r 7 CD" LP H Ji pa 11 a r VOL. XIV NO. 118. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. FIRST EDITION THE HEW WAR CLOUD. Russia Rising in Her Might She Repudiates Ilcr Chains. An Old Claim Renewed. The Supremacy of the Black Sea. The Obnoxious Treaty of Paris Its Humiliating Conditions. The Power of the Czar. His Armies and Fleets. The Foes of Russia. England, Turkey, Austria, Italy. Their Military and Naval Strength. Etc.. Etc.. Etc Etc.. Etc. The war-cloud in the East, which has now and then obscured the horizon ever since the great continental upheaval which undermined the throne of the Bonaparte s, has at last assumed hreatening proportions. Russia, having sub- itted quietly for fourteen years to the hutnilia- ing restrictions placed upon her by the Treaty f Paris, now rises in her might and solemnly declares to the world that she will no longer consent to the humiliation. England, seeing in every forward step taken by Russia a fresh danger to her supremacy in the Indies, protests against the violation or abrogation ot treaty (obligations, aud her people are clamor ing for war. The present critical situation Is the legitimate fruit of The Crimen b Wnr. Lnd the conditions of tuo treaties by which it was brought to a close. The war was brought rho was anxious to make French intlueuce redominate in the East, and at the same time lo engage in a contest that would afford oppor- unities for gratifying the thirst for military lory of the French people. He began a dispute With the Emperor Nicholas about the guardian ship of the holy places at Jerusalem, and buc- teded in exciting that monarch to the fighting Foint. Then he abandoned so much of his claim was suflicient to appease the jealousy England and to excite her ainst Russia. The Russian Ein- bror, led on by these manoeuvres, mmenced an attack upon Turkey, aud Napo- on, by consummating an aiiiauce witu n,ug- d, obtained the position and recognition as a ading sovereign of Europe that he desired, he war between Russia and the two allied I ectern powers broke out in 1851, and ou the (th of September the allied armies effected a ading at the Bay of Eupatorla, in the Crimean nini?ula, aud commenced to march upon Su tstopol. Upon the banks of the river Alma fey were met by the Russian army, under the knmand of Prince Meutschikoff, and on the Zb of September a bloody battle ensued, in ilch the Russians were totally defeated. the 251b of September Balaklava was zed by the British troops, aud ou 9th of October the southern section of tba topol was regularly besieged, the uortneru frt of the city being beyoud the reach ot the Tics owing to the entrance of the harbor having Vn rendered inaccessible by sunken vewela fe Russians were badly routed at the buttles of Yaklava aud Iukermunn ou October 2 aud A ember 5, and afterwards they mostly con led themselves to the defeuse of the city. It Is at the battle of Inkcrotauu that the Frencti (bos tinder Canrobert won special distinction libit fight 3011 Russians were killed aud 5.IJ7 Funded. The Entilb-h loss was 463 killed aud K$ wounded, and the French loaB 339 killed 1 133? wounded. Vurlng the siege the Russlaus made frequeo Lies, and some of the cou testa which endued in these were of sufficient magnitude to war- t being designated as regular battles. Ataoug most prominent of these incidental lights e a brilliant but unsuccessful attack by the tich upon a new redoubt; their first assault fci the Malakoff and Redan, June IS, 18)5, the battle of the Tcheruaja, August 10, in blch the Russlaus with 50,000 infantry aud I) cavalry made a desperate effort to cripple Lenemy. The trenches baviug been advanced la enough. the final bombardoieut commenced Vie 5th of September, aud was eouUuu-d three days. The Malakoff and Redau were kned on September 8, and captured after a llendou struggle, and Sevastopol was at toe l y of the allies. With the conclusion of tue to of Sevastopol the war was brought to a Gal termination, and the final Ytlont of peace were settled by I I Thu Tfl ml f.rla. ie contracting parties to this treaty were la, France, England, Sardinia, and Turkey different powers participating iu tbe war b It brought to a close, and it was finally ed at Paris on the 13th ot March, 18.50. The , essential points of the treaty were the fol iug: tide t mentions that the Sultan grants reforms Lard to tits I hristiau subjects. Iiele 11 declares that tne Bla;x Set Is neu Wd; Its waters aud Its port thereon, opeu to Mercantile marine of every nation, are formally ' Dowers possessing its coasts or of auy other fr, wild the exceptions mentioned la articles t-u ana nineteen or tne present treaty. icle It prescribe! that al) regulation respect ing trails In the Black Sea shall be conceived In a spirit favorable to the development of commercial i transaction. 