The New York herald., 1870-08-14

Yet your readers venture 20 say viii barely credis
the fact that, while these experiments have been
marked marked with such signal failures, tne brltsn Au a.
all ships throughout their navy ara To DO In Ike
manner shortened and the backs OF the bridges al
tered 10 allow current oil cod air 10 pass through
to enable them to consume thus wonderful
iuel wnich has been proved beyond all doubt that IL
Is totally impossible 10 be adopred-but can ex-
PLAIN the mystery think IT ~ ..pet official, who
mas the experiments IN hand and he has hood
manea .ue authorities that he IL able and capable 0,
au1p'lus tnc combination into fuel for steam pro
peiling purposes, and for the reason that IL one
0i tmer uscples ne Is allowed to spend the countrys
Is to be gained nor saving eneced as each furnace
SO altered WIN cost the country rather more than
throughout the service. about flOO Der ship
SUBMARINE TORPEDOEs
The sea t0rpedoe5 Invented by COmmandcr
Frederick Harvey are now being experimenied with.
and the naval officers and men at the several fora
are being instructed In their use.
ARTILLERY AND MARINER
The whole OF the royal marine artillery and roya
marines are under orders 10 hold themselves ia
readiness Tor immediate embarkati0n.
DANGEROUS PERIOD.
At the present time the Channel squadron cannon
he rented under three months. When the former
administration held office this could have been done
easily In two weeks and this will give your readers
an idea Of the reductions made by the present l.
miraity: and now they want artiicerS tney are un-
abe to get them.
Just as am closing my letter hear that the Ad-
miratty are likely to alter their decision as To the
Channel squadron; therefore expect they will pro
baby go the Azores. but keep within certain DIS
lance In case OF their being required.
The nving squadron under Rear Admiral GeOnrey
H0rnby, now on Its passage home, arrived at the
Sandwich Islands IN May and expected To arrive ut
valparaiso about August.
The Grent Stakes in the War Game.
From the London TImes.l
*** The Emperor NaD0lson Stukes nfs dynasfD
on Suc6aeSs No one knows better than ne that In
such an enterprise begun In despite OF European
opinion and against the remOns.rances OF hts near
ally. the only safety lies In series OF brilliant
victories, followed by "a triumphant peace. To cx-
tort SUCH peace from any first class State Is WORK
which may test the highest qualities OF general and
army; but when II can only be won by f,oapt,n9 on
ne neck 0f noton or J0'ty D,iuO'is the enterprise
TeH knoo that 10 yfeid toould De pOi9tcot ruin.
'Vhdt Hev lose 0eU nerer recOCer; the position
they accept III the close OF such war they
can never escape from. The war Is Tor the Rhine,
which has for centuries been the avOwed object OF
French ambition. II the French succeed in con-
quering il and holding IL under q treaty OF peace,
there IL not the smallest hope that IL could bo
won again by Germany. Theleft bank would be-
come as IndlssoluOly Incorporated with France as
Alsace, and the territory OF the defeated aud once
more divided Fatlerand would be permanently cur
III the future the possibility or a loss so Oyerwbelm-
Ing will not strain every nerve IN defence OF It's safe
Every German has passed his life in pom
dering on this very struggle, which has come ut
last At last after being threatened by France
as long as each man can recollect IN speeches and
essays In plays and rhymes, In the conversation OF
high and low. The Germans, on their part, have
been singing about the Rhine as long rs they can
remember, with display OF patriotism which
would make any section OF tile people uiicrous aud
despicabie IN teir countrymens eyes and their own
II they held aoof from the present conflict. Wha IL
passing Is only what might have been expected. me
South German States stand by the national hlg
which Is held alOit by Prussia and the feeling at
Vienna and In the German provinces OF Francis
Joseph Is already such that court with French sym
pathles will have to conceal them carefully, II NOT
abandon them altogether.