Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-14

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OF our officers, and justfying the expense which
the nation is subjected in supporting them.
The paper N furnishes list of the vessels in
commission with their stations. 1t will be per-
ceived that few changes have been made in the
vessels employed in active service. The friga,e
BrandJwine and sloop of war Erie have returned
from The Mediterranean the former to relieve the
frgate United States; the latter is in ordinary, and
her place will in few days be supplied by the
new sloop Of war Warren, Master Commandant
Kearney.
The West India squadron has been diminished:
st by The bale OF the brig Spark, she being 30 far
decayed, that il " was for the interest of the
| United States TO repair her. IDLY BY placing
the schooner Fox at Baltimore as receiving yes-
sell She was in such state that she could not
be any longer prohiaby employed as cruising
vessel. And 3dly, The store ship Decoy has been
sold; such arrangements having been made as rem
dered her no niger useful
The Brazilian squadron remains the same as at
the close OF the last session OF Congress, consisting
OF the Macedonian, Cyane and Boston.
| The Pacific squadron has not in any respec, been
changed, but the Brandywine and Vincennes are
on their passage to relieve the gate United States
and sloop OF War Peacock. 1t was the purpose of
the Department to add, TO the relief squadron, the
sloop OF War Lexington, but other employment
became necessary for her, under the resolution Of
Congress. That vessel has been EMPLOYED in a
yet grateful duty of removing the remains of Com
modore Perry, and will now be sent for time 10
the West Indies
In obedience to the resolution Of the House of
Representatives ofthe 18Th of May last, directing
" that the Secretary OF the Navy be instructed 10
cause The remains OF Commodore O. II. Perry to
be removed from the Island of Trinidad, in pub
lie vessel of the United States, and to have the
same conveyed 10 Newport, state of Rhode Is
land, - The Secretary OF the Navy, as soon as a
vessel could be commissioned for that purpose and
at as early day the safety of those employed
would permit, despatched the sloop of war Lex
ington, under the command OF Master Comnan-
dant Wm b. ShubIick, with such instructions as
were supposed proper occasion 20 interest
Ing to the national feeling, and with letter from
Mr. Vaughan, the British Minister in this coun-
Ivy, TO the Governor oil Trinidad, to both of whom
the thanks oil The Department due, for the acl-
liiies afforded IN accomplishing the object. Master
Commandant Turner, who with Commodore
Perry at the moment of his death, and attended
MS funeral, was directed TO accompany Master
| Commandment Shubrck. Information was also
given to the relatives and friends of Commodore
Perry, In Rhode Island, that they might be enabled
10 maze suitable preparations for receiving and
paying funeral honors to his remains The Lex
lngton sailed from New York on the 18th October
and am at this moment appiised that she reached
Newport on the eth Noveube,
! The Instructions and CORE pontence Of the De,
! partIneni this subject with The report of NJ. C.
Shubrick, are annexed, marked ".
| The squadron in the Mediterranean has 70
| manned under the command Of Com Rodgers, and
been actively and usefully employed in cutiya.
| Tag the friendship OF the Powers bordering ON
that sea, and IN Attending protection TO our COM
merce and Interests Some extracts from his cor
respondence, marked ., will explain the nature OF
the services OF this squadron, and the manner in
which they have been performed.
The presence OF respectable nava! force in tina,
qnarer Is demanded by our growing commerce.
and by the continued and perhaps increasing dan
gers 10 which II Is subjected by the present stale OF
the contest between Greece and Turkey Several
OF he vessels VIII return home in The course of the
year, but their places will be supplied by oiLc.s
PRIVATE letters just received, prove that piraces
OF me "ofs KIM are daily increasing, and that
our force cannot safely be diminished
| The squadron in the Pacific has continued TO be
useful TO The intees of the nation-The ter
ninaiion oil active war between Spain and the
Sopth American governments bordering ON that
ocean. has relieved our commerce from some of the
eyis under which 1t suffered but the unsettled state
o the Governments and people, with the mass OF
individuals VINO have been thrown out Of Employ
men, on the land and water, exposes il to others
which require the presence and active exertons OF
a competent naval force on the whole coast, from
| California to Cape Horn.
Commodore JONES' one Of our mos, experienced
and prudent officers; has been ordered TO succeed
Commodore Hull in the command OF the squadron.
and should the force already sent not be sufficient
10 Hrotect our Interests, addition 10 il will be
msde Vt prac icable.
! Our extensive interests in every part of the
Pacihc, and the difficulties which unfreuuertly
occur in the neigbbobood Of many Of the Islands
render The occasional presence IL public fnfce
among them very important. IL was the intention
OF The Department that Com. Hull should, previous
TO his return, visit the Society AID Sand wicb /.
lands look TO the interests OF our commerce there
acquire better knowledge tn, IA is NOW pos es. ed
oO'h Oh us extent and necessities, and of the best
means ana mode OF defending aud promoting il.
But his duties on the coag have forbidIcn
MIN ~ be eat; he has, however, under the or.
der OF the Department, despatched, at diferen.
times the Dolphin and Peacock, TO accomplish
these objects as far practicable. The report Of
lber cruises has NOT yet reached the Department.
See PAPER marked r.
Information was received of the war between
BAIL aud Buenos Ayrss soon 1her the Cysne
sailed in Decent or last, which rendered an add
Ional number OF vessels there necessary. Thee
were provided under the act of appropriation of
oh OF April, 1876; aud the new sloop of war
n Boston, NJ ,sier Commandsut u. ~. Hoffman
sailed on tile I lih April, the Frigs'e Macedonian.
Commodore Bidjle, on the 3ih June. The me-
sence OF this force, in that quarter has been useful
by the relief which il has afforded 10 our vessels
and fellow citizens. in many casss and by the i'm.
preston which it has pradgced, that If assailvI,
| protection at hand.
The Emperor Of Brsz.I estoblishcd blorksds
OF an extensive coast, resting solely upon rsinci-
Pies which have been uniformly resisted by our