1 Article It declares that, the Black Sea being neu tral, according to the terras of article eleven, th i maintenance nr establishment upon Its coasts of military-maritime arsenals becomes alike unneces sary and purposeless; In conseqsenoe, his Mijetty tbe Emperjr of all the Hussias and his Imperial Ma jesty the Sulfas engage not t establlli or to main tain npoo that cnat-t any military-maritime arsenal. Articles 14 and 19 refer to a separata cmventlm between Turkey and Russia relative to a service of small vessels In the Hlack Sea aud the Turkish right of garrison tn Servla. Articles so and ttl concede a portion of Rusnlai territory, to be annexed to the principality of Mol davia. Article 28. The Principalities of Wallaohla and Moldavia are to enjoy under the suzerainty of tne l'orte, arid nnder the guarautee of the contracting powers, the privileges and immunities of which they arc In possession. No exclusive protection shall be exercised over them by any os the guaranteeing powers. There shall be no private rignt or inter ference In their arrmrn. Article 83. The Sublime Forte guarantees to the aforeeaid Principalities an Independent and national administration, as well as full liberty of worsuin. ltglslatlon, commerce, and navigation. Article 28. The rnncipaittv or ervia win continue to le dependent upon the ubllrae l'orte, aud sub ject to stipulations nearly similar to those named for toe otner rrincipaiiuea. Article 8". miss! and Turkey are to retain in their fn 11 Integrity their possessions In Asia t ) the same extent as before the war. Commissioners are to oe appointed to settle the boundaries. The Illnck mea, the supremacy of which was the direct and Im mediate point at issue in the Crimean war, as it is the paramount point at issue in the present difficulty, was known to the aucleots as tbe Pontus Euxinus. It is an inland sea on the border between Asia and Europe. It is bounded by Turkey, Russia in Europe, and the Caucasian provinces, and is connected with the Mediterra nean by the straits of the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles. It lies between 28 degrees and 41 degrees 31 minutes E. longitude, and 41 degress and 46 degrees 40 minutes N. latltnde. Its longes length, which is from east to west, is 700 miles. Its greatest breadth, which is on tbe 31st me ridian, is 400 miles. It has a coast line of more than 2000 miles, and a superficial area of about 180,000 square miles. The waters of the Danube, Dnieper, Dniester, Don, and other smaller rivers empty into it, and by these a territory in Europe in Asia is drained which is equal to about 1,000,000 square miles. The modern name of Black, given by all the European languages, is thought to have been given by the Turks in their terror at looking upon the firot large expanse of water with which they became acquainted. Natural features proverbially as sisted in suggesting the name. The preva lent wind from the nortbeast comes laden with moisture from a wide swampy territory, and the sea is frequently hid den by dark clouds of fog and rain. Go account of the confined extent of the water, a strong wind quickly lashes it into a tempest. These brief but troublesome storms are very frequent during the winter season. Thunder storms are comparatively rare, but are very violent when they do come, and are frequently accompanied by waterspouts and hailstones. But these dis advantages to navigation are fully compensated for by the character of the sea itself, which is remarkably free from rocks, Eaud-banks, and shallows. Ships can always lie to or ride at anchor with very little danger. Serpent Isle, 30 miles from the mouth of the Danube, is the only island iu the whole sea. It was at first a sacred place, with a temple upon it, but was abandoned for centuries, uutll late years, when it has been made a station for French and English vessels. A light-house is in course of construction upon it. Tbe depth ot the sea increases regularly ac cording to the distance from the shore, and in its central parts no bottom is reached with a line of 100 fathoms. There is no observable ebb and flow of the waters, but there are strong currents occasioned by the rivers, which all set towards the Bosphorus. When theee currents are helped by the winds. the water is sent through the straits , with such violence that vessels are sometimes de tained outside for months, unable to enter be cause they cannot make headway against the current. The climate has extremes, but is colder than would be inferred from the latitude, on account of the prevalence of north winds. Odessa is the most important commercial port on the coast, and Varna is the chief Turkish fortress. The principal harbors are Khercon, Sebastopol, Slnope, aud Trebizoud. ' Tbe shores of the Black Sea are known both in fabulous and genulue history. Colchis, the goal of the Argouautic expedition, was located in the East, the original Cimmerian darkuess was upon the North, aud on all sides the Lydiau, Persian, Byzantine, Turklt-h, aud Russian powers have acted the events of their history. From the time of Constautine till the fifteeuth century it was the centre of the transplanted Rooun world, and until the Cape of Good Hope was discovered and sailed around it was the passage way of tbe (icnoese and other fiuropeau trade with the Indies. Tbe Turks for a time excluded tbe tbips of all other nations from it, and a few years ago Russia sought to make it a closed sea under its own military command, but the result of the Crimean war was the neutralization of the Black Sea, the equal exclusion from it of all ships of war belonging to whatever nation, and tbe equal admission to it of all ships of com merce. Regular