Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-19

naval officer must ante stanl all The SCIENCES
cannect"d wiih navigation; he ough, 10 be idmI-
liar Wiin Steam, the team engine and mechanics,
with gGnnefy, with chemistry with the languages
Of al! nations witn whom his dutY brings HIM in
contact, and win the lars Of his own country
and OF nations.
a necessary appAndase 10 he institution is a
vessel If the navy, fl ted as school Of practice
IN sInncry and nayigainn. | earnestly re on
mend that The appropriation tor The next fiscal
year, oil which an estimate has been submitted
may be made; and as no appropriation was made
for The general wants Of The school Tor The present
year, ! recommend The prooricy oil making il al
the approaching session Of Congress.
As soon a practicable alter the proclamation
81 peace with Mexico, the scamrn, ordinary
siamen, iand>men and boys il the naval service
were reduced By discharges below the number .!
1900 as required by law.
By The 81 section OF The Act OF Ausu>t 3, IS4s
the Secretary Of the Navy was directed "tcrh-
with 10 contract with Ncssl> Daiin Il Moody IL!
The complete construction OF floating sectional
DRY dock, basin and railway IL Philadelphia,
"wiIh Messrs Guilbuu q Secor Tor the complete
construction Of balance-f ating dry dock, basin
and railway al Pensacola :" and with one or The
other q The said respective parties, "torlhe COM
plete construction al the navy yard al ki;iery OF
oil said plains as The Secretary OF the Navy
may prefer as best adaped 10 the said yard.
adopted Tor The navy yards al kiIlery The Bal.
ance Dock with lis appnrlenances, because that
plan Of dock had been recommended By the
Board OF Commissioners in lsi7. Ths prices
stipulated 10 b. paid FIR Tie works completeafe
al Pens cola 500 ,937; At Philadelphia SS3, 742;
and Kul"ry ::7732 9O5 total s246s,5s4
BY The acts II March 81, 1877 and August 81,
1915. S1500G0 were appropriated for these %.
Jet, and an estimate is submitted Tor $3.50 900
Tor The next fiscal year.
Aaolhef years experience has confirmed the
anticipation Il most valuable results from Inc es-
tablisnmenI 81 The q serraofy. The establish.
mrht is superintendent and conducted with credit
and success BY naval officers who have shown
themselves entirely adequate 10 IFS duties.
Estimates are Submitted with a view 10 The
publications OF charts and A nauica almanac
Recommend thai authority be given 10 eel !hrm.
when Published n the cost nt publication.
Under The several contracts made with this De-
pattmen Tor the transpouion o. The mails in
steam ships CONVEX ible mo war steamers, tie
parry interested have mate great progress in the
construction II their veSse,s and machinery
The assignees Of The contract Tor The route On
The Pacihr have completed The number oil seam-
ers reqnircd BY The contract. They have been in
spec,ed, reported on iavuraby, and accepted BY
tire Department, aud have sai!et from New York
10 engage in lkar most interesting service.
the connected lines 10 all th@Ir paris will il
is expected, be in successful operation early in
he ensuing spring, and regular communica
tiIn established I've ween Nrw York and Oregon.
The timc occupied in the passage will nnl exceed
IS DAYS and al no distant lay, il IS confidently
believed shat regular communication will h.
gSt al i.tp he nj Sfp Ia.
tween San Francisco and emma making he pa
sage IN % days. This may readily be effected
b y meaEs oi the war steamers now b,ing con.
structed as paris 81 The squadron on The Easl IL
dies and The Pacific, unt Individual enterprise
shall have introduced steamers better suited Tor
freight and passengers.
The transit oil intelligence, merchandise and
passengers from China 10 Europe, by way OF
New York, can be effected wnen these several
lines shall be in operation, in connection with the
line from that CITY IL Liverpool i ICES ,Gan one
OF he inie nnW occupied IN IT, "aysee be-
As a most interesting part Of the system, fe.
commend that authority he given 10 contract ior
he Transportation Il The mail bsi~cen New Or
leans ami Vera Cruz. in steamships convertible
mo var steamers
Tho contractor for the line between New
York and Liverpool has his vessels in stole Of
lorwarlness. He has two steamers each Of two
thousand eight hundred tons measurement, ready
for launching, and the frames Of two others
ready 10 take their places on the building ways,
rs son as launched, and Inc machinery in n
corresponding state Of forwardncss The con.
tractor is prosecuting his undertaking with
energy and judgment.
The supply Of hemp on hand, and deliver
allie under contracts already existing, renders it
unnecessary 10 advertise for any additional
quantity for the present year. That American
hemp can be prepared in quality equal 10 any il
The world has been established BY experiments
under the most rigid test The heavy outlay
necessary in preparing for the production Of the
finer descriptions, suitable for naval purposes,
has prevented many planter, from engaging in
annual contracts. The Joint resolution Of Con
grcss of oh May last, made great improve
mcnt BY authorizing Navy contracts FOR Ameri-
can water rotted hemp, for term not exceeding
five years, al remuneratins price.
propose 10 invite, BY advertisement, the
hemp growers themselves 70 contract and, BY
accepting proposals for twenty five tons and up
wards, aud in cas- of equality Of bd 10 give Tie
preference to the farmer who grows il 10 en-
courage the general adoption Of the most i'm
proved process of preparing this important sup
ply for the Navy.
Proposals for furnishing machinery for The
Rope Walk al the Memphis Navy Yard, have
been invited BY advertisement, and a soon as
il can be manufactured and delivered that i'm
portant establishment will be put in operation.
The military contributions collected in the
Gulf Of Mexico, at ports and places in The mi.
lltary occupation Of The naval forces, amount 10
Sl3l,935.
From the squadron in the Pacific the &C
counts have no. yet been received and adjusted
At Mazallau, then in The occup .l;on Of The
Navy, Commodore Jones reports 10 the Depart
menL that mp to the l7ih June Isis, the conri
buttons collected al that port amounted 10 1854 !,
1858
Ii is not probable that any considerable col
leclions were made by officers Of the Navy a
any other point OF the Pacific Coast.
have the honor 10 submit the reports from
the several Bureaux of the Department with
Tie estimates for the Naval service. and fol
other objects placed under the control Of this do
par,ment, for the fiscal year ending 30lh June
1880
The gross amount Of estimates is S., S59
$50 So, Of which The following, being for .pe
cifc objects, must be deducted to ascertain tht
probable annual expense of the Navy
For the transportation of the Wall, 1914 600
For Floating Dry Docks, Basins and
Railways, $50, 00(
Completing Stone Docs at New York, 400, Doc
improvements, &c, al Navy Yards, $40 BIZ
S2.5609lC
which sum-, being deducte, will leave Tor on,
wears expense Of the naya! se;vice, inclocins III
valiis and oitows' pensions AMI Ihe marine
corps, s. 991 9i6 IS.
have the Eupor herewith 10 transmit stale
neul on the An Auditors Office, wing lh'
exac. amount q appropriations dnd expenditures
mate Tor Inc ent'fe public service, under the con
tTo OF the Navy Department in each year, ifou
the 80 h June. 1874. 10 the Isl July 1913, 81
which it will appear that The aggregate amour
o! the cxpendi ures ior The tro h>cal yeas s;d
ing he 30ik Juuc, 1S45 and 1916, amouniei Z
Sl4967 036 90; and ne aegfegAte amount e1
peudet In ,hc tHo wears eniing o. The 81 June
1873 was 81 59S,66l rs.
The FIRST Two were in The time o: peace TIT
las; two embrace, with triflins exception, The