New-York tribune., 1870-09-20

are defective for pursuit not only because they are
Obliged TO anchor far from tho coast but still more be-
cause they may be surprised while NJ ahchor. iIas"
having no vessels OF war In the ports Vi 'no oaiO'
France should have conented herself WIN sehne 'oo
two large plated ships to defend the 1910 Whicn 'sn.
be the base Of operations ana o'ner Vessels ~
serious attack rest OF the heet shoud nave oeeh
floating batteries gunboats and dispatch boats OF small
draft of great swiftness and armed with single piece
of heavy caliber.
Instead OF this we have in the Baltic seven heavy
Mated vessels and five dispatch boats and the extent OF
the coast TO be watched renders the cruising difficult
and dangerous Admiral BOuet has been Obliged TO di-
vide his squadron into two divisions with the first he is
bockadng from the Russian frontier to Rugen,
and Admiral Deudonne. who commands the second,
watches the coast from the Island Of Ruger TO the from
tier OF North schleswg. Up 10 this time these two
sQuadrons have not had any encounter Of importance
with the Prussan feet In fact the longest pursuits
have been from 30 to 40 miles and may easily
ceve that whatever may be the superiority of the French
fleet, the enemys vessels have always time to get into
shelter.
The Ocean and the Flandre which form part OF the
first division Of the squadron, about TO return to
France the former because of its great draft of water go
fee being Of little the Flandre being unseaworthy
These two vessels will be replaced by the Rochambeau
and the Armide which at hand The Roehambeau ia
the former Dunderberg bought in NewYork This
plated coastguard vessel arrived in France in very bad
condition. but it repaired with care, and has been
the object of such great improvements that Is now one
of the most formidable engines OF war known III mas
only guns largest caber and its average speed
Is miles, The Armide Is ironpated frgate on new
model with central turret. The appearance OF these
vessels is considered at Copengagen sign OF defensive
operations assuming, OF course, that the dsstes Oh
MacMahon and tho capitulaton Of the Northern army
will not tend to q peace disastrous to France
The news Of these terrible defeats has fallen like
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believe it, As to the surrender Of the Emperor, every
body is surprised but few panied at it, The French
navy is by no means Bonapartist most of the superior
officers have given up Napoleon ILL., and his dynasty as
lost. What they are anxious about is who is to be his
successor. They afraid Of Republic because they
fail to find in France of republican spirit such as
those Of whom the United States of America are justly
proud nor do they know any Of their countrymen
capable of assuming the direction Of aairs-especlay
when the enemy is marching upon Paris Inc
! navy looks forward to evil days IL the Revo-
| luton is to go Those who are alarmed
| at the prospect OF a Radical democracy are
already prOnOuncing the Of the Princes OF Orleans
II is said that the Duke dAumalo is in Belgium, ready to
return to France and put himself at the head OF the
army certainly left neaceable recollections In
the army as has brother the Prince de Jone in the
navy. In the meantime the rOn-pated squadron will
remain inactive. If makes peace, it will imme-
diately leave the Baltic. IT, the other hand, the
people are resolved upon a supreme effort, and If the
patriotism Of the country of the revolution it
will wage a pitiless war upon the German coast. All
Denmark you may suppose, shares the anxietes Of
the squadron Her old sympathes for France increased
by her recollections Of the last against Prussia
make apprehensye of the results Of this tremendous
| struggle.