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r - XT0.4 :an, xt. aTmmDDAY, JAinxAnirnD, isai V vcl. m:: ; , V . ,TH B STA B, i Jtd Wi-Criii StU Outfit, . ISbUahed, w-U. by LAWRENCE & LOtAT.' XeBaBanBBaSBBBBBaSBBBWwaBa XCB Vt JUtWHw, ikree eclkat per - tM, N paper Oil eOSewt UM least l WiikJiwii,w 4 yyri mUsss . Wl " tWfcdaers Mlm all sr n(wn are pee. .tAirtwnti, Ml eeeeeeV eSkweaat aaa liars Innr Ih I letlettte IMMIUM k pes. Mat friendly axteeeoarat be aalstiiied with , reWeJt, wli aeihoritad by t eei5ca ie iiwnni an. upwa inc mj mm iw. ywyww Imm im noatihelury tpewxataf, mi probably seonred a leaf taatieaaaoo of kind- If Bntwtt ta mm eeurt axe, fro. Imn peea M. aad that added ITvwlry te lt pre peete ef a moimafal ttrvamaiioe. al their ertereev ' Been iitnm faxa tbia report are here with traaaawliL (narked A. . mtpdrr or ran sec tcTAtr or tbb ItAVT. - -Vawy PaaaWit, 6i Dec. 130. Tb WfowiafT report of the transaction a" aha Ntvv of the United rete dunna tbe n,eet rear, with a view of tha aereral sub ject eoanactad with Ha interests it respect Tully Md beldre. tha Piwsideot of tit United WU',L - Tha atata or the Kavy, etece toe cotntnu-; and harbor of lb island., a-'tcstio read l you la December mi, nae gull for tne resort and com Tke sifijn al the Nary' keepital M neat af tka Kr yard a the Caoed Stat ia ewrywly deAoUet tat tW saewae ef 4rUg aoeaauwdatiaa. to the ItnUi af (be Nary who luy aa aa a4orbjata u la raqoir it At aat af taaaa a ban, tk aOy prwiaSoa ladi for tMir oomforl dariac iflaaat ia na Uiawary aajaker ar all WaiUMtr. wwaim T)M anadnati wfcioh kaa ba aWaUlaad 1 a mmm af iba rrouiaitaa aarerr for tkv la Um Waat ladiea aad Oalf of Mrneo ooa- j parpote. TW aaariatt bo ratorM after at pramo, of foar atoopa of w aai 1 loaf tad faltkfal arrviea hi Cim4 aa4 aa Ihrra acbaoaen, ndr tKa comreaad of anfta'al tliaiatea, Cada m aaytaai prvparad CoajMnodara EIliotL Strata! cUam kar ' for tua raoeptioa and reoarary from dmaati nada h Ua raanjla amploTad oo. (hit ' incideat t audi aervic, but ia oompallad la his 0 It! iliii' vinp W 1 UK liim s He tliif lirn ds.of rttit ferao, rrnanny, faraurabla M U aotia at- arooaa m Q imporan punuiu in waicn n kat ea anraced. Ko diatraaainf casual ar narkad elmity ha aaiailrd it linee the oa of Ua tloop of war Hornatj tafarmation W ahich lameirted event raa reerired prior ta the adjournment of the Ut acrjina "of Conitre.,' The act ire force employed wrtbn the year feel aot been eaaentially varied from tltat kept ta amiea for MTeral yeara put. Thit coo- aiata of lire frijates ten trxpt of war, and tour echooner of Ihear, the moat efficient squadron, composed of two frigatea and four Janmu ha been reqnired to cruise in tbe Mediterraneaa are, where, from the lirec in tereat entraged In mercantde ajrenturea to tka tereral Stutei on its coast a, ita prraence waa deemed of most importance. ThU has cmttinued under the cnmmand of Com. Bid tta Two of the reatela comnoainr h nave been fHirved, their tenut of aervice hirin j , aipire i. and ilieir aiacea auppited ty te aloon of war Concord and Bottom the for mer bfinfr'tlrrt ordered to convey the United Sta'ea' Minirtf r to Uiimia, and the latter to take the United Slates' Conml General to the Bn'bary Pou era. ' The state of !heie vessels has been repre en'ed to be, in point of order and prenara tion for serriee, eery way worthy of appro bation, and the discipline etact, without ritror promiainir a' I required efficiency in ita force. Under lite command of this able and vigilant officer, all the neeeavanr' pro Itrction haa been friven to the trade in that quarter, no case having come to the knowl ede of the Department of injuries from pi ratica! attacks; and, with the several States and owreienttr bordering on ita coasts, the beat understanding has been, preserved Thia squadron continues to rendezvous at the port ef Mabon. in tha island of Minorca, k privilege which has been conceded by the Oovemment ar Spam, auoraing greai con renienres to the. United 8tate scttadrons. specially at teutons when their eafeiy Ws!d be endangered by reiraining at sea Here they enjoy a respite from tha iabors and dangers uf tha ocean,- in a climate mild and Arourable to the restoration of the health of their crews, after long and laborious service t sea. :-(. ,'t ' .'. Other changes in the vessels employed in thia sea are contemplated during the next year, but tha force is liot proposed to be di mmitneai nor, in tna present agnaicq con dition or the contiguous btatet, eouii this be done, without subjecting the commercial enterprises of the country to me casualties attending state ot warfare, tnouia sucu ne tha unhappy result oi ine preaeni uosiue i,i dicstions tn.lkat quarter. Tbe squadron appomtea to cruixe on me coasts ot Brsul and JBuenos Ayres, and the Pscific ocean, has been steadily e iraped in guarding the Uaited States', mercantile inter attt on these coasif This service has been Performed with fidelity and success, snd the ig of the Union now gives full eecurity to the merchandise U is authorised to introduce and exchange with the respective countries 10 Whtcn ft is carneu. The cessation oi nosiiutes oeiween me States of Chili and Peru and the mother country, and between Brazil and Buen s Ayrea, ', bet greatly lavorra me1 aarances oi trade, and diminished the hazard of mer CMtile auveutureWHn every part w uic South ' American continent. But the unsta jaw aim inciiicicMi u.i iimivih u, ,. u. Hntaa Statea foihid the Idea that this can d iioog enjoyed, without embarrassments and eiaiiitqft , interruptions, unless n msu oe fiustained by the presence of an active pro tecting force. Jt cannot, consequently, be believed to be consistent with. good policy to feteen he efficiency of this force, f Several of the vessels composing these twd squadrons will he 'relieved in the course of to-, next year, preparUon fnt that purpose. i wng in active progress, ft' ia aisp coniem- yiaieu in nut aiiiu enanrea in ms ueacrn tion of forct to be employed on die AtlanUe coaitbT South America, adapting it better' for the harbors it ia forced to look' to for se- !y-tagamet the tempestuoua weather so 9ia eiperienced on -these coasta., , J. In farmer aommunicatioa made, to 'you, j't noticed that the sloop of war Yiacen oes, commanded by Captin Pinch,' which jd composed one of the squadron in the jPacific ocean, had been directed (after tha , expiration of the term limited for the cruize 'x the coasts of Chili and Peru) to touch t the Marquesas, 8ociety, and Sandwich 'Undsi and. after anendinr the necessary jtime in looking fo.tha United States' com. rcial concerns in that quarter, to take jCanton, &e., in die Way, and thence, by tbe ot wood Hope, pursue tue usual route i ll. wniteu vtatea. siaUoN, ia eenaeqiienea at the aspiration of tto tenae af aarvioa of the erewa, or tbe waat of repairs af the vessels. No causes art supposed to exist Baking it aeeeetary te add te this force! ane can it be safely diaue iehed, though the energy and activity with wkick it has guarded the United States' trade, Play be aaid, fnr tha present, efleotually ta have anppraasrd piratical aggreauon. ne great ractuuea avoraeu oy me mint in the Mekican concralroent ef tbe eesaela engaged in the commiMton ef pira- rteei tbe ebas of population with which these inlands abound, enmporl ot reMgeea and outlaws, escaped from the puniohment due for crimes eommttted In otlier countries, give advantseres for pfAt-cal enterprsrs scarcely known in any orhrr quarter of the globe J Nothing atiort or the exertion of pomiive and continued farce can be expected to keep Ibeae manudera in check, and give the de- aired arcu rity to, tride. The invasion, which took place dunne the last year, of the territories of the Mexi can States, by an armament from tbe 'nlnd of Cuba, having jriven ground for apprehen sion that the United S'ates trade to these States miglit suffer from the pretext afforded by thia atste of conflict between (ha two countries, an act was passed at the last ses sion of Congress authorising the employment of some additional force upon thai station In conformity to the provisions of that act, the frigate Brandywiue, under the command of Captain Ballard, was equipped snd des patched for that coast, and continued foi several months to cruize in its vicini'y: Whatever danger minht have threatened the trade in that quarter, -has been effectually pa ried by tlte means taken for its protection; and this shipj after returning to the United States for necersary refitments, hss since sailed to join the Mediterranean squsdron and relieve the frigate Java. It is believed that great advantages might be derived from changing, to a f eri&in ex. tent, the descriptinn of naval force employed In the West Indies, especially for the sup pression of piracy, Tbe proposed change would consist of the substitution of three schooners in lieu of one of the sloops of , war now. employed in that service. Vessels of this force would he fully, able to lager out kia Uf ia crowded and eoaftead apart meats, eve leas faverebl t kia rests radon than the bold of the Teasel from which be baa been discharged. ' , Tbe fwods wlttth bare aeereed front the monthly deductions of the pay te the Navy, and the several appreoriaHona made by Congress have beea expended in tha erea tion of twu msgniSciant kuilJmra, neither of hich rat been finished, and but one of! them (a'. Norfolk, Virginia.) ia applicable to, or designed for, the aooommodatioa of the sick. For several yeara to corns, there cannot be such an accumulation of Navy hospital capital a. will enable tha Commis sinners of that fdm! to enrage in the con atmction of e'her useful and permanent buildings for these objects At Pensacola, to the mild and sal'ibriou climate nf which the invalila of liie Navy look with to im h anxiety as a place of refuge and reatorai'Kn from rrnpfcal pesti lenee, there is no building which will even protect the sufferers from the inclemfncirs of tha weather, much less secure to hem t'ne conveniences and ccuifortt which their nitu ation demands. At New York, and at Charle&town,' Ms sachuseltes, the necessary lands have beer. purchased with the Navy hospital fundi for the erection of buildings for the use nf the sick, and are in every respect favorably sit nated for sfTurdig the advantages which such es'aahwntent should poasrss. . These sites, in the vicinity of stations which are nf so much importance to the Navy, from the number ot eructent recruite enlisted at them tor its service, wmsin unimproved, and unprovided with, the buddings that are india pensible for the welfwe of the invalid The laws passed at the last and preceding sessions of Congress for the gradual improve ment of the Navy, the protection of the ships in ordinary, and tor tlte preservation of the materials for naval purposes collected at the dittereut Navy yards have r.'srived a due share of the attention of the Department. The construction of the two dry-docks tu thorite J under the first of tliefce nets, at Bos ton and Norfolk, is progressing. The one at Boston is now in such a state of advance' ment as to induce the expectation that it may be brought into operation during the ensuing year, or early in 18-13. '' The com pietiou ot these two laborious and ex sad,eu4 to xaark out' each tracts aa they stay tkk it saaat aaaJacttve ta the pukka late! abewkt be resswed Irate sake. . 