New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-27
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| be the frat Ia readiness that II 10 possele are
may sal sometime in the following month o, :. a.
Gy the Pacific will be ready By tie Isl o. As,co
that .vo others will probably not De eou eco -
er than the ls.oi Aus osi, - sna 'Ds| -. -
has been entered into By Mr.. Collins Tor tue ira e
ofth. 9Th vessel No Information hss yet been
received Of the probable period Of nsr oSs com
pletios. o.,.
| cbsyrss tae boald himself 70 establish line o.
steamships ~ COMMIT OF az iess, H'e vesssis, lor
-. tr,psoort.tion q the nited states mail from
T,v.York 70 New Oreaos twice q morst, and
back tor hing a. Cns,estOn, ilf practicable ss
| vapnsb and Havana, s1d from S2Tsra = Chsgres
and bsck twice e month TIA. two Of TIE i:ssul.
should Do completed and rea1y ior service % The
| frs: day Of October, l.4s, AID should be d tie
harden II not less than 800 tons The conusc-
| -, farther bound himself % complete and have
| in readiness Tor service the two rsnsiniag steam
| ships by the ls day Of October. l-i9 that the
| line Of steamships should BE- kept ] ? by sltsrs
tons repairs or .dditi,n', OF approved oh A.
| a1tsr) fully equal % TIE erigencies OF the
| service, and the fsisnfal ,coomP ishnens o.
| the porpo.e intended by the itw tat ths YES
| SCI, ,hsud be 10 foil snd entire opsrs
ton on the lst Of October, 1912. that each ana az
| e said s.es- ships srO7 ~ commanded ~ an OF
| fcsr Of the Navy OF the Unised States, nOs oeoN
the grade - ieztens1t 70 be selected % me Gu
| -ac.or, ia the approval ana oOnfeni OF TN
|
| a,coGrn d sted on board thereof Ia mannfE De-
c0uiug their rank ard .t,tI9n. itoo1t chsrse 20
the Government Of ths Crited STATS snd lo''
ther agreed y receive on board eacH oi ssi1 steam
| Sims and acco y pOdsts la manner sultsoie %
| Their rank, without charge n TIE GoveramenN
foor passed nldship men Of the DbI'so STATES
| 10 serve Sc watch Othcefs
| In Dscenberlas oefore any Of The vessels under
,bi. -1ntract we're completed, toe cont actors de
| detirous n meet the shes Of the Department
| PROPOSED 70 place on The rO1te. temporary. the
| ocean steamer A.coD, and sne was accepted Until
| the steamships - be constructed under the con
| tract,houd be ready 10 take their places on TIE
line the Department reservins tbs night 70 ter
innate the arrangement whenever 10 sh1Cl1 THINK
proper to DO So Ia view OF the fact that ne Tesse
Of this line has been JEpleted that the demands
Of our citizens require every facility Tor thetrsni
mission Of the mails and fJr the transportation Of
passengers On tits route which be afforded, have
not thought proper u discontinue the service, and
the Fsc1n has been, and continues 70 b., actively
aud Usefully engaged between Nev-Orlesns and
Cnsgres. But one steamsbip built under this con
ira has bee reported ssready Tor service err er
By the contractor or hs ,sfsnees, and that has not
been accepted. Comuod0 8 Perry, the superb
tending sgent, reported On the l7th Of 5eptember
that the Ohio vas not then cOppered, and copse
queny cannot be considered az finally pleted
sco1rding IL contract
TIE Ohio has, .ioce that date, been placed by
NPr ORi ~, on tl0 line between view i OFh bID
NeS Odssns, aud sailed on .he 2o'h Of SspteIn-
Der her FIRST trip without being accepted oy the
Department. The contractor sOme days before
the sailing ~ the Ono, Informed me that she
would commence the mail service on the 2O.h OF
September, and asked that the watch Ulcers pro-
vifed by law sh. Did be son: board. The vel-
se not having bsen completed sccsrdirs 10 the
contract did not accept her in folflment Thereof
aud declined to order the officers u the service rs
suggested The vessel hiss gone on her third trip |
aud has not yet been pleted, and have no |
positive assurances that she will bs finished on
ner return a third time TO NewYork. The Geor |
sia IL progressing rapidly add may be res y In |
snua:y next Tne construction of the other yes |
sels for this line has not been commenced.
