Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-04-06
from The .Nai,oaai ht,iliFsscr.
THE SEGREF ESTIMATES.

THE SECRkF ESTIMATES.
TIE important estimates f'r a. autneu1linn of The
Navy communicated by the SECRETARY and Heads oil Bu
ri the Navy Department In the tcmmitter nj The
House ut Representatives. aud which Mr. Thus Buief
king. member 81 aai cunmitee attempted 10 lay be-.
lore the House Friday. hot forbidden l., do hy
the maj fiythese estimates. IT srems have been got
BY the correspondents of sumo al our cntenp,ratrs
and tihe Chief iletns at lsst) made public Vi. find
them stated IN The Baltlnore American as fl1a and
from the precision With which ihpy gwen We pre-
sumo them 10 be cprrrct. According 10 these II " as
proposed that the naval utee should be lacrrascd-
~ men. iolhir'y siA thousand eight bundled.
Steamship 10 80
frgaies 10 30
Sltnpt,n wa, 10 80
IN all an mcfta>r of my eiglt r,tvs Of ,ear. md
REQ ,itnt e-,t mattel expenditure OF r,nfy millions If
Duiiars. Ptetty well Ter beginning hut laf sh,rt ui
what will De required, should The coutTy BIZ Numbered
uta war, when nothing, hoa. bat gross misan.
issemeni IN bath sides can bring about
The following morr particular account of these es
mates respecting which an unnecessary mystery has
heightened the public curicsny--we exitart from the
correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot
The House Cummilee Naval Affairs add essed A
request ihe Secretary u the Navy, aha, he would in
hrm ihem what INCREASE II would necessary aud brop-
10 make to the naval force Of the country FRA, l.,,
rf The cupn'ee was dated The 291 ui DECEMBER la>,
Srsenieen days thereafter, To VII January stl, ,be
Secretary replied. lie recommended aa accumulation al
naval materials aud surts, the repair and eq1prn OF
all The vessels Ia ordinary aud OF the iras aud so rs
The stocks Suspension, lot definite prfh al the
imiau 70 q eainen ia the seyira 300 81 that fur
iher fnlsinet as be provided or. he construe
tun of three steam fsatts five steam suoYs and Two
steamers Of a smaller class.
'l1e also sen Ia the committee the snge, sns an The
subject Of The Heals OF Bureaus IN the Navy Drpar.
nent, sgnfd by Comm dors Morris Nattinuiun
dfanc aud Shnhfrh with any expressed approval or
dlssppru,al 81 The same.
|'iher lirads II bnfears, after speaking Of the rela
/ q H. F..,-.
snd csins then unIled opinon OF what nnc nation
~oad N could hot d. against the other, were bstes la
snsee prnceseed 10 recommend first the construction n
ivo classes q war steamers, psrcolarzing as llws:
One u the larger class lo Lakes sch ean and Huron
1nc ftctRiy som Ill tie Atlantic coast, and f,peire If
the smaller class for the southern coast besides tb,s.
which are nov available; that supplies of ordnance and
ordnance etoies be lodged df tent p,lnis on the
LAKES ready r private steamers 10 be speedily armed
~ oi need. that the number Of sea STEAMERS like
the Miss sspri, but rather enlarg, should bo ,nce,
sed tn fire, that gaes shoud be Increased 10 ft,yi
our slps al war ntOrfg, that fire Of The irluales aud
and SIR u he sunps should be- fitted with such steam,
arrangements Nv may be hest adapted 10 use tn aid o
eA'is, without materially affecting their qualities as sail
irs Sessets and hat iurce besides the officers and
rnar~s al abnui 2S $50 men viii be required 10 pfo
tery msu 81 many vessels.
Neigher II lhess documents contained any estimate u
the Of ,his great number 1T vessels Of war aud OF
the aIdnauc. other supplies necessary tit Out aud
substsi them. Ga account oi The absence of lhs very
smpftant and NEST essential requisite Mr. L. Butler
King member 81 abe committee. and devoted trend
IL ths navy, paid visit 10 the Secretary OF the
Navy, and requested that the proper eslusles should
be made out and furnished the comniuer daa upon
which they could aG.e such bill might be deemed .x
pedi.nt
'.Some time after this the Secretary furnished Ia the
House C0mTiliiee The desired estimates he Heads If
Bureaus ut the Departments before named. when had
previously been sent The Senste's Comniiiee.
II he Heads oi Bureaus specified certain additional