True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-16


State have determined prolong The session ill Well
neslay next. We uus, that they vii act with zeal
upon the important before them, and adopt
such as are deemed expcticut. |
TIL. House yesterday enteavorcd to pass the bills
peoed by the Executive, Ivy constitutional majority
and almost succeecd-aycs 81, noes S. The constitu.
ton requires thirds of all the members elect Two
more votes would have been sufficient.
THE NAVAL FORCE Of different countries compared
sciM orr Orn.
lncasc ofa difficulty witt, Great Britain, shall in
all probability. have for the most part to wager battle
the high seas ofwlich she has long claimed to be
"mistress." In the gallanry of our officers and sea-
men, and in their skill have every confidence They
have manifested no nfsrioritv whenever occasion has
called out their prowess. They have in oil equal
gage,ncns borne off the palm. But number Of vcs
sells bears great spnry to that Of the nations ofEu
Representatives, may he the efficiency Of those fitted
Tor and engaged in SERVICE The importance Of enlar-
g:ns marine force is cvidcntnor will a step to that
effect meet with single murmur of disappr button a,
this time. The fact may no, he generally KNOWN that
We have timber, expressly for that purpose at the va
rous navy yarls-would it no, be better, and more
wise to turn into stately vessels of war; ready to pro-
tcCI our commerce. 10 Keep living
usclcssy in storshousrs, or buried in the sea?
10 shcw the disparity bcwccn marine force, md
thu, Of other countries, annex the following interss
ting article from late number OF the Baltimore Amer
lean.
awe have had occasion, in common with our coun.
trymc:l, feel deep Mt the weakness of our
Naval force, in comparison will, those Of other nations,
aud to lament it: tpt, inability To cope will, them in the
event of collision. especially since tue applica-
am If IN al An ArSsr 1o
the sui jrct, contained in the Philadc Inquirer, puts
this disparity in striking point If vcw and sets
forth in beconng term: the necessity OF adding to
naval establishment. In MD of the remarks Of the In
qnfcr, VIC wou present., in summary form, the facts
given in tabular st,.cment Of John Barrow. con.
| nccted with his Life OF Lord Anson, in wlcl, the
strength Of the navies Of ht respective countries therein
named is set forth Our national marine consists Of
ships of tho line and rgu,es OF the fist class the
stocks; ships Of the line razcc, iri.ars of the
first GLASS; flight" of the tird cnss, i3 Shops of war,
) 'rigs, <ch"oners. steam ship, ant, store shin in
commission, and ships of the line 3 ffgaies of the
first class, iisac Of the Third GLASS; soos of war;
IS armed vessels.
England has in commission $40 saiI, which are dis
posed Of in the following manner:
On the tlom: station 10 ships Of the line, l2 sloops
Of war, 20 briggs On the Lisbon station, ships OF tie
line, frigacs 10 scops Of war, briggs On the Med.
iterranean station, ships of the line gates, Is
ships Of the line, friga-s, 10 soops of war briggs
On the Pacific station, ships of the line, frignes
sloops Of war and briggs. On the Brazil station,
ship of the iin', triigaes, sooi,s Of war briggs
West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, 4 ships Of the line
10rga'es, II sloops of war, IL brys Special Service
4frigates, sloops. of war, 10 briggs.
