Thanks to the fact that nowadays more and more books are digitized we are able to read books that are some times for decades no longer available for the public for several reasons. That’s quite a pity while these books contains useful information while the archives are destroyed, incomplete or nor accessible. In his book for politicians and merchants Martin described all the countries part of the so-called civilised world. If available he published information dealing with the armed forces and the merchant trade shipping.
p. 545: “The navy of Chili consisted, at the commencement of 1866, of the screw-corvette Esmeralda, of 16 guns; the steamer Covadonga, of four guns ; the steamer Maipu, of two guns, and several smaller vessels. In attempting the defence of the coast against the Spanish fleet, which included the iron-clad Numancia, of 43 guns, the naval force of Chili incurred great losses.”
Source
F. Martin. The Statesman’s Year-book. A statistical, mercantile, and historical account of the states and sovereigns of the civilised world. A manual for politicians and merchants for the year 1868. London, 1868.
p. 545: “The navy of Chili consisted, at the commencement of 1866, of the screw-corvette Esmeralda, of 16 guns; the steamer Covadonga, of four guns ; the steamer Maipu, of two guns, and several smaller vessels. In attempting the defence of the coast against the Spanish fleet, which included the iron-clad Numancia, of 43 guns, the naval force of Chili incurred great losses.”
Source
F. Martin. The Statesman’s Year-book. A statistical, mercantile, and historical account of the states and sovereigns of the civilised world. A manual for politicians and merchants for the year 1868. London, 1868.
