New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-12-16
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NUMBER 943,
numbers Of educated and accomplished young men,
whose early training discipline and instruction undcr the
guidsnce Of learned professors and experienced ocers
particularly ft them TO adorn the service.
There now st the academy 1I6 students The first
ess under the regulation of 1880 will graduate In June
next II is suggested that il would be good policy 10 au
thorizs the President to appoint annually ten mdship
men At large similar rule exists In regard TO West
Point and 1t is believed will extend the benefits of the
Institution to class Of youths who excluded BY the
Congressional District system.
navy yard very much needed in California, and no
time will be lost in accomplishing the work. a.
certain legal impediments are removed.
revision Of the rules and regulations Of the Navy
strongly urged those adopted in 1878 being still 10 force
The suggestions made by those Who have preseded him
touching the policy q naval establishment at New Or
vded however Is previously aseertaned by proper sur
of-war
Increase ef he Nary-rhe Secretary announces that
after investigation 1t Is his decided conviction that the
maintenance Of proper and elevated among the
great Of the world the just protection Of our
Widespread snd growing commerce til. defence of our
thousands Of miles Of coast the Pacific Atlantic
oceans the lakes and the Gulf Of Mexico the recent
marked improvements in the art Of architecture
adopted by other nations all unite in demousrAtng
policy and the necessity Of an increase Of the Navy In
support Of this he argues ss considerable
The American Navy consists Of about seventy vessels
embracing all from the ships of the line the smallest
brig schooner and stoss ship or these many ships Of
the line fgstss war are not ouly
unfit for service, hut advised BY Bureau Of Con
sructon kqupmsnt and Repsir that they worth
repairing There mot Ia the Navy forty vessels
which could be brought into service in ninety davs If
squadron but one Of two guns in the Bras soa.aron
aod We have steamer Of more than ten guns The
law only authorizes the enlistment Of thousand Eve
hundred men, which, With allowance Of proper com
plement for each vessel would not . feet Of nny
vessels with fair proportion Of Large shps On referring
to authentic papers IL will be found that point Of
least Navy is much less than onefh Of that Of
several Of the greater of Europe and whatever
may be its relative superiority and efficiency is not larger
than that Of certain other Of Europe which
not Of the first rank in the ecas Of nations And how
ever much we may desire to cultivate terms Of amity
sne:e sss tne powers .n whom We are most likely TO
atre on which future contests may be decided
unmndful Of the mighty dsvelopement Of strength and
and mercantile marine of great nation would soon rally
to our assistance Other nations In addition their
large naviee have their immense mercantile marine and
But again What have we to defend and protect, We
have Atlantic Coast Of much than two thousand
miles stretching from the Rio Graude the st Croix
studded with magnificent cities and thriving towns We
now have Q Pacific Coast extending for many hundred
miles from the confines Of Mexico to the far Northwest
an inviting country rapidly popusting totally unforted
and separated BY mountains and deserts from the military
power of the Government. new empire has. a BY
magic sprung into existence San Francisco promises
no distant day to become another New York and our
prosperous trade in the Pacific amid the Of
merce to bear tn relation to China and Japap
which that Of the Atlantic continent
Europe and Great Britain We have millions of
tonnage American vessels eghted with the rich fruits
Of American industry penetrating every and thou
sands of countrymen whom business enterprise has
borne to distant lands whom misfortune has wrecked
on some nhopitabe shore all look to their country flag
to protect them. 10 present Navy Sufficient for all
these great purposes Of defence and protection, am
very far from nmating opinion that should
lily maintain naval force large that Of Of the
powers mentioned They have large colonial settlements
islands and continents from seat of Gov
ernment Their ealouses their proximity to each other
their peculiar form of all combine require
for their purposes far larger naval force than
But while they annually enlargpg theirs shall We
allow the disparity annually to become greater
After adducing many other reasons in favor Of an in
Of the Navy the Secretary thus copcludes this
branch Of his interesting report:
steam unquestonably the great agent to be used
the ocean as we'll for purposes Of Of
The improved system Of propeers instead side
wheels is Of the grand desiderata
steam effective in naval warfare When the bayonet
added to the musket the invention appauded fol
placing in the hands of the soldier time two engines
Of destruction and the introduction of the screw prope
Ter has been similarly appreciated embracing without
confusion two elements Of progresthe sail the
engine Side wheel steamers much impaired In
their capicity for sailing and consume too much
distant countries Those hand can be made to
answer well for short cruizes and despatch vessels
The screw propeller being upoa principle much
interfering with the sailing capacity with the improved
models OF the present day, be constructed
sail as we'll Is the best clipper ships and the
steam for emergencies when greatest speed required
when, in calm, desirable position more promptly
and surely taken The great necessary expenses
tai to the expedition Japan could been materially
indeed half cursed had in the power of tbs
Department to have the propeers instead the side
wheel steamers now costing much from the consump-
tion Of coal
recommend therefore, that the Department be author
lied to have constructed at least elk class steam
fgate propellers The opinion is that
number may be built in our several yards in addition
the work now going and the repairs usually
the return Of vessels from long cruises 1t is estimated
they will cost between four and five millions Of dollars
and be built in about twenty months with
tion of some deficiency in the supply Of white oak
yellow pine, which can without much ifculty be pro-
cured We have hand at the various yards ample
material to accomplish what is recommended
He proposes entire reorganization Of the Navy. and
dates largely on its necessity He holds be great
evil at present that neither merit service nor
lantry capacity but seniority ofcommission
he goes into an elaborate argument and suggests
details necessary to give shape and effectiveness
form in the matter which he holds expedient He says
The great evil in our present system that neither merit
nor service gaantry capacity but seniority
Of commission regulates promotion and pay The gallant
chivalrous Of the Navy feel subdued dis
couraged their ardor il chilled the fire Of their youna
ambition and pride is well nigh extingushed Many ars
leaving the service to which they have fondy cung
Many remain only because of the cherished expectation
REFORM The officer who encounters all the perils of the
deep wins the admiration Of the world for his brilliant
achievements and makes his couutrymen prouder than
ever Of their country returns to rest while from his tr
ais but to feel mortified In seeing the indolent aud the
bece who have known tolls and have met the
enemy, promoted over him.
He next considered what he urges to be necessary
dfcaton of our system In regard to seamen with view
them more thoroughly with the Navy and elevate their
character by plan Of rewards well punishments
This Interesting portion of the report and
get that have not the at command for the
tiou Of entire
The report proceeds suggest the payment Of
in the United states Navy at rate equal to that paid in
the merchant marine
Certain reforms in the system Of contracts with view
to prevent speculation, are suggested
change in the organization Of the Navy Department
by the establishment Of BureausOf Personnel ac