276 UNIVERSAL ERUDITION.' 



XI. Laftly, as the military (late is now be- 

 come a neceflary evil in the political fyftem of 

 modern Europe, this icience applies itfclf par- 

 ticularly to the ckfcription of 



17. The number of troops that each ftate 

 maintains, the arrangement of the army, what 

 is the difpofition of each people for war, the 

 goodnefs of their troops, their difcipline, their 

 uniform,, their arms, the refpective numbers 

 of cavalry and infantry, the ftate of its artillery 

 and arfenals, its fortifications, the facility with 

 which it raifes recruits, its barracks, hofpi- 

 tals for invalids, its engineers, cadets, and every 

 thing that can have any relation to the milita- 

 ry ftate. 



1 8. -It confiders, after the fame manner, the 

 marine of a nation, the number of its mips of 

 the line, frigates, bomb veiTels, firefhips, &c. 

 the number and ability of the failors each ftate 

 can furnifh ; the arrangement of its docks, yards 

 and arfcnals for the marine ; the materials for 

 the conftructiou, equipment and victualling of 

 fuch mips as the ftate can furnifh, or as the go- 

 vernment is obliged to draw from other parts ; 

 the fchools for the marine, and all other objects- 

 relative to this article. 



XII. The laft inquiry in which ftatiftics i* 

 employed, is in explaining what is the true in- 

 tereft of each nation. Now this intereft is ei- 

 ther,, 



19. Internal^, 



