The New York herald., 1870-12-10


0srsenakers note 70 press yas AisDams claim. sos
scrgples, declined to be made the intermediary OF
ss s0cn request at sucn moment, and was peremn-
that telegram reached London only few days ago
sss,'ng snn that hr Motley had been recalled In tho
All this doubt. But it il nevertheless matter Of
general conversation here, and the persons WHO be-
few in number It has always been rnnderstcSd in
wS1cs .nan a. pendant to the Monroe doctrne
principles with foreign asslstance q an tne Amor.
Hsn tSs p m the Northern esi q
intended strictly to follow policy en- Nor. .intsrven
,on IN European conaicts. But I. is siss remem-
that sssn very IKE Dds Ie
when they found England refused to settle thc Xlsr
bama claims according TO American wishes. And
said So In so many words it is here nrmly believed
that should the opportunity for retaliation arise, and
American idea or the Alabama claims, retaiiatsa on
very large scale may, nay, will DC, inaugurated.
government decline to use the opportunity, IL would
be forced to do 30 by the unanimous voice OF the
country. Now u 70 not too much 70 say that the
at such time and In such manner. An attempt
at compulsion would only strengthen their present
dlslnclinatiOn for settlement.
THE LOGIC OF FACTS.
The reasoning that follows Is clear:-A war with
it has patiently waited ior-they press their claims
claims are rejected. and war with Russia becomes
war with America also; than which can imagine no
more serious threatening for the future or DANGER
GUS combination. 1t is thought In England that
the British nation no longer exercises the influence
serious loss Of presge has followed Enxand's late
polcy TO knock under to GortchaKOr imperious
tlge. Io agree to terms with America which were
relected when peace seemed assured, now that we
prestige and, though the nation Is not very belize
rently inclined, no ministry could stand twenty.
this aoasemenI Gisdstones Ministry ucsli winch has =
been steadily going out OF favor OF late could stand
draws her claims and apologies, than which
nothing moth ing. can be more improbable, England win ere
iSaG nnd herself involved In more gigantic war
FRIENDS.
With regard TO England's probable alliances,
traction OF alliances you win be far better informed
than can be. shall merely observe that 1t is gen-
Itaiy-but the latter very doubtfuicmay Join q.
getnsr tnat the Vceroy OF Egyp may lend his nee
teed all expenses, may add powerful contingent
THE POWER FOR WAR.
,ne question q war OF peace the topic Of
ness, materially speaking, for Immediate hosttties,
and the steps that she must necessarily take to place
cessfu defence; to provide FOR effective military
force to tight out OF the country, and the position
ana amount OF her navy actually prepared for in
propose briefly here to give an account OF Eng
,and,s exact military strength, the steps that must
necessary for providing against an attempt at inva'
At home actually ready for active service, the Eng.
sh army does not number 80 600 men, and 1t can bU
thus divided-5l 900 infantry including the brigade
OF Guards, the reserve forces liable to foreign SER
vice ana the regiments of the line. The cavalry
numbers about ii, 500 men, but has certainly not
more than 5000 horses, and while there are about
$4,000 or less artillery men the horses do not amount
to 1000 In the aggregate. The efvineers and army
service corps 60 TO make up the $4,000 nave given
militia at q stress could furnish under 95, OOo
men 1.-THE latest figures given three months ago
mention eS.sOo), all Of whom are liable 70 active
foreign SERVICE but are Improperly equipped and
do not possess hospital corps, service Of supply
and transport equal to the emergencies OF $4,000
The volunteers imperfectly organized and badly
on1cered DO not now number 175000, although i've
years ago nearly 100000 were enrolled ION paper.u
1t would be difficult to make an effective Iorce OF
them under two months, as the simple material,
clothing ammunition and arms could not be pro-
Thers is every possibility, every probability, in
fact that In the case OF the breaking out OF hosttes
some measure OF compulsory service VIII De passed.
including all men between certain ages say be-
tween twenty and thirty or tnirty.fve years, with
permission to buy OF liability to serve for certain
only temporary one to meet the necessities Of the
moment while steps were taken to overthrow the
Something analogous to the Prnssian system. Up to
the present moment nothing has been done. and the
system OF reductions lnaugurated by Mr.. Caraweu
at the War Office Is daily lessenlng the cOuntry'g
power OF resistance. Very vigorous measures indeed
WIN have to be taken to place England In anything
army Is totally unit for offence. The navy Is the
only power she can use to that end.
THE CABINET.
1t is much feared that the men at the helm just
now are net at all the men for vigorous measures.
1t Will astonish no one to see the complications
overthrow Of the Ministry. That they may be fol-
lowed by more active and efficient leaders Is tho
hope Of many influential persons Of all classes:
Granville Is the only efficient man OF the lot.