The New York herald., 1851-09-16
Our Rio Correspondence.


RIO DE JANEIRo, August !, ls5l.
Discipline ~ he Nary-JVont Of diicmion Oh Ms
part Of Ssonea The Fioggiag SyHon-Runi-
ppcticns 10 rhilh 40 Anac1s are Erpcclei, S.c.
As great deal has been said, Of late years alb out
the Navy-Jome BY officers, who are, Of course, one
sided, and more by ,ertsin would-be phlanthropsts
ashore, who know nothing about the business-I
thought few lines nigh. not be unacceptable
from one who 10 neither an officer nor phlanthro-
pist, and who knows tha. without discipline, and
sIic discipline too the Wy had better be abolish
cd altogether. At present there Is no discipline.
Every ship VIC have met with Is in the same state
as this ii an oiSer Is given, and the men choose
10 obey IL, they viii do so-if they 10 not like
It, or do cot feel in the hulo, 10 work,
they will walk c5, and the ofioer mus. s-'t the
WOk aore the best way he can BY 7ersua-
sion. The consequence Of this will be that s,me Of
these timea, we shall 60 over in a saaall, unless
re have extraordinary luck, Every one d,es as he
lieafts, and msioyiiy q nan.of wars crew ge-
reraily are not ples:ed to wo,k. There never was
amps eomps,.y treated with more Kindness and
indulgence ,hsn VIC have been; bat cannot say
that tb,f has been any gratitude shown for such
re'tnen, by attention 20 duty and alacrity in OBEY
,rg orders It Is mistaken notion 70 try TO rule
men ofwsr's men by Kindness. They 10 not ap2re
ciste IL. The only say TO ge. along wl.h the n Is
by the strictest kind Of discipline, kept Up from the
moment lhp goes into commission until her colors
| arc hauled doru again. But IL scemg 10 me tha,
Cheers, nova dsy arc FAR more anxious FOR popu-
| larity az home than they are 10 do their duty on
board ship strict discipline Is better for all hands;
! ask every old salt, and he will tell you the same.
The great outeIy sbsut hogging in the navy was all
! hUmbug The men complained OF the degradation,
because they itlt none. No doubt Il was formerly
/ very much abused by the commanding officer
allowing all his officers to innici the punishment;
but have been the last ten years in the service,
/ AID eannos say have ever known single case
OF man being unjusily nogged, but / have known
many hUn0rcgs escape who have richly deserved IT,
4 the voice Of the men thcmaelves were taken on
the subject, scvcneighths Of them would be found
IN favor OF re establishing the old system. When
soy men, DO not mean the animals of which two
thires OF the crews Of all our shs Of war are cor.
posed, ard whose whole knoWledgc of soamanshin
consists IN knowing how 10 run o gun in a nd out.
lie proper way " enforce discipline, on board
man oi-Nsr, In my opinion. would be 20 law down
The Iunthmeut by law, for the most common
oLthees, such 90 dcscrlon, smuggling liquor.
diw scIre;s, &c, which could DC done as easily as
f1seiJing the punisnmtnts for crimes committed
ashore. lheTc Is nothing TO prevent a court from
sttifg monthly or O'tener, il necessary, on board
Oio'dy sip IL could be done without any ex-
lcnsc, as theic are Ciicors enough on board OF ALL
tActpt p,bap the very smallest class. Thcy should
have nothIg te do with The sentence only TO ind
whether the pugoner j. guilty or not. The smaller
thenecs Only sbOuld be ltit TO be punished at the
atSietiVE "a the cemgander. AS ran is the prin