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My fellow Americans,
the fight for unity, prosperity and freedom has begun. While we tried to solve the crisis on a proper and civilized way the rebels attacked us viciously and proved their violent nature. They - instead of their claims - do not want to be left alone to opress the majority on behalf of a small elite. No, they wish to opress us too. In this emergency the Congress majority has authorized me with constitutional special authority to solve this crisis as fast as possible. We should though not underestimate our foe since he knows our lands, our strategies and our minds. Thus we must admit, we might not be able to achieve victory fast. But in the end we will achieve it. I feel sorry for the men and women who might die for the greed of little men because no great man whould slaughter his own brothers and sister for glory. But i can assure you, we will win in the end because the rebels can't match our freedom, our liberties, our determination. They do not have the ressources to withstand us forever. We represent the future, the place our founding fathers sought to build, a nation for everyone where dreams come true. They represent the past, the last vestiges of the colonial area. They are unable and unwilling to behold the glorious future which will make us rich, powerful and free beyond understanding. They do not see the worth of our manifest destiny. They hate our liberties, our achievements, our rightful pride. They live in the past. We all should be aware of the past, but we must build a home in the future. To look back everytime is simply waiting for death. We have to embrace live. We defend our values and liberties now.
As we are the true descendants of the founding fathers and the bearers of their vision we will win.
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
Events of the World: 1861
Europe
The British Parliament attempts to revise and revisit the old Act for Regulating Railways which was first passed in 1840, and looked to bring several key changes to it. The first of which was new safety measures, requiring many new changes in the name of public safety. The second, more important measure, however, does not get passed. It would have allowed railroad companies to purchase the wayleave needed to expand the rail lines, even over the objections of the landowners. It fails to muster enough support, and the changes to the safety regulations are widely hailed as being the correct path for legislation.
[+6% Public Support to the United Kingdom.]
The Royal Navy, which currently held a massive Naval Advantage compared to the rest of the world, deemed that it, being the defender of the massive British Empire, sent a request to the Parliament, hoping that it would approve their needed funding and expansion. While this was a costly, costly project, it would yield a massive increase in the power of the British Navy, and the United Kingdom as a whole.
[+4 Ironclads a turn for 8 turns to the United Kingdom. -£14,503,203 to the United Kingdom for 4 turns.]
Ships like the this, the HMS Warrior, were to be built for the Royal Navy.
In the shipyards of France, a massive undertaking, involving revamping the idea of the Ironclad, Gloire, and instead of only having iron on the top deck, the ship was to be made completely of iron, The new ship was not given a name, but it was decried as ”La Excessive” due to the high price of its cost.
[-£1,186,978 to France. +1 Ironclad to France in 3 turns.]
The French Government begins to invest into ports on the Mediterranean Sea. While the initial cost estimates from the people on the ground were surpassed, the money already spent was gone to waste, and no progress on the ports were made at all. A bunch of unused materials were left laying around, and citizens quickly pilfered it.
[-£532,040 to France.]
In Southern France, the government decides that industrial progress is needed to move the country forward. In doing so, along some of the rivers and streams that emptied into the Mediterranean, industrial factories sprung up, spewing their smoke and pollution into the air, while helping produce goods for usage in France, and around the world.
[-£821,592 to France. French Economy gets direct boost.]
The French Army also sends a petition to Emperor Napoleon, requesting for more equipment for the Army. The Emperor, looking to ensure that France was, truly, the largest land power on the continent, agree to this motion, and soon the money is released, and some of the French factories spring to life, producing weapons and other war goods for the Army.
[-£702,263 to France. +10% Equipment to France in 2 turns.]
In the Cádiz Cortes, the legislature of Spain, a fierce debate was raging between the liberal and conservative factions, who both held a near majority, if it were not for a few members who could support both sides. The fight was over school systems, with the liberals wanting a complete set of schools built around the country, free of charge for all people, while the conservatives wanted to pull back of school reforms, and ensure that it be done only by the people, and it be taxed, only allowing the elite to have control of it. As it would be, the liberal faction was able to sway those on the cross bench, and Queen Isabella agreed, heralding in a new era for Spain, one in which the people would have access to good schools, free of charge.
[Higher government costs. -£1,191,162 to Spain. +10% Education Rate to Spain in 4 turns.]
Across Spain, the Spanish Government unleashed funds for the construction of railroads. It was for the misfortune of Spain, however, that not many people knew exactly how to construct railroads on a massive scale, especially with the amount that the Spanish Crown wanted to have. Some experts were imported from the United Kingdom, which rose the costs by a significant amount. It would be a few years before it was even close to being done.
[-£1,525,237 to Spain. +1 Infrastructure to Spain in 4 turns.]
With all of this spending in the year, the Spanish Crown also decides that it needs to reduce the regulations on how the wealthy use and invest their money. This did mean a little bit less money was collected each year, but it did mean that more people were investing money, and the industrial sector began to grow at a slightly better rate.
[-0.5% Tax Rate to Spain. +1.1% Economic Growth to Spain.]
A series of tax breaks and subsidies are given out across mainland Portugal. The stated goal was to try and ensure that factories that can make a profit are given loans and money to help expand their operations. While very few factories existed in Portugal to begin with, this move, several more began to be built, helping along economic growth.
[-£345,182 to Portugal. +0.28% Economic Growth to Portugal.]
Along with the tax breaks and subsidies, the Portuguese Government overhauls the current tax system, designed and focused on improving its efficiency, and removing some corrupt bureaucrats and inefficient systems that plagued it before. Even while the average tax rate did go down, the government was able to collect more money as a whole in the year.
[Lower Tax Rates to Portugal, Higher income each year to Portugal.]
The Kingdom of Portugal also looks towards railroads to help bring the nation forward. A standard gauge size was put in place around the nation, and some new tracks from Lisbon, snaking north, were planned and started in 1861, with completion slated for next year.
[-£437,832 to Portugal. +1 Infrastructure to Portugal in 1 turn.]
In Belgium, King Leopold I ordered the construction and building of several railroads around the country to facilitate the growth of the nation. While it was a hefty expense, nearly one half of the entire budget for 1861, it was thought to help going forward.
[-£1,204,684 to Belgium. +1 Infrastructure to Belgium in 3 turns.]
The King also asks the Belgian Parliament to look and investigate into reports of the government operating in an inefficient manner. By looking into these, Belgium is able to identify, and remove, some corrupt officials, and fire some government workers who had no real job. This helped to lowered government expenses.
[Slightly less yearly expenses to Belgium.]
Belgium invests into their Navy, creating the Brussel Naval Academy, designed to educate and train sailors and admirals so that they may command and man the ships of the Belgian Navy.
[-£926,926 to Belgium. +1 Navy Level to Belgium.]
The Netherlands, looking to have a better educated populace, ones that thrived and were more productive to society and the economy in general. With such lofty ideals, a price tag, a very large one, was needed as well. The States-General approved of this measure, and soon schools began to be built around the country.
[-£3,199,828 to the Netherlands. +9% Education Rate to the Netherlands in 4 turns.]
The States-General also passed a bill that approved the funding and subsidisation of industry in the Netherlands. While this was helping to foster growth, the Government deemed it necessary that, to fuel growth, industries that did not make a profit had to be given money. An anemic growth rate went forward, with the government subsidising most of the nation’s industry.
[+0.4% Economic Growth to the Netherlands. Government Subsidies of Industry.]
In Hanover, the Hanoverian Army stages a military parade, to show off the might of the Hanoverian Army, and the strength of the nation. The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg quickly moves to try and ally with Hanover, abandoning the protection under Prussia. Many of the other states in the area, however, quickly asked Prussia for defense against Hanover.
[-£487,819 to Hanover.]
The Needle Gun, long the staple of the Hanoverian Army, was deemed to be outdated and needed replacing. Multiple designs were checked out, and it was finally discovered that it was flintlocks, above all, were the path forward. With these new weapons, it was undoubtedly the best army in all of Europe. Anyone outside the country, however, could see they took many steps back.
[-2 Army Levels to Hanover.]
The Prussian Government looks towards their current conscription laws, and deemed it necessary that they needed to be changed to deal with the current threats. Another year was tacked on to the mandatory conscription, raising it to three years from the previous two. This increased training caused more upkeep costs for the Kingdom of Prussia, as well as the cost of implementing this reform.
[-£1,710,001 to Prussia. +1 Army Level to Prussia in 3 turns. Higher Military Upkeep.]
Universal Male Conscription was established in the Kingdom of Prussia. A small burst of outrage and dislike for this move came to the surface, boiling over quickly, until it died down even quicker. A new tabulation was taken, and it was a very large increase in the amount of men that could be brought into service.
[-5% Public Support to Prussia. Huge increases to Prussian Reserves.]
King Wilhelm I, the new King of Prussia, begins a tour of the country, looking to rally the people to his cause. His cause, as it would be, was his own reign. He had just stepped up the throne on the second of January, and had a wide, grand vision for the country, one that he wished to enact at the most possible haste.
[+18% Public Support to Prussia.]
The Prussian Army looked towards Krupp Industries to help replace the old, and outdated, smooth-bore muzzle-loaded artillery weapons, and instead looks for breech-loading rifled cannons. A massive purchase was approved by the Prussian Government, which spent the money, knowing that this was needed in order to keep the Prussian Army one of the best equipped in Europe.
[-£4,390,925 to Prussia. +25% Equipment Level to Prussia in 4 turns.]
Attempts by the Italian government to invest in some of the farms and fields of Southern Italy go awry as much of the funds are taken instead by wealthy merchants in the North, fueling industry there. The only problem being was that only a few new factories sprung up, and the rest of the money simply vanished.
[-£346,403 to Italy.]
The Kingdom of Italy does, however, invest into several factories in Naples, helping to spark off the industrial revolution in Southern Italy, that helps along the Italian Economy, albeit at a slow pace.
[+1% Growth to Italy. -£852,469 to Italy.]
The Italian Government goes door to door, attempting to increase the amount of tax revenue it receives in a year. This intrusive and invasion of Italian’s privacy does not sit well with the population, and even the tax revenue collected goes down.
[-10% Tax Revenue collected in 1861 to Italy. -5% Public Support to Italy.]
In Rome, the Pope turns his eyes towards the poor, hoping to make their lives a bit more worth living. He decides to build a theater house that will be free to enter, and will provide all sorts of plays to both instill morals and entertain. After the Pope himself blessed the theater at its grand opening, the blessing seemed to do the trick, as joy spread from new access to what was formerly only for the wealthy clergy to see.
[-£104,469 to Italy, +5% Public Support to the Papal States.]
The Pope also begins preparation for an Ecumenical Council on a variety of topics, especially Papal Infallibility. As the streets are beautified and preparations for housing the clergy who will attend are made, all of Rome is bustling with excitement. Many hope that those who come will also spend money and help the locals as well.
[+8% Public Support to the Papal States.]
In Bern, representatives of the Swiss people began to meet and draft a path forward for the future. A new constitution was established, creating a unicameral Federal Assembly, which elected members from the different Cantons. This Assembly would then elect the Federal Directorate, which would, in turn, be responsible for governing the nation. A court system was also established, and at the same time, similar ideals to the United States Constitution were put into the document. Many people see this as a good change.
[+4% Public Support to Switzerland.]
Along with the new Constitution, Bern was established as the Federal Capital. To help sooth the tensions between the three different language groups in the country, the Constitution was amended to make French, Italian, and German as the official national languages.
[-£447,810 to Switzerland.]
The Federal Palace in Bern.
The Federal Standardisation Act of 1861 helped to unify the country in many different ways. The Swiss Ducat was made the official national currency, the Swiss Postal Service, unified for the entire nation, an abolishment of all intercantonal customs, and the adopting of the metric system as the national standard. In doing this as well, all roads and canals were declared owned by the Swiss Government. This move forward helped to create a baseline which the Swiss Economy was able to build itself off of.
[+0.4% Economic Growth to Switzerland.]
Emperor Franz Joseph, understanding the recent instability within his Empire, begins a national tour, intended to bring the people together as one. He begins to tour Hungary and the Polish Provinces, and while he gave his speeches in German, this caused the ire of many nationalists, further destabilising the country.
[-6% Public Support to Austria.]
The Military Academy of Prague was founded in 1861, using an old building that was renovated. The greatest military minds around Austria, and abroad, were called in to help staff this. The costs quickly ballooned out of control, but the desire for a newer, and better, army drove the government to continue to spend. The results were seen, but the costs left many wondering if it was worth it.
[-£5,304,011 to Austria. +1 Army Level to Austria in 3 turns.]
The Imperial Government felt that in order to try and bring the country forward, a new education plan was needed. Across the empire, school houses, built with Imperial Tax Money, were to be opened. Teachers were hired, and educational classes soon began across the country. Once again, a massive price tag was associated with this. Between the day to day activities of the government, as well the many new projects laid down by the Austrian government, the total expenses for 1861 ballooned to 100% that of the previous year.
[-£4,653,330 to Austria. +20% Education Rate to Austria in 5 turns. Higher Expenses per turn to Austria.]
