Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-06-04
From the NATIONAL fnisll,goretr
OUR NAVY.

Few readers probably Of the present DAY. A.,
ware what a change IN public opinion has ,,s.
place in less than half a century as To The ne,,,.
~ Of an eficicn, Navy for tho protection Of n
coasts and commerce of the United States.
In looking into a file Of Philadelphia paper, I.
The year 1894. we came across a warm del,,, y
which took place in the House Of Representa-, B
of the United States in February of that wear OF. 2
proposition for building four vessels Of al rv-
and two of 20 guns. in order to protect our ma,
chant vessels against the attacks Of tho Alecfio, {
who had recently not only committed repeated d., (
rotations on our commerce, but had seized AZ
carried into slavery n large number of our citirc,
and. 10 our surprise, found tba, tho measure va
carried by a majority Of two votes only. Index
but for the animated zeal and ability with whd
the bill was,pdvocatcd by the lately deceased Gen
Samuel Smith, who had inst become a member Of
that body. it is likely this movement toward Ma.
Wy Establishment would have failed altogctbet.
Such of our readers MS are not already %accuiin,.
ed with the facts will doubtless be curious 10
know on what grounds the measure was opposed.
We viii state the principal reasons assigned
/. The vast expense which tho building and
fitting out Of this small fleet would subject II,
country to.
2. That f,hcse vessels were built, q Secre,,,,
VI bhC u III u huf ~ OtucT OllCeIH must bo
employed.
3. That. as it was supposed the Aleeru,
would be aided by the British Government. hi,
fleet would prove insufficient, for its avowcd objects.
a. That it would be cheaper to purchase 4
peace with the Algerines, or TO pay o tribute to he
Portuguese Government TO fight tho Alger,nes ia,
our behalf, than to cit out a squadron TOR tho our.
pose.
b. That the Government Of Great Britain. whose
Ministry, II was urgued had the pow or Of prevent.
ing The aggressions of the Algerines, couldbe more
effectually induced to this course by commercial
regulations, and increased duties on the impor,a-
ton OF her manufactures, than by q few armed YES.
sels.
Strange os some ofthrse arguments may nos
sound in the oars of our readers this is a true story
of some of the objections which had nearly defeat.
ed the first Step taken under the Constitution 10.
wards the construction of a Naval force.
The Lottery Buisness.-The Grand Jury Of tho
Oyer and Terminer now in session have found in
dictmcn's against persons who have been engaged
in the sale of lottery tickets. Warrents for their
apprehension were Immediately caused to be issued
by the District Attorney, and the following werc
arrested and held to bail in the sum of $4,000
Allan Clark, corner Of Broadway and Fulton stecta
Henry A. Beach. ala, l-2 Broadway; J. w. Craw-
ford, 1886 Grand street Richard Compland, 172
Broadway John Sturdevant, as Canal Ct. ALA
Clark, 100 Broadway.-N. Y. Transcript.
Sylvester g. Co. 1853 Broadway, advertise oil
over Vermont that they arc ready to expose them
selves to such indictments as ofen as they can get
a chance. Judge from this to what 1pnothey fsecs
their customers, such men wouf4 mo- violate
law and brave prosecution in thu style without
strong temptation.
"A Buried Cty.-The captain of an American
vessel, named Ray, has lately discovered on tho
coast of Peru. in the environs of Truscillo, an on
cient buried city of considerable extent. Fol-
lowing the course of some excavations 10 had
made, he found the walls of the edifce etill stand
ing, ard many Of them in n complete state of prcs.
crvation. lie infers from the number and extent
of them, that the population of tho city could no,
be less then three thousand souls. Great numbers
OF skeletons and mummies, in a perfect state OF
preservation, we're found among tho private and
sacred %edifccs, and a great number of domestic
utensils, articles of furniture, coins and curious
antiquities. Tho earthquake by which il was en-
quilted appears to have surprised the inhabitants,
like those OF Pompeii in the midst of their dsuy
avocations, and many of them were found by Capt.
Ray, singularly preserved by the exclusion of al.
mospheric air, IN the precise action or employment
Of the moment. when overwhelmed. One mar
standing pas lin the act Of escaping, was dressed
in a light robe, in the folds Of which, coins were
found, which have been sent to The scientific insti.
tuition at Lima for investigation. A female wal
also found sitting in q chair before a loom, which
contained q piece of cotton stuff which she wa.
in the act of weaving. The cotton stuff (which
is Of a gaudy pattern but very neatly fabricated) is
about eighteen inches in diameter, AID appears to
have only been about half comple,ed.-A grca,
number Of antiquities and curiosities found in this
Americen Herculaneum grave, have been sent TO
The museum nj Lime
From the ~ o. Bee Eziro, Of May 90.
Important from Merieo .-Fhe schooner Water