The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-31
REPORT,


Of the committee appointed on the sd nit. ON
10 much of the meiiage of the prefident of the
United States as relates to the repairs of for
tihcations, and TO the farther protection of
our ports, towns and rivers
Read January IL, and referred to a committee
of the whole houfe, on Thurfday next.
Rs(0fve3, that fun not exceeding
dollars, be appropriated to enable the prefident
OF the United States to caufe our Notifications
to be improved and repaired.
Rejolve6, that further fun of money not
exceeding dollars be appropriated to
enable the PRECEDENT ofthe United States to caufe
to be built number Of gun-b boats, not exceed
ing for the better protection of our
ports, towns, and rivers.
May Department, Dec. 10, 1906.
SIR,
In anfwer to your letter of the 9Th inf. I have
the honor to fate, that have at this time, fit
tor fervicc bomb vef1els and 9 gun-boats.
That we have on the ftocks and lately launch
ed, htty-hx gnn-boats, all of which will be fit
tor fervice early in the enfuing year.
That of the appropriation, viz. ESQ, 900 dols.
made by the law of lait FELTON,, we have expepd
ed the fun of l9l,lls dolls. %, leaving unex-
pended of thatiappropriation, the fun of So ,s11
dolls. os, which will, however, be wanted to
complete the gun-boats contracted for under
that law.
In anfwer to your Inquiry with refpe6i to the
ADDITIONAL gun-boats wanted, the PRECEDENT has
inftructed me to communicate to you his OPT
Mon, that it would be expedient to authorize by
law, the building of fxty additional gun-boats
for which 1T would be necefIary that the FUN of
100000 dolls. be appropriated.
have the honor TO be, &c.
RI. SMITH.
Roger Melon, cfq.
NAr Department, Dec. 9.
SIR,
In anfwer to your letter of the sd init. permit
me to refer the committee, of which you are
chairman, to the report of the fecretary of war.
OF the 18th OF February laff, on the fubieet of
Notifications, and to add thereto the following
remarks, relative 10 the repairs additional works,
and expenditures, which have fnce been made
at Portfmouth, New Hampflire, about 5000
dollars have been expended in erecting new bar.
racks.
AT Fort Trumbull, New-London, Connect
cut, repairs have been made on the barracks
On Governors Ifland, in the harbour of N.
York, regular work in Mafonry has been COM
meDced, and is far advanced. The expences at
tending it have not yet been adiufed, but pro-
badly amount to- between 20 and $4,000 dol
lars
At Fort Melton, Virginia, 90 heavy cannon
have been mounted on travelling carriages.
AT Fort JohnAon, North Carolina, further
progrefs has been made in the works.
In South-Carolna every tbingrcmans as here
tofore, owing to disappointment in fixing the
proper fcites.
Although captain Macomb, of the corps OF
engineers, in purfusnce of orders from thiS de-
partment, proceeded on the Goth June laft TO
Charlelfon, and remained there until the 18th
July, nothing on this head coeld be done, H.
confequence Of his being unable to procure from
the Office of the deputy fecretary of fate of S.
Carolina, the map, on which the land and fcites
for Notifications ceded to the u. States, were
particularly delineated.
Having been ordered fecond time to Charlef.
ton, it is expected that he will be able to do
fomething on the fubjee this winter.
In Georgia new military Establishment has
been made on the OcmuIgee river.
At New-Orleans we have been disappointed
in having fuitable fcites feeeted for propofed
works it is prelumed, however, that fome pro-
greis has lately been made in Notifications Al
that place, which will be continued
OF the 10000, dolls. appropriated the lafi
feilion Of cougrefs, for terrifying ports and har.
bours, not more than is, 900 have probably beer
expended.
Arrangements have been made for the next
year, which will likely exhauf the remainder OF
| the aforefad appropriation, together with the