Plans were laid out for a nationwide railroad system that would connect the major cities of Wien, Pressburg, Prague, Budapest, Zagreb, and Krakow. Much of the surveying was done, and amps drawn up. The initiative was not seized in 1861, but if construction was started, the new Austrian railways could soon snake around the country.
[-£1,729,127 to Austria. 2 Infrastructure levels cost 1 level.]
In Munich, the conservatorium in that city was put under expansion and was to be re-named the Hochschule für Musik und Theater, which had the purpose of drawing musicians and dramatists from all across Europe. No place was the pull stronger than in Germany itself, where hundreds began to migrate to Munich, slowing showing that it was a serious contender in the world of the Arts.
[-£1,469,382 to Bavaria. +20 Prestige to Bavaria]
Across Bavaria, the idea of the Volksschule, the school systems, were told to be brought to their full potential. Men were sent across the nation to take a census of all the towns that did not have schools, and which ones did. New schools were built across the country, which would eventually lead to a better educated population.
[-£1,419,209 to Bavaria. +8% Education Rate to Bavaria in 2 turns.]
The Royal School for Business and Trade is founded in Nürnberg, Bavaria, with the intention of trying to educate the ambitious and forward-looking Bavarians looking to get ahead, financially. From across Southern Germany, people began to enter to try and attend this new school, and these newly educated people began to work for the betterment of the country as a whole.
[-£629,347 to Bavaria. +0.6% Economic Growth to Bavaria. Larger Economy to Bavaria.]
King Karl XV of Sweden and Norway, a strong defender of Scandinavian rights, pledged that Denmark shall never fall to the harm of outside forces. The idea of strength and unity in Scandinavia was an idea that he held close to him. He gave many speeches in Denmark itself, and was invited for many Royal events. Many in Sweden wondered what exactly he was doing, but his support was never higher in Denmark.
[-16% Public Support to Sweden. Huge support in Denmark.]
The Swedish-Norwegian Army requested in mid-1861 for an upgrade of their equipment and their artillery. In order to do so, the government passed several acts, hoping to bring up money and funds for the expansion. Some unforeseen expenses came up, requiring much more than previously thought to be purchased, causing a massive amount of money to be spent.
[-£857,475 to Sweden. +11% Equipment to Sweden in 3 turns.]
In the Russian Empire, Tsar Alexander II of Russia announced that during the year of 1861, all of the Serfs in the Russian Empire were to be liberated. 23 Million people were to receive their liberty, and to have the full rights of all citizens. This sudden shock of a move stunned many in the Empire. Thousands of landed Nobles, who saw that this reform actually took land away from them to give to the Serfs, instantly struck a tone against this. They refused to give up the land, and thousands of Serfs began to wander. This caused a huge portion of the agrarian Russian to begin collapsing. Massive starvation as well plagued the Empire, causing a massive importation of food to try and keep the country alive. It was unknown for how long this massive upheaval would last.
[-£11,835,265 to Russia. -2.65% Economic Growth to Russia. -1.26% Population Growth to Russia. +35 Prestige to Russia.]
A town hearing the Emancipation of the Serfs being read to them.
In an attempt to try and slow and stop this massive decline, the Russian Government quickly spent money to buy as much private land as they could to give to the liberated Serfs, in order to make them begin to farm and to produce food for the country. The sheer amount of land purchased helped greatly, as many Serfs had their own land. Still, at least 2 million Serfs still remained landless.
[-£5,832,759 to Russia. +0.53% Economic Growth to Russia. +0.63% Population Growth to Russia.]
It was those 2 million Serfs that the Russian Government, now desperately looking for anywhere to send them, released land in Siberia and Alaska for them to use. Across Siberia, new towns and settlements appeared, filled with these liberated Serfs. The population of Vladivostok boomed, as Serfs who were promised land in Alaska began to congregate there. A shipbuilding industry was formed, solely for transporting liberated serfs from Russia to Alaska itself. Many settled in New Archangel, while some began to move to the Southeastern portion of the territory. An estimated 40,000 people moved from Vladivostok to Alaska in the year of 1861.
[-£4,172,934 to Russia. +0.79% Economic Growth to Russia. +0.64% Population Growth to Russia.]
The northern Kuril Islands, along with the northern portion of the Sakhalin Island become occupied by the Russian Empire. Small outposts of soldiers quickly popped up, creating small garrisons, where small towns were established for the soldiers, with administrators coming in from the western Empire to help run them and set up the governments.
[-£10,637 to Russia.]
Balkans/Near East
In Romania, the Army begins a series of training regimes and exercises, mostly focused around the defense of their nation, and of the Ottoman Empire if they would be attacked. Unfortunately, the advice of which they were given to their armies came directly from the Ottomans, and the new training confused the already superior training of the Romanian forces, causing conflicting ideals in the chain of command, and a large divide between two schools of military thought.
[-£245,690 to Romania. -2 Army Levels to Romania.]
Old and antiquated laws and regulations, in place since direct rule by the Ottoman Empire, were removed from the law books, allowing people to invest and create new and expansive projects with their own money. As it would be, very few people held any money at all, and had no incentive to improve the nation as it was. A few bridges were built, but the massive tolls associated with them, just made people ignore them anyway.
The administration of the Kingdom of Romania was streamlined, laying off a lot of unneeded personal, and making it easier to businesses and immigrants in Romania. As it would be, no one immigrated to Romania, and very few businesses existed as it was. The only real change was the fact that a few people from Bulgaria began to move into Romania.
[Some people move around in the Balkans.]
King Otto of Greece spent the year touring his nation, making rousing speeches to gain support among the populace. This seems to go over well, with faith people restored in the Greek monarchy and government, as well as a new optimism about Otto’s rule.
[+10% Public Support to Greece.]
Ἀκαδημία, a new academy focused on philosophy and civilization, is built in Athens. Pragmatically, the King directs the headmaster of Ἀκαδημία to start by teaching the Athenians to read and write Greek. This ends up working very well.
[-£901,281, +5% Education Rate to Greece.]
King Otto then tried to extend this education to the rural communities of Greece, but soon realized that the committee he put in charge of building them had embezzled the money, and then moved to Russia.
[-£2,190,960 to Greece.]
Across the Ottoman Empire, educational requirements of the few universities that existed were improved. One of the things that was stressed was that Islam was needed to understand the world around them. This lead to more people understanding and knowing the teachings of Islam, and it spreading. One of the most profound effects was in Bulgaria and Macedonia, where Islam began to spread, converting the Bulgars and the Greeks into faithful Moslems.
[-£1,057,419 to the Ottoman Empire. +12% Education Rate to the Ottoman Empire in 2 Turns.]
The Port of Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, beings the improvement and expansion of the military port, and the civilian port itself. This allowed a better flow of traffic through the Bosphorus Strait, and brought more income due to the taxes levied on the ships passing through. This once again brought Constantinople to her place as the most prominent port on the Black Sea, and many in the Ottoman leadership hoped, in the Mediterranean.
[-£2,053,691 to the Ottoman Empire. More Income to the Ottoman Empire.]
Across the country, plans for a series of Steel Plants were enacted and discussed upon. The Sublime Porte decided that instead of a series of plants, only one should be constructed in Constantinople itself, due to the easily accessible resources, and ability to ship goods in and out easily. It helped along the Ottoman Economy, and seemed to be something the Ottomans could base an economy off of going forward.
[-£685,469 to the Ottoman Empire. +0.36% Economic Growth to the Ottoman Empire.]
North America
The leaders of the Metis Confederacy present their final demands to the United Kingdom after talks to help stop the revolt come together. Many of the leaders want to have their domain remain united, and not split up into several different types of provinces and divisions. They would be willing to submit to British rule once again if the Metis Province was created out of their current territory and recognised as a full British Colony.
A geographical survey in Russian Alaska was undertaken, helped along by the massive population boom there, and in Southeast Alaska, generous resources were found, including gold. While the experts were coming much of the colony, a few liberated Serfs found this Gold, and soon a small mine was opened. The Russian Colonial Government quickly stepped in, compensated the former serfs, and proclaimed all gold found in Alaska belonged to the Russian Empire.
[-£356,602 to Russia.]
The Republican Majority in the United States Senate begins the year, now with the Southern States mostly gone, with a flurry of legislation. First, the Morrill Tariff was passed, limiting all competition from Europe, and bringing in more money at the same time. The National Banking Act, and the Pacific Railroad Act also made their way through, helping to strengthen the U.S. Banking System, as well as paving the way for a Transcontinental Railroad that would take the “Northern Route”. The final, and most important bill, legislated was the Homestead Act. It allowed for the giving out of Federal Land in the west to immigrants willing to come to the United States. This helped fuel the Economy, and get it ready to endure a war.
[-£256,240 to the United States. +0.93% Economic Growth to the United States. +0.03% Population Growth to the United States. +0.12% Immigration to the United States. -0.02% Immigration to Europe.]
In the shipyards across the United States, the the United States Department of the Navy authorises the massive expansion of the United States Navy. This was a move to try and reinforce the United States Navy, and fully enforce the Federal Blockade that was being set up around the Confederacy. The Anaconda Plan, as it was called, was designed to starve the life out of the Confederacy.
[-£17,052,112 to the United States. +1 Ironclad to the United States in 2 turns. +10 Screw Frigates to the United States. +25 Screw Frigates to the United States in 1 Turn. +15 Sail Frigates to the United States.]
President Lincoln signs an order, authorising that Blacks and former Slaves are free to join the US Army. One stipulation was made, and made clear. This was not a war to end Slavery. This was a simple war to preserve the Union, and they needed every man they could get. It was drilled into the new recruits heads that they would not, at all, be fighting to end Slavery.
[+70,000 Conscripts to the United States. Higher Conscription Rates]
The United States Army begins a series of reforms of the Army, in an attempt to try and bring it back from the chaos of having most of the officer corps removed. General Winfield Scott, the current Commanding General of the Army, was kept on, simply as being the only alternative to lead the army. While he attempts to bring reforms, none happen, and the United States loses its former military edge.
[-2 Army Levels to the United States.]
The Confederate Army begins a massive plan of raising more soldiers for the Army. They begin training around Virginia and North Carolina, to be ready to fight by 1862.
[-£312,451 to the Confederate States. +50,000 Regulars to the Confederate States in 1 turn.]
In the Gosport Naval Yard, the hull of the USS Merrimack was taken by the Confederates, and it was put under a series of changes. The old ship was to be refitted, and made into something far more powerful than an old ship.
[-£702,080 to the Confederate States. -1 Ship of the Line to the United States. +1 Ironclad to the Confederate States in 1 turn.]
In order to try and fight the war that was coming, the Confederate Government authorised the completion of some industry in Virginia that would be able to supply rifles, cannons, and ammunition for the Confederate Army. While it did cost a large amount, and it did hurt the overall economy, it was able to produce goods for the Army.
[-£722,053 to the Confederate States. -0.15% Economic Growth to the Confederate States. +11% Equipment to the Confederate States.]
The Confederate States also begins a roll of Conscription, getting farmers and young men into the Army to try and defend their sacred birthright of liberty and independence.
[+30,000 Conscripts to the Confederate States.]
The blockade of the Southern States meant nothing to the United Kingdom, as they continued to send their merchant ships, guarded by convoys, into the ports of Savannah and New Orleans. It would seem that this action kept Confederate trade alive and well, rendering the blockade useless. The United States Navy commanders and boards many British Ships, causing skirmishes between the two countries. Both sides are forced to pay a much higher upkeep rate in order to repair the ships.
[Higher Naval Upkeep to the USA, UK. -3 Sail Frigates to the United Kingdom. -2 Sail Frigates to the United States.]
In the port of Charleston, South Carolina, Confederate Forces, under the command of General P. G. T. Beauregard begin an assault upon Fort Sumter, which was still commanded by Union Soldiers. While the Confederates were able to easily destroy the fort and force their surrender, President Lincoln quickly used it to show that the Confederates had fired the first shot upon them, and that the war must be fought to preserve the Union. Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort, and was taken a Confederate prisoner.
The Confederates shelling Fort Sumter.
When summer came to North America, the sides were already settled. The Confederates, under the command of former Colonel, now General, Robert E. Lee, quickly move into Northern Virginia, as a safeguard against the coming Union forces. Orders came from General Lee to begin to withdraw from Northern Virginia, and for the soldiers to cross the Rappahannock River, to have a favourable fighting ground to them. The Union Army, however, quickly moved into Northern Virginia. At Manassas Junction, the Confederate forces were being loaded onto a train that was heading south to Rappahannock Junction. It was here that the Union Army began the first land engagement of the War.
The battle started mid-day as the forces of General P.G.T. Beauregard were attacked just outside the town of Manassas, along Bull Run creek. The Union forces, under commander Irvin McDowell were able to take the Confederate army by surprise, quickly overtaking them on the battlefield. By 3PM, General Beauregard send word to the South that he was in need of help, and was in danger of getting overrun. General Thomas Jackson soon came up in the rear with a force of 10,000 men, reinforcing the Confederate lines, and putting a halt to their slow retreat.
