New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-20

Correspondence Of The Trihu,-
WAsHr~erox. June !

wAMf~ero~. June Ia fs4a
The Revenue Marine establishment has been
considerably reduced. in Consequence Of which IL
was necessary TO dischs-ge thirty-rhree ofcers-
ten CAPTAINS and twenty three LieuienAn,s During
the Admnisirauon OF Mr. Tyler the expenses Of this
ss,.hishunent were increased over $500 OO BY con
tracts for construction and msinisnspce o. Steamers
Which proved - be worthless for the service 80 that
when the ate Administrator came into power, The
tots expenditures sccount Of the service amounted
~ sol SCI - yer snnum. 10 Was found that he ikiih
IA he t;ovsrrrent was pledged for the falnimsut Of
the.. contracts but Mr. Secretary WNkcr. believing
The did not require - large An expenditure
tor tbs brsHch made no new contrasts snd therefore
reduced the whole Revenue Marine expenditures 70 an
amount not O. rNce.d sl7Soo
Previous sst order. there were engaged in The
Revenue Marine service - Captains - art SECOND
and thirdl LieuteuNnts and Engineers, Il salaries
sysrSgng trcm : 80 20 $40 each making the sggrs~
gate OF salaries 80 I'D Ry the rvsni order BY which,
s. has been seen. g officers have bcsn discharged this
total amounts salaries hss oecn reduced about So 90
that the amount OF expenditure. the Revenue Ma
riDe establishment ior the next n-cs year viii PROBABLY
not eNcs.d sioO 30
branch 81 greater than sny other time
the vesses having been employed IN protecting the in
fcrts OF our Revenue IN the Cult o Ne~ico IN opers
ting IN the other branches o. the pnohc service Ia
tanning the blockade Of Mexican ports In transmit
uBS the mails stores. sc but IN the present time q
peace Il sppeSrs iudicious IN The Government 10
diminish materially the expenses % The establishment
Within the past three years, several Of the vessels gu
gagged this service have been condemned and sold for
mere song. the Government sustaining great loss
thereby / recollect instance With isssrd 10 the
steamer Mel snc recently commanded by Cspt Poster,
cons Of tho captains Just discharged which happened
two years ago II New Orleans She had been engaged
In the Cult service. N the attack upon Avaado, &c.
but was ordered 10 New Oresns and advertised Tor
sale m the newspapers Of that city and Mobile Tor
month, snd when the day the only bid tor her
'irs' A9asdst toiirs She cost the Government slOo
There doubt that several OF our larger s~ap0rts
should De kept provided With al least Revenue Cut
ter 81 small size that the rnore IN the
srent hsroors and coves 20 prevent Illicit rsde SC.
but the employment OF large steamers for this purpose
hss proved tots failure aud u Is believed that suit
i,icni number for maintaining Vigisnt guard m all
nccessar, points may De- employed under the present
expenditure OF TIE establishment 10 ii shoad be
deemed otherwise Congress. IN It's DISCRETION. may
thorixe farther outlay by special appropriation and
direct how II shall 90 employed.
The Contractors fOr the Printing of the lsst Con-
yress represent that theV have sustsined copsid
cradle loss The work will he completed about the lot
o July and u their intention make effort ~ the
next Congress be reimbursed. other Contractors
have Done hefore them understand the proposition
wall be sccept the difference between their own oid
and that OF the HI chest bidder Isaac Hl OF y IL
which IN amount Will be about So 0uO I'm setisned
that the Contractors have lost by their and
preced,nts sh ud be- followed upon the main principle
that Government ought not 10 have thing which u
does not pay reasonably aud even literally Tor.
CH-maI's " Hotel ~ undergoing a thorough
repsir inside and cut. IL vii b. opened NJ ths
commencement OF the season under the management
Of the elder WILLARD. The mention Of this nsne"
a sufficient guaranty to the public that ~ viii be- con
Quoted in the most elegant manner. The younger
Willard Will continue In "a management Of the "Cty
Hotel which has become 80 popular AsNopEUs.