The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-12-19

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ns of efficiency IN thisarm oi these ervice,
The provision last men,ionedtis eminen,ly
worthy Of your consideration
The DISCRIMINATION Of ihs question Of
relative rank between the sea officers
and civil officers or The navy, and be-:
tween officers Of the army and navy, in
The various grades Or each, vii! also
merit your attention. The failure 10
provide any substitute, when corpqrsl
punishment was abolished FOR offences ia
the navy, has occasioned The convening
Of numerous courts martial upon the
arIial Of vessels IN porl. and is believed
TO have had mn injurions effect upon ihe
discipline aud efficiency of the service.
To moderate punishment from one grads
10 another is among,the humane reforms
Of the age; but to abolish one ofseveriiy,
which applied SO generally 10 offences on
ship.toafd, and provide nothing IN lis
stead, is to suppose progress ofimpro-
semeni in every individual among sea-
men which is NOT assumed by The Legs
lature in respect 10 any other class Of
men. hi. hoped ih't Congress, in The
ample opportunity afforded BY The pres
eut session, VIII thoroughly investigate
this important subject, aud establish such
modes Of determining gu:It and suca
gradations ofpunishment as aIe consis-
tent with humanity and the personal righs,
ofindpiduals. and al the same time shall
ensure the most energetic and efficien,
performances Of duty and the suppression
ofciime in our ships Of war. ss
The stone dock in The navy yard al
New York, which was ten years in process
o: construction, has been so far finished
as 10 be- surrendered up 10 the au,I,ori-
ties Of the yard. The dry dock al Phi
adelphia is reported as completed, and
is expected soon TO be tested and deli
vered over 10 The agents of The govern.
ment. That at Portsmouth, New IIamp
shire, is also nearly for delivery; and a
contract has been concluded. agteeably
10 the act Of Congress nj lis last session.
for fmiing sectional dock Oh the bay
Of San Francisco. linvite y,ur atien.
ton 10 the recommendation oflhe DeDari-
ment touching the establishment of q
navy yard in conjunction viii: This dock
on The Pacifib. Sach Station IS highly
necessary to the convenience and tflec
,tiveness Of our feet in iha; ocean. which
must be expected 10 increase will The
grow il Of commerce, and the repid tx
@tensiOn OF our whale fisheries over iis
waters.
( The Naval Academy at Annapolis,
under revised and improved system of
regulations. new affords opportunities OF
education and instruction to ,he pup i
quite equal, il is believed, for proles
sional Improvement, 10 those ent,yed b,
The cadets in The Military Aca,iepy. -
Aclargr class OF acting midsIipmen was
received al The commence ihept or the
last academic term, and practice. ship
has been attached 10 the inslifntion, 10
affnd the anplest means for regular ins.
,rnction in seamanship, as will as fol
cruises during The vaca,ious Of iinee OF
-four months in each year, $50
Z The advani iges of science in nanIial
affairs have rarely been more sIrikingly
illustrated Ihanlih The fact stated IN Vi,
report Of The Navy Department, that. by
means Of the wind and current charts.
projected and prepared by Lieutenant
Many. The Superintendent Of the Naval
Observatory, ,he passage fion, The Allan
tic 10 the Pacific ports Of our country
has been shortened by about ioriy days.
The estimates for the support of The,
Navy and Marine Cops the ensuing fisca /
year will be found TO be $5,s56,472 49,
the estimates for The current year being
$5,90O,62l.
The estimates for special objects under
the control Of this department, amount
10 $2,s4,22O SO, againsl $2,2l0,0sO
for the present yesr---lbe increase being
,occasioned by The additional mail ser
vice on the Pactie coast. aud the cons
ruclion Of the dock in California, allthori
zed al the lasi session Of Congress, and
some slight additions under the head OF
improvements and repairs i'll navy yards,
buildings and machinery.
! deemi, Of mnsi,imp,riance 10 a JUST
ECONOMY, and correct understanding of
ma al expenditures, thai there shond b.
an entire separation Of the appropriations
!or the support oflhe naval service pro-
per, from those for permanen! improve
,nenls at navy-yaids and stations, aud
from ocean steam Mal service, and other
special objects assigned TO the super.
vision Of this Department,
The report ofibe Postmaster General. !.
herewith communicated, presents an in
ieresting view of,he progress, operations,
and condition 1fbis Department.
: Al the close! oi the last fiscal year, the
length of mail rnuies within Tho United
States was 9629O miles; 'ih annual
transportation thereon Sd, az, ,252, miles;
aud The annual cost Of such transpor;a
tion $3,42L754. 43a
rne length Of the foreign mail routes
is estimated al l6, $40 miles,. and The