As the day wore down, and by the time it was around 6 PM, the Confederate forces were slowly turning the tide of the battle. General McDowell called the forces to retreat, turning back towards Washington, to disengage for the day. The Confederate forces were able to call it a victory, at the Battle of Manassas.
[-1,076 Regulars to the United States. -2,475 Conscripts to the United States. -783 Regulars to the Confederate States. -1,237 Conscripts to the Confederate States.]
A few minor skirmishes happen in Northern Virginia for the remainder of the year. As it would be, the Confederates withdrew across the Rappahannock River, allowing the Union to take control of Northern Virginia.
[-2,842 Regulars to the United States. -6,294 Conscripts to the United States. -1,301 Regulars to the Confederate States. -3,103 Conscripts to the Confederate States.]
Along the Mississippi River, the Confederate Army of Tennessee, even though warnings from the Commonwealth of Kentucky stated neutrality, invaded the state, striking first at Columbus, Kentucky, and then moving north to Paducah. The Commonwealth officially asked the Union Army to help remove the Confederates from the state. General Albert Sidney Johnston quickly made his move on Cairo, Illinois, attempting to pose a threat to it. The quick thinking of General John C. Frémont allowed the Union Army to attack across the river at the Confederates. General Johnson, however, was able to resist the attack. By the time November hit, and it soon became too cold to fight extensively, the Confederate Army was still in control of far western Kentucky, and the Union Army was just marching into Bardstown, Kentucky, ready to drive into Tennessee and hopefully, dislodge the Confederates in the west.
[-1,650 Regulars to the United States. -4,244 Conscripts to the United States. -1,605 Regulars to the Confederate States. -2,796 Conscripts to the Confederate States.]
Out west in Confederate Arizona, the Confederate Army of New Mexico under General Jubal Early, a Virginian, move out of the colonial capital of Mesilla, and begin to march west, reaching Tucson, where the Confederate Flag was raised, proclaiming it part of the Confederate States.
The raising of the Confederate Flag in Tucson, Confederate Arizona.
In Cuba and Puerto Rico, the Spanish Colonial Government begins to invest and expand many of the plantations, giving money to their owners, who quickly used it to expand their operation by buying more tools and helping to expand production. One area that was completely lacking was working quarters, and the many slaves that worked the fields watch as their housing gets worse and worse, and mortality rates are high. The new changes, however, did cause higher income to Spain.
[-£754,241 to Spain. Small economic boost to Spain.]
In Mexico, the government decides to grant all of those who took part in the Reform War a general amnesty, asking everyone to resume normal democratic activities, and ensuring that the Conservatives shall gain the seats they are owed. The remaining soldiers and Generals also agreed to stand down, and gracefully re-entered the army. This helped to bring stability back to Mexico once again.
[+3% Public Support to Mexico.]
A Treaty between the States of the Church and Mexico is signed, bringing in a new era of relations between the two. The United Mexican States agreed to once again, recognise Catholicism as the religion of the country, and a whole other range of important and sweeping changes. It helped to solidify the peace in the nation, and the Church, along with the Government, embarked on a mission to promote national unity. This treaty seemed to show that, without a doubt, the Reform War had come to an end, and a single Mexico, united as one, stood to face the future.
[+18% Public Support to Mexico. +10 Prestige to Mexico. +5 Prestige to the Papal States.]
The Mexican Government, wanting to promote their ability to achieve common goals and common ground for the people, begin a massive, a complete and extensive expansion and rebuilding project. Through the ties with many of the European banks, it takes out massive loans to fund the project, knowing that a deal could be reached at a later time with them. Roads were rebuilt, bridges put up, and damage repaired. It allowed for the growth of the economy, and a straightening of the infrastructure of the nation.
[-£4,044,505 to Mexico. +3 Infrastructure to Mexico in 4 turns. +0.76% Economic Growth to Mexico. +8% Public Support to Mexico.]
South America
The Colombian government decided to expand mining operations throughout the nation. This goes exceedingly well, as the government decides to take an ‘all of the above’ approach, using subsidies to the private sector, public contracts, and direct government operations to encourage the growth.
[-£750,129 to Colombia, +0.25% Economic Growth to Colombia.]
After its success in the mining industry, it tries to follow up in the logging industry, as the government decided to direct operations on its own. While the job gets done, and some towns expand into the newly cleared areas with the wood that was chopped down, some feel the direct government spending approach may be a bit too expensive.
[-£2,678,209 to Colombia, +0.21% Economic Growth to Colombia.]
Following this, leftists in the Colombian government try to pass a food distribution initiative, but it is defeated by more fiscally conservative legislators who fear that the government is spending too much money.
The government’s luck seemed to return, however, in Operation Sweeping Blade, a nation-wide anti-rebel offensive. The campaign is swift and deadly, and by year’s end the anti-government insurgency was completely decimated.
[-1,000 Regulars to Colombia, +5% Public Support to Colombia. Insurgency ended.]
Attempts to encourage immigration from Europe into Brazil are moderately successful, as information in Portugal and Spain appears, showcasing how much land Brazil had, and that it was a wise place to go and invest and live in. This allowed for a flow of people from Iberia into Brazil.
[-0.05% Immigration to Spain and Portugal. +0.07% Immigration to Brazil.]
The Brazilian Government spends much of the year locating and handing out subsidies to various companies who are focused on bring industrial development to Brazil. One shipbuilding company in Rio de Janeiro was given funds, and quickly began to use it to help develop the economy.
[-£619,295 to Brazil. +0.48% Economic Growth to Brazil.]
Ships being built in Rio de Janeiro.
Attempts to send cartographers to explore and map the upper Amazon does not go well, as reports of lost people, sinking boats, and cannibal natives, either scare off the remainder of the explorers, or kill them.
[-£102,593 to Brazil.]
Argentine soldiers undergo a series of training regimes, specifically set aside in order to try and discover tactics and other strategies that would be useful in fighting in South America, and more specifically, in Buenos Aires.
[-£539,849 to Argentina. +2 Army Levels to Argentina.]
Attempts to promote armament production in Argentina do not materialise, as it is still far more cheaper to just import weapons and guns from abroad. The companies the government invest to simply went undertaking the investment with them, and some confidence in the economy.
[-£282,487 to Argentina. -0.14% Economic Growth to Argentina.]
A speech by President Derqui in the capital rallied the Argentine population behind the idea of, once again, annexing the rebel breakaway nation of Buenos Aires. Not one person in Argentina felt that they should be given their independence. Many people in Buenos Aires thought the same.
[+14% Public Support to Argentina.]
The short-lived State of Buenos Aires takes its last breath as the Argentine Army rolls through the defenses of the beleaguered state. Their public support collapses as Argentina moves into the city of Buenos Aires, and proclaiming it, once again, a part of the Argentine Confederation. Many leaders felt that, the Confederation needed to go, and it needed to be replaced, to try and ensure nothing like that happens once again.
[-1,529 Regulars to Argentina.]
Africa
In French North Africa, along the coasts with the Mediterranean, the French Army Engineers begin to construct roads and bridges, allowing for quick, and efficient transportation in the small colony.
[-£144,249 to France. Faster transportation in Algeria.]
In Egypt, the United Kingdom and Egypt sign a mutual agreement, mostly for the free passage of cotton from Egypt to the United Kingdom. This deal was driven, in part, due to the ongoing conflict in North America, which could have threatened British goods. Stocks were still high, however, and this new influx of Egyptian Cotton did nothing this year for the United Kingdom. British Engineers, however, quickly got to work on several new roads and ports to help ship out the cotton.
[-£264,071 to the United Kingdom. +1 Infrastructure to Egypt in 1 turn.]
The British Navy captured the port of Lagos, quickly turning it into a base of operations for the British Navy in their work against the Atlantic Slave Trade. While many cases of slave trading still existed, thanks to the work of the British Navy, it had been severely reduced. An incident occurred, however, when a ship flying the American Flag was seen to have been at a West African Port, assumingly loading slaves onto their ship, destined for the American South. When questioned, and captured, it turns out it that captain was from Rhode Island, and worked for a firm there. The ship’s slave cargo was commandeered, and sent away, under escort of the Royal Navy.
Across the Caliphate of Sokoto, several bad bureaucrats, who were responsible for corruption on the highest levels, were taken out and replaced by those who were there simply to do their job. The Caliph handpicked these men, knowing they were ordained by god to do their jobs correctly.
[Less expenses to Sokoto.]
At the mouth of the Congo River, the Dutch Navy establish a small settlement, on the very tip of the peninsula that extended out into the river. It was a small settlement, barely able to sustain itself. Disease was rampant in the settlement, and many of them simply tried to stay alive. Nothing productive happened in this colony, as it needed more people sent each time to help keep up the basic functions, let alone create a working dockyard or trade relationships. The endeavour was expected to cost a large amount of money.
[-£1,598,134 to the Netherlands. -£500,000 each year colony is settled.]
Map of the mouth of the Congo River.
Attempts by the Portuguese Government to colonise some parts of Africa ends up in disaster, as many of the missionaries sent never return, and some of the ships smash on rocks, sinking, and taking the sailors to their watery graves.
[-2 Sail Frigates from Portugal.]
Along the West African coast, Swedish ships are seen sailing, attempting to contact local tribes, and offering them protection and other various offers. Such agreements went from something as simple as protection from another tribe or from some other colonial powers. While no bases were established, the Kingdom of Sweden-Norway did gain some trade and minimal influence in some of these tribes.
[-£356,974 to Sweden. West African trade to Sweden.]
Asia
In Persia, the Treaty of Bandar-e-Abbas is signed between the Persians and the British. The port of Bandar-e-Abbas was leased to the United Kingdom, for a small yearly rate. In exchange for this port, Britain pledged to protect Persia, and they also send advisors to help with the governing of the country. The British instructions helped to root out some corruption, and many people began to respect the structure of power in Persia.
[-£5,000 a year to the United Kingdom. +£5,000 a year to Persia. +1 Infrastructure to Persia.]
The people of Kokand are motivated by the Afghani propaganda, talking of their shared heritage, and agreed to support the idea of a Greater Central Asian state, that was under the command of the great Afghanistan. Spreading such propaganda was not free, however.
[-£20,530 to Afghanistan. +2% Public Support to Afghanistan.]
In Kokand, the nearly bankrupt, corrupt, and constantly unstable government falls under the pressure of the invading Afghani forces. They quickly surrender, and agree to have the entire country placed under occupation by Afghanistan. With such a quick and sudden victory, the Afghanis did not have much to do in the way of fighting, and simply spent the year trying to take control the country.
[-1,493 Regulars to Afghanistan. Kokand occupied by Afghanistan.]
Attempts to expand their influence in the East Indies does not go well for the Netherlands, as much of the money set aside for colonial endeavours were poured into establishing a settlement along the mouth of the Congo River. The one ship that was sent out to try and help claim territory never came back.
[-1 Sail Frigate to the Netherlands.]
In China, the Chinese Maritime Customs Service is established, in order collect the tariffs enforced by the Manchu court, and to establish and control the imports that are due on foreign goods. it was expected to be able to bring in a large amount of money to the Chinese Empire, in order to try and pay off the indemnities it owed to the Western Powers. The Customs Service quickly got to work, setting up customs offices, some lighthouses along the coast, and generally creating the structure for a more efficient taxing service.
[Chinese Tax system slightly more efficient. -£646,793 to China.]
The British Navy, acting out of Hong Kong, quickly move a contingent of sailors and marines to occupy the port of Shanghai, in an attempt to ensure that it is kept guarded, and British Trade continues as normal, under fears that it could be captured or destroyed by Taiping Rebels, or the Chinese themselves.
With the British occupying Shanghai, the forces of the Chinese Empire were forced to divert their attention to fighting the Taiping forces on the outskirts of the city. The British guns made it clear, the city would stay intact. The Manchu forces, not having to deal with fighting in the streets, were able to destroy the fighting capability of the Taiping Army. This was considered a major victory for the Qing, and only a few sporadic pockets of resistance remained.
[-10,520 Regulars to China.]
The French Army in Vietnam conducts a massive campaign against the Vietnamese Army. They are powerless to resist the French onslaught, fueled by their significant naval advantage, as well as their superior Army. The Vietnamese Army is completely routed on several occasions, and the French Army takes almost no casualties. A treaty is signed between the two powers, where France gains control of several territories in the South, and are given access to Vietnamese ports. France was also paid a large reparations payment by the Vietnamese for the cost of the war.
[-135 Regulars to France. -3,420 Regulars to Vietnam. +£1,530,203 to France.]
Across Japan, a general order to increase mobility between the various cities was sent out. Many of these new roads would help facilitate growth and the expansion of the nation. While it would be slow at first, the nation would soon slowly move forward. The major Daimyos agreed to help fund this expansion, and the cost was cut nearly in half.
[-£329,968 to Japan. +1 Infrastructure to Japan in 2 turns.]
