Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-04-18
The Navies Or tia 49,.

The Navies Of the wen.
The following is an abstract
q - Secfetar1 oi'the Navy. w..
IN compliance with 4 resolution ef,nSas
ate, the following informalio il y.l.,; osa-
the maritime power Of ssch u L. ..% y
ofthe world: 0as
GREAT BRirArN has (exclusiv. :, !.
sailing vessels and q steamers n a. !,
dian navy, rs contract mail. s.eans,. ~
control Of Government, and 10 ,.s sn0ef
cu.ters--total l34 vessels c,rrv;,.. . ~.
guns in commission, 81. y..,ei. 1., s.:S
guns; building and in ordinary. ,a0nS
sells, mounting Is. O54 guns; total a.,
seIs, mounting 1912 guns; mr., 't@
10000 men; Of which vessel. I0I
steamers. " EC7s!sfTgf-" ne
FRANCE has in commission 1877 v....,
carrying 4,l57 guns; building ana 4 Il
binary, 1873 vessels, and I, 615 Guns. - , ~,
3l6,essels, 8 1872 guns, mappsd 4, @ =.
554 men; Of which vessels 81 i. iii. II
ers. ,.s..,, "sA1-
RUSSIA has exclusive Of the C.,p;,,
feet,) combining those il co,,m;. p.a
building, ordinary, &c.. l7y vessel. ( Unc
guns, manned J. BY $40, men; q which
HE UNITED STATES have in comn;.
sion q vessels, and 1855 guns, bu;l&..
ana N ordinary, &C., 80 vessels, and Ilae
guns; total n vessels, (of which S ar.
war steamers and 2,345 guns, manned H.
o'!za men. This Is exclusive Of The TN.
Ted States revenue vessels. cons;s,;n. -
j ~ sailing vessels, total tunn.ve aaa
eight steam vessels, total tonnape, Siln
the whole mounting 81 guns, and nano.d
BY 769 men. '1
Turk has in commission 81 vessel.
and l,520 guns; building and in ordin,r,
II vessels, mounting 692 guns; total 4
vessels, (of which 3 are slesmers, J Al
1912 guns; number Of men unknown.
EcYrr has in commission 80 essels. and
! 44S guns, building and in ordinary, &C.
3 vessels. (of which one is steamer ana
Sl2 guns; total, 80 vessels, and l,76o
guns, number Of men unknown.
HoLLASr has in commission AZ yesse,
ard 3OS guns; building, in ordinary, Sc.
SO vessels and ], 344 guns; total 1874 ve.
sells, Of which 4 are steamers, and 1852
guns; number of men unknown.
SWEDEN has in commission $50 vessel.
and $50 guns; building, in ordinary, &C.;
8, vessels and l,l9i guns; $50 vesselx, oi
which two are steamers, aud 1854 guns,
number Of men unknown.
DENMARK has in commission 06 vessels.
mounting 344 guns; building. in ordinary,
&c., IL vessels and 1872 guns; total lvS
vessels and O76 guns; number Of men
unknown. .e4 q s.~
AUSTRIA has in commission "a vessels
and $50 guns; number Of men unknown.
Brazil has in commission 81 vesseh
and 20 guns; building, in ordinary, Ac.,
IL vessels and 1923 guns; total ~ vessels
and 775 guns; number of men unkrswn.
SARDINIA has in commission II vessels
and 226 guns; building and IN ordinary, 4
vessels and 22O guns; total Is vessels, Of
which 2 are steamers, and 446 guns; NUN.
Der Of men unknown.
THE Two SIcILrEs have in commission
II vessels, mounting 33S guns; number Of
men unknown. ~
SPAIN has in commission 81 vessels and
34Sguns, 4 Of which vessels are steamers.
Portugal has in commission SO vessels
and 225 guns; manned by 4 500 men.
Mexico has in commission % yesseL
and AZ guns.
Although the whole naval force for AM
tria, the Two Sicilirs, and Portugal have
been stated as being in COMMISSION, The re-
pert says: Il is probable that portion
Of it is in ordinary, but it is not known
what portion" These nations have few
war steamers, but the number 10 not
known. agf
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