4 - The aceaMBpaiiyiaf report af the fatsrrh AaAtat af tfce Treaawry, Xaark ad E. tr;rwf the several sum wkick bare bean pW V aarrviaur kat effect the act of Id starch, 181$, tad Cher acta, saaking armroorastioa) fae eapparUag and removing oartaia paraaae af color tree the Catted Ststee aa tke eoaat ef Africa, it appears front thia stateinee, thai, trader authority af tkeae acta, 353 per aona af thai drcriptiee bare beea reeaaved ta tbe seUleoMWI provided by tbe CeJosuaatioa loaiaty oa the cast af Afncai and that Uiera baa beae expended therefor tbe svne of two k and red and sixtr-roue thousand arvee ko drd and tea dollars. . . i Tkeae arvarkl SMS appear as have' beeo kosaed te a Sftrk af jetties and I aaassk ata-t repair, aa far aa possible, (ke iajurkst tadiaa d by mm era aaaa of ike UaNad klatas epaw tke dtfsasilrai i wka art tka anbrats of the Afriaaa tlare tranat aad tka appropi wlasna bare bee aaade with a liberality aarrasposHkag with tka hurt tin katemiowt of the ham of lk lava. Tke fcsrsas of tkese acta are asAcieady daiae to ke raadttv brtellirikle. It weald areas that tha authority give so tka Pitsldwat was limited to the tonnort of Ike nuroue or arrvna of solar dunag thew stay ta ft Called Stairs, to tkeir ra aaovalto the coast af Afrtea, aad la the deliver! ne of them to tka cars of aa aft, tie. TWa is aa power exprearfy rertrd kt the Eiecetive (a pro vide, aftar susk deiivery, aitker for tkeir snppart or protection. A liberal taerpretatioa of tke law flaunt permit tnrae allowanee la ke saaile for thev maiatenanea after being landed, antil tbey eonM l'4 emJoynent kv aliick it mirht be caraed. Hut tkta erea vnuld ke aatkority from hdereoos on hr, and should be aautioajfy eaereiacd. Tna practiee has keen to faraiak these' per sons with nrovktons for a period of tktte, aftar being leaded in Atrioa, vary lag frwaa sis tneatha to one year) to provide ihea with booses, anas and ammunition) to pay fur tka creation of for tifieationsi for the budding af vessels for their nasi and, in short, to reader all tke aids required foe the founding aad support of a eoloaul at UMiaktbenL ,.'" -. Tkis Utitadtnous interpretauoa of the law bat resuhad ia the keavy expeudilares iletailed in Ike eaeesed rapart . Under ttau dins; tb la la tha limited aeeenution renreseatad above. It will In future ke executed saeordingly, and every effort mane ay tna Uepariment to sonine tne spplloa- taekaf aaaparias laawy.aad aitxk tW su sagsat ef ossatkhif rrrat aWrVy strarM r- saeaansaaau ta prarvit k s aMiM mm ay, elwwaaam ia aaana, tU ikvaa eratfeit aj aad tkaortwaainaliaaef all Ike mis naasaiii okallv waatwe taai aVn, wwk tke Satjaat. A I tar as II is praMMaW, ikraa s7". . It is trmtmKRf raisaimas Ji-X,'Aat aa arem- aaa aaaif ' at, skaaM aa spWji 4 pi as us aa aaada, satkwtaMg aaak aaiaey ay tka aiikaas ike Waaa at tka a-', a ; ( ptwaar EMfiaaara, af tke karkar at Neaanrl, ar reiera U Ike parti as far the sarst at , ,.r arknr paw tax oa Waiistaai't kay, wmk a art asrodad Bar task SssnUskU pa?was. ta tka srlnas af a ana asTrtaa tka iaitat Tkis at assay aass ? aseaud Wt 1. 1 aaiirWtkaeaiaiiais.aadsaMaUalaa- aasivr raartmials parttMlarly as rrlt i- feooa at tke treat espaatetke aaliao. ' fcawlUng aipaasas atiraitiaaa aa aparta Kt.ni., 8wm sWTrjraae w aviuiaa kavaif takaa le 'UWaiai.krs ar immn, oW pay af Jm , btlaata Ike Camiainiams af Nary yards ka, ACvaaatM, and ta eJlaara aarcad aa ritra eui;' ware apaoialxl te exaiaia tka sitae at" tke tt svy brvaad Ike hasks rf tkrir ais ka. yard ta fsreokna aad UavaraarS Ukwid, tn owjar- la tke stasar-a ot preaiae Irgtl praviaina cm waa wkjak af tka two petirJoaa' waa saora alirk three paints tke ejeaaeee ta future sal tt ble far a aaval aVpot sad kaUakaf yard, oo setae aaalaaO siriatly t tka saas brltrvrd ta . lieeked keen taade lor Ike kadWa kk ware tjai mary te atret tke espeaara of s'Wis aa resuirad kw tka as vai al parpases of tka estakkak anlay4- , . 1 otsyare aad nasnasany rematsi it ao- . ia ine report xaaoe U Ota haasiatJe the Cha'e. -d, to tke great iansry af tke sura of caa vM af tke Caaiittae an Naval A'uri ia t)a traialt kck kad kai aolcra-d Ikere, ai wan aa llaua af Bepreeaataiives oa ia tie of Jmo.rv tkaraaaral aperatinfts ef kuildiaf aad repairing, trst. a rsemaaeadet aa was atlered, propoiwg . Tee saajats oavtat; aaaa itsmea te your aeo aaaae maniaaaiioa m tae powrrs aaa cutws ol iba aidaraooa, aad all Ike doeuaieals exalalaios; Ike Board ef CesassiSMoaers of ike Nary, relative ailvaaeages ef Ike two titaa kavlwa kaao ' I ke Depertaatat kas aot (ad saaat to tkanre laid actors yeuv kas aawtnrnurr wuhyoor the apmioa then etprrtsed.thal adinuua of the .- - ouiakm, keen ewlsrst Ikat ma tisnkii haws duties af tke Navy .Beard would bava a tea-,, shall te ereeted at tke eld estahli shave id at Break.. aVaay to areola the dtMharre of - ka varems . Ira i until further swvcTi saa ke aaade, nffordiiae dutirs saora for the publis kaaaftii that it would , soak saiauto tsdunaanoa at will jastify a tarJ evpsalally fkror tks ky direetlag tbe v-"- . diWMiailiOBof Ike aenjeaC ' ..Vidrd attemiae of Ike amaar ta the etaat f ' . Tke papers here wall trearraitted, marked T,' duOcS wbiebvaay be aeoSded to bis laaarte fkrniah siateasents aaasMaaioa'ad by tbe Board saeati"' Ikat this eaelaKe oevotkm af bis me ' ofJltvy (JotamaaKmara. , , . - (- . aad taientt lo a single tram ot sen was would ". onaMa Mm lo etlaui a mare kiiimate kaoletpe '. 