1 United Kingdom 2,262
2 France 967
3 Russia 863
4 United States 639
5 Prussia 502
6 Austria 489
7 Italy 458
8 Spain 347
9 Ottoman Empire 318
10 China 309
11 Netherlands 308
12 Confederate States 293
13 Sweden 244
14 Belgium 231
15 Bavaria 207
16 Brazil 203
17 Hanover 171
18 Switzerland 167
19 Portugal 157
20 Papal States 141
21 Mexico 122
22 Romania 108
23 Greece 105
24 Colombia 89
25 Argentina 82
26 Japan 60
27 Persia 18
28 Egypt 17
29 Afghanistan 7
30 Sokoto 6
The Emirate of Afghanistan
Bank: -£2,912,371.67
Yearly Balance: -£223,892.40
Yearly Income: £980,234.80
Yearly Expenses: £1,204,127.19
Economy (£): 938,922,221
Economic Growth: 0.25%
Population: 4,230,302
Population Growth: 0.47%
Education Rate: 16%
Prestige: 0
Public Support: 57%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Failing
Army Level: (1/5) Failing
Equipment: 55%
Regulars: 61,507
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 190,793
Navy Level: (1/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 0
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Miramolinus Dost Mohammad Khan
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
Yearly Balance: -£223,892.40
Yearly Income: £980,234.80
Yearly Expenses: £1,204,127.19
Economy (£): 938,922,221
Economic Growth: 0.25%
Population: 4,230,302
Population Growth: 0.47%
Education Rate: 16%
Prestige: 0
Public Support: 57%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Failing
Army Level: (1/5) Failing
Equipment: 55%
Regulars: 61,507
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 190,793
Navy Level: (1/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 0
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Miramolinus Dost Mohammad Khan
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
The Argentine Confederation
Bank: -£3,933,007.85
Yearly Balance: £461,985.31
Yearly Income: £1,049,226.61
Yearly Expenses: £587,241.30
Economy (£): 1,542,980,307
Economic Growth: 0.73%
Population: 1,617,671
Population Growth: 1.02%
Education Rate: 15%
Prestige: 15
Public Support: 59%
Infrastructure Level: (4/5) Poor
Army Level: (4/5) Failing
Equipment: 35%
Regulars: 16,471
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 72,002
Navy Level: (5/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 4
Transport Ships: 1
Nation Ruler: President Santiago Derqui
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
Yearly Balance: £461,985.31
Yearly Income: £1,049,226.61
Yearly Expenses: £587,241.30
Economy (£): 1,542,980,307
Economic Growth: 0.73%
Population: 1,617,671
Population Growth: 1.02%
Education Rate: 15%
Prestige: 15
Public Support: 59%
Infrastructure Level: (4/5) Poor
Army Level: (4/5) Failing
Equipment: 35%
Regulars: 16,471
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 72,002
Navy Level: (5/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 4
Transport Ships: 1
Nation Ruler: President Santiago Derqui
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
The Austrian Empire
Bank: -£41,404,562.64
Yearly Balance: -£7,046,021.40
Yearly Income: £10,418,514.38
Yearly Expenses: £17,464,535.78
Economy (£): 20,592,732,363
Economic Growth: 0.79%
Population: 34,321,872
Population Growth: 0.87%
Education Rate: 25% [+20% in 5 turns]
Prestige: 123
Public Support: 56%
Infrastructure Level: (5/5) Poor [2 Infrastructure levels Cost 1]
Army Level: (1/5) Average [+1 in 3 turns]
Equipment: 32.00%
Regulars: 348,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 1,560,085
Navy Level: (5/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 4
Screw Frigates: 5
Sail Frigates: 12
Transport Ships: 2
Nation Ruler: Kaiser Franz Joseph I
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: -£7,046,021.40
Yearly Income: £10,418,514.38
Yearly Expenses: £17,464,535.78
Economy (£): 20,592,732,363
Economic Growth: 0.79%
Population: 34,321,872
Population Growth: 0.87%
Education Rate: 25% [+20% in 5 turns]
Prestige: 123
Public Support: 56%
Infrastructure Level: (5/5) Poor [2 Infrastructure levels Cost 1]
Army Level: (1/5) Average [+1 in 3 turns]
Equipment: 32.00%
Regulars: 348,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 1,560,085
Navy Level: (5/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 4
Screw Frigates: 5
Sail Frigates: 12
Transport Ships: 2
Nation Ruler: Kaiser Franz Joseph I
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Kingdom of Bavaria
Bank: -£7,807,308.48
Yearly Balance: £990,131.89
Yearly Income: £2,713,114.09
Yearly Expenses: £1,722,982.20
Economy (£): 6,068,807,822
Economic Growth: 1.45%
Population: 4,610,339
Population Growth: 0.78%
Education Rate: 70% [+8% in 2 turns]
Prestige: 28
Public Support: 74%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Average
Army Level: (1/5) Average
Equipment: 41.00%
Regulars: 24,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 209,561
Navy Level: (4/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 0
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: King Maximilian II
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £990,131.89
Yearly Income: £2,713,114.09
Yearly Expenses: £1,722,982.20
Economy (£): 6,068,807,822
Economic Growth: 1.45%
Population: 4,610,339
Population Growth: 0.78%
Education Rate: 70% [+8% in 2 turns]
Prestige: 28
Public Support: 74%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Average
Army Level: (1/5) Average
Equipment: 41.00%
Regulars: 24,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 209,561
Navy Level: (4/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 0
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: King Maximilian II
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Kingdom of Belgium
Bank: -£4,296,285.94
Yearly Balance: £638,237.43
Yearly Income: £2,640,723.86
Yearly Expenses: £2,002,486.43
Economy (£): 6,118,750,402
Economic Growth: 1.15%
Population: 5,153,421
Population Growth: 0.89%
Education Rate: 65%
Prestige: 13
Public Support: 78%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Average [+1 in 3 turns]
Army Level: (2/5) Average
Equipment: 56.00%
Regulars: 48,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 234,246
Navy Level: (5/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 2
Screw Frigates: 3
Sail Frigates: 6
Transport Ships: 3
Nation Ruler: King Leopold I
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £638,237.43
Yearly Income: £2,640,723.86
Yearly Expenses: £2,002,486.43
Economy (£): 6,118,750,402
Economic Growth: 1.15%
Population: 5,153,421
Population Growth: 0.89%
Education Rate: 65%
Prestige: 13
Public Support: 78%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Average [+1 in 3 turns]
Army Level: (2/5) Average
Equipment: 56.00%
Regulars: 48,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 234,246
Navy Level: (5/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 2
Screw Frigates: 3
Sail Frigates: 6
Transport Ships: 3
Nation Ruler: King Leopold I
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Empire of Brazil
Bank: -£2,720,829.26
Yearly Balance: £925,911.84
Yearly Income: £2,660,236.72
Yearly Expenses: £1,734,324.88
Economy (£): 3,166,948,481
Economic Growth: 2.05%
Population: 8,799,949
Population Growth: 1.05%
Education Rate: 12%
Prestige: 8
Public Support: 52%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Poor
Army Level: (3/5) Poor
Equipment: 34.00%
Regulars: 27,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 399,998
Navy Level: (5/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 6
Screw Frigates: 13
Sail Frigates: 6
Transport Ships: 6
Nation Ruler: Emperor Pedro II
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
Yearly Balance: £925,911.84
Yearly Income: £2,660,236.72
Yearly Expenses: £1,734,324.88
Economy (£): 3,166,948,481
Economic Growth: 2.05%
Population: 8,799,949
Population Growth: 1.05%
Education Rate: 12%
Prestige: 8
Public Support: 52%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Poor
Army Level: (3/5) Poor
Equipment: 34.00%
Regulars: 27,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 399,998
Navy Level: (5/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 6
Screw Frigates: 13
Sail Frigates: 6
Transport Ships: 6
Nation Ruler: Emperor Pedro II
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
The Great Qing
Bank: -£15,947,556.55
Yearly Balance: £1,080,584.11
Yearly Income: £43,720,042.37
Yearly Expenses: £42,639,458.27
Economy (£): 105,628,526,146
Economic Growth: 0.12%
Population: 375,055,124
Population Growth: 0.21%
Education Rate: 6%
Prestige: 0
Public Support: 49%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Failing
Army Level: (1/5) Failing
Equipment: 16.00%
Regulars: 355,480
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 17,037,440
Navy Level: (1/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 5
Transport Ships: 2
Nation Ruler: The Tongzhi Emperor
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
Yearly Balance: £1,080,584.11
Yearly Income: £43,720,042.37
Yearly Expenses: £42,639,458.27
Economy (£): 105,628,526,146
Economic Growth: 0.12%
Population: 375,055,124
Population Growth: 0.21%
Education Rate: 6%
Prestige: 0
Public Support: 49%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Failing
Army Level: (1/5) Failing
Equipment: 16.00%
Regulars: 355,480
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 17,037,440
Navy Level: (1/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 5
Transport Ships: 2
Nation Ruler: The Tongzhi Emperor
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
The Granadine Confederation
Bank: -£4,374,238.91
Yearly Balance: £515,715.79
Yearly Income: £1,316,244.24
Yearly Expenses: £800,528.44
Economy (£): 1,935,653,292
Economic Growth: 1.09%
Population: 2,913,472
Population Growth: 1.01%
Education Rate: 10%
Prestige: 3
Public Support: 43%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Poor
Army Level: (2/5) Poor
Equipment: 23.00%
Regulars: 18,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 131,431
Navy Level: (5/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 3
Transport Ships: 5
Nation Ruler: President Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
Yearly Balance: £515,715.79
Yearly Income: £1,316,244.24
Yearly Expenses: £800,528.44
Economy (£): 1,935,653,292
Economic Growth: 1.09%
Population: 2,913,472
Population Growth: 1.01%
Education Rate: 10%
Prestige: 3
Public Support: 43%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Poor
Army Level: (2/5) Poor
Equipment: 23.00%
Regulars: 18,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 131,431
Navy Level: (5/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 3
Transport Ships: 5
Nation Ruler: President Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
The Confederate States of America
Bank: -£3,702,842.04
Yearly Balance: -£224,445.08
Yearly Income: £3,874,054.12
Yearly Expenses: £4,098,499.20
Economy (£): 13,530,703,722
Economic Growth: 0.28%
Population: 9,103,332
Population Growth: 1.15%
Education Rate: 34%
Prestige: 3
Public Support: 95%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Poor
Army Level: (3/5) Average
Equipment: 62.00%
Regulars: 61,311 [+50,000 in 1 turn]
Conscripts: 22,864
Reserves: 380,099
Navy Level: (1/5) Average
Ironclads: 0 [+1 in 1 turn]
Ships-of-the-Line: 2
Screw Frigates: 4
Sail Frigates: 5
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: President Jefferson Davis
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: -£224,445.08
Yearly Income: £3,874,054.12
Yearly Expenses: £4,098,499.20
Economy (£): 13,530,703,722
Economic Growth: 0.28%
Population: 9,103,332
Population Growth: 1.15%
Education Rate: 34%
Prestige: 3
Public Support: 95%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Poor
Army Level: (3/5) Average
Equipment: 62.00%
Regulars: 61,311 [+50,000 in 1 turn]
Conscripts: 22,864
Reserves: 380,099
Navy Level: (1/5) Average
Ironclads: 0 [+1 in 1 turn]
Ships-of-the-Line: 2
Screw Frigates: 4
Sail Frigates: 5
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: President Jefferson Davis
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Eyalet of Egypt
Bank: -£4,630,663.81
Yearly Balance: £216,454.55
Yearly Income: £2,064,488.24
Yearly Expenses: £1,848,033.70
Economy (£): 1,985,084,850
Economic Growth: 0.35%
Population: 7,794,707
Population Growth: 1.44%
Education Rate: 9%
Prestige: 5
Public Support: 63%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Poor [+1 in 1 turn]
Army Level: (4/5) Failing
Equipment: 15.00%
Regulars: 72,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 354,305
Navy Level: (1/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 3
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Wali Muhammad Sa'id Pasha
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £216,454.55
Yearly Income: £2,064,488.24
Yearly Expenses: £1,848,033.70
Economy (£): 1,985,084,850
Economic Growth: 0.35%
Population: 7,794,707
Population Growth: 1.44%
Education Rate: 9%
Prestige: 5
Public Support: 63%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Poor [+1 in 1 turn]
Army Level: (4/5) Failing
Equipment: 15.00%
Regulars: 72,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 354,305
Navy Level: (1/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 3
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Wali Muhammad Sa'id Pasha
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The French Empire
Bank: -£33,643,964.14
Yearly Balance: £3,206,266.62
Yearly Income: £28,515,006.02
Yearly Expenses: £25,308,739.40
Economy (£): 36,739,972,517
Economic Growth: 0.62%
Population: 40,214,149
Population Growth: 0.45%
Education Rate: 63%
Prestige: 143
Public Support: 78%
Infrastructure Level: (4/5) Average
Army Level: (3/5) Average
Equipment: 67.00% [+10% in 2 turns]
Regulars: 306,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 1,827,781
Navy Level: (2/5) Average
Ironclads: 1 [+1 in 3 turns]
Ships-of-the-Line: 32
Screw Frigates: 17
Sail Frigates: 42
Transport Ships: 20
Nation Ruler: Emperor Napoleon III
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £3,206,266.62
Yearly Income: £28,515,006.02
Yearly Expenses: £25,308,739.40
Economy (£): 36,739,972,517
Economic Growth: 0.62%
