Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-30
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,,rs Of the republic. like all other affairs well
nprsed have gradually increased unil uiev hi' -
nrefW much all the affairs We have on me sfinoa''.
syon,ninu the personnel and the mdftrie! anu 'r
~, FIR they 20 by wind and rs well Is by
wa,nrwe find much censurc. Our officers arr ite?"ei
l., r,upd cumming down the tcatesa matter with + car
ou =, in,,rr The commercial world, if longer suffered
,sn "s,ating quarters as though our h'tii INV,
irht without being beaten /" tneiF guns; ier -, - H.
.,,,ly ..nissing STAYS; and losing b6nnrt> on ~ ''
whx they have these articles on board w Khow mol;
or no female is permitted 90 to sea IN , m
without written permission rom ' " -, - ,i HI
such permission has been given since The advent VI vi"
role igc." ,.. n., common articles on
We find. also that holy stones IRE ' ,! =, s,,uinn
hoard all vcsscls-owar Whether they are isrd u. ai,,
H., runrilS .I,o are guilty of lying 10 and "1ei oi'
upI,r lie I.cycal law, are supc.stltous ie's, sun i,
,hc bl.cy stone Of Kilkenny the black stone ~
Rosetta stone o Egypt. hc royal stone oi >.io,' " Wv
h1e stone OF medicine, have NOT vel neeh apic 10
tain but no matter what they are or wa' l's ac Iva.
hay, ordered the conounded things 10 be
n ,hc nrbarous anes which science, when she desires
~ rplels her cabinet will readily find b. dredging thc
Atlantic. We readily agree with Tie rish "'''
hing cannot hc lost when you KNOW "lti' i - , ro
Then again orr ships often halt seas OVER anu ~
ouently siagger under sudding sails wiirii !, A a.
had example the temperance navies oil me WIN. ~;
ncrr Of permitting The purscr keepa bull on sli'
board when the first lieutenant even Is not e'l'ru :
a excepting a cat OF nine 'a.s' i lit 49, 49,,
considerations Dead horses are frequently carried !" s'
and worked out on cruise BY all hands ana IL lhs alc
nuisance Of ancient origin. We cannot throw ll 'iss
J hn, ri =
,rcss We clad 10 learn however, That the Scaith are
always ready work after the most severe eNertoi III 81
wing even the ship Destruction We never h'rd sc
of their refusing splice The main brace IL ialSi. anu
in Gale of wind y the way, that brace must h IL,
bic rotten thing il splicing sometimes twice day
in the horse ATTITUDES which, presume ought o br sieil
ho-arse attitudes the winds there having very bad colds
accompanying them Many diseases are ais" ounn c"i'
ted with hc navy such extensive ISSUES sopmeS h
ages wind shakes. and carbuncleS They have also many
oilers on board and skyaking prevails I" great extent
They have many highly improper names Tor ropes ahu
blocks, which need not be repeated here bn when Iosies
can readily ascertain from the first old salt they eaten on
cruise Oh shore with the weather Of his ioel"p-sal-
liant sail little lifting.
MANY stores are KEEP. board each vessel in commission
when in our opinion good grocery properly managed
would for all The whole service i in ol hri'i7n
rules and British They ouch their hats to an az
King when they come on deck thereby wearing ou'
the front part of every hat III the service Naval mats can
always be told BY the kings mark on the front bri, ms
custom is derogatory 10 The people OF tree republic anu,
with cojbns and padding should be read out oil the service
with short PRAYERS Sailors cX.rayagant dogs when
they cant waste flour enough in any other way they P"'
ding the anchor, and often indulge IN picked eats ana rren
They have curious way in The service Of telling every
thing The marines before communicating II 10 me depart
lmcn: which is serious evil and should b. relied!cd III
The idea of building 6oaace dry-dochs any other dry
docks nonsenscal one and should b. rcpudated 10y me
present enlightened age Dancing ana circus li'S
may balance much ;hey plcasc but wi" could dream
OF balancing a poi.! Is 10 drydosS thai are ~
way har f NJ lrdter they nothing but dtsHr0"m ma
-invns AS hev say in the law school al Arc"niar and
should be depended upon by Christian people VINO 20
4 claiming n high water.
