Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-10
TREMENDOUS PRETARArIONsFOR
WAR IN FRANCE.

Mucn mas ben Said Of late on the subject
of disarmins,, since the last war, bus lin
point Of fact It would appear that 90 hr
rom anything having been really done in
that direction, the great Powers, ~ they are
called. have ever sincS 'steod to their arms,
and the smaller or weaker ones are doing
their best 10 initiate the example. It is
morally certain that this country has not in
reality weakened her powers Of aggression
b. . single soldier on land, or asinele horse
power BY sea, sincs she has been said 10
lay down down her arms. Some thous-
ands Of trained vsEterans have, indeed, been
sent for . time 70 their homes, to recruit
their strength and relieve the Imperial
treasury; but al Of these are within call ct
: moments notice, while the training Of Is
many moro new conscripts is carried on as
unfinchingly as ever. But it is, above all,
in her marine that France has never ceased
for one instant to develops instead Of cur.
tail her aggressive force. It is extremely
difficult toarrive at particular instances .ol
this, but | have, go.d authority for stating
the incessent activity Of her dock.yards al
around her coast, from Toulon to Cher.
bourg. and the nature Of these preparations
is even more remarkable than the ox:ent ol
them. fit9 ~
I can mention no names, or even hin,
at ths sources Of my information, but L b.
lievs I am justified in saying that the char.
acter which is bsing given 70 the French navy
makes it almost impossible to doubt the
object which is kept mainly in view in ita
construction. Louis Napoleon appears to
b thoroughly impressed with the conviction
that naval power, naval tactics. and naval
warfare, in the strict sense Of those terms
are At end. In his view. ships are now olny
70 be constructed for the purpose of carry.
ing and landing large bodies Of troops with
safety and. with true military prejudi ces
these latter are to be regarded as the only
engines Of modern warefare. Steam, in his
eyes, hiss more than rsvolusionized nayies;
it has has almost destroyed their influences
in the decision Of national struggles, by
bridging over seas and rendering all coasts
accessible to invading armies. At this mo.
ment, while SO vastly increasing his mer,
amount Of tonnage, the Emperor almost
ofends his navy by the cArelessness with
which he seems to regard the psrsonel Of it
officers. He looks upon them Is the mere
pilot or Charons Of his conquering troops. {
What he is SO busily constructing are
not SO much frigstes aud first rates, to rule
the waves and thunder on the deep, IS vas,
floating and impregnable fortresses, which
cased in steel and filled with armed legions
shall roll resistingly upon his enemies coast
like ,ahe wheeled tower Of old upon the be
seiged city and there vomit forth its subiu.
gatfpg masses. Floating batteries, not man.
muvering squadrons, is the Napoleonic idea
Of q navy; and, if the conflict be engaged, he
proposes TO take the enemies vessels, not by
sea but by land, and pull down maritime
supremacy by making himsalf master o.
the territory which lays claim to it. o.
course oil such preparations can only have
in view what many persons regard IS the
final and inevitable struggle with Great
Britain. 1.-THE Emperor will never be
satisfied" heard far-sightcd American
remark the other day, ''until he has hum.
bled. the pride Of England" And there is
too much reason to suspect still that tina,
object always lies ut the bottom of his heart
Besides the unremitting labor Of the
dock yards, the caast defenses are IN inces.
SAINT object Of attention. The forts 1T Cher.
bourg, especially. are being heavily armed
with riael cannon, in the midst Of what is
called profound peace and the entente cor.
dale" Every little harbor is being fortified
and pat in telegraphic communication with
the capital l believe I am stating simp:e
fact when ], say that among naval men
themselves, the certainty Of great and dc.
cisive struggle for supremacy with England
is looked upon IS admitting Of no other in.
terposition than that Of time and opportuni-
". The great question is to secure the co.
operation, or At least the amicable neutrality
Of Russia. Ifthat could be ascertained, The
prelexts for trial Of strength would proba.
bly,, not long be found wanting. a7@3:@s
An UNEXPECTED CLIxAx.-Snaakine al