Population: 40,214,149
Population Growth: 0.45%
Education Rate: 63%
Prestige: 143
Public Support: 78%
Infrastructure Level: (4/5) Average
Army Level: (3/5) Average
Equipment: 67.00% [+10% in 2 turns]
Regulars: 306,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 1,827,781
Navy Level: (2/5) Average
Ironclads: 1 [+1 in 3 turns]
Ships-of-the-Line: 32
Screw Frigates: 17
Sail Frigates: 42
Transport Ships: 20
Nation Ruler: Emperor Napoleon III
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Kingdom of Greece
Bank: -£3,693,985.96
Yearly Balance: £738,847.32
Yearly Income: £1,586,492.28
Yearly Expenses: £847,644.96
Economy (£): 1,618,869,677
Economic Growth: 0.48%
Population: 1,249,912
Population Growth: 0.98%
Education Rate: 32%
Prestige: 5
Public Support: 74%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Poor
Army Level: (3/5) Poor
Equipment: 36.00%
Regulars: 45,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 56,814
Navy Level: (2/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 3
Transport Ships: 1
Nation Ruler: King Otto
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
Yearly Balance: £738,847.32
Yearly Income: £1,586,492.28
Yearly Expenses: £847,644.96
Economy (£): 1,618,869,677
Economic Growth: 0.48%
Population: 1,249,912
Population Growth: 0.98%
Education Rate: 32%
Prestige: 5
Public Support: 74%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Poor
Army Level: (3/5) Poor
Equipment: 36.00%
Regulars: 45,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 56,814
Navy Level: (2/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 3
Transport Ships: 1
Nation Ruler: King Otto
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
The Kingdom of Hanover
Bank: -£2,428,532.18
Yearly Balance: £649,250.93
Yearly Income: £1,524,594.98
Yearly Expenses: £875,344.04
Economy (£): 3,410,278,241
Economic Growth: 0.57%
Population: 1,828,071
Population Growth: 0.79%
Education Rate: 90%
Prestige: 8
Public Support: 55%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Average
Army Level: (1/5) Average
Equipment: 46.00%
Regulars: 12,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 83,094
Navy Level: (4/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 1
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: King George V
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £649,250.93
Yearly Income: £1,524,594.98
Yearly Expenses: £875,344.04
Economy (£): 3,410,278,241
Economic Growth: 0.57%
Population: 1,828,071
Population Growth: 0.79%
Education Rate: 90%
Prestige: 8
Public Support: 55%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Average
Army Level: (1/5) Average
Equipment: 46.00%
Regulars: 12,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 83,094
Navy Level: (4/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 1
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: King George V
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Kingdom of Italy
Bank: -£2,232,124.05
Yearly Balance: £1,406,083.99
Yearly Income: £8,685,973.69
Yearly Expenses: £7,279,889.69
Economy (£): 21,714,934,217
Economic Growth: 2.24%
Population: 18,120,604
Population Growth: 0.92%
Education Rate: 32%
Prestige: 68
Public Support: 63%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Average
Army Level: (5/5) Poor
Equipment: 48.00%
Regulars: 180,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 823,664
Navy Level: (1/5) Average
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 3
Screw Frigates: 12
Sail Frigates: 8
Transport Ships: 2
Nation Ruler: King Vittorio Emanuele II
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £1,406,083.99
Yearly Income: £8,685,973.69
Yearly Expenses: £7,279,889.69
Economy (£): 21,714,934,217
Economic Growth: 2.24%
Population: 18,120,604
Population Growth: 0.92%
Education Rate: 32%
Prestige: 68
Public Support: 63%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Average
Army Level: (5/5) Poor
Equipment: 48.00%
Regulars: 180,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 823,664
Navy Level: (1/5) Average
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 3
Screw Frigates: 12
Sail Frigates: 8
Transport Ships: 2
Nation Ruler: King Vittorio Emanuele II
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Tokugawa Shogunate
Bank: -£2,676,701.37
Yearly Balance: -£332,270.77
Yearly Income: £6,361,364.47
Yearly Expenses: £6,693,635.24
Economy (£): 14,136,365,481
Economic Growth: 0.41%
Population: 33,318,501
Population Growth: 0.32%
Education Rate: 40%
Prestige: 0
Public Support: 71%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Poor [+1 in 2 turns]
Army Level: (3/5) Failing
Equipment: 24.00%
Regulars: 93,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 1,514,477
Navy Level: (2/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 4
Sail Frigates: 7
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Emperor Kōmei
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
Yearly Balance: -£332,270.77
Yearly Income: £6,361,364.47
Yearly Expenses: £6,693,635.24
Economy (£): 14,136,365,481
Economic Growth: 0.41%
Population: 33,318,501
Population Growth: 0.32%
Education Rate: 40%
Prestige: 0
Public Support: 71%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Poor [+1 in 2 turns]
Army Level: (3/5) Failing
Equipment: 24.00%
Regulars: 93,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 1,514,477
Navy Level: (2/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 4
Sail Frigates: 7
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Emperor Kōmei
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
The United Mexican States
Bank: -£13,639,010.25
Yearly Balance: £468,235.28
Yearly Income: £2,058,013.79
Yearly Expenses: £1,589,778.51
Economy (£): 3,262,704,789
Economic Growth: 1.82%
Population: 8,467,488
Population Growth: 0.99%
Education Rate: 17%
Prestige: 15
Public Support: 68%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Poor
Army Level: (3/5) Poor
Equipment: 32.00%
Regulars: 18,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 384,886
Navy Level: (1/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 3
Transport Ships: 1
Nation Ruler: President Benito Pablo Juárez García
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £468,235.28
Yearly Income: £2,058,013.79
Yearly Expenses: £1,589,778.51
Economy (£): 3,262,704,789
Economic Growth: 1.82%
Population: 8,467,488
Population Growth: 0.99%
Education Rate: 17%
Prestige: 15
Public Support: 68%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Poor
Army Level: (3/5) Poor
Equipment: 32.00%
Regulars: 18,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 384,886
Navy Level: (1/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 3
Transport Ships: 1
Nation Ruler: President Benito Pablo Juárez García
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Bank: -£5,686,141.23
Yearly Balance: £1,020,651.59 [-£500,000 Each Year Colony Settled]
Yearly Income: £6,212,579.81
Yearly Expenses: £5,191,928.23
Economy (£): 9,421,399,884
Economic Growth: 1.61%
Population: 15,669,671
Population Growth: 0.86%
Education Rate: 80% [+9% in 4 turns]
Prestige: 36
Public Support: 64%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Average
Army Level: (1/5) Average
Equipment: 51.00%
Regulars: 45,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 712,258
Navy Level: (2/5) Average
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 3
Screw Frigates: 1
Sail Frigates: 11
Transport Ships: 5
Nation Ruler: King William III
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £1,020,651.59 [-£500,000 Each Year Colony Settled]
Yearly Income: £6,212,579.81
Yearly Expenses: £5,191,928.23
Economy (£): 9,421,399,884
Economic Growth: 1.61%
Population: 15,669,671
Population Growth: 0.86%
Education Rate: 80% [+9% in 4 turns]
Prestige: 36
Public Support: 64%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Average
Army Level: (1/5) Average
Equipment: 51.00%
Regulars: 45,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 712,258
Navy Level: (2/5) Average
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 3
Screw Frigates: 1
Sail Frigates: 11
Transport Ships: 5
Nation Ruler: King William III
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Ottoman Empire
Bank: -£27,043,727.79
Yearly Balance: £708,629.27
Yearly Income: £6,517,545.36
Yearly Expenses: £5,808,916.10
Economy (£): 11,748,733,091
Economic Growth: 1.70%
Population: 25,029,705
Population Growth: 0.78%
Education Rate: 19% [+12% in 2 turns]
Prestige: 88
Public Support: 74%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Poor
Army Level: (2/5) Poor
Equipment: 48.00%
Regulars: 129,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 1,137,714
Navy Level: (2/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 4
Screw Frigates: 6
Sail Frigates: 3
Transport Ships: 1
Nation Ruler: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £708,629.27
Yearly Income: £6,517,545.36
Yearly Expenses: £5,808,916.10
Economy (£): 11,748,733,091
Economic Growth: 1.70%
Population: 25,029,705
Population Growth: 0.78%
Education Rate: 19% [+12% in 2 turns]
Prestige: 88
Public Support: 74%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Poor
Army Level: (2/5) Poor
Equipment: 48.00%
Regulars: 129,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 1,137,714
Navy Level: (2/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 4
Screw Frigates: 6
Sail Frigates: 3
Transport Ships: 1
Nation Ruler: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The States of the Church
Bank: £517,940.12
Yearly Balance: £236,743.96
Yearly Income: £660,197.02
Yearly Expenses: £423,453.06
Economy (£): 970,877,977
Economic Growth: 0.86%
Population: 1,384,906
Population Growth: 0.47%
Education Rate: 35%
Prestige: 29
Public Support: 97%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Average
Army Level: (5/5) Poor
Equipment: 39.00%
Regulars: 12,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 62,950
Navy Level: (1/5) Average
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 1
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Pope Pius IX
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
Yearly Balance: £236,743.96
Yearly Income: £660,197.02
Yearly Expenses: £423,453.06
Economy (£): 970,877,977
Economic Growth: 0.86%
Population: 1,384,906
Population Growth: 0.47%
Education Rate: 35%
Prestige: 29
Public Support: 97%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Average
Army Level: (5/5) Poor
Equipment: 39.00%
Regulars: 12,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 62,950
Navy Level: (1/5) Average
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 1
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Pope Pius IX
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
The Sublime State of Persia
Bank: -£4,407,631.48
Yearly Balance: -£130,278.75
Yearly Income: £1,591,051.98
Yearly Expenses: £1,726,330.73
Economy (£): 3,219,986,158
Economic Growth: 0.34%
Population: 6,352,290
Population Growth: 0.69%
Education Rate: 11%
Prestige: 0
Public Support: 58%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Poor
Army Level: (3/5) Failing
Equipment: 24.00%
Regulars: 54,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 288,740
Navy Level: (2/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 2
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Shahanshah Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
Yearly Balance: -£130,278.75
Yearly Income: £1,591,051.98
Yearly Expenses: £1,726,330.73
Economy (£): 3,219,986,158
Economic Growth: 0.34%
Population: 6,352,290
Population Growth: 0.69%
Education Rate: 11%
Prestige: 0
Public Support: 58%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Poor
Army Level: (3/5) Failing
Equipment: 24.00%
Regulars: 54,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 288,740
Navy Level: (2/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 2
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Shahanshah Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
The Kingdom of Portugal
Bank: -£4,258,000.33
Yearly Balance: £112,388.05
Yearly Income: £1,257,617.11
Yearly Expenses: £1,145,229.06
Economy (£): 2,012,187,382
Economic Growth: 1.36%
Population: 4,074,814
Population Growth: 1.14%
Education Rate: 18%
Prestige: 20
Public Support: 67%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Poor [+1 in 1 turn]
Army Level: (3/5) Poor
Equipment: 54.00%
Regulars: 39,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 185,219
Navy Level: (4/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 2
Screw Frigates: 5
Sail Frigates: 6
Transport Ships: 4
Nation Ruler: King Luís I
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
Yearly Balance: £112,388.05
Yearly Income: £1,257,617.11
Yearly Expenses: £1,145,229.06
Economy (£): 2,012,187,382
Economic Growth: 1.36%
Population: 4,074,814
Population Growth: 1.14%
Education Rate: 18%
Prestige: 20
Public Support: 67%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Poor [+1 in 1 turn]
Army Level: (3/5) Poor
Equipment: 54.00%
Regulars: 39,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 185,219
Navy Level: (4/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 2
Screw Frigates: 5
Sail Frigates: 6
Transport Ships: 4
Nation Ruler: King Luís I
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
The Kingdom of Prussia
Bank: -£11,645,610.69
Yearly Balance: £2,698,179.70
Yearly Income: £10,750,273.30
Yearly Expenses: £8,052,093.61
Economy (£): 20,673,888,580
Economic Growth: 1.02%
Population: 19,094,307
Population Growth: 1.13%
Education Rate: 85%
Prestige: 128
Public Support: 87%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Good
Army Level: (5/5) Average [+1 in 3 turns]
Equipment: 55.00% [+25% in 3 turns]
Regulars: 198,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 974,199
Navy Level: (4/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 4
Sail Frigates: 4
Transport Ships: 1
Nation Ruler: King William I
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £2,698,179.70
Yearly Income: £10,750,273.30
Yearly Expenses: £8,052,093.61
Economy (£): 20,673,888,580
Economic Growth: 1.02%
