Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-01

eit'sheu, Wat however "iTipsed tiie gentlemen OPP
posite were "a watch the conduct of government
with scrnr'ilirs eye, II not against tae Navy
tli%t ihe'r '-a""sy would be DIR, e,e. lie trusted
he so1i, Dc ab'e to s'ew time la the arrangement
%hch nae he'n u"ile, eeono'ny had not been me-
aiS cte though that diluted economy had not heen
rcS red To-. Which, Eru,er SONS had led In
nIieh 'neons ei, nrc 'nd dargrr and ultimately Go
"".h expense. - 'neo'l etinns nrgei 10 tile APP
pretended reduction ~ cur naval establishment
lW'ieh some had feared Womb De ken. ~, IN y
sufficiently extended sealc.) he trusted s,siacis-
! ~ snswcr woul he g'yeu when I've stated it was M,
the intention OF the Naval Administration OF the
country I" a,i the uayy in state other than that
oiperiect efficiency. by efficiency he meant II
would he kept in s,ich a state that IL would he a..
To contend with the united hayiss Of the worit-he
should now compare the naval establish msnt whicl.
II was Intended to keep up, with that which hsd
been oetcsni,n. a Gu at the close Ot the last var
thongh I" i,sser in this way tnwhat had been done
nj "thertines mightnu be the most convenient
COURSE ms he wss prepared To- contend that the ques-
Ton now te DC consflered oneht To he viewcd with
reference 20 the circumstances of tie present LAY
1t" the state OF our foreign commerre, and tue
number and Importance oi our crunies rather than
WIZ reference Ia what Ia al been Thought sIiic-
ent, when the situation oT the country was very
hsreht fIom what !, was now known to- be IL
might be eXrs cted that he should advert to the sta
ot the several sguadrous NOW en,plovsd and tn
those changes which had caused considerable in
crease on the last peace establishment In the
f'''t Indies addition had been made 10 the. nay,
the t''ne oil the last peace. Fer the Cape wIi-h
vas reriecti. . new station, and which, from its
connection with II. Helena, now of more imuor-
tarce than ever. from its being the Mace wherein
lac who bad so long distn. bed the renos, of Europe
was cohineG. sast demand particui,a attention
w" Tor INC Mauritias, very considerable squad
ron la" reef appointed. This however was limit d
To the very lowest scale which, the dis;i,c;she,l Ad
nrai "n that station had thought woul be st, ;ccnt
Eleven Slips OF the line had en- thought nccessa-
ry Tor this service. 10 the Mediterranean it had
been Thought afvisbe substitute III gun slips ,r
thosc OF SO guns, which had heretofore been en-
r'"ye". small squadron had b en- stationed oil
o'dh america in comp lance with the applications
in"ie since The last peace, in order to protect cur
growing trade Ia that quarter. This, il woui he
OBSERVED, was alspquite new sati,n The force
s'ationed atJaEi7'ca and the Lceward Islands, had
Deen somew lat diminished; hut IN consequence sf
Ihe situation in which they stood with respect to
S1uth 4Ame'ica, the reduction here WAS but small
onc 'igate had been added 10 the force s;atiozed
oli forth merTca ard on the coast Of klrica a
squadron would be maintained equal to that ken,
UP during the lSst peace. The squairons IN the
home ststion, womb be the same rs maiptsim.t in
i.9S.--it was proper TO remark, that had there
been no new stations 10 occupy, an increase OF Inen
ior the peace es; .Ilish,neut would be necessary
from other crcumstanc IS. This partly arose from
larger irisaes being generally in use than were
common formerly. --fhese from the arrangements
made by other powers had become cessarv to us Il
those now in commission required two hunired and
s'Nr men, instead at the former compliment Of
tive hundred. he also tholeLt il very iuDortsrt
maj corps OF Royal Marines should now te main-
e"he'' which were not thought to be necessary far
i"ery he inconvenience S, however, which had
"een uunu 10 result from heing compelled 10 have
recourse to troops oi the line, where the service
eol'd best have bees accomplished by body of
MARINES, were 50 considerable, that he houad th.y
would be guarded against for the time To- come
ana wth this feeling, he he'll il TO be consistent
WIN the most rigid economy that fourth ourts OF
MARINES should b. kept up Doing ibis, to avoid
S'Aa HAVING recourse, under peculiar crcuu stances
20 troops oil the Inc, where marin would be BIT
Ter tSlpiHyed, gave an increase on the navy esti-
mates, above tIose oi the fOrGer peace establish
'"eht, h hFe thossano meo. II must be s.tIsisctD-
~ TO the ttonse and TO the country to know that
rms aSnentatiQn %, our force called for by the
increase ni or Foreign trade, and the valuable adj
x...ns .IIch hke been roaie TO our colonial pos
otai number Of men required f,r the navy
y SsSnt peace establishment would h.. - 900
Z present yea, from circumstances already cX.
Jed, $1,000 w.llti be moved for. This was
FER than had be called for at the close of the
w oil lIO3 and in the year which followed the last
pee In lSOj Il was thous ht necessary to keen
# the navy 10 10000 men. He claimed some
herIt Tor the naval ndmins ration Of the country
or TIE rapility with which they had paid OF 50
%Large portion os the navy, and also for the celebrity
ss<S hIch they had fitted out large sortion of the
S s force to be keptup during the pesce-two so
| hips, IL trigaes, aud 81 sloops have already
got ready and perfectly manned, Not more
'.<<4 4uoJ men were now wanting 70 cOinDlete the
S<<3zf required. The celebrity thus displayed, ne
we'd IL must be admitted, was perfectly unex-
iod in the annals OF the proceeding ut the close
I'd rmer wars. lie thought it was unnecessary
him to say more al present, but holding himself
by to give any further Information that might be
'nanded, he trusted the House would feel, that
"ever desirable economy might b., those nea-
kres would uof Il serve tuat character which vent
70 break up important Establishments, which, when
gaIn wanted. would occasion the country an i'm.
s. 'n'ense expence to raise them up again. This Oh
&FivaiiOn, which might be- extended to & great vaiic
T. Of objects, particularly applicable 10 the ma
~. lie concluded by moving . vote Of 5000 men
1 be employed in the navy for the present year in
Vcn!iDg 1000 maIines.
Mr. Ponsonhy felt considerable reluctance IN
:oakingany observations the statement of tie no
norab BarOnct, as he was at al times afraid of
saving any thing that might appear 10 reflect on the
60 vices of the navy. But wiihsandi4 his pre-
t ec' ion and partilty fOr that imp tt4t ba ch f
rfOroes, he uld not ab tain, unde present cir.
ctnsances, from entering his protest against the
oHppy which I'D been proposed. VIII tler il !
were greater amount thai necessary or not he
d not pretend to say lie did not know the de-
s OF the pTescnt service, and laying down so ex-
tensv- marine establishment it might be unfit,
nay impossible, t1reduce it low what was s.ted
lie must take it tie responsibility Of the honor,-
BE Baronet and his colleagues to BE- proper mum
q fOr the present year. But il would require |
much stronger than he had yet heard fer |
'otias that number rs permanent peace establish
Iacrt, which average had only amounted to |
10000 mcu. Il would, he necessary therefore g. |
tabIsh in the opinion Of the House the u cessy of
crcater surn5er That necessity must be 81 WI to |
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