The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-12-16
WHOLE NUMBER 5S7.

The reuort from the NayY Department will
Inform fou of the prosperous condition Of
the branch of The public service committed
to .ts charge. It presents to vour considera-
Etion many topics and suggestions Of which /
1ask your approval. Ii exhibits an unusual
degree of activity In the operations of the
department during the past wear. The pre-
#parations for the Janan eynelition. to which
hare afrealg alluded; ARRANGEMENTS made
for the exploration ana survey Of the China
Seas. the Northern Pacific. ana Behring's
Straits: tia ineinien5 measures taken to-
wards the reconnaissance Of the continent Of
Africa eastward to Liberia; the preparation
for IN early examination of the tributaries
#of River IL Plaza. which d recent decree oe
tie provisional chief or the Argentine Con-
federation has opened to navigation: all
Itiasa enfo1rrtses. and the means bv viii eli
tl,er are rrogosea to- be ACCOMPLISHED. have
Il commanded nv fall apnrobation. and have
1no aonbt will ID CONDUCIVE OF most useful
results.
Il Two officers OF tie Nary we're heretofore
instructed ID explore the Nhoie extent of the
Amazon river from the confines Of Peru to
tits month. The retarn &c one Of them has
tnlaeel IN the possession of the Government
I'm interesting and valuable account of the
character and resources Of d country abound
:nv n tina materials Of commerce. and which.
n n,7a,,aFlff fla ..frld tyifI n,ra an innybans
#tihle fund of wealth. The report Of this ex-
f,,,ar4t;ar, ,giIl Ia an7ar3.,featal ia vnu "a
saon ii Il II. .eory,Yllatoi.
tn,ang tfa snfitaess ofs.ratf II ranr nat;ea
f.v tha Secretary af tfe EaYv. select for
Eef1eefal e61nfaersdatian. In view Of it, connae
t:on with theistsrests Of tie nagr. the plan
#snbrt:tsaI III him far Ina establishment Of n
Ti.rIfsYtafIt e9rns af saao,an. and the snrres-
f;rra fta fsa tff=aetseI far tIaa rearv,r,ignrian
af tha Naval tas5ie4nr.
fsrafsrar.a Ia TIL. ff+%E IF tfasa. tata
OCCASION Is Ill fhas think II viii Greatly
ft4-,raxa tt,t, affasf..rtez. 81 ft1a serT;ee and
f}s54t rafsvtl ii Al s5tf1 7nare entitled to fa-
tor f,r fha s.1ntarg infg4anes Il rnnst overt
#rnan III. nara3 1If.,fnIfna. naw greatly
flstr,f,e II st1. irer4as;4g s,,fs;t of ins,lbor-
a;nati,n. re.ftf;nr fran .,T,, present svstenn.
4fha alan nrorosad far ria araanizatinn of
the seamsn furnishes 4 ialieions substitute
4 for the Iarg III safraratae. 1870 ahaIishino
a,rnaraf f,,efs.,tglaF,+ All sa4iafaeforilv sus.
aims tf4a r.l;er of fhat .st under conditions
we'll asfante4 Ii maintain the authority Of
s.ai,r.srs3 ap{ IA Ia. ay,t1 seonrtv ~ onr
sbirs II Il H64tatstf tf,st5ar ehar,s.a wh;eb
fnrof,asss nsr,aapantiv Is tlfs,ense With this
mo-. af rnn;&btne,,t. st.n,3i IA nreeadaa Inv
j svssen. &c enlistment which shall snpnly
ffs navy Wit. seaman af fba most n,erifari-
o4z e'4ss. ,ylase coed gsroT.nant anfI nr;da
M char. ssar raw +.rs.1t,f9a iii aeeas;on Far =
r.saFt III ns1att;as4 III ! barsb A. darrni;nr
natura. Tho safatv az 4 chin ami he. crew
t;s offan f3arar, LIANT nam Immediate ahadi-
snsa "a d ! command. aaa tia aathoritv "a en-
force il aast be eaaaIiv ready. The arrest
Raf 4 refractory seaman, il such moments.
n9t anIv tlenriyss lila shin of intlisnensahle
aif, hut i-aroses Il necessity for double service
Oh others ahaee fdatitr to their duties nav
!. ha relied upon in such iii. emergency. The
esrosars ta tt.is increased ana ardaous Ia
#t.,e sfrea tl4a ,sssatre 81 fi,a III M is53 has
atraa3r hsli. t3 Il most observable and iniu-
ri0as extent. the aiIe3t Of preventing the en-
I:stnent gf the bast sean,aa ii lie nayy. The
Blan now suggested ii designed to promote a
+ condition of sereice in which this objection
will no longer exist. The details &c this plan
may be established ii great part if not Alto
rether. lIy the Executive. under The authori-
tr af existing LAWS: bat have thought II
proper. in accordance with the suggestion of
I The Secretary 81 the Navy. to submit it to
Iyour approval.
/ The establishment &c d earns Of apnrent;
ees FOR the navy, or bows to be enlisted until
they become af age. and to be employed nn-
der such regulations as the Nary Depart-
.
aent NAV devise, is proposed IN the report,
Ecordiallv approve aud commend TO your
Consideration: and also concur in the sur-
feastion that this system for the early train
inr of seanen mar be most usefuliy enaraft-
4 ed upon the service of our merchant ma
#r;ns.
| The other nranasis5an of tba ranort to
which have raferras,--tbar raorranizntion of
lila Naval Aea3env-I raeor,lnsd r. rour A.
fentinn II nrait.et yarthc af ra,,r aneonr-
a9ement ana snr,,,art. Tba raInahla sarv;-
ess ALREADY rendered bv tltis institntion an
title ii ~ the eontinuanea of rapr FOSTERING
care.
loar attention ii rasnestfuIlv called ia t,e
rarar5 iii tha Postmaster General Far thc IA
called operation gf his DenartIasnt dnr;n .
thg lass fiscal year. from which II uill la
seen that tHs ressifss from, nf,faras An hat
time were less bq Sl. .4sI .595 than far tia
preceding fiscal ye.,r. bsinr i decrease of
about .5 peg cent.
This Giniaq.jan Il satEtibutable to the ra-
dgeg;on Ia the rates of nnstapa maaa ~ ths
aet 0f March il. 1881. which reduction took
effect III the commencement of the last fiscal
vear.
Atth6aal IN ifs onera4fan 1prinr tha last