Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-30
THE POWER OF RUSSIA.
A Subject of the Gar Gives Some New
Details.

Details.
A wealthy and intelligent Russian gentle
man is now in the city on private business.
Hearing OF his presence, the writer called
upon him to learn what he could tell of in
terest in regard to the Anglo Russian com.
plications. With the usual caution of Euro
peans, he at first declined to talk, but finally
said:
IL cannot tell you much that is new about
The war, but can correct some ideas In re
gard TO Russia's forces which are prevalent
in this country. Besides my own intorma-
lion, happen to have the papers which
came by the last mail and also some letters
from friends in officials positions.
A Great Fleet.
Among other letters | have one which
came yesterday from a naval engineer OF
Finland who has been visiting various sea-
ports.in Russia, and has means TO be fully
informed in regard to the Russian feet. He
says that the press has not done justice to
The strength of Russia on the seas, AMI adds
something about the coast defense. He says
Russia not only has large feet in the Bal
tic and Black Seas, but also has vessels in
the Siberian, Caspian, Aral and White Seas
Besides this she has o voluntary fleet anda
reserve division Of war vessels, which d
NOT ue,ong 10 any of the fleets have named,
but in war time eau be placed at any de-
sired point. Tie reserve deet at the time
the letter was written By my friend con-
sisted OF these ships which he names, and |
might say that use the names and classes
of vessels as We use them in Russia, for
[ Go not know their equivalent in Eng.
ish. Here are the reserve ships: The to wer
rigate Peter the Great. the two cruisers
Deutre Dauskoi and vladimir Monomskh,
of l6 guns each and u inch armor. The
tower ship Admiral Tschitzchagof, 3,492
lone, g inch armor aud 2guns. The tower
ships, Admiral Spiridopp, Admiral Greig
and Admiral Lasarepp, each 1892 tons,
l6-inch armor and guns The cruisers,
Chatalrina ii, Tschemss; Sinop, Rynda,
Acknowledgment and Alexander II,
each of 10000 tons, Is or l6 inch armor
and l3 guns. Besides these the reserve
feet has 26 guuboats and dispatch boats.
In the Baltic.
"There are now attached to the Baltic
feet the ironclad frigstes Sebastepol, OF
5000 tons, 43-inch armor, and l6 guns, the
Petropowlosk of 900 tons, -5,inch armor
and l6 guns the Kniog Pojorsky Of 1905
tons, 4a,inch armor and IL guns, the Minin
of 5, $40 tons, finch armor and 6guns, the
Pervenctz, Netron Menia and Kremps, each
of 3,340 tons, 44inch armor and l6 guns;
the Schertsch, Tscharodeka, Roussalks and
Peter Veliki, each monitors with four double
towers, of 1880 tons, 44-inch armor and 8
guns the Latkin, Browenossety, Ouragon,
Tipbon, Lava, Peroun, Stretchty, Edinoro,
Koldoun. Veschtschoun, ten monitors of53O
IONS, with finch armor and two guns, the
Alexander Newssi and General Admiral,
two ironelad corvettes Of 1900 tons, 6.inch
armor and guns, iron frigsses, II iron
corvettes, 6 clippers, 4 wheel frigates. /
dispatch steamers, 4 steamers, IS ganbosts,
5 cruisers and 90 torpedo boats, making in
all 203 war vessels in the Baltic alone, and
with the reserve feet 243 vessels
De GIer's Resignation.
BRUssELs, april ga despatch to the
independence Beige from ST. Petersburg
says: After the council yesterday, at which
NJ. De Giers proposal to adapt concil-
iatory measures toward England we're
rejected N. DeGiers rendered his resigna-
ton but the Car refused to accept it at
the present crisis. On the arrival of the
news of the Russian defeat in
Afghanistan the Gear sent a courier
dispatch in the nature of an ul:imatum and
signed an order for the mobilization OF
forces. The Imperial bank has been order
ed to furnish the Government with 10000
900 roubles.