ABSTRACT
The Navy consists of two divisions, the Fleet of the Baltic, and that of the Black Sea. It will be sufficient to indicate the existence of some armed vessels on the inland waters, such as the Caspian. These two fleets consist of five divisions of large ships, three in the Baltic, and two in the Black Sea, to which must be added the small squadrons of galleys, gun-boats, etc. The divisions, like the English, carry the white, blue, and red flag (an arrangement, I believe, originating with the Dutch), but without the rank of the Admirals being in any way connected with the colour of the flag. Each division of the fleet usually consists of one three-decker, eight two-deckers (two of eighty-four guns), six frigates, one corvette, and four smaller vessels. The Baltic fleet has thus twentyseven ships-of-the-line, eighteen frigates, and fifteen smaller vessels.
