Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-12-19


ner proposed, aud 10 make further progress ia the hospital
before built at Norfolk. (Q)
Such expenditures have been made the past wear on
the latter, from the general hospital fund, AS could well
be spared, and the comforts OF its inmates seemed most
urgently TO demand This is much larger than our pre-.
sent necessities require and therefore is ITO,
to Hnish the whole interior OF it, But the exterior OF this
hospital Is chiefly completed aud il has become one
Of the most oeau"s and useful public buildings belong
ing 10 me Hovernheat The naval asylum at Paiiadvl
pha bas been flushed aud partly furnished bat il is
mueh regretted that the department has no, able 10
oota'n cession OF jurisdiction over IT, without
ohs .na' rehner The cession wholly Dvgsioy Besides
'e,"hg 'he usual power in the State to execute crimi
' ha "isii process e reservation subject to, aud II IL
"cuay oudenedby the assessment OF large taxes which
are p"i from the hard earnings OF our seaen aud
UNITED right is retained 90 cut up the property by
reefs. Further Efforts making by the depart
cn to obtain relief from these taxes aud liabil
ties dis a mol fatal TO the success. OF this
public aud charitable institution Should these efforts fail
all the correspondence and documents the case will be
submitted IN order that srch Legislation nay be had as the
whole circumstances connected with the subject shall be
ogn 70 require. The general condition OF the hospi.
Cd, 81 w.
The ordinary purchases of medicines and surgical in.
sWunens Tor in hospitals and Yards and i'm vessels
are included under specific and are about
S'o"oe yearly The pay and subsistence of the sur.
geons and assistant surgeons attached to the hospitals are
Povded Tor under the general appropriation for navy off,
GERS The other annual expenses our hospital estab
shment in' pendent OF buildings furniture aud pairs
are ABOUT $1,000 These are betrayed wholly from as
sessmens Oh TIE seaaen and officers. From the same
quarter come all other resources for the
WIN 'he exception oil such appropriations Congress have
m'u' FROM ne 10 lime 10 aid in erecting aud furnishing
buildings lhese last approp, iions have been made but
seldom, and have, within ten years, amounted 10 sum
wn wound be on an average, abou, ~, $50 dollars
""n"y, ana Tor The same purposes, during that pc.
riod the fund has furnished, from its annual in
crease a"d former accumuAions, about 10 O0o dollar.
aoouafy. Should Congress grant what Is now asked
more will probably not he wanted for MANY wears In
ihnediae connection with the yards hospitals and other
ea estate ee'o"g'ng TO our naval establishments is the
I'VE OAK plantation Being situated only seven miles from
our most southern yard IL has the past year been placed
under the same general superne The purchase
oil the land, and the cutting and wood
and common timber from about 2OJ the plantation
had been accomplished before charge of this DEPART
mcnt was placed in my hands. II seemed to Inc iudciou,
IN at state OF things TO attempt preserve any benc fits
already attained or fairly anticipated, by continuing to
destroy few years losger the annual growth OF other
wood injurious 10 the young live oak Trees 10 trim and
me 'hrilest ne ones appearing and employ mere
" the leisure OF the hands engaged in extending this
process 10 more OF the land From 200 acres OF land
and 22Ooo live oak trees 10 which, i'm 1929 the above
system had been applied IL has, since 1881 been so con-
nnued and extended that the nursery become eniarg
ed 10 225 acres and includes 600 trees lie S
pensc attending this has been about 81 200 ayear bu,
should any considerable portion Of the trees ach ma
turity, and attain size suitable for ship building, ID
government VIII be amply repaid AS grow arg,
concerning ts number will rap d.
