The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-07-25
The War in Europe-strength of the Con,

The War in Europe-Strength of the Com
TENDING FORCES.
The of Prussia is at present 108, ,212 English
square miles, about equal to the combined territory
of Georgia and Florida The population, according
to the census of 1864 was 49, 304 S43 falling but lit
tie below that of the northern ates of the Union
The great majority of the population are Germans
the total number OF persons belonging to non-German
nationalties being 2,504,l79. Within the last few
years the government of Prussia made several impor
taut additions the former dominons acquiring first
the two prncipalities of Hohenzollern, next the i'm
portaut seacoast district of Gahde, which it pur
chased from Odenbdrg, and more recently the duchy
of Lauenburg. which ceded TO it by Austria for
pecunary consideration. 1t holds moreover, posses
sion of Suhleswig and its intention to perma-
nertY annex to Prussia both this duciy and that of
Holstein. In point Of administration Prussia is not
inferior any other country of the world It's finances
unlike those of Austria and Italy, in a sound con
dition; its army discipline has long been the admra-
ton of the civised world. The army, war foot
ing numbers 700 600 and its feet consisted in 1865
of 81 steamers, sailing vessels, 40 rowing vessels;
total SIS war vessels The regning king is William |,
born in 1897, who succeeded his brother Frederick
William ", in January 1861.
The austrian empire, at present constituted, is
divided into nineteen provinces, the Of which
is 236 English square miles with total population,
according to computation OF Sc, 1875 600 souls. This
population is divided, with respect to and Ian
guage into 10 fewer than twelve different natonaites.
austria Is OF lLe gfS0L Military powers oil bl-
rope her army on the war footing being over half
million of men. The navy, however, is comparatively
small, consisting, in August 1864 of 80 steamers,
with G39 guns, and 73O horse power and 20 sailing
vessels with l45 guns. Great efforts have been made
within the last few years to raise the imperial navy TO
state of high efficiency by the substitution of steam
for sailing vessels and the gradual formation of an
iron clad feet of Austria has become consti-
tutional monarchy since 1S49 the main features of
the constitution consisting, first, of the provincial
diets representing the various States of the monarchy
secondly, central Diet or council of the empire and
thirdly reduced form Of the latter, partial council
Of the empire, as ii is called
The public debt of the empire, which at the com
mcncement of the French revolution in 17S9 was
STA 300 900, had grown in 1868 to 81 2I0 222 085
From 1889 to the present time there has not been
single year in which the revenue Of the State has
up to the expenditure. The present emperor Francis
! Joseph l. was born August 1885, and was proclaimed
emperor and king in consequence of the abdication Of
his Uncle Ferdinand l. and the remuneration Of his
father Francis Charles, December ,, 1913 He
comlnanderin-chief of the Austrian army in the Itll
ian campaign of 1859.
The kingdom of Italy has an area of 93, 1854 Eng.
lish square miles with population according to the
last census taken in the spring of 1854 Of 703 no
souls The great mass OF the people devoted to
agricultural pursuits, and the town population Is
comparatively small Il has seafaring population of
1853 go individuals, nearly all of ahom liable TO
the maritime conscription. The military organisation
Of the Kingdom is based on conScriptoR and the
standing army consists of than 200 600 men on
a peace footing and more than 400 600 on a war es-
tablshment The navy of the kingdom consisted iii
/ 1865, of SO steamers OF 760 horse power, with
100 guns, and II sailing vessels with 273 guns; al
/ together, liz men of war, with 2,429 guns. Italy
has public debt Of nearly eight hundred millions of
dollars The expenditure is largely in excess of the
annual revenue The reigning' sovereign, Victor
Emanuel Il was born March IA, 1920 and is the
eldest son of king Charles Albert of Sardinia ana
archduchess Theresa of Austria. He succeeded to
the throne on tie abdication Of his father March 80
1849 and proclaimed king of Italy By OF tho
Italian parliament, March II, 1851.
The German confederation was organised IN SIS
upon the ruins Of the German empire which had beeg
dissolved in 1906. The object of the conlederacy.
according to the first article Of the federal constu
ton il the preservation of the Internal aud exter
nal security Of Germany, and the independence and
invioabiltv of the various German States" Thh
organ and representative of the confederation is the
federal diet consisting of plenipotentiaries of the
several German States, and permanently located in
/ the free city Of Frankfort.
At the time of its establishment the coniede7acY
embraced SO members, but of these four (Saxe-G Gothic
! Anhalt-Bernburg Anhatkoethen, Hesse- -Homburg}
have become extinct, and two tlIohenzolern-H Hechin
gen and HohenzolIern-Sigmaringen have been incoi
porated with Prussia leaving at present 80 sovereign
States. They have together of 242 867 squa;e
miles, and in 1864, population Of over 46 900 coo
people exceeding the aggregate population of British
America, the United States Mexico and Central Amer
lea, and being in Europe inferior to country e!-
/ cept Russia. The federal Amy numbers about
roo 600
Austria ard Prussia belong with only part Of tbcir
several dominions to this confederation; Austria wish
population of 1882 9t4, Prussia with population
of Iz,7l4,O24. Prussia therefore, and Austria,
is i'll point of population the first German Sates ard
this priority is still prominent if take in.o
account the provinces of both powers not belonging
to the confederation.
Deducting the population Of the t'go great German
powers, population is left for the other States of
about 10 Coo Geo with federal army of 100000, AS
the record of the of the federal diet during the
last year shows the great majority Of the minor States
side WITH least lean towards Austria, and it is
still commonly believed, that after outbreak
of war between Austria and Prussia the diet Will de-
clare a federal war against Prussia.
All parties in Germany, Austria Prussia, the fnitor
governments, and all political parties among thf pao
Pile in favor of establishing central nationfl par
lament step toward the ultimate estabIisIment
Of German empire This point is therefore Eikaly
to be Of the results Of the impending