The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-06-28
A Glance at Europe.

Powers likely to originate the war and the
Powers which will unavoidably become
involved in it.
l. The EMPIRE OF AUSTRIA.
This Power of central Europe consists
of six Kingdoms, three principalities, two
archduchies, two duchies, three margra-
vates-the ban of Austria. The king
doms are Hungary, Bohemia, besides We
nice, Dalmatia, Crotia and Sclavonia ; the
principality of Transylvania; the arch
duchies of Upper Austria and Lower Aus
| tria-the original foundation Of the en-
| pire; the Guchies Of Salzburg, Styria,
| Carinthia, Bukovina, Upper and Lower
| SIesia The margravates are Moravia,
Istria and Servia; the territory of Trieste
and the ban of Thermes. Besides this,
numerous so-called military stations. In
ALL thirty-fvc millions or inhabitants,
speaking variety of languages, antagon-
| istic in religion and race, and ever ready
| for revolt
The army on foot consisted of 100000
soldiers until within .he last few months,
! when the second category was called into
active service, increasing the army by
100000 men. a second levy has been
ordered, which has not exceeded 40, 900
men. In time of war Austria can raise
an army of seven or eight hundred thou
sand men. Almost all the nobility have
rank in the army. The Austrian SOL
dier is distinguished for bravery and pow
er of endurance, but is utterly lacking in
5rilliancy and daring. The finest corps is
that Of the staff. In 1859, in the cam
paign in Lombardy, the artillery posses
sod only few cannon. Now it has made
great progress, though it is far from
taking rank amongst the best in Europe.
The Hungarian cavalry is the finest in
Europe; it has preserved all tie historical
traditions of it's fame. Many q victory
has it helped to win for Austria, but Aus
| tIia has never testified its appreciation of
| its Importance. Austria has never pos
sessed any celebrated generals. The Arch
duke Charles, the most famous among
| them, was on every occasion conquered by
Napoleon I. To take the field again it
has no other generals than those that were
beaten at Magenta, Solferino, Palestro and
| San MARITIME. Austria cannot SEND into
| the field more than three hundred thou
| sand men, being obliged tC have two hun
dred thousand men in the Quadrilateral,
| between Venice and TIE frontier of Lom-
bardy, where the army of Italy is en-
camped. A hundred thousand men are
in Dalmatia, in the territory of Trieste,
and in the fortresses on the other side of
| Venice. Another hundred thousand men
are in Hungary, where the condition of
| the country at all times threatens revo-
| luton. The Austrian navy consists of one
hundred and twenty vessels of war, of
which seventy only are steamers. In ali,
one thousand one hundred cannon. The
merchant vessels Of Austria consist of
about ten thousand ships. The govern
ment revenue is two hundred millions OF
| thalers, but it's national debt is over one
| thousand five hundred million.
| 2. THE KINGDOM OF Prussia.
| The population of Prussia is eighteen
millions and half-all united by bonds
of race, religion and language The rev.
enue, one hundred million thalers nation
al debt, two hundred and ten millions -
In time Of peace the army consists OF two
hundred thousand men. At the present
moment it has four hundred and fifty
thousand men under arms, besides a re-
serve, we'll drilled and disciplined, called
| Landwehr The Prussians have all militia
ry instincts-they are brave, sober and in
defatiga5le. The artillery is one of the
finest in Europe, with fine cannon and
admirable aud intelligent officers. The
generals are formed in the school of Fred
erick the Great. One of them was
Blucher, the conqueror of Napoleon at
Waterloo. Its navy, limited to eighty
vessels Of war, is in far better condition
than that of Austria, the four hundred
and ten cannon they carry being all of the
latest modern models The merchant
vessels are about two thousand in number.
Prussia boasts of it's rights over the
Duchies of Holstein, Lancnburg and
Schleswig, Austria declining to cede them
| without compensation since 1868.
| 3. THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK.
This small kingdom possesses a popula-
ton Of three millions twenty millions of
! thalers are It's revenue It's national debt
sixty millions. In time of peace its army
consists of twenty-five thousand men in
time of war it reaches fifty thousand. The
navy of Denmark, though limited to one
| hundred vessels of war, with only thou
sand cannon, is admirable. It's merchant
vessels number about six thousat3 The
three duchies which belonged to Danmark
have remained in the possession of the
two powers which occupy them, Austria
and Prussia These duchies form alto
gether population Of one million.
f. THE CONFEDERATION OF GERMANY.
BY the treaty of 1915, made by all the
European Powers, the German Confeder-
alton consisted of forty States. 1t now
contains only thirty-fve. Each of these
different States has an independent gov