Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-23
THE COST OF THE WAR.
From the London Times.

The present war is peoples war; and the people will
not object to pay for it. Pay for it, however, undoubted
" they WILL and that very heavily indeed. Soldiers and
sailors on oil sides warning not TO risk wooden
walls against stone Notifications There is danger in shall
low waters and wear and tear in stormy So
advised to do the work with strong but quiet and pa
teni hand-to blockade and the toe aud pro
duce all the effects Of war by exhibition power
hut with hardly striking blow. All this will be expen
sive, and is expensive already The estimates arc
now before the House, and will Gs;onish readers
less they have taken the pains follow up every para
graph o. preparations for War;" with some little cacu.
laton Of their We say tho estimates but we should
rather say the supplementary estimates; for advance
OF about three millions the expenditure Of the previous
year has already been voted The supplementary est.
mate Of the charge or he army for the year 1854
and above the augmentation already voted $500
OO0 That for the navy, including the transport of troops
horses and ordnance, is no less than 1853. 73l -
That for ordnance is E742 32. The total IS sos
This is the only estimate which in war, aud especially in
such war that waging, always falls far short
OF the actual Including what has been voted here
is tot far from millions, which the British publ: are
cheeTiuly putting down years subscription the
great work Of international police the protection Of
the weak aud the chastisement Of the nggressor The
money might be spent much Within the last ten
years. perhaps ten times much has been spent in ILL
selected and superuous lines OF railroad which nov an
s"er little other purpose than to increase tbs and ag
granite the Inconvenience Of travelling II is true that
when look to material results In the case va can
point TO earthwoTks, bridges and tt'tions and in the
other case, all have show for il the ruins Of
have to look is the moral result and among the uses OF
the least is that il care less for the
material than the moral interests Of humanity In this
the moral work is the vindcson Of justice and truth
the greatest stage aud graudc scale in abe world
These supplementary estimates are at present in n very
rough state For the only the totals are given
The number Of voted for last year 1902 2s3 We
have already voted increase Of a5 69I aud Parliament
will soon be- called to vote H. 100 more making alto
gethcr l4277G We 40 600 to the East and
undertake. to keep up the force only that amount with
less augmentation, for soldiers made in n day
We have already voted additional charge Of Gs32 40
aud shall soon be called to vote E3OO 900 more
The supplementary estimate for the navy presents us
with rather startling items for which, however We
might have been pfepared-wages seame and marines
Ei6l 7OOi vicuals for ditto 100000 and naval stores
for the building and repair OF ships Be- G60T 33I But
all these items sink into nsgnGcance compared with
those find IN the estimates but for the service Of
other departments Of Government. Some attempt has
been made 70 class under various heads the expenses Of
transporting troops and horses The first Of these heads
processes to be the Freight Of transports monthly pay
including steam yosses for the purchase Of the same
and opposite 10 II We find the rather alarming figure
G26lO2O0 Next to this inJ freight Of ships hired
for conveyance Of troops including rations GlGt OOOr
The precise value OF the distinction we do not profess TO
understand. The coal for steam TRANSPORTS and freight
ships alone is set al 100000, while the other items show
how much We have TO pay when We want work done In
hurry. The Supplementary Estimate for the Ordnance
vouohsaies little mote explanation. We expect TO pay
100000 more Tor horses than voted before Easter
We expect TO pay the like more for barracL suppie
ei4,62 more for great aud s22 more for boots
aud shoes We confess ourselves however, taken little
aback al such items G72673 for the Laboratory depart
ment at Neutrality-suspicious. mind to the vote Of
this sesson-tbat same laboratory asking for gI9332 in
the item Of timber, and $780, 1853 for miscellaneous
stores. Under this last head the Tower asks for GlOO
600. Considering the immense quantity Of shells rock
etc, and know not what Internal devices we have
been making all this century, rather remarkable We
should End so much still TO DO done We, however, must
pay and may we'll pay oheerfuly but let us AT least
hope, as entitled to do that The work will DO well
done.
10 round numbers, Il appears that the conveyance alone
OF every British soldier the Of RlOO
or rather 70 state II more accurately have pay
average Of GIO0 passage money every soldier keep
up on the roll Of the eIpedtonay force, including tho
passage Of horses and This seems enormous and
Contrasts strongly with the G6 head for which ten time,
the number have been carried the Atlantic every
year ioI ihe lass ax or seven leas II contrasts indeed