The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-19

A celebrated Por tuguese writer, comp aiming
o. the little progress mado Dv his countrYl, bit
taily exclaimed that IL Noah revisited tho world,
Portugal would be tho only place which he
Wouli bo able 20 recggniZe. Portugal has, how
ever, Lad her day nov tho state OF hor marine
one vessel Of tho line, one friga,o, &c.--tellS
without any further comment Of her decldoncs.
Austria has two plated lrigAtss in consuruc,,os;
$40 has . SAILING vessels, carr ing 439 gu H. and
6S steamships, reorD 'enIinR 3 D 10 horses powc-,
and carrying ijG guns. Belgium is, per
hsps the only country with bit OF sgsshOrr
with the exception Of Hanover (Which wouIl
be protected By ths COntoiotation), which h a
NO naval force. Sue has q director general VI
the marine IN Major General LlhuTo, colonel
and ma OF al y renu, Gul some pack u DOAtB
which mE4t b. taken ny ,pr ths aegyi,i % cl,e
= n,colsty Baqum Ls' however ea army
ID h.,H en- d wa tOO'ing rttCaCS tbs rtsp.c abs
+. .urs Of i.0,OyO mon, which IL pretty vol for
, uun ~ cf under i've mfluols of inhabitants.
tts ~ dining com OF llol'aui could shOW
u, ..o amy ut 90 90 men for Euro can sor-
vice she la. hnSu, or, 100 vessels Of all cha soL
C rrying 500 gums. Tho rumhcr Of ats,mIl.p'
.i dou l1 IN t list b. %, ana iJ ], 10 b1 rp-
pal ei hat 4re h ,s nail a dozsu aiming vesssls
De- lu,ih Nta - -aiuog vessels, carrying Gii
'u.P; - Nram'line CARVING i2G gunB; ara
ha' - ,Hilg A. soar Io. Ila, hfingiug up tho
totd Of guns 10 1904. Tao "0ir a lila,
wlJch did good sery ico IA days gone by when
lJ could attack with imlur ity any enemy's
ships which had the misfortune TO 10 bvcglmod
Of tho CDast, ia now Out ~ date. with regard
10 lra0oo, tho Statistics beiJre us glya her in
plated shio-, irigatos, batto'iel ard gunb&.s,
total Of q atl,t, ot which 2G are gluhOats,
which mu-t bs 4l error and 10 plated vessels
IN construction tLis ls for last year. !. E,4ud
b ttt down 49, bAy'ng una pll-o1 vessel udpat
.ug -.y an ClIr rae iJr Size isrcprsfCUtd ~
rl,lis 90 .lil1r v.srais huil. irg; and, with
t.G exception a. 10 FRI '.'af, oi winch only are
70 ~. uud '.ob npposI 70 DO ,p.0g tre way Of
-. -r yestc.,. l.4iy pr-son's alrescy io'ui-
Hau.J ig.cH. Ilnr my rfpiese'ts about ilD,pD
ma; .aa L4a,p s'olu ye sells cauyirg GSa
.'Ina, e. q 20 I..r : i. u C-Tyug lJl quo,
Nho hl, ..a.DIP ye sa'3 ga g'rstruC ion. Plt,t ID
iraa'ar ara b1ing built for har Ia o'Yne 10y
France ana in AWoroa Ho Ma-FrA. WenD y
c., Suo has a. rrtH,nt au0I' lO,Oou sal. rs snd
All lI.t nuL,' or ot mtuGo,. me ,h1|s an
army Of DOut j. 900 moo, and French army Of
,C-uDlt on C' % 900 m91, itt C0mpq,fir!. OF
tho P0uiidca troops is ~ Vsli known tbat Il IL
uunecctegiy 10 sluda 20 n. Insru iB sun sir
ing in Paril a,8ogt cf commission charged with
the recruitment Of lts ranks and ovarY
now and a. in ba'che7 o. the isllhtul
40 d.5pst he'd 20 aid in h.. ping In ,he hrk-
oTilg Papacy. Alhourh 40 ma'chant marine
presents q respectable figure an vessels tons,
and 10 GG6 sailors, tno Pore keef up no naval
power as of old. Prussia shows tleet OF 26
steam ves,sls carving l2l guns 3 selling
yesaels, carrying 12i guns ami an oar
hOtillA" with 32l guns, 10 Look after that Of
Denmark. Prussia has also in construction 2
screw cOrvetto,, plated, and each OF ~ gunA
Russia has II appears, 2i2 steam vessels, carry.
/ ing 2,374 guns and n sailing vessels, carry
| ing LAT guns. Tho statistics do not give any
| plated vesselA Sweden has 142 vessels, mo It
] team, cSry ing 45O guns but her maritime