Population: 19,094,307
Population Growth: 1.13%
Education Rate: 85%
Prestige: 128
Public Support: 87%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Good
Army Level: (5/5) Average [+1 in 3 turns]
Equipment: 55.00% [+25% in 3 turns]
Regulars: 198,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 974,199
Navy Level: (4/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 4
Sail Frigates: 4
Transport Ships: 1
Nation Ruler: King William I
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The United Principalities
Bank: -£2,842,670.97
Yearly Balance: £889,210.41
Yearly Income: £1,924,983.05
Yearly Expenses: £1,035,772.64
Economy (£): 3,007,786,014
Economic Growth: 0.74%
Population: 3,172,633
Population Growth: 0.87%
Education Rate: 21%
Prestige: 10
Public Support: 69%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Poor
Army Level: (2/5) Poor
Equipment: 34.00%
Regulars: 21,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 144,211
Navy Level: (1/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 2
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £889,210.41
Yearly Income: £1,924,983.05
Yearly Expenses: £1,035,772.64
Economy (£): 3,007,786,014
Economic Growth: 0.74%
Population: 3,172,633
Population Growth: 0.87%
Education Rate: 21%
Prestige: 10
Public Support: 69%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Poor
Army Level: (2/5) Poor
Equipment: 34.00%
Regulars: 21,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 144,211
Navy Level: (1/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 2
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Russian Empire
Bank: -£81,123,384.95
Yearly Balance: £1,703,749.41
Yearly Income: £19,638,488.21
Yearly Expenses: £17,934,738.80
Economy (£): 44,186,598,469
Economic Growth: -0.21%
Population: 63,212,588
Population Growth: 1.22%
Education Rate: 14%
Prestige: 128
Public Support: 84%
Infrastructure Level: (4/5) Failing
Army Level: (5/5) Poor
Equipment: 39.00%
Regulars: 327,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 2,873,299
Navy Level: (4/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 21
Screw Frigates: 9
Sail Frigates: 34
Transport Ships: 10
Nation Ruler: Tsar Alexander II
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £1,703,749.41
Yearly Income: £19,638,488.21
Yearly Expenses: £17,934,738.80
Economy (£): 44,186,598,469
Economic Growth: -0.21%
Population: 63,212,588
Population Growth: 1.22%
Education Rate: 14%
Prestige: 128
Public Support: 84%
Infrastructure Level: (4/5) Failing
Army Level: (5/5) Poor
Equipment: 39.00%
Regulars: 327,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 2,873,299
Navy Level: (4/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 21
Screw Frigates: 9
Sail Frigates: 34
Transport Ships: 10
Nation Ruler: Tsar Alexander II
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Sokoto Caliphate
Bank: -£10,011,258.19
Yearly Balance: £49,375.15
Yearly Income: £1,327,948.65
Yearly Expenses: £1,278,573.50
Economy (£): 1,207,226,047
Economic Growth: 0.12%
Population: 11,292,602
Population Growth: 0.48%
Education Rate: 1%
Prestige: 2
Public Support: 26%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Failing
Army Level: (1/5) Failing
Equipment: 14.00%
Regulars: 60,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 513,300
Navy Level: (1/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 0
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Sultan Ahmad bin Atiku
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
Yearly Balance: £49,375.15
Yearly Income: £1,327,948.65
Yearly Expenses: £1,278,573.50
Economy (£): 1,207,226,047
Economic Growth: 0.12%
Population: 11,292,602
Population Growth: 0.48%
Education Rate: 1%
Prestige: 2
Public Support: 26%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Failing
Army Level: (1/5) Failing
Equipment: 14.00%
Regulars: 60,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 513,300
Navy Level: (1/5) Failing
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 0
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: Sultan Ahmad bin Atiku
Game Moderator: RedNomNoms
The Kingdom of Spain
Bank: -£9,708,997.82
Yearly Balance: £577,802.67
Yearly Income: £6,002,818.04
Yearly Expenses: £5,425,015.37
Economy (£): 12,538,421,646
Economic Growth: 2.04%
Population: 18,399,217
Population Growth: 0.78%
Education Rate: 30% [+10% in 4 turns]
Prestige: 54
Public Support: 57%
Infrastructure Level: (4/5) Poor [+1 in 4 turns]
Army Level: (4/5) Poor
Equipment: 47.00%
Regulars: 123,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 836,328
Navy Level: (1/5) Average
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 3
Screw Frigates: 6
Sail Frigates: 13
Transport Ships: 13
Nation Ruler: Queen Isabella II
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £577,802.67
Yearly Income: £6,002,818.04
Yearly Expenses: £5,425,015.37
Economy (£): 12,538,421,646
Economic Growth: 2.04%
Population: 18,399,217
Population Growth: 0.78%
Education Rate: 30% [+10% in 4 turns]
Prestige: 54
Public Support: 57%
Infrastructure Level: (4/5) Poor [+1 in 4 turns]
Army Level: (4/5) Poor
Equipment: 47.00%
Regulars: 123,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 836,328
Navy Level: (1/5) Average
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 3
Screw Frigates: 6
Sail Frigates: 13
Transport Ships: 13
Nation Ruler: Queen Isabella II
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Kingdom of Sweden
Bank: -£2,692,037.69
Yearly Balance: £591,985.39
Yearly Income: £1,939,536.80
Yearly Expenses: £1,347,551.41
Economy (£): 2,552,022,110
Economic Growth: 0.67%
Population: 5,203,847
Population Growth: 0.91%
Education Rate: 95%
Prestige: 18
Public Support: 62%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Average
Army Level: (2/5) Average
Equipment: 46.00% [+11% in 3 turns]
Regulars: 39,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 236,539
Navy Level: (1/5) Average
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 7
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 11
Transport Ships: 3
Nation Ruler: King Charles XV
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £591,985.39
Yearly Income: £1,939,536.80
Yearly Expenses: £1,347,551.41
Economy (£): 2,552,022,110
Economic Growth: 0.67%
Population: 5,203,847
Population Growth: 0.91%
Education Rate: 95%
Prestige: 18
Public Support: 62%
Infrastructure Level: (1/5) Average
Army Level: (2/5) Average
Equipment: 46.00% [+11% in 3 turns]
Regulars: 39,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 236,539
Navy Level: (1/5) Average
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 7
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 11
Transport Ships: 3
Nation Ruler: King Charles XV
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The Swiss Confederation
Bank: -£433,886.79
Yearly Balance: £780,298.90
Yearly Income: £1,717,655.12
Yearly Expenses: £937,356.22
Economy (£): 2,602,507,765
Economic Growth: 1.15%
Population: 2,577,445
Population Growth: 0.67%
Education Rate: 90%
Prestige: 19
Public Support: 82%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Average
Army Level: (5/5) Poor
Equipment: 53.00%
Regulars: 24,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 117,157
Navy Level: (4/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 0
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: President Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £780,298.90
Yearly Income: £1,717,655.12
Yearly Expenses: £937,356.22
Economy (£): 2,602,507,765
Economic Growth: 1.15%
Population: 2,577,445
Population Growth: 0.67%
Education Rate: 90%
Prestige: 19
Public Support: 82%
Infrastructure Level: (2/5) Average
Army Level: (5/5) Poor
Equipment: 53.00%
Regulars: 24,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 117,157
Navy Level: (4/5) Poor
Ironclads: 0
Ships-of-the-Line: 0
Screw Frigates: 0
Sail Frigates: 0
Transport Ships: 0
Nation Ruler: President Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Bank: -£54,260,570.94
Yearly Balance: £3,906,349.08 [-£14,503,203 for 4 turns]
Yearly Income: £87,611,108.08
Yearly Expenses: £83,699,759.00
Economy (£): 128,332,507,527
Economic Growth: 1.47%
Population: 173,688,394
Population Growth: 1.24%
Education Rate: 62%
Prestige: 217
Public Support: 80%
Infrastructure Level: (4/5) Average
Army Level: (2/5) Average
Equipment: 68.00%
Regulars: 186,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 7,894,927
Navy Level: (3/5) Average
Ironclads: 5 [+4 Per Turn for 8 Turns]
Ships-of-the-Line: 65
Screw Frigates: 27
Sail Frigates: 57
Transport Ships: 30
Nation Ruler: Queen Victoria
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: £3,906,349.08 [-£14,503,203 for 4 turns]
Yearly Income: £87,611,108.08
Yearly Expenses: £83,699,759.00
Economy (£): 128,332,507,527
Economic Growth: 1.47%
Population: 173,688,394
Population Growth: 1.24%
Education Rate: 62%
Prestige: 217
Public Support: 80%
Infrastructure Level: (4/5) Average
Army Level: (2/5) Average
Equipment: 68.00%
Regulars: 186,000
Conscripts: 0
Reserves: 7,894,927
Navy Level: (3/5) Average
Ironclads: 5 [+4 Per Turn for 8 Turns]
Ships-of-the-Line: 65
Screw Frigates: 27
Sail Frigates: 57
Transport Ships: 30
Nation Ruler: Queen Victoria
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
The United States of America
Bank: -£49,445,984.87
Yearly Balance: -£817,438.26
Yearly Income: £7,872,130.85
Yearly Expenses: £8,689,569.11
Economy (£): 24,941,584,371
Economic Growth: 2.52%
Population: 22,080,250
Population Growth: 2.13%
Education Rate: 63%
Prestige: 43
Public Support: 34%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Average
Army Level: (2/5) Average
Equipment: 58.00%
Regulars: 29,432
Conscripts: 56,987
Reserves: 1,028,445
Navy Level: (1/5) Average
Ironclads: 0 [+1 in 2 turns]
Ships-of-the-Line: 4
Screw Frigates: 19 [+25 in 1 turn]
Sail Frigates: 25
Transport Ships: 14
Nation Ruler: President Abraham Lincoln
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
Yearly Balance: -£817,438.26
Yearly Income: £7,872,130.85
Yearly Expenses: £8,689,569.11
Economy (£): 24,941,584,371
Economic Growth: 2.52%
Population: 22,080,250
Population Growth: 2.13%
Education Rate: 63%
Prestige: 43
Public Support: 34%
Infrastructure Level: (3/5) Average
Army Level: (2/5) Average
Equipment: 58.00%
Regulars: 29,432
Conscripts: 56,987
Reserves: 1,028,445
Navy Level: (1/5) Average
Ironclads: 0 [+1 in 2 turns]
Ships-of-the-Line: 4
Screw Frigates: 19 [+25 in 1 turn]
Sail Frigates: 25
Transport Ships: 14
Nation Ruler: President Abraham Lincoln
Game Moderator: Frymonmon
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The Confederate States of America
Deo Vindice
Proud soldiers of the Confederacy, mothers and daughters, young sons and brothers!:
It is with no higher joy that I announce that the Army of the Confederate States of America has secured victory at Manassas Junction. The Army of Northern Virginia, under the command of Generals Robert E. Lee, P. G. T. Beauregard, and Thomas J. Jackson, have torn from the chest of the Federal Army their own heart, and have beaten them on the field! It was at Manassas that Lee and his noble Southern men put the Union Army to flight! The Union has been defeated once, and they shall see many more of these similar defeats in the near future. Though the vicious occupation of the Northern regions of the Virginian Commonwealth saddens me to no end - the ruining of many lives in the region by the occupation by the Federals - we shall liberate those brave men and women, and bring them under our protection.
The victories in the west in the furthest territories brings new regions into the control of the Confederacy, liberating further lands from the incapable arms of the United States Government and its military. It is my hope that the American West shall very soon be in our hands. The fighting skill of General Albert S. Johnston and his subordinates against a numerically superior enemy in Kentucky and Tennessee shows the superiority of Confederate arms and generals. Surely, with the skill of men such as him, Lee, Beauregard, Jackson, and so many others, we shall be witness to nothing but absolute victory.
I call for all true Americans - all that value liberty and freedom, as do I and all other good Confederate citizens - to join us in our righteous cause, defended by God Himself, in our quest for freedom and liberation from the would-be oppressors.
In regards to foreign affairs, I believe that the invasive Federal Government owes a complete explanation to the Government of Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom, Empress of India, as to why British property and naval vessels have been sunk at the hands of ships of the United States Navy.
I and my advisers are willing to initiate peace talks with President Lincoln in regards to the establishment of peace between our two nations. We have proven our worth as a fighting people, and we deserve our independence. More blood need not shed; but if it is war that you desire, Mr. Lincoln, then it is war that you shall receive.
God save the Confederacy and give us the strength to drive the enemy from our lands! For Dixie!
~ Jefferson Finis Davis, President of the Confederate States of America
My fellow Americans,
as we have seen the rebel scum cares for nothing but profits. They spit on justice, liberty and the law. They try to coerce their will with violence and injustice. Even those minor defeats will not achieve them anything but our scorn. They will not escape their divine judgement delivered by us as we follow the constitution, the law and God's divine destiny. We will continue to defend our citizens especially those in Kentucky threatened by famine, violence and raiders from the rebel south.
Even then I take responsibility for those acts which are not in line with our policies. According to that I apologize for the material and lives lost by the United Kingdom and in accordance with law and justice we will of course pay compensations to the British. We therefor act accoding to our own principled and not on the basics of arbitrariness the rebels are found of.
