The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-01-11

The French and German LOSSES
The successes lately won by the French, slight
as they are, can not be claimed as the achieve
ment Of the French army organized by the late
Emperor, and his Agerine and Mexican Gen.
erals. More than three-fourths Of that army
have already been killed. wounded or csptured
by the Germans. A correspondent Of the World
gives the number of regular French troops last
July, as 100000, and says that 2s6,700 have been
captured. while the losses by death in action. and
in hospital by wounds and sickness. hass been
81 800 men. which makes a total OF 367 600.
There remain of the 100000 only $1,000 men;
of these $4,000 are with Trochu in Paris and the
others are with Gen. AurelIes on the Loire Be
sides this loss in men, France has had taken
from her since the war began more than $500
cannon and $4,000 horses But the heaviest
loss is to replace the trained officers for up to
this period Of the war. France has been deprived
of near 10000 Of her officers. Up to the capitu-
lation Of Metz the number of French officers un-
wounded and prisoners in Germany or on parole
was 1857. The surrender Of Bazalne included
over 5000 officers. The number Of non-commis-
stoned officers who are now prisoners is about
300OO-and this is a loss almost impossible 10
repair. Everything else there is nIeuty Of; thsre
are million men with arms; every slip that
touches the shores Of France comes la6en with
rifles cannon and ammunition there is nc lack Of
money there is no deficiency in bravery, patriot
ism and devotion. But without the officers to
drill, instruct and discipline this million Of men,
it cannot be match for the smaller but better
drilled forces of Germany.
The present strength Of the German armies is
variously stated. A Berlin account says there
are now in France $4,000 German soldiers. Of
whom 100000 are from Prussia and the North
German Confederation, the remaining 10000
belonging to the South German States If the
German army corps and divisions now in France
were fulfil every regiment. battalion and divi-
sion numbered the full quota Of men which its
paper organization calls for-there would be s56,-
600 German soldiers in French territory. But
as it happens that many Of the battalions have
been reduced, notwithstanding the constant rein
forcements that have gone forward to Gil up tbs
gaps made in their ranks by death in battle,
death by wounds, death by sickness. aud deple-
tion by the crippled men sent home to as few as
800 men; as it happens that many Of the divi-
, sIons number but 5000 or 10000 men, instead Of
$4,000, and that many Of the corps have but 49,
600 or 10000 electives, instead of the full quota
of 100000 very large deduction must be made
from the figures of the official statement. The
whole number of Germans now in France does
not exceed $4,000. Half this difference Of 306.-
900 men represents the losses that Germany has
sustained in the war thus far-her losses iD bat
tie, in hospital, and in wounded and crippled men
who have not died. but who have been rendered
useless by the loss of their limbs or the destruct
ion Of their health.
A French Journal, the Pays, sums up tae
money losses Of France fIom the beginning Of
the war until this time as follows: War arma-
meuts from 1868 to 1870. 100000, 600; fort;6ca-
tions destroyed, which will have to be rebuilt,
f60.OO0,0O0; losses of muskets canson, and 9TH
er war material destroyed or captured, ESQ co.,
600; destruction Of buildings and fields BY both
sides, fSOOO0,OOO; total, f46O 100000, or 81
5OO,0O0,OOO The whole amount expended in
the war By both powers is hardly known; f2OO-
100000 has been mentioned. but that Prof
Levi an eminent English statistican, thinks low
estimate In all probability e50.OO0.OO9 will not
cover the direct military expenditure Of Germany
The indirect losses are heavy. He takes the num-
Der Of killed and wounded at 100000 men, the
capitalized valae OF each man comes to 1854 say
f6O0, or for 100000 men f6O,O0OO0O Bot the
income of the labOrers represents only third, at
most, of the property produced. and the f6O,00O-
900 loss by the individuals killed and wounded
really represents eisOOOO,OOO loss to the nation.
To this he adds the loss suffered from the con-
plete distraction Of the mind Of the nation from
all kinds of useful occupation. This be puts
down at s20,OOOOOO Further, there are the
losses of trade and navigation. which be caIcu-
latss at least at e2OOOO0O0. In round numbers,
therefore, Germany is. ne thinks. entitled to
claim from France nearly f3OO 100000, OF some-
thing more than 81 ,5O0,OOO,00O
A SUNDAY school teacher was giving her class