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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY.

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY.
! Mr.. Dickinson's Report has been
received with greater favor than that
of Mr.. Woodbury.. 1t is a more bIs-
iuess-like and lucid document, and
more 10 unision with the plan Of these
Reports from the Departments. The
Secretary, 10 the outset, states that the
Navy has fulfilled its design in The
protection Of our commerce during
the last year. He proceeds to emu
merate the destination and present sit
uaton Of our vessels Of war in differ.
ebt parts Of The globe. He has obtain
ed from the Navy Board, an estimate
of the increased annual expense oftwo
Erigates, three sloops Of war, and four
steam vessels. This appropriation
would amount TO 494,0OO dollars an.
nuaIly. The Secretary strongly re-
commends the construction of these
vessels. We shall have in commits
sion, if this appropriation is made, in
1885, one ship of the line, six frigates
fourteen Sloops Of war, FIVE schoon ers
and one steam vessel. The Secreia.
ry submits an estimate for the improve
ment ofour Navy Yards, Including
that of a Dry Dock at New York, a.
mounting in all, to S3,5Oo,O00. He
recommends the establishment ofa ma.
tional foundry for the casting of can
mons; also the enlistment of boys 10
conformity with the Presidents sug
gestion. There are three hundred and
five pensioners on the list, the annual
expense of whose maintenance is ga,
944 including the widow pensioners
the whole annual expense is 81, 53s
dollars. Six hundred and nineteen
thousand dollars have been invested
IN the United States Bank stock Of The
surplus fund of the Navy, according to
the act. He recommends the cree.
ton of marine barracks outside of the
Navy Yards, The waters at Brook
Iyn, near'New York, have been soun
ded by an engineer, Mr. Baldwin end
pronounced suitable for Dry Dock.
Ia compliance with the act Of
Congress, directing the Secretary Of
the Navy to make experiments with
view Of testing The safety Of steam
engines, the Secretary states that
number of experiments have been
made without any advantage. Has.
sler'S report of coast Soundings is sub.
milted. The Repor. concludes with
recommending the increase of salaries
of clerks in the Navy department, the
superintendent of the south west ex
eculive building, and the Scrgeants,
acting as clerks TO the commandant
and staff officers to the marine corps.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
Mr.. Cass's Reports have usually
proved extremely acceptable 10 the
public; we presume that the present
will be no less so than the previous
ones. He has restricted himself TO
the usual topics, and within the usual
limilS established by lis predecessors.
The general positions of the army are
the same as at the last Report. Four.
teen companies have been placed in
Florida, as a restraint on the Semi |
mole Indians, and 10 insure the eXecu
ton of the treaty for the removal Of
The Indians. The regiment Of dra
goons has been advanlageously EN-.
ployed amongst the Indians west of
the Mississippi, The discipline and
moral state of the army is satisfactory.
The Secretary recommends increased
pay to the Engineer Corps; also some
alteration in the provisions Tor the Top
ographicaI Corps. The Cumberland
Road between The town of Cnmber.
land and the Ohio, has been surrender
ed to, aud accepted by The States
through whiih it passes, with engage.
menls TO keep it in repair. r.-Tbe Uni
ted States are now exonerated from all
expense on account of this road. The
Red river has been cleared of raft tim
ber which entirely obslructed its nav
igaliOn, for the distance ofeigbty eight
miles; al an expense of $4,000 dol's.
There are twenty three miles ofob.
stacles yet to remove. A million acres
Of land will be reclaimed, 1t is estima
ted by the removal Of these obstruc-
tions. The Secretary submits addi.
ilonal estimates for the prosecution Of
the works on fOrtifcalionS, no appro.
priation having been made at the last