The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-08

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A. The outline OF project 10 that eG,r, -
views presented IN the Report of the Ss,rae
of War aIe-feeomrleaded TO the cansidrr IL. !.
Congress. '""ei
The Report from the Engineer Den,r
presents n comprehensive siex ar The n,,g.a
which has i,retf 'nnuic in the errat systems !.
motive OF the pubic Interest, esmmeucrd -
organized andrr the nh huriiy oil tun,,cs. IN
The effects of Which, have rlreaiv c~n,,,,a"'
TO the security. ~ they will hereafter Lar.
contribute 10 The hcissr aud d,gnit, vl ,L.s
ton.
The frat of these great systems is that of IA.
hficaiions COMMENCED Immediately Hf,c, ~.
close Of oar last VAR. under The %ssfuda,y err.
rience which the events cf ihaf,war had impre.s
ed upon our country mrn Of IFS necessny' 4.
Produced uadrr the auspices of nv in,nea;.,.
predecessor. il hns been cnntinned " i'm n. ,sr-
sesering AMI ii,,eva Encouragement OF the L..
gislature. anil combined with corresponding O.
eriions far the grrduni increase and i,nproy..
menl of the Navy, prepares for our extensive
country a condiIion oi defence adapted 10 nm
critical emergency which rbr wary course of
events may bs ingfcrih. Our advances in the.
concerted sysirubs have for the last len wear
been steady and progressive ana in r.v
yenr> ipore will he SO completed as TO leas,
no cause for apprehension thai Cur sea c,.,,
will ever again offer a theatre of hostile iuyel
sion. 49,;
The next Of these cardinal measures ofpoIic,
is the preliminary TO great and lasting work -
public Improvement, IN the surveys OF roads, p,
animation for the course OF canals, aud iabors
for The removal of the INSTRUCTIONS of rivers aas
harbors, first commenced by The Act Of Con.res.
of 3inh April, 1924.
The Report exhibits In ONE table the funds ,s
propriaied at The lat and preceding Sessions Of
Congress, Tor hIl ihes. fortificaiions, survey,
md works Of public improvement The u,anIet
in which these funds have been applied, Nh. n.
mount expended upon the several WORKS under
Construction. aud The further sums which may
be necessary 10 coinplcie them. In seconu.
the works projected by the Board OF Engineers
which have not been commenced, and the est.
mate Of their cost.
Ia u third. the Report Of the annual Board OF
Visitors a, The Military Academy ut West Point.
For thirteen fortiGoations erected Oh various
points of our Atlantic coast from Rhode lslana
10 Louisiana, the aggregate expenditure OF the.
yenr has fallen II little short OF one ,%nillion q,
dollars.
For the preparation Of eve additional report,
of Teconno,s sances and surveys since the last
Session ofCon.ress, for the civil constructions
upon thirty seven different public works tom.
nrnced. eight Others for which specific apprr-
priations have been made bv Acts of Cong ess.
and twenty other incipirnt su, yeys under the ~.
thority given by the act 3Dt, April, 1924, sbout
one million more Of dollars have been drawn
from the Treasury.
To thrsr two millions al doilars are to be nd.
ded the approp,i ation of 250.0 100 dollars 10 CON-
inence the erection of n B,eakwater near the
mouth of the, Delaware River ; The subscriptions
10 the Delaware add Oh, sapeake. the Louisville
and Portland. and The Dismal Swamp. snd the
Chesapeake aud Qhio Canals the large dona.
fions OF lands TO the States of Ohio, Indiana, II.
linois, and Alabama, for objects of improve
ments within those States and the Sums appro.
priaied for Light Houses, Bn)ys and Piers, On
The coast, and \ full view will he taken OF the
munlfcence of the. Nation in the application Of
lts resources to the improvement OF IT'S own cous
| diiion.
Ofthcse great national underiakinss, the a
cademy At West Poin, is among the mos, in,pot-
tant in itself, and The most comprehensive in its
consequences. In that Institution a part OF the
Revenue of the Nation is applied to deTray Tie
expense. of educating a Competent portion of her
youth, chief TO ihc knowledge aid ''utiss of
military life. II is the living af,nory ofthe Ma
ton. While the other works o. nnproN efuenre<
nnInerated in thr reports now presented to Vie
attention of Cong ress, are destined 10 amello~
rate the face OF nature, TO multiply Tie fac''itit:
Of Accommodation between the different parts of
he Union 10 assist the labors, increase Ire
comforts, mud enhance thu enjoyment of ind
yidnals-ihe instruction acquired AZ West Point
enlarges th- dominion ard expands the caraci-
ties of the mind. la beneficial results are al,
ready experienced IN the composition nf the mr.
my, and their influence is felt in the intrllecounl
progress Of society. The institution is susceptl
bic still ofgreat Improvement from beneiactions
proposed by several successive Boards OF. Visit
ors, TO whose earnest aid repeated
dations I cheeriully add nv own.
With the usual annual reports from the Sc
ere tary ot ,ha Navy and the. Board of Com.
mtssioners, will be exhibited 10 the view II
Congress the executions al the law relating I"
that Department Ut publ srryire. The re.
preston oil piracy in the West Indian and in ih4
Grreinn Seas. has been rifectually maintained,
with scarcely any exception. During the war
between the Governments OF Bnenos Ayrts
and Brazil. ~freQnrn, collisions brt%eeu BELLE
gerent acts Of power aud the rights oi gtulrhl
commerce occurred. Lireniious hlockades:
irrrEnlnrle enlisted or impressed sramfn, ana
the property OF honest s'ized VITA
violence, aud even plundersd under l. shl pre-
fences, Hrs disorders never separate from The
conflict OF wars upon the oceaI..., WIN u poi
lion ot hem, the correspondence at our COM
inanders on the eastern aspect 9th" SCUM ).
merican Coast. AMI among the Islands NJ
Greece. discover how far we have been 'hvoi.
we'd. In these the honor of our country aud
the rights of our citizens have heen asserted
and vindirated. The appearance OF a ne"
squadron in The Mediterranean and the BLOCK.
AIDE of the DardnneIls, indicate tle dnnsrf Oh
other obstacles 10 the freedom OF commerce,
and the necessity of our keeping our naval
force on those Seas. To the Suggestions rrpea''
ed ~ The report ofths Secretary of the Navy.
and tending To the permanent improvement, 81
This institution, ! invite lbs favorable consiue'
ration OF Congress.
A resolution OF the Honse Of Represent
tive', requesting that ore of onr small pnn'le
vessels -lionld he sent 10 sh. Pscihe ocen"
and South Sea. to examine the coasts, i'''nus'
hsrbors, shoals aud reefs, in those seas, anu !"
ascertain their true situation and tt'fr'i'l"h.
has been put in ntrain of execution. Inc Fes.
sci is nearly ready TO depart; the suectsNt''