4 of tkeir Interests te adopt a kotler system fur . -1 their exeealieni and "that it would seaore a ' . atroaer Individaal respoatibilty for tkeir hulk y, -Mrtiatharga." ' - , . ;'' s . . '( - The eonsideratloM raumernK-d sbeva efTer ' tbeirewn reaommendettooi and being in son- eurraaoe vitb tka aentimas af the Board itself, ' a body ohick from .experieeee bat , derrvsd tha ' mesas af forming earreet npiaion: on the sobject. . ' -it msy be fttirly presumed . thsv Uir lIoIi a ot : - ' tne mraaare ill result inmuch THililie ui.l.tr. . aTtie doaamenla marked H. I. K. show il.a aomkarnl deaths diamissals and rasignatious Whteti bare aoeurree lin the prescai year. , -' The estimates for the rear 1831 are herewith f' 1 .', tranifeitted, murkrdC. , r . ... -,' The ppropr'wtioes lor tlie preaent ysar have ' -been found more than, sufficient tor Hs eerreut - vapwiiuRurrvf nnti iiwrv -wilt fcraaia m incut No. 1 ahowa the number af veto b ef war In ardaury at tke diiTarrr starker, thair pus. at anodition, and Ike pmareas wkiak has kere made ta protest iag tkros boa tke efforts ef tbe weather, and tke ex pease wkleh mast be ioaurrad for tboir tkornob iwpairt - . - v - - No akuws Ikat there are new ee Ike stocks watt protested from ike ruber, and la a very advoaead stags ot preparation, are ships of tke line aad seem tHgatea. These aaa be readily 6 aitked and put ia amaedssion. arkenerer lha exl geaslea of the senisa may demand aa bureasa of the aaml force. . . . ' Aa UnportaMl e'treomitaase attending this eon dittoa af tke vessels alladcd to, is that tbey may be raraiued fnr any length nf lime In their present skaatioa, wilhnei maleiial injury from any eaose of decay, and that tkis is effected at an eapeoee assraelr worth estimating.' . '. '- -:v No.' J exh'ikite tke uteetare takea for she pre teetioa af tbe reatclsle ordinary from tuitber oeeay, cope with snd cspture sny piraiicaf cruizer pensive works will mark an important ad IS, I',- rt t'tf r It 'it, order nM been failhfully execated: I'kt thin has vaiurnMt in ortciA condition, with ,'tx crew veil disciplined, and in excellent iOttlth. r . : . . (k Pculaw of thia royxge are given in Report of Captain FmchA Theae heva a iai to the attention of the public, from tbe 7)rtion xfforded on "aty potnta relating ""J7.cnarcter and nam tp of a people Just "51 from a state of simplicity and igno l"". and, from their peculiar locality, ne jM1V eontroiiing the comforts of the large i.iT . w united suter citiaena wno annu- I- ffeat amount f tonnage and capital F"Ployed in the whale fisheriea, in the ad niag seat, makes its eonrenient prosecu- matter of no inconsiderable concern to .... 'A v;;' r;-r-i necessity, also, tor repose after the ,3T7'"e q'ed by this trade, and the T suppHes fur health and convenience, XL fP' f the resseU, render, these , nces ot general readexrousi and it "'"ntl of great funpoTUnct) flit $ which might be expected to be encountered on thissutiom and they would poasess the preater advantage f multiplying, by the increased number of the tquaciron, the chan cre of discovering the enemy, while heir structure snd interior size would dimmish the risk of being known- in their npproaches. Their lighter draft of water would favor the pursuit into the obscure recesses and haunts of these cruizers, and give the important facility of entering many of the harbors on the Mexican gull', for security trainst the frequent hurricanes prevailing in tropical climates. It is respectfully recommended that an appropriation be made for building the pro- poeed number and description of vessels. The health of the officers and crews of the United States' veaels of wsr lias been gen erally good and uninterrupted by the attacks of the epidemic and malignant fevers which are so readily- engendered In tropical cli mates and which exert audi fatal influence on the constitutions of persona not familiaris ed to a residence-in them. This may be ascribed, in some degree, to the improved system of ventilation; and the great neatness observed in -the economy. of vessels of war. and the adaptation -of (he diet dnd dress of the. crews to tbe temperature of the coasts nd countries where their duties are to be performed. 'The modern' discoveries, in chemical science have :Jo been resorted to. (o preserve tbe mariner from the attacks of these fatal maladies. 8everal communica tions have been received from thu Surgical Department of the Navy, by whom expert raente on the chloride of lime were ordered to he made, giving the results of their ob servations on ha powers in preventing the generation ot such diseases. From these a few extracts have been ta ken, and are herewith transmitted, mark ed B. These furnish subjects for congratulation to the friends of the improvement -of the condition 'of the seamen's life, and indicate that the period is not remote when a service in the climates of the torrid zone will no ion ger -"be-thelerrnr of nautical men, but wdl be performed with as fair a prospect of ex emptinn from disease ss ii now experienced in the temperate latitude. , - ft ia to be ree-retted .that art exception to thia reneral healthfulness of the Navy has been experienced in one of tbe vessels of the West India aquaaron. ; : . From the commumcalione of Commodore EIliotL tt appears that tbe yeilow fevernuuJe ita appearance on board the sloop of waf Peacock some time in the month of June hurt, and that it continued to harass tbe crew of that vessel after it return to Pensacola, in September) nor were it attacks intermitted - -.a I 1 . ' I -I u! a. Af Crtt -.1 until li naa aepnvcu uc vcr.ivB w , liable oRicera, ana ot several aeamen. r It ia worthy of remark, that,' on board thl vesseL tbe oowertul preventive agent aoove mentioned was not used, the surgeon relying, for the preservation of tha health of the crew, . ., i l ii ..,:i.i on tne superior-clearness anu wcit .wimwii tale of the vratel. ' ' ?.