Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-09-29
OF T,IE NAVY.

10 The Editors OF The National fnfeHigencer.
Conference.-The following statement and
observations in relation TO our Navy, are taken
from late Cincinnati paper. They should
not, in my opinion, be suffered TO escape cor.
reciion. lrequesi you TO publish them, with
The correction which follows:
From The Cincinnati Literary Cadet.
The NAvy.-It appears that our Navy,
when all the vessels authorized BY law are
bnit, sill consist OF II ships of the line, - fri
gates, Is ships OF from Ii to 81 guns, IL bIigs,
ard IL Sch2sneIs, besides Gun boats, baTges
ana galleys. The expense OF ship of the hue
In service is for one year, SOP no, aud OF a
trisaie 2!0 exclusive ofrepairs.
p" The expense of Ibis navy will lie at least
eight iai'tiOHs per GRRH!nt Are the people OF
the Uniied States 90 Intoxicated with The ma.
val glory OF the last war, as TO run heedlessiy
into This enormous expense. OF which there
will be 40 end : Ne trust not. At a moment
oil uncommon prosperity. and when the glory
OF our navy was most Intoxicating, this great
'acrease OF il was authorized, but, since that
line, the situation OF the cOustry has Hnder-
gone great permanent change our commerce
ana tesenec have suffered agreat dimitiutioii;
We are about To become manufacturing peo
pie, with a greater inland than external COM
nerce. Under these circumstances shall we
not have saber sense aud economy enough 10
stop short IN this eNtrayasaut career 2-Whie
the canal projects and roads, in which Ohio is
so deeply Interested, remain uueNGcuted il il
hoped that no nember from this state will
consent to eNpend another dollar IN charging
the navy nor is 10 to be expected that any OF
oar mrmbeis will have Tie hardoOd 10 I'M.
pose direct taxes on their constituents, while
this enormous aud increasing expenditure is
gong on. IL has already been carried too far
iheTe rs no prospect of another war, at least
win our naval enemy Great Britain. Ii is not
necessary at ihis time 10 he providing the
means of defence il will he time enou.h 10
se-iii To build ships when there is some pros.
pt ci OF having use for them !; il is great folly
10 incur the expense of navy long before il
Can be used Letus proceed no further in
such iOlly."
IL the statement thus rouLdly made, as res.
poets the force of which our Navy will consist
~hen all the vessels authorized by law shall be
Duiii-'he annual expense OF a ship OF the li-e
ana iilgate-of the whole annual expense of
The Navy, when completed, were sustained by
facts, there would. / candidly admit be some
little piansibiliy in the observations which
we're grounded upon tina, statement; but, as
the statement is entirely erroneous, The obser-
vaiions lose all their force.
Having had access 10 The most authentic of
hciai documents, will state, for the iniorna.
ton OF those who feel AN interest in the sub
ject, that exclusively of the vessels, anth1riz
ed by the act for the gradual increase of The
navy, and by tie oct of las; session OF Congress-
our Navy consists of -
3 las viz: The Washington, the Franklin, and
The Independence.
lis viz. the Constitution the Guerrero
the United States, and The Java.
Sbs VIZ the Congress, The Consultations
aud the Macedonian.
slooPs OF war, viz. The Cyane, the John
Adams. Eiie, Hornet, Ontario, and tie Pea
cock.
briggs The Spark and the Enterprise.
schoouers, viz the Nonsnch, the Lynch, the
Hornet, The Despatch, aud the Asp-au
small
gun-boats and galeys.
steam baitery-FuliOn.
block ship, and receiving ship-the A
lert.
And, when all the vessels authorized bv the
act for The gradual increase OF The Navy, and
the act OF the last session Of Congress, shall
have been built, aud equipped, our Navy will
consist Of
~ ships Of the line.
IL III an irigaies.
S6 gun irigates.
Sioops.
briggs.
10 schoOners.
gun boats and galleys.
steam batteries.
i block ship aud receiving ship.
suppose all the ships add vessels of war au-
thorIzed by law were built, equipped and in
actual service, fnll manned suppose stale of
actual war, in which state alone wonid they
all be employed What would The whole am-
nnal expense OF our navy be The following
will SheW: