Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-15


PED. and launched, (Which descriptiup ex-
GUIDES the three line of battle Sims Ohio.
North Carolina, aud Delaware. which are
believed NOT TO be equipped am cunts 10
seven hundred aud uinety.seyen.. of all
classes OF vessels. gun boats incluied.
Your committee have thought that il
we retained IN service in time OF peace, a
suHicient number of commissioned and
warrant officers TO officer all those upon
me war establishment. il would afford a
horral peace establishment: bringing the
number OF officers to this standard, the
committee find that there are various
ranhs In WHICH the present number con-
s'ueraoiy exceeds that which would be
required by the rule just stated; they
WI descend 10 particulars in a lev grades,
ih wuIch The excess is relatively most
considerable thus, upon This scale.
mere Is an excess al fifteen post captains:
OF twenty masters commaidan, of sew
ehty iieuienants; of twcniy.seven sur.
gcons at mare than forty sailing mas
'er>. There are, perhaps, two or three
Sra"es IN WHICH an allowance Of a few
more 'hsn event. his scale would produce.
m'ght be Judicious amongst them.
pr"oatly, might be placed he mi.islirp-
"e!' who may be considered as consii.
.u"hg The nursery oil Tie future COM
'ha"hers at our slips this, however.
wuul'i only vary the result in an incou
siderable degree. The committee forbear
20 go mic further detail upon this sub.
iec', because, If the Hnuse should adop,
me principle. the detail could be present.
ed in bill.
AS 10 the seameD, if il should be dec.
'ti To NIX The number by law, ,Ie resi-
'"ti0n Then directs The committee 10 in
quire into the expcdieucy Of reducing
me number now 10 actual service. Up-
on tliis subject the COMMITTEE wouId rc-
max, That u viii be seen, by adverlinp TO
letter from the Navy Department, umder
"ate OF the iih Dec. 1920, amongst the
printr" documrnts, that The Who'll. iorcr
OF me vessels OF war IN the actual service
% 'ne y. d amounts TO about three
""!"'e" ana UNITY tive guns, distributed
as Is mentioned IN the same jer,er. vour
1v m incline TO The opinion, Tia, the
i"ii""i ing diininnilon Of HAL fcic NAV
he mad without injury 10 The pui,l,c ..r
wee, VIZ: INSTEAD OF tso c1rvries aai.
s'""p on The coast of Africa. Who's oh.
J.'t Is The suppression OF piracy and The
slave trade, three Of The sclioone,s au
'horiZeh by an ACT of the last session
w"n,' he Suifl ticnt. making a deduction
OF 81 guns; lnsicad Ola SO gun frip5,e
w. the INDIAN > as, The corvette Cyane or.
20 womb be sufficient, making a dednc
non OF tighi u 10 these deductions be
anhrd Tie torce Of The Macedonian and
Ontario, of " ticli The one is reiuruiug
a'fer beng replaced bv the Cons,e!Ia,ion
ana he other Is proceeding 10 take The
place OF flie Peacock, amounting toyr,her
10 "a guns, The whole force wi,;cl, wor,d
remain after these deductions from liza,
now IN service, would be 23g guns. I'm,
suppose an additional number of SIG o,,us
10 b. Included Tor any contingent service.
sucil, Tor example, az The reu!ac,uu ot y
vessel returning from cruise. then ibr
wiio'e force which, according TO the views
oeiofe presented, would be necessary.
wo"ii DE 20 guns: 10 man this force
upon war esfablshin, nj, il the com
mhiee nave not erred in calculation
would require $50 able seaneD. 500 .u,,,.
nary seameti, and 1876 boys 10 This add.
"eeoIuipg 10 document'Of the last se.-
SION Tor htsiips IN ordinary, navy yards,
anu navy stations, 2S7 able seanen, 3I4
oi"inary stamen, and 81 boys; ann ,he
aggregate IS OF able sedmeu. l.i43 If
Ordinary stamen Zig, and OF boys 2S2
total of able .ramen, o,diparv -s.o,..,
aud boys. 252l The estimate from ill.,
Navy Department Tor the service of The
year 1924, embraces ] 1872 able sesmeu
',3oI ordinary s"amen, and 293 bprs.
making an aggregate Of 932 from,
winch u would seem thai il the ior,,
suggested by the committee be retained
~ service; there might be "a reduction
OF ABOUT All, VIZ: 1877 able seamen. 1sl
ORDINARY seamen, aud 81 boys.
upon The whole view of the subject
The committee beg leave 10 recommend
10 ,be hodse The following resolution
hesoired That a Eayai peace establishment
onsiii 10 be fixed BY law.