New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-18

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The London Times" has published an article on
the financial proposals for tine French Navy in $780,
but a change Of Ministry has occurred and ne
estimates were then revised anew. Between FOUR
and five years ago the Superior Council OF me
tactical composion for the feet, and %nst was ss
known as the "decenniol programme ia IA dovn
years cshty-two vessels were 70 De ,1iu tpe,a
TO take the place OF others. In otner w9r6s
were to be battleships, one So@S' r3ncfsen
arrorcad nine irst-class cr,uset-. n.na,,ttSer.
s,c~ndSass cruisers seventeen third class crusers'
i,ye torredo catchers, eight dispatch yesse,s ah9
seven gunboats. The plan was 20 &C. 70. - ~
from iht a, baye been definitely Abandoned But
France has not stopped pG:lGnsi .Gi,,,ed for SER
Vice on foreign station TIE groS. s sng ,porDeoes
TO be spent upon shpbuildng gyms ~ "a 5n 10 ' '
in 1855 is So l'4.J29 francs taDoit f4'--i'''V
ono ., the foreign Navy officers detailed 10 make
observations Of the Japan-China war MAKES mo
interesting notes the naval lessons o. one % 20
hsttles He says that the large guns were Ho' '',
ah.ed through being dented perforated by snaIi
iectiIos Of high vei5,ity; torpadoes were iaeLect
I've IN an opAn-ssa action; wsll-na nded I3fIS 90,
boats were eHf S MS 81 one we-piaced Pinch
saeu disabled the shielded big gun OF a protettTa i
cruiser anu the average range of tho action IS
fought; rud1ers were not ian SgtI' ST.,
any form disastrous, BON rom NE anu SP'''''
The brazilian Government has enterei mo 4 ''n
tract VITA a French firm for the construct" %
too aruored vessels OF about the same SIZE - 'is
rro,ected American cruiser Cincinnati ou' di.lsFeh1
=, cher PARTICULARS Each is 10 be 20 Is iee' 3"
or,b and ALP tons displacement Eacn WI n T. go
tw5 turrets mounting four 9t-.hCh ,,ns ara TWO
sTirch and eight smaller rap!d-hTing gun - 10
| c'nrh r.nsd mor.ars Their estimator sP-'1
| abou; fourteen knots
The French second-class cruiser fr'a"'' 90
| ,,. mentioned among others few weeks ago rs
ode her official trial. but failed to come up - ~.
| r,n,r,ct speed Of nineteen knots because u "0'
| hearings and the intense neat OF her Pr
Tbs r,nort SAYS that flames rose 10 HeiS". - -
f abovo the top OF thu pipe. ana that the PIPE Was
| ie0, - ,,at f. fell over at angle OF hfteen
! Jo,..oos The Friant I'm appearance resemo.es une
Jean Bart which took parto IN o F' her eciy IN
tne features is her boilers, when are '"'"''
| in number.
| ,rho Ministry OF War Of France has coHp'e'eo
g., ,,,srir,en-s with a new gun. which Is suaFan-
| God for lCo rounds. Il has bore OF ABOUT SIX
| ,,chcs and is between twenty-five ana tWehy-
three feet long. The sun is made OF nara nara Ted
pi,b the heaviest charges OF smoke!eSs po"o,@,,,s
/ ,Hc rang was found to be N fair CONDITION ne
lnua5e rI no choke bore is OF such construction
trat the escape OF gas between the prefecture stl
/ he wallis Of the gun is prevented as Is also the
! erosion OF the gun
4, series Of experiments with an aluminium Tor
! celo beat have been made al Davenport hAs
| ovsr a hundred Whitehead torpedoes were hrea'
I rho NON metal is said to have stood the test re-
markaby well. In order 10 have mos ',,s
,es twenty torpedocs we're hre1 IN " me door
had been weakened: and that the hiring mseh Ss;
ism in tho centre OF the door-the, IL, tcr, 10
been deraaged. II is not supposed thst d ~ IL, n
tube would ever be required 10 stand snch ~
, In service. aud there would be great sSN'"s d"
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