The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-30 00:00:00

TIIE AUSTRIAN NAVY.

Notwithstanding the great anxiety manifested by the
delegations at V:t•nna for economy, they have voted all
the estimates asked by the Government for the Austro-
Hungarian marine. Some discussion took place before the
vote was taken, but Vice-Admiral Tegethoff's speech pro-
duced a great effect and carried the majority with him.
The vote included twelve armour-clad frigates for Austria
besides floating batteries. The Lissa, at Trieste,
is to be completed, and the Custozza and the
Archduke Albert, two new armour-plated frigates,
are to be built without delay. Admiral Tegethoff pro-
rised that the new armed ships should be constructed
on the best models, and that their armaments
should consist of guns of great weight, which are to be
placed in the vessels on an entirely new principle.
Admiral Tegethoff also secured the consent of the delega-
tions to the increase of the naval stations, and the creation
of a new station on the Red Sea, with a view to the open-
ing of the Suez Canal. The steam corvette Heligoland,
which is to form part of it, has already been despatched
to Egypt.

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It is generally believed that the anxiety of the Austrian
Government to increase its fleet is due to a desire to take
a prominent position in Eastern affairs. A letter from
Pestle to the North German. Corre:Tondence states that
the representative of the Government told the Hungarian
delegation that with fifteen armour-clad frigates he would
undertake to defend the Dalmatian coast against a mari-
time Power of the first order, and lie added that such a
fleet would rule the Adriatic, and make their country
respected in the East. Tho Hungarians, impressed by
these statements, voted nearly the whole amount ()rig'.
nally asked by the Government, but the Austrian delega-
tion was less interested in the matter.

(From the At:filo-American Times.)
It is said that in the event of the Empress
Eugenio making the tour of the United States, the Navy
Department will be advised by the conunanding officer of
the United States squadron in Europe, in time to make
preparations for her reception. 'r ho French fleet to con-
vey the Empress across the Atlantic will iu that event
IffuLably to ei,:orted by Rear-Alniral liadfurd, iu his
flagship, the liwltklia.—Custavo Easuli, a German touri4,
Las lately been through Spain. In one of his letters to an
Austrian paper be says :—" In Malaga., many years ago
there lived a poor Gcrinau toy dealer, who kid a very
beautiful daughter, to whom the third sou of Count 2.lon-
tijo, a wealthy Andalusian, began to make love. The toy
dealer's daughter was as sensible as she was beautiful,
however, and repelled the advance of the young count,
saying, 'Without marriage no love.' The young count
was, however, really in love with the poor girl, and in
spite of the opposition of his father and his whole family
he married bor. The old count was enraged at this, with-
drew every income from his son, and the married life of
the young couple was at first very gloomy. But the young
countess had fortune; the two older brothers of her hus-
band died, and the latter became the heir to the title and
poeng§im rich 4§tlier. Who daughtu 9# this poor