The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-06
FROM INV ORLEANS TO EArcuKz.
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The progress Of Prussia in her efforts 10 Gre
ate a navy and 70 place the North German Conrclc-
ration IN the front rank OF naval powers, il some
thing wonderful In addition 20 tho fortified ports
of wuhelmshafen, KEEL Dantzic, sunicyit, and
hsen, other maritime stations protected by forts
are about To he created. Those at Hocrup Huf
viii when finished render the position impreynlbe.
These Norks viii comprise three stIr-shapsi fort'
with double tiers OF guns. AMI ave coast batteries
Commanding the PASSAGE Of the Little bell. An
these vii be iron faced and armed with the hety,st
ordnance, and Will not only command the straits,
out also Tie canal Of Al-eu-unl with the 'rt AMI
maintain communications pith the military i,pht OF
Souderberg on the same island OF Asen. The fears
OF France have been considerably aroused, as Prus
sli Wmch Is a'reldy urmy established IN the iornl
dable position 81 Ddppel. will, when these works
are completed. have the command OF the North rea,
the Baltic, anh the straits
Neither has Prussia neglected 20 obtain footing
IN the lndian seas. The negotiations with the
Rijah Of Johorc, in the peninsula OF Maaccl. have
resulted IN the purchase OF tho island OF kalamnc
Tor the North German Confederation. Herma-
nent naval station > to be established there. Until
the opening o. the Suez canal there hal been only
one Prussian corvette IA the vAlers Of lnia and
China but at present there are two tn" Hertha and
tue Meiusa, and next year third viii ne sent. An
OF the next two years on Ktlamue.
Pru>sa's steam fleet i being increased as rapidly
as human cnoris VIII admit o.. The latest additions
ard the Rynown o. 1900 tons. The 70 mrr, which
- cOnsideted the most formidable vessel al vat, vas
DLllt IN England 10. the sultan Of IuTEey. INT rs L.
e1u'd not nay II was snapped mp by the frussiin-.
The armament consists u tsenty-threc guns ot IN.
henvie~t cslibrc known manulaciured n the famous
hrupp steel, nj the works in We-tplnla. The
steam power + 1850 hor-e the crew
90 men. Toe Renown is lcas heivily arplorel,
and has only l201 horse power with an
armament of four 1linch Euns, six gi-pouudcrs
twelve 12-poun1ers, ami twelve 2ioounter- 90 tlt
upper dec The CROW amounts % i,ool men; *
elusive oi Officers. Tds vessel Wa built IN Kiel
On the stocks "a, the navy yard in Whcln~hr en f..
the ne " irou-cad i-is'ie thc Grosser k.r'urst,
and The Frederick the Great Of The s1'rc class, Is
| building nj kio'. TIE ltnsr, another ir.u-c'ai
| j. nearly cImpicot at btnt1 70, where t't. steam
sloops A.h-'ruS, AMI i'lus. Competed ami ~
| COMMIT sion arc four more heavy ,.uu-" ..-'rn
f a mel, '5r' now II Loni"p of 10 sets, AND
Arminld@ IF four heavy gun. nni L2il tons, ard
e Prince Adc.brr'.o tuf"e, with - tonnage ol 20
u flc irs There are t" l.. ,h"th, . guus pul -,
lrn-; the ilrriht same force, now in Chiu.: I've
Va eta, same force; TIE Arizona, now IA New York
hlrhor > suns nd l. rs tons the ktlamre sane
| force Us tho Arkonr. Oh corvette. t',re are a.,
Augusta, II guns and l5J1 tons: thc Victoria -.io
force 'le MelnsA, At the island or R.lpiur. rrus-
shs ne" possession II gum and 100 tone, li Che
NNhph'' "l same force. All ties, at" u,trIlI
nrAm Nt'S,,,.s Ihglo, are two storm sloo s.. t4o
fIu.sIn El-o and ID" Gra-shoppnr, AMI .. t.tu
Eunn n,', Ser"sns all together B, slas oI tee
TO b b" ng, by - are u iron,'''s ~ lre-
ak.' u double hukcd nir'es, hr'Fy >io'H', an {
TRANSPORTS O. -tiIug wees is % 'rr a..' '-,.t.rs
Snd hrlrs' amounting 20 ~! guys, ln' D = 'o0'
ih' We r'i- m commission ago h'nh o. H1ls
sailors, 10 engineers 30 rnert'r4 All nur'' 90 -,
i.!N9rm. "f.'rrs, ,rd. 2a' on .rs, Be- d'' lH:
there r. % reserve u, 1919 40 -, cl can h' tI'nt
| rp9n AZ any tr", az % SECOND res rye called sc
| U.hr, which sc,, only m tune q. wIr, Iui .uAy be
| irlt safe. Sc militia.
tn" n,sh nn1l IS AT Kiel, in srnlesw'g. AMI e
InplNt "s iir t'rN 20 h"co n' tIat there .r' upy
i9 Urine "F 1t lhis y-i ,lshneG', "helcgs Two
years drp tuD.r .rlc but -, Of whom 90 uaye Dc.
| come naval ouu'ls OF TIE second grad,
lnr mticai .i.' marine numbers rom Prussia,
Htil vessels ami tiluW tons from Uauhrr. 4fI
to's, %haO; from llrrncu 3JI, tons, 2l4 iIi: nom
l', Inuuts SchWern, iD, tors, li9,GJJ; irou
UlCen utg and LubccS, ~. tons G7GJO