Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-04
THE SECRET ESTIMATES.

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THE SECRET ESTIMATES.
Inc important e'''na'es - az aus"'en'a'on =,
the navy. communicated oy we secretary ana
Heaus " Duicdus - ni0 t'a'y DoPa' "no"' - '''o
Coin''cO u VIC 'io"so - i'oPio'0n'aAo0, any
Which, MT HOE DoiLhN niN"' Aouoo' " "ia'
committee, attempted 10 lay before the house on
Friday, but was forbidden to do by the MAORI
lty-thesc estimates il seems, have been got at by
The CORRESPONDENTS az some of our CONTEMPORARIES,
Ia nba chief ;,e,,s ., leach n,.da nubc We
ca 49,, s,.,aa 4, ~ pal,;,n A,,ar;can 40 fol
nv $3.50 - 'S -
io"s' any, 'io''i VIC Pioo''ion WIN "'o
given, we presume them 70 DC correct Accoiuine -
these, 1t was proposed that the naval force should
be increased
st In men. To thirty six thousand eight hantIred
S,e,msb;ns N ~ 40
X 1880. ). AZ
an
oiooP0-oi- "-.' -
LII an an increase - IVY
and requiring an esumatcu expenditure u te0o'"J
millions of dollars. Pretty well Tor beginning,
but far short of what will be required, should the
country he Numbered into war. which nothing,
lo,,ona. ~, cross m;sm.n.oement IN both sides
os $500
Inc ioiloWmg more particular account vi 'iiesc
estimates-respecting which an unnecessary mys-
terry has heightened the public curiosity-we ex-
tract from the correspondence of the Baltimore
p...;o,.
nc HOUSE Cohm''ee On Naval fAia'is auuiessea ~
quest 70 the secretary OF e Navy ha ne "oud INFORM tuen
what increase would be necessary and proper to make to
the naval force OF the country The letter OF the committee
dated the 22d of December last Seventeen days there
AFTER to wit January 9Th, the Secretary replied He recon-
mendcd an accumulation Of naval materials and stores the
nar and eopment NJ all The vessels in ordinary and of the
f;.o - Is - IL ., . ; e. le;.
a.'u eop. "a -. ''oSA' 'usp'A''o'' ~ uel'N'0
erod o. ne auon Oh seamen In tne service 70 'ooo' 50
that further enistments might be provided for and the
sructon of three fgaes five sloops and
steamers Of . smaller class
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~ ~ '0' - ''0 .oi''i'oo wy 'usso'ao''s oh aio sup-
ect Of the Heads OF Bureaus IN the Navy department. signed
BY Commodores MoRRIs, WARRISeTos, CRANE, and SHu-
BRcK without any expressed approval or disappoya of the
Same
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e'e ieaas u bureaus ai'er speaking Oh 'ne felauve
naval forces OF he United States and Great Britain and CIV
ing their united opinion what one nation could or could not
do against the other were hostes to ensue nroceed 10
recommend 6,s, tho cons,r,,,;n f ,o as or - ,.n
--.:-.,-.... en' :, ~ .a'''s y We o1Aa'
e'', Pu0u''s 10 'o'o"s 0"e u 'ne larger class ior
Lakes Michigan and Huron and for the Atlantic
coast and eie of the smaller class for the Southern coast
besides which nov avaiabe that supplies Of ord
nance and ordnance stores be lodged at different nont On
~ Lo 49, C. :, -, -
49,, - fa '''a'"'' y 70 'p'ooiy an'eu IN
Case " eeu 'ha' ne humoer OF sea steamers IKE the Msss
spp but rather enlarged, should be increased to that
fngaes should be increased to thirty our soopso war
N f,rt,, tbat 6,e ar The fra,as .,a - ~ H. H. n
he fitted with such s.s. .snr,mens as NAV b hes, .n,d
- 49,. -" ~ 49, !, = ,a' 70 D.s' aoaP'su
: :. o s 'eh' quan-
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