Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-08-07
FRENCH NAVY.


In the chamber OF deputies, June 26,h, 4.
discussion was opened upon the marine bu.-
get The expenses OF which were officially 6.
tina.ed at So millions francs. (about 2 aOOi.
QUO pounds.
The minister OF marine, M Portal, made 4
report upon the present condition OF hS
French navy which contained some hight
interesting facts. While the navy Of ibr III
States, observed the minister. consists
only II sail of the line and IA frigates, ID
handing an expense of l6 or IL millions
troncs, The French navy, which comprehela
So ships of the line and 80 frigates, Dug
with IFS collateral establishments, to be !
lowed for its maintainance above 81 mlIia:
He added to this statement Of the gross !.
mount of the navy. for which, few possibF
OF or readers were prepared, the iollowg
detailed observations
That IA gun ship, which before the r. +
vOlution, cost about 200, OCO francs, (5O, CG
pounds) could no now be buIil under ,7OO, !
0OOf upwards of 10000 pounds).
That the French models retain their tOr. =;
mer excellence.
That more than two thirds OF the officer
and pupils of marine, whose presence asnor9
is not Indispensable, are actually now ahoa
That the French commerce ana hsberr
engage about b2 900 seamen; while the roy {
al navy, which, previously to the month
June, 1920, had need OF no more than 6Sl:s
and even at the close OF the year, found gu {
ploy ment TOR only 1853 is low, in the yei
1921, manned by l0,743 seamen.
That The maritime population is on The ni
Gre ase.
That ten sail of the line, rive irrigated
and four sloops OF war have undergone
thorough repair. /
That various important works IN III
dock yards have been carrying on WIZ
assiduity, and with as much successaS 'lf
limited funds assigned to the Marine o.
partment would ADMIT OF; and, tnal!l
that the minister, instead OF ackDo"iedA
ing the expediency OF any OF the Yropos1
reductions in the tuage,, earnestly lolT
fron. the increasing prosperity OF the
nances, to see the expenditure OF his ' =,
partment raised to the sum OF 65,VOO,VI
francs. The Chamber adopted the hr''
article, viz: that providing for the admir-
istration of the marine, with small "
duction of 10000 Ir. and adjourned u
remaining branches of this subject to wv
following day. .uI
Accounts from Spain dated the m'oa.j
of June, induce belief that as the kipst
dom remains in an agitated state, th,
Ferdinand will either continue the ~
tings of the Cortes some time longer u
an extraordinary Cortes will be convep'
in the middle Of the summer. The oPar|
ish army was taking an active part IN P0D|
tics.
Parliament, it was said, would be PRIV
rogued On Saturday, the 9TH July. d
Mr.. Hume, as one of those chargs'l
with inflaming the public mind, felt an 1
ious to do himself justice. The cha.s|
he repealed with Indignation, and thleT I'd
back upon the noble lsrd, who, with :,
colleagues, had applied the firebrano 0 o.,
flammation when they attempted to cruz Il
the Queen of England, contrary % 1T
justice, to all law, to all precedent l ~.
had applied the firebrand OF infiamm :nds
when they constituted themselves j W.
and jury, in fragrant violation OF inc RI =
ciples and spirit of the constlto''9A