lines of steam packets have traversed tbe sea between Constantinople and tbe mouths of the Dauubc, aud between the principal Russian ports. Tbe (;ouleudln Pattern. In care the present complication should not be tided over peacefully, Rm-sia will have arrayed agaiust her both Turkey aud Eugland, probably Austria, and pot-siblv Italy, although the latter power has at present quite enough to attend to at home. It is also rumored that, in the event of a declaration of war by auy of the great powers whose interests are involved in tbe dispute, Egypt, Servia, and Roumania, will unite against Turkey aud assert their iudepen deuce. Such action ou their part will mated illy complicate the situatlou, aud, by surrounding Turkey with a belt of hostile territory now sub ject to her quasi sovereignty, greatly forward the projects ot the Czar. Tb (irtb mf KunhIhh taver Tn tbe following paragraph is presented an interesting nummary of the great strides taken by Russia in territorial extent and internal re tources: "Tbe growth of Russia Iu mere area may be thn summarized: l nder Ivau the Terrible, in WAX B7,i00 geographical square miles; llffi, at. the death Ol 1'eler the Great, U80,0UU geographical squaro Dines; in iboo, mi iuo imiimu hi Aie.xail ler 11, 87U.V40 seosrsnuieai square miles, with mt Kuamai North Aiueilca. After the Crimean war. iu hu;h liussia was beateu for waut of roads aloue, the Kus- siau Government devutea linen io internal linorove- meiita. The want of comuiuulnuion over 'he vast distances of llie empire, aud the social and political aitauvantagi s arming iroin an immense serr ddou latlon, were prcuuueut In the consideration of her aiatefciueu. j ne total population oi tue empire, which In 1718 had been but nineteen millions, li lti wss nearly seventy-four millions, of which abont fifty millions were Russians. Of these thT were not less than forty-four millions of serfs be longing to the crown, to nobles, aud to private persons. The serfdom was not absolute, carrvlng with It the right of transfer. The serfx. Indeed, had rlghta: they belonged to the land, which had originally be longed to ineir ancestors, ana were transferred witn the land; but this thin wall against personal sliverr did little to protect them against tyranny and op pression, and nothing to strengthen tbe nation. In lt63 tbe snrfs were emancipated en a basin of money compensation to the proprietors. Tbe crown serfs received land, snbjei't to an annual payment for fifty years, after whlcn eeriod thev will beoome lnnd-owners. In ISiW serfdom cease! to exist In Russia. Contemporaneously with the emancipation of the serf an euormons activity has been shown in the construction of railways. The north and the south of the empire, the Baltic and tn Black Seas, are now connected by a continuous chain of rail wars, and the steam engine can now bring the Cos sacks of tbe Volga to the frontiers of Germany." The Russian Empire comprises one-seventh of the territorial part of the globe, and about one twenty-sixth part of its entire snrface. Its total area is 7,802,508 square miles, and the area of European Russia is 2,050,313 square miles. The population of the Empire is divided as follows: European Russia, 01,325,923; Government of Caucasus, 4,157,917; Siberia, 4,025,699; Kingdom of Poland, 5,100,000; Grand Duchy of Finland, 1,798,909; total, 77,008,448 inhabitants. The chief cities of the Russian Empire are: St. Petersburg, 539,122 inhabitants; Moscow, 351,906; Warsaw, 243,512; Odessa, 118,970; Riga, 102,043; Klschinef, 94,124; Saratof, 84,391; Wilna, 69,464; Kief, 08,424; Nikolajef, 04,501; Kasan, 63,085; Tula, 50,739; Berdischef, 53,109; Kharkof, 52,010 Inhabitants. More than a hundred tribes, speaking as many different languages, are comprised within the circuit of the Russian Empire, but nearly all theee live upon the frontiers of the country. The interior is inhabited by a homogeneous race, the Russians. Serfdom was abolished in 1808 within the whole of Russia. The follow ing statement shows the respective number be longing to the different nationalties: ' A'nrtrfy. Inhabitant. TVufinVv. Inhnhitnnlt. Kusslans 63,470,000 Circassians noo.oeo I'oles 4,8o,ouo Rumanians 780.000 Tartars 4.iS(i,0n0 Armenlaus fttn.ooo r ins 4,tdo,nuu, .uongois ooo.oou Lit h uanlans 8,420,000 1 Swedes. in,ooo Jews 2,20,0ii0,lrceKs 50.000 Germans.., (eorglans. 830,000 Bulgarians. 41,000 800,000 Servians... 30,000 Total 77,000,000 The Russian Ituler. The ruler of the vast Russian domain at pre sent is Alexander II, who was born on the 29th of April, 1818, and succeeded his father, Nicho las I, on the 2d of March, 1855, at a time when the struggle with Turkey and the Western powers was at its height. He was married April 10, 1841, to Maria, daughter of the Grand-Duke Ludwig II, of Uesse-Darmstadt. He has six children living at present, the eldest and heir apparent to the throne being the Grand-Duke Alexander, born February 20, 1845, and married November 9, 1800, to Maria Dagmar, daughter of Christian IX, King of Denmark. The Military and Naval Force of Russia. The following Is a full summary of the mili tary aid naval strength of Russia, according to the lattfct olhcial data: THE RCSSUN ARMY. Ttie land forces of Kussi a are formed of