The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-17
SPAIN
The Strength of Her Army and Navy-COndi-
IiOn of the War Department..

Strength Army
Iion of the War Department.
Admiral Topete, the Minister of Marine, made a
complaint the other day that MS lron,clads We're
lying idle in the ports OF Carhagena ana Ferrol lot
want Of sailors to man them. Action was taken in
the matter instantly The project OF an act was
made out discussed, carried into the committee,
drawn back, rediscussed, and passed that Topete
should be allowed te raise men for the navy so the
coast where sailors are TO be found.
Three army corps are TO be formed, eacn corps % "
be under the command OF leutenanUgeneraL lne
present strength OF the army in Spain Is SO,OOO men
disposed as follows Forty regiments, Two pat
taons each, OF infantry. One regiment of infantry
and two battalions Of hunters are permanently sta-
toned at Ceuta, opposite Gibraltar, on the coast OF
Morocco; one regiment at the Canary Islands iou'-
teen regiments now in Cuba, one at the Phllpplhcs,
two at the other Spanish West India Islands, cignI
regiments stationed at Madrid, one at the Farlo
Military College. Total number OF infantry, os,3o
Arti1eyy-Four regiments two battallons each, of
siege artlery five battalions for field service, now
at Madrid two battalions for mountain service, one
squadron of remounts, company OF observation
and an academy troop--Se5O men. ..-,,- -,
EnqineerS.-Two regiments two battali0ns eacn; /;
Typographical brigade-2592 men.
CduaTy-Twenty regiments OF four squadrons
each: one squadron in Galica one in Majorica, one
at Ceuta ten squadrOns in Cuba, two establishments
of remounts one academy troop, and those at thc
school Of farriers and commission OF reserVe-esSJ
men. -
MdYines-African companies, regular and irregn-
lar 252; force not included in the regular army
viz, pensioners OF Atocha, l2s men, Iota' soVoV
men. 49,.
These army corps are 10 provide against contin-
genCies that may Shortly ARISE ana Jney arc w W
Kept ready to march at a moments notice.
Spanish Treatment Of the Cuban InsurrectlOn'
From the London Times Mays.
The Spanards doing in the colony what, before
the revolution, they used TO do at home. Ihey are
shooting and hanging not, indeed, without prov3Gdd,
tiOn but without mercy and II is more than possDlo
that in their unhesltating dealings WIN lUIclS'
sympathiZers they may expose themselves 10 INC M
reference of other governments Oi TINS Ilsh 9ae
however, they apparently regardless ,an, dnTS
argue from the broad fact that one or thelI uyPo s
denotes is in nsurTection and that IL IL ther pusiio
to put the insurrectOn down II Is nobodys Dsics'
in their opinion to enquire into their methods VI i
cceding, -, 5orived
From these rigorous principles they have dnh deriyJo
considerable strength Indeed II seems PI,oqDots 10
from the latest intelligence that the repellion oha
actually on the wane. There Is no peace III na 0uyal
nor is there as yet quite solitude Dut 1 STido is
| Dulce, the Spanish commander in the ls,,,ts lsldnu,
| practically master of the country lhe lhsui ar
still maintain themselves in places, ana WIZ pc,
| hans continue for some time TO DO so oou ~
| they are not making head against the S Nnn,
| eminent and the rebellion in default OF ioiSlgn
aid, must gradually die out We puDlisngqS
ON Friday last announcement that TINS , nlU
is not likely to be forthcoming. The American SoN
ernment II is said, viii not interfere, unless pIo p
Yoked by attacks on American rights; ana 10 w w
Cuban insurrection win come to an end. AZ t th'
same time It is well understood in Spain tnat th'
whole population Of tbe island ~ disaneeted 70 th