The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-06
THE KlyrEs OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE.


The English Vessels or War on the Am nh
cpn Cs'ssts-trou Cased ships nnd New
msments-The Great Progress OF the French
The British naval estimates were brought forward in the
House OF Commons on tue 25th utIno By Sir John
PshiDgton, who observed in his speech On theeas and
west coasts OF Africa and at the Cape o. Good Hop, We
have thirty ships, go guns and 200 neog
about 200 men less than this time twevemonh and ut
present her Majeetys government do not Intend 10 IN
that force believe that the negotiations ,soo IN
progress bet,Ceen this country and the United States nil
Of the slaue trade much MOI easy terms and more sue
cssfuly than present believe that the sending oat
OF steamships OF smaller tonnage, or gunboles WIZ ma
te,aly enable to do On the east coast Of America
We have 278 men more than last year. Our
force in the Pacific has hecn considerably IN
creased consists Of twelve ships, 281 guns and
2,S46 men, beng Gel more than there year
The OF this increase the disturb
occasoned by tho discovery Of gold the Fraser
We received most urgent requests ON British Columbia
10 increase naval force there, bat the ships that we
sent oot will be shortly recalled In the Mediterranean
asO our force has been increased II consists OF
three ships and obi men, being Ut more than
there Las, year. The main OF this that
on acccnng 10 the Office now hold found that force
liz the Mediterranean much below the usual amount
There were feverll sloops apd other smaller vessels
there, but ffigates The result that foreign
tons we have 1856 than had this time
twelvemoDtb will nov ad vert 10 another heavy item
~ the vote for this yearnamey the Channel squadron
Our Channel squadron mt present consists OF seven ships
498 guns and ,607 men. include Two shps-the cmsar
and The Dademc,ch acu Be shortly recalled from Cen
trail America, tchere hey dung temporary duty.
The House that pc, iod last year
was some probability Of a difference between this
couuty United States arising ont OF the ccum
the suppression Of the slave
the OF Cuba AT that time IL essential that
our naval force should be In most efficient sate Bat
just then received letter from sir Houston Stewart
stating that his flagship, the Indus, altogether unit
for active service. (ear Thus may be sa'd of these
nigshps generally, and addition 20 their being unit for
the kind OF In which they ought naturally be
employed on foreign stations they sretakng up number
O men who might he more uscfuiy employed in other In
bors (aear bear 10 my OPINION, tits better policy
the afmas foreign stations carry their flags
In regard men, while the would real
ct 10 render good service the stations (tlear Act
Ing on this belief have recalled hagshps from
stations and replaced them with screw steamers, while
In other Instances II has been found
allow the sbps TO ia sh their time the stations
which they placed. AS rule future practice
will be poy those stations as In
every way more economical system. (uear, hcar.)
49, The sailing ships and block ships could cOnsid
oscd effective. He mad hes saying that the
brock ships were wholly useless rs gong vessels
(fear hear They might he If floating batteries
or guard shps but many Of them rotten and nearly
worn Out (Eear, hear) IN i76o. in the years
and marines; 10 the American lS6 line battle ships
spd lt500 seapen and marin, in the first revolutionary
war, 1892 100 le Of bate ships and 0pO and
numes 10 1909, IN the war with France, ll3 line Of bat
lie ships aud IA 900 seamen and war with
Russia IN 1885, when there was no enemy the sea-
bnd AZ lne-uf battle ships In Commission of which
we've sailing ans book suips With enemy the sea
these ssng md block ships answered the purpose, but
our ell, ctive ships last only twenty nne
Increased now TO thirty three (ear, hear) They had
heard much Of tho Of the French navy within
nun h.r oS F,sb M 81 s, my ~ NAV Inc
Oarstwenty nine But navy nine were inferior TO
RS " ara % ~ 'u aSy VI iance ~ July t1e num-
Ds o bate ships Of England inferior ine Of
battle sn'ps OF France Oiear hear 10 letter which
the so run screw hn n ue sa.ea .nal nloe o,
70 be effective ne oi-bat,e bs In July last their pros
ssrs mstrc ,be ,n,., al VI ree Deo oatte
q. IT, VIZ oai ,nne sM (ifar WIN regard
10 me ave position of the French and asnh naves
N. and of In 1esa 10 So 80 ,' r o.o ~ AZ
eSa July, 1905 ne tuoo that England had thrtysx
A. ,b ssn a euns anu ~ oy hor &c power.
with 7o6 aurs ma Of ksohsaW I ,s, ps'
par son and mont he boned ond be nSnr
stood that he n sneang in the sIch,ns, degroa IN
any unfriendiy spirit towards France TiearI No man
co1d oesiro more than no did for tho sot ~
between The two countries mgh. long continue (IIear
hear He lid no, Wish 20 the slightest ~
the had adopted for some years past
"a srcrease her naval power (aear) On ne oontroy,
4. 20, TED he sri,u ,It uhich X. Esnch oorn, ~
,ary,ed e se preparao bat his ayounnt ,cas tht ~.
No.. J,,s :. ~ ne Ann. Hear hear n ,,.,s $500
,.h ~ - po,ryr oyy yot,,noy On 4. u, o,,d J;.,',
s.s,tJ na state of fL,nos m ron,,nu- Tgeayy'
hdt 'ce a'ta o,tli0 ms ' rs T hI, ,
ar Fbs s'e ol tn,ogs a bs ,ho,n, !, h;s ' H., y.
s'kmp'on - notit. "s. July Nv nm der tho cons;
ose no time in brin~ ing the matte. unie, .ie comet
GRAFTON OF his colleagues. lie did so, '"1 .s,,
''s ver! nlfcut at the moWept 10 take an .,.on,
was al me heepnSg Of August ne caiec "a, w. i'm, an
% Vi Tue n,,net TO u. Parliament was ~ tae s
,,rt ot being pIorogued! II ne reu<npa'cu Tls.~,
=. p rnroprioton act WINS DaHs"s. anu would be ex
nv |
Iemey o'ncut then, AMI unad eisa6le, Io' =,
IONS, 10 come oown 10 tne House oi com"ns anu ass ~
IN additional vote Az inc Fame us ne ,e , s,, ~
tate that her Maes'y's government said th's sta'e vi
hngs should not continue Thes consulted the surveyor
o the Navy, and, without exceeding the esImite ~.
which they hia appned 70 farnaineh ohey uHectea IN
i once To- commence yNng some ocreaso III our haya.
oroe Inc resut rs tna. 'ney ue'esnnHa " M
apg stps ou g,s o,' uary ~ ,pa
Dem' anu Eien sumo'n' np'uu. VI ma, d. .neu
sposai 10 tuc uo'hyaius, my "e,o enloea a, Vl1e
o com"el 70 VIC voa'clslun y. loui Po"cI'ui nuo
" oau,s shPs lpas was VVpuia l ~ Au s,
~ lily s'el ,, ; ,,,l dI 49,,
r u pe snouu w., ia snn 80 io snh M, ,ap