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 NAVY.

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The whole of France is divided into six 'Arrondissementsmilitaires,' or corps d'armee, each commanded by a field-marshal. These again are separated in military divisions and sub-divisions, the latter of the same circumference as the departments.

2. Navy.

The war navy of France was composed, at the end of 18G9, of 02 iron-clads, 264 unarmoured screw steamers, G2 paddle- steamers, and 113 sailing vessels. The following statement gives the number of vessels of each class, their horse-power, and armament, after official returns : —

Classes of Vessels

Number

Horse-power

Guns

1. Ironclads {Bailments cuirassees).

—

Ships of the line (Vaisseaux)

2

1,800

62

Frigates (Fregates)

18

16,000

311

Corvettes (Corvettes).

9

4,100

106

Coast-guard ships (Garde-cotes)

7

3,850

25

Floating batteries (Batteries flotta

ntes). 1 5

2,040

146

Sep. Flot. Batt. (Batt, hot. demont Total, Ironclads

ables) 1 1

360

22

62

28,150

672

2. Screw Steamers {Batiments a helu



Ships of the line (Vaisseaux)

29

16,680

386

Frigates (Fregates)

24

10,100

574

Corvettes (Corvettes).

21

7,940

156

Avisos (Avisos)

63

8,975

172

Gunboats (Canonnieres

78

1.871

95

Transports (Transports)

47

10,222

160

Special boats (Batim. speciaux) Total, Screw Steamers

2

24

4

264

55,812

1,547

3. Paddle Steamers {Batiments a roi

es) : —

Frigates (Fregates)

11

3,450

32

Corvettes (Corvettes).

7

1,870

18

Avisos (Avisos)

Total, Paddle Steamers

44

3,345

104

62

8,660

154

4. Sailing Vessels {Batiments a voil

»)•-

Ships of the line (Vaisseaux)

2

—

440

Frigates (Fregates)

11

—

57

Corvettes (Corvettes).

■ • 7

—

25

Brigs (Bricks)

7

—

26

Transports (Transports)

26

—

42

Smaller vessels (Batiments de flo Total, Sailing Vessels Total War Navy

tille) . 60

—

82

113

—

672

401

92,627

3,045