-.' ' '- ' ' The Commissionete of the Navy Board, iniernretintr the act making an appronriution for the repairs of vesseto in ordinary, and the wear and Tear of vessels ia commission, as admittdng a greater latitude in its appli; cation to naval purposes than, it is believed. waa contemplated by the rentiers Of we law, or was admissible by a fair construction of its terma, bare caused to be built, out of that fund, a new sloop of war, in the place of the John Adams" which had been louna oe fective in the model, and otherwise until for repair.-; ;'.' '-' Thia subject was referred to your eonsid . e ration; and, ia conformity to your decision, an order has been issued, requiring that, ia future, tbe application of thia fund, shall be cofined to tbe repair ot Teasels in ordinary. . . . a . and tne wear ami tear ox veseeis in comnwa sion. and that no vcesejs Tke list marked A. rlvier a view of the onantl. tion of tkis fond within the pale of its provisions. ty of materials fur the Navy eollected at the save i ne lerm ior woien me erew ot ine irigtie I rat planet oi oepot, snows mat, manng au ana ai-q Java had beea enlisted kavmr nearlv exoiree, 1 lewsnaa for that portion wuieh has keen reelerad that vessel hss beea ordered to return te the Unl-1 anfit fnr pse ky their king exposure to tke wra ted States in doing which, the commander has I tber, there is still retnauuiig a large Supply of the uaeii mjuireo, in ainiieranaa a ma aiimane po i moat vatuaiMe ejuaiiues. . liey pursued by the Government, te tnush at the The great Iom which has been suffmed 'from ett lement at IJberiS and lo aid in enforcmg the I tke sanses xaenUoned above, kas saade it aeeetasi Uwt which have been enacted lor the supurcs-l rv to urea the adnntkia at eaeatures to prevent sion 'of tbe slave trade. I its futnreoesurrenoei and lostruetloos have keen Ih a eomnionieal.oa heretofore made to ven. I issued, to provhle kx liata tke nteessary houses the opinion ass expresatd, that the number ofl ent timbeisheds aoas to guard agaiaat the r ja- Naryyarntnow eUublimed and m operation-was I rioasexpevure of tke nwlenalsto the weatlier. after they shall Mve, been deposited at there sneotive Navv varus. vance In (he progress of our naval improve mrnts lie-pairing the ships ot war of the larger classes hitherto a work of so much labor, expense, and hazard, will, by the conveniences afforded by these docks be rendered comparatively easy, and may be executed, not only without risk and at far ess cost than formem, but in a manner bet er securing both the strength and dura bility of the ship Paper marked C. an nexed, contains information in detail on this subject. Extensive houses have been prensred for the reception of materials provided under this act, snd other buildings are 'u progress winch will give complete protection to the rSc a1"" n" ucpuaucu ai amerent yaws mi tnose wdico are to be delivered under existing contracts. The necessary examinations recmired bv this act, to determine the practicability and expediency of erecting a marine rail way at the Navy yard, Pensacola. have been made by one of the United States' Engineers. n.i - m ... .. ins- views oi mis eincer on tms subject were. Isid before the Board of Navy Com missioners and they nave expressed the opinion that it is not expedient or proper, under the restrictions and conditions imoos ed by the act, to cause the construction bf this desirable improvement to be attempted. it is inaispeusioie, ,dc never, th.it some facility should be afforded at this most con venient position tor the- repairs of the vea ' sets of wir engaged ih the West India ser vice It s proposed that a whsrf suitable for these purposes should be built, iiy place oi tne comempia'tM rau-wrpy( and the neccs airy estnnat-stor its erec.:on are inreadtness to be transmfted. . Fur'her effrrts have bt en marie for greater thsn was required for the present atoll nf the naval service, snd that a part nf them were llxbltto the further objection of inconvenient lo cation, both from their great dntsnee from Ilia noean, and the deficiency in the depth of water ior tne larircr classes oi vessels. , Thit opinion has not been ehsnend bv soy ki formation since obtained., or bv subsenuent eon-1 nresented for vour enntldersttoiw '.. ' ' .. . V iileralion of tbesulijeat. ,, . The-resultt of theh observations pt fiir to eon- &houiu K, boeevert become the nesetsary no-1 Hrra the favorable antiaipstinns Wbicn have been Tkeaeooinuanvine extracts of lettnrs marked ft, addressed to llie I fennrtmeht by the offioeit of the Navy, who have had oppnitunities ef witness. mg tne employment oi aaovau tusua irora anrtnn oa board their respesdve vessels, are herewith liey of the Government to make a treat addition tolls naval force. It is possible tber mar all be found useful, especially for the repairs ot the mailer chutes of vestels, and as depots fur ma teriula for tke Navy, soUected from the eontigu. ous country. ' Whatever sourse may he pursued in relation to these establishments, it is believed to be of the J utmost importance to the seourity and gsneral in I 1 1 entertained ef the value of this kind of sanvass And the opinion tniv now. with some eonndenoe. be offered, that this article nf domestie prudue tion will , ullhttataljF tuMrteile tke neoessity fjr the importation ol loreign hemp, lor the manu facture ot a large portion of the sanvass required lor tne United Stales,' N try. , , i The Isws for the gnverouuint ot the Nary are believed to require revhira. -Under tbe vartie terestt of the N.vy that ether positions be snoehl I sad indetermioste previtlnna ot diese laws it ean for, possesainK grester snvnutsires' and not Ka- I soareelr happen, Inat similar deereesof uunish- 1. 