Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-12-21


army. and 80. 400 for tho three months
pay allowed 10 the men whose term Of
service will expire during The cur eni
year aud may re.enlisI.
The army in all its departments is said
70 be in highly Aourishing condition.
The Academy ai West Point is doing
well. The estimates of its expenses for
the mex, year are $l4,472 less than lhey
were last year. The Stale Of the Ma.
Iional Armorics, to which is entrusted
property 10 the amount Of $l7,393 O2l,
Is highly satisfactory. Many interesting
statements concerning lead aud other
mines ia the country are contained ~ the
Report. The Department has under
taken 10 prepare history Of all the In
dian tribes in the United States, but IT
has been for time ut least, suspended.
The report of the Commissioner OF
Pensions shows that there yet ienn'n "n
lhe roll. 81 ,O64 pensioners for revolution
AIRY serv cas, including widows. undcr
The act Of 1898. granting pensions Tor
i've wears to widows Of revolutionary
soldiers, o, ,S95 CLAIMS have been presen-
led. of which 1855 have been admitted
UHdcr the laws granting pensions To- IN
valids tor wounds aud Injuries received
N military service, there are now Oh The
rolls 2,720 persons.
Since the las, report there has been t
con nslderable reduction IN the number oi
unsettled accounts IN the offices Of the 2 !
aud Sd Auditors. Ia The former Office
here are Two hundred aud eighty.two
accounts remaining unsoule led, all present
ID thin The present year, m king re-.
duciion Of FIVE hundred aud ninety. la
lhe latter there are nine hundred and for
ty FIVE accounts remaining unsettled, oi
which ono hundred and sixiy.eight were
presented in lS4l -- three hundred and
seventy five in 1912, and four hundred
and two in lS43, The reduction being II e
hundred and ihiIty four.
The Navy Department The repor, OF
the Secretary Of The Navy represents the
Navy at the present time as consisting OF
the following number aud description oI
vessels: Que ship of 100 guns; nine
shi Us Of the line of 90 guns each; one
razee Of 81 guns; twelve So gun ir'g gaIes !;
one so gun trlsatc two - gun lng ''es /;
eleven first class sloops OF war ol "a guns
each three % gun sloops five 10 gnn
>loops (; two sloops for store ships. guns
each. There are also four first clas
sloops on The stocks nearly ready for
launching. Eleven ~ gun br'gs and
aud schooners three dilo used as ore
,hip-, aud one for IA receiving vessel at
Cha, ,les,on. The steamship Mississippi
Of IL guns, the Fulton of 3 guns, the
Princeton Ericsson proprller) al - guns,
the UnioD of 4 guns, (wrh Hunters) sub.
merged wheels the Poinse,t Of 2 guns
and all iron steamer, The Michigan. of q
guns, nearly ready to Launch on Like
Erie. There are like wise fur small
schooners employed as packets or receiv
ing vessels. IN all. sevenly..ix vessels
of the various descriptions.
The losses Of the Concord, Grampus.
md Missouri are reported 4 contract
has been made for building az iron steam.
or a, Pittsburgh 10 Cost not over $ 80 600
md instructions have been given for bull.
ding six sloops of war Of the largest class,
wo Of " bich have been launched and The
nhers are near y ready. Deluilcd infor
nation is given cpucerniug The employ,
'nent of,ho ships oflhe various squadrous.
lwo war steamers, with submerged pro
pellers, the Union aud the Princeton,
nave been launched. Valuable improve.
menis have been made in several Of tn
Navy Yards.
For the service Of the next year the
employment ofthe following lorce IS pro
posed;
- For tho Home Squadron, three frigates,
six sloops, Two steamers aud FIVE brigs aud
scbooners making mall sixteen vessels -
For the Mediterranean. three trigai es, four
sIoops, one brig and one store shlp--nInc
vessels. For the coast of Africa, four
sloops, two brigs or schooners g. one store
ship-seven vessels. For the coast CT Bra.
I'll, two lrigates. three sloops, one brig and
one store-ship- vessels. For the
Pacific, three frleatcs, four sloops, two
briggs or schooners and one store.ship--ien
vessels. For the East Indies. two trigates
two sloops, one brig and one store.ship
For special service the steamers Ml>sis-
sippi, Princeton and Union, anu the smal!
iron steamer now building at the Navy
Yard, Washington.
:" This increased force seems to be called
for to afford adequate protection to our ma
tional interests embarked iD our Increased
and growing commerce on the distant sta
tons"
ln lack Of funds many workmen have
been discharged. The estimate from the
Bureau Of Ordnance aud Hydrograph,
IS S52O,0OO more than the sum asked tor
last year: OF this 5 gu, 900 are to pay
outstanding contracts. In the Bureau
OF Yards aud Docks the estimate is $50.
200 over that of last year. The Secre.
tary recommends a modification Of the
ration so as to dispense Nth the use Of
ardent spirits. The narrative OF the Ex.
ploring Expedition prepared by Com.
WILKES, will be ready for The press pre-
vious to March nexi. Additional clerks
are asked for in the different Bureaus Of
the Department.
The Post Office Department. The re.
port of Mr.. WIcKLIFrE, the Postmaster