The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-17
THE GERMAN NAVY.
National lFlaR-Nst,onal Navy-German
Modern Naval Htstory-A New Port
How it was Grented-yyhatf ft is.
A Berlin letter ,says:

"A Berlin letter says: .-i3e 80. 2
II we arc q nation we must have national
flag. But what is the use OF having NJ fonsl
flag unless you can chow 1t to your neghbors
in particular, and to all the world in general!
Now. your next neighbor5 can see it across the
frontier, and along the line OF rlver boundary.
But this will not answer for Transatlantic and
otherwise transoceanic peoples whom you wish
10 impress with an idea Of your Importance.
True, you might send them your flag by some
foreign letter bag, ask them to take an admiring
look, impress 1t upon their reiinds and their
memories, and send it back BY return mail.
But this, for great nation, would be declded-
age this little matterP We all know very we'll.
They build ships, frigates, steamers and iron
olads, mount them with men and capnon, and
send them 10 cir umnayigate the globe With
here are the men to defend it's honor and up.
hold it's glory. Thus do the United States,
England anu France, and not only oil the civil.
lied nations. but the savages OF Behring
Straits, Patagonia and Ocsanioa know and re-
spect these emb!ems OF power and civilization.
In some such tram or recollection as this did
our German friends indulge about A. D. 1848
and forthwith laid the foundation OF navy
and the keels Of several men.of-war. But,
when tho excitemant had subaded, and con.
etttutionnl freedom had been got we'll in hand
by kinRly rulers, the national navy was broken
up and It's vessels s1ld at auction. This was
In 1852. Then Prussia Immediately began q
navy on her own account, which, growing little
by little, was something worth wbile handing
over to the New German Confederation when It
came into existence, tor the commencement Of
national navy. ,,a;s n
BY dint Of extraordinary industry and coon
omy thi. navy now numbers. OF sailing vos-
sells, three f5gates, three brlgs, thirty two gun
sloops, and Bome smaller craft, the whole
mounting five bundled heavy riff sd gums. or
screw vessels three cuIrassed frigates, two cnt-
rassed batteries, ten ooiveites and thirty y-six
eunboats, all heavily armed with Armstrong
or Prusslan armor. The feet numbers slI
thousand men, OF whom five thousand are sail
ors. This force can be greatly increased.
North Germany has seltaring population OF
Heyonty-elght thousand. Still, many things
were wanting. I! German lnan-ot-war had
bet 70 England OF Sweden. Thsn. tco, there
vas- ne military port on the Baltic: This do
\ Fdolepcys was thought Of as far back "a 1854
when Prussis purchased for five huud red thou.
sand thalers q strip OF land on the western
shorss,of The Jsds Bay, In the Grand Duohy Of
T6oueh dssp and tsSeitefsd ffoiin winds, the
bay IL yet too large shd q little wildcat its
'spIrAnce-t three miles s-tomake suitable har.
br. What, therefore, nature had not teupplild,
had TO be done BY tie hand OF MIN. ImmeiisS
ssssyssionS we're hSm
bfanchipg cut In different directions. Tho work
Vas Of the most di1icult hpd. It 10 q low. un-
Inhabited coast, liable ID Be unfndsted BY the
spring Hdes: The sol, consisting OF loose, shit;
ing SAND, fell In wherever touched by the spade.
Ihsre Wa no dtinkAbls water TO be had for miles
lomet.mes one.fourth " the workmsn Wers Laid
up With II. The hrst thing to BE- done VIE to
raise dams TO protect the site Of the future barr
Dor n6m the encroashments OF the sea. Then
ffeeh water had 70 be obtained by boring srtes
rAu Hels ndrs hppdrsd feet deep A. length