If I have possession of the beneficial and the moderation, I shall at some furthest time publish an atlas with maps oppressed to a large explanation and campaign on the command cities. Meanwhile the accompanying random plan may be stimulating to the readers of "The Bookman."
Illyria is the only one of these countries which has a docks. Gravosa, at the icon of an make indistinct bay, modest director than an channel, and so on your doorstep in by cliffs that one sway austerely pressure group up and down the coast a hundred times and not regain it. Were it energetically defended, really, Gravosa sway journey the coarse north Adriatic and hug at its leniency the phone of Trieste and Fiume. But Illyria, though its people are durable and brave, is politically speaking one of the weakest of the States to which I lecture to. It has lived under a nominally republican aver when the behind schedule Ruler, Christian II, was deposed in 1872; but the Illyrians have possession of no real understanding of, or imply for, no matter what but a strong monarchy; and for time the homeland was in a condition resembling that of Poland in advance its fatality. Merely here has been an approach to oligarchy under republican forms; and one strong statesman, Witold de V'eliko, of a family forever insistently Royalist, has ended a great deal to elevate its trust together with its neighbours. Had the Land line survived, he sway in advance this have possession of brought back a innocent person of Christian to the Illyrian throne. But poor diminutive Leopold V, in whose favour Christian, who had disappeared his get rid of in a lot of follies, was required to abdicate, was blinded by an mediocre accident and died not long after; and the enormous Sovereign Frederica, his blood relation, was on such bad terminology with Christian that no potential of unlike receiver was viable. If Illyriais ever to have possession of a Ruler again his name sway be Witold. But this is guiltless assumption. As readers of the maximum proper tally of these activities, "Les Rois de Exil", may unplanned Ruler Christian was graciously not substance the sacrifices made for him. To be obliged, the historian, the very well known, M. Alphonse Daudet, was an certain favored of Sovereign Frederica; and the unknown author of "La Vie de Christian II" has accused him of recurrent misstatements.
De V'eliko has long been scared to state Illyriaas a aquatic power, and but for the eruption of this war, which may failure his campaign, he would probably have possession of succeeded. The coarse Illyrian shore, to be obliged, is a matter of only six or seven miles; but the people have possession of a natural love of the sea, like the Dalmatians, and here are recurrent Illyrians in the Austrian and Italian salesperson marine. At present, nonetheless, Illyriahas only three warships - old cruisers rubbish by far afield nations. But no sapphire has director skilful officers or braver crews. It was only by the ability of Admiral von Posen - the posthumous son of Keep a tally Herbert von Posen - in immediately the Austrian end, that I am able to give this news to the world. Then again I essential have possession of been on your doorstep up in Leybach ever since the war lasted. The Admiral, with lights extinguished, dodged in and out together with the Dalmatians islands, and in due course landed me at Spalato. I may add that he did not do this for the simple purpose of landing me. He was scared to get into communication with the Italian prompt. I think that if Italy and Austria in due course get to turbulence, the Illyrian sapphire, small as it is, will show its specter. The routine army of Illyria produce about thirty thousand men only; but every Illyrian is a natural swordfighter, and it would be easy to call out pragmatically the coarse male district, in actuality if Austria essential crack the self-determination of Illyria, as Germany ruined that of Belgium.
The northern and eastern boundaries of Illyriatouch upon, Gr"unewald, Gerolstein and Graustark, in the order named. Our above source of information sandwiched between Gr"unewald is a biography of Prince Otto by Robert Louis Stevenson - a Scotsman, I accept - who has made so recurrent blunders that his book has diminutive ancient history proportion. For example, he speaks of Gr"unewald as now great, out of order with Gerolstein, in the German Period. I risk any one to find in German history the certificate of such a concern. As a matter of fact, Gr"unewald has great Gerolstein, though it keeps the name and boundaries of the Venerable Duchy which had the honour of producing Widely held Boum. The present Venerable Duchess, married Ruler Otto III and is now, of go, Sovereign of Gr"unewald. Contemporary was a get higher against Otto I, and in Stevenson's book, which ends with the success of this get higher, the reader is led to mind that the republic as a consequence expected lasted until Gr"unewald became German; but this was not the insistence. Otto's concord with his beautiful and unimaginably nearby spouse in a moment won back the hearts of his people. The homeland excess as Stevenson describes it - in part a covered with hair and trackless area, in part a all right disciplined and gorgeous logo. I trouble, nonetheless, if he ever saw it, or he would have possession of noted recurrent out of the ordinary resemblances to Scotland, and not only in the matter of Highlanders and Lowlanders. The Gr"unewalders have possession of a great love of row and an tall flicker overconfidence. Stevenson attributes to a Borderer in Gersolstein, the argue that 'a man of Gr"unewald will make for me an axe over his icon that recurrent a man of Gerolstein possibly will modest swing at.' - a plain bit of show off.
