Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . •FRENCn BATTLESHIP MAGENTA. 58 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIX™ CENTURY the seas. Its strength, on February 1, 1898, was 615 vessels — 61 of whichwere battleships, — carrying a total force of 110,050 officers and men. Colbert, when the Grand Monarch was at the zenith of his power, foundFrance wit
Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . •FRENCn BATTLESHIP MAGENTA. 58 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIX™ CENTURY the seas. Its strength, on February 1, 1898, was 615 vessels — 61 of whichwere battleships, — carrying a total force of 110,050 officers and men. Colbert, when the Grand Monarch was at the zenith of his power, foundFrance with a few old and rotten vessels, and left her with a noble fleet of 40ships of the line and 60 frigates, which, under DEstree, Jean Bart, Tour-ville, and Duquesne, carried her flag to every sea. A state paper of the timegives the force at the beginning of this century as 61 ships of the line, 42corvettes, and a numerous, although unimportant, flotilla of small craft. W ithAboukir and Trafalgar, the maritime power of France wasted away; and, bythe year 1839, there were afloat but three effective sail of the line. In 1840,. GERMAN BATTLESIITP WOEKTH. however, the revival began, and during the modern era the French fleet has,at times, been a formidable rival of that of England. It comprised, in 1898,446 vessels, including torpedo craft, 26 of the total being battleships. Theforce afloat numbered 70,925, of all ranks and ratings. Germanys navy is of modern creation. It began, a little less than half acentury ago, with one sailing corvette and two gunboats; and, in 1898, com-prised 13 battleships and 179 other vessels of all types, carrying 23,302officers and men. The fleet of united Italy had its inception, also, within theage of steam. It was on March 17, 1860, that Italian national life beganwith the ascension of the throne by Victor Emmanuel. From the beginning,the kingdom has been lavish with its fleet, its expenditures within the firstsix years reaching $60,000,000. In
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