The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-22

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Rs6.5aR That it is eypetient TO provide by law for
deray my the expenie incident to fitting and prepar-
ing one OF rhe navy yards belonging 10 the United
States and lying the margin Of the ocean 70. the
reception and repairing Of luch hps Of war as are now
at on their return port, and iuch other ips
Yeiel- ot war may Hereafter return from their
crunes or ltation.
Mir. EUSIlS flid the reCa!u:ion now fubn;ttcd 20
the confederation Of the Hcu!e had grown out of an
opinion which inPre0-d itief on his mind, when he
frt beheld The whole naval force of The United States
mcored in the Eaftern Branch of the Potomac. He
had ever confdered the e!E45.Lne,it of navy yard
in ibis city The principal naval arena to be among
TIE errors or nlistor,unss which had prsGdsd over
many o,har arrangements repeSing til, city and ter
r;tory AS the United States were al thar time n
peace with I'll tie worlG excepting the Day ot Aigr,s
iia part oche force only wasreceiary carry on
thswarare, * as the ihYs lad beenaotual! hauiedup
al coniiieTSbie expenie appeared be no ,.-
mediate neleiity for mourning further expen!e II
their removal. Cur maritime concerns have now ex
perierced charge. We are at war with another OF
the Barbary powers, and greater number of Gaips
have been neceiariy taken in5o the iervice We have
at tbs time TX trigates nd Eve tx i!nall vefels on
duty in the Mediterranean. After certain time
theie ips muit be relieved. O,hers NUT be Cent olt
to take their itatior ihoif wi-, return viii require
repairs; and IN order 10 prepare or theie coa;ngen
cies II proper that tnnlc one &c .i.e 49,;
tine mould be put in CONDITION 10 re-
ceive them. This the object Of the rerolution.
1t was dsfirable that lone place ihouId be ieleEied
eaiy of accels where the water was deep and in the
neighbourhood of iome large marisime town, having
large markets and magazines Of the variety articles
required for repairing and fitting ihips Tor lea, with
the artzans employed III that buinels 1t was not his
intention to deicrihe he advantages or dldvantaoes
OF one place or q another. The United Sta,es own
fix navy yards. The whole ooaa is before the execu-
tive, and uch place will be feetied as will combine
the greatet number OF advantages and ben promote
the public ntere!ts To thoie who believed that flips
OF war could be repaired or fitted out with the fame
dpatch, at the fame expenle, and with the rne cafe
and cCnven ence at 4 place three hundred nl;ss dc
ant from the lea, they could be in one of the
lying OH its margin, ard poGefing the advantages
which had been ifated, reafoning could be applied
which would change their opinions. The promotion
wa offered to the Houle to be decided by common
ienie and understanding. There was one objection,
which he had anticipated and which had fome weight
III It. The buneis of the department would in that
cafe be removed from the eye Of the government and
from the more immediate nlpe6ion and control of the
intelligent and capable officer who dire6jed its opera
tons, this Inconvenience would he balanced by the
more ample means and refources which his a1eofs
would find in the large towns, and by which they
would be enabled carry hisinltru6lons lore prompt
j. Unto cftsf.
The re!olution was taken M on a Gubfequent dav.
ard debates had thereon, which lhall BE- given here
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