two de scriptions of troops, different from each other In many respects the regular troops, properly so culled, and the feudal mllltla of the Cos sacks and fclmllar tribes. Some corps of the latter have been brought Into regular lorm and training an are oc casionally employed like the rest of the army, although in many respects they dlifor entirely from the regular trot ps. The regular army Is recruited from the classes of peanuts and artisans partly at.d principally by means of a conscription, partly by the adoption of the sons of soldiers, and partly by volunteer enlist ment. Kvery mnivldnal belonging to these cta-wes is, witn a lew exceptions, name to compulsory ser vice, provided he be of the proper age and Btauire. The nominal strength of the Russian army, accord ing to the returns of the Ministry of War, is as fol lows: I. Ktqnlar Army. rev rooting. War Footinif. Infantry 304,422 6D4.M1 Cavalry 38,308 49,183 Artillery 41,781 48,773 jixgineers 13,413 16,203 Total 3. Army of Firrt Utatrct. Troops of the line Garrison in regiments. Harrison in battalions . .457,876 . 80,4.')B . l,4f5 . 19,83 S08,67t 74,1561 23,470 29,882 127,825 Total 100,2S5 3. Army tf .SVcokJ Krttrre, Troops of all arms. 2S4.036 190,300 General total 612,098 1,135,975 Amorg the irregular troops of Russia, the most important are the Cossacks. The country of the Don CossaekB contains from 600,000 to 700,000 in- iiaDiiantB. in case 01 necessity, every Cossack from UMeeu to sixty years is bound to render military service. The usual regular military force, however, consists of 54 cavalry regiments, each numbering 1044 men, making a total of 50,376. Thn Cossacks are reckoned iu rouua numbers aa follows: In MlHtiry Bnnln. On the Black Sea 120,000 Great Russiau Cossacks 011 the Caucasian Line 15n,noo III n Cossacks 440,000 I tal Cossacks !o,o0 Orenburg Cossacks to,ooo Siberian CoBsaeks 50,000 J&erotct. 18,000 18,000 ce.inj 8.0IKI 10,00.1 9,000 TOlal 875,000 129,000 The Cossacks are a race of free men: neither serf. age nor auy other dependence upon the laud exists auioug litem. 1 ue entire .territory belongs to tbe Cossack commune, and every Individual his an t oual right to the use of the laud, together with the pusturtB, hunting-grounds, an i llsheries. Tne Cos- sacks pay no taxes to tne uovermneut, out in lieu 01 linn tin y are oounu to prrirm nun arr service. KuMla, as may ba seen by the foregoing, controls in int.e 01 war an army or more tnau 1.000.000 sol- tilers, while she has a navy capable of obstructing commerce, at.il Indicting extensive Injury on an ei.emy. The annual expenditure for the army is o",iiuv,uu, auu iui me ujvj io,uuu,uw, THB RUSSIAN NAVY. The strength of Russia Is as evident In her dock- jaMis sb lu her arsenals, aud however much the other powers may have deceived the outside world as to their naval strength, it is well kn jwn, in the erei tof a general war, the antagonists of Russia will tind her a very dltferent customer to deal with ihun she wus lu 1SS4. She has, more than any other Kurt psn power, profited by the exparience of that war in the Crimea and the American struggle of Ifcfil. Her navy la to-day more formidable, in the weight of it metal and the lighting qualities of Its ships, than either Frauce, Pru-sia, Italy, Austria, or Turkey, and more nearly upproaches that standard vh'chitbas beea my object in these reports to aeune. The Russian fleet, consists of two great divisions, the fleet of tbe llaltio and that of the Hlack Sea. tat h of these two Meets is again ubdivlded iuto Btciions, or which three are in or nearthe luitic. and ttiree in or near tne Hlack Sea, to which must ne added tne small squadrons or galleys, guuboata, and similar vessels. According to an official report, the Russian fleet consisted last year of 290 steamers, having 38,000 horse-power, with 2205 guns, besides 89 sailing ves sels, with 65 guns. The greater and more formidable part of this navy was stationed in the Baltic. The hlack fcea fleet numbered 43: the Caso an. 89; the Siberian or Pacltlc, SO; and tu take Aral or 1 urkisian squadron, 11 vessels. The Turkish Rmnlro. The area and population of Turkey are known only by estimates, since the enumerations of the people cannot lay claim to exactness. In cluding the tributary 8tates, the total area and population of the empire are as follows. AHArt Wirt, . . . 800, 32 .-. M7,M ...1,040,814 Tnrtey In Korope. Tnrkey la Asia.... 18,4HT,0tH) 16,463,000 Turkey lu Africa.. A,5t,ooe Grand total 1,917,479 4,ooo,oo Of the, 24,876,000 are Mahommedans, 15,260,000 Christians, 150,000 Jews, and 214,000 Gypsies. The Arabs number 5,950,000, of whom there are none in Europe, and but 900,000 in AMa. The Ottomans number 15,192,000, of whom 4,492,000 are in Europe, and 10,700,000 in Asia. The Blavl number 6,200,000; the Rou manians, 4,090,000; the Greeks, 1,000,000; the Armenians, 400,000; the Albanians 1,100,000; and the Circassians, 595,000. The States which are tributary to Turkey are Egypt, Ronmanla, Bervla, and Montenegro. The area of population of these are as follows: Sit. RmtiLiiitM Tlgypt 659,081 f,465,0O Koumania 40,7l 8,84,MS Servia 81,21 1,078,281 Montenegro 45 196,23. Total .721,451 18,604,367 These States enjoy a nominal semi-indepen dence, but virtually