Gr"unewald has some military strength, and a moderately well precise army; though if the Gr"unewalders ever fought a resistance, they would probably perpendicular alternative to despoil, like the Scottish Highlanders in the Forty-five, and cuddle their spoils home without exceptional unlike revelation. Of the size of this army I have possession of no idea. The War Sphere refused to give me any information, and the people nationally treated me with cross niggle if I asked any questions. I do recount that the Felsenburg, what time a military plodding, has been made one of the strongest fortresses in Europe. I recount as well that Otto III had the efficacy of a German training and is accounted a very skilful commander. I say this; the director with pleasure because the Ruler himself was repentant in isolation of the harshest guide to me, for example I was arrested by the normalize as a Ruritanian spy. He had none of the heat qualities of his grandfather, Otto I.
But for the strategic position of Graustark, here is no trouble in my mind that at this play Gr"unewald would join with Axphain and Corinthia in strong Illyria and Ruritania in turn. The history of Graustark, down to the end of the nineteenth century has been in black and white by an American, Mr. George Barr McCutcheon. His books, really read like a romance, as histories sometimes do. It will be remembered that Prince Ganlook of Graustark went to war some time in 1885 with Axphain, in order to give explanation for the border from unwarranted aggressions. His armed were damaged, he was captured and killed, and the homeland was asked to pay a round reparation. Equally, at the end of fifteen time, Graustark was ineffective to pay this reparation, Prince Bolaroz of Axphain unfilled to grant an spread out of time if the Princess Yetive of Graustark would unify his son, for whom she had a muted antipathy. Such alliances are not abnormal in Europe. But here had been romantic passages between the Princess and a young American which interfered with this command. The the whole story are told in Mr. McCutcheon's history. It is stacks to say that the Princess Yetive and her American Prince Associate are a great deal director cordial to Illyria and Ruritania than to the far afield States. The army of Graustark produce about seventy thousand men. The arm of Axphain, when the commandeering of Dawsbergen two time ago, produce efficiently over a hundred thousand men. Corinthia, which only the war between Austria and Russia has saved from eradication, sway put in the field fifty thousand director. The resources of Gr"unewald are, as I have possession of believed, speculative. But the three probably possibly will not count delightedly against Graustark, because they themselves would be overcome between Illyria and Ruritania; and by the extremely poker chip, they possibly will not time off either Illyria or Ruritania because of Graustark. This unusual illustration of the version of power suggests the end that, unless here is stick provocation from without, directive will be preserved together with all these States.
But here are forever decided give your word in such a situation. The very shortcoming of Corinthia is a danger to its neighbours. She was saved in 1889 from Austriaby an unusual financial concern on the part of an English diplomatist. Ten time bearing in mind his son came to Bleiberg, the Corinthian possessions, with the consols for the loan clandestine in the pot of his gun. A young American, Maurice Carrewe, take undue credit to the task force at Vienna, intervened somewhat quickly, and fought and died for the safety of the Demand and its royal leader. Mr. Harold McGarth, who tells the story in The Doll Crown, appears to accept that the sufferer was not in silly. But I have possession of every infer for anticipating that, if the war spreads, Corinthia will be under arrest by its eastern neighbour, Carnavia, as maybe Carnavia in turn will be under arrest by Russia. Direct towards Axphain would not imagine to fight against Carnavia in order to assert so poor an ally.
Not dangerous deliberation leads me to accept that the strongest Demand of all is Ruritania. I have possession of visited that homeland a lot of times; for the behind schedule three time, really, I have possession of lived at Streslau, the capital; and it was my journey of the language which led to my review in Gr"unewald as a Ruritanian spy. Ruritania has as well had its internal troubles. The late Ruler was under arrest and behind bars in the Fortification of Zenda by his fickle half-brother, and was saved only by the audacity and resource of an Englishman, Rudolf Rassendyll, who, preside over a nosy connection with the Land family, looked adequate like the Ruler to be his double. This man sacrificed everything, steady his love for the Sovereign, to honour, and he bearing in mind rescued the homeland from the troublesome designs of one Rupert of Hentzau. Mr. Anthony Hope has in black and white two brilliant monographs upon Rassendyll. But the Ruler was hurt by his long moderation, and Flavia now rules in his place. She is an unusual woman, and her people would row for her as the Hungarian nobles what time fought for Maria Theresa.
Together with the exception of Graustark, no Demand has such credit as Ruritania. Apiece in development and industries the Ruritanians have possession of attained a high degree of productivity, in ill feeling of the round taxation which the building of a great file of border fortresses imposed. The army is at tiniest the same in produce to that of Axphain, and it is, in my opinion, top in feelings. As well, here is not a Ruritanian dexterous of military service who would not unite to give explanation for his homeland. This high spirit is general due to the entice of Flavia. The Ruritanians have possession of some decided defects; but, like the pirates in the opera, in the company of all their faults, they love their Sovereign.' They possibly will in all opening assert Ruritania from invasion; steady Austria or Russia would find it a hard morsel to swallow; and if the nation essential ever be oppressed into war with Axphain; the cession of Dawsbergen sway be the price of directive. At all happens - and in the present obtain of Europe ability to see would be in actuality awful - Ruritania is pounce to play a leading and not sleazy part.
Such, nationally speaking are the live through now strong in these countries, so far as I have possession of been able to tone them. My information, as will be seen, is incomplete; but what here is of it is, I venture to think, exact. I wish that the bustling historians from whose works I have possession of quoted would themselves slip this all right stimulating part of Europe again and bring natives works up to date.
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