Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-23

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board, sud IN ,nc .i with the state Of repairs Of
each vessel-B. and &
). The progress made IN bsidug, under the law
" To ine, ease the Nav, of the Un,,ed Sra,es''-D.
b. tins, appears that iont ships of the line have
Heretofore been buii, aud ihi five ships al the lne,
aud five irigM-s at the fast class, building
some of which raight br launchrj IA thw,, days /;
ani ill, except one, IA Que hundred aud twenty DAYS.
4. general view at the improvements AZ The SEE
veral building yards. Ia of the yards, aJdi-
iiou.d improvements are necessary Tor their
counter ,hle and economical administration.
D. The disbursements OF the Department during
tue 'ir" hr- quarters at the present year, upto the
ooh Sepember. Tue disbursements al lhe year
1872 appear L., the report made Congress tie
month at Feruar, last. IL 'ppea,s that $40
IL have been drawn lroo, the Treasury heIws en
the l., January an,l iht S0'h September leaving,
the latter d., S22l3.l63 60 une >pende'i oil the a.
mount apple able ~ Ia. OF the Oi tins
uneN nde fbaiuce, Large prVpoit will be used
during the remaining quarter; and a n',"",e state
meni al the whole wnibe furnished To Congress IN
! the annual repur' required from this Department.
On paper a, IL is 10 br rrma ked, ,hat The irisaie
nsiiu,ion, sloUp OF wm Ontario, aud schooner
Noa-uch, in the Med terrtneau, unLer the COM
| IN ini Of CdpISu james. No change ~ the amount
Of force, that sea- has bren made within the year.
Ii has been Ouad competent 10 all the purposes Tor
winch IL is aotaIued. Our commerce there h,s
been amui, protecIrd the oihc. and have
e"Joyed good health, and cuni>tsnce has
Ted wortiW OF particular notice. While relations
wtb Other powers contuue Irirndly, any large aug
nentat'0n of that poriun of naval force will mo-
oe necessh$. In the coming year, II Is not proposed
materially IN Increase VI diminish IL. The C,ane
and Ere wilt short uu,e, relieve III" Cnnsius-
TO" andO 'hr'o, that they may ie,arn hoIe, dis
charge their crews, whose ot VIII
expire, ref and resume their station. F"r thus
purpose Ihe Erie, C,pIain Deacon, sailed from New
York on thu 9Th of November, aud The Cyane, Capt.
Crrgh'on, wall sail IA few days.
On The SANE paper, A, i'll to he further remark
I'd 'ai The r 'nkiiD ship of the line and the sCi'
Dolphin, of j. guns, still the Pacific Ocean,
where they have remained ioI more than years,
under tiIe GDuluiinu CgDt.u Stewart Nv the
presence ct iis force The coasts Of CL,l and Pc
ru, d-predai"ns on our growing commerce nave
heen, IA great degree preven,ed, aud respect for
our interests ard Il ,g secured Cap. Stewar, will
'eiurn 10 the United States the OF this
tet or early IN the ensuing spring and, IA the place
oi tue ianklIn, II is proposed substitute the iri-
gaze Uuiied States, AND the Peacock, sioup nj w.t
al l0 guns. SIch division oi ihe force eiiev-
ed, wall more exensiveil project the flag aud
meIce al the United States, and permit the
nanding officer, with the iirIer vessel, he absent
from the usual cruising grounds Tor u short time,
should circumstances render SUCH absence
captain H0li viii sail, IN II ew days, from Norfolk,
IA coSniauJ of these vessels.
The Cyhne, Captain Spence, aud the Shark, com.
manded 10y Lieut.. NJ. Perry have, for short pee
t'ndS, crulsed upon the Coast Of Africa, AIRY into
effect 'he enIions Of the go,ernmen IN the sup
ness'on o the slave trade and the protection ur ,he
agency for liberated Africans, established AT Cape
Measurable.
WhIr Captain Spence was At Sierra Leone, and
the Cape, he hl,ed Out tue Augusta, small schoon-
ar, which was found the coast deserted and DIS
nia"'led, aud placed it under the command of Leu.
