The New York herald., 1867-04-12
PREPARING FOR WAR.
SPECIAL Correspondence Of the HERALD.

Importast Advices from Frnnec-A General
Enropeaa War Isnminens Daring tho Ex-
hibitisu tSeasoa--Hesv the Countries, Arm
and the Demand for Breech-Leaacrs- Home
Difacalties Of Nnpoleon--Paris DIscunecntcd
and UadeRs . Private Imperial Pslios Raie--
Aaairs of shs Exhibisiensr dsc. lafly "a sslrs IS
~, ,,nt 49,, ~ PARn, March 70. 1851.
year ago II fondly mppesed thas the grand uni.
versa Exhibition, the Of the opening Of which
stand, would be stepping sone in the path Of
progress towards that miesnia time through the
dim vista og the future BY the oldon prophets when
'swords should be bsasen into ploughshars" and when
sShs natssns should Isan was moral Il ws at
least taken FOR granted hat u The period Of the opening
Europe vould b occupied with peaceful avocations
with desires for material and intellectual
when the world invited to enter the wide portals Of
this tsmpls Of peace those Of tho temple of Janus
should bs ciossd as9 8si
All thsss hopes however, hsvs been eonradicted and.
singulary enough, the Exhibition opens time when
moro than any other In her history, al Europe Is
engaged in making active preparations for war, and
when new complications daily almost hourly, arising
TO thrsasen bursting Of the cloud
tho very heads OF tho Of the assembled
nations gathered on the Champs de Mars
Tho everlasting eastern question" is assuming
broader and threatening proportions Prussia is
increasing and consolidating her power and prestige
and Irritating the French people into very III feeling
England has the constantly threatening Feniansm
her hanae Spain daily fear OF outbreaks and
luton. Al Europe is armng with completeness and
rspiduy which III accords with the peaceful hopes
cherished and the peaceful specuations nduged in
the prospective result Of the universal Exhibition.
few facts and figures, culled from reliable Sources
will exhibit the extent TO which these armaments
carried In recent letter gave you facts rola
tive 10 the extraordinary activity In the naval arsenas
Of Franco Tho rapidity Of action Is maintained
In the manufacturs Of arma Four hundred and eighty
thousand Of the Chaepot guns being
manufactured in France Belgium and England, and are
20 BE- completed and delivered by the 1st Of March, 1sos
Besides this, the govsmmsns Is experimenting upon
number Of brssch-loading models brought over here
from ths Unitsd States and particularly with the Rob.
srsa, shs Rsnington and the Winchester guns
In Prussia The acknowledgement, which performed
such tsrrihs work In Last summers war; is maintained
and roas activity prevails in all the Prussian arsenals
for the purpose Of completing their armamenta Eleven
hundred 9ss bssschloading have been ordered
sinos The oloss of the war.
In Ausrss 100000 guns arc 70 DO transformed into
brsssh-ss1s ana 10000 Of those are 10 bs ready at
She end Of the year
Bavaria, whrtemburg, Baden and Hesso Darms,ad.
have adopted In principle the breechoadng gun and
The Prusian breechloading cannon England has al.
ready transformed 10000 Ended rlnes into brsech-
,oaders. ana viii have $4,000 OF thom by the end OF
the year In the month Of April tho lists are to be
opened In England for experiments with the various
systems OF breech.oadng guns and 40 riaed cannon
Of different calbrs are 70 be completed before the end
OF the year.
In Russia COO 900 guns are being changed into breech-
Ioaders nhe modified needle r1eh and half OF these
win be ready I'm February next Nine hundred breech.
oadins are also in preparation for the complete
Armament Of the forts
Ia DsnpArk the Chambers have voted s;ysrl NIL