Star.
London, England, 1815-02-11 00:00:00

TIIE CONNECTICUT btIItROIT, Dr.:. 19.

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On Thursday lir, the DaegAtes from the N
nig'Atli! States, app-iiited to 11:1,1. is ConyLn.tion
H&rtford, assi.,rr.hled for that purpose in the
Cliamb,./ f tie St.tte IiUL, :it th:s c:ty, zt, tY:
o'clock in

On brio.; G: dcr, 1:!:7 proccelcl to
nine (.1.. es, by unAtthnously cheericg the
George C" at, a clembrr from the State of M
cifats, Prc:ident, and Theodore Dwight, cf
Secretary.

The C.:nvention was opened with a toT.emn
pressive prlyer, by •the Rev. Dr. Strong, : .
lord. A erminittee was then appointed to exar.
the credtut..tls or the Mtne)ers returned to wry..
Convention ; who reported, that they found tile
lowing persons to have b.:en elected—[Here
the names of the Delegates from the States of M ts-
sachusets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New
Hampshire.]
The Rev. Gentleman who officiate; as ClLipla:a
to the General Assembly of the State of New HAmp-
shire, residing in Hartford, and the Rev. Dr. Per-
kins, of Vest Hartforst, are invited to officiate (Lily
in turn, as Chaplains to the Convention.
All the Members of the Convention are present,
and assiduously engaged in the important and 'ante-
resting duties, for the consideration tai which they
were appointed.

The American Papers contain a ♦ariety of public
documents, all tending to the elucidation of the poli-
tical affairs of America. That to which the Ameri-
can Government naturally pays the greatest dcfe.
sence is a Report from the Secretary of the Navy to
the Senate regarding the Naval Establishment of the
United States. It may be rec(4!ected, tlrt as far
back ns the 18th of March list, the Senate came to
the resolution to direct the Secretary of the Navy to
de:6e and digest a system for the better organization
of the Department of the Navy of the United State,.
It was in obed:ence to this Reseetion that the Re-
port in question uas made. The Secretary sets (let
with saying, it had been generally admitted that
im-
`erfections exis.ed in the Civil Administratieu of tl
Naval Establishment ; and hence it had been
red, that a radical change of system could alone re-
medy the evil

After obsetving at length on the waste, bad agent.;
mid other defects of the Naval System, he refers to
those qualities and causes, which have ex:ilted the
re-
putation of their infant navy in the following terms s
46 That our navy is not excelled in any thing which
constitutes efficiency, perfect equipment, and general
good qual;t:cs, it is believed will be admitted. Thot
our seamen are better paid, fed, and accommldata,
is no less true. That all the imported, and mmy el
the domestic articles of equipment, and of c7,r,sumi--
tion in the service, are exceedingly enhanced ; th:•
the wages of mechanical labour are more than doub:e
that which is paid by Great Britain ; that our expert-
dime is greatly increased by the interruption to na-
vigable transportation, and the great extent• of the
ideal service, is equally obvious. Yet, under all
these circumstances, it is demonstrable, that upon a
comparison of an equal quantity of tonnage and
number of guns and men, or in proportion to the
number of men alone, our naval expenditure is con-
siderably less than that for the navy of Great Bri-
tain, in which 4 one hundred and forty-five thousand
men are employed, at an expellee of more than 20
millions of pounds sterling, annually."
The manning of large ships of war (74's, &c.)
now out of commission, is recommended by Govern-
ment as the cheapest and the most effectual mode of
defending the American coast. 6, The nature, con-
struction, and equipment of the ships, &c."
flues the Secretary, 6, which constitute a navy, form
the basis of its efficiency, durability, and economy,
and the most important branch in the civil admini-
stration of its affairs.

4$ The defects in this part of the British system
have been the theme of criticism and reprehension for
many years east. The most minute, laborious, and
able investigation, has, from time to time, taken place,
under the direction and scrutiny of the Parliament,
yet nothing approximating to radical amendment has
been adopted ; and the advocates of reform, either
from the subtile ramifications of the evil, or the
agency of some sinister influence, appear to despair
of success."

Mr. Secretary next speaks of the diversity in the
form, dimensions, and proportions of British ships—
" When Lord Nelson was off Cadiz, with 17 o:
118 sail of the line, he had no less than sews different
classes of 74-gun ships, each requiring different masts,
sails, yards, &c. so that if one ship was disabled, tl,O
others could not supply her with appropriate store%,
" These facts," says the Secretary, " are CPCOG-
couraging ; and if the American navy is made to:,
midable upon the principle proposed, the host 0!
British frigates and smaller vessels on the coast
would be struck out of the account, or added to tar:
list of the American navy, if they came in contact.
" These views, it is true, are prospective, but, with
a stable, judicious, and liberal system, the result
would be realized at no remote period.
" Having noticed these exceptions to the civil
administration of the British navy, it is but just to
observe, that the organization of the military part of
their system is much more perfect."
After pursuing the subject further as to the system
to be adopted in dock-yards, and in the other de.
partments of the naval establishment, he concludes
by submitting, with great deference, a new system
tor the organization of the department of the Davi,
which he presented in the form of a Dill.

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