Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-08-15

The Joint operation Of these causes, with some
others of less influence, will account ior uae oh-
fcultes which have occurred in enilsths se""c"
for the navy" The measures wh'ch may pc ~
cessary to remove them should be app''cu !" ..e
nature Of these causes, ana conpof' W." ''I Wv"
ractrr Of our institutions. They should be ahhres
sd to,the interests and to the freedom oi action
and cbice in the citizen aud not to the eXer cise o
violence or compulsiye power lmpresshieht Is .'e
instrument of undeesated authority, ana 10 pe ~
lerated only where the citi7en docs MOI iec' n''
right to that equality On which our s'isli'a''oh 'es.
i. 1t is not believed to be eXpelent to increase
the pay 1t is already sufficient to procure 'ie "
cessary numbers, provred otGer relheu'eS e., "''"''
the power Of the government be appiieu. i"'S "he
should be reserved for times Of greater prcssnrc-
The ration which i. fixed by law, and which may
be regarded as a par. Of the pay, and tn" allowan
ces upon entcrinr on ship-board, might be uselniiY
changed il some respects. Notice has been 'aAeh
Of this point, in former reports to congress, y
which reference is made.
2. The contract with the seamen shohh oe
scrapuiousls respected. aud lie shond be d'scha,g-
ed when It eSptcs, and IL HI, own country IL thls
be not done. he is dissatisfied aud unwilling agalh
to enlist, 4 his services are rtsn lost forever to his
Government, when he - landed IN foreign couh'
try, without the means Of comfort and III. power
to return Immediately. 1t i. obviously lnplacti
cable IN every instance to accomplish TINS drsi:a
Bile object because the time ui the scaneh expires
at different periods. It Is also dlliicrt 70 reduce
the length Of the clGlse uf our vessels, wilhou'
greatly augmentlhg the expense ot supporting our
.qnadrons abroad With the number aud Size nf
our vessels now in commission on the d'Hereht
.tatons, a reduction Ct The length OF the cruise
from three TO two ycar-, would ciea'e an ahhual
addition tu The expenses u supporting the navy oi
al. q 1 ~ NM =
stabe, that every ciolt has been. and shou con.
tnue to be- made to secure IT, In June, lS2I,
general circular letter Va, sent to the command
lng officers at sea, and at the recruiting renheY
4 vous, giving instructions upon the shblect, "hrh
has aIlea,y prodlced a ~atltAry effect upon ne
feeiings OF The sea,nen towards the service, ana
viii eventually lead 10 great good. \ copy oi that
letter ii added ID this report II is not Ecrctnen
that any other mcasnie j. necessary ~ reference G
to tins point.
! ). Hospital establishments suited 10 the wants
Of the navy, and calculated to answer tie yet eX-
pectatons Of our scamcn, can 0nly be provided, al
an early period. BY legislative aid, III approprlat-
ing money for that purpose. And the cohvictioh
Is earnestly but most respectful eSpfessea' tha'
there is no object which portion OF the puo'ic
funds could be bestowed with more advantage To
the interest of the naval services or to the honor ard
justice Of the go,ernni. ut aud nation
Heretofore nothing has been expended upon Il.
which was not drawn directly from the meaSrc
pay Of our officers and seamen. They have been
exclusively taxed to provide establishments which
the humanity OF the whole nation ought to have
erected, and on wi!ich a portion Of the national
pride should have rested. Even that morey taken
from our seGmen has not, unit. recently, been de-
voted to Its proper desnaton--bnt has sometimes
been used Tor other purposes. Reference on ms
point is made to the reports heretofore presented
to Congress. For three years past, laborlous at
tenton ha. been paid to secure to the hosPitai
iund all that 1t Was entitled to receive under We
aw. and to commence and prosecute system
which should, in tie end furnish the buildings
and Recommendations which would be necessary
or useful. BY an order dated l lth March. l314
all the money deducted from the pay Of the
officers aud seamen Is regularly transferred u
i the tund on the first day of every qua ter
Sites have been purchased at Boston New.
York. Phllade phia and Norfolk. aud arrange
ments made Tor selecting one at Pensacola. An
asylum at Philadelphia, and an hospital at Nor.
folk. lave been commenced and are progressing as
rapidly as the mag nltude Of the bulldogs wl jus.
tiiy.-With sufficient tands at the control OF the
Commissioners, the hospitals at the place. mention
/ ed might be completed in two years. and sys
TEN established winch would meet the wants Of the
navy Tor hall century to come pcrhap, for ever
And should it ethe will of Congress to make suit
able appropriation for this interesting object. a
most saiutary effect would be wrought upon the
inclnalons oi seamen to enter the service, and
upon all its highest and best interests.
| For those dGicclties which arise from steam
navigation, from the commerce in vessels, from
enllsments in the service of other Governments
from the augmentation Of tonnage, from the prac.
tce OF taking few boys and green hands, & from
the number OF .orcisn seamen in our employ, there
: seems 20 be but one adequate and appropriate re
medy which IS, such all increase OF native Anne
rlcan seamcn as will answer every demand Of ou,
mercantile and naval marine 1t will not be EASY
speedily, il at all. to attain this result The pro