ly diminish. Doubts exist whether some of them from ,ho
poverty oil The SOIL and their apparently charac
wtever attain valuable size. But it now too arv
Tor forming decisive opinion the extent TO which Tho
opeea.on oil these causes may affect the whole plant on
and under existing circumstances sound pocy AR
10 require that the experiment. having gone so FAR bouid
be allowed further aud full trial The nearness o a
plantation to the Pensacola yard and trans porta
ion enhances much the value OF any timber il m, " pro
duce. Lately have not only placed this land ur der tho
generai superintendent Of the commander of t Al var
but required his particular and vigilance over tho
live oak reservations in all that region of counr
whole agencies heretofore connected with our live o,k
have as before suggested been discontinued alt the dis
tc except small portions OF two having been explored
as fully as deemed useful till the surveys of be lands
into townships and sections shall be completed ast "a
may be completed, arrange ns have been m ade Ir G
and n,vhic
been ascerained TO abound, and prospect Of fcien,
supply OF that kind OF timber in future is fat eng II thai
on private lands as these wanted to be for Gull
uvaon be from time TO time purchased at M oderae prccs
and placed in depot for the frames of vessel
hozed or collected under the head Of gr adua improve
ment On this whole subject have SO ecenty and n,
such length submitted to Congress the Jews Of L;
patment that further observations here are not
necessary (Sce report live oak ouse of Rcnre
sentauyes, December ii, 1927
Some miscellaneous matters connecte with tbe nav,
deserve oel notice The usual after ion has been be-
OF Liberia has been visited by the schor ner Pornois. %
IN pursuit OF praica vessel and VIII ch vessel il is
uyng TO add supposed have bee since cssure5 bv
British brig. and her criminal career terminated ne Ar b
island OF ST. Thomas the Of Africa Ono bac II
e usua appropriation on the sube ct OF the slave trade
VIII probably be sufficient Tor the suing year. as NAV be
seen by the state OF the account her ewth submitted 5
ihe renewal OF an appropriation Tor the relief of Alex
aDde Claxton made in May 1880 has be coms
in consequence OF its having beer transferred TO the
Plus luna before all the persons nted to it were able TO
procure the necessary vouchers. "
The proceedings of The board appointed under so,
ton OF Congress to revise the naval regulations will be
soon submitted in separate rep ort
The survey oil our sea Goa It having been placed in
charge OF the Treasury Depar ment il not in nv
en- ocaly 10 state It's progre but officers have been
detailed ana all available iac les provided the
wishes OF those experimenting the subject have been
mu mic aed. ~
Some expenses, under the contingent augmentation for
enumerated objects, have been included under anv NJ
the amounts already mention ed but thew belong n
MARTIAL TO pioage oil vesJ els TO transportation of ma
'enas 10 me purchase oil c arts and books and various
other small items, forming aggregate of about $50 600
On review OF the whole affairs of this de i,
appears that lis expenditure naval subjects the las,
year, have been what less than four millions III dol
lars Lit will be hoy this result COMPARE. with for
mer periods, by asvertng the fact that during the las
twenty years these exper ,ures except during five yea
oil that tine have fallen so low as three mIions
and except during six of that me have never
ceeded four millions. va
The whole estimates made the past year. for the
wants oil what technically considered the nayy
only 3l76, 766 dollars Those for The wear preyios
32273s3. Those Tor the present year are 22a rs
TO 81 But II is to be that under The be,j
OF naval expenditures besides what is paid from tho
amount voted on the M nua naval estimates it is
y TO class what's paid from half million appropriated for
term Of years to gradual improvement; almost 200 zoo
dollars Tor the marine corps the payments from the navy
pension, hospital and pyateer pension fund.- and sever
al miscellaneous snrns voted by Congress on motions
resolutions and petit ons; and part of which sums
charged under this he adj have little or no concern viii
naval establishment On the contrary, some Of the en-
penses connected with the administration OF the depar
men at this place, are included in the general
uon mis- Tor the supp r Of government aud moi usually
ciassed under the he all OF naval expenditures.
II is high grad6 to be able to state that since
1927, nearly half million year has been JisbnrseJ G
gradual improvements that within ten wear. Io,,rnn -,