The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-10
NEW YORK, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, lS43


wreck OF the Hranpus' ana 'he wreck Oh aireis" "
at fou fraya , u,ro
The estimate from the Bureau OF Ordnance ana llyaio
graphy is some hve hundred ana twenty ,
ndrnd aDd Is sS Snusand dos are 70 nav for out
s,anulhs contracts haue oy tne poaiu Vi W.. =, -
s,ohers, some years smse anu w S o.dsr
cudes aiso an eslha'e lor suhSieh' pId 81
tanks ior an the snips ana prigs OIL lht Na h !,
no, iaunched thar are nol nov proaueu WIN Of
nke"ise meiuues an esema'e "r wv h"i'''eu ' "
large SIZE. ,n,, 1874. e.. A.,
IN the bureuu Oh srus ana JOCKS e sum W., W. c ,,
h esmst for coa S On the sunposton that
each steamer VIII employ steam power nv, ~, ,
year ana the sum asheu lor ~ VERY hoerd'
even ior TINS e ss y, se' I'll, i'll; .h N us,al n,
In the plot Oh GROUND on wich the NhNy nosP "a,
chelsea, Mass STANDS tnere are many ac,es no. '
are Oh any use LOT the PURPOSES VI tha'
producing no income IL TINS were solu hanosome sum
might ne added 10 the hosptai Iuhu eia uh coo W 70
oeseu rom ~, th III Of d much If his land as will
not be needed ior the hosPitai Puross anu WI h
ther suggest that the Navy DePartm1innt ps eoe
ing to over S2OOOoo ana yielding no income IN some sc
and productive securities. .,,.ou,,.,;,u
resolve was passed py the late Congress aPPIopis
four thousand dollars towards establishing an aSeh!
the state Of kentucky ana one IN he Sa'eoi s 49,
ne an e s VI nv last for the state
OF hentucky ana IN 0oehshce GU, ~ ~ l vJ r
uhlea states ropewaN az le Lna We ~ ~, ,;2 d a,o
the purpose oil gaining information as 70 the knu aho qua
MY Oh water'roed hemp USED III tns nav anu s oup VI
testing ITS strength Ihe APPROXIMATION ior ns haa
tne haval seryicectease anu % nnnats, h
MAINLY eSPehae9 Oh otnci ooh'lao's w. Dp al
recently directed the agent 10 MAKE no anu IN
inns state Oh the appioPi iauo nus So. o ns ~
peuent 10 appoint any asen. oi .he olao " Nnoi u
WI. Won Scnniu. an in ~ .s p;o LII ~ Ibis
quamted win 'he culture Oh helP IN mss a nT h n
country nus peeh emPioycu w VIZ :, IT, e
Partment he asa season on .e amd IN Construct
nenP ~ .is S Sninn Il AND senayatng the fbres
ing achihe ior pAas anu sS,id has sncceed If
IRON the stalks without rol.hg nc 81 iS N
wmch mere Is Jar p.1ise, sre d ;,i " cb sw
pe iade aiu .he henp sus - @ ared Nv The aId
o ~ fu s ; NJ, So scbmidt,s renort is amended
mehou o. routing MI. vo %. oon ,, tPb amlhIat on
the culture and nreparasn of hemp published Odessa
in Russia and to which the attention Of Congress was in
vHea ny CON I'M ohi r tiis "r uhich
o. narsh ieas 10 ,Tro hdrd dollars Tbr
tere IL no aPplVopiiahui, ~. 40 t VI ~ ~ 80
10 snpsea . ~, @ r N. rot;op 90 nc
dsnpsns WITH KS snr horizon now allowed That
the frequent and habua use OF ardent spirits hluriousy
affects the human ystem truth believed 70 De now &C.
logists Its evil are not less on .he na
on tne conMoh y, a .naa i; sr JrnnL
inc punishmehls nhiclea upon .le see ,, ;ts
ness or the immediate eHects oi url>is auen P e.