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
The Great Caliph of the Sokoto Caliphate and Sultan of the Sokoto Sultanate Ahmad bin Atiku has once more heard rumors about the distant country of Britain which is supposedly the home of mighty dragons which spew forth fire and smoke. They claim they crushed a huge rebellion in the mystical land of India located to the east of the holy city of Mecca where over a million warriors serving a pagan pantheon of gods whose followers are described as being called Hindus rose up against the British they used to serve calling using elephants and the weapons given to them by these British who had only 500 men to defend a continent of over a billion people including a number of fellow Muslims who stayed loyal to the British. In a series of great battles all the pagan rebels were killed by the British who lost a mere 15 men to a treacherous ambush by over a 100,000 rebels. They even defaced the ways of their false gods by using bullets contaminated in cow fat a animal forbidden for them to harm in their desperation to try and defeat the British. While we again believe these reports to be exaggerated we feel we must be friends of these British who can maintain the loyalty of our religious brothers in distant lands.
BY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND:
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS a treaty between the United States of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries, at the city of Washington, on the seventh day of April last, which treaty is, word for word, as follows:
Treaty between the United States of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the suppression of the African slave trade.
The United States of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, being desirous to render more effectual the means hitherto adopted for the suppression of the slave trade carried on upon the coast of Africa, have deemed it expedient to conclude a treaty for that purpose, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:
The President of the United States of America, William H. Seward, Secretary of State;
And her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the right honorable Richard Bickerton Pemell, Lord Lyons, a peer of her United Kingdom, a knight grand cross of her most honorable Order of the Bath, and her Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America;
Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles:
ARTICLE I. The two high contracting parties mutually consent that those ships of their respective navies which shall be provided with special instructions for that purpose, as hereinafter mentioned, may visit such merchant vessels of the too nations as may, upon reasonable grounds, be suspected of being engaged in the African slave trade, or of having been fitted out for that purpose; or of having, during the voyage on which they are met by the said cruisers, been engaged in the African slave trade, contrary to the provisions of this treaty; and that such cruisers may detain, and send or carry away, such vessels, in order that they may be brought to trial in the manner hereinafter agreed upon.
In order to fix the reciprocal right of search in such a manner as shall be adapted to the attainment of the object of this treaty, and at the same time avoid doubts, disputes, and complaints, the said right of search shall be understood in the manner and according to the rules following:
First. It shall never be exercised except by vessels of war, authorized expressly for that object, according to the stipulations of this treaty.
Secondly. The right of search shall in no case be exercised with respect to a vessel of the navy of either of the two Powers, but shall be exercised only as regards merchant-vessels; and it shall not be exercised by a vessel of war of either contracting party within the limits, of a settlement or port, nor within the territorial waters of the other party.
Thirdly. Whenever a merchant-vessel is searched by a ship of war, the commander of the said ship shall, in the act of so doing, exhibit to the commander of the merchant-vessel the special instructions by which he is duly authorized to search; and shall deliver to such commander a certificate, signed by himself, stating his rank in the naval set of his country, and the name of the vessel he commands, and also declaring that the only object of the search is to ascertain whether the vessel is employed in the African slave trade, or is fitted up for the said trade. When the search is made by an officer of the cruiser who is not the commander, such officer shall exhibit to the captain of the merchant-vessel a copy of the before-mentioned special instructions, signed by the commander of the cruiser; and he shall in like manner deliver a certificate signed by himself, stating his rank in the navy, the name of the commander by whose orders he proceeds to make the search, that of the cruiser in which he sails, and the object of the search, as above described. If it appears from the search that the papers of the vessel are in regular order, and that it is employed on lawful objects, the officer shall enter in the log-book of the vessel that the search has been made in pursuance of the aforesaid special instructions, and the vessel shall be left at liberty to pursue its voyage. The rank of the officer who makes the search must not be less than that of lieutenant in the navy, unless the command, either by reason of death or other cause, is at the time held by an officer of inferior rank.
Fourthly. The reciprocal right of search and detention shall be exercised only within the distance of two hundred miles from the coast of Africa, and to the southward of the thirty-second parallel of north latitude, and within thirty leagues from the coast of the Island of Cuba.
ARTICLE II In order to regulate the mode of carrying the provisions of the preceding article into execution, it is agreed-
First. That all the ships of the navies of the two nations which shall be hereafter employed to prevent the African slave trade shall be furnished by their respective Governments with a copy of the present treaty, of the instructions for cruisers annexed thereto, (marked A,) and of the regulations for the mixed courts of justice annexed thereto, (marked B.) which annexes respectively shall be considered as integral parts of the present treaty.
Secondly. That each of the high contracting parties shall, from time to time, communicate to the other the names of the several ships furnished with such instructions, the force of each, and the names of their several commanders. The said commanders shall hold the rank of captain in the navy, or at least that of lieutenant; it being nevertheless understood that the instructions originally issued to an officer holding the rank of lieutenant of the navy, or other superior rank, shall, in case of his death or temporary absence, be sufficient to authorize the officer on whom the command of the vessel has devolved to make the search, although such officer may not hold the aforesaid rank in the service.
Thirdly. That if at any time the commander of a cruiser of either of the two nations shall suspect that any merchant-vessel Elder the escort or convoy of any ship or ships-of-war of the other nation carries negroes on board, or has been engaged in the African slave trade, or is fitted out for the purpose thereof, the commander of the cruiser shall communicate his suspicions to the commander of the convoy, who, accompanied by the commander of the cruiser, shall proceed to the search of the suspected vessel; and in case the suspicions appear well founded, according to the tenor of this treaty, then the said vessel shall be conducted or sent to one of the places where the mixed courts of justice are stationed, in order that it may there be adjudicated upon.
Fourthly. It is further mutually agreed that the commanders of the ships of the two navies, respectively, who shall be employed on this service, shall adhere strictly to the exact tenor of the aforesaid instructions.
ARTICLE III As the two preceding articles are entirely reciprocal, the two high contracting parties engage mutually to make good any losses which their respective subjects or citizens may incur by an arbitrary and illegal detention of their vessels; it being understood that this indemnity shall be borne by the Government whose cruiser shall have been guilty of such arbitrary and illegal detention; and that the search and detention of vessels specified in the first article of this treaty shall be effected only by ships which may form part of the two navies, respectively, and by such of those ships only as are provided with the special instructions annexed to the present treaty, in pursuance of the provisions thereof. The indemnification for the damages of which this article treats shall be paid within the term of one year, reckoning from the day in which the mixed court of justice pronounces its sentence.
ARTICLE IV. In order to bring to adjudication with as little delay and inconvenience as possible, the vessels which may be detained according to the tenor of the first article of this treaty, there shall be established, as soon as may be practicable, three mixed courts of justice, formed by an equal number of individuals of the two nations, named for this purpose by their respective Governments. These courts shall reside, one at Sierra Leone, one at the Cape of Good Hope, and one at New York.
But each of the two high contracting parties reserves to itself the right of changing, at its pleasure, the place of residence of the court or courts held within its own territories.
These courts shall judge the causes submitted to them according to the provisions of the present treaty, and according to the regulations and instructions which are annexed to the present treaty, and which are considered an integral part thereof; and there shall be no appeal from their decision.
ARTICLE V. In case the commanding officer of any of the ships of the navies of either country, duly commissioned according to the provisions of the first article of this treaty, shall deviate in any respect from f the stipulations of the said treaty, or from the instructions annexed to it, the Government which shall conceive itself to be wronged thereby shall be entitled to demand reparation; and in such case the Government to which such commanding officer may belong binds itself to cause inquiry to be made into the subject of the complaint, and to inflict upon the said officer a punishment proportioned to any wilful transgression which may be proved to have committed.
ARTICLE VI It is hereby further mutually agreed, that every American or British merchant-vessel which shall be searched by virtue of the present treaty may lawfully be detained, and sent or brought before the mixed courts of justice established in pursuance of the provisions thereof, if, in her equipment, there shall be found any of the things hereinafter mentioned, namely:
First. Hatches with open gratings, instead of the close hatches, which are usual in merchant vessels.
Second. Divisions or bulk-heads in the hold or on deck, in greater number than are necessary for vessels engaged in lawful trade.
Third. Spare plank fitted for laying down as a second or slave deck.
Fourth. Shackles, bolts, or handcuffs.
Fifth. A larger quantity of water in casks or in tanks than is requisite for the consumption of the crew of the vessel as a merchant-vessel.
Sixth. An extraordinary number of water casks, or of other vessels for holding liquid; unless the master shall produce n certificate from the custom-house at the place from which he cleared outwards, stating that a sufficient security had been given by the owners of such vessel that such extra quantity of casks, or of other vessels should be used only to hold palm oil, or for other purposes of lawful commerce.
Seventh. A greater number of mess-tubs or kids than requisite for the use of the crew of the vessel as a merchant-vessel.
Eighth. A boiler, or other cooking apparatus, of an unusual size, and larger, or capable of being made larger, than requisite for the use of the crew of the vessel as a merchant-vessel; or more than one boiler, or other cooking apparatus, of the ordinary size.
Ninth. An extraordinary quantity of rice, of the flour of Brazil, of maniac or cassada, commonly called farinha, of maize, or of Indian corn, or of any other article of food whatever, beyond the probable wants of the crew; unless such rice, flour, farinha, maize, Indian corn, or other article of food, be entered on the manifest as part of the cargo for trade.
Tenth. A quantity of mats of matting greater than is necessary for the use of the crew of the vessel as a merchant-vessel, unless such mats or matting be entered on the manifest as part of the cargo for trade.
If it be proved that any one or more of the articles above specified is or are on board, or have been on board during the voyage in which the vessel was captured, that fact shall be considered as prima facie evidence that the vessel was employed in the African slave trade, and she shall in consequence be condemned and declared lawful prize; unless the master or owners shall furnish clear and incontrovertible evidence, proving to the satisfaction of the mixed court of justice, that at the time of her detention or capture the vessel was employed in a lawful undertaking, and that such of the different articles above specified as were found on board. at the time of detention, or as may have been embarked during the voyage on which she was engaged when captured, were indispensable for the lawful object of her voyage.
ARTICLE VII. If any one of the articles specified in the preceding article as grounds for condemnation should be found on board a merchant-vessel, or should be proved to have been on board of her during the voyage on which she was captured, no compensation for losses, damages, or expenses consequent upon the detention of such vessel, shall in any case be granted either to the master, the owner, or any other person interested in the equipment or in the lading, even though she should not be condemned by the mixed court of justice.
ARTICLE VIII. It is agreed between the two high contracting parties, that in all cases in which a vessel shall be detained under this treaty, by their respective cruisers, as having been engaged in the African slave trade, or as having been fitted out for the purposes thereof, and shall consequently be adjudged and condemned by one of the mixed courts of justice to be established as aforesaid, the said vessel shall, immediately after its condemnation, be broken up entirely, and shall be sold in separate parts, after having been so broken up; unless either of the two Governments should wish to purchase her for the use of its navy, at a price to be fixed by a competent person chosen for that purpose by the mixed court of justice, in which case the Government whose cruiser shall have detained the condemned vessel shall have the first option of purchase.
ARTICLE IX The captain, master, pilot, and crew of any vessel condemned by the mixed courts of justice shall be punished according to the laws of the country to which such vessel belongs, as shall also the owner or owners and the persons interested in her equipment or cargo, unless they prove that they had no participation in the enterprise.
For this purpose, the two high contracting parties agree that, in so far as it may not be attended with grievous expense and inconvenience, the h master and crew of any vessel which may be condemned by a sentence of one of the mixed courts of justice, as well as any other persons found on board the vessel, shall be sent and delivered up to the jurisdiction of the nation under whose flag the condemned vessel was sailing at the time of capture; and that the witnesses and proofs to establish the guilt of such master, crew, or other persons, shall also be sent with them.
The same course shall be pursued with regard to subjects or citizens of either contracting party who may be found by a cruiser of the other on board a vessel of any third Power, or on board a vessel sailing without flag or papers, which may be condemned by any competent court for having engaged in the African slave trade.
ARTICLE X. The negroes who are found on board of a vessel condemned by the mixed courts of justice, in conformity with the stipulations of this treaty, shall be placed at the disposal of the Government whose cruiser has made the capture; they shall be immediately set at liberty, and shall remain free, the Government to whom they have been delivered guarantying their liberty.
ARTICLE XI. The acts or instruments annexed to this treaty, and which it is mutually agreed shall form an integral part thereof, are as follows:
(A.) Instructions for the ships of the navies of both nations, destined to prevent the African slave trade.
(B.) Regulations for the mixed courts of justice.
ARTICLE XII. The present treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications thereof shall be exchanged at London in six months from this date, or sooner if possible. It shall continue and remain in full force for the term of ten years from the day of exchange of the ratifications, and further, until the end of one year after either of the contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same, each of the contracting parties reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other at the end of said term of ten years: And it is hereby agreed between them, that, on the expiration of one year after such notice shall have been received by either from the other party, this treaty shall altogether cease and determine.
In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the present treaty, and have "hereunto affixed the seal of their-arms.
Done at Washington the seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.
[L. S.] WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
[L. S.] LYONS.
