New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24

Among the well-infOrm"d ana progressive experts
OF the British Navy much more attention has been
given to the official personnel than in the American
Navv although similar conditions recognized TO
exist in both. Sir Edward Reed, who Is, perhaps.
more universally known than almost any other
Navy man. speaking the subject OF the British
Inv ON spending millions in the building Of new
ships and utterly negcctins 10 provide officers anu
men for the crews.
Sir Edward laid particular stress upon the modern
warshlp ana the fact that II was no longer vessel
with rnls,r and sails requiring saormcn. hut urged
that The engineer officer could longer he treated
with such little consideration as heretofore since
naval construction has rea he'd that point where
an the operations of war are 10 be performed by
him" lie admitted that more ships were undoubt-
undoubtedly required, and. most or all, should he
recognized by the Admiralty as want OF the naval
service.
\ considerable amount OF dissatisfaction has been
experienced 10y some Of the contractors for the new
British torpelo-boat destroyers because the Admir-
atty have concluded not to continue giving them
free hand I'm the designing Of their machinery. but
insist certain definite proportions between engines
and boilers being observed. For instance. the Ad-
mlralty demands larger boilers than the contractors
deem necessary. because il means an Increase In
weight and a dimnuton OF speed; and. consequently
decrease in the possible earnings or premiums. IN
other words the Admiralty demands boilers for
more efficient service whether the contractors earn
premiums or not
The experiment OF mixed naval and civil con
stitution for a French Naval Commission has. upon
trial. proved failure This is the case 80 far as
Admiral Gervais is concerned. anyway, for he
frankly told the Minister Of Marine that he did not
wish to meet the members Of the Chamber on the
/ Naval Commission and they could do they
thought proper with the questions before them The
fact is that Admiral GerVais was inccnsci a, the
attacks made against the Navy and he dreaded the
Impressions that they might produce in Russia. As
,i .fci,. hat lot. to fla
STATIONS at TOuon and AZ Paris last year II IS
natural that he should regard himself as contrib
uting in no small degree to the promotion OF the
very cordial relations between France and Russia
The French feel great pride in their speedy TOR
pilleur de Haute Mcr" or sea going torpedo boat
Iansquenet and with a speed OF sixteen knots de-
veloped with the Of only two Of hcr four boil
ers. It IS expected that at full power. under natural
draught. she easily make twenty knots. She is
highly original boat. and the resources OF science
have been lavlshed upon her part OF her machinery
her with three rapi-nring guns. when she VIII be-
a match for any Of the new English torpedo-hoat
destroycrs
Thorc who keep In close touch with naval affairs
must that officers OF all navies are rlble
for their official acts. especially where there t.
n shadow If neglect or incapacity At a recent
court martial St Petersburg. Admiral Rou-
ratchek reprimandod and Captain Louschkon
was declared unfit 10 again command warship
guilty II negligence in allowing the ironclai Roue-
sdlkl (Which vessel wrecked ana the Touich
to- leave portm IN" prevailing bad wcather; and the
captain convicted for disObcying orders I'M that
he steamed ont Of sight 81 the Koussalka instead
of standing 10y her during the tempest The fact
s that the Toutch Was comparatively Efficient
vessel, and the Roussalka a very poor steamer.
The Admiralty OF England were accused few
days OF submitting the largest appropriation lin
ever presented to Parliament bat u was due no
doubt to a realization that IL not keeping pace
with the two other leading Naval Powers France
AMI Russia The table below shows what vessels
each OF these governments now have IN hand: