New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-19
Ocean srea m Navigation.

Editorial Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, June 18th.
Hon. T. BUTLER KINGS Report from the Naval
Committee in favor OF establishing several lines of
Ocean Mail Steamers has just come from the hands
oil the printer. 1t is 30 brief, important aud con-
vincing In ito statements and arguments that trust
The Tribune will hold 1t without abridgement Elk
pectlng to see /, in Fridays paper, will only state
that its condensed statistics of Steam Navigation
and Mail Steamships very instructive and inter
esting By means of her Mail Steamers, Great
Britain 10 enabled to keep in readiness Naval
force OF the very highest efficiency a, cost
Of less than $4,000 per vessel, while our Ma.
Wy. Of far inferior force, costs us an average of
over 100000 per vessel per annum, or over s666
per annum for each man in the service! And not
this only; bat We keep heavy force in the Pacific
for the protection OF our interests there and in anti
cipation of trouble with England respecting Ore
gon yet we preserve no regular communication
with them; orders and information of great conse-
quence are often several months in reaching our
commanders who are hardly three weeks distant by
stenm from Washington; and in fact they generally
receive advices from this side through the medi.
UNI Of the British Mail Steamers via Jamaica TO
Chagres and thence 10 Panama, Callao, &c. Thus
in of collision between this Country and Great
Britain. tho British Commanders in the Pacific
would have advices Of i, at least month before
ours and might oaptrre our feet and be in the midst
Of our whalers, freigtted with thousands ofour best
seamen and many millions worth of property, be-
fore any word could be received by them from this
Country, Surely this cannot be suffered TO go on
Better withdraw sink our Pacific feet aud notify
our whalers TO look out for themselves We should
thus at leas, deliver them from false security The
cost Of keeping up line of Monthly steamers from
New Orleans to Chssres will be little Sla5 ooo
Mr.. King Is silent on one point which l deem
essential-tke employment of oar Naral Offers IN
these Moi Steam Ships. What will be the use of
preparing Steamships for service in prospect of
War If We educate no officers to command, no
engineers to work them7 We have superabund-
ance OF Naval Officers who would like service
why not give them employment, in the Nail Steam.
era, as Great Britain does1 With this should
approve The proposition thoroughly; and a, any rate
trust it will surely and speedily be adopted. H. G.
no The foregoing letter with Mr. Kings Report which
70 have reached yesterday noon only CANA N
hand half past IL this mornng-neary two hours asr
the rooep, of our usual package the evening mail
course it Is power publish the Report In our
Morning paper bu, shall TO mako In our
Evening Edition.
The Posr. OFFICE SUiT-Tbe Jury, in the sui,
against the Captain OF the sloop Harriet for carrying let
tar returned sealed verdict for defendant The Court
was about sending them again on the ground Of the
verdict being against law, bu after consultation the
part Of ooanssl juror was withdrawn and new trial Is
y 10 bed