The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-01-22
THE NAyIEs OF THE WORLD.

Should thu United States ever enoags
in war with any European power il ia evil
lent that It must be conducted on the sea-
Such Is the population of the country, soug-
nerous The avenues Of rapid tran poha'ion,
hat the Atlanfc coast can be guarded At
very accessible point by the inland popula.
ton The application Of steam to water
carriage while it has pI ced France in
'a"ge rons proximity with England, enables
Il" United Safes to line her seaboard with
h harry population Of the frontier There
= no danger thai New Orleans will ever
nc invaded again. The thousand steam
boats "n her great rivers vii, come down
I"shad ~Ith the mnSi formidable troops who
"'sr vera marsbaiIed for battle; and the
same raay b. SAID of every port. The world
IN arms could not land ON our coast men
enough TO farm even the nucleus Of an army.
While the soil OF our coa.,try will never
he polluted 10y he tread Of an armed foe.
our coasts raaY 5e blockaded by the navies
# Europe. aud our commerce crippled. If
not totally destroyed. l. is the naval forces
81 Europe which We must regard with deep
interest; the increase or decrease of their
armies cannot affect us.
We purpose. from such documents AZ
are at our hand, to give an "inventory and
apPraisemeni" Of the navies Of Europe,
First comes Great Britain. While
France and Russia may contest with her in
'ae prize due 10 military strength, she stands
! peerless in her armed marine. The Uni
ted States exceis her in the humble Of mer-
"han'mTnI' bur the navies of England stiH
come up =" the poets boast:
: 'tBrit ania needs no bulwarks
{ No towers along the steep
e der march is CD the mountain wave,
It Her home is on the deep"
d In 1893 at The commencement Of that
it gr"at war ~hirh destroyed the fleets Of
d France. Spain. Holland and Denmark, the
r frces wer
7, Great Britain had 49s ships-of these.
At 50 WIRE line,o(-' attic ships, France had,
4 the same class, IS, Spain 6s. Russia SO
il Holland p; Denmark -; Portugal Is,
s. Turkey ard Naples Is. British 1873, ether
III pUSgeis 268.
to At this time, 1850. the British navy con,
IT. sisls OF 6ss ships, (amoDg them 90 wal
h. steamers Of q, I29 horse power,) carrying
IL r, n, one :" 40 guns and manned by as,
0o0 able seamen, 1000 boys and IL OCT
IT. marines
'
nd gather scne of these details, thus ranks
by he rel tive forces.
cd First-Great Britain. Second, France
of Third, United States. F, urth Russia.
lily "The American navy lie smaller than tina
no Of Russia. but the range Of their seas lie grea
tn ar. The Gar possesses a maritime fore,
re sufficient to guard the seas Of his dOminiOns
to His is senlinel feet; the American Is ,
he natroIhng guard Besides, the timber {
lth the Western Continent is, by many degrees
III superior to that Of Russia; the people ar
more hardy and sklful mariners. the discip
line is better, aud the spirit of the sseame
incomparahly finer.
is ~ ir we thus copy this compliment /
nn our ships and Seaman, IL is but fair TO reel
In- roea,e. and We give an American eulogiul
81 q IA British navy:
.ed "Not a port have | visited, since le
Americas where did nal see the Gag
md England. It was the first Gag saw on en-
&C. tesing Ihe ancient harbor Of Ra ne. al Civit
tn FecciI.a. Again saw il 10 the deserIe
ev harhar Of Piraeus. where once rode the fle
n> of Theni~tocles. first saw the domes N
10 miniNFess Of Consiaiinople from beneath
,et- cloud .of dense smnke that issued from RI
II Eish line-of-ba'tle ships, sa lu,ing the RaheI
iii nedan ally n G:eai Britain. The frs, )
u.s ject that met nv eve, on scaling the sunni
~ q The Fyrsmids, was the cross of
~, GeeFge which soulr iEngli.h traveller \
ag p anted there. Beyond the Cala,scs.
"n, the boldrrs &c The Desett ,of SuI.ie. he s,
arf sign dteiyiiizadon that ! saw S,as ,be p
ten !. i'sh flag fyitg from the mast 81 the ,rSIv
nth lers boat. -Cyescent. 49,
zee.
piiy lllnslcat I'D gre almost anything & s.
nat De Bail said 3 Down East lass d {
3 losef.