, 1870-07-23
THE GERMAN SEAPORTS,
" Probable Scene of Nnrns Operations
Tho Ports Liable 10 be Blocks

Tho Port. Ltnblc 10 be Block.
ndcd.
Fsun. As Str .rort T+ioun4, Ja1ysl&
Prussia has An extensive coast Inns on the
Baltic and North Sea, extending from the Rus
sian frontier to the late Danish province or
Echlesw7g. Theee ports, as / glance 1t the
mp will chow. are only accessible from the
Atlantic By calling rounii the Danf.}l peuiusulA
and passing through the Sound or either the
Great or Littlc Dc!t. 4 canal has been incon.
Temptation, By which the VOYAGE between the
Guced, but the breaking out Of bosLilities has
prevented any pfugress being msle in respect
10 it.
The principal German ports in tho Baltic IRE
4eael, ril'.u ,, soaif soerS ,3on n.ntz'e; cs1esS
-Kiel. and F1en$uutE. On tho North Sea Piua-
and Emden, while the No.tb-Gerlnan Coafed-
erztion has also many important cumuerciA
8e4po1ts.
11emel is defended bv citadel consisting OF
-four bastions. with randines and half.moons,
and il diyide.l into three quarters The Old,
New, a:d TredesiIk's Towns, With three sub-
11rts. 1ts trade is very e1tensire. and con-
6ists Chiefly of timber, ca1n. fax, hemp. pot
zsl, inseej. and colonial pro3uce. These AZ,
exported principally to the United ssatea and
England.
Shin building ia carried on u th:s port, which
OWES 10G vessels, having a tot1l tunnage O
s71G4 tons. Ships 10 the number Of $500 20
,ntD:ooo t"ns( 3nHnaAt enter anu leaeo tno
port, ana numerous hteam pac4ets MAINTAIN
porte. The harl,or IL 1lfEe aud esfe, aud has
4 depth Of water from II to Ii feet 1t ls
provided aith extensive docks aud has good
lrlhhou.c.
l1aau Is sma!t seanor At the entrance OF
the fr1sehe HAN, = mics "e.t from hon,ss.
berg It derives 4 thriving tr1:ls on recount OF
tesseis o. i1fse puraen nnioaons .neae; 81 & as 'as
1ntet 20 me ha'i 1taa not ,unEs tua1 - .ua.
water. Vessels 81 m light draft nsaaltf nroeeaa @
70 honlss,sg ne nnnpsF an on Ds M tn,, ~
1heee, aoat one. niiu ~, ase , nsa 81 ,as f-,,,
honEseesE ~ 4S .nn l7Esr,: y, r.1.
ats mouth 10 tne fliseee nsI: .l1: - ~ ID s4.
pao 9as ...;,as "'IT ~; rart;f;eJ 1t cnn.
- nsssha ~ s 30 n1 LUZ - ta-r s,,,,rbs
H1sts o. me !o"n F5npel anu 'oul saoutus. ' ~
os ~ ~, ~ ao os snI Ena;nhot UI ~ st,,sta
Lohehlcne On .ne eaSt. anu hne,pno., 1 etua,eo ,t
~ s ~ .stanu ~ tae H' s;..;5ea ~
!ole tnte!ns 'ne 1o"n aso'a @ luu eass; i ua,'tes I
.n h sfe rss
1rade Of the port u pflnsnslly ths export ot
ernblo number Of small vessels 'so annually
eonE'rucfed. Muca astsntioo 1ns as oeea
gwen 70 the 1ofuacasaoaat Iha gen
-
iatasan sngloeeIs, u LA. .ne !ostless ., .nay
re composeo " aa.Acnea PATS, e-:n na'lnS
1ls scnaHte eonm.Noe1 And eA.Hson, *t.a
p AA1 1oo 1ouei'snssn. ~ s.a "osH a."
t.;us .esoa.h.s - rs ;o IT, 1..sn,'-1
tns H9oums a". s1e ~ ~ Mks ~ 5nsnncs ee.1euea
ne ICE u Ratt y. w uhans toe e gascpGs.
W soos " euu AunIe ~ olcu - uuo0 Win
Ntet Prom ecaip 70 connte1scaIp. The1o tnete
u Wasont! case.1sIe" ts e1ponis1e u tae Gan-
t.e o. tno :cntsx1n thssesa OF re nas ealtneh
baati1n), nank1nG the fsees OF the eastlons
WIN nse guns.
raTmAE ~ = 1o!1.uen Gty 1na eeHpo1t ..