')hshie, To cruise IA the neghboI hood OF The Cape,
win the conviction thar lis presence was at that
time, esse"t'. TO The protection of The agency, aud
might he useful IN preventing the traffic slaves. IL
sun rr'uains upon Thar coast.
During the lime thu CIptam Spence and Liruie-
t"' Ferry were cruIL'ng, they neI'er heard
"i any vessel, under thu American l,g, engaged 40
the slave trade Ii citizens of the United States
SIN employed ~ THAI traffic, ibcy seem have been
d'Ee" To conceal themselves under The flags Of other
pstOns
The agency Gaze Measurable for receiving the
rf-c'P'nred aud iihr'Iu-d Africans, njoy"d fa,ora
o'c prospects until Lite last Fail, when ass,ied
by large body OF the na>c-, and was W danger of
hring entirely destroyed Some of the liberated Al
ricans were Killed III The contest. The extracts Of
refers from ChpIIm Spencer, 1t. Perry, aud Mes-is
Ashman dnd ANres, will shpw the manner IN winch
i'es were able 10 defend themselves, wUh the and of
a m'd>i pnan and several men belonging 10 "a Bri
's'i vessel ut war, Then ~ the neighborhood. The
establishments having passed oush this trial. now
promises To accomplish all the benefits au,icip aied
from IT. In order 10 afford the necessary pro'ec-
hnn, aud to continue exeriions To reprees the
slave trade, Is proposed, the efficient and
economical! arrangement, that the commander OF
me west India squ ,dron, shall, from time,
de'"rh one or more of III" vessels belongIng Ia hi,
com4and, Ia cruise along the African coasI, Occa-
si0n'Iiy touching At Cope Measurable and min ister.
ing III the wants OF The people there and following,
IN men reinrn, the usual irsci of the slave ships
iSicVen Africans, none of whom could speak The
English language, were, some months ago, brought
ny d Cnpi Chase, az mariners, the pori Of Bal
innIe, and were there taken INFO the possessun OF
The oihceTs oi the government, and an investigation
instituted ino the supposed violation of our laws III
introducing them BY means of an interpreter, who
UNDERSTOOD The languages of ALL except one Two of
hem al was, subseque silly, discovered that they be-
lonsed 10 ubes III The neghboThOod Of Measurable,
ana That some oil Them were The head men of their
I'es Ii was therefore believed, that their restora-
Won ny ihls government would produce sdlulaTy ef-
iect and an inquiry directed 10 he made through
the interpreter, whether hHy willing To return
10 Africa Such being iou"d 10 he their wish, they
we're, ~ the early part Of October seut To our agent
~ MesSnrado, with directions TO permit Their return
to their several homes, by the best aud expedi-
tIOus means
30 lar rs the department is yet appraised Of the ex-
Pendi"rss for the agency during The pfescut year,
they have amounted to- 81, 287 10 cents
On tie western side Of the Atlantic ocean, and in
Tie Ouiph oi NrScu, the operations Of our naval
orce have been more active. Several vessels were
IN commission there At The close Of the last year
10 these were added, under the authority Of the law
passed At The last session Of Congress- authorizing
an additional naval force for the suppression Of pira-
Cyl, the Steam GhlliOi Sea Gull eight small schr'.
HE Greyhound, JackaIl, Fox, Wild Cal, Beagle,
Ferrei, Weazei, aud Terrier; five Lages, the Mns-
quitO, Ghat, Nudge, Sandy, aud GaiIInipper and
GA transport ship, the Decuy.
Captiin David Porter was appointed To- the com
nIInd oi the snddrOn and sailed from Norfolk about
Tie iOth OF Februaiy last. His station was at
lhOmpSOns Island, from which he dispatched his
Vessels ~ such way lie judged best suited attain
ms Objects The annexed extracts from his letters
aud reports exhibit ibe results.
The size of most of ihe vessels the nature Of the
duties, aud ,he exposure Of the officers aud men,
called Tor u display of perseverance, aud iortitude
seldom required of those engaged in our service
but lie call was well answered Every thing was
accomplished which was anticipated frsm the expp-
dion Pr iCy, system, has been repressed in the
neigiihOrhOOd Of the island Of Cuba, aud now re-
qnires only 10 he watched by ~ proper force, to he
prevented lrOn affecting conn, cree any further in
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