1 .1 T . 1 l i . i . i . I :n i it r :i .1 f viv w tuv uDjovuoni wuir.u ink uarn roenuopra. i nrenv wui va awaruc iut wrauar ;-uwgTrvs m Few nositioaaon our maritime frontier , offer alt tbe requititet for such purposes. , BuC where these are loaod, it esnnot be good policy to neg est tne measares necessary to secure tbe pos session andimproveme.it of tkein. , i : , The advaotaees believed to be nosaesaed bv the Dry fortupu, i'q the Gulf of Mexico, for tush ua estsDlishment, have heretofore been rewe sen- led lo Caarress, and it itraueli lobe desiml that the Opinions of die intelligent naval officers who have re om mended this position should be tested by the more minute examinations of Engineers an unexpended bxlenee, probably exceeding one ', ' V milliontofdidiars. v.-; , j, " x' - It has beer, doubted by many able and obarrv. '. antoflioars of the Navy whether Tke tnarink eorpsaseonstitnkngapsrt nf the" naval roree, , v migjit hot be dispensed with, without tnatetkuly "f , ' dkninisbkig its vlfiuleuoy. Ou tliis point, the opi- mobs oi many ra ma suitfumr (Miioert ol the mrt ' t , . . .. . . S s" : . wrie oaiieu ior, aou preieniau ro tne nonorume . -. -- i Chsirmaa of the Conimittee oa Naval Ad'airt of-".' '. the Senate, during the last session of Congress. ! t l nese, it appeared, were by ne means in aooor. . v Osnes with eaeh then aad this diVemitT ot '-.. sentiment amaugtt parsons, best qualified to, -determine The qnestion has indueed the IVpart- , ment to withhold snV recurameaditiuB on the tub- i n taws authorising ins establishment or this , -' eorps provide that it iliall ka governsd ky the ; "ssme rotes anu srtwies oi war as are preserilted - v ! ; forthe military establishment of the United ' Statet, aesonling Id the namre of the serviea ine ' , whieh i shall be employed," ke. Under this r' 7 '' 1 provttibn. h has been deUrtuined thai marines ? " V while serving at Ntvy yarns shall be governed by military regulation. , .By. thit, deeiuoo, two sfstemsmmar.nnmeare orougtit mto eperatini). - . . en peissnns employed ou duty at the same esfsb. '- lithment. -The Inennvenlaneea nf iwk m .. , '. I raagement, murt be spparent.', .Tbe peifi.-kt prts,' V ; ,; crvmiuwoi Koouaraer at me vavr yams da V 'v ' mends' that the enmmxiider should hsve hs -exi ia elutiva government of aH persous employeft ia verricv wii"w nwannu ui pin commanu 4. , - ; A ss measure tending to aire rtnutaiinn and - X, effleieney to the Navy the; eultivstion' of the mmili ot thnse who are to aampoie hs ' itotive 'i l'hs tribunals inverted with the power of trying persons ciuirgea who vioiationt ol tnese taws, mar. in manv aastta. I if the nartv kas keen found guilty, ) sentence the offender ia suffer the seve rest penalties of the law, or dismist him with ilia mere nominal nuniriunent of reprimam)ihe words of the law, hi aeveral of its moat impiant articles being that the ngenper shall, ou eupvio tion.ks., 14 suffer death, or sooh othier punitli meat as the eourt shall adjudge. ' , ' ' impngH-iiie evua ami nuinua lesmres ot ine possessing the sciemifis knowledge Beceasary fori law.asau institution- this very uneertalntv hat itt securste determination. Pnnsaeola, as a place ol depot aud, retort for vessels of wsr reeuirinr sundies Or renairs. has much to reeommend it, being aontlguom to that part of the United aisles' coast which, it mav be prenuineJ, it wiil long lie necessary should be guarded,, particularly by that class of Vessclt which ran safely entftr its harbor, possessing a healthful climate, and the ofiuntiT in neighbor hood abounding with the best materials lor the construction of vessels of war. But, as a place of general rmdexvous fur fleets or squadrons composed of shipsof tbe largest elatse. it asn- not, in the present rule of tlie entrance into its harhor,ke regarded as offering the required fa-1 ting ou each a share of tlie burdens and giving to eilities. . I all the advantages to be derived from a iiraetictd . From a report made by the Department of I attention to lhem.. . -, .. --x. y f War to the House of Bcpresc4tativer oa the itb I In a eommauiodtiotl made' to the' honorable fur' Her eUma have o en made for the t r roraaryt tajo, a appears that a survey was Chairmen or the Uomrailteei of Navaf Ausilt in execution of this act i fur as it reUiet to the r made ol thii harbor during the nreeeHng rear, I the Senate and House of Representative,, en tlie . .. . ritk - -Um. j.r .l-fc mte.iM w- Lu. e ik.. 1-.. .