New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-09
Report OF the secretary OF the Navy.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, Nov. Is, 1874.
An abstract of this Report is presented in the
place of the entire Document.
The Navy of the United States consists of six
ships of the line, one razee fgates, twenty
enc soops of war; sixteen briggs and schooners, three
store ships, and eight steamers afloat.
There are on the stocks IN an diminished state,
four ships of the line, three rg ates, enc store ship
an iron steamer at Pittsburgh, and one at the Navy
Yard at Washington, TO be used as water tank.
The vessels in Commission have been employed
as follows:
sloops Vincennes, Vandalia, and Falmouth, the
brips Somers and Lawrence, and the Steamer Union,
under the command OF Com. Conner.
In the Mediterranean Sea, the frigates Cumber-
land and Columbia, sloops Plymouth and Fairfield,
and s,ereship Lexington, under the command OF
Com. Jos. Smith.
On the Coast of Brazil, the Columbus "a, frgates
Horitan and Congress, sloops John Adams and Bos-
ton, brig Bainbrdge and schooner Enterprise, under
the command of Com. Daniel Turner. The Colum-
bus, John Adams, and Enterprise nave como nome
and been put in ordinary.
and Savannah sloops Cyane, Levant, and Warren,
schooner Shark, and store-ship Relief, under Com
John ID. Sloat. The United States and Cyane nave
returned home and been put in ordinary.
No change has been made in the vessels comprs,,
Ing the East India Squadron since the last annual
report. .c.:. ,,rdsr conn.
maud of Com. nj. G. Perry, consists OF the iIga.e
Macedonian, sloops Saratoga and Decatur, ana Dig
Porpoise, mounting ninety three guns. Inc sioopo
PEBBLE and Yorktown, and brig Tru1ton, have been
semi out TO relieve the Saratoga, Decatur ana for
poise The new sloop jamestown has been launch
cd and is in active RTepaIa0n 70 70 I souod1on
have il is believed exercised favorable innueheo
in preventing the slave trade. ,..
fhe following vessels have been employed on spe-
cial service. The frigate Constitution, Capt. FER
ciyal. sailed from New-York on the 99lh may iss''
on cruise in the Indian Ocean.
The steamer Princeton, Capt Stockton, mas peeh
emnloyed in gun practice and experiments. Sne IL
under orders 70 be prepared for cruise to tess ner
The steamer Poinsett, Lieut.. Semmes, has been
eyonloyed in making surveys between Apalac 'hcoia
Bay and the Bal'ze. ,,-.,, .a,rrrsd from
consanti5ople in January lasr, with the remains OIL
Com David Porter and in June. sailed 10 JON ,ne ,
SQUADRON on the Coast Of Africa, under command %
Commr. Bruce. T.,,orw sr.
transferred from the War Department Tor the use o.
the Navy. ,ho North Caro-
lin, a, New. York; the ONO, al Boston; the h1Pe-
riment at Philadelphia; the On-ka-hy e. al Gnaiies
ton and the Ontario, al Baltimore, are GO
receiving vessels. c,,,ssd ~ he en-
:; ,yof
,,oyed dpring the year commencing the Isl 9ay Vi
niy iSa5 CONSISTS of 10 frgate', IL sloops OF wal
hy,os. . schoouers, armed steamers Small
, ons, 4 s,ore.ehips and small vessels; -.
Th. ae, Of the l7h June, 1874 which
no a NJ uet,y officers seamen, &c. TO 1eUo men,
ia nought ipjuIous the es'imsts Tor s nea d Snr
10 m1ue oonG An increase of Pursers ana our
"li 20 49, Uscommended. Hemp Agent has oseh
g aua;,,sd for ibe State of Missouri and So
,ri,ed that the Navy will be supplied WIN a, ,he
Semn and Sail Duck. II is Suggested M ,no
ep Memphis and at ren'acos should be p.oo
o",sS ;aorously If asylum tor me nSsau
sSs District Of Columbia is provided, = ba more
sn o now in the Navy Hospitals misnIc he ia
s sgop dyJ placed therein The depot for ohA'''
completed, ,p,a IN ,bs first day of No
.n hs Isl 1874 consisted of $3.50 44 IA ,,s. ,be
'eor 10 The act OF The i7th Of June ,aTl
Naval ssoreserpers a! Rio de JsnerG nSn ISL
Mahon. the Cape de Verbs, and the SANG ,hs NAVY
Ids were discontinued. and othceTs o. o uu
amos, 70 perform those duties. Inc and
.om slIo~ed TO each is slSeo per annuii'' a''N
clerk al $500 per annum. ,.s n,,sl Report
c'e mr. recommendation Of the last Annas, he
,bar an additional number Of permanent. I snrsaus
a sI%, TO this Department and the se'sl9i
| is repeated.