, 1870-11-19
envn1 Forces Of Powers Concerned
Therein.
THE EUsM II FAvI.
N-1.,s Sks r~.x y. 81 uynrjK

THE RUsM II FAv1.
Fto,n tAe 1Sess Ysvk EarM.
The Ru.siAn navy Consists Of two g1ea.
oiyisions-the BAlu: and the Dlack SEA heats.'
Thtre are three Subdivisions 10 each fleet
floating the wh,ta, blue, and red dAgs- Ac-
coraing to tho Old usage each division eoa-
teo-decters. si1 frig.tes, one cor
reste, and four :. analEer yessels,
Ihe slllorr are recruited voluntarily and
sssse fourteen E..ts AceofanE Il 70 ., ~ ~
steamers and % saIlipg vessela. The most
important tivirion Of this was, of consaa, the
Baltic. The Black Sea- 1est mum Jared Il; tho
Caspian Sea-, 10; The Siberian or Pacific. 50
the Bea Of Asal, . vessels. Tho other yessels
were stationed 1t Crouat1dt or S1eaborg and
cruising in European W1tars.
Tho Minister OF tho Navy, IN 1862, feporta
that there lclonged to this regular navy ships
Of the line 9 steamers and 10 sailing vessels.
- steam frgAtes and sailing, "a stesm cor
vettes ard sall.ng coFTettes, II ste1m hrigs
9G steam slo1po and schoonsra, aud Sc aall.
ere, mixing total OF 24B stezmsrs. and
q sailing vtase1a. This made up deet Of $40
men-tf-Nar. with 3,69i guns, The STEAMERS
xete OF s., ,D07 horsepower. and 2,58I guns
the sailing seeeels had 1904 gums Compa!.
viii be seen Il At the conversion 81 the aaiane
nsvy into eta aIme1s was sure, although aloT.
The lfon-claa feet Of war consisted Of u ves-
sele, with l49 guns.
. f,tes,es. one o. 1s, nne Of 81 guuA...- a
lostiua balie ,es, OF II, IL, 25 guns. -
2cIvtltls,a guns eaea. -...-..... :. y -
II furftt shita Vi = guns earh.-.--.-.-..- p
8 monitors ii 9guns easn.-.-....--.-.. Il
81 trpnc1ads, With
Tie largest Of t1ese are two armnred fri
rat's the Se,-astopof, and the Kninz. Prince
pcjareH. The SebAstopol is the Oldest IRON
claj Ser sci in the navy, having been launched
Aurnnt -. 1864. It IL nearly equal in sizo to
the B7ii.sh Black Prince and the Warrior. and
/ exceed. the French Glolro and tho Normaudie
At the time OF fotation the Sebastopol meas
used 800 feet in length, and her grehteat
breadth III 81 feet inches. The ship drasn2S
feet 1t the poop, md 25 feet 1t the chains. Her
p1a.es nre IL inches thick fastened to double
| coating Of teak f,om H1I to nine inches thick.
The nominal force Of her engines ID 800
| horse power, Ana Ahe il armed with steel
guns OF the largest ca1ibte:. The prov ia
asmel with u formidable beak. Tbs polatskt
was launched III Sep emfer, 1865. Il IL $50
feot long, 10 feet beam, and 81 feet deep.
The a.mot. plating il ~ inches thick, and ex-
tends the cutie itngth OF the yessel from tho
dcb,h of Eve feet below aud six feet above
the lima Of fIotatiou; the as1uoris laid on East
India teak, eighteen inches thick The
,.,sp sramsas eeotiar i psssd pssnt aebt, IL
|
feet on the length of the gun
deck, both SIDES aud euds being completel!.
iroi -elad. the armament consists Of eign
:o0-pourJer steel guns. four on each broad
side The iron hull is constructed Oil th'
c. liular tubular pripcple. The enti1e bottom
Of The vessel Is built with doutle iron skin
!: for tho purpose Of gisiog- great additions
safety ~ ~ejl aa strength. The bulls, engines
J nod atmor-plR.lng ato OF husslau mauu
factare, hnd the iron uscd is homsnsto.
The Rntsi2n Impartial Navy il m.aned by
! G0,2s0 sailors nnd marines, under the som
Admifals and Generals tbs administrator
: Of the navy is planned on the organization @
the French navy. Recent dcspaschss Aaser
that Eussia has Eixty lrou-ctads IN tue Dlac
Sea-
THE ESoI1sH rLEEr.
consisting OF 4os steamers afia,t ind 81 BULL
ing, and 29 sailing vessels af1oat; total, 46
Eoeseis. THIS does no. Include the Cerbe1ue
built for the co1ouy Of Victoria, which Eus
land has 1ecently, IN anticipation Of trouble
Uncovered a. not" cafe" 1t will, therefore
be retained for home service.
The iron n-cl4a feet consisted, according t
! the return quo ed, Of 81 shlps and aoAt1u
batteries. Thero &efe building at tue tim
THAT return Was lB.ned. OF these the Ault
Q cious was Il ganr, 3,774 tons. and 800 horse
: power tha 1nyuAc. BILE, tvin-ship of the Ar
- o@taooa Aae AAcAc0Aess " A% k4ass " 40 toH1
= sid l.N0 horse-oower; tho Nepulse, OF
u gunT, 13i tons, and 800 horsepower; the Mot
~ ~ arch, OF gus. S. 900 tons, and Il00 horE
. powur; tbs Captain, Of 6 guns. 4.272 ton
- nud $40 horse poser. The Monarch, it VI
. be remembered, brought the rensins Of III
. reaoady to Portland, aud the Captain VI
- tue iii'sattd ship commanded by CAPITAL
- :. Isur6oyne, winch recently sunk Of CApo Fini
- tcrre -
Not TO speak Of these recent adlision
i England hao IN leGs hset OF s. armo
- these IL are sl'ps OF line, divided into thrt
= clasees. In tho fret are the Warrior, Hlas
% Prince, the Archilles, and Hcl1eropho
= These arc Ill lron-bniSt and Of great spec
y but Of 80 great dtauGht thai they could ..
:, ba doekeu oalalle oi ENGLAND As in
T. Is..it ~ ~ ~ - ~ .uo -laotA tsoEt'
h r1as e,ina., ana =. aRsaeoofs s ~sIe dnsgne
a nj. III ANY, -, !" .nes ~ usually caueo' y
II .. ..,sI III. Jv ~, Mnu me s@n =.
IL s.s, ~ M roat IN .,;,t a,,a ,ssa
10 s:s, ,ba int hos a. ths shocI !. Law .;esnt ~
or ; ~ :. W. "a ~ .ue eaoee, 70 s'SAnt
+. nj az the yesse1 il ~ ;rnn o. aran avs
q she spal deck, though tue plating here, whis
=. la OF apout tnsee-4uAfttfs OF n inch tllc
y - IL covered With Hoo1- In the second class
d ye: selB, drawing less water, but porscssi,
less speed. arc the Royal Oak, the rrtn
IA consoFt. Tue Ocean; tie Caledonia, the no5
~ Anfea. tne Aoso Etsues m me Lord ware
y COW. ~ He'd the list w ITO are new shp.. 1 bu
y ,ho Hector. yali.nt- Defance. mi Rcs;atsr ~
II, tar,r ~ H. i;.st HT;t;sS ;,,,.as1. /;
,S 1e,ions. Thesa are iipnter and .1,rsr ~
Ii IAs. o ~1 mhoNet Mne et1"el III
e. .no . s.egao s!Sea: Aaeu Aulo"s eliss
IN sm2-!ek ADu-C1Ate. eotfctlcb OF Ku0oo1te.