The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-25

EXTENT AND POPULATION.


The Ottoman Empire extends over part of Europe,
Asia and Africa, embracing OF about $4,000
square miles According to the general census taken
in 1874 the total population amounted to 49, 600 in
habtants including that of Egypt It is composed Of at
least thirteen difereut races, viz Ottomans Sclaves
Romans, Arnauts, Greeks, Armenans, jews, Tartars
Arabs Syrians and Chadeans, Druses, Kurds, Turko-
mans.
RELIGION.
Classified according to religions there of Mussul-
mans, 90 $50 000 Greeks of all shades, 1890 900.
Catholics, 900, 900; Jews, 10000
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
According to Mr.. Ubicini the and the expend
ture of the Ottoman Empire may be estimated in ordi
nary times as follows Revenue s33 o22 600; expendi
ture, s3S GA, 900.
The Turkish army according to the new organization
effected in 1913 under the direction of the Serasker
Riz2a Pacha, is composed, FIRST of the active army;
second, Of the reserve; third Of the auxiliary troops
fourth, of the irregular troops.
First. The active regular army is composed of six
corps or ordous formed each of eleven regiments viz
Six of infantry, four of cavalry and of artillery
forming together two divisions and brigades with an
effective force Of 20 $50 and twelve batteries At
the head of the ordou is placed muchr or field mare
chal, under whose command placed two or three
erals of Brigade) together with another who has no
brigade. This latter is member of the Council of Ad
minstration and of ordous. The nominal strength OF
the regular army is 16O,4S4 and the real effective
1873, ESQ men.
The Seventh Regiment of artillery, (reserve) and the
three regiments of artillery employed for the service of
the Dardanees and the Bosphorus well as the en-
eneer and the detached corps, do not form part of the
ordous.
q The reserve, red divided into four corps mill
tarly organized and presenting, in different arms
number of regiments equal to that of the regular army
3. The auxiliary contingents composed of 20 900
Seryians 80 900 Bosnians and Hcrzegovinans 40 600
Egyptians 600 banians, and 10, 900 Trpotans and
misunderstanding a total of Ito, 900 men.
A. The irregular troops consist of $4,000 Mussulman
volunteers 5000 Kavasses and seymen, oot and horse
gendarmerie) and $500 Tartar and Cossack emigres-
making a total of 81 500 irregular troops.
Grand total of the Turkish army in time of peace
44s, SEQ men.
The Turkish fleet consists of vessels of the rank
Is Of the second, and IA rigates mounting, in all
1886 guns, and carrying 1900 men, Besides these,
there II coryettes of from Is to A cannon and
having from $50 to 260 men, briggs of from IL to 10
cannon and carrying from 100 to $50 men; IA cutters
and schooners Is steamers, with force of 700 horse
power steamers for the service of the Bophorus and
s corvettes and other small vessels.
TRADE.
The value of the commercial exchanges between Tur-
key and its tributary provinces is nearly be
tmaed follows:-With Egypt, $751; 900; with Wal
lachia, sS,0o0oo0 with Modavia 81, $780, 900 with
Servia, $500 900.
The total amount of its imports from foreign countries
is about s4S o0O and its exports about S 900 OO0
England and France the two countries that benefit
most BY the trade with Turkey.