The national Republican., 1869-02-27
The French Navy.

Tho French Navy.
From the official reports, the French navy,
on the 3lst Of December, 1868, consisted Of
430 vessels, Of which 331 are steamers, with
an aggregate Of 76,l65 horse power and 30
sailing vessels. In course of completion
anoat are 2 steamers of aggregate $40
horse power, and on the stocks 81 steamers,
with an aggregate Of 12,405 horse power;
also, one sailing transport.
The whole number of vessels Is divided
Into two distinct fleets; the first called the
Hep feet, being constituted In conformity
with a programme established in 1857; the
second comprises the remaining vessels Of
the old navy, which arc not considered as
adapted to the new feet, neither as they arc
nor after transformation.
The new feet which constitutes the real
naval forces Of the empire at present num-
bers 3iI steamers and 20 sailing vessels, as
shown in the following table: This table
shows, list, the armorcd fleet composed Of
so vessels of different classes; Cd, the
unarmored fighting ships consist Of 90
screw steamers; Sd, the dotilla consists Of
9l small steamers; 4th, the transport fleet
consists of IS vessels of various sizes lastly,
two ships ofthe line, one used as an ordnance
and the other as a seamen's practice vessel.
The following statement shows the vessels
Of the new fleet completed to the 3lst Dccem-
Der, 1903, viz: so armored steamers of the
following classes of vessels: l6 ships of the
line and frlgates, armored with n nominal
horse power of a, 900; 8 corvettes, armored,
nominal horse power, $3.50; coast guard
| corvettes, 10 floating batteries for harbor
| and coasts, IL floating batteries, that can be
| taken apart for river use, with q combined
horse power OF 4,430.
Ninety-six unarmed fighting vessels of the
following classes: 12 fast ships of the line,
not armored, nominal horse power, 9,l20; 10
fast frigates, not armored, horse power,
s,l10; IL corvettes, not armored; IA brigs or
dispatch vessels, of the first class; 10 brigs
or dispatch vessels, of the second class; 23
gunboats, with combined horse power of
l0,5l0.
Three aotilla vessels of the following
classes; 10 small screw steamers; 2S small
side-wheel steamers; AZ steam launches, with
a combined horse power Of 3,6S3.
Seven transports of the following classes:
10 ships Of the line, with auxiliary steam
power; faSt ship Of the line, altered; 10
screw frigates, altered; Is screw troop ves-
sells; "a screw transports; 10 side-wheel
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Of %, ,s5Oi school vessels, ships of the line,
$50.
Total, 3l4 steam vessels, of nominal horse
power of 73;S43; 20 sailing vessels of two
classes, viz: 20 sailing transports; 80 coast
guards General total, 3S4.
or the old navy there yet remains II steam
ers and 90 sailing vessels. The following
shows the vessels of the old feet on the 3lst
December, 1868; auxiliary steam frigates,
horse power $50; experimental vessels,
horse power IL; 10 corvettes and small side
wheel vessels, horse power 1850; ship-of-
thc-line; frigates; 3 coyettes; 81 vessels Of
smaller class. General total, 40 vessels of
all classes, with II horse power Of 2, ,422.
The following statement shows the vessels
on the stocks and those being finished ahoat,
to the 3lst December, 1868 armored
frigatcs, horse power 3 1900; armored cor
vette, 45Oi armOred coast guards, l,59O; l
screw frigate, not armOrcd, $50; Z 7corvettes,
not armorcd, $3.50; II screw dispatch yes-
sells, 2,435; screw transports, 600. Total,
81 steam vessels, propelled by horse power
Of l., ,405, and one sailing transport, making
total of 32 vessels building.
Seven steam vessels are being finished
ahoat, rs follows: urmored frigate, with a
horse power of $50; armored corvettes,
1885, fast corvette, not armored, 450; l
{ armored coast guard, $50; troop ship, A30.
= Total horse power 3,7l0.
u | u
! completed to the 3lst OF December, 1868,
compared with the feet OF the previous year
S shows, first, In excess of the new fleet oi
/ 10 vessels, as follows: armed corvettes,
corvettes and dispatch vessels, armed coast
guard, 2 ships of the line, school vessels.
2. reduction in the new fleet of 12 yes
sells, as follows; 2 fast frlgates, not armored
and 10 vessels of the steam fiotilla.
Thus the new fleet, notwithstanding the
construction OF new vessels completed In
1868 and the transformation of vessels Of the
Q old ieet into transports, has lost 2 vessels In
y number; but the military value of the 10
i vessels that have been added is far superior
to that OF the IL vessels reduced, as the list
> above shows.
l. 3. A comparison of the effective vessels
), shows reduction in the old fleet OF "a yes-
/. sells, rs follows: 2auxiliary ships of the line
4 side-whecl corvettcs, sailing ship of the
u line, sailing frigates, II vessels Of inferior
II classes.
# Thus the old fleet, which Is merely re-
= paired, and no vessels renewed, tends rap
" Idly to disappear, and the effective force o
d this portion ofthe fleet, which was 70 vessels
II In 1867, Is only 4G in number on the 3lst o.
II December, 1865
A The augmentatons and reductions aboy,
- mentioned are equally shown In the follow
J. ing statements relating to new constructions
d transformations and condemnatlons from
r aye since tne ISL Oh january, 1910!
= The vessels completed or transformed dur
u ing the year and added to the new fleet ar,
e 22 in number, as follows: new armorct
= coryettes, new floating battery, new dis
,r patch vessels, 8 new gun boats, 2 steam
= transports altered from fast frigates, steam
y , transports from auxiliary steam frigatcs,
Is ships of the line, school ships from the ole
D. fleet.
N 7 The vessels condemned or transformed IL
n Fp n IA
~ corvette, / screw dispatch vessel, gul
'e boats, 2 propeller dispatch vessels, gui
N boats, 2 side wheel dispatch vessels, trans
" ports, 2 fast frigates transformed into trans
ports.
The reduction by transformation or con
demnation In the old fleet are In number 81
r. as folowsi auxiliary steam frlgate, 4 side
ia wheel dispatch vessels, II sailing vessels,
3auxiliary steam frlgates," auxiliary ships
nc of-the-nc.
Of BRITISH NAVY.
cs From the last parliamentary document re
- latlng TO the British navy the armored flee
y" Of England is composed of A vessels, o
IL which 80 are aaoat and 10 are building
* These A vessels represent an armament o
NJ $50 guns and moving force Of 81, 800 horse
:, power. Thirty of these vessels have hulls o
u Iron, the remainder of wood. OF the 10 yes
Ip sells In construction have hulls Of iron.
10 DELEGATES TO THE METHODIST PROTEST
"a ANT CONFERENCE AT GEoRGETows.-Th'
U male members of the Methodist Protestant
le church, corner of Green aud Lombar
p streets, on Wednesday evening elected a
10 delegates to the Annual Conference Messrs
Va Beale II. Richardson andWilliam H. Griihth
70 alternates Thomas Mccormick aud Jas
70 Frame Bait. Sun, Goth.
c. A DISPATCH from Gen. Geo. A. Forsyth
v. who was so seriously wounded In an Indiar
- fight last fall, announces that he had ar