Nees t1useaa: acquired " the announcement
Q! t9,Ann. u ie eonneetcd n IAlioaas eo9n
% Mltn nsIIn ana honespert II Is atuatea zen on
!ne te!t uanh o. tne tistuiar "a nliea itou
l.s outlet 1t MeicnelmGnae. and ~ the juno
1--we u the AatAAa ~ oaa hanaAaans. sessais
CRAVING - 1eet 9. Fste1 can teacn tde clIv
otLe1e ne n me neu'ahf"assei. q t4e mont!
oi me ufes o1 "a VEG Ioaas, Hnlen Auo1a sooe
alcig1ahe 1oI sesse!e oi any puf1en. IL n3s
popolanon ol 95,uVu, 1na 1s larGele enRagea u
me export o. gram ana tne manutaetare o
Eenetsl P1ooucts: J., ~, A. nas LA ~ 5nps. naHns
1o.A tonnaEe o. h'ooe tons. me cay Is o
'nesf3 carrnlar ioru7, and 4
the eastern outlet o. mouth o
the flstna Is the snal Fort Neufahr
finished in 1915 for the defence Of sais pasa
On the water front 1t consists Of clrcu
Lar casemated battery and t"o SHORT branches
OF solid ranpare, With gate8ay caponlers con
on me land sides, ~a'ch have suila e3zthe!
ramparts and paFzpets, ulth cteuatcd pail
eades and masonry caponieres f'ank'nS tn
vet dtsches- The cay is surrounded By WALL
aho hastlons, defended by et-ihl and 6er
eral ontTorks. and provided with the means Q
laSing considerable pare at the coantt
unaet "htes. lts 1ottlhc1t1ons vera con
mehcec A. .af oacA - iSA, and It Vas Ael
arg defended " the french from 1s3f t
1siA; -.
pomersn'a, tTenty-dss nilas Test of coslin
On me Ecfsante, near tts mouth; IN tho Bait'e
It E2ss'lned siege IN 1soG. The Popa1asio
namDe5s soout i2o,Uo. a moderate trade
1ansacsed at this port.
The Oder il not unlikely to be The scene O.
naval operations and TO be aeleesoa Tor: il pos
able. effective blockade. ,swinenundc, noa
1he month OF TINS tlFcs, 10 tns port Whefe larg
SeeseA pound 1os steItln' thirty,sik m1le5 IL
ihnat unload 1he entrance 70 the odes Is Dc
1enaea ~ tWo ees-cosst batteries, ono on It,
1eht ahd the Other On taa lett bank Tho la1
teI cohEls.s o. CIRCULAR btack redouht G
e.gnty 3ees dlameseS' u IT. the centre oi pet I
faEona1 esf1heh *ofk. me lover etory OF th
Ledorbs ia arranged with loop,holes for mu:
kerry Above which are Two tiers OF twent
aoose "n.cn 1s oarpetse 9I pa1tefy OF Inc san
number o. guns. me Tort on the right ban
y nnch larger and more important wor
1nAn tne other: II Is hnck esscmate
Gaste1s o. ln1ee 1aces, bearing On IL
channel, hhv1ng TWO casema:ed t1ere, Al
an open efnosasure q three face
bcaH'.g on the channel, hayin
two casematea ticrs, and an open cmbEasu'
battery over tho casenents, with brick par,
pete. Hae oniy one seen exposed to ship
It is in bend, and so directed that vess
has 10 cone bows on to the lower front unit
: quite near It.
Should war vessels OF Light draft pass the:
perm, md escape tae torpeuoes. which n
no doubt bo used, they would be confrontt
At fhe important city VI Stet:9n oy It's fosas1
ble 1oF1ahcat1one. II A2s oeen fortified ci
Tor 4 Long period, ana undergone sever
E1eEea. ,,a - "as occnpiea M y the french ITO
4se1 % AeaS; Aoons wv shlpa p enter ana 8:
a ron tne yer sF1 annnat'S sI ~ me population
ofettan IL aoont b5,o!D, and Its uade Il primo
Pans ~ general Pfoauee. II II connected
1aa WILL 1G1Ln, 1fom #hlea IL Is 6escntE-nli
MUGS alttant: or eomeehaI less than tt
p!8!sn'lty cl New Aosx 70 fhlaaephiA
NoiEast ts IN fonerAnla, near tue mouth (
the ieehe' ~ the bstsc- II ID a7ont ~ mile
INN stralsund, and has population Of abo.
etralsund is tho capital Of romerania, and
strongly fortified. Il Is situated in the st.a
which separates the island OF Rugen from u
mainland, and 30 completely surrounded
wafer as to be approached only by bridges.
y l2o miles from Berlin. II hss been fol
tunes besleEed. Since 1915, its defensl
@orks have been greatly enlarged. and it
now one oi tho strongest towns belonging
P1u-+ia- About 5so vesseis enter this pc
annually.
kiel in Holstcin has boon acquired frc
Denmark. and will douotless be the scene
naval and military ops!atians At onee, ahou
TINT powes 1llv heIself WITH France: i is
muniest'on With Ait'na. Upward OF 20
veseeis aTr1Te ard depart auunatty, and
commerce 's rapidly increasing: Since aequ