The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-11-18
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The Navy Board.

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The Navy Board. t &A
We learn that the business submitted 10
the consideration of the Board Of Naval
Officers, which has been in session during
the past weok, has been rapidly despatch
cd; and the question Of assimllated rank
so far disposed of that the views of the
Board will be presented TO the army Board
tomorrow, The next point to be consider.
ed is, what punishment shall be substituted
for the ash,' which was ordered to be
abolished by congress at IFS last session.
As was predicted by the old and experen.
ced officers of the service, much difficulty
has already arisen on board of the ships at
the several naval stations, and the most
fearful consequences are anticipated
Drunkenness has seriously increased; the
lives Of The officers jeoparded; and the ad.
vice Of the department and the President
has boon invoked to nrrest the evil. They
Of course can do nothing in the premises
The law Of Congress Is imperative res
pecting doggIng in the Navy; and the only
remaining part Of the old law on the sub.
ject, which is left unrepeaed is that provi-
ding for such other punishment as, the
sentence Of coust-martial may direct
&c. Fromthe number of the other qaes.
tions ret to be submittedto the Board, its
session will probably be extended to The
first Of December.--Wa Washington Republic.
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~ A BANKRUPT REPUBL!C.-The Mexi.
can Congress has been in secret session
discussing the financial ruin of the repub.
lie. The Minister of tho Finance has in
formal document announced to that body
that the government finds itself actually
without facilities Of any kind to provide
the least resources for its existence. The
same document says:
q"Of the $500,000 the Congress lately
conceded to the Go, ernment, together will
other expenses, $4,000 was paid to the
persons who made loans TO the Treasury
without premium; with the rest ofthe gov
ernment has boen compelled to face thu
necessities Of four months.
The sums thus borrowed were obtained
from private individuals in loans of five
or six thousand dollars, as mere matter
offavor. The document concludes thus
"Thc President orders mo to notify the
Chamber that with the payments made to
day the Treasury is exhausted. -,
In this startling crisis the Minister o
Finance proposes 10 obtain a revenue 0
ten or twelve millions Of dollars (the pres
ent revenue being only six and, a hal
millions annually by d number Of meas
ures, which are alluded to by Mex
lean correspondent Of the New York Tri
bune. ~
THROUGH IN FIFTEEN HouRs.-We clil
thefollowing paragraph from the New Ycr
Tribune: ,4f
Gen. Robinson of Pittsburgh, Preside nj
OF the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has just closeda contract in Boston 70
number Of first class Express locomotives
with all the latest Improvements and adapt
edto the highest rate of speed. They ar,
to be delivered in the spring, and will b(
capable of carrying passenger trains throug
in fifteen hours from Cincinnati to Pitts
burgh, by way Of Columbus, which connex
ion will be completed next year. The tim
from Pittsburgh to Massllon will be fou
hours. sissst6tm rai'i,..s N, ..i 81 q
From the WEsr INDIES AT Kings
ton, Jamaica, during "a hours endingth
26th ult, ,,,athere were SO new cases {
cholera and 80 deaths; at Port Roy Q
new cases and IL doaths. For the 2
hours ending en- tho 29lh there we're a
Kingston 25 new cases and 80 deaths; q
Port Royal Is new cases and 8 Deaths
Ihctotal deaths at Kingston, since III
disease appeared, are 3Sl; at Port Royl
l9l. Ar 9fse 'sa laga)
DRowSED. Tho body Of q man i
The name Of Thompson was found in Ii
Stioto river, opposite jasper, in Pike couI
ty,on Sabbath morning Inst. The fact
elected by the Coroner's Jury were tn,
ho had been sick some Two weeks prev
Gus to his death; and il is supposed that
the deiinum Of fever he went 10 The riy,
form drink Of water, and BY some acc
don't was preciritated into Tho river, as Ii
hat was found upon The bank III a SITUATE
showing that this was lhq object of;h
visit thore. He was about 30 years ODD
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