-..w. . - preservation ol the live . oak growing on the coasts ot tne Atlantic and Cult o Mexico " By the fourth section nf this net, ih Pre sident is authorized to providr tu- 'lie p'rp ,' aervation ef this timberj bat it-i:i : bsve been intended that th pov n be limited lo. that obieet. ' Art iulamri-iuiion of tlie- 4aw4as here- oforer been ' ein"-ii?hd;T extending tail power not only to the plant ing of the acorns and the cultivation of plantations of young trees but to the purk chase from individuals of . land producing them. The paper accompanying' this mark ed p, shows the amount which has been expended on these plantations and the sums" which have been paid to ind.nduala.for the purchase of tracts of such land. ( ' ; ; When it ia considered that this timber is the natural product of the coast of the United Statea from the St Hary'a to the Ssbinej' that the greater Part or tfjta belong to the United States, and ia proposed to be retain ed with a view to preserving a supply of this important material for the Navy, it can scarcely be necessary for the present to en gage in itt artificial propagation or culture, Under an impression that this system ia neither expedient, nor in conformity to the intentions of the act, an order lias been giv en to discontinue the worlds after the expi , rationoftbt present year. . " S .But the preservation of thia timber is sn object ef rreat importance, and should "be prosecuted with an active and undeviating purpose. a--vv.!:'i--v-'--j'C:;--.v - In aid of those measure which, have been heretofore resorted to, a vessel of such draft of water as was adapted to the navigslion of tbe river and creeks of the eoaat of Flonda, and the Culf of Mexico, ha been selected and fitted out, and the command given to a vigilant and entet prising officer of the Navy who has been required te visit, from time to time, aa the seasons or circumstances would permit, every eectioaj of these coast, and te use the utmost efl'ort lo suppress further qepreqation upon tne punup irterest. Bur rcyor and agent have also been directed to explore aucb part of the coast a abound With a view of determining tbe practicability of cm-pening tne epannei ot tne entrsnoe into this harbor,, and tbus sdsnting it to the great '-purpo ses oi a navainepot ior ui united Mates' Navy. I .The result ot this survey was entirely favora ble to the expedition of success from such aa he aertakinv;, and at sn expense not estimated to ex seed 1107.000.- Whether tha work if it mtil be accomplished. Would seeure a permanent faei- iht. oi enirance, unmnueneeo ny tue operations oi ine tiuef anil storms, can onit bv the exnenmenL V 1 be obieet. nf deep interest to those' sections States embraced within the .valler s ppi, as well as to those engaged ra eonvtj mg their productions to market .VV: ! . v The sommunicstioa made by the Commisstoe ers of tke Navy, dated ltb October, 1889, and addressed t vou. with the renort on naval affairs. at the eommenoeihent of tbe last session "f Con gress, atrerded some views hi relatioa to the fit ness of tbe harbor of Newport. Rhode Iilaed, or some place in the Namganset bav, for a naval depot and rendexvous for the uuited Buitos' 'Navy, -..-i- -T'v.-'.i.H: ? .- I From this it appears that the general advent. MamltiM It'l taikS.nl 1 . ............. . &, rrmnrif.i' llivcrr.l. It Is a fact which j wilt nnt be nuestloped ihat1 we eany emtcauon ot me omeer of ihe- Nary is 4, v t , entirely unequal to the' eharacter-Uu-y." have ""W '1'' t lubsequently tn sustsm. v f ;? 'f, A , v , v , '. Few appointments under 1ntCievammei? ;!in 1 , ; voire a neeetsity for more genend aaf sriititio ' ;r attainments ' At officers ol the Navy,, fvn re' f' .. required to aot as judges nl the lew and bvi.fei.ewy ijl nuli'Mn of their bimhee otTioerslor offVijt- af 1' feeling the lives aad character of the aerated; oer.JV.S sotommders of ships, tbey should possess not f ! v only apraetieal keqwilnlaner -whji' eeamanshin, 'ife. bid aneaanrate lutowledge of Ibose- eraaahna- of 'rv Msthcmatict connected with the scirnee of nati f C gtian, wiih eatronomy and reogrsihy; and; as ,,.v' commsndars of fleets or iquadrons they munt he V f ' ' Well informed on all points of .international law.---' having reference to the rights ef neutralffand b l.J 1 ligrents the often recurring question of . the ' , rights of bloekadei and other mterdietions f in U tercoiirse between power standing in.tliis relv'V . lien to each bthert topoosens an nceursteonijn-. . . Unc with the modern fanjuig. u enshle tliem ' tn ektat Into diastMslon on' points of dilft-reuee $ , which may arise with the repi-esi-ntattres of ia- - i: ; eign Stales speaking such foreign languaget ff - it may often happen that, the eoroinunientiont cms ' , A nnlj be advauiageoutiy made in the lsnguagn v0f ; v ---, ;. ' the partywhh, whom die, &ubiet, of diytr m f? it tt, ; Tbe son of the wealtliy may obuwn iKcrcl ,4 advantages from the bounty af their parenU; but, ,'Vi V without the aid of pnblie histriiction, bow are1' - letb Febroarv lass vrawiatag a pete esUblMi: V" "Tr l rrHl r res.?m..remk.wer. ojf,d,Pporting "u" W fS3 Util'ivfi"; tne opinion wax it was just ami cxpeutent tnta an- Vvi i-.r -Z u . -1 " lnerei.se mthe rank of lu offleers alumld eensti-1 !f i.-.i V.K e?mP1reh'si1'r . lute a part of the natal system. ? " "Zr! " rvl. nw- - . .; Whue the United flutes' marine wss aonflned I fSMLSl S hS U,n i k i. - r.i. a ii ... i dowed with every sttnbute tor the advancement ; re eouidhave been gained, m sav pomt ot view.-trrt" .:,r i 1 " .7.. v.- " , , , ' . . rem higher grades m the naval service thsn that : 'nJJL "Z' .rJ ra" ""7 "? "r if CniiUin. llut since Ih great ioerease ln the !K"T,rw ,,0,, ."V v".n. "f J IV been sited aa one justly meriting the opprobijhiin wn n n.noeea aitacneu to nf ami, pervading at h does almost every part nf thit system, it lur niches, independently of pthr dofee'ts, an urgent motive fbrareoonsiileraUon of the subject by it) National. Legialature. -: ; , -: w-., V,.