Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-15

II.
geticaly speaking. When Napoleon invaded Russia his
army amounted TO little short 10000 men, about hal
OF whom French and the remainder troops composed
cfhaf dozen different nations Such mass of combat,
ants bad been assembled under since
the great invasion of the Cmbrans and Huns Now lea
wing out Of Question Austria and the other German Pow
ers who furnished these contnents and whose opera
ton Is not only doubtful but be thrown
into the scale sganst them, the coalition hope
Tor the invasion Russia anything like the
Der OF troops which the first Napoeon deemed necessary
for an expedition Of such difficulty and magnitude
glance at the above table will show that they can
not. The present effective force of the French army is
IN round numbers about 100000 men, that Of the English
UOO and that OF the Turkish $50 giving grand
total Of 092 900 Even admitting that the
les may bring the effective OF the French army up $780,
900 men, there cannot, in presence OF the events
that likely TO render large standing army at home
necessary be spared for foreign service than e0O
900 to $4,000 The activity OF the revolutionary
party and the demands Of the African service will hid
hot very nfSoGiGlc contingency that the French Emn
ror may before long be compelled provide for the in
s.;! OF us own domnions England caunot contribute
the outside more than from 80 900 to 40 900 roops
anu turkey Cannot spare single the purpose of
ah aggressive oveant into the Russian territory Now
sne regular peace establishments OF the Russian empire
ABOUT louo,OOO men, Including the military establish
ment OF the Emperor, military servar.s inyalids &c
10 meet the invasion OF 1872, the Emperor Alexander
only deemed it necessary to call out levy of =; go,
OF the population whilst TO meet the presens .ne,y.ncr
the Emperor Nicholas has ordered levy of 3 IL. 81
1000 This will produce another million Of troops. With
tue ou'HaFy ESTABLISHMENTS, after supplying with their ful
complement Of troops the corps Of the Caucasus Siberia
Orenburg, Finland, Li!huania military colonies the
Gordon miltdire CARTONS, &C., there still remains dis
posaoe force oil $4,000 men, that after fully providing
Tor the defence Of his frontiers and the internal security
OF his government, the Russian Emperor will find himself
with the new leves, at the head of movable army
greatly exceeding in amount that of the combined
| of the coalition.
Forming its opinion upon these fgures-and as
Stunning the neutrality Of the German Powers, but which
it thinks will be Of short duration, and that they will
nally throw aside the mask and side with Russa-the
Herald concludes, that is demonstraby clear that the
Car will only BE- able hold his own and bid def
to all the efforts Of his es that before man,
months. he viii be found adopting a active plan g
operations, and endslyOrng cripple the power of hi
ves'res by carrying the into their territories
l. believes. 10 fne there is nohing exuavaglnt in the
speculation, that in the year 1885, in 1884, wo may
hold the spectacle o: Northern coalition laundering
the gates OF Paris while the incumbent OF that "basele
fAric called the impes throne of France putting
ntog Climax TO his Of avuucuar imitation by sign
ing the abicuon Of his functions the famous round
table of Fontainebleson