they free from Turkish restraint. Their present rulers are Ismail Pacha, Viceroy of Egypt; Charles I, Prince jot Roumania; Milan Obrenovitch IV, Prince of Servia, and Nicholas I, Prince of Montenegro. If a war between Turkey and Russia results from the present difficulty, they will all doubt less claim and achieve their entire indepen dence. The present ruler of Turkey is the Sultan, Abdul-Azis, who was born February 9, 1830, and succeeded his brother, Abdul-Medjid, June 25, 1801. The present Sultan is the thirty- second, in the male line, of the house of Oth- man, the founder of the empire. He has four children, but the heir presumptive to the throne is his nephew Murad, who was born September 21, 1840. The Army and Navy f Tarkey, according to the latest ollicial data, is summed up in the following: THE TFKKIKil ARM V. The military force of Turkey Is divided Into first. the regular army, called Nizam: second, there- serve, or Redif : tnlrd. the conttneent of auxiliaries: huu iounn, me irregular troops. -i ne regular native army consists of six corps, under command of a neia Jtarsnui, with taeir nendcuarters at Scutari. ConstBntinonle. V oh astir. Karbrout. Damascus, and Bagdud. Each corps consists of two divisions, com manded by a General of Division. The corps com prises eleven regiments namely, six regiments of ioor, iour 01 norse, ana one regiment or artillery. uiic reserve, or iteon, lorms a second army, witn the fame organization as that of the Mzatn. and consisting of the same number of regiments of the various armf. 1 nese regiments are divided into battalions, squadrons, and companies, and have their standing stair of officers and corporals, on active service receiving iuu pay. ilie Itedir sol diers meet every year, for four weeks, at the head quarters of their respective carps, and take part in 1 tie neia manoeuvres. The auxiliaries consist or contingents or the tributary provinces. in tnu last war witn Ktissia tue number or auxilia ries amounted to about 75,000 men, namely, 80,000 fmm Bosnia and tbe Herzegovina, 20,Ouo from Upper .Amaum, anu zo.uuu irom cgypt. ti e total or tne military rorces or Turxev are offi cially estimated as follows: liroiment. War RtoUno. fVu-tf F.mUnn. jinniiirj ao ii,s(iu iuu,:iuu tJavalry 24 22,416 17,280 f ield Artillery e 7,800 7.800 Aitillery In fortresses 4 6,200 ft,2oo Krgineers 8 1,600 1,000 Detached Corps 1 16, 000 lc.ooo Total 80 170.376 148.690 Reserve 148,680 Auxiliaries 75,6m) Irregulars 87,000 Totiil military strength 459,368 The 87. mm irregular uoods are calculated to con sist of tbe following: Kavas or gendarmes on root 39.000 Tartars 5,000 Hungarian anu i'o isn volunteers 2.noo JloBlem volunteers 50,000 Total of irregulars 87,000 The totul strength of the Turkish army in the last war with Russia was 818,893, of whom about half were or tne reserve. THB TURKISH NAVY, The fleet of war of Turkey was composed at the commencement 01 this year of 163 vessels, carrying a total of 2288 gnns and manned by 30,000 Bailors and 4i(i(t marine troops. Tne loiiowing is tne ciassi. ftcation of the fleet: Btfamrr: Kunibtr. Ciijm. Ironclads 13 215 Screw steamers 27 645 Paddle steamers 23 820 Gunboats 12 33 Transports 85 52 Ships or the line and frigates 17 406 Smaller vessels. 8 62 Transports 28 34 Total... 16S 8283 The Turkish Navy haa been entirely reconstructed since the last Russian ar. when the greater cart of was destroyed. Tne largest ironclad in the navy is the Osuian Ghazy, armt with 24 guns. The next two powerful vessels are ctad In heavy armor of an average thickness of 5V incites, and carry four 12 ton rule Armstrong guns in a central battery. The Other Contending Power. Of the other possible contending parties England it the most formidable on the tea, while Austria can muster the largest land force. The British Army unrf Navy. The total force of the army of Great Britain for the year 18C9-70 was 127,336 men. This in cluded 7578 commissioned officers, 13,338 non commissioned officers, trumpeters, aud drum- mere, and 10(5, 410 rank and die. The officers of the staff and the departments numbered 875. The forces of Great Britain in India during the tame year were 03,707, of whom 3VJti were commissioned officers, 5299 non-commissioned officers, and 54,812 rank and file. Besides theee two armies, provision has been made for four classes of reserves: the disem bodied militia, numbering, it is stated, 128,971 ; the yeomanry cavalry of 15,45'i meu; the volun teers of 199,806, of whom 174,548 only are reck oned efficient; aud the army reserve, including enrolled pensioners, the nutubor of whom ii not known. The allowance for army expenses for the year was f 71,102,000, wlilcn was divided as usual into four parts for the following purposes: Que part of t39,428,500 for the expeuse of the regu lar forces; another part of $7,480,000 for the pay and allowance of the four classes of reserves mentioned above; another of 13,123,500 for effective services, tbe necessary stores, am mu nition, military education, military surveys, etc., and a fourth part of 110,911,003 for distin guished services, pay of general officers, re tired, full and half-pay pensions, etc. There are now in the British navy three admi rals of the fleet, all past service; twenty