Abstract
Disraeli brought before us the state of our Naval force in the Mediterranean at the present junction and stated the combined strength of French, Russian, Italian, Austrian ships – exclusive of 4 German ships ordered there – to be 19 ironclads, 215 guns and 9,380 men. Our force on the other hand stands at 7 ships, 72 guns, 2,774 men. He said probably this storm will not blow over, and that the allies will solve the problem forcibly. He proposed at once to increase our force, suggested the substitution of a stronger man for Elliot568 at Constantinople and hinted at our seizing the Turkish fleet which is strong and consists of 27 ships and even Constantinople if necessary. The Cabinet were rather startled at these large proposals, and some discussion of a curious kind ensued. Finally we agreed to increase the Squadron by 3 more powerful ironclads (and to push on the commissioning of the Thunderer and some others).569
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