New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-23
NAvAL ARNAMExT OF RUSSIA.


The Russian fleet consists OF two great diysons-the
fleet Of the Baltic and that OF the Black Sea- Each of
these two fleets is again subdvided into sections, OF
which three are the Baltic and three in or near
the Black Sea- which must be added the small squad
Tons of galcys, gunbOats, and similar vessels
According to an official report, the Russian feet con-
sisted year OF 300 steamers having Ohorse power
with 205 guns besides sailing vessels with 65 guns.
The greater and formidable part OF this navy was
stationed in the Baltic. The Black sea Meet NUMBERED
a.: the Caspian 80; the Siberian Pacific, 30 and the
Lake Aral Turkstan squadron, IL vessels The rest or
the ships either stationed at hrOnstadt ana s"ea-
bory or engaged in cruising in European waters.
The run-cad fleet of consisted, at the commence
mcnt 1865 of "a vessels with an aggregate of li9 guns
Ffigates one Of IS, and one Of "a guns. ~ guns.
Floating Batteries Of H. l6, and27 guns. 81 guns
Monitors of guns each ............... Il guns
il Turret ships Of guns each........... p guns
Total "a ironclads with l49 guns
The largest of these ronclads two armed rigates
e eaS he British r Black Prince and warrior
in her dimensions, and exceeds those OF the french
Gore and Normandie At the time Of fotation the Sc
vastopo measured 800 feet in length and her greatest
breadth is 81 feet inches. The ship draws
20 at the poop, and "a at the chains Her plates are
a inches thick. fastened to double coating OF teak ron
Gto inches thick Her engines have nominal force OF
sOhorsepower and she is armed with steel guns OF the
greatest calibcr Her prov has beak OF formidable
kind attached to IT, The "Pojarsks armament is placed
length OF the gundcck, both sides and ends being com
pletey armoTcad The armament consists Of eight 800
FOUNDER steel guns, four on each broadsde
The Imperial navy was manned at the beginning OF
marines under the command OF
37gl officers among whom are l9 adnlTtls ana genells
GENERAL MILITARY DETAILS.
Russia, as may he by the foregoing, controls In
time of army Of more than 100000 soldiers Whe
she has navy capable Of Obsructing commerce aud in
hcting extensive injury an enemy. The annual eX-
pendture for the army is soOO0Oo and for the navy
Russia rapidly adapting herself to the present
system Of warfare. The army was To have been iuIy
Supplied with weapons 10y April last, and by the end
~ the year the War Department VIII have az ltS dSPosl
bTeechloaders-G2OO 900 according to the hrnK sys
tenn, and the rest according to the Berdan
The artillery branch Of the service has received special
attention The mountain and field artillery are nov
completely supplied with improved bronze guns Oh can
beers from 20 o. red brccchloadng, aud mounted on
iron carriages The siege and battery guns Tor he at
tack defense OF fortified places and tue COASTS con-
Prise rihed mortars and guns from slnch TO nnch GU
her throwing prOiectilcs up $50 lbs. The use of prs
matte powder is now general and the mannias lure Us
being extensively carried on at me Ohs5 WorhS IN
ado ot V,ssih 8stpow already turns out 10000
cartridges per diem, and will shortly DO able to fur
nish 50O,cp Tie small arms manu,a az u 49,
OF the old pattern 10 the rapid firing system, Krka and
tic number of coHtinuu, lire mracuSes Whose range
exceeds that Infantry weapons is amply sufficient 10,
All eventuaites New establishments being formed
AT Krasno selo, Riga, Moscow Warsaw, wilma hhai-
ROW Kuzan, Odessa. and in the Caneasus Finally, me
Academy Of Artillery of which Lieut. Gen. Patow Is the
director, j. Ia perfectly satisfactory st'e an ~
by tae constantly increasing standard OF ihSlrue,i
among the Ios, sub-OiccrS, and troops Tie ln@t .
Corps Of EaPnces, at the head Of which are PLACED te
Grand Duke Nicholas aud Gen. TOteheh l. arc pr
rssiyc AID t. literature well 90 the works executed
hy the corp, tend TO slow the nnmense progress "tn
military science Is making IN Russia New dcic,lS'S ~
non arc t0 m placed a KfOnstad to resist the attack u
ir0uclad vcstcs Al the pontoOn detachmcnts have
leci provided with iirI boats, ana I,OuO HuDnalhc 'Oi
pcducz lTc now manufactured unuuaily
TIE MILITARY AND NAVAL FORCES or SPAIN.
Tie Spanish army was rcOrSanlzcd III leCS,
after tie model OF that Of France. Under the new mil
tory law which partly into operation In August
49, TIE armed forces OF Inc Kingdom consist 81 l.
ucfnanont army; trst or active rcbtr'e; second
.,#..s. Gtirr arb
are liable 20 lc drawn for the permanent army
- ,,iieh they have to serve four year,
81, ort rc.rrIe CONSIST uf all young men
NJ, "a thOut a., koung fUur years OF hruFe hcfhrS
WIZ, ,,vc ed the number years n1ed by aif
hr thr permanent UTee. The second IeseI.c ~ ioi
az a no have served four years Id TIC 'esuAi ""'