The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-28

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dictate the terms on which she was alone willing
to enter in the lately proposed Congress-.
To enable them to preserve state OF armed
neutrality, tie Baden Chambers and the Parlia-
ments OF SaXony and WuItumburg have voted |
the necessary supplies; and the like has been |
demanded from, and Will no doubt be voted by, |
the Bavar1an Chambers. A German correspon. |
dent OF the London Times remarks that "simar |
as their conduct appears the different Chambers |
are actuated by different motives in trusting |
their Governments with the power of doing evil |
in so serious coniuncture" He adds:-
"The Wuremberg Parliament being in the hands !
OF Republican majority, are desrous OF causing |
their Government 10 take up arms against Prussia.
ILey hope that Prussia once beaten and dismem- |
beled eonstitut Onal monarchy VIII become inn |
possible in all IL rmany, and republican, m, now |
rampant in of the MINOR States, VIII spring up
III the shattered fragment or what formerly was inc
monarchy oil the Hohenzoherns' ferhaps they
deayors VIII not be attained In the longed.for
eessimpa,Rni can but ihen the war VIII always have
are in the field the WI temberg Deople will
have It all their own way at home. In Bavaria,
T. ndtncles combine to adv,e the like course;
in baden, liberal and anti. ustrian feeling urges
the assumption of such attitude as will prevent
( the country from beng dragged into the war by
Wurtemberg, its neghbor; while in Saxony, situate
as she Is between ultra and Prussia, the
CbAml er think IT incumbent upon IN elm to do what
they cen-which is nttle enouQh-to prevent their
becoming call in the hands of the mighty. AS to
The 1overnme nts OF the states enumerated those Of
Wurtembere aud Saxony incline to side with the
haiser ilough the Dresden tablnet is reported to
have become somewhat wavering OF late. Bavaria
is expected TO support Austria 10 the extent of
pratINinR the ultTamontane id osyncracles of pOr
ton OF her people, taking good care however, not
to mjuie Prussia and strengthen the Kaiser. who,
as her immediate DePhbor, is and has al ways cen
mole dangerous to her indepenC ence han the Ber-
I'm Cabinet. hundred years ago Blvaria was
saved by Ere derrick the Great from beng annexed
! by Austria The Baden Minister'S and Court agree
with tier Chambers on the policy 10 be purrued I"
However reluctant the Bavarian Government
may be TO take an active part in the war, it is
| evident that the Bavarian people are spOng
| tor fight with Prussia, for the manifest Teluc-
! taIce OF the King TO join Austria uncondtion-
| ally, coupled with the high price OF beer, has
been resented by n )isy tumults in the streets OF
| Munich and Ratisbon.
OF AL the other German States, Nassau and
| Darmsadt alone are preparing to take promi-
! nent part in the coming conflict and this against
| Prussia. Their Representative Assemblies are,
| however, of different mind, that of Nassau
| having refused all extraordinary supplies for
| military purposes and that of Darmstadt being
| about 70 do the same. Hanover, which lies on
| the northwest OF Germany, and IS separated from
| Holsten by the Elbe is al-o known to have no
| friendly disposition towards Prussia; and should
the war spread throughout the fatherland, 1t is
| not improbable that sne will be counted on the
| side of Austria.
Such is the position in which the States at
| present stand. The military force that will
most probably be called into aciionis far greater
than is generally credited. The number of men
| Of all arms in the Prussiau service, including
| about 32, COO of the military train, when placed
on a war footing, stands, on paper, at $4,000;
| and this immense number, by the addition
| Of 95,500 of the second levy OF the
| landwehr, is increased to 74S 500. To add to
this amount there still remain about 1000
| drilled men who can be called into service, who
| are on leave of absence, but whose term of mill
tary duty has not expired, that term being, both
! in the line and landwehr, nineteen years. The
| aggregate is thus somewhat over a million.
But as many OF these would be required for
tie auxiliary departments OF the service, the
| number of those who would actually be called
| upon to bear sabres and bayonets would be tar
| short OF this number The number of men in
| the field at the present moment is represented
to be $50, 600, in addition TO which there is a
| serve OF $4,000. When hostilities actually COM
mence the losses in the ranks will be made up,
if The force is not increased, by large drafts from
| those in the landwehr whose term of service is
| uneXplred, and alter these a< exhausted, then
the landstrum can be called out, when every
man between sixteen ana fifty years of age is
| liable for service. The PTussian artillery in
time of war comprises l56 batteries with SG4
| guns.
The effective strength of the Italian army,
when placed on war footing is, on paper,
$50, 600 men, to which has TO be added 1l5O 900
in reserve (the second category of the contin
GENT, making the total 4e6, ,O00 OF these about
100000 are believed to SAnow in the field, so
disposed as to be immed Ately available at the
frontier when host lities commence. 1t has
been SAID that the army of operations against
the Austrians numbers 250,0O0, out this is con-
sidered an over-estimate. The Italian artillery
| is variously stated at from 256 to 400 guns.
Probably the former is the correct number, but
it may be increased when necessary, or when
horses can be obtained.
Turning now TO the probable antagonists TO
these two powers we find that the Austrian army,
| when placed on war footing, amounts, on
| paper, to about the same as that OF Prussia. The
| hgures given art 632, 500; Tut then there are
| called into service in addition, in time of war,
| numerous regiments ofmlitia, volunteer cavalry,
sharpshooters, ct cetera, which would consider
ably swell the number, and doubtless to as high
as that OF Prussia. The number OF fighting men
at present in the field is said 10 be not lar short
| of $50, 900.
The minor German States which are not
| unlikely to Join Austria, can conjointly bring
| an army into the field Il at will be anything but
| incousldeTable. Taking merely Bavaria, SaXony,
and WuItemberg, the first named has regular
amy, including reserve, of 100000, with 56,5OO
OF the landwehr ACTIVE service; the Saxon
army numbers 25.500, with an army OF reserve
in addition; and that of Wurtemberg when
placed on a war footing, is 28 800 1t is, there
fore, very likely that when the forces winch
these States can put into the field are added to
those OF Austria, the aggregate will Outnumber
the armies of Prussia and Italy united.
The naval power OF Austria consists OF 81
J steam vessels and gunboats, armed with ZIG
guns and 81 sailing vessels, armed with 34S
I guns That of Italy comprises "a steamers,
armed with 1898 guns, and II sailing vessels,
with 10 guns; and the Prussian navy consists
| OF 81 steamers, with 252 guns, and sailing YES
sells, with l40 guns.
II win thus be seen that already million of
mon ara prepared to take part in the fray as
soon as bostihties commence upon the land,
and that on the water g respectable heet VIII De
brought into action. How far tbese numbers
viii be extended, and what other Geuons VIII
he embroiled in the conflict, IL is lmpossiHle at
present to foreten.
DYEING, SECURING, ETC.