Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-07-28
rnANoE AND pRuss1A.

In view OF tHe lmpeuuluB CouulCL
between France and Prussia, an ac-
count of the comparative strength of
these two powers will be interesting.
The French army, In 1889, was COM
posed of 404, 794 men, using on the
staff and in the cavalry 9l.4s4 horses.
The different branches Of the army are
as follows: Staff, 1902; gendarmery,
24,54s; infantry, 25O,9O0; cavalry,
sl.6ss; artillery, 1880; engineers,
1854; military equlpages 1854 adj
mrnistration, which includes non-com-
batants, such as physicians, clerks,
workmen, nurses, etc., 1l,203. In adj
dition, there are about 400, 900 men in
reserve, and a National "Garde No
bile," composed of 5ss, 723 men, so
that the total of disposable forces Is
placed at 1880. 900 men. The active
army Is divided in the Imperial Guard
and seven army corps, commanded as
follows: Imperial Guard, Marshal Reg
nault de st. Jean d'Angeley; lst
Corps, at Paris, Marshal .Canrobert ;
I'd Corps, at Lille, General Count Lad
merault ; Sd Corps, at Nancy, Marshal
Bazaine ; 4th Corps, at Lyons, General
Cousin Montauban, Count Of Palikao
9th Corps, at Tours, Marshal Baraguey
d'Hilliers; 9th Corps, at Toulouse,
vacant; It'll Corps, in Algiers, Marshal
MacMahon. The army Of the North
German Confederation, under the con-
troll of Prussia, when on a peace foot
ing, consists of 3l9,476 men and s04
field pieces; when on q war footing,
Of 977, 2S2 men and 1872 field pieces
The army, on a war footing, Is divided
as follows: Infantry, 37l,6s0 men
cavalry, 4s,l37 men; artillery, 4l,439
men ; l,272 guns, divided into 2l4 bat
%teries; pioneers, 5000 men; train
guards, A., $40 men. In addition to
the above, In war times, there are $780,,
672 men in depot, and 265,0S2 In gar.
rison. There are also 49, 900 men who
have not served out their full term OF
twelve years, and are ut the disposal of
the Government. The army Of the
North German Confederation Is COM
posed of the Royal Guards and twelve
army corps, including the Saxon army.
The commanders r as follows
Royal Guards, at Berlin, Prince Au-
gustus, of Wurtemburg; First Corps,
ut Keenigsburg, General Baron de
Mantueffel Second Corps, at Stettin,
Prince Frederick William, Of Prussia
Third Corps, at Berlin, Prince Fred
erick Charles, Of Prussia; Fourth
Corps, at Magdeburg, General DIAL
vansleben; Fifth Corps, at Posen,
General de Steinmetz; Sixth Corps, at
Breslau, General De Tumpling; Sew.
enth Corps. at Munster, General De
Zastrow; Eighth Corps, at Coblentz,
General Herwarth de Bittenfeld
Ninth Corps, at Schleswig, General De
Manstein Tenth Corps, at Hanover,
General De Vorgts-Rhetz; Eleventh
Corps, at Cassel, General De Plonski
Twelfth Corps, Saxon army, COM
mander, the Hereditary Prince Albert.
The Saxon army is composed of o.
s34 men on a peace footing, and Of A.
900 men on a war footing. The French
navy Is composed of 65 iron-armored
screw vessels aud floating batteries,
carrying 1852 guns, and Of 23,e2C
horse power in the aggregate; Of 2Ss
non-aamored screw vessels, carrying
2.6ls guns, and of 50,6is horse power
Of 81 paddle wheel vessels, carrying
ll6 guns, and of lO,295 horse power
making a total of $50 steamers, carry
ing 1856 guns, and of s4,s63 horst
power and 100 sailing vessels, carry
ing 9l4 guns. The force to man these
vessels and to carry OH the duties o
the marine department consists Of r.
456 men, with 40, 900 sailors, who eau
be drawn as conscripts. The NORTH
German navy Is small, consisting Of a
steamers, carrying 3S6 guns, and o.
9.738 horse power; 8 sailing vessel:
and 81 propelled by oars. carrying u
guns, and is manned by 1878 officer:
and sailors.