, 1870-07-24
GREAT PRUSSIAN NAVAL STA
TI0N.
\ nupsscntina, of tt,rrs,al,rE-Now
the sssFia.,Ats Eoa~t Way be- Affected
ky ts1s- WARTIME REiAfory OF tan Ofd
4nt1ttRt} Stronghold.

\ nupsscntioa, of GarrbanrE-Asow
the ss*Etasaats Coa~t Way be- Affected
ky ta1s Nlar-I'he REfAfory OF tat1 Ofd
tHt1ttnty Stronghold.
ftun. TIC .sf4s }'rt n",af, ,jr,ty g.
The tel. graph brings the information tbs.
the mouth OF the river Wcsgt las been closed
BY s,snken lulks to TteTcn. the entrance Of
the yestels II tl,s French navy. There is no
sids1bt tEat TIN. lcWs III correct. but no one
should wonder if the sauc measltes fot the
better defence Of the German coa4t were also
aI:pl:ctl TO tue mouth 1t the river Elbe.
1hrse are three points Of the creates. i'm
partance to ftaasia t.. be defended alouS the
Atlantic coast. The mouth OF the Tcses, with
the op',!cnt city Of Bremen aud its seaport.
called f;re1nethagen-whicA is situate abunt
half way between Bremen City aud the mouth
Of the river, and connected with tbs city By
railroad. West Of tho mouth OF the liver
Ell G is situated the wealthy city OF Hamburg
-fhe former Queen Of the 1iaasa, aud up 10
tLis day the home OF fier1nany>s pro1iest
merchant prices, who are the owners Of great
fleets OF Vessels; and not far distant tho Bay
o. laLao. with ita naval station, which is dos
tired ty PRUSSIA to become her i,,iacinal ma
tlnc har!Nr-iu fact, = =1co,,d Cherbourg.
1nasulEch AZ j. il generally conceded that
slte il rot I match OH the OCEAN for France,
wiIo~c navy exceeds the Prus-isn about four
fold, tAa latter power l.s but little left
tss. 10 close her commercial llars'ors volun-
tarlis, hr euuke:s hEit4. torpcloes. etc., au,l
t'us keel, tue intruder out. This stlc can do
the inrre effectively iee11se the cpast all
along there il los. ula,shy, Or sandy. and diii-
cat Of approach, very much ike that al
Holland, and exceedingly dangerous i'll foul
wratEcs, 30 that there ii bat ittie danger from
l.ntlilsE, except in . sheltered spot Like tue
mouth of river. What the Frussians IRE
tfefrrte Of their future great ma
.ai station. falHle. remains to be se,, This
:; OF WIS Originally. anI as early as tsl1, Ee-
lec'"d t,y Sarnteon |, for ! ia.al station. he
being tieii III Possession aud controlling the
whole Of thst part of tiermany's coast, aud
but had already erected some foftihc4tiuas
wien his downfall rut all end to the scl,emc.
t'su-sia, tt.1iotia to create = navy, anI
without suitable spot Of her owr, bonsh.
laln!e in ls5l. OH the strength q the old sur
ve.s (tlle only otes then in exi~.cncel, for the
sum Of 5ao.of) thaless from the Duchy of
uhfenfntg, 10 which It then teou;td. After
thorough and e1haueting surveys Prussia
finally, about feur yeata liter ,in 1856, COM
mcnced to lui!d and furtify ama1inr l,arIor
OH the !argert scale. AMI his ever since. in
slFte Of the greatest DIFFICULTIES, pushed her
wtEk forward So that 1t il aow very near com-
Fiction.
The l'uEins are large and capsule OF iloatins
f'eet Of tl1r largest iron-clads, The FORTH
cations are extensive, and the barracks already
ln.l; a,'d building viii Comfortably aceo:nzuo-
date = rcepe:tab'u army. Two Ut the greatest
crawbacks nf ttir establishment arc ITO want
II Gcod water, and the circumstance tia. sh,
Glib tide fall: fully II feet, tLu. p:cvcil.ins te
largest size mtI-of-war froE eutering the ilas-
1os at ~ except at hisl. tide Tie elaunel i.
.!Fo difficult, ba: that, in tiuic ot war aul
Is Il, additiord neanr OF ae:tuee, i
tatier dr-ir-ile than otEcsAisc. France
ui'l make l:es feet l'lo:talius tie
mouth of the Weser arl that Of the Elbe near
1y >t7rs enough not only TO effect this pu1-
:'t,-e. Int ar. Il keep III cArck aay humber vi
ras-yetscte T.. 1'tussiars alay Lavc asIilatle
in tic ne:slbovins lay ot Iahde to raise thu
Lilo ,ka!e.
Ard 11uss.a, il she wants 10 give relief to
IT: ttslsnt.t cua=t, nlt'st se..l her E1ry lrou
t,sr baltic. Therefore. unIess 3 DECIDED move
rent ot ir,.ssia's navy from hes l.al,it ports
il heard frau. naval engagement III i large
scale j. 1:ot ~ be r1pectrt. 1t is. Of .ulir4e.
rsnnah!e tll:, FfA,Ice will attempt to take poe-
etrlon of tL,. harsor o. 1ahlc, but tAe tlete, e
cf lr,1ss:a Siil then bc simply BY means If her
fu7'e. for the waters Of tic basin Or bay are
f.: tuo sha low and the channel toa narrow, -
s.'ini1 of thc nlauTuvFiuS VI war-se. e.sels.