VALRY, p. 463.] For the year 1845 the force for which Parliamentary supplies were granted was as under : Cavalry. Infantry. Total. Officers .. 826 5,075 5,901 Non-commission ed officers 1,097 8,303 9,400 Rank and file 10,004 104,372 114,376 11,927 117,750 129,677 The total charge for the above force for one year was 3,528,190/., but of this sum 823,3231. was defrayed by the East India Company on account of regiments serving within the Company's territories. The charge of the artillery and engineers is provided for in the ordnance estimates. There is a brigade of horse artillery ; 9 battalions of foot artillery of 8 companies each ; and a corps of engineers, which comprises sappers and miners, &c. The force of the artillery and engineers is about 9000 men. The different colonial corps which are maintained by the mother country comprise about 5000 men. The army in the pay of the East India Com pany in 1842 consisted of 210,757 officers and men, of whom 5531 were European officers, 4450 native officers, 19,164 Eu ropean soldiers, and ,181,612 native sol diers. In 1840 the expenditure of the East India Company in India on account of the army amounted to 7,932,2681.; and in 1830 it amounted to 9,474,4811. The East India Company also maintains a small naval force of its own.
The naval force of Great Britain, in cluding ships in the course of construction, is as follows: Rate. Ships. Guns.
1st. 27 2074 2nd. 37 3114 3rd. 54 3954 4th. 21 1050 5th. 32 3440 6th. 34 870 255 14,502 Gun-brigs, &c. 165 1,550 War and other steamers 123 . . Hospital ships, police do., &c... 49 ..
592 16,052 On the let of Jan., 1845, the number of ships in commission was 233. The number of officers was 7854; seamen, 29,500 ; marines, 10,500. The Parlia mentary votes for the navy for 1845-46 amounted to 6,936,1921. On the opening of the session of 1845 the necessity for an increase in the navy estimates was an nounced in the speech from the throne in consequence of "the progress of steam navigation, and the demands for protection to the extended commerce of the country." The payments on the annual grants of Parliament for the year 1844 for military and naval purposes were as under : Army . £6,178,714 Navy 5,858,219 Ordnance .. 1,924,311 13,961,244 regiments of infantry of the line comprise about 3300 men, and there are besides 4 battalions of frontier guards, 1150 foot, and 160 horse gen darmes, and 283 artillery and 210 cavalry; The expenses of the war department amount at present to 4,063,850 drachmas.
The naval force consists of 2 corvettes of 26 guns each, and 33 small vessels, of 104 guns altogether. The naval expen diture is 1,053,573 drachma& 16,176; cavalry, 3344 ; artillery, 1466 ; total strength of the army, 21,206 men ; and the military expenditure 1,695,105 thalers,= 290,000i.
are 10 regiments of infantry and a garrison battalion ; 5 regi ments and 1 squadron of cavalry ; 4 re giments of artillery ; a corps of engineers, sappers and miners, which form 2 batta lions; besides a corps of pontonniers. The expenses of the war department are 12,000,000 florins, =1,025,0001. The naval force consists of 85 large vessels of 2207 guns, and 90 small vessels of 200 guns. The officers of the navy are 1 admiral, 2 vice-admirals, 3 rear-admirals, 21 cap tains, 31 captain-lieutenants, and 272 lieu tenants. The expenses of the marine de partment are 5,296,733 florins, =452,0001.
regular army in 1844 was 19,624 strong, and the active militia 30,000.
real force of the army is said to be 18,000 men and 1800 horses ; but the full peace establishment is 28,800 men: infantry, including the municipal guards (1780) of Lisbon and Oporto, 21,150 ; cavalry, 3550 ; artillery and en gineers, 3400. The number of troops in the Portuguese colonies iu Africa is stated to be 4600, and in Asia 4400, total 9000. There are 19 companies of veterans, con sisting altogether of 3000 men. There are besides nearly 2000 persons on the staff, in the military schools, fortresses, arsenals, and iu the civil departments of the army. To these numbers must be added officers who have been temporarily removed from active service in consequence of political events and other causes, and who are said to amount to 2500 in number. The naval force of Portugal consists of 41 sail of 944 guns. There are 2 ships of the line of 80 guns each ; 5 frigates of 50 guns ; 1 of 44 guns ; 8 corvettes of from 20 to 24 guns ; 11 brigs of from 10 to 20 guns. The expenses of the ministry of war are 2,488,249,170 rein. The marine depart ment is united with the colonial depart ment, and the naval expenses are not distinguished separately.