Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-12-03

I''1f aJ twenty other incipient surveys under
.r''' az .;,v Given by the Act Of 3oth April,
at i.n, one million more OF dollars have
Eh ,,vn from the Treasury.
sa - - Two millions Of dollars are 10 be
~ ~ he appropriation OF 100000 dollars to
H-;- ,nce the erection OF breakwater near
sn~ .o",b Of the Delaware River; the subseriP-
~.a the Delaware and Chesapeake the
%, IN. & Portland, the Dismal Swamp. and
'4n,,,.,rsske and Ohio Canals; the large do
onof lands to the States of Ohio, Indiana,
laoi' and Alabama, tor objects Of improve
"'O.-, thin those States, and the sums appro-
''n,' r,r Light Houses, Bsoys and Piers on
''a"1 and full view will be taken o. thu
X t nee Of The Nation in the application VI
ia ".'ources 10 the improvement OF Its own
a NI .hsss prea, national undertakings, The A
:, West Poin' is among the most i'm
S'" n; IN itself and the most comprehensive
1H t-.onssouences. In that Institution, part
~ revenue Of the Nation is applied to de-
~" N. sxpense Of educating a competent por>
~ .r h., youth, chiefly 10 the knowledge and
-'' I,,i,s Of military life. II is the living arr
1.-THE Na,ion. While The other works OF
n wv roep, enumerated in the reports now
....,n,ed 10 the attention OF Congress are des'
- 70 ameliorate the face OF nature; to null
:",r he Caciiiiies OF communication between
- E.,en, parts OF the Union; 10 assist the Ia
-. increase the comforts, and enhance the
.;,,msn,s Of Individuals Instructions &C
'," =, IVES, Poin, enlarges the dominion
r. .r,,uts the capacities Of the mind. Its
'..,fc;a results are already experienced IN the
'u,Do,;,ion Of he army, and their influence
;I in the Intellectual progress oi society -
n. institution is susceptible still OF great I'M
'.,,.nsnt from benefaclions proposed oy sew
al successive Boards OF Nlsiters, TO VINO e ear
,,, and repeated recommendations cheeriu'>
sd my own.
With The usual annual reports from the Be-
...,,ry ofrhe Navy and the Board OF Commits
sor-,s. viii be exhibited 10 the view OF Con-
,..,S the execution Of the laws rclating 10 tha'
I.,,r,ment Of the public service. The repres
"a ., nir,cy in the West Indian and IN the
C,s,i,, Seas, has been efiec tually maintained
,i,h scarcely anv exception. During the "'r
,,,vprn the Governments Of Busnos Ayres and
Of Brazil, frequent collisions between AtiilSe.
ant acts % power and the rights 1t neural
.,nnrrce occurred. Licentious blockades,
.o,su,arly enlisted or impressed seamen, and
,br nroperty Of honest commerce seized WIN
,ioIence, and even plundered under legal pre-
pnces, are disorder, never sepHa1le from the
.onElic,s Of war upon the ocean. WIN por>
non of them, the correspondence OF our COM
handlers on the Eastern aspect Of the Southern
American coas:, aud among the Islands OF
Greece. discover how far we have been involv-
ID In these the honor of our country and the
,;,nts of our citizens have been asserted and
indicated. The appearance OF new squadrons
IN he Mediterranean, and the blockade Vt the
Dardanelles indicate the danger OF other obs'a-
,ss 10 The freedom Of commerce, and the ne
c,ssiy of keeping our Naval force in those
Seas. TO the suggestions repeated in the re-
OOrl Of the Secretary Of the Navy, and tending
70 the permanent improvement of this institu-
Inn. invite the favorable consideration Ct
Congress-
A resolution of The House Of Representatives
requesting that one OF our small public vessels
should be Sent 10 the Pacific Ocean and South
Sa, to examine the coasts, Islands, Harbours,
Shoals, and Reefs in those Seas. And to as
certain their true situation and description. has
orpn pa, in train of execu ION. The vessel
Is early ready 10 depart; the successful ae'
comp'ishmenr Of the EXPEDITION may be great
" accel rated by suitable Legislative provisions
ard particularly by an app OPT non 10 defra,
lis necessary expense. rne addition OF ST.
cond and perhaps a third vessel, with Sigh
lcsraya'ion Of the cost, would contribute mucf
70 The SAFETY Of the citizens embarked on thi'
Undertaking, the results Of which may be o
he deepest interest 10 our country.
With the report Of he Secretary Of the Ma
~ will be submitted, in conformity TO the Ac
a Congress, Of 81 March; 1927, for The gradu
:. Improvement Of the Navy Of tn" u States
statements Of the expenditures under that act
Solthe measures Iaken for carrying the same
h,n eject. Every section Of that statute con
ans distinct provision, looking to the grea
1Orct Of the whole, the gradu Il improvement
VI he Navy. Under its saluIary sanctions, store
al ship timber have been procured, and are II
process OF Seasoning and preservation Tor IN
A'lre uses Of the Navy Arrangements nav
'een made for the preservation OF the live oai
Inner growing on the lands OF the Onlte'
H;A'es, and for ITS reproduction TO supply at IA
@re and distant days the waste OF that mos
'Aaaole material for ship building, by the grea
consumption Of i, yearly for the commercial a
ven as Tor the military marine OF our country
The Construction Of the Two Dry Docks