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.
p. 318. “The navy consisted, at the commencement of 1866, of a frigate of 50 guns, two corvettes of 26 and 22 guns; one paddle-steamer of 120 horse-power, with 6 guns; six screw-steamers of 36 horsepower each, with altogether 10 guns; and twenty-two smaller vessels and gunboats. The navy is manned by conscription from the inhabitants of the sea-coast; but volunteering is greatly encouraged by the Government.”
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. 318. “The navy consisted, at the commencement of 1866, of a frigate of 50 guns, two corvettes of 26 and 22 guns; one paddle-steamer of 120 horse-power, with 6 guns; six screw-steamers of 36 horsepower each, with altogether 10 guns; and twenty-two smaller vessels and gunboats. The navy is manned by conscription from the inhabitants of the sea-coast; but volunteering is greatly encouraged by the Government.”
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.
