The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-01-10

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Eaeport OF TIE Secretary cf
GEe Navy.
The Annual Report Of John Y Mason,
Secretary of the Navy, is lengthy, straight
forward and strictly business document
| Woavail ourselves Of the following excellent
synopsis, given by the N Y Courier and En-
Iquirer, which we believe embraces all the
material statements Of the report.
! The Navy Of the United States consists Ct
| six ships OF the Inc, one razcc, fourteen frig
iates, twenty one stoOps Of war, sixteen briggs
and schooners. three store ships, and eight
steamers aGoat. There are on the stocks,
in an unfinished stale, four ships Of the line
three frigates, one store ship, an iron steamer
at Pittsburgh, and one at the Navy Yard at
Washington. The Frigate Hudson and the
store ships ConsoIt and Chipola nave been
sold, and the Pioneer will be.
The vessels in commission have been TINS
lempIoyed in the Home Squadron, under
Com Conner, the frigate Potomac, the soops
lVincenncs, Vandalia and Falmouth, the
briggs Somers and Lawrence and the steamer
Union. In tho Mediterranean, under Com
Smith, the frga!es Cumberland and Colum-
bia, soops Plymouth and Fairfield and store
ship Lexington. On the coast Of Brazil, IN
der Com Turner, the Columbus II. frigtes
Raritan and Congress, sloops John Adams
and Boston, brig Bainbridge and schooner
Enterprise In the Pacific, under Comrno-
doro Sloat, the U and Savannah, sloops
Cyane, Levant Warren, schooner Shark, and
store ship Relief The East India Squadron
remains as before, and is under Com T A
, Parker. The Squadron on the coast Of AT
RIGA, under Com NJ G. Perry, consists of the
, frigatc Macedonian, sloops Saratoga and De-
! catur and brig Passaic. The squadron IN
: der intended changes will mount So guns
OF this sqadron the Report says
: 1.-The operations of the squadron have, il
Z is believed, exercised favorable influence
! in preventing the slave trade. With the
c provision OF our law denouncing il as piracy
q and tic presence Of our own Naval forces
e with authority TO visit all vessels under The
K American flag, il is not probable that citizens
st will engage in this dsgracoful and periIou
3 traffic, or our flag hc used by others TO an
81 great extent.
~ ''If other CHRISTIAN nations would InfilC
IS the same punishment on the offenders, it
OF not improbable that the trade would cease.
, The following vessels have been employee
re in he'special service designated. The Con
IN sttution, to carry II Wise to Rio, an,
20 cruise in The Indian Ocean; the steamC
Princeton, to try sundry experiments, th
n, steamer PoiDsett, TO make surveys near th
&c Balize; the brig Truxton to briug home th
Of remains Of Commodore PoTter;the steamer
IN Col Harncy and Gonl Taylor, TO transpo
le recruits and supplies; the schooner PbCni
~ and brig Oregon, rs packets between tn
he counlry and the Ishmus of Daren. The 70
ay ces proposed to be employed during the yea
commencing on the first day of July, l84
he consists of ten frigates,l3 isloops of war,
nd briggs, 2 sch0oners, 4 armed steamers, ) sma
Ms steamers, i store ships, and small vessel
u less than last year, but more than is autho
", lied by the appropriations.
of Orders were given to suspend enlsfmeT
ed in accordance with the law of June II, Is
he limiting the number 10 $500. The Seer
ort tary thinks this will injure the public intcrc
n He has, therefore, made estimates for 9,0(
is. men. An increase Of Pursers, Surgeon
IN. Asst Surgeons is recommended. The pre-
m erty Of the Department has been careful
Of inventoried. Measures have been taken
iii supply the Department exclusively wi
els home grown hemp, and it is proposed to
= tahlish aropewalk at Memphis, to finish {
on. frigate st. Lawrence, the sloops Albany a
to Germantown and the steamer at Pittsbul
md to procure no more supplies Of live oak
om Sond existing contracts; TO rebuild the fr
Iir. ate Guerricre, complete steamer contract
,a7t for by R. l.. Stephens, and Build brig
- take the place Of the Enterprise. ctiv
,iof in carrying on the public works is reco
.ot mended.
- The secretary has ordered the establishm
80 80 ola dry Dock at Brooklyn, and a Board of
/, 10 fcers and Engineers is examining the harb
w Of Pensacola and. Portsmouth, with referel
"00 to the same provision. The work at Bro
Ign progresses to his satisfaction Impro
sap ments in the Naval Hospitals is urged, ;
es> an appropriation is asked. There are tive
In insane persons belonging'to the naval ser'
'per confined in these hospitals; their reno
'een is urged The law requiring gunpow
zach and other supplies to be procured from
Yes. lowest bidder, needs modification.
,ros. building of adepot Of charts is contemplai
lieut. and has been begun. The system OF
,cky curing operates well.
men. The Navy Hospital Fund on the lst
gan. November, consisted of $3.50, 434: the n
!, be berof disabled seamen has greatly increa
cons and two new houses for their accomm'
this ton have been built The investment
the fund in the United States Stock is