The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-11

and wn b Qseful 10 whaasrA Previsioas and -,
sistsocs are b BE- supplied 70 I'll American ships Visiting
the coat ana distressed 70 b providsd for
and projected.
treaty Of commerce and an establfshsd tariff viii b
Degotsed shbry and everythns u In fair training to
al efforts With sucoess The squadron remains
upon the coast three months longer TO survey
the barbon and mako naAl srrsngemsnss after which
return TO China.
You form your own conclusions upon the results
Of our expedition and ia future eject upon our
perce Ny opinion IT, that long time must e'apss
before the trade win valuable to merchants
Rah speculation will be dangerous. Woolien goods and
liquors the only articles which they sesm to oovst
from us now What the demand may be, when the wear
Of such things become general Il L. very dihcut
sy once satisfied on our part would not sell In
kets To whaiers alone viii our 'sopenng relations
Ss useful ana the % a ,a iras Is w
WORD two about the navy, the poor, abused navy
Those officers who are the most remote from hesd-
reliance be placed and the who contemplate
seriously all matters connected with their profess
sion and Who In constant contact with the practical
service discover with most truth it, faults and it,
virtues The following conclusion Is, thea arrived at:
That while the authorities at Washington engaged in
wordy reformation, the aud officers Upon foreign
stations forgotten and neglected; the best systems
lost sight Of and one would suppose that the future
never entered into the heads Of these reformers.
our country suggests itself to me BY the Of
the Saratoga The proper policy for the nation Is to
secure Pacific Ocean intact fro European influence
That vast ocean, with s precious islands ours BY in
heriance. All beyond America, until We infringe upon
its protection. Our explorations the constant occupa
ton by whalers, the preponderance OF our com
greatness of California upon the Pacific this prn
ciple and place alone and untrAmmeled in this
quarter of the world Russia alone has the faintest
shadow of dvalship but her interest and footsteps
directed to Europe The security Of this policy
part only be obtained by having upon the shores Of
the Pacific naval arsenas, with complete feet of
war ships belonging solely that section This force
should at all times DO in readiness FOR armng equip
ment, and despatch across the ocean. 1t should be
under the command Of ofHcer Of high rank,
known talents and capacities. Such fleet would he
the nucleus round which more distant forces couj be
with the difficulty Of obtaining men, which will always
present itself in the face of prosperous Atlantic com
vessels into the Pacific But ships belonging to that
division kept built and repaired in CALIFORNIA;. al
be readily manned providing the term Of enlist
advocate then, that the ships that are now in China
and the Pacific, should be laid up and paid OF in Caor
MIA and the officers who belonged the Eastern
States be allowed the amount of passage to their
homes II win be safe to say that two 6fths Of the
crews would remain IN California and that many Of
all times sufficient number of well trained ''men Of
wars men" could be picked up, and resident officers
and the putting to Of any class Of ships
steamers upon an emergency. We want short enlist
mens-actiye but short cruises California to
preserve the Western coast to keep the slands free
from foreign influence and lastly 70 constantly visit
Japan and promote the present friendly feelings Of its
inhabitants. Make, then, depot at San Francisco,
with its ships, stores officers and men, independent Of
the Eastern navy yards and political influence The
commander in chief would under no circumstances be
SO far removed from with the central gov
eminent commodores commanding al our foreign
stations Instructions could at all times be
under despatch and receipt The men Of good charac
ter allowed leave Of absence, similar to the officers
after cruise, instead Of being paid OF and
the country tossing their services just they have
become trained to their duties and useful to the service
Every Of whom his commander reports favorably
should be retained in the service the same system
cruises upon scky from their
families far beyond natural period, exposed season
after season the of climates and finally forgot
ten BY the government the officers and men become dis
| susted and Indifferent.
venture to assert that were the Navy Department to-
morrow TO at ship for foreign station and announce
it's intention to keep her absent four years, not
officer worth having but what would resign rather than
obey the order; and not could be enlisted. The
Saratoga in point She has been this station
four year her mem having
and with but one lieutenant her interchangeable rst lieu
tenant g. able to do dutythe junior officers doing the
duty for Without ., pay Or praise system Of
Verify our soSsrnmsas intend. to ,ala, tn. prevsrb
"hatsepublics ungratefu the nation may wake up
and realize the dculty Of andng navy to reform In
this fast age when life u shorter than formerly two
s 0Sa @
from the service and get nothing but poor men,
their 6rst and last cruise Tho services Of the Sara
when discharged; ~ It IL folly to suppose that
these win again trust themselves TO the chances
whom reform does take place in the navy those Who are
deputsd BY the people to reform win do their duty faith
fully and not lose sight OF the fact that the branch Of
also wants looking INTO The cry q naval reform has
been raised 10 long and loud that the public mind
Il firmly impressed with the belief that all these faults
lie ct the doors Of the officers alone whereas careful
Investigation Of facts would show that the abuses and
injustice that Leads 70 abuse win creep into profession
vice simply drudgng lieutenant, and where he finds
Others BY fortunate political Influence placed in positions
above him. or rsapng the few privileges that the service
no excuse for an empire like ours to raise the
technical cry Of exgencss Of the service" Powerful
commerce and relieve another. shoud build more
It is false economy-ssch ship, from being kept con-
amount in the end to many times her original cost q
this system that renders the necient thu
many designations Of valuable officers, the difficulty Of
offering and manning ships, and the general dssatis
faction which pervades this important branch Of the
tional service Experience shows in the efficiency and
elements Of and glory exist in the prso~a Of the
profession when abroad Let Congress attend then, to
ana
Of the laws, and the navy viii require but ts
reform. EXILE
THE TREATY OF PEACE AND AMrTY Be
TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.
From Poly nesian Extra, Sandwich Islands Nay IL
The American soop Of war Saratoga Capt Walker,
rived at Honolulu the Goth ult in twenty five days
from Japan which is the shortest passage ever made
OFFICERS OF UNITED STATES SHIP SARATOGA.
Commander W. g. Walker; Lieutenant, John R. Colds
borough Surgeon r. s. Smith; Purser j. George Harris
Acting Master, John Madigan; Assistant Surgeon, T.
Steele; Passed Midshpmen, J. G. Clark, A. AmAnd G.
Gray, r. W. Scott; hidahipman o. r. Stanton Captains
Clerk j. 8. Sewal Acting Boatswan, James Cline Gun
ner W. H. Hamilton; Carpenter Leonard Moses; SAIL
maker, H. F. Stocker.
PASSENGERS.
Commander H. A. Adams u S. N, bearer Of dispatches
from Commodore Perry the United States
w. l. Wayne, Lieut.. U. g. N; ]. d. Randolph Lieut.
q. s. N; Jacob Zen, Brsvet Major u s. NJ Corps; G.
w. Abbott, clerk 10 bearer Of dispatches.
inc Saratoga brings Capt. H. A. Adams, q. s. NJ As
bearer Of dispatches to the government at Washington
The point Of interest In this intelligence is the fact that
Com Perry concluded treaty OF amy and friendship
with the empire Of Japan, at Kennegawa the city