The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-12-25

lains, 80 passed aud othci midsthTnsn; ieav'
ing ior sea sen CO 5j captains, as romman.
deis, % lioulenanJs, Al 80 geous, 10pnsseC
and assistant surgeons, 20 paisers, 10 chap
Iains, 40l passed ard oiher midsTpmen.- -
Assuming the present number OF 1900 pet'l
CiIicers, sesmen, ordinary seamen. iandsmer
and boys, us the to.ce 10 be commanded
and dividing il iutD six squadrons, each t'
consist Of | ship Of the line, iriga'e,
steamer Of tbs ti;si class. steamer OF the
second class, 3 sloops Of war, il will give
employment al nne time 10 : captains, &c
commanders, 1856 lieweuan;s, 90 surgeons
so passed aud assistant surgeons, ~ Pursers
6 chaplains, $50 passed and other midship'
men leaving unemployed, either on land q
sea, 26 caplaips, 46 commanders, | 10 lieu
tenants, 3 surgeons, 10 passed and assistant
surgeons, 8 purseis, rhapIains, S passed
aud other midshipmen II is therefore re-
commended taat the numbers be reduced lr
lG0 captains, so commanders, 500 ieutenanls
with corresponding HindlIic aIIons IN tic lnie'
rior prsoes.
The Secretary also recommends that the
service itself be elevated by Recognizing by
llaw, the office OF Commodore, and by the
Icteaiion q, least Of ,iwo officers OF the rank
luf Rear Admiral. Oae Of the Rear Admirals
might he employed experimenting the de-
Iparmenl and hold the same position in the
Ia avy as do the Genera-in-C Chief and The
Adiu,ant General Of The War Department
The other established a, San Francisco,
should be invested with command oytr all
Elhe naval office and seamen west of the
Rocky Mountains, as well rs the naval force
lin the Pacific and in tho China and East In
dia seas.
The object Of our naval force on the Pa.
ctic, the Secretary states, is to protect a
coast more than ore thousand miles in length
occupied by a sparse population, probably
not exceeding in the whole 10000 souls
ItwC-hirds Of whom nre dependent on sea-
going commerce for tue supply of their Or
jdfaarv food and ramen', and are separated
by mountains and deserts Of thousand miles
IN extent from our other settlements. I'd
To give adequate protection and encourage
ment to our coun,rymen engaged IN The
whsle fisheries, in commerce in tho South
Pacific, and to lhay expanding commerce
i with Eastern Asia which ouI possessions on
The Pacific will enable us TO command, with
pioper Improvement Of our lawful advanta'
ges. In consequence of the high prices o.
labor ard of building material on the Pacific
coast, it is de6med expedenl to build vessel;
tand recruit men in the Atlantic ports, and
send them 0ut. With dock for preparing
lat San Francisco they can then be retained
there for permanent use.
Ofihe four war steamers authorized 10 be
built by the act Of Congress Of the Sd d
March, l847, the Saronac only has 1een
gotten ready for sea. 1t is, however, not
doubted that the other three will be alsc
READY in the course of lew months.
The Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md :.
having been placed under new regulations
and an enlarged corps Of professors, will at
ford every facility for the acquisition OF a
Thorough nautical education TO those enter
ing the profession.
| The Secretary also recommends that Q
few appointments at large be allowed to 'he
President; as means of promoting youths
Of extraordinary PROMISE, aud Of placing the
sons Of officers OF The amy and navy, who
have Etle choice of residence, on foot,
ing of equality with the other young men
Of the country in eligib enoss for the navaI
service.
The line Of steamers auhurizAd by act OF
ICOngress ,lS47, aud owned by Collins and
his associates, running between New York
aud Liverpool, and carrying 'he mails, have
been yery successful, having added two 9TH
Ter steamships, the Artic and Baitlc,'o the
Atlantic and Pacific steamships. The live
iron New York TO Chagres, owned by Mr.
lGenige Law, authorized by the same act
has had 40 access on 10 its number OF pes'
sells since the last annual report from th;
Department. The Ilae from Panama tc
San Francisco and thence to Astotio,ol whict
Mr.. William Il. Asp.uwall is proprietor, has
received an addition Of TWO new steamers
the Tennessee and CnIambia, within IN
last two mouths, makingits whole number fivt
There was paid to Ga0rgo Law, To-
Inail service on his line from lst DocemhaF
lS4Slu 30th September, 1885, in cash $500,
27S, aud By credit on lis debt for udVan
ces, $4,000.
This payment was made in cemplIancc
with what was supposed to be the intention
of Congress is in proViso Of the nppropTa
zion for the Mail service in that act. The
however, was temporary provision and Tx
especial direction Of Congress is desired IL
rela,ion to future paymentS for aolyica OF
ibis line, On tie 2Oth ard 29lh of Noyam'
.ber, 1850, there was paid 10 h. <. Coilins
land his associates for service on thelE llnC
ISlG3000 leaving the lotmer indebted tt
The United States IN the sum Of two hundfeC
aud forty thousand dollars, with interest
and the latter in ilie sum OF 385 GOO 10
advancemenls made in aid Of their enter
prize, which will become due in April mex
with interest. Mr. William H. Aspenwal
REPAID The whole amount Of The adyaRcement'
received by him in mail service prior 10 1871
February last according to settlemen
then made and having executed bis couIfac
with great punctasllty, has had fufther SCI
Elements with the Department 10 the 3Otl
of September last.
The Secretary also recommeds that linz
for the transportation Of tins mails from SaI
Frncisco TO Macao, Shanghai, OF some oihe
point in Eastern AisIa, either by steamers 0
sail vessels, DO also established. Such
line would furnish regular and early moun
; of communication between our squadron
: in the Pqchc, aud the Cniaa seus, ena
bling their early co-opetattn whenever oc
casion might require, and would cOntribut
much TO the facAitaton Of lh3i commerc
with tie East.
The augmentation Of the marine corp
is recommended, as the number ol landsme
would be decreased thereby, and the ram
nnd file Of the navy increased, without ad