Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-04-01
Military Force of Europe.

The armies and Naries of the Beigerent and Neutral
PooceTS Of ETope-PropoSed increase of the Spanish
Nauy-Projec for inan,ediote Increase of the same etc
The Commercial Union, of Antwerp, has the follow
ing statistics of the military and naval forces of the diff
erent States of the Continent of Europe. The figures
which this journal publishes without being official APP
pear to be taken from reliable sources:
FrdnceArmy effective force June 1882 672, 400
men l6s field batteries Navy AIT vessels of 300 sail
ing, III steam q, 600 mariners
AusTtd-Army, go AT men of which $40 400 infantry,
70 300 cavalry 5929 artillery, H. Jig engineers and sta
Pretss a-Army 525 900 men; of which 4lO 600 of the
active army and Landweher of first ban 900 Landweher
OF second ban Navy, so vessels of war, 800 marines
EngtandArmy 223 900 men, including those dispersed in
the colonies Navy, 600 vessels of war; 500 sailing 25l
sailors.
RussiaArmy, lO67 900 men, including the reserve, and
226OOO rregulars Navy III vessels, 6200O marines and
Ttrkey-Army u.s. 900 men, reserve 14s ESQ., rregulars
OOO different contngents 100000 Navy 20 vessels 58
spain.-Army, Is 900 men peace establishment 500 900
war establishment Navy, 4lO vessels 5000 marines
sailors.
T,co sicilies--Amy 100000 men; of which lOOOo are
Swiss Navy 60 vessels Il sailing Is steamers loo can
Mods',a Army, 3,SSO men
Pcrma.-Army, 2,sO2 men,
ROTne.-Army, 1900 infantry, 1875 cavalry.
Iuscdny.-Army, II, 600 men,
De1a1ndrk-Army 1000 men. Navy l26 vessels of
Saoeden and NorcayArmy of Sweden, 144, 900 of
Norway $4,000 Navy, $40 vessels and 126 chaloupes can
Portuga-Army $4,000 men, including colonial corps.
Navy A vessels OF war
Netherlands Amy So 647 men. Navy, II vessels, IS
gunboats, 1000 sailors.
Belgun,-Amy, 81 men, 1922 cavalry, peace estab-
shment; $1,000 men, $4,000 cavalry, establishment
Navy brig of 20 guns goeee l2O chaloupes cannoners
Saczerldnd-Army, l25,oOO men, the reserve included
Landwehr, $50, ,000 men,
GTeeCe.-Army 10 900 Navy 25 vessels.
German Stdtes.-Federal army 25OO 600.
German Confederdtion.-A 525, 900 49,500
airy, including the Austrian and Prssan contingents.
| Total of army, 4, 962, ,0G6.
! Navy stated and estimated 263, ,222.
IHn SrTtO of tho do In
May1na, writing on the 18th February, says hat the
Spanish Minister of Marine asks appropriation by
the Cores of than nine hundred millions of reals
de vellon, Ortyve millions of doars for the construc
| tion of l56 vessels Of war, as follows:
| AUXILIARY SCREW STEAMERS
| ships oftheine OF from so to 100 guns
! II frgates of from so to GO guns.
| Is corvettes of from 80 to 81 guns.
| 18 corvettes OF from 20 to "a guns.
/ go smaller vessels Of from to 20 guns.
STEAMERS.
steam ships of 500 horse power and lG guns.
8 steam ships of $50 horse power and IS guns.
steam ships OF from l6O to $50 horse power and vari
II steam ships of horse power and vari
GUS tonnage.
VESSELS.
II store ships.
Besides this squadron there are to be constructed thre
naval school ships, the first for the instruction of dshp
and naval apprentices the second for the marines
the third for the artillery also hundred despatch boat
for the service. In the said there include
the expenses for maintaining and improving OF the Nav
Yards.
propriaes only 449 $50, $50 reals (wentyWo millions
doars) the navy distributed in the following way
For improving and maintaining Navy Yards 100 900 90
For the construction of two steam ships of
the line of from 80 to 100 guns. AZ 36S 90
For that of eight screw steam frigates of from so
TO 60 guns lie, ,546 20
For that of nine screw steam coryetes Of from3o
to 86 guns. 1920 ,O6
For that of fourteen steam corvettes offrom
90 to "a guns. Il s67, so
For that of 80 smaller steamers. 36,8l9,99
Total. ......... 449 sos 95