suggested thar ycs,ti might bc saved rom loua-
ing al by boring holes in her hut. and putting III taps
Thus when the vessel leans 10 one si" and exposes hef
bolo The taps on The exposed side are 10 be df% ON ~
Ian If Inc drum and the that she ships OYER The hiFaIRs
will "a down the achways and pass through her IKE iran
dretl- pills hy day light clappng in thr laps. lhc be-
she rights. will finish her business on one SIDE III M
and leave her when she on The other tack sweet ana
dry. BY repeating the experiment "n Tie DINER ad' inc
whole ship will BE- good and no sickness hu me
guc and rilbans will ever be hoard "f III that craft
Ia be SIRE this would hc taking the disad ,a!agr o gale
o wind but believe that thar is rIe Il Is cone IN
respectful manner board ot q inan-oi-war
would require careful hands the taps, though ana i"r
tba, purpose ii is respectfully suggested that reformed drunk
ards who have been used 10 drawing beer and wlakty ~
the dark should alone BE- enlisted for the captain, o the hold
and hola and the rear ranks OF the aitcruard The cap
tain of the head owing his peculiar duties ishi oe SUI
fcred liquor much A. e pleased provided c dah :"
to sleep in the Waterways The pIascnt age Is an age o
vapor and stcnm every thing s'ea'' H. rom me ln'l9h
admiral down IL the anchor hoy II - all pun ana paddle
Saan realm III broken doses, in cart on runners. sipu
in cr,l, in c shape Of cucumber split III iw" WIN de
Wheels presents about the bcst comparison ms apartment
can offer Of Batter King militia navy.
The only balances that this department taxes any interest
in are balances due from locooco discussing officers 10 me
United States Having assumed the functions :" III" foirth
Auditor have found seven pprsers who owed tte hhe
.uces piece f fractions the United States and >s navy
agents who charged i,c cent, piece Joy letter p"s'i9" III
their accounts against the strict rule "l ms aea,n o
have dismissed them all rs deaucr% and put III i places
good and true who cheat from helr coisii'
tiOna want oi knowledge
The practice Of sailing ships nj The sabbath j. f"
trary the wishes Of this department ana against me sIr
of the age We therefore have ordered all ships o war on
soundngs ii their sails and anchor rom sun set on
Saturday To- sunrise on Monday and those oil soundns have
also been ordered lur their sails and IN sink an IRON pot
with cable bent 10 IT, so as 10 20 through ne o"" o
being still if nothing else II they drift away under those en-
cstances will BE- their fault and not ours We think mat
dried beef would BIZ capital substitute Tor the rusty pork
and mahogany used III the navy; and by taking iock :"
sheep the hold and thousand two OF chickens III The
tops nj ever; port fine table dhoe might BE- Kept on The
lower Gun deck of each vessel in active service winch would
faen the and MAKE the enemy on all OCCASIONS desire
taken prisoners bv for the raonS they would oc sure
10 get Besides Il cock crowed in The niizzcn rigging when
Macdonough captured the village ri Lake ChampEiln ana
WHY shouldn't a cock crow in mizzen rigging i'll our H.
sirioIs days. The tops Of vessels would BE- rendered
Of grea, value from the ano which would necessarily hc
deposited there and ii Virginia commodore dln want
il all for his model farm in Fairfax COUNTY generous d"n
ton mnh be- made io the United States anney Al fatts
| vc New York
Tpnn careful examination Of all The public vessels We
find them hoor and that iii" man who blows the whist" Is
nobody but boaswan--facs which viii undoubtedly as
onish Congress as much they aston-hed us The court
martial ordered upon the commander OF one "nr steamers
who was ordered during grand tour Ia come round Ill
his vessel Lancaster and take Ia Bedford Springs mas
been oniernnndcd il having been made 10 appear mai Ian
caster was 10 port and Bedford Springs nothing bi
small watering place where dlnerpot even cond VI o'
,Forecasiic there -
'Stand by 10 hand-pikc the Jib!'
Let her quilt-Bm .
[Composed By me, ". h. r., SN
The mails of the United States for the last nine months
have been carried with safety, celebrity, anu regularity maj
is SURPRISING consic that The posinasicrs nave an been
turned out and the names Of all the offices have been chang