The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-12-11

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contemplation, viii be shortly coaiyIa,..i -@t ]
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nieid Of the worl. has more tasn eiaf,z.,i -
mains for your consideration, hos. H.. ~.
SOS may contribute their portion Of n
treasure for tie benefit ofthe sucrc,a,.. 81
tie gladaal Increase Of onr Nav. III ~ 4
hapsho pdrtoi The exercise oitne Coz -.
Powers ot1hc aderalfiosern4r1f VIII. ''ad
ca more general satisfaction tataa peesf..#. -
uion tiian this. The system has not l,,.' =
vigorously introduced, aud hitherto sns, - US
De now departed from, OF abandoned l.
nh'ilis 10 provide Tor the gradual iuereazs
Navy, II may not be necessary OF evn,4, .4s
add ioi the present any more 10 the NUM-,
ouf SHIPS but shouldyou deem it ad,i,s.5.'
continue the yearly appropriation of b,if 'e 10
ION 10 the same objects, II NAV be preftaIJ, '#'
+ pended, M providing a supply Of timber -
seasoned, and other materials for G,n,.. 'e
+ IN the construction OF docks, or in ls,;a.
foundations Of a School for Naval Edn,',,,. ''e
! to the wisdom OF Congress either Of tb,se - "a
ufcs may appear 10 clalm the preference.
OF the small portions ofihis Navy ma.
ed ia actual service during tue peace - y
roHs have continued 10 be maIntaip,d - -
Pacific Ocean, IN the West India Sea. t
lie Mediterranean 10 which hHs been -
ded small armament Ia cruise on the H.,
tern coast OF South America In all ~.
have afforded proiectioU 10 our CONNIE
have contributed 10 make ourcounlry adj
tageously known 10 foreign nations b,r.
hononrably employed multitudes OF onr 60.
men in the service oil theircountrv. an9J,sa.
eunred numbers of youths OF the ri.iuo ,,.
Grafton to lives OF manly hardihoed and -
nautical experience and skill. The njra,aa'
with which the West India Seas were tn
veral years infested, have been tosalIy .n,.
pressed. But, in the Mediterranean t,,
nave increased III "A inanner affective +,
ther nations, and, but for the continued rre..
| ence OF our squadron, would probably hs,.
! been distressing 10 our own. The war wbi,b
has unfortunately broken out between tin
Republic OF Buenos Ayres aud The Brazilian
government, has z ven rise 10 very preat II.
Irregularities among The Naval officers, of The
| latter, 10y whom principles in relation Ia
hlJCkadcs, and to neutral navigation haca
been brought forward, TO which we cappet
subscribe, and which our own commaneqf,
have found II necessary TO resist. From the
friendly disposition towards the Uni en- STATES
constantly manifested by the Emperor Of
Brazil, and the very useful and friendly com.
mercial intercourse between the United
states and his domnlons, we have reason
10 believe that the just repBration demanded
tor The injuries sustained by several of oGr
citizens from some of his officers, will not
be withheld Abstracts from the recent
dispatches of the Commanders ol our sever.
al sqnadrons are communicated with the Re.
port Of the Secretary OF tue Navy TO Con.
gress.
report from the Postmaster General s
likewise communicated, presenting, in A
highly satisfactory manner, the rsult Of
vigorous, efficient, and economical admins
trd,lon OF that Department The revenue 0i
the office even OF the year INCLUDING tie
/ latter halt Oi 1924, had exceeded il, .Sreu-
Giinfes bf sum OF more than lotly five thou.
sand dollars. That OF the succeeding year
has been su!l more productive. The increase
( al the receipts, IN The wear preceding he
iirst OF July last, over thai oi the year heiorr,
exceeds one hundred and ihirt, six Thousand
dollars, aud the excess OF the receipts over
thr expenditures OF the year asswoIien from
lory-hve thousand Ia nearly eighty thousand
dollars. During the same period, CONTRACTS
for additional transportation oil the mail, III
stages, Tor about two hundred and sixty thou
sand miles, have been made, aud for seven
" Thousand, annually, on no rseback. Sc
ven hundred and fourteen new Post Offices
nave beer established within the year aud
he increase OF revenue Within the last three
ears, as well as the augmentation Of the
transportation by mail, is more than equal
10 the Whole amount oil receipts and OF mad
convey ance, at the commencement oil the
present century, when the seat Of oil General
Government vas removed To this place.
When we reflect that the objects effected by
he transportation OF the mail are among tue
choiersi comfort. y eujoyments Of social liIet
pleasing 10 observe ma the III seuiqdtou Of
Them To every uornt, OF our country has Out.
stripped in lheir increase even the rapid
march oil our population
By the Treaties wr,h Franceand Spain, re-
specliyely ceding Louisiana aud the foudaS
to the United States, provision was made tof
the security OF land titles derived irom the
Governments OF those nations. some pro
gress has been made, under the authority Of
various Acts OF Congress, in the ascertain
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