INSTRUMENTATION IN its various iolms IN ;u h iS f e
spirit ration punshments anu DISEASE WV vi oSs
quent ana the whoie moral ana Pny sea NV,
character Of the men Will DE improved theIeiole oao'
too strongly recommend hat no spirits De % S r
rations OF those who enlist in future and that the Oh
committing the spirit ration ior money dc u
those already enlisted. r.
Measures in train for establishing more perfect
system of accounts for the Naval Storekeepers by whch
more rigid and ehectVe resp0hspitH VIII pe ~ s
in keeping and disposng oil the puDhc proPer'! III u'e
In the execution OF this plan an addltiona clerk at eac
Navy Yard is necessary The sum estimated Tor each
clerk $500 per annum and the services 10 De
will vastly more than compensate for the outlay.
Great expense has been incurred at times ny ateIaoh
in the inboard arrangement oil SHIPS wlho9! tne @
Of the Department The cost oil such ALTERATIONS mus
made has been directed to be charged IN future 10 the
Ger making them
Navy Agents have been directed to pay no bills except
from funds in hand belonging to the appropriation 10
which the bills are chargeable BY thus arrangement the
Department will keep better knowledge and more per-
feCt condition AUTHORIZATIONS.
The allowance OF additional pay TO 2mcers PeIlornhB
the duty of higher grade is often subject OF
and perplexty, and liable to abuses Inc uunty oil
such allowances is somewhat quesuohapie; put eAPe
dent to continue them, the law might be beneheiay mo
difed Ii should define more accurately what constitutes
higher command and perhaps also PROVIDE mar no
Pey be allowed unless expressly supnated " 'h' "roe
Pursuant to the act Of Congress of March 3D. ls4a Capt
Rousseau, COMMANDER ADAMS anu L'eut; o'ePheh UNI
son. nave examined ana survey ue VI e,nPns
IN reerenee 70 l's csPapity ~, ,h; III ah az
LOT the pulding ana repairing sleasP. aiu az
sells OF war that place. The report Oh these ocers mas
been received, and accompanies this
An Appropriation oil one hundred thousand collars was
naue at tne ias SESSION " o VIZ P Po s "
building floating dry dock snfhcieniy large to RAISE
second class irgae, on such pan as .ne " .ne
Navy ~ uv tsu S arinns ans and ,hs
rious INQUIRIES ue eA a r VI ~ p' LII
H. no pan was presenteu on wioh uo'N Iou n
DE ouilt withn tne limits ol ny ,u w
department diu NOT leei au.nosea " enei o
requiring larger a me ~, PPpr; sr
lor the purpose ne az, pan f,es.s ~ E,n, h
secuonai doGh naa 'nd % 81, =. o
she Vi 49, -, ~, i ~ " 80 !n.ia.I A.
H. could not oe pun, Wn ;ne sum 81 te cos Of
tailed report on he NV an mo s .. ae Uos VI
such adock 10 be use as the eeVatng OF noanS power
and connected with aleve track wmch ss can ne
taken upon the land with ease and safety viii be submit
ted in another communication when all the necessary
facts and conclusions shall have been received from the
persons having that subject in charge Mr. Sanger, the
Engineer of the Bureau of Yards and Docks in compi
with the resolve of Congress- is making the necessary
examinations to the practicaby of using the Croon
| water elevating power for dock at New York
When his survey shall have been completed, the Depart
ment will report upon that subject
the estimates included the cost OF the apparatus
for laboratory the Washington Navy Yard and for the
employ OF chemist and ply roechnist II is believed
great anages may be derived by employing scien
fc persons in testing the quality Of copper and various
materials and in the prepar OF many articles
used in the service which have heretofore been found
when used of inferior quality. highly important that
competent person be employs the preparation fusees
rockets and other fireworks indispensable in the naval
service deficient is the service in this know ledge that