will be borne in mind that the above statement only
| includes the ships in actual employment, the whole
naval establishment having been set down MS far back
as 1886 at Ga0 in eacc aud in war one thousand and
thrtysix. The chief difficulty in the event of putting
these ships into active service, would be in manning
them, and of course pressment would be resortcd
| In 1886, the number Of sealnen employed in British
Commerce, was 400 men, pretty abundant source
from which draw sailors for the Government service
According to the latest returns, the Navy of France
which is the next largest aud rapidly increasing, stand
| as follows:
ships of the line, first class, 100 guns cnch 90
second class 86 guns each; 90 Of third class % gum
each This forms total Of 81 ships, nearly every one
OF them bnt since 1876. Besides this, Francc has 4,
rgates first Glass; each of GO 81 Founders; 10 frsates
each of 46 36 pouuders Is frgaes third cass each
80 guns; 10 gates, fourth clnss. Of 26 guns; "a cor
ers the minority of them 100 horse power, and each
them we'll armed In her arseras there nearly BON
guns and Carronades for the naval service, enou.h to
out 81 ships Of the line, 60 frgacs and 90 cOrvettes
1t appears from other statements. that the French go
ve'nmcn could, Immediately the occurrence If war
increase the naval force actually at sen-nnmey, @
sail Of tho line and 36 frga,es to 40 sail of the lin
and 50 frga,es that, hcsles the seamen necessary
man this large additional force, there would remain
surplus Of $4,000 to form the Of vessels
nnncc cu of ,e s hoy,
he Kept up advanced towards construction, reserv
Of Is sail of the line and l6 fsates, by which the fore
could be further raised to 50 sail Of the line
Sc frigacs and that the Lumber of war steamers shou
be fixed at A. of which lG are in commission, un
10 more rapidly advancing towards compl.tion
Every ship of the line is provided with four howitze
cannon, 30 FOUNDERS called Ia PaiEhOns Every Fri
gate Of the first class to have of 70 steamboats, Of I6
horse power, of30; fga,cs of the I'd and 3D. classes
soops aud briggs Of 30.
Taking Sir John Barrow's' statement which is sup
posed, from the high standing Of that gentleman,
his facility of access to the proper Of niorma
tior to be England has in all 10 ships of ror
dinarv, and building. or the second class, carryn
from 50 to 100 guns, She has 81 in oil in commission
Is in ordinary, and building. OF the third class, Of
50 guns she has in ull AZ, of which ~ are in com
sion, 3 in ordinary, and building, making grand Il
tai 900 ships Of the line. ~ of which commissions
OF rgates Of various clusses there are 80; Of which
commissioned. OF steamers of war she has tott
y of l2 Of which are commissioned are in ordinnr
and building, besides these Is steamers orcg
stations, and % post Office steamers of which
France has 40 ships of the line, 10 of which arc
" commission. She has also GO frgates of all classes
which Is are in cOm3liSsion Of war steamers 81
which % are in commission, Tin ordinary and in bull
l. ing. Here it will be observed that France is much
advance of England, so far MS war steamers are
f ccrned.
u commission; % fsates, Of which "a in conmiss0
% and s war steamers, all in commission.
r, Egypt has II ships Of the line, of which arc in cor
c. mission
+ which 10 nrc in commission, AMI 3 steamers,
~ which, is in commission, md building.
e Holland has ships of the inc, Cd and 3D. classes;
" frigaes LIST and 81 cas>es lOl gun hoatS ~ Of wiic
are in commission, and war steamers, Of which, 3 a
J. arc in commission and building.
ncaml'k has slips of the line, 5 Of which in o
10 binary and building; and e. gun boats.
l. Sweden has 10 slips Of The line, 2d and I'd classes,
'r in ordinary figatrs, in ordin ,ry and tuildn.
g,n boats Il; 9 bombs; and two war steamers in 0
y binary.
10 Spau has ships of the line and fr gates, all in ord
binary.
r. Naples has . fiiga,c< aud war steamer; and Sa
dnia has irigatas, Of which are in commission,
!. 9 war steamers in commission.
Thus it will lie seen that Sardinia has twice Il
= number Of war steamers in commission that the Unite
=. States have. with all our boasns the Of o.
x Navy Wchnve inst cause to he proud of his GALLANT
of officers and scuen, and their devote lness TO Il
service OF their country, but is scarcely credible that
the ,leSc,piio of vessels which of all others is the
Effective for the purposes of Republic, to wit those
defence end protection the United Suites lave but
y, and TINT pronounced to he little better than ape
., ogy for the thing it represents.
10 --LATEST FROM TEXAs.-Wc have received per I,
! steam packet Columbia, Houston dates Of The 9Th, nj
ID Galveston OF the 9Th inst. The Columbia 40 hot,
r, from the lntrr place. We condcnse from the .ous
|, n ,icuars:
IL A Mexican recently nrliyel at Bcxnr, who h.
escaped from the Comma UClies states that the II
N Young women who were captured Gonzales n 1.
weeks since, treated by these Indians with gre
~ Kindness They have tent by themselves and II
" furnished will all the comforts and vcnences viii
4 the camp of their savage cIpturs affords.
10 purity Of about eighty men from Bastrop count
ncconnanedby Castro and forty Ii pan warriors, rece
50 " made an expedition into the Cunmanche country a