The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-11

In eli 4G1 vessels, carrying u, Ga guns aad gtcam
Of 10000 horse power In abort time The whole
If tie ssmg ships will be altered jnto screw steamers
or the pssonne there are admir- ,s II vice adnras
Sactye and 10 rcserve) admir- ala, p active; Is re-
erve Capains shps, no capita sns OF ffisstos $50
euierants ESQ; ensgns, $50, with Numerous etE67 OIL
.,ers making with the .aors total of ds2e TIE toaI
sasine troops are 1887 men, maxim grand toss Of
Jb,5ls men.
gne EJECT naval depot EoGlon, til Pigmcutt OF
f4apce.
The folio wing facts viii show what rrogr ec preeoz
Of the French has made in charging he navy pa
s1rly the important point of steam it be ing web
w dsrsooi tina: the old sailing ships uparstyely
ns <ssa.
q stha Is, Ct January, 1850 the navy OF France
cans sss6 q 70 reaes and So corvctes and de patch
- Or the Erigaies two $50, of $40 .nd 1G OF
Fnh rae power each Of the smaller ySsss only
- 40 Than $40 hotse power, aud mos Of them were Of
s,h 200 There single lre Of battle
a.. uaoat 10 any harbor Of France, bat ca eg The
sp az Napoleon OF 200 horse power, hunche rad
49,, ,bolic, sailpg eh.q, convertoa into
~ mr. ugnes Of $40 horse power only. Two en- Ncr
e., w tser corvetes or despatch ves8ek-wcre lSe-
-, ed In 1850 During the year 1851 ships IL
Sse ind LofTlgstes added 70 the Freaoh nav
s s ssos formed the ooy increase oftba period
~ nannnbe = 1881 therefore, the number OF vessels
.S1G 3 age addedle Aas;oTia Of 500
800 rocor and the CharleTLagne and Jean Bart,
.s u sso power. Beside these one rrirste Il
SsS boseuosc and two smaller vessels each Of zoe horse
r'ne ao,,ed N Fl zach poS, each OF GO borse povs-Le
yso,rnc ,he ptir Jerome the Duquogne sud tho Tour
Ns AID 70 these Sere ofded seven oorveu4s and dcs
rntes yrssels Mr. e ,hcz Of 400 Lorse power esa
ne next year 1861 brought increase Eve line q
80 s,,z. one Of Gega the Ece.ague ne ehio OF M
s,hnn 900 pornt ~ horse poer and the other f,uy
IN ~ $50 horse poN kT comprising the Ul.l the Nzya.
ere .so Wacran aud the Houyerain YLe number ~
rn ,er vessos renaire aelonary duro itzt yelr in
snN no inc,ease the Nae Of battle chips va- six viz
1901 IN the Redontabe, re Arcoie Aad the Agesras
e Ei sbps With eDgineA CT 200 horse po each au
~ nsw and Breslar converted ships Of 30 horse rover
me Tn ~ year the most active year O. tse late Russian
each II thought into existence five dDilg battarles
Ner, aiso and u screw transports II 1856 seven
- gspoSah leofbarie ships wore fsated o. these the
ndunoIa the Alexandra pcw aud CT sk a9d go
i,p' a. $50 specuvesy; waile the Louis Qaatorzs, the
r pow. TrouD the Doua werth and the Bsyuos
& us pahdA ted, and fitted With engines varyioz ia
~ 0vl,s, 600 to 40 During the year II
$500 se.a OF 500 horse po YER a1iad
ans Az orvettes md despatch VESSELS re
,ncas hv 10 IT, ~ nber o. floating batteries AMI run
soat remained ia -, 10 as in 1865, and bas nieed
hred the same Unit! i r, scse% ~ 2orti were
enra och NJ era Scrac ,ser and TIE 81 Louis oc 49,
sra ;he on,v In -hps added iu 1851 rae fri
estes Increased by foa tne by one, and
transports by six Ia thai. =, 10 LBS the VIE dc
Nantes, OF 500 horse pogoT, 49, .Dn.onoy, Q, 'ooi
10th ships Of The hno vih ' "''Fe'Vcs ana tree
hanspoYtE, were launched =.
N the foregoing numbers ba IN ug1t together they
1--WE these results viz that dp-og ~ st Sven yelrs
ma. IT, since the fash Of tho c1pp ~ PREPARED the
vorld for the Empires bunderthD 'Def 81 French
S4eausbps OF has baen more tbae ~ pea toe'ng
sannoer of steam Of baIre saps ra4i fro tso .
6rty two To complete the sa'smeHs O. Toe 50 u IL
eressary 10 aid tpat a. bs pree9Bi e7h sls
81 tbe line and twenty hvs fr,za,e5 a1 nao' vN"s
are Dui,1ipg 10 .sc French dockYayfs ts Inc br' "
sss are he Iatroplie, tho vile e s'fde.aEs tae Ys