The daily union., 1852-04-08

Arabela, tho America, the Armas, the Mary Mitchell,
ana hs Henry Ihomp 5ssn wsekea mere ana
these hardy mariners Ia their edventufous calling Ihee
and oaa 0sSs1s OF hem We're os, not on shoals Iui
Otherwise these enough 10 tell OF imperfect bydfog
aphy and TO show The national importance OF looking TO
or i may be 90 that in case Of loss In the ice the
knowledge Of sheltered anchorage near, and which
survey would give would have prevented ,he exposure 70
An with what Is called tlhe East Is not
so valuable as this was for io49 and 1850
"We by the above statistics that in these TWO years
more American seamen were engaged In that small dis
rct Of than employed In whole navy AT any
time that these two years these hardy mariners
hshed up from the bottom Of the sea, and by their own
value of than eight millions Of dollars And we
moreover that owing to the dangers Of the land and
oe the hidden rocks and unknown shoals one vessel
in every twenty that therein during the summer OF
1881 has been left behind total wreck and that the lives
of their OF not less than or twenty
Engaged in that business. have been put IN jeopardy,
mostly for the want OF proper charts No protection ina.
squadrons at this moment give TO commerce
with any OF the States OF Chrissendom compare with
thar which good chart Of that part Of the ocean wond
afford to this OF American seaen, and 10 this
branch of national industry, -
Captain Middleton Of the baque 'Tenedoz, of New Lon
don discovered shoa having only eight ieet water on IT,
Havre. was lost on rock south Of The Isle Of 81
miles from land That the entire fleet OF whalemen
That the is badly explored but t,le known, Nc;
That several OF vessels have been being wrecked
nigh That they found in The Arc Circle low sand
sps extending five or six miles out That also In
in 1861 totally wrecked sunken rock in that
- am also informed that the Indians very friendly
that they wanted to trade that the %haemen frequently
Of Of metals from the Arctic shore that he OBJ
tanned information from the natives of tho existence OF gold
among them, also iron ; that when shown implements
Of various kinds they gave him 10 plenty q
knew the metal and pointed, such existing among
them"
With these facts before the department, have nc
hesitation in expressing an opinion favorable to the
measure suggested in the resolution, IN recommends
ing such reconnaissance and survey as will establish
accurately the positions OF the prominent capes, bays
headlands, and harbors
To fix the positions Of the rocks and shoals that
danger the navigation there, and TO examine the Fox OF
Aleutan Islands, would be the work OF two or three
properly appointed vessels only for short time. When
the is closed for these aiudes the vessels
could be most benetciay employed in examination oi
the OF China and Japan, and the regions hereabouts
whose hydrography is so defective, and accurate
knowledge OF which becoming every day OF more and
more importance
In reply TO the latter clause OF the resolution, viz
whether any vessels belonging to the ice be
used for that purpose and also what would be the
pense OF such Reconnaissance respectfully state thai
this department has not at lis command the vessels
cessay for the contemplated service unless by reducing
the numbers OF our attached 10 squadrons on for
egn service and which by no means recommend.
am OF opinion that the necessary vessels be bull
at our navy yards or purchased for not exceeding
$l25 900, and that additional appropriation, beyond
that sum- need be made The wear and tear OF The yes
suments, &c. can be provided for out OF current appro
prations. The accompanying report from the chief o
the Bureau OF Ordnance and Hydrography, and papers
prepared by Commander Ringgod and Leuienanis Mauy
and Page, are respectfully submitted throwing addi
tlonal light upon the subject.
servant, WILL A. GRAHAM
Hon. w. R. KING, President Of the Senate