The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-05-21

TRlA. &c.--The present indications are that
| Napolcoa HI, will heap upon Austria almost
as many foundations rs Napoleon |. in the
days of his invincbility. The following are
the statistics of the French army on u peace
footing for the present year QS59,) taken
from recent authorities
Staff $50 Artillery 3i,252
Military schools. 1893 Engineers 1895
| lnvaidcs 3.,99 Baggage &c. 4 .65S
National Guard 25o67 Troops of admin G .9S9
| Infantry 2T ,6il Military justice $3.50
Grand total of the army peace footing. 400 062
In 1916, in the time Of Louis Philippe it
consisted Of $40, 900 men, and 81 900 horses
On wal footing the French army would
probably number three quarters of a million
tr fully as much as the army of Austria : and
there Cal, be little !oubt that it has been
quietly increased to very large extent du"-
ing the last year. The standing army of Rus
STA numbers, in peace, SIT ,S59, without bag
gage trains Of gendarmerie. Engand's army
is 222 S14 men, with 222. 1875 horses, besides
in India 90, 739 men and II ,G44 horses. Prus-
STA army numbers l6l 900.
FRENCH NAVY.
This consists in all Of lGl vessels. carrying
1880 guns, and a steam force of 60 600 horse
power. In short time the whole of the sail
ing ships will he altered into screw steamers.
OF the personnel there are 2 admirals, IL vice.
admi1als, (acive) and Is (reservcj rear ad
mirals, 20 active; Is reserve, Captains of
ships, 10; captains Of frigatcs $50; lieutcn-
ants, Coo; ensigns, $50, with numerous
other officers max ing with the sailors, a total
of 3G, 629. The total marine troops are 49,
9o1 men, making a grand total Of So GIG
men.
The great naval depot is TouIon, the Ply
mouth OF France.
SANDMAN ARMY.
hctotal officers and troops constituting the
Sandman army proper, is ~ ,9l5. The
troops are differed by 3,l52 superior and
inler Tor officers. Besides the foregoing there
are I 600 horses. These statistics indicate
the strength Of the Sandman army last year
on peaceful footing. The army now num-
ters about 10000.
SARDINIAN NAVY.
In 1858 the s.ati tics Of the SaIdnian navy
were the following The personnel consisted
Of ., 922 men one Vice Admiral. two rear
admralS, seven captains Of ships, eight cap
tainS OF lrigateS, eight captains Of corvettes. -
The material, six steam figates and four sail
ing irigatcS three steam corvcttcs and four with
sails, three steam transports, one steam tug.
total, twenty-nne vessels and 436 guns. The
Sandman navy has increased considerably
since these statistics were announced in the
budget of war to the Sandman Legislature in
1858. The admiral OF the fleet is stat toned
at Genoa the principal seaport Of Sardinia,
which is also well fortified. The naval arse
nal is a. opezzia.
TIE ARMY OF AUSTRIA.
The general staff ofthe Austrian army com.
IliScs four Field Maishals namely the Arch
duke John Baptist, Prince WinlischSra,z
Count Nugcnt and Count Eugene Wrat islaw :
Is cavalry generals and Fed Zcneme,StreS :
10 Lieutenant Field Marslvls. 1870 Major
Generals and 26G Colonies. The Austrian
army on active service consists, cha peace
footing. Of 8U52: on war footing, of
G7i,019 men. In the above are not com
pliScd 70 regiments Of Gendarmtrc, contain
lng 1885 men, nor the military police g.
4l2. strong, the military establishments,
With 6 $50 men in time Of war, the invalds,
six condemned companies, &c. Taking thc
total number Of men in military service, the
total strength of the Austrian army on the
new footing may be put at 400 600 men, nd
on war footing at 100000. The com
mand-in chief is in the hands of the Emperor,
and in his absence. in those Of Archduke
William, his cousin, who is 80 years Of age.
Lately two hundred thousand men were in
| Lombardy, on the left bank Of the Ticino,
the boundly Of Sardinia, and might cross it
at any moment. Besides, eighty thousand
more were despatched from Austria proper to
the scene Of conflict.
AUSTRIAN NAVY.