The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-22

The general staff of the army, Oh native SER
vice in 1869, comprised three Field-Msrshals, IS
Generals of Calvary; 72 Generals OF Division,
and Ill Generals of Brigade. There were be-
sides non-active, % Generals OF Infantry and
Generals of Cavalry, $50 Generals Of Division,
and 1893 Generals of Brigade.
By the terms of the compromise" come 20
between Austria and Hungary, Oh which was
based new army organization, which came
into operation last year, the military forces OF
the whole Empire are divided into the standing
army, the Landwehr or militia, and the Land
sturm. The regiments of the standing nrmy are
under the control of the Minister OF War OF the
Empire, and the landwehr under the control
of the Austrian and Hungarian Ministers. All
orders relating to the great concentrating
movements of troops must emanate from the
Emperor, who is the supreme chief of the whole
of the military forces OF the Empire.
The standing army is formed by Consumption,
to which every man is liable who has reached
his twentieth year. The term of service is ten
years, three OF which the soldier must spend in
active service after which he is enrolled for the
remaining seven years in the army OF reserve.
Quite distinct from the standing army is the
Landwehr, the term of service In which is twelve
years, but with duties limited to the respective
divisions of the empire from which it is drawn.
The entry into the Landstrm, or general levy, is
compulsory only in Tyrol, and is made up of
volunteers in the rest of the empire.
The naval forces of Austria consisted in April
and 10 sailing vessels. The steamers consisted
of iron-clads the Lissa and Kaiser; iron clad
frigates, screw frigates, s screw corvettes, 10
gunboats, 3 screw sloops, and 16 paddle
steamers, carrying altogether 4l4 guns. The
sailing vessels carry 100 guns.
The population of Austria is 100000 She
has "a fortresses of the first and second rank,
namely:-ComorD, Carlsburg Temesvar Peter
warden, EsZek, Brod, Carlstadt Canove, Arrat,
Munkacs, Cracow, Gradisca, Olmutz. Leopold
stadt, Prague, BriXen, Theresienstadt, Kufstein.
Linz, Salzeburg, Buda, Ragusa, Yara, and Pola,
The last-named is the chief naval fortress OF the
Empire.
In the naval engagement during the German
Italian war of 1866, between the Austrian and
Italian fleets, in which the former were victori-
Gus, the Austrian fleet was divided into three
under command of Tegethoff; the second OF
seven heavy wooden vessels, under Commo-
dore Petz, and the third of seven light wooden
vessels.
The italian Army and Navy.
The Sandman law of CONSUMPTION forms the
basis of the military organization of the king
dom of Italy According to it a certain portion
of all the young men of the age OF twenty-one,
the number varying from 40, 900 to 50,O00 is
rest are entered in the army in which they have
to practice annually for forty-fve days, and are
then sent on unlimited furloughs, but can be
called permanently under arms at the outbreak
of war.
The standing army is divided into six corps
d'drmee, each corps consisting of three divi
sions, and each division of two brigades; four
or six battaions of "bersaglieri," or rifemen
two regiments of cavalry, and from six to nine
companies of artillery. The actual strength Of
the army at the commencement of last year was
as follows, according to an official RETURN