admi rals, of whom only two are in commission; twenty-four vlce-admlrala, of whom sir only are in commission; and forty-eight rear-admirals, of whom tlx also are in commission. The amount of appropriation for this non-effective service waa f 7, 582,025. During tbe year 160 ships of all sizes were in commission for foreign tervice, and 121 for coast guard, duty on home nations, and tervice at receiving ships, tenders, and tugs. There were besidet these 349 ships in reserve or building, very few of which, how ever, could be put into service without much delay, and many of which were nearly rorthless. The manning force of the fleet was 3.1,044 tailors, officers and men, 6455 boys, and 0988 marines, making a total complement of 47,097. In September, 1809, the iron-clad fleet consisted of 29 completed steamships, all in commission, and 14 in process of building, several having since been completed and put in commission. The entire cost of these 43 iron-clads will reach about $53,500,000. Seve ral of them are very formidable vessel'. The Monarch ie one of the latest and most costly, having cost over 11,1)00,000. She it one of the finest armored ships afloat, is of iron through out, carries seven guns, and is very fast. Her engines are of 1100 horse power. The appro priation for the navy for the year was 49,- 983,205. The Anntrlnn Army and Navy. According to official returns, Austria possessed at the commencement of last year & standing army numbering 278,470 men on the peace foot ing and 783,800 on the war footing, ornanized at follows: Frarm fnol'a. War fool'm. Infantry iur.,678 697,to Cavalry 85.793 58.79 Artillery 25,658 6,744 engineers ana train 9,868 45,134 Military Instruction 2,234 2,2.(4 Topographical survey 12s 128 cominiBsariat and ciotmng dep. 8,705 7,200 Sanitary department 1,291 6,2')0 Arsenals, military stores, and liUlltllDgS 3, WO v 4,500 Army studs 5,800 5,800 Military police and gensdarincs. 7,700 7,700 Total 278.470 83U0O The general stafTorthe army on native service in tsti4 comprised three field marshals, 18 generals of lu- lautry (t eiuzeognieister) and generals or cavalry ; 72 generals or division, and 111 generals or brigade. The were beBides,;non-aetive, 8S generals of infantry and generals of cavalry, 150 generals of division," and 193 generals of brigade. Uy the terms of the "compromise" come to be tween Austria and Hungary, on which was based a new army organization, whlcn came into operation last year, the military forces of the whole Empire are divided Into tliu standing army, the Landwehr or militia, and the Landsturm. The regiments ol the standing army are under the control of the Min ister or war or tne umpire, and tne handwetir nnder the control or the Austrian aud Hungarian Ministers. All orders relating to the great coiiceu- tratlrg movements or troops must emanate from the Kmptror, who Is the supreme chler or the whole of tne military rorces or the r.niplre. The standing army Is formed by conscription; to which every man is liable who has reached his twen tieth year. Tbe term of service Is ten years, three of which the soldier must spend In active service, after which he is enrolled for the remaining seven years in the army of reserve, tjuite distinct from tbe standing army is the Landwehr, the term of ncrcice lu which Is twelve years, but with duties limited to the respective divisions of the empire from which it is drawn. The tntry into the Land strni, or gtneral levy, Is compulsory only In Tyrol, acd la made np or volunteers in the rest of the em pire. The naval rorces of Austria consisted In April, 1809, according to otrlcial returns, of 45 steamers enu iu sailing vessels, rue steamers consisted or 2 iron-clads, the Llssa and Kaiser: 7 iron-oiad frigates. 4 screw frigates, 3 screw corvettes, 10 gunboata, 8 Bcrew Bioops, ana 10 paaute steamers, carrying alto gether 41 4 guns. The sailing vessels carry 109 guns. The population or Austria Is 35,000,000. she has 84 fortresses of the first ami second rank, namely: . Comoro, Carlsburg, Temesvar, I'eterwardein, Kszek, Urod, Carlstadt, Canove, Arrat, Mnnkacs, Cracow, Cradlsca, Olmutz, l.eopoldstadt, Prague, Brixen, Thercsienstadt, Kufsteln. Linz, Salzeburg, Buda. Kagusn, Yara, and roia. i ne last-named la the chler naval fortress of the Empire. In the naval engagement during the German- Italian war of 18G6, between the Austrian and Italian fleets, in which the rormer were victorious, the Austrian fleet was divided into three divisions, the first consisting of seven irou-claes, under command of Tegethon"; the second of seven heavy wooden TBBsels, nnder Commodore 1'etz, and the third of seven light wooden vessels. The Italian Army and Navy. The Sardinian law of conscription forms the basis of the military organization of the king dom of Italy. According to it a certain portion of all the young men of the age of twenty-one, the number varying from 40,000 to 50,000, is levied annually for the standing army, while the rest are entered in the army, in which they have to practise annually for forty-five J days, and are then sent on unlimited furloughs, but can be called permanently under arms at the outbreak of a war. The standing army is divided into tlx corps d'annce, each corps consisting of .three divi sions, and each division of two brigades; four or tlx battalions of "bersaglierl," or riflemen, two regiments of cavalry, and from tlx to nine companies of artillery. The actual strength of the army at the commencement of last year wai at follows, according to an official return: reare Foolino. War Footing 803,12 88,17 25,76 85,36 8,66 10,60 19,62 Infantry of the line 118,850 Bersaglierl 14.7JT Cavalry 18,165 ArtUlery 17,208 Corps of Kngineers 8,104 Military Train 2,414 Carbinier! 