas the stock of timber on hand
is sufficient for a 71 years' consumption; that of
masts for a 30 years' ditto; that of small masts for
a 10 years' ditto; that of iron for a five years' ditto;
that of copper for a five years' ditto, and almost
every other article in a similar proportion.
It is to be borne in mind that a year's consump-
tion is assumed to be equal to the wants of the navy
in the course of its regular development. The last
official accounts of the stores on hand are dated Jan.
1, 1861. They are contained in the " Comte gene-
ral du materiel de la Marine," a work very difficult
of access. Since that time the stock has been largely
increased, but I will give you the correct amount
at that date.
Stock of materiel on hand in the French navy
yards iu Jan., 1861 ; also comparison with the stock
required to bo kept on hand by navy regulation ;
oN lIAND JAN. 1, 1861.
_

English
Timber. Unit. E.egle- French. Mtasure,
mentary. Measure. tons 440 ft.
Oak of all kind *Stere. 171,0,0 219,793 221,514
Pine and resin-
ous timber 74,000 66,692 61,023
Masts Number 15,000 15,298
Spars
Hand masts 25,000 27,759
Elm
Other kinds
timber . „ 12,000 4,240 3,816
* A store is equal to a metre-cube, or about 36 cubic feet.
ON HAND JAN. 21, 1861.
Regle-
mentary.

Metals. Unit.
Cast iron Kilogram.
Wrought iron
Iron plates
Steel
If
Sheet iron
Copper ........... , Kilogram.
Sheet copper

French
Measure.
23,010,692
10,800,000 23,706,582
4,000,000 5,260,873
- 769,869
300,000 137,104
3,479,500
540,327

Lead . • •

2,940,000

1,500,000 1,129,246
lf

Tin
Zinc

111,091
541,319

Hemp ..
Oakum 286,161
Sailcloth

62,146
830,631
647,305

-
9 /

326,463

f f -. 83,867,928