Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-12-12

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o0uragri Tho ars h.s Leen sSas.1ly furnished y,ih
-?pics OF every description aai NE m ut L,k Cor th-
eanses which have pc,er estimated the issue oT the
contest IN tho vast extent Of theatre OF hos,ies
iheanost insormeuntablc obstacles presented by the
nature OF The country the climate and the willy char
scter ofihc savsgcs
The sites for rnu,ne hos p,als the lakes md NV.
era which was authorised select and DO
purchased have oil heen designated; bu, the nppropr.
anons no, proving sufficient Conditional
only have been made for their scluisitio. IL il Coz
congress to decide whether those conditional purcha-
ses shall De sanctioned. aud the humane intentions Of
The law carried into full effect.
The navy. as will appear from the accompanying
report OF the Secretary hos heen u.cfllv and horror
ably employed Ia the prutet ton Of commerce ard
riuzsns IN the Mediterranean, tho Pacific tho
coast OF Brazil. and in the Gulf o: Mexico email
squadron Consisting OF the irigais Constellation and
'he s'oPoIw BDs,on, unier Commodore Kcrlcy. 10
now on ITS way the China and Indian seas. for the
purpose oi attending interests in that quarter
ana Commander Aulick. in the .loopoGwar Yorktown,
mas oeen instructed TO visit the Sandwich and Socie-
islands The coasts Of New Zealand AMI japan. to.
se'ne' WIN DINER ports and islands f,que,cd by our
whale ships. TOR the purpose Of giving them counte.
nance and protection should they be required Other
smaller vessels have been, and still are employed in
prosecuting the surveys of the coast of the United
Ssaes ufecied by various of C,ngrss- and those
you.
Tho exploring expedition, at the latest date was
preparing te leave The Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
m further Prosecution OF ohicdfs wh have thus lar
Deem successfully accomplished. The di.covery Of
new continent. which firsi soon in latitude 66 leg
snn. south. longitude l5ides 27min ecsi and after
wards in latitude 65rg. 3lmin south Longitude l53
deg. 40nin. east, by LcutenantsWikes and Hudson
Tor extent of eighteen hundred miles hut on which
they prevented from landing by vast bodies of
ice which encOmpnssed IL, is ofihe honorable re-.
suits of the enterprise Lieutenant Willis bens esii-
muny tn zeal and good conduct or his officers and
men, and Is but jusrsre that officer to stale tha, nc
appears Ia have performed the duIie, assigned him
with an nrior. ability and perseverance, whirh Civ.
every assurance VI nh honorable issue To the un,.rak
! ing.
The re ort Of IN Post Mas,er General. b,-s,v;,h
transmit d, Will eAhiSI the service Cf that depart
men, the past year, AID ITS present CONDITION Tie
TRANSPORTATION has been mai, taincd iuring The v ar
10 the full extent horisrd by the rxsting law.
some improvements have been effected, which the
Dub j. interest seemed u-g-nlly To dcm1nd but nor
IInvo,vng'any particular Fddpnal expenditure: the
contractors have generally performed their cog lge
m;nts with fidelity; the prs;m1s,e,s with f,w ex-
csptions have re idered Nh ir couats and paid their
balances with promptIiud the hole service
Of tn. den 1rinsnt has IN ain lined the efficiency for
! which II hiss flr s-vera years been disun guished
Tn acts cf Congrcss abshing ew m mi rou;cs
and requiring moe expensive services on others
and the lncrc1 sing wants of tie country, h. We T.,
three years past carried the eSpeGdture something
beyond the 3cc'uIng revenues. the excess havtus,
SeGn m,1 aG,i the pal yea ey the ,uEus which
been exhaust q ard he antcipated IN, re,se in he
revenue not having been realiZ d. Sins TO the de-
pres son IN the cOmmerciahbus iacss of the corntrv
the finances of tn department EXHIBIT small! def
cheney az the close OF the lat zeal year is resour
ces, however, are ampe; aud the rsdnced rates a
c,n 1ensaton for the transport alton rervice VIII Oh
may be expected on the future lettings, from Nh.
general reduction OF prices, nth the Increase OF re
venue that NAV reasonably be anii,.ipared from he
revival of comm .rc Al ACTIVITY ,oun place thc
| hninces oil tue department. IN 2rOspeTo Gus condi.
ton.
l. Considering the unfaysrabe circumstances which
have existed duriux the pas, wear n - ,y,,,r 80;
II Us
ed with the pre- d;nr year, but on he coUtrary
exhibits a smsi inerea,e; he crcum.tsn~cs 10y .rLy'
red TO havi IS had 40 oher effect than che, the
eNrected income.
1t will be seen that the Postmaster General ,ug-
Resis certain miro, ctIrnts the eStab ishm M
designed - reduce the weight Of the mails ch.an,.
the Transportation, ensure greater regu aTiy in The
rates Of ttr-postagc-a object highly desriahlo
The subj, ct 10 Of general interest to the ,nn,
sd ration.
The Impression of The African slave trade has re-.
c:ived the continued aiterti n Of tie ,io"ernn.nr
| me brig 'phin I'd schooner Gram u have bee "a
employed during the iasl IN co1st of Mi
iVr INC pnrnose o. pevenlnS such portions If
meiIcan g. AtcT cruisi- K fl those y irts OF the
coisL mott usually resor'e To b. sagers, until tn.
commencement Of the rainy SEASON these y-s srIs
returned IL the United States Tor suppl = and hsv,
sis.eb en- DESPATCHED on simiar service
| rom The reports OF the commanding ofh ,crs IL
ap Years tiat the trade Ia now principally carried on
under Portuguese coosi AMI they express The opin-
ION thot tbs aJprehcnsiDn Of their presence on the
slaye-coast has, IN great degree, NJ est The pros
u uton Of the American Il z 70 hi. lnhurn1n pur
Pose il hoped 'ha', b. coutin ding IN m ainlain
thI' force In that lsreT and the * ms OF m,
ohicsrf IN command much viii lie q me TO puts
STOP I" Whatever portion OF this traffic may have
been carried on uadcr tn; Am 'ri;an Asg and IN
Tevcnt IT'S use IN ira C waich while ~ viola es
me laws tqu1lly outrage on tse rights If 9th
eTs ahd the teelIngs of hum ity. The efforts Of he
several Governments WAC ave arNously seekin. 70
suppress this traffic must however, be direct a.
nat the facilities nfio acl b. what are no vrccog.
med as animate comm,rcial pursuits, before that
OBJ CT can be fully omplsh d. Supplies of pro-
Visions, water casks, marcha dlso, and articles con-
necbd %iththe Prosecution OF the slave-ira1e are
II ~ UNDERSTOOD freely carried ty vcs els of differ.
ent cations 70 the slave factories; and the effects
ne iactofies are TRANSPORTED opcnly from one slave
stau)n TO another. whIut interruption or nGnisbs-
ment by either Of the nations To- which they belong
engaged IN the commerce OF that region. I submit
TO your 5grnents VII thor this Government hav-.
ing been the first 10 prohib by adequate penalties
the slave trade-the first 10 de- iare pracy-should
not be the first, also. forbid to It's citizens all
trade win the slave factories The coast Of Africa:
giving an ex ample TO all Eations in his respect
which, fairly followed. cannot fell 10 PRO uo = the
most effective results in breaking Up those denso
insqsty.
NJ. VAN BUREN,.
WASHINGTON December S. 1870