19,628 Administrative Troops 4,403 Military Instruction 2,964 8,210 8,904 Total. 199,557 455,509 The army was commanded in 1859 by 14,797 officers, not included in the above returns. Of these 870 formed the staff, while 5907 were at tached to the infantry of the Hue, 890 to the Bersaglierl, 789 to the cavalry, and 905 to the artillery. Every native of the kingdom la liable to the conscription, and to be eurolled either in the standing army or the reserve. The navy of the kingdom of Italv consisted at the commencement of la6t year of 99 ships of war, armed with 1032 guns. They were classed as follows: JVair. B 11 nil. Iron-clads 22 212 Screw steamers 35 50s Paddle Bteamers 33 122 Sailing vessels 8 130 Total 99 1032 The navy was manned iu IStVJ by 11,913 sailors and 000 engineers and workingmeu, with 1271 officers, of whom 2 were admirals, 5 vice admirals, 12 rear-admirals, and 104 captalus. The marines consisted of 2 regiments, coinpris ing 234 officers and 5t88 soldiers. The movement made at Utlca a short time ince, with the view of substituting a paid Are department in that city for tbe volunteer sys tem, has fallen through. A special committee of Aldermeu reported in favor of it, but when tbe Council came to vote there was a tie nine for aud nine against. It is estimated that the additional cost would be about 1 1,000. At the Vanderpoel murder trial, at Kala-na- zoo, Mich., the other day. a curious dispute arose between two chemical experts, Professors Duffield and Doutrlass, tbe former of Detroit. and tbe latter of Rose. Professor Duffield held that there were human crystals In the blood found at the Field-Vanderpoel Bank, while Pro fessor Douglass maintained that the aaalysis ot blood cannot distinguish between human crys trals and those of the blood of the lower ani mals. The Spiingfleld (Mass.) Republican asserts that there is a family in that city, each one of tbe members of which, with a tingle exception, was born upon a holiday the father upou the Fourth of July, the mother on Christmas, tbe first child on Thanksgiving Day, the second ou Christmas, the third on Independence Day, the fourth and fifth each on New Year'a, the sixth three weekt before Christmas (slight discrepancy there), and the seventh on Chritlmat. vurrna Tntstira Orrwm,l1 Tkunday, Not. 17, 1870, f ! The local money market continuet quiet, though more active than yesterday, bnt the re gular business demand for money it unusually light, even for the close of the season. There la a very firm tone amorg lenders, however, owing to the threatened extension of the war in En rope and tbe financial disturbance which would be inevitable in case of tbe renewal of the Cri mean struggle, to great are the interests which hang upon peace. Stock loaf 1 to-day ar in rather better demand, bnt no difficulty is felt in meeting all wants at 5(6 per cent. "We quote prime paper at 7a 9pcr cent., according to date and credit. The Gold market is excited and higher, the fluctuations being wide and frequent. Bale opened at 113, declined to 112;, advanced again to 113,', and now stands jtt 113. Government bonds are dull, and fully J lower owiug to tbe deprereion in foreign markets. At tbe Stock Board a good business was done. The tone of the market was firmer. Boles of old City fis at 100, and Lehigh gold lean at Reading Railroad was weak, selling as low m 50 50; Pennsylvania eoid at 559; Lehigh Valley at 59i Camden and Am boy at 115; Philadelphia and Trenton at 115; Norristown at 100; and Oil Creek and Allegheny at 46 b. o. The balance of tbe list waa neglected, bnt quite steady. Mechanics' Bank sold at 31,b. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE' SALES. Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S. Third street. FIRST BOARD. 130000 Am Gold.. is. 1 18 100 Sh Read. .Si Own. 56 56 i.'iO do..sl5flat.ll3 f 4000 C A A m 6s, 69 lots.... 94 Y I10O0 Cam A 6b '83.. 93)4 I.MKI0 City 6s, Old . . .100)4 1 1000 W Jersey K 7b 95)$ t3000OCAA R78.. 79 13000 do Is. 79 11000 Leh gold L.84. S9X 153 an Peuna R.... t9!4 100 do t9 65 do Is. 50 82 sh Mech Bank.. Rl'i 18 sh Ler Val..ls. 59 100th OCA ARbOO 46 500 do.830wn.ls.M-66 8 dO....C.tr.50'69 lOt do 2d. 59 56 loo do.. sSAln. f 200 d0..18.b:W. 58'f K(a do..la.b30. 60 200 do.. 50 100 do V10.50'09 100 do b30. 13 sh Phil A TR lots. -...11 51tf 8 sh Norrisfn R..160 5 do let 6shCam A AraR.115V 8 8U.CHA Wal.... 44)tf BaoTHKa. No. 40 S. Third MKP8R8. Dl IUVEN tt street, Philadelphia, report the following qnotatlona: U.S. 68 Of 1881, 113v113,V: do. 1S62, 107Ji(4107i ; do. 1864, loe:(dM0,4' ; do. 1865, 106)4106?, ; do, 1866, uew, iuti;,sn'v ', ; ao. it(, no. n),ioa v ; do. 1868, do. I09'i09x ; 10-4OB, iti6''io6H. u. 8. so Year a per cent, currency, uiidiii; oold, 112 t 113; Sliver, 107u109: Union Pacific Railroad 1st Mort. Bonds, 825tA836 ; Central Pacific Railroad, 905(S915; Union I'acltlo Laud Urant Bonds, 730746. Misbm. William Haintkk a Co.. no. 86 8. Third street, report the following quntntinnB: U. S. 6a of IbSl, 11S'113,- 6-SOs or 1802, 107107.S ; do. 1864, lti6 ?,,( 100 J; do. 1805, 10?tfi107,'i ; da, July, 1866, ou., uuiy, ii, liry St!"