| Show A AND NAVIES rewritten rW ritten for the daring the revolutionary war paul tones succeeded in carrying can flag into english waters hut the american men of war of reached ibe climate ot fame recording the brightest page in the history of the davv tho war fleet compelled the surrender of vera and monterey durins the mexican war and destroyed over 1200 baile vessels during the civil war but the query now arises what standing taa the navy of the united state as compared with other nations america has an extensive sea coast and should take every precaution against foreign naval surprise the united states has anarea an area of 2602 square miles of territory with 65 population a standing army of but is able 0 o muster when required her navy consists ot only arr vessels great britain and ireland has squar miles ot territory a aimy of but has au binny on a war footing of with a navy of vessels canada contains an area of 2 10 square miles regular arav 2000 war footing india has an area of 12 square miles population numbering with military force of i regular army australia has an area of square miles population and possesses a military force of 4 japan contains a land area of square miles population has a regular army of war footing 5 with a navy of 27 vessels china has an immense territory embracing an area of square miles with a population of she has a regular arav of with a force on a war footing numbering 1 her navy consists of 56 war vessel spain has an arpa of square miles with a population of a regular army of war footing and has a navy of war vessels turkey possesses an area of miles population regular arav of war footing with 78 war vessels belgium has an area of in in square miles her population numbers with a regular force of 46 on a war footing davv consists of 10 war vessels itala eu braces aquara miles of territory a population her regular arav numbers with war fooling of her navy consist of 67 war vessels switzerland has n area of square miles population she has a regular force of aal on a war footing foo tins netherlands embraces embi aces square miles of territory with a population of regular army war tooting war vessels chili nas an area of square miles co naming a population of 2400 se ha a regular force of war footing portugal contains an area of square miles with a population ef 4 she has a regular army of 24 and a war footing of navy 44 war ve esela roumania has a small territory embracing only equale miles contains a population of the regular army numbers with a force on a war fooling ot and 10 war vessels argentine republic has square miles of land containing a population of 2 an army of 8 on a war tooting of norway and sweden have a combined area of square miles of land with a population of they haie a regular aimy of a war footing dorco of and war vessels denmark is a small territory embracing only square miles and a population of the regular army number en a war footing war vessels serbia contains square miles of territory has a population of a arav of add a war footing of brazil contain an immense area of land square m alps with a em all population of army of war footing and 41 war vessels egypt has 1152 square miles of land with a population of the regular aimy numbers and the war footing with 14 war vea eela peru haa a population of with an army of her war footing force numbers fiance contains an area of i huaro miles and a copulation of she has a regular a ny of with a force oa n war footing of 1753 and war vessels germany has square miles of territory with a population of her regular army force numbers with a war footing of and has 86 war vessels russia contains an area of square miles of land with a population of the regular army numbers while the aniual war flotina reaches war vessels austria hungary contains an area of esuare miles and has a population of the regular arav numbers while her war footing strength will reach war vessels 68 greece has an area of square miles with a population of a regular army of war footing 35 and 18 war vessels extent of country and tea coast numbering square miles with a population ot her army ia composed of regulars regu lari with 4 war vessels it be seen by the foregoing that great britain loussia ll norway and sweden and france have each more navies than has the united states and that the little nation of spain has the same number of war that the american nation possesses the gayy of ane united states contains 8 bureaus or departments as follows bureau of marcs and bocks presided over by an officer taken from the navy not below the arade of commander bureau of Equi and id dundei tle ot ulcers at lecter irom the navy in like manner bureau of id presided over oy an selected tom the navy nut below the grade ef commander of ordinance of construction ind of is in charge of favl ambers ot rauk bureau of i id over by one of the bureau of provisions and s under the charge 0 the ef ahe navy who must have M leardi ten yeara of standing before his appointment to alit position toureau of aud surgery is presided over uy one i the burgeons of toe navy rh appoints the chiala cf these bureaus nue at sea of admiral vice admiral admiral 25 como dorea 50 captains 90 commanders 80 line aso lieutenants masters cadet midshipmen ensigns 42 matei the staff consists of 15 medical diorec bors 13 pay directors 70 chiet engineers 50 surgeons 60 pay masters assistant engineers passed and assistant surgeons 30 passed and assist int Paymaster sr passed and at ciatano engineers 24 chaplains 11 naval constructors 5 assistant constructors tors la 12 professors 0 mathematics 9 civil engineers the marine corps staff 3 mayors and two captains the retired list 1 general 1 colonel 3 AIa yora 4 captains 2 first lieutenants 3 second lieuten |