Annexes to the treaty have been agreed upon and are forwarded to London and to Washington.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS a treaty between the United States of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries, at the city of Washington, on the seventh day of April last, which treaty is, word for word, as follows:
Treaty between the United States of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the suppression of the African slave trade.
The United States of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, being desirous to render more effectual the means hitherto adopted for the suppression of the slave trade carried on upon the coast of Africa, have deemed it expedient to conclude a treaty for that purpose, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:
The President of the United States of America, William H. Seward, Secretary of State;
And her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the right honorable Richard Bickerton Pemell, Lord Lyons, a peer of her United Kingdom, a knight grand cross of her most honorable Order of the Bath, and her Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America;
Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles:
ARTICLE I. The two high contracting parties mutually consent that those ships of their respective navies which shall be provided with special instructions for that purpose, as hereinafter mentioned, may visit such merchant vessels of the too nations as may, upon reasonable grounds, be suspected of being engaged in the African slave trade, or of having been fitted out for that purpose; or of having, during the voyage on which they are met by the said cruisers, been engaged in the African slave trade, contrary to the provisions of this treaty; and that such cruisers may detain, and send or carry away, such vessels, in order that they may be brought to trial in the manner hereinafter agreed upon.
In order to fix the reciprocal right of search in such a manner as shall be adapted to the attainment of the object of this treaty, and at the same time avoid doubts, disputes, and complaints, the said right of search shall be understood in the manner and according to the rules following:
First. It shall never be exercised except by vessels of war, authorized expressly for that object, according to the stipulations of this treaty.
Secondly. The right of search shall in no case be exercised with respect to a vessel of the navy of either of the two Powers, but shall be exercised only as regards merchant-vessels; and it shall not be exercised by a vessel of war of either contracting party within the limits, of a settlement or port, nor within the territorial waters of the other party.
Thirdly. Whenever a merchant-vessel is searched by a ship of war, the commander of the said ship shall, in the act of so doing, exhibit to the commander of the merchant-vessel the special instructions by which he is duly authorized to search; and shall deliver to such commander a certificate, signed by himself, stating his rank in the naval set of his country, and the name of the vessel he commands, and also declaring that the only object of the search is to ascertain whether the vessel is employed in the African slave trade, or is fitted up for the said trade. When the search is made by an officer of the cruiser who is not the commander, such officer shall exhibit to the captain of the merchant-vessel a copy of the before-mentioned special instructions, signed by the commander of the cruiser; and he shall in like manner deliver a certificate signed by himself, stating his rank in the navy, the name of the commander by whose orders he proceeds to make the search, that of the cruiser in which he sails, and the object of the search, as above described. If it appears from the search that the papers of the vessel are in regular order, and that it is employed on lawful objects, the officer shall enter in the log-book of the vessel that the search has been made in pursuance of the aforesaid special instructions, and the vessel shall be left at liberty to pursue its voyage. The rank of the officer who makes the search must not be less than that of lieutenant in the navy, unless the command, either by reason of death or other cause, is at the time held by an officer of inferior rank.
Fourthly. The reciprocal right of search and detention shall be exercised only within the distance of two hundred miles from the coast of Africa, and to the southward of the thirty-second parallel of north latitude, and within thirty leagues from the coast of the Island of Cuba.
ARTICLE II In order to regulate the mode of carrying the provisions of the preceding article into execution, it is agreed-
First. That all the ships of the navies of the two nations which shall be hereafter employed to prevent the African slave trade shall be furnished by their respective Governments with a copy of the present treaty, of the instructions for cruisers annexed thereto, (marked A,) and of the regulations for the mixed courts of justice annexed thereto, (marked B.) which annexes respectively shall be considered as integral parts of the present treaty.
Secondly. That each of the high contracting parties shall, from time to time, communicate to the other the names of the several ships furnished with such instructions, the force of each, and the names of their several commanders. The said commanders shall hold the rank of captain in the navy, or at least that of lieutenant; it being nevertheless understood that the instructions originally issued to an officer holding the rank of lieutenant of the navy, or other superior rank, shall, in case of his death or temporary absence, be sufficient to authorize the officer on whom the command of the vessel has devolved to make the search, although such officer may not hold the aforesaid rank in the service.
Thirdly. That if at any time the commander of a cruiser of either of the two nations shall suspect that any merchant-vessel Elder the escort or convoy of any ship or ships-of-war of the other nation carries negroes on board, or has been engaged in the African slave trade, or is fitted out for the purpose thereof, the commander of the cruiser shall communicate his suspicions to the commander of the convoy, who, accompanied by the commander of the cruiser, shall proceed to the search of the suspected vessel; and in case the suspicions appear well founded, according to the tenor of this treaty, then the said vessel shall be conducted or sent to one of the places where the mixed courts of justice are stationed, in order that it may there be adjudicated upon.
Fourthly. It is further mutually agreed that the commanders of the ships of the two navies, respectively, who shall be employed on this service, shall adhere strictly to the exact tenor of the aforesaid instructions.
ARTICLE III As the two preceding articles are entirely reciprocal, the two high contracting parties engage mutually to make good any losses which their respective subjects or citizens may incur by an arbitrary and illegal detention of their vessels; it being understood that this indemnity shall be borne by the Government whose cruiser shall have been guilty of such arbitrary and illegal detention; and that the search and detention of vessels specified in the first article of this treaty shall be effected only by ships which may form part of the two navies, respectively, and by such of those ships only as are provided with the special instructions annexed to the present treaty, in pursuance of the provisions thereof. The indemnification for the damages of which this article treats shall be paid within the term of one year, reckoning from the day in which the mixed court of justice pronounces its sentence.
ARTICLE IV. In order to bring to adjudication with as little delay and inconvenience as possible, the vessels which may be detained according to the tenor of the first article of this treaty, there shall be established, as soon as may be practicable, three mixed courts of justice, formed by an equal number of individuals of the two nations, named for this purpose by their respective Governments. These courts shall reside, one at Sierra Leone, one at the Cape of Good Hope, and one at New York.
But each of the two high contracting parties reserves to itself the right of changing, at its pleasure, the place of residence of the court or courts held within its own territories.
These courts shall judge the causes submitted to them according to the provisions of the present treaty, and according to the regulations and instructions which are annexed to the present treaty, and which are considered an integral part thereof; and there shall be no appeal from their decision.
ARTICLE V. In case the commanding officer of any of the ships of the navies of either country, duly commissioned according to the provisions of the first article of this treaty, shall deviate in any respect from f the stipulations of the said treaty, or from the instructions annexed to it, the Government which shall conceive itself to be wronged thereby shall be entitled to demand reparation; and in such case the Government to which such commanding officer may belong binds itself to cause inquiry to be made into the subject of the complaint, and to inflict upon the said officer a punishment proportioned to any wilful transgression which may be proved to have committed.
ARTICLE VI It is hereby further mutually agreed, that every American or British merchant-vessel which shall be searched by virtue of the present treaty may lawfully be detained, and sent or brought before the mixed courts of justice established in pursuance of the provisions thereof, if, in her equipment, there shall be found any of the things hereinafter mentioned, namely:
First. Hatches with open gratings, instead of the close hatches, which are usual in merchant vessels.
Second. Divisions or bulk-heads in the hold or on deck, in greater number than are necessary for vessels engaged in lawful trade.
Third. Spare plank fitted for laying down as a second or slave deck.
Fourth. Shackles, bolts, or handcuffs.
Fifth. A larger quantity of water in casks or in tanks than is requisite for the consumption of the crew of the vessel as a merchant-vessel.
Sixth. An extraordinary number of water casks, or of other vessels for holding liquid; unless the master shall produce n certificate from the custom-house at the place from which he cleared outwards, stating that a sufficient security had been given by the owners of such vessel that such extra quantity of casks, or of other vessels should be used only to hold palm oil, or for other purposes of lawful commerce.
Seventh. A greater number of mess-tubs or kids than requisite for the use of the crew of the vessel as a merchant-vessel.
Eighth. A boiler, or other cooking apparatus, of an unusual size, and larger, or capable of being made larger, than requisite for the use of the crew of the vessel as a merchant-vessel; or more than one boiler, or other cooking apparatus, of the ordinary size.
Ninth. An extraordinary quantity of rice, of the flour of Brazil, of maniac or cassada, commonly called farinha, of maize, or of Indian corn, or of any other article of food whatever, beyond the probable wants of the crew; unless such rice, flour, farinha, maize, Indian corn, or other article of food, be entered on the manifest as part of the cargo for trade.
Tenth. A quantity of mats of matting greater than is necessary for the use of the crew of the vessel as a merchant-vessel, unless such mats or matting be entered on the manifest as part of the cargo for trade.
If it be proved that any one or more of the articles above specified is or are on board, or have been on board during the voyage in which the vessel was captured, that fact shall be considered as prima facie evidence that the vessel was employed in the African slave trade, and she shall in consequence be condemned and declared lawful prize; unless the master or owners shall furnish clear and incontrovertible evidence, proving to the satisfaction of the mixed court of justice, that at the time of her detention or capture the vessel was employed in a lawful undertaking, and that such of the different articles above specified as were found on board. at the time of detention, or as may have been embarked during the voyage on which she was engaged when captured, were indispensable for the lawful object of her voyage.
ARTICLE VII. If any one of the articles specified in the preceding article as grounds for condemnation should be found on board a merchant-vessel, or should be proved to have been on board of her during the voyage on which she was captured, no compensation for losses, damages, or expenses consequent upon the detention of such vessel, shall in any case be granted either to the master, the owner, or any other person interested in the equipment or in the lading, even though she should not be condemned by the mixed court of justice.
ARTICLE VIII. It is agreed between the two high contracting parties, that in all cases in which a vessel shall be detained under this treaty, by their respective cruisers, as having been engaged in the African slave trade, or as having been fitted out for the purposes thereof, and shall consequently be adjudged and condemned by one of the mixed courts of justice to be established as aforesaid, the said vessel shall, immediately after its condemnation, be broken up entirely, and shall be sold in separate parts, after having been so broken up; unless either of the two Governments should wish to purchase her for the use of its navy, at a price to be fixed by a competent person chosen for that purpose by the mixed court of justice, in which case the Government whose cruiser shall have detained the condemned vessel shall have the first option of purchase.
ARTICLE IX The captain, master, pilot, and crew of any vessel condemned by the mixed courts of justice shall be punished according to the laws of the country to which such vessel belongs, as shall also the owner or owners and the persons interested in her equipment or cargo, unless they prove that they had no participation in the enterprise.
For this purpose, the two high contracting parties agree that, in so far as it may not be attended with grievous expense and inconvenience, the h master and crew of any vessel which may be condemned by a sentence of one of the mixed courts of justice, as well as any other persons found on board the vessel, shall be sent and delivered up to the jurisdiction of the nation under whose flag the condemned vessel was sailing at the time of capture; and that the witnesses and proofs to establish the guilt of such master, crew, or other persons, shall also be sent with them.
The same course shall be pursued with regard to subjects or citizens of either contracting party who may be found by a cruiser of the other on board a vessel of any third Power, or on board a vessel sailing without flag or papers, which may be condemned by any competent court for having engaged in the African slave trade.
ARTICLE X. The negroes who are found on board of a vessel condemned by the mixed courts of justice, in conformity with the stipulations of this treaty, shall be placed at the disposal of the Government whose cruiser has made the capture; they shall be immediately set at liberty, and shall remain free, the Government to whom they have been delivered guarantying their liberty.
ARTICLE XI. The acts or instruments annexed to this treaty, and which it is mutually agreed shall form an integral part thereof, are as follows:
(A.) Instructions for the ships of the navies of both nations, destined to prevent the African slave trade.
(B.) Regulations for the mixed courts of justice.
ARTICLE XII. The present treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications thereof shall be exchanged at London in six months from this date, or sooner if possible. It shall continue and remain in full force for the term of ten years from the day of exchange of the ratifications, and further, until the end of one year after either of the contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same, each of the contracting parties reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other at the end of said term of ten years: And it is hereby agreed between them, that, on the expiration of one year after such notice shall have been received by either from the other party, this treaty shall altogether cease and determine.
In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the present treaty, and have "hereunto affixed the seal of their-arms.
Done at Washington the seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.
[L. S.] WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
[L. S.] LYONS.
Annexes to the treaty have been agreed upon and are forwarded to London and to Washington.
We have finally been able to broker a deal with our creditors, and this is a great day for Mexico, as a huge part of the debt -acquired under unlawful circumstances - is finally behind us. We engage ourselves to help trade grow between our nation and Europe, and that is a good thing too; as the country will beneficial from it.
Benito Pablo Juárez García, 26th president of Mexico
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[x]Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America
Although the treaty is not ideal and writing off a portion of the debt is as well not a perfect solution, it needs to be done. It is better to take no risks or expend no further capital to get part, what it would take great energy to get whole. This will not be looked upon as a typical option for nations and the French Empire is considering the debt that is written off as a form of diplomatic investment. This will though allow the French Empire to keep its focus as well as not divert resources that might be badly needed to build up defenses in Europe.
Napoleon III ~ Emperor of the French
[X] Napoleon III
