Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-15

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and c'tizen.
i, is therefore, in the maritime depart
mems, that the recruiting for the navy
should take place; it is upon the line OF the
coasts, that the choice should be made OF
men destined TO serve upon the OCEAN.
But the naval profession is subject to so
mans vicisitudrs and dangers, that It must
be entered upon from tn mos, tender age,
when the organs are docile, the body ilcx'.
Die, and when the habits are contracted
without difficulty. The seaman must be.
times aceus,om himself to danger, and
learn to brave and TO d.spise il.
Young seamru will accofdingl. be chosen
at the age If from 10 to Is years ; 1t at an
earlier period, it would be TOO long before
their services could be useful 20 the state {;
if later the physical constitution OF the maa
could with great difficulty be adopted 10
all The iabors imposed on mariners.
IL this place We must acquaint you with
one Of the happy conceptions of the EmPe'
ror, tina. OF initiating hcnceforward those
young conscripls in the career which they
are destined to ron.
His majesty has created crews Of ships OF
war, and Of aotillas. The former comP"s'
cd Of experienced seamen, shall 60 on
board ship; for the latter, the emperor Is
equipriug in his ports divisions OF small
vessels, commanded by able officers, and IN
which will be exercised liz the working OF
shp, in the management of ,h- helm, in
the use of arms, the young mariners, " 'om
the Scnatus C"nsu!tum, which We pres"'t'
calls TO the honor OF serving their country
Doubtless, gentleman, the expo; ace
which thsy will acquire 10 the navigation OF
the c.asts and in the har',ors, will not be
SO srrat as that which dis,an. expeditions
would give but they viii thereby be Ia
milarizsd with their condition, they Will
see and discover its difficulties; they Will
acquire "A RELISH Tor it, from the very cir
cumstance of its presenting TO them oosta-
ces which they will be made to surmount i;
and they will in a tewyears be caPabls oi
serving asefully in his maj es;y's ships.
At the same time tina, his majesty was
devising the means of giving to himself sea-
men, he WAS determining upon the nies'
sures proper to form the officers, who are
20 command them: All his design, are
connected with each other; they form
whole, which bears the stamp OF the gen.-
US who prrsIaes over the prosperity OF the
empire.
Pya;ccf ofa sendtus Consu'tum.
Art. i. The districts GA the coast OF the
thirty departments hereia after mentioned,
shall cease tn contribute to the CONSUMPTION
for the land service, and shall DC reserved
for the CONSUMPTION for the navy.
2. The thirty departments in which the
maritime districts are reserved, arc. Mari.
time Alps, Apprentices, Auds, Mouths OF
the Rhone, Calvados. Lower Charents,
Northern Coasts, Dyle, Schcldt. Finistere,
Gard, Genes, Gi,ond Cerault, Isle ct Vi
laine, Landes, Lower Loire, Lys, Msn'lse,
Moaseuotte, Morbihan, D>ux Nethes,
Nord. Straits Of Calais, Lower Pyrenets,
Eastern Pyren=es, Lower Seine, Somme,
Var, Vendee.
3. Ten Thousand eonscripts of, each of
the classes OF 1919, 1914. 1915, and 1916,
shall hrnceforsh be placed at the disposal
of the Minister Of Marine.
4 The rressa, Sepatus Consul,am shall!
be tt transmitted by message OF bis imp..
rial and royal ajesty, adopted at the ex.
traordinary sitting on the 18Th cecember.