Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-23
rGST OF THE WAE-ESTIMAlEs q
THE HrlTISlI GOVERNMENT.

: From tie London Times, May 'ta.i
I Tic present war is Il peoples war, ami the Prp!n'
Evil ~; inject to pay for II. Pay in.l H. ".,L. u" :
a!Cub.";!v they Will. and that very h'h'M! ~. ~ ,.
SSoiGiCrS ana sailors OH I'LL sides ARE "hi',,: 49,
brisk Orr wooden walls u"aIISt stone i'r''i'"'''''
I There is danger in shallow waters, anu "'": III" ~
I'm stormy, sens. So we nrc advised 1" 10 IN; m"t'
iwith n strong hut quiet and patient 'i'l'', -" ~.
Tidc nnl starvc OF. the Zoe. and pr"'li:cr "a u. , Lm
# war by Il mere exhibition a.! power ""t =. . mJ
iy striking Il blow. Al this vii! br expensive !"
Avery expensive already. The estimates arc i''" !"
:n:c the I!ol>r, unl will as:oni*il "uf r';igr'. '.m
hey have taken tho pains ." ioii"" "PrNT:,i c,I
q ;rapl, of Interpretations Tor War WIN so..c ~. nm,
4 culation of their ow.,. We sa? the estimates, %"
1--WE should rather say the supplementary ,s''''""r
J0r an advance of abnu; three millions oil lie cNi"I-
.liturc Of the previous year has already hecil yo'rn'
. The supplementary estimate oI HE chr" 90! '"r ;"
sfnv for the Year ISjl-'J.,, over and i-ir"vc me "mS
nncntation already voted. is E3GG,nGG. Tia; i"r IN
sshuvy. :uclidin. the transport; nj troops, h"r:'T; II"
"a nlinncc. is M less than Gi,iii,.%i. l'.ii "a: 'F"'
q IaEcc is E1i2,l3!. The total is t.,,'t'.S"j.
q Ills is oniy III estimate. which in war: a'r' e"p"-
liHilv in such II war us that W.. are wn"iiS' ;.i"h!s
n aI!s lar short Of the nrtua! cost. lmcin'!ll@ "iat !ts
II pccII voted, here is not far from ten millions, Which
n he British public are chrcriuiiy i'utlin? Down rs "h
u Years subscription Ia the grca! work al Ih''fii''''''''
lS tul!cr. Ia the protection ui the weak. ana ti' cii">'
1iisclnrnt nf the a.-r,:sS"r. The money lnI=l't p'
:s,pCn. mich worse. Within the last ten wears. l"r!l'lh
n Gu times us much has been spent III li->Gi''''H II
ja>ulmrtiunlls lines Of railway. which now it;i-w'r'""'
81 'tlIrr purpose than /" lmrrcisr the cos, AMI "=2r"-
Wva,c the Inconvenience ~ travelling. Ii is IrIl' INA!
:5ylcn we look Ia material results, III The "I,, ci'''' W,
"a nm point Ia c%arilwnrkS. bridges. AMI stations; ana;
ssn the other ease. all We have IL show l"r u are ,h'
sA'ilins of towns and The remains ot lUrtiilchiIohs. l'i',
I4ylm; We have Ia look Ia l. the moral result aho
l5umnu" the u>r. al war not the least i, Tia; !: "i!Fi'" Us
care less for the material than The moral interests
5snf humanity. In This ease III" moral work Is III" VIM
IS iiraiion al Justice and truth "n ;hc greatest STAG" ad'
:; ne granlrSf scale III the world.
Il These supplementary estimates are III lF'H','', W "
fsvcrv rol.li state. For llr army only the i"'hH hr'
III rivrr. The number III men voted Tor lHSt E'ar wa,
81 IT.. Isl. We have already voted mn Increase -.
s9!l.tHl, and Parliament will s""r be cati,'i on I" v"',
sslI.7gl more, making altogether l4:!,,16. Wcrail''o'
tsscmd II, OiUi ncn /" the East, AMI undr'takrt"kr''. NJ
81 lie force only Ia limt amount, wi:iIn less a!iGiirI,H''",'
81 FOR soldiers arr not mndr in day. W. nave '!'""'i
sSvu!rd IN additional charge "f LS52,l!"; NE! w" Sila!
a.uum lr called Oh Ia vote E3im.uDD more. HE sup
Parliamentary estimate .mr the Navy p"t>r|tS IL VIII
Hsrnc ra:hcr Startlm. items. Tor winch. however We
vi niglt have been prepared wages I" S'.alnel;I'" ma
klriiI,-, ClGl 1uU; virtuai- for 'li;i", t2'O,noG; an" III
sgval stores iur the building and repair ~ siilt>. NJ.
