, 1859-07-08
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rHE MILITARY POWERS OF EC-
lk0IsE.
The comparative strength Of France and
Austria rs military powers, seems to hare been
well tested l,y thu results Of tic past month in
Piedmont and Iombaelr. and the verdict ri
1!,c worll i.as psoannneed clearly in favor ot
t.,c Csyy,er, Ts.ese who have been ciphering
up tic glory accra'ng to tho arms Of Francis
.},se,,!, il, Il,e retreat which has carried his
,ulcy lo.,ses FROM the heart Of Sardinia TO the
l.ft l,auk If the A;ncir, layc hut one te1t left
-wl.ar tremendous fellows ll.ose Aus,rians
sre behind morasses cnd stone wallsi Their |
caisc;': 10 defend All empire agn'nst IN invad-
ing for.r Numerically equnl or Inferior, is
!,caccs,rth to lc computed ty tue skill Of their
engineers aud :l,e strength Of their masonry.
They have l,ees faisls whipped out Of the field.
Tie opposing armies have met at Terc:lli, !
Aon;a1,pl:a Pa!es,ro, Magenta, MelegnaiW and |
@fS't 1A te NNtha " MIC ~sAue4os t4'e
Eaticon Of Austrian Italy. If these
laayc no,, one and I'LL, becn vic
t,r;cs for ,hc allied forces, then las
r,:Ih:lrr science l,eeu turned grons cnd
f,rrmost since .hc last recorded campaign il.
history. and NC have tile rare spectacle Of all
:r.ns oycrrt.nni r. IN cnc,ny's territory il,
n or ,sor,,t mud d+;,.;,,,x ITO ,,;rtor;oua f,oe
:.c.s'ss deep rivers iuto fortrcsses u score Of
lea:ur> distant from the seeues opening Of t!h.
ca.n1ai.,. The allied forcca hare shown tllcm-
selvcs decidedly superior in point Of military
ciiyrpry, IN tic 1Iuneariaus Bohcmlans-
Ctoats aIlI Tyrtlcse, wl,o have disputed their
progress. Aud mt only has France asserted
it. military superiority over Austr'a, but Gar'.
|'aid lsas. tra.sl,t IL light an element Of mar
,;al strength i'll Italy ITSELF, which with hall
the munitions anil tillle of tile military e;:1l
ca,:oa. bestowed OH its ol'pressors, would alonc
be cqual Il, thu TASK Of driving A1s,siia over
1he Gsr,,:c Alps.
Our hles: adricrs from l:urTc indicate
aeaiu the probability that Prussia will ere ion@
he drawn into tue frar-in which cvent il
woald seean that the war must Ihcomc general
aud perhaps wind all the fighting powers Of
The oid world into the yartrx. Our readers
WILL he interested III knowing wl.at clemcuts
II Aavoc will take ,lte field in that possible co'-
1ingrncy. We purpose, therefore, to glance 1T
tlm military establishments already on a war
feotins III Ennln.
The wml;ke energies of n tion must bt'
measured, lft. l,y the number Of meu it cal
srnd inio tho field; Cd, iw its power 10 feed
ard cIusIe them during successive campaigns:
I'd, l,y the v:l'"r and efficiency orits lsMps III
actioa; 4tl, by its nava: po~cr aud resources.
No,Eil4 Standing Tic vas. territory and portl-
la.ion Of Russia; notwithstanding l,ar rapid
advance i'll wea..!,, civilization aud tic waEsike
arts s:nee Pcter :l,e Great7 with eighty tlla,'
sapd Auscwites, turned Ills back on Charles
XII unl eight thousand swedcs; notwitl'-
s,altdin the prestige given 10 the French arms
l,y tile first Sapnl~u swcl|ed l,y the trophies
of tic Cri'nea and the lato succession Of vict'r
ries in I;aly-;s must he conceded, NC think,
that England still hollis her position aa the
first ii the fighting powers Of Europe.
The land f.'rces ii the five great powers ac
ct,r1:nE IL The latest published rctnrns, are a,uut
:s follows: Russia ]. on, 600 men; France 100-
900; Au=tria ;o,ooo: Prussia 900. .o09; Eng
land oa3.0O0 including tie ,ctin,cnts in India:
and tie tsi'oaics. The army If tic Gcrmanic'
Confederation, it.t|usling 1lcr Austrian md
Irussian c.,l,1inecn:s. is alse quite Ill item it,
1!,e WIT establishments nf Europe, numbering
100000 mcn. THUS it appears that Russia
witt, lrr sixty ar seventy mi'inus Of people,
maintains considerably Tie 1argrst ]and fors1'
nf Eur.n. TIM Shadow If l,cr million of .a,l-
*lcrs dark'ns every court aud Legislature O;
t3er.a,,y, anil :nuc sntlircs to restrain prtIs-
f;a, B,raria, Ii:.noser, Wur,enalurg, and pr.
llaps the w!n'lc Confederation, from flying l..
thc rescue If Francis Joseph i'll Ills unequal
struggle with France aud Sardinia, Among
the lesser powers tltc iargcst land forces arr
nai,ta;"cd h.; turkey (17s,ooo j sw,tzerlanf
Il 5,oop) Sweden tl4i,ooo( Naples (loo' 600.
1"tyin:: i'.c vast army LIFTS aud turning II
thc tu,cr cssctti1ls or military Trowesss wt
tiud England even mere co:Spic1n'usly ut tfss
head of European ls'wers ,'aan Russia is ii
the ,.t,,nlsr Of icr movable troops. Az statct
1y Mr.. Disracli ii his Aylesbury speech, t|H
Qnc*.n q England alone among European
soyerrigus t:t.I r:1:fc the money necessary IT,
a war involving the national 1lonor, witio1'
adding SHILLING to the national debt. I'll
incon.r 1:x ,rv;e.l during tic cFinca
war nc.tci sl0o.0oo, 900 lnr at1um-. Sill
equal to 1!lc eu.irc ls:n effected by the Frcnc
Emperor 1a,.rt. he }clt Paris 10 take couaruau
Of lis c,-tts III italy, During the wars {
the first Napoleon English manufactures
English coE,iurrce and English gold sustaiDe
the f:!,,@n years burden, aud 1ilI1lv overture,
The Empire and scAt liz: Emperor 10 81
Helena 18t*r powers ol endurance in pr
]ongcd co,.flic. ;4se equal ut least to those {
the three r;e.1cs1 continental powers combines
Iouis XIV, in lis wa:n With William Of O.
sDgc. declared repeatedly tIat tl.e las: piece
gold would win, and like NIL lis successor
who have attempted la cope with the Bfitls
Isles. lie found thar E:=gad lad tie last pic.
and Gs'od nn''y I" spare wi'en his ow:: c:
c.equer lind rim dry. Eussa, France at
pruss;a are financially enlrcnt and strnn
Tie national deli. If Fr,nsr is at,oslt S1,50C
O0p, 600; tint Of Russia within q fractiou
fnh III # IN n.,I.-