Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-16

can add nothing 10 what has been frequently urged
IN i"For OF peace establishment for navy but must
DC permitted In state what has often before been stated
That the compensation of the commanders of our sbns ON
foreign stations altogether inadcoate 10 an hono,nhc
discharge OF their duties They compelled to incur
expenses beyond the of their paw and raons or
decline to receive and return cvtics uniformly offered
u tcln ON such stations, and upon which our friendly
lead. $50 ~
The course pursued by cur officers under such cir
cuhs,accs mas been such national well profess
siona pride has Dictated and of course they frequent
return from their tours of service deeply debt: one
eva onsequencc of which is that il adds to the inlucc-
nehs OF our officers, II prefer service on our home sta
os TO service at sea- whereas the pccunary considcra
uon should always be in favor OF the sea service
hueii Inconvenience frequently arises from want of
P"cr 10 make transfers OF materials purchased for the
navy under certain appropriations, 10 the purposes of
othtr appropriations under which they more immc-
uiacy wanted a pewcr To make such transfers guard
cd by limitations, similar to those imposed upon the pow
or oil making transfers of money from certain appropra-
Mons TO others would much time and expense in
the building and repairing of our ships.
Under the act Of the 3Ut of June last for the better
organization Of the United States Marine Corps the an
ponmcnts of officers authorized by the same have been
MADE ana the additional number Of prvates required will
be recruited viii all convenient despatch
80 much OF tho military regulations for the dscinl;nc
vi INC marine corps as were in force the passage Of the
act and not inconsistent with the same will continue i'm
force until superseded by regulations which shall be pr
scroed IN conformity with the provisions of the eighth
section of that act 60
1t IS believed that the discipline and harmony of the
Ocers ana mon OF the navy proper and of the marine
corps viii be promoted by placing the marine barracks
without tho bounds fhc different navy wards with which
they may be connected This ADVANCEMENT would create
but little additional expense To the Governmcn, ,rbe
marine barracks ut Portsmouth, should il be thought pro
per TO retain them rs SUCH at sufficient distance
ana might be easily separated from that part the navy
yard IN which ships are built aud repaired and in which
are placed the work shops and stores of that station
ne marine barracks at Boston arc within the bounds
OF tue navy yard but so dccaycd and dopdacd as not
to be worth repairing, and they occupy space csipna
ted Tor another purpose in the yard situation for bar
racks suicienty near the yard it is said can be pro-
cured upon reasonable terms.
Inc marine barracks at the navy yard at New York
were condemned in 1926, as unworthy of repair rho
ocers attached to this station have been allowed house
rent IN lieu of quarters. An appropriation of $40 600
mas been made for the erection Of marine barracks at
'hot station and SO goo for the purchase of site for the
selected. FN'"'" 'o
At Philadelphia, the barracks within the navy yard
but unfit for use such. 1t will be necessary TO con-
struct new barracks at that station
AZ Washngton, the barracks within the bounds
OF the navy yard
At Norfolk. tho barracks arc within tl, hourd 81 ,l
navy yard. - '''
AT Norfolk the barracks within the bounds of the
navy yard hut inadequate to the accommodation of tho
force required there Besides, they much out of re-
pair and the commanding officer has been necessarily
allowed honse rent in lieu Of quarters.
AT Pensacola, no permanent marine barracks have
oeen prepared The officers have been allowed house
rent, and the men have occupied temporary buildings
Ii IS proper here to observe, that the plans of the navy
yards prepared and approved undcr 2 sf the ora
dual Improvement of the navy make no provision for
barracks within the navy yards except at Portsmontb
Under the first section of the act concerning naval
pensions and the navy pension fund passed the 10th
June last fourteen pensions TO widows have been renew
Cd ana thirty original pensions have been Grant
Gu IN pursuance OF the provisions of that act These
constitute heavy charge upon that fund and REQUIRE
Tor their payment, annually, the sum of SI6062
Onder the second section of that act, the sum of
$l4l BOB so has been reimbursed the fund for the cost
otthe stock of the Bank of Columbia heretofore purcha
sed by the commissioners Of the fund with interest
thereon from the period at which said Bank ceased TO nav
interest," to the time Of reimbursement Sl4I 300 offhe
amount have been vested in the stock of the Rank of
rs rzed Inv Tho, oc(
of the 10th ofJuly 1892 The state of this fund viii an
pear by documents annexed marked Nj, M / and Mp
ne number OF invalid pensioners IL 257 Should all
OF them claim, which is improbable the amount REQUIRED
Tor their annual payment viii be $23,32l.
ne number OF widow pensioners, including those
DER the act OF Oth OF june last is 100; and the amount
required for their annual payment is 1914
inc annual charge, according to the present pension roll
From the account of stocks hercunto annexed. marx
ed Nj twill appear that the income of the fund arising
from those stocks and others TO be purchased nv cr
of money on hand, will he about 10000 dollars nor an
num- 1t is believed, therefore that the fund viii he suc
hccnt Tor all the asccrtained claims upon it, under ex
estimated at from $4,000 to 10000 dollars viii il IL prc
sumed be enough to the ordinary increase Of ben
slons tor several years past.
Ofthc privatccr pension fund tho net of Copgrc.s 81
the 18th June last revived five years pensions 10 ydos
OF officers, seamen and marincs slain lost on board Of
private armed vessels.
lntwenty eight brought to the notice of this de-
parment under thus act than five years had eapsed
from the date when their former pensions cyn!rcd
They being sustained by satisfactory proof were srtcd
in the Office of the Fourth Auditor and the accounts Ger
titled BY the Second Comptroller of the Treasury The
amount TO pay these accounts l64S0. dollars I'm.
der the act twentysiX pensions renewed of which
one expired tho 10th day of October last and ono ON
the "@th instant One win expire the 4h Of March
four On The LIST OF February, and nineteen the LIST of
January, IN The year 1855 The payments on tlcee to
The lst OF July lust, amounted to $lI sos 90 and the
SUN required to complete five years pension to each
viii be ~ 800 so.
In addition to the above there are thtyour invalid
pensioners the roll and the sum necessary 10 nav
them VIII he 3,0lG dollars per annum
IL VIII be sccn in the annexed statement marked No
that the amount in the Treasury on the LIST instant IN
the credit of the fund was Ell OIL AZ
Stock owned by the fund (N) i55G7 05
Total, SIGSoS 81