sscGg; 81. But all these items sink int" lIiS!-hi'icailc'
Eaculmpnrcd with iln-c that We Iiini II, ne saiIic 'S't
e mates. hut for the service nj other departments I"
I~4;uvcrmnrnt. S"inr attempt hes hccIi mai" |" CHS
{5Imlrr variol- heads ;Ec cXpciIsr. al transporting
III troops and horses. The first al these heads pr"l'":r'
tgrn be the .'FrcigLt of TRANSPORTS oil monthly pay. III
sSriuiin. Steam vessels. or for the p;iTrhiisc "i li'
fs.mmc = and Opposite 10 it we lind the rnil'ci
sfaIarnins figure. E:,hlO,:NI. Next I" 'iiS W,
ksfind, ~''trri"ht of ships hired for conveyance" I"
EfsrouIs. 81 Including raiiuns, IlUIinG. liz" precise Nn
;S!ur uI:irr distinction We 'o not profess I" understand
ES!Iic coal for steam ir;luspnris and lrct-ii: >iiils ni"ll'
IT, set III ElG0,0no, while The other Items show i""
Sgnlrh we have IN I'av when wc want work done III
i1lurrv. The supplementary cSil:InIc lr The IRA
3iamrr vu,icllsnics Il little more explanation. W." GN
fsrcrt 10 pay g. O.GHO more ir horses than was voted
Esbcfnrc Easter. We expect !" pay he like sIinl more
Ssi,r barrack supplies. J. lI,i!I more iDr great cra.s
tland 80! 3 more iur bouts and sloc-. We COMICS
E,ursrIvcs. however. taken Il little aback at such i;crn
'E3ls r7!,G73 for the Laboratory Department II; W n"l
Observation-Disclosures, mind, 10 the v"i" III THIS session
si-tlnt same laboratory askin" for .Ll3sSi. i'll tIcl'cn
20! timber. and T. l:ii,!6i ir miscellaneous Stores
.SsI'ndcr the las: head the Tower asks !r ElHO,U'W.-
ssfGonsiIcrin- the immense quantity Of shells. rockets
sSand wr know no. SHAT lmicr:Ial devices, We Hay: heel
HnIrking all this century, il l. rather remarkable "
.sfShuuid iind 81 much still I" be- dome. We, however
s3rulsi pay. and may rs well pay chccrlnl'y. Hu' IL
Illus It, lcuSi hope. rs We nc entitled :"'l". iil'' III
Swor: wi!l be- well dong.
II In round numbers, it appears that ;hc conveyance
Talnnc nf every British soldier Ia the seat al war cost
,tSabuu: = lUn, ar rather, - STATE II mare accurately. W
Ihavc 20 pay I'M average u! .tlWl pnsSa@c-nullry ll
H,vcrv soldier we keep up on :ic roll al The cyp"li
l3tiunnrv iurcr. inrluIiin" the llS"a"' -! HORSES AN
.E-torcs. This Seams enormous, AMI contrasts etr"ii=i.
.sywi:ll the L. Il !rarI, .G which ten times tie lIi''rhr
! NIayr been carried arru>> the Atlantic every r'ilr Ia
s?tLc lust six or seven ycura. Il contrasts. indeed, SOME
viii, The c:ia Tor which Il man nay IL. stcamic
Fin New York in ten days. and have tie best -! rvc",
III hin. GA IIc voyage. But then those cinl"raIlts. "
FL .!iuso irst-ciGsS passengers. haze not ii"rscs. ar arm!
tsnr heavy stnrcs: nor nrr they carried over L" the 't"
Of IL regular traffic. for wiiirh they have I
ispay llravy itamlagrs. The question We lEtd before. II
E{was, wliciIIcrtn keep up mn Immense transport service
.8!oinG nothing III time "f pc'"rc but rot IN our hnr''"i
,f3and supply the p,rtcXi tor costly Establishments, {
atiirr paci;ri-S.cnnC!s !ur"ur ptrn"sc. In tie latter Gus
2si wHa cyIdcI; that We must pas heavily Tor III
,itintal ,Icrali@rmnr: If III" parkct-scrvi"" that la
'eF-nsIi",i. l:u:. ~ wc observe that Ibis n"'is'' "!Ir"
te,i EL!.';lU,WW iir The monthly pay al transports Sil
I'll u,., ia, IlIclIaa" ~ -"nIr. W. shall tr "rG'lii"i !
g g.::lI that Government IS able Ia carry an III" i:his
sEp"r: service. now that ;hc w;r is actually raging. M
e kc Il. rase smne lDnr, .MillIpu; La ln@ rccGi!t.. !
,ssSHoIiI &c amply sl!i&r!c;: "a keep up line "Nl'i!t!"
"a { ~ prc+"Il!: ~ even q much greater sfEoa-tt. in Tia
s;;ncc Vi ri! cc,raltirs. The Ilnnllava alone wont,
5,Said. ".h cyst and certainty, take !!.u0J Inca 10 Nm
- a, and 5..ng The sIlnr number back. every month u
El,ilc war. For the cuni!muamrcui that war We nIi"llI
SSi" well In provide, now that dciracv need no lonGc
Zoe lrlt towards the Toe. II is evident. however. that
,EAwr want steamers IL ,n the WORK We must resort L
( >oinc other plan than :lra. under Wilhelm our steam
n navy Inns hitherto lrrn built. For tn" present W
Jean buy such Vessels ns The above "n c~!rnV"r terra
!A;iIan We can build them. and sti"lI II purchase -
,Hhnpe 1" BE- intended by the words Of th" estimate be
EeTorc us.