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


Sap. roubles $40 roubles.
Com'ce with European nations 49, l33,94s 76lo7,446
= Asia. ........... II, 222,95 Is 744, 430
: Poland .......... 2,3ll,35 ,275, $50
I" Finland. ........ 1,779,920 100, 56S
Total. Observation-Disclosures. ss, 44S 172 s39ls o24
ors7s, 53s or s75, 1874 4l9
later statement than the above return which is Off
cal gives the general results Of the foreign trade
Odessa for the year 1853 The exports
24777 III silver roubles imports for 9s27 359
roubles; total 81, Coz, o76, or s27, 6s4, 900.
NAVIGATION.
The navigation in The ports of the Baltic White Sea- and
ports of the South presents average of 1000 arrivals
and 900 departures The tonnage may be estimated as
SOllowsArrivals, So3 1877; departures, 1856 o3s TONS
PUBLIC DEBT.
According the Journal Of So PETERSBURG of the 10th
July 1882 the public debt of the Russian empire and of
Poland presented the 1st January in that year total
of 400, GOT 100 silver roubes, $500, 534 424 1t
amounted in 1887 according to the report OF the Minister
Kankrin to $50 STA silver rouble $685. $50
For the redemption and payment of the interest of the
redeemable and perpetual debts there assigned in
1851 to the Commission of the Sinking Fund in addition
to its capital annual of 2s 647 silver roubles
or $22, 1877 ,318.
ARMY.
The regular army is composed of II corps of infantry
nd of cavalry. The former suodiyded into 80 dvi
55 brgades and Ito regiments and the latter into
bdivisons, 80 brigades and 81 regiments The irregu
troops, consisting of Cossacks, Baskirs, and other
ani-barbarous nations, are divided into l3 brgades,
smI osed Of 1873 regiments
The foot artillery consists of divisions, % brgadcs
Ind 162 batteries and the horse artillery of divisions
brigades and 80 batteries The garrison artillery is
,osed of 15 brgades s6s batteres-n all twelve d
visions, 81 brigades, 1861 batteries, as companics)
Parks of Artillery brgadcs, % companies and
mandos-37 parks
Arsenals 1I--manufactories 7-schools ..
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Sappers-3 brgades 10 battalions, 81 companies and
Commands, Ga parks pontoners 61s horse pioneers
squadrons; parks 2, commands of engineers 10, 40
companies; companies of military workmen 20; compa-
mics of correction 81. ArsenaL /; company conduc
tors company military colonies districts; battaons
Of workmen, 81 companies 9s Artillery train, IL
brgsdes 5216 battalons $50 companies. Topognphsts,
40 companies, Entdnts de Troupe, brgadcs, 10 batta
lions AZ squadrons, companies. Military Colonies, 81
districts InvaIds, brigade, battalion, 1873 compa
mics.
It is difficult to arrive exact estimate of the pre-
sent military force of Russia owing to the large proper
ton of irregular troops of which is composed In 1S4s
it was calculated in Atnsons Picures of the North "
at 0O6 COO thus distrbutedSick and Invalid 1I3 0o0
Establishment of Emperor, AS 0oo Servants, 92,oo0
Corps Of Caucasus oOo of Siberia and orenburg 81
600; of Finland % 00O of Lithuana, 40 000 Military
Colonies Ooo Gordon Mltaire 6ooo third of Cos
sack hordes that remain in province 40 COO garrisons
30 oco interior guard 1000 thus leaving only 49,
900 disposabe troops.
McCulloch estimates the regular army in time of
peace at 594 600 men, aud when he to add to this
number the troops not OF the line those forming the
irregular army, he arrives at nearly the same results
II is impossible to form any correct calculation of what
lditional amount Of troops the leycs will
oduce. The levies ordinarily in the proportion of
or two every 500 males but during the proper
On is at least two three 500 and sometimes
UGH as four Eve to 500. The last levy de-
iced by Imperial Ukase was nine to 900.
The whole active army of Russia is placed upon
war footing All men on leave have been recalled.
The commanders of the different army corps of infan
try
First corps in Iithuanis and Augustovo under Gene
raj Sewers.
Second in Poland, under General Paniutin.
Third in Bessarabia Molda,ia and walachia under
General 0sten Sacken.
Fourth in Moldavia and wallachia under General Da-
nenberg.
Fifth Zone division is in Asa in Bessarabia and Mol
dava, under General Luders.
Sixth, in Moscow, under General Tcheodaircr. The
my in the Princpaes consists Of two corps and half
under the supreme command Of Prince Gorstchakod
Prince woronzow commands the separate Caucasian
my and one division of the 9th infantry corps
The Russian army is supported at very little expense
The pay Of common Russian soldier docs not exceed
twenty five shngs sterling year. and various dcduc-
lions are even made from this miserable allowance He
gets new uniform every year and is allowed in addition
three barrels of -four twentyfour pounds Of salt, and
pertain quantity of rye oatmeal At home, the sol
aer paid in paper but when he the frontier
he paid silver roubles and of the latter Is
equivalent TO four OF the former his pay when abroad Is
of augmented in the proportion Exclusive
of their pay the higher class Of officers receive consd
cradle allowance money &c, and they generally
contrve to exc out their cmolumcns in various indirect
ways The pay Of the subaltcrns IL most inadequate,
and II is hardly possible for any serve suba
tern in the cavalry, especially the cavalry of the
guard unless he private resources During peace
promotion depends upon seniority from the rank Of en-
SIGN TO that of ColoneI during IL is determined
aferently by gallantry, selection, and seniority.
NAVY.
The Russian Navy is composed Of fortyfye vessels OF
he line and thirty frigaes. The first second and third
quarons are generally stationed in the Baltic, and the
burth and fifth in the Black Sea. Each squadron is
composed of nine vessels Of the line, six sailing and
steam frigates and smaller Flotas orc also sta
TONED in the Caspian and in the Sea Of 0chotzh The
Grand Duke Constantine is Grand Admiral Of the fleet
Russian ships, both in the Baltic and Black Seas, last
but very short time, and consequently very expen
awe The great naval stations Cronsad in the Gulf
~ Finland, and Sebastopol in the Black Sea.