The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-12-11

measure, rs iHu'tPS
! ION Of the frontier.
iinvi,o Your attention TO Tue s"eees'
/, ims on This subject, and on others connect
ed s ,h this department IN the kepor. o.
the Secretary ofWar.
The Appropriations for the support q
Tho Army. during the F,scal year, ending
the 30ih Of June next, were reduced lar he
low The estimate submitted by The Depart
ment. The consequence Of .his reduction
lis, considerable deficiency, 70 WHICH | ~
yie your early attention.
The expenditures Of that department To-
lthe year ending the Both Of June last, were
Il CO. Oc0. 26S,5S The estimates for th.
year commencing the LIST Of July next, ant
ending June 30lh, 1853, are $7,S9s.775,
ls3, showing reduction of Sl,l6l, 1928
i The Board Of Commissioners TO whom
1.-The management oflhe affairs OF the Mill
llary ASYLUM, created by The Ac: OF the 81
! of March Inst, was entrusted, have select
ed site for the establishment Of an As,.
liam. in the vicinity Of this city, which has
been approved by me, subject % product
ion of a satisfactory title.
i The report oi,he Secretary Of the Navy
will cxhibi, the condition oil the pubic ser
vice under the superin'endencc Of that DE
par,ment Our Naval force ah,at during
the present year, has been actively anc
asefuly employed in giving protection e
Ionr widely extended aud increasing com
merce; and our flag has ever, where allord
ed the security and received the respect
INSPIRED by the Justice and tho liberali,y Of
o ir intercourse, aud the dignity Of the ma
Itlon.
The expedition commanded by Lieut. DeHar-
We dc spatehed in search the British command
er, sir John Franklin and his companians, In tn
Arctic Seas, returned 10 New York in the month
Of October, having undergone great peril and
suffering from an unknown and dangerous nav
legation, and tie rigors Of a northern climate
without any satisfactory Information OF the oh
li4ct Of search. but with new contributions to sci
lence and navigation, from the nnlreqaanted 70
lar Regions The officers and men OF the exredi
ton having been a | volunteers for this service
and having so conducted j, a. TO meet the enir'
appreciation Of the Government, il is suggested
as an act of grace and generosity that IA. sam'
allowances OF extra pay and emolnments be ex
tended TO them, that We're made to the officer
and men oil like rating in the Exploring Expedi
ton 10 the South Seas.
i earnestly recommend 10 your attention, III
necessity Of recognizing the Nava Establish
ment. apportonng and fixing the number OF oil
GERS in each grade, providing some mode o. pro
! motion 10 the higher grades OF the Navy, hasin;
reference 10 merit and capacity, rather Than So
niorty or date OF entering into lie sersics; an
for retiring nom the effective list upon reduce
pay, those who my be incompetent TO theref
If nt,, .lttgy 1f
my, as vel etFici, my In this arm OF The ser
vice. The provision last mentioned /. eminent
lly worthy of Your consideration, The detsrniin
aiicn Of the questions relative 10 rank between
the sea officers and civil officers OF the Navy
and between officers OF the Army and Navy. i
the various grades OF each, will also mstit you
aiteution. The allure 10 provide any substitute
when corporal punishment was abolished, Tor OF
I fences in the Navy. has occastonea the coaye
lung OF nu,peroas Cauf, Maftais, npan the arti
sal OF vessels in poit, and is believed TO have ha
an inlnrions effect upon the discipline and ell
cheney Of The service. To moderate puni.hneh
from one grade to another, is among thu human
reforms OF the age; but 10 abolish one OF ssvetit,
which applied so generally 10 offences on ship
board, and provide nothing in its stead, is 10 sup
pose progress ofinpfovemeni in every individ
nal, among sesInen, which Is not assumed by III
Legislature in respect TO any other class OF men
II Is nhpPu tHal SDilgfts', III diHlis opfp'tu
nitV afforded by the present session viii = o.
oughly invest, gate th. important subject ard es
lsbi,h such modes of de erinir,ing guilt aud saci
graduations of punishment as are consistent witt
humanity aud the per. opa rights Of Individuals
and Il the same tine shall ensure the most en- r
getc and efficient performance OF duty, and tn
suppression OF crime in our ships OF War.
The Stone Dock in tie Navy Yard at N. ork
which was ten ,ears In process OF construction
has been so far finished, as 10 be surrendered VI
10 the authorizes OF the yard The Dry Docl
at philadelphi, is rep rted completed, and is ex
pec'ed so to be tested aud delivered TO tie Agent
of the Government That al Portsmouth N. II.
is also read, for delivery. and contract has be-.
concluded ag eeabiy TO the act OF Congress, a
Its last sessil n, fer floating sectional dock a
San francisco. l invite your a'tention TO IN
recommendation OF the department touching III
4 establishment OF navy yard 10 connection VII
this dock on the Pacific. Sach station y high
iy necessary TO the commerce and aif.clivenes
OF our fleet in that ocean, which must he expedi
ent 10 increase with the growth Of commerce an
4 the rapid extension Of our Whale Fisheries owe
its waters.
The Naval Academy at Annapolis, under re
vised and improved system OF regulations, no.
affords opportunities OF educ alton and in.truciio
TO the pupils quite equal, il is believed, for Pre-
lessional improvement, 10 those enlosed ny u
Cdutts Ol Tue oSauc"y. n =" - N'uS
Of acting midshipnen were received at The cou
me nc ement OF the las. academic term and prac
Itice ship has been at ached TO the in titnton,
afford the amplest means for regular lnstructio
in seamanship, as we'll as for cruises during ID
, vacation of three or four months in each yea
The advantages OF the science in nautical affair
have rarely been more strikingly illustrated tina
in the report of the Navy Department, that, b
means OF the wind ami current charts, proIect
: and proposed by Lieut. Mary, the super intend
ent Of the Naval Observatory, the passage froI
the Atlantic to the Pacific ports Of our countr,
has been shortened by about forty days.
The estimate from the supply oithe Navy an
J. Marine Corps, the ensuing fiscal year will /
found TO be S5,856,472 10. The estimates Il
4 the current year being $5,900,62i. The est
mates for especial objects, under the contr ,ct
= this department, amount to s., 634 ,220 so again
s22l0,9 $3.50, for the present year; the increase b,
ing occas oned by the additional mail service o
!, the Pacific coast and the construction OF The doc
in California, authorized at the last session
Congress, and some slight additions under th
J, head Of improvements and repairs in Navy lard
d Buildings, and Machinery. deem il OF muc
importance to correct understanding OF nav;
! expenditures, that there should be a Iair separa
ton OF the Appropriation for The support OF III
naval service proper, from those for peImaner
= Improvements at navy yards and stations, an
e ocean steamer mail service, and other special oh
n lects assigned TO the supervision OF this depart
: ment.
: The Report Of the Postmaster General here
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