, 1870-08-11
The ErcMc1 ana Pru%Sshn Elects.

ffuHN A<E 44Lu AF4~~S<t ~"2 @~s
It is only few DAYS sincs tle small iron |
clAd squadron Of prsssis left Plymouth On it's |
return to the Etltic. This 10 1a4leou CON- |
p1ised the celebrated King William. tue Prince
William, thr FT,pcc Carl, and tho Prince Adal-
beIt-~tl,e first named the most formidable |
iron-clad atloat, except the Hercules; the two |
next are tirst-claes ircn-clsds and the isst IL
powerful swift littlo a.aoE-clsd Ennbost cstsy-
ipg two very heavy guns OF hlupp's steel
| The klng Willsu, deserves more than pass.
ing word. She was desig1ad bJ Ar. Reed aud
| b1iilt At the Thames Iron Works. for the Turk
I lsh Government. When elle was finished, tho
sultan could not strord TO paJ for Der. 80 ana
was offered At the same pslce to the then
Board ct Admiralty, who dccllued to buy ner,
es0.c0o more. When rrussis had got her the
English Admiralty saw their mistake. and
tried to eutbid Prussia, bat il WAS
then to iate. This vessel h.s = speed
Of fourteen knota carries @ an s1en a.%os,
and twerty-four 3ot+pounders. The hlng
William l.. In fact, not vessel. but little
tleet in herself. Being very louS, ehe Is not
handy or very easy to turn, and is, therefose.
abe could avoid Ills she would be an oserma,ch
for Anv four ordinary continental iruuclads-
| The equs6ron, Of which the King William ~as
the lageltip. had orders on leaving the Baltic
to coal a. Plymouth, make ~ e,xpeFtme5nsa uaa5ss
saxexer' the F1aneo-IIussIsn aiaicu1ty had
broken out hut Prince Adalbert, with the
squadron under biscom1nand. left as appointed
for the Atlantic. Where he went it Is rot esty
to esy, but wherever it WAS it was not fsr, for
he was eoon back At Plymouth again. Hs then
+ tcleg1ephed TO bis own government. and
: having received Instructions, lett apparently
for The Baltic; Dunng hs absence st,
= | three oiher i1onclads Of the same class, wa
L despatched ty the French Government 10 FOL,
: low and watch tho r7uesiau sqncirop, and
" there four are now actually On thesz wsy te
!. Madeira, while the prussian squadron Is or
its Way lack to the Sorth. Even 'n case o.
:. :, eiass wou]d hs>e quite enough to do to TAX
u. the King William alone, to Sag nothing q he
- two powerful consorts and the a1moted Snn
y boat. In the Ds1.iq the PEussian squadFol
ae will, il it is wanted, join with aix other rus
e; srmoseI cary two OF Krupp's nonss1os
.e- guns, and hare high rate Of speed. IN
as other yessels OF The frussian navy Afe "ooae
as friCatea and corvettes, Which ~on!d %
By small account as cruisers, ana eoo.a uess
ar. | attempt to keep the sea. Ihe epsnsan nay
~ is eyen weaker than the PrussiAu; there Al
~ | onIv twant7-six ehlps IN commission not
-. and Of tl,eee four are i.oncladsi mono Of the
~ tuwever. are more thar second. class. IT
Ill rett are woodea cozvettcs and fngstes OF
q, old type.
an The French authorities al9ays profess
make . rrest mystery about shelr. iroucl4d
rAs their lumber. tonnage; guns, thiehness
r. s1no1.1aating. &c But it is only outside 2
.1s " who are msstiaed. Everything Nheh 7
sds French are doing, and rare dpne, ht - .iso "a
csn r;snn, 1serj;n md st. Petersburg. - it is
t,ou rrrst nr I;I}r;ept. ChetbouTg or Toulon-
the French hare now on their list Of ironela
pfe- fify-ona yeseels; fn1ty-fve of these ase
,rea ished and 1t sea, oE could % II seA T1tnlr
iotn finished within the pe1t two years. or the
the ressei. no fewer than thirt;-sH aso wood
yesss,s raced md piatea with a11nor o
on eleven are built entirely Of iron only oae,
"a" Ma1epso. is composite With frame
the iron AID sides Of wood eoa1ea VIII
~" vessel ia the Cou1orne, whach cost for ht'll
rent fttincr. Ele1, 600. The most eoeay u
Ehole heet Is the Rochambea1 Gate the d.
.u derbere}. which he French eongo55d ~ 15oa Fo !,
Ip,tsa .,ss ,nt n assf .RIooS RsSS i to b. az
,re1a eret,ed in French nautical CYCLES: H1th
sSaA ,,':s. bun5crberE cane also the Onondaga, VII
orts | vas cheap II ES0ooo- The thzee meet fofn
II be- .sle vsssels ~n[sh the aa3 E5snss ins nase R
Leu which were began last December u : !
'aeeo lon. The frat two are SISTER an!ps ot y,
the tons, so feet long, coated With S-inch am
we're and intended At present to caiEy s1al9s
$50, de,ous guns. TIE RicbeAen IL 20 pe o.
nain- sstra length and a1n1oF, ent OF .,!eo g
into Theee veseela viii be !a!ser taAa Aa5 LUZ
& CT ever get pro1ected. 4ne M ta-s 3 ~
Robe ia The ffencn He1. out ~ l.
t1um and NOT yel eesus - nd uili taEa -
alton backMHu ~ 30 P~asr IN fniah. or
%. to sA1N Aas a,,]to1 IRA un1er 100 &C
tau1ts edse ~ ae under ooo md fourteen over $,
Itions ~ ,,,iar & nOO, Taking the mean svesag
for sgsed T M ' .!ssss i s5ss &
ar- R. | onIy Ii.5 and some ~ low ~ knose-
drum | Average axnor plating q tne Ifenc9 tesse
In the 5k inches. RANGING Hom 7 tacuee ~
. and inches. The tnteEes. AmSt, .tss t;Iss
q, has none Of the French yesse!s nase toe po"e
oTney .1mcr-d bu1kbeAd Actoss the tten eou
b that - 800 +l.aro frntu 4 fakinE frn, under II
post i5 - e@sS F.1i a.sx victims to an 1ctive
I Id em 1be e,e,tes; "sisht o. tesn1s sIof e,s
the largest ef.sE CT s1suen <esse's e"'