The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-20
WAsHrNGToN, Aug. IT.
TIE NAVY

AS our Naval Establishment acouj-e.
'gTeater favor with the 7. onle, The Feter3I
Party become daily more clamorous aca,ns,
the government for alledgtd iardiness in in
cTeas'nS It. We aver that The accusation is
absolutely without foundation.
1t cannot he disguis d hat GREAT charra
has been %raught in tbs pubic senun ept II,
relstion to the necessity for IA NAVY ; and
that TINS Change has been ptir cipally .fec-
'eu cy tne practical oemon stration our gal.
iaat tats have Afforded fits efficacy, since
toe declaration OF n present war. Those
VINO entertained objections 10 this descriL--
ton OF force have been Compelled 10 Weld te
the lessons Of experience, ard to ackn. " :
ledge the utility OF limited Navy dor,ne
the war. In Come deuce with the prevail.
ing sentiment, an act was passed last winter,
embracing provision for Increasing our
Navy at once to more ,hAn double its pres.
ent force.
Ever since the passage of that act the
proper officers of the government have been
assidEtuSty engaged in making arrange.
ments for carrying its provisions into effect,
contracts have been made for the hece. sary
timber, great part OF which is already deli
vered. slips have been constructed or
which to build the heavy vessels-a branch
OF the prepare tory business as tedious and
a5orious as it is necessary. Atthc Yard ia
this city Tor instance, Il wharf has been con-
structed, into which q vast number Of mas
sy piles we're driven 70 give the wharf tha
necessary strength end durability and q
nearly similar process is nece ssary where
ever wharVes or slips have not before bees
Constructed,
The frames Of three Of the seventy fours
authorized to be built are in Il state Of greas
liorwartiness, though not yet raised. Seve-
raj frfgates are on the stocks, and one or
two Of them considerably advanced. Ofths
sI0ops of war authorised to be built, five or
SIX will be launched within two months.
We do not, Tor obvious reasons, though we
could, state tre places at which these YEA.
sells are building. 1t appears, however.
that, though little parade has been made q
what is done, tie Secretary Of the Navy has
made the greatest exertions In fulfilling the
duties OF lis station, and obeying the nation
al viii, as expressed ~ the winter session of
the National Legislature.
On both Lakes, TOO, VIC are astonished at
the expedition, unparalleled led Certainly in,
this country, with which respectable naval
! force has been create q, as ifhy magic crea-
ted too in the face Of distractions which
would have discouraged men who w ere not
as firmly bent OH the performance of their
duty Ike officers of our Navy generally
are. Even at this moment, sQuadrons are
securing the Lakes, the timbers of great
part Of Thioh we're at this time last year
standing in their nrtive soil.
Having observed the statements made ia
the opposition prints on this subj CT. accu-
sing the government Of lethargy or ihdispo-
sitioa TO carry into execution the act for in =
creasiDg the Navy, and believing them to be
IS destitute Of Foundation IS the many other
sbricatons in those prints, We have made
our 6usisf.' To enquire into the facts,
which We find TO be as sisted; and we as
Fl, Withoat fear Of contradiction, that our
aThi affairs have lal;eriy been admin stef =
a VITA q yigor and i.i;, 10, exceeded. *