RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 44, 27 November 1871, Page 3

RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

(from the “times.”) The Patric states upon information received from St. Petersburgh that the Russian Government has of late evinced tho greatest anxiety to complete the re-organ-isation of the army, and the conversion of its armaments. Large orders for guns and mitrailleuses and projectiles have been given in England, America, and Belgium. Some orders have also been given to manufactories in the French departments, but in all cases stipulation has been made for speedy delivery. Moreover, Avork is carried on day and night in arsenals and dockyards in St. Petersburgh, Cronstadt, and Nicolaicff. The Emperor makes frequent visits to the Camp at Tsarskoe-Sclo, and on one of these visits, on the 12th August, he Avas accompanied by General Le Flo, the French Ambassador. The same paper mentions a rumour that Prince Bismark contemplates the withdraAval from France of the entire occupying force, and observes that its satisfaction at such a proceeding is qualified by the belief that it proceeds from a desire to prepare for reneAved warfare. The cadres of regiments are being filled up, arms arc being perfected or trnnsfo.uncd, and stores are being provided to an unexampled extent. These preparations, hoAvever, the Patric believes, are in no Avay directed against France, but arc intended to inflict upon Russia a similar humiliation to that Avhich France has recently been subjected to. Among other reasons for attacking Russia, Prince Bismark is credited Avith a desire to check the socialistic movement among the Avork-classes of Germany ; and with that vicAV, as Avell as for the satisfaction of a national desire to attain European supremacy, the Paris journalist expects that Prussia’s preparation for assailing Russia will be complete within the space of a feAv months.