By contract Of assignment, made on toe ; |
day Of September, l545, A. q. Sio0 assigned his |
contract made with the nited States to George |
Law, Marshall o. Roberts, and Bowes Mel
ysine upon certain trusts declared In deed dated
the l7th Of August, lai7, and the assgGees snd |
.rcstoes have proceeded in the contracts W tn the
United States. Difficulties have arisen between
.hess parties which have led 10 lawsuit now
pending In the courts OF NeEYOrk. The De-
ptrtment regards this litigation as well calculated
10 embhrrass and postpone the final completion o'
The other vessels, If not 70 endanger the ultimate
fuhl mt of the contract with the Government.
The law under which these vessels are con-
structed does not clearly and distinctly define the
DO wers and rights OF the Government over them |
While the propretors have bee willing 20 receive |
on board the passed midshipmep. they have never
theless claimed the right 20 prescribe their duties,
aod to assign them their positions and while the |
passed midshipmen are received as wstch-ot 5efs,
tho executive duties OF the ship and her navigs |
ton may be oonidsd 70 others selected by the pro
piietors. |, therefore, urgently invite the atten-
ton Of Congress TO the law under which the con
tract was made, to the service 10 winch the yes
ssls are to be engaged and to the condition Of the
tract Itself that, should 1t be deemed advisable
% extend the terms, then II may regulate the
whole subject BY some distinct and unequivocs
After careful consideration Of the above facts,
the Secretary expresses Gil opinion adverse to
embarking further in the proposed union OF public
and private meAus IN this system vi ocean steam
ers, ~ calculated 70 promote the interests OF tho
Navy. and thinks as a means Of increasing the
Naval force OF the u. S IL viii not do at ali
though Of course the Government should sorupu
ously fulfill is engagements uuder the eIls,iog
contracts The report continues:
For naval es,abl ishmeDi, that which we are
most In need of is an independent naval steam
force Of such extent snd Of such mag itule the
wisdom ard liberality OF Congress msy thlsk sun
Ct, nj and tho necessities OF the country require.
Congress has heretofore, in view Of the mecca
atty Of an independent force, expended vast sums
OF money in establishing Navy Yards, aud In the
construction Of decks aud machinery OF all kiocs
ior the accommodation aud equipment OF vesso.s
Tor service. Thus there is afforded every Ia
cility rec afed for the maintenance OF the Navy
and the large quantities Of stores and materials
winch uajer the former policy of the GcvernmsLt
rave been procured AMI are u0S at It's cOmmsnd,
al ri the means of building and equippius vessels
better adapted 10 the nav Al service. and Ga terms
more economical than can be furnished irou any
Other quarter. The interest OF tue GovernmeIt
woald ne promoted BY dlscont,nuing contracts for
most OF the materials We row possess, and by con-
verting those on hsnd ss tbey may from time to
tine Oe SquifeS, 10 the repairs and outfits OF The
vsIss 0ow in the service, and TO the construction
Of slcA others as our necessities require. il would
therefore seem proper and economical to apply the
materials nos IN store 10 such sn extensioa Of our
naval force ss 10 desired
TIE Suns appropriated by Congress, and inclad
ed in the Navy appropriations, for iAe Transports
,on ofthe United States Mai netssen New-fo's
AMI Liverpool hstWeen New York and New-0r-
leaas. Snd Havsns and Chssrs. aud between
Panama and Astoria are ss follows, viz;
BY sst approved August lsiS.....-........esi4oN
By act approved NsIch 3 lsi9............... slioN
Total sum appropriated ...-........-.. q, 749 200
OF Witch ihers hss beea c.s~n !rVm the