The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-09
From An Old Salt.
Y. S. SHIP NORTH CAROLINA,

Brooklyn, New York, Nov. 5, 1853.
To the Editor OF the Uwsa:
SIR Knowing you TO be among the hes, nautical au-
ihoues IN the country and also OF your readiness upon
all occasions 10 render justice 10 those whom il is due
tfust you will have the goodness 10 insert IN some
small corner OF your excellent journal The following
poor, but think true remarks of one OF Uncle Sans
sailors, which he deems ii but nsht 10 make upon
rather curious article which appeared in yesterdays New
York Herald on The present saie OF navy, which,
according to tie reckoning Of the nautical sage Of tina,
paper is reduced to very low ebb, indeed which will
show you is as false the Ignorance nautical
OF the impudent writer is true, and which he has so
garingy or wuly manifested 10 that article
ln the fret place. took notice oil his putting greatly
the qualities and speed of Conss boats and OF their
cellence for war purposes. Their speed person
deny; but 10 their fitness for vessels the sage of
Nassau street will, think, hnd but very few in the
service who will not lei him know that they are totally
useless for naval warfare.
The next wise paragraph in that political article
which drew my attention appeared 10 and my
shipmaes sanderous as it nonsen.ica. and the
only notice took OF il a merry laugh (and old
Bennett is blowing How po,sb that such non
the following could fad It's way the columns
OF such paper The Herad-sueh that one Engl
war steamer mounting one gun would des roy our
steamer Mississippi before che could have time even 10
fire single gun IN reiurn' Well must say, Mr.. Edi-
Tor that according Jenny Benefits theory the navy
Is IN very sorry plight, indeed and that all lis present
officers and men the towards in existence
need not ask you, sir, will any rational American Gill
zen endorse such for facts il il were true
as The Herald says. that she is lightly armed, which
Is lar from being the do you. think that
seamen would give her up without making any effort on
an enemy No, never they would perish frat To
show you sir. that instead OF being lighl-armed vessel
can almost positively she is one OF the heaviest
armed steamers-of-wat in the world; and believe me,
sir. am verify telling you the truth. that should much
prefer being a, The elbow OF The dictator Of The Herald in
his sanctum in The Herald building. giving him good re
publican advice and teaching him TO issue less ,,rannca
eIcs 10 bis employees in their private afars, than 10
be on board Of even iengun armed Engiish vessel in
an action, and sc wllhin range Of The Ms.isspp'- b .
Bens. Will you have the kindness 10 explain TO james
g what kind OF critters the Missssipprs long Bens are /,
! am au,e he does not know. | have no tune 10 sp,re
my sell TO erlghten bin that subject; but have lime
10 let him know, although a sheback that he is greatly
mistaken when he says that such men as H. Long.
Mekeever. Strnghau, and MoCsuiey are old fogies
On the contrary, they considered scientific energetic
exceesi men and officers, and universal favor,es in The
navy and have also time 10 le, bn know thai thai
great republican statesman from whose mouth .prane
bose words never 10 be forgotten, appear IN The PLAN
sarb OF an American citizen, acted very wisely, as he
always does in not sending such man as he who adyer
ties IN the leading columns OF republican paper TO re.
publican citizens, in what particular tavern they can hold
delightful conversation with refined and elegant ladies
who can sin them pretty yarns about their being intro.
duced to psmpered and boaed princes To send such
that represent this republican country in any
foreign land would indeed be sending the ura,esl Of all
old logies. = the humble opinion of not dres a. the
wise of The Herala will have it. but Of yours. re
spec,iully. A CRUlTY.