The New York herald., 1850-12-05
The French Republic

The following Is the report OF the Minister of War
on the Increase Of the army. AS the measure k i'm
portant, subjoin the whole Of the report and the
decree, ss they appear In the Monifeu:-
MoSIruR ~ PREaDrsr- In presence OF the political
government is firmly decided, your message stated
TO remain In the strctest neutrality long French
interests and the equilibrium Of Europe rhall be
compromised IL Is a mark Of sage foresight 20 call
together In the northern and parts Of our ter
iitoiy sufficient number Of troops to be able to meet
I have, in consequence the honor Of submitting to
your appreciation decree to can into active serVies
Of out 81 the oontin gent OF the class OF 1870
These young soldiers are TO be principally ploysd
in infantry regiments placed in the parts Of the ter
rtory mentioned above so as 20 raise the number Of
each 10 200 men; aud subti iary, according to the
Necessities Of the service in the other corps belonging
Asto the cavalry its number being In general SUN.
cent particularly In the northern and eastern divi-
siens where the number Of regiments IL sufficiently
considerable Il will only receive, By exception ,nai
number Of the men thus called out.
The expense resulting from this augmen Of the
military force will bill oa the subject 20 be
shortly submitted TO Jour appreciation and afterwards
pref ented 20 the National Assembly.
have the honor TO be- sc,
DE scHR,MM, Minister of War.
DECREE.
In the name Of the French people
The President Of the republic looking at the law OF
December 20 ls4e fixing at so eco the contingent
OF that year for the land and naval forces, Of which
nuntu loo hsve been called out for the navy and
tnkirg into confederation the report Of the Minister
Art 4 Out OF the rs 500 men stiIi TO be dspo,ed OF
out Of the contingent OF 1919 40 COO are hereby called
irto activity for the army
Art 2 The mode Of employing these 10000 Young
soldiers thall be determined BY the Minister Of war
Art. The Minister Of War IL charged with the exc
Csiensd) LOFTS NAPOLEON BosApARrE.
lCountersgned) DE sCnRAMM, Minister Of War
Paris, November 16
FATAL EXPLOSION ON BOARD A FRENCH SHIP OF WAR.
private letter from Brest announces the following
melancholy disaster -" terrible misfortune has oc.
cured the theline Yalmy while at sea and
m he m a Hroaf houf Nwo
o'clock on the morning Of the Sth, tremendous ex-
plosion was heard like q clap of thunder on board
The shock was 80 great that the whole Of the
light, we're extinguished-dsr the most
complete prevailed. and the risk Of being
sunocatsd by the smoke Of the powder. The men
began soon TO get command Of the FIRE But what
irightiul chaos. Twenty seamen, whose forms had
ruins. Ten Of them died In half hour after aud II
Is feared that very few can be saved This terrible
catastrophe w. II Is said owing to the mprudence Of
gunner who had In his possession boxes Of fireworks
one Of which exploded
Austria.
The news that Field Marshal Radetnky has made an
energetic protest against with Prussia. is still
this morning. The old Field Marshal declared that
sueh was justlfable only By the last and most
urgent necessity and this circumstance say the Ger
papers may account for the language OF cenciIs
ton which the Imperial cabinet has thought proper to
adopt. Still. it would be premature TO found any
hopes Of peace this isolated protest for great the
Influence Of General Radically undoubtedly IT, the
austrian governmsnt is not likely, even for single
moment 10 swerve from its purpose Of establishing ts
lnnutnce in Oermany, and putting an ehectual stop
70 AL future Prussian attempts at sggrs ndzement.
Ine pan OF gsinst Prussia which has been
dfewn up In the Military Chsncellery Of the Count
0funne b according to the statements Of the Brss-
iouer Zeiturg, based sirstegcal necessities which
are squsiiy obligatory on all generals ani iss ehef