-r,' '..vX.-Believing- that die useful nets and reouts tion of tha Navy areaonneeted essenttall.. with its obedience to the laws and rrruiatiops ensntud for its govsrnmeiiU the. Department hss been as siduously engaged, in eniltsonring to- promote their proper obserranee, and to esute the dudes of its officers especially of in junior members, ! to be dlscharxed in alternate routine, thes irnpo: t be determmed bumoer sou size ot me vniiefl wate' .veeaei ef diZ tZrtMmU- t!a " i' r however, i. ana I wsr. and as oeeasions arise la the serviea for their 1 . !001a w "' oa,,l of I2 Pr "Month (e ? of the United eornblnation into Beets or squsdrons other dutfcs, LTu of m" '-MI!? -'W,J ,u WVl.'f-' -ot the Missis-1 arduous snd responsible, and requh-ine ha ' rtos-1 f11 """"u, ' i. i i ' ;,.; , t ; , aestion of superior nauticnl tclene aad general Intelligence, devolve upon Ilieir -commanders , Thcs higher degrees ot qualification for the ser. vice, the Iruit of long and unremitting devotion to their acquirement, merit a sorreispondeot ele vation ia professional rnk. and diitlnotion. ' It has been supposed, also. - that superior rank hss a tendency to seeure the enforcement of dis cipline, inssraueh as tlie orders of a superior are more readily and taitiituuy tserve,d than those or one of equal grade. , ' ,1; ' J, ha reports on the concerns ot the Navy Jitispita! And iVary porjNion funO willhe transrpitted as sunn a th6.acCtunti'or tlie several Agents re, ri't-elyed. The retDotcricsfj of ;. of tbo irttnsion fund makrs It di!H- ! fjult and inronvrnient to obtain com -l r .1. : . "... " " .lheiereateraayeertsiniy otriWesomeeanses!-,!... afnfimRna ,.r H,!:- or irritation tn the Hiler course or the officers nf r--?"- ...... ..-.... .,..,1;, ifforeicn nations the least itti be rendered within the time n'rc;v) are higher grade tluin are .? SCJ jbeil ..' by t the RCf of 23t1 A pr if , ivV .and niversally eMm$o'k, ,L . . " ; .- f . , T get of tliit harbor or ban lor esuh nurnoses are. ii) some respects, superior to auypoiiiion east Ml theNaw with those of fbrel tha Chesapeake bay. - In addition to tbu infomia- I powerful ot which have V'V - VJ W11IUVUIICIIUK Will UCIUIII1U, I .ITT..1W HII, .HIIQH4II ".'BUR W... wMV v., ..v. w. -tifoTi vi vsninnm. r.viiiiB alio i ""i win, iiimncwi wui..iii ty -iiicir rnilfc. i P. ' , ". " v i-erry, mtfleny orueroiuie jNsvy department in I I hetemurt euner ueyieidea, er mtcrwoorse sus v.v- n presentin"' IC WS t)l the no iCT I8li and 1 817.thattlienlaeea referred In anmhlne I tvendedi and lliia can 1,1 ant bill molt Liinrinimlr. , ? '. . . .' J almost every advantsge desirable for such sn es-1 should it buneeessarv lor the United Stst.s vei. "'c l mJ ,I"r "tile. pUlilln tauutnmemt espeeuuiy a rasility. of Ingress and I to eo-nperate egress wiui a sumcieut oepui ot water lor ships I any mtiieuli naval Ol lha limia lIlMIM nif tf ! In n.nmlf 1 : H'V .rlfit Ml flf oinoers on tne navy fiat nereioioiw oeen orouiit w iiunci vi n iiiut iio.iepia lit rcaso 10 your eonsmerstioni ana you are train respect- ,J fl.j. riiiritilatiriri, ftrul rrpn-,,1 r- :'t laiiv rrierrea tU u "KKw'unt oucreu in tne ro i - , .. . , . . fMM4ai.Illaoanlhe lalllKaMih.rl. . . fklUI i tlf tflB K)&tlOn WlllCh ll!t 9.1 10 anticipation mat this measure wdl receive ready t "t UlaCf. And i (la IV ftlf.' favorable eoosalerai ion, estimstes founded on the , "i . .. t. , scale ut imireased eompentatloQ propased at tbe iTW'i,r' rn iiuip to oe vrtat.eu Ia-rtionolCkmrres8r herewith transmitted. frolTI Invaslu "I Hs territory DT 8n . . , h. U.II.MM. I- . A - - - - . to make allowances out of the aontingeni fund to ""l Wt the largest fleets to ride withio tkeir waters 1 cunty iron storms, or .obttrueuoos from aeeu m illations of icet that its preximitv to the eeeao gives alt tha advantages of convenient attack or retreat trom an enemri and that. from the num ber and nature ef the sbsaaels of entrance and de parture, a Beet could not be blockaded' wilbin it without art unpUestion of foree meomoarsblv 1 greater, man tn one Miettuea to be snot apt ... .... . .. ., ... t anu uwt h nciievea te pe aeteasibie at ae ex pense far less than Ihat which, baa beea incurred for similar objects. In addiUoa to these imoor! tart ndvantasrs it is described by the officers a oove namea aa atuminng oi tue entrance or vea st'lt Willi the wind blowing from points of tlie eoiri ps tim ing the prevalence of which it weald be impostible to make sport m any harbor on !.e.ZyV bef,rihe.publien.y rate with those oi oihrr-rMioniin'jterest sholiU be purfiued in reference ' of th, W ot tb.'l. "tablifihment. it may eovrr the expenses ot tbe officer of the Navy, j the Cftftt . V lorvanous mementai purpotes I oral an lmpor tant kem in kt dutiet and powers. The diipo si lion ef this large fund is wholly wkhin the control ot me neeretary oi me Kavy, aad Its application only limited by bis sense of justice "aad expedi eney.- ..,-,1, 1 hed as it U frr: ; "tiwrrs cf t' i the t.-r, friiMl iC tl lT,.i...l fi-..- Tk:.-...t: I Wilk. ..u.:.. i.n. .1.-.- .1: 1' I - . world. It will be on the t r.nsj h he transmit of ita menx - nt cri rfoa toj distant maiketM, ti .... e rati n may be regaroeu as : . --re veUincommi. withth. Iiy. oak, to de.gnate th. bourni "Vt, j hU be built iwlric- Utwm W, AU4 VW jUtmt tKrsyU nmty t-l xeayVaasid that fcwmrahjtjaij fe fStt 4th ; J ) ttWW "V;:;- '. fV'.
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