The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-21
he Proposed New fleet of the Braziliak


he Proposed New fleet of the Brazilian
Empire.
Decree 41s2 OF May Is adopts the following
plan ior the feet of BRAZIL
First cat gory-SWlft ocean steamers, viz
One irOn-clao Handicapped, fifteen miles an
hour on draught OF twenty-six feet, carrying
eoai Tor five days iull power, armed with ten
cam on of largest size, carried IN battery, plating
eight inches lhicE. Iron clad corvettes-speed,
fourteen miles; draUght, tSenty-two feet; ive
daNs coal; ten largesG size OF broalside guns;
plaupg, SIX inches. Unarmored corvettes-
speed, fourteen miles: draugnt, twenty ieet;
tive days coal six sixtv-eight FOUNDERS and SIX
one hundred and fifty pound rifles.
speed, ior the coast and large rivers vIz.:-SiX
irCn.cla0 gupboats-spee1, ten miles; six days.
coal; Fix one hundred and hfty pound rifles in q
bautry of tour three hundred FOUNDERS in
towers. Unarmored irou-clads-speed. ten
miles; draugbt ten feet; SIX days coal; Two one
hundred and hlty pound rifles and tour sixty
eight Founders.
Tnird category.-Ves els of small speed, for
river serv ce and port defense, vlz:-SIxLeen
second class armOred guDboats-speed, SIX
miles, twin screws and tnuty horse power
engines; tonnage, five hundred tonelad das;
lenetb, one hundred and twenty feet; beam,
twenty eight ieet; draught, five feet; twenty
four hours coal; one one hundred and twenty
pound rifle; armor, tour 10 SIX inches. Eight
second class unarmorea guDboats-speed, eight
nnes: draught, ght feet; Iour days coal; Two
sixty gbt FOUNDERS and two seventy pound
rifles. Sixteen river padd le-wheel transports--
speed, Line miles; draught, three iee'; three
DAYS coal; one thirty two pivot rifle. Floating
batteries 10 peneuable 10 prOjecoiles; spec l.,
four miles; cannon OF largest size mounted In
turrete.
Fourth categoIy.-Paddle.w wheel steamers and
screw aupches for transport of troops and for
river police, etc -Four paddle wheel traus-
poft>-Speed, twelve miles; uraught, nine feet;
eight days coal; each able to transport five
hundred troops under cover and well accom- n D.
dat-d. Tblrty.siX screw launches-Draught,
thee feet; length, bfty teet; speed. eight
nho
one cannon; able to ran OorJ sky ar ned and
equipped troops upon tue above dfaught.
The Armyia Paraguay.
The discrepancies noticed in the returns of
the Minister of War relative to the army in
Paraguay induced some explanations, namely:
The tOtai number OF BlazIiIan troops for
wal ded to the war since the commencement was
842l9 (up TO May ~, $3.50 OF whom had not
reached The army al the dh e OF tue last returns
thence. By them the total effective force on
Aprl / round Humaita OF lighting men was
2e,27e: employed IN CommiSsarlat, hospitals
c.. 1868; s.cF, including l8l officers, l0,Sl6.
Total, 1898.
tioneI at Corrientes, Aguapehy and in toe
O. AGO. The total OF dead and missing nee the
charged on leave, $3.50; 10 al dead, missing, or
disabled, II $685. The above rettrs only 10 the
amy OF operations AGAINST Humaita, which for
the last twelve mouIhs has never attained a
6gh,Ing force above 26 600 to $4,000 men not
Wibstaudmg al toe mda-huning and Grating
pl actised 10 MAINTAIN It. During the last quarter
Of 1867 and first quart of 1868 the mortality ~
the nospitals was:-Last quarter OF 1867, 1852;
first quarter OF 1868, 1898.