New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-01
FOREIGN NATAL NOTES.

ort -cnort on the strength Of the foreign nhNle'
f. interesting I'm several particulars. ana u mas Nv"
,dr,,r,l -vmonds ~ the English Navy an "Plo'''n'
90 ro.to some severe comments upon IN" AahlIa'N'
,f,cr giving the number In each class oil Inc ''-'"
rroncb and Russian Nayics. BE- SAYS; No'"iths'Ahd
nr what the late Government did for the NaVV' We are
truly in pcrilou- state W" have l9' 49, a., -,
e,n. thirty nine Of which ar" armed Win INC WIZ
runs In The worlt-muzzle loadcr~.' II" tueh 'n'
rrratc. tho names 81 The vessels 81" arh'l hio S1,
Tnry nine shps cor' inuc armed "i ,nd RN'an, Viii
III 'n' o,6 have casf of for a quarter 81 a century
~ ,goin FORTY four 81 the seventy seven are Obsolete
t,,re steering armor. armoref d'ch- "hgh''' ''''
This IS pointing out most alarming STAT. OF III
ericlencv. but Admiral symond, also seems famnar
,,, ,nc condition Of the ships 81 other navi's II"
admits that tho French have som" ""rs" Vessels
4. mt SAYS the old fleet Admiral. They al nave
,-coch leaders and the duties 81 m" English Navy are
inde.cribahlv greater than the French france WI"
ont my Navv would s'l remain on" o. -" rraho'S.
-, xo.to,s while W should ho ruined hy an lnp"T'ah,
49,, Wl,h such a numerous and iniam"u-ly armed
ob,o cic ncct and with many J, uiTi'rn ~, -,
clads than France and Russia comnln"d W.. h','i u"
M '"r' Give. W. are building three battle mp;
he French and Russian, twenty-five arm"r'd S"IS'
Whom n war,hip Of the British Mediterranean squad
ron was about 70 coal Al MALTA recently Ia" com
mandant called tho petty officer, before him ana prom
i,cd each one of them pint and hall OF beer II the
coallng was done In specified limo. IN" ""rh WIS
dor
tho quantity of beer hnlfpni more to each
notify officer than That given another vessel r.
Gently 10 get the coallng done promptly of course
az tho Admiralty would not approve of this sort 81
bribery tho commandant had TO provide IN" beer nj
his own expense Hi, ir,c beer system. or prncce
s n questionable sort Of boon. and III" precedent mhy
or NAV not be- = bad ono. But tho" VINO haHHc hos'
reason To object 30 W are III" sailor, ana nr'u"h'
who not clnss"d n petty oih''rs. ne
have 10 do work. get no beer, ana ar" driven we
harder merely that their petty officers may eet Tree
drinks
Tn. agitation about The old snip Foudrayant, which
was recently sold AT auction for a mere pttnncc 10
some German spectators. and for the rcpurchasc Of
which 10 convert into permanent naval museum
considerable amount has been collected In London has
no, otictcd down. TIA" there Is said about the
shin the moro doubt that She has any Zeal glorious
historical associations, Ina,mucA a She carried N'l'
SON, Alr for few months only and "was asso,int"d
80 d. The London Truth declares. with one Of the
most d,crodtnble incidents IN Lord Nc sons cnrc"r
II would seem ~ be inde-t thing 10 Eclson's mem
ory 10 break mp the Foudrayaut ana forget h'r.
Where on earth would ENGLAND stop II her people
should buy and treasure every object r'g;dl'sN OF
its b:.k. which 1, In any WAY associated with moi
vldualS who have made ram" In the country history
In the correspondence published In some Of the Lon
don papers relative to the reception OF the English
warshps at Genoa the occasion Of the Columbus
fctcs the writer + Immensely impressed with two
thing namely, the snowy and spruce appearance OF
the uniforms Of tho Italian scamcn especially the
trousers. which he declares 10 be superior 10 those OF
the Britt II tar and secondly tho amazing show Of dee
oratlons worn by H." Italian officers The correspondent
In that condition OF NINA ihht ne r"n'luu''!
that the Italian fleet Is commanded by the broVoht
ard most highly distinguished warriors nov ahoai
II had cNcrird his prejudice sufficiently 10 make an
Investigation he might have found that the trousers
and the decorations al come from the same shop, ana
probably by contract.