!)', : OO. JUly, 1868. ioiitio9i : es -oo. lnevMiimv: u.s.PaeWo Kit. Cy. 6s, lllialli;,'. Gold, 113M13. NAUR IiLADNBR. Hrokurs. renort thl mnmlni Gold quotations at follow s : 10-0OA.M 113 111-J0A.M 112'i 10 18 113:12-21 P. M. ..113 10-17 10-20 10 22 10- 25 10 45 11 2 11- 23 " 113V' 12-23 " 113S 1224 113 1226 " 112J 12-27 " 113 12-28 " 112 12-29' " -.113 .:ii3x- ..113'i ..113 ..113i ..113 Fhlladelphla Trade Heport. Thursday, Nov. 17 Bark In the absence of Bales we quote No. 1 Quercitron at 128 y ton. Seeds Clovereeed Is quiet, and prices favor buy ers. We quote at 6-2-i 6 40 ; looo bushels sold oa private terms. Timothy Is nominal. Flaxseed It In request by the crushers at f2-i0(i2 19. There la more ' demand for Flour from shippers, but the bulK of the transactions are for the supply of the home trade, whose purchases foot up 1208 barrels, including superflue at S4 r.0,t4-75; extras at 5i5-50; Iowa and Wisconsin extra family at $6-87)tf ($5-75; MlLnefiota do. do. at 6ts 37)$ ; Pennsyl vania do. do. at 10-256-75, the lart-r rate for fancy ; Indiana and Ohio do. do. at 0-35t$7: and fancy brands at I7-2.V 8, as in quauty. Rye Fiour Bells at t-X5 12)tf. In Corn Me-l nothing doing. The Wheat market is tinner, and pi ices favor tell ers. Sales of ro 0 bushels Indiana red at ft -S631 '88; amber attl'42i l'45, and white at $ 1-4 ira; 1-50. Rye ranges from 90 to 93c. for Western and Pennsyl vania. Corn la but little sought after, but holders are not disposed to accept lower prices. Sales of old yellow at 87(Jv89c. ; new do. at so,g83c. ; antt old Western mixed at 8:t? 86c. Oai s are steady, with sales of white Western at 54t$55c., aud Pennsylvania at 52530. Whisky Is nominal at 87S3c, for Western wood and iron-bound. LATEST SLHPP1NG INTELLIGENCE. For additional Marina Neat tee Intuit Paqea. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA NOVEMBER 17 BTAT1 OF THIHHOtflTKll AT TUB BVCNINQ TKLIGRAPB OKKICK. 7 A. M 40 1 11 A. M 49 8 P. AL 61 CLEARED TUIS MORNING. Bark Chief, Harding, Gibraltar lor orders, Work man A Co. Schr Emily and Jennie, Hewitt, Boston, Sinnickson fcCo Schr John Whitby, Davis, Delaware City, da Scbr R. S. Dean, Camp, Taunton, d9, Schr ljecatur, Perry, Bristol, do. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. Steamer R. Willing, Cuutiiff, in uours from Balti more, with mdse. and paastfagers to A. Droves, Jr. Schr Tycoon, Cooper, l oay from Smyrna Creek, Del., with gruiu to Job. E. Patiner. Schr Reading nil. No. 47, ltooiusoi, from James River, Va., wttu lumber to Taylor A Uetu. Schr M. Ntckerson, Mickersou, frum Kennebec, w lih ice to Johnson &. Co. Scbr Jenuie W. UudJeil, Craiuner, from Gardiner, Me., with ice to l'euu Ice Co. Schr L. S. Leverluir, Corson, from Boston. Schr W. 11. Tiers, Ultl'ord, do. Schr Abel C Buckley, Buckley, fr.trn Danvergport. Schr Jauits Al. Vance, UurUgo, from Providence. BELOW. An nnknown bark, bound up, was seen off the Brown this morning reported by Capt. Slnipklus, of tug S. D. Brown. Special VesjiutcK to The tvenina T'leyraph. llAVRK-UK-UKACK, Nov. ii. Tne following boati left this morning In tow : J. Tingarelt aud S. M. Ulcklorii, with lumber to Kills, limner & Ellis. Woolverton Tiusman and O. D. Tinsman, with lnmber to It. WVolvertou. PtlBcllla, with lumber, for Wilmington. Pen it. Co. No. 8, with coal to J. It. Hacker. li. ilcConkey, with flint, for Treuton. MEMORANDA. N. O. steamer Leipzig, Ja g' r, from Baltimore for Bremen, arrived at liruusby. En., 12t.li tusU Br. steamer city of I.ltnerick, piiUiips, from Liver pool for New York, at Halifax yusterday, aud would proceed at night. Steamer Dorian, Young, from Genoa, etc., for New York, passed Gibraltar Utu lust. Steamers Minnetonka, Palmer, for Savannah; and A. C. Silmers, D. Utiey, S. K. Pneif. aud Vulcan, for Philadelphia, cleared at New York yesterday. Steamers San Jaclau), Atkins, from Savannah: Ellen S. Terry, -hapiu, fr -is Newtiern, N. C; and Fanlta, Freeman, fioiu Philadelphia, at New York yesterday. Brig Abhle Watson, Allen, from Bangor for Phila delphia, passed Hell date yesterday. Schra Sarah Hale, Galliuan, from Wlnterport; William Wller, May, from Portsmouth; Estelie Day, Arey; James Sutterthwaite, Keiumey; Charles. Smith, Hanson; and Dingo, Snow, from Boston; Wave Crest, Davis, from Marhiehead; aud Lizne, SutiltT. from Lynn, all for Philadelphia; and Tem pest, Shropshire; Scud, Allen; and Wave, Hubbard, all from Hartford for Trenton, passed Hell Gate yes terday. Schr George and Bml'y. narris, hence for Norwich and Portland, lie., passed Hell Gate yesterday. MISCELLANY. A contract haa been made to raise the tchr E. A. Conklin, from Philadelphia, sunk at Norwich, and place ber alongside tbe wharf, for laooo. The brlKB Arostook, Agiala, aud J. M. Wiswell (says a Key West Item of the nth lnt.), have ail been, got afloat and are now la the harbor.
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