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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-31
STAUNTON SPECTATOR
nYJ, A. & l.. WADDELL, Jr.
TERMS.

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d, wear No subscription IcH be discontinued GIt az s
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FOR each subsequent contsuce Larger advertisements
SS,rs Sscoant made TO those ,cho adcertise By h'
year.
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s9. The Leave, of the Beach Tree. col.
lected in autumn in dry wea'hc... folm ar
admirable article for beds. TIE smell i,
graterul and wholesome they do not har.
Dor vermin. are very elastic. and may be
repleni>hed annually without cost.
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Gy' The best dr.enre Of lying is Charles
Lamh'> remark. a. related by Leigh Hunt
that Truth is precious, and not to be vast.
ed on every BODY"
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lnvincibIr fidelity. good hunor and
complacrncy of temper, ou,liye all the
charms OF fine face. and make the DECAYS
OF It invisible. IGiisr.
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" The teacher who tried to whip h;s
scholars NI'h lick Of candy. no aouh,
gave the Il't,e rnyueS q sr,pI,nrr
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ADVERTISING IN ENGLAND.-The price
Of advertising in the London Illustrated
News. is ,ix cents per word. The London
Times has recently largely incrra.ed It's
rares. which compared with those Of Amer
lean new -naners. are enormous.
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AN INDIGNANT EDIToR.-A Western
editor, in answer TO a complaint Of patron
that he did not give news enough, told him
when news was scarce to read the Bible
which he had no doubt would be news to
bi m
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% Why Is >pendihrih's purse lik. q
'hundrr cioud ? Because it keeps con.in.
aally Tightening.
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g. a Song FOR THE TINES
"Meet nle by monIight-a loan
Is all that ask of thte.n
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- So!dI"r~. come What may. can nev.
fr be at a ln>> for bread. as they always
can fall back on the regimental r,U.
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- The race of mankind would perish,
did they cease to aid each other. From the
time that the mother binds the child'> head
Till the moment that some kind assistant
wipes the lh-damp from The brow Of the
diving. we cannot exist without mutual he p.
All thereto e, that need aid. have a right
To ak il of their fellow morials: no one
who holds the power OF granting can refuse
IT without Guilt.
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@5' The popuial,cn "i Lunron. il il said
increases at The average rate of so Oo1
louis year.
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Know THYsELF, &c.-In ancient days
the celebrated precept was. "know thyself:"
in modern times it mas been >upplanted hv
the far more fashionable maxim, "know thy
neighbor, and everything about him.
Msp A Western editor thinks Hiram
Powers the sculptor. is swindler, because
he chiseled an unfortunate Greek .rl out ol
Slsck Of marble.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-31

O. Th" man who follows the sea y ;,L.
he shall get up with il one oil these days.
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RATHER TARr.-A lady who presumed
io make some observations while a physi-
clan was recommending her husband to a
better world, wa- told by the doctor that If
some women were TO be admitted there
their tongues would make paradise a pur-
gatorv. And If some physicians replied
the lady. 'wrrc to ne admitted there, they
would make it a desert"
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The Wrong Box.

Lazy McMnllen was clerk in store
Where dry goods by wholesale were SOLO
The most of his business was sweeping me iloor
And knocking the boxes about at the door,
OF writing and trading he knew nothing more
Than cult that was half year oid.
They called him PORTER BY way OF joke,
Because he detested that stuff:
But his btiers he took every day when he woke
And he sometimes indulged in regular s'ak.
For he scornpd to be hiding his faults in cloak,
But stripped them all bire to the bull.
Now rich widder lady from Somervllie sent
To purchase some merchandise rare.
And to packing il up in box bafy went;
But little Bit corn'd. and wid labor oerspent.
FL. stumbled and fell in the box that was meant
For different description OF ware.
All night he lay snug in beautiful drame.
Till morning crawlpd over the sky.
Then To nail up the boxes the carpenter came,
According TO orders he fastened the SAME.
And the place was so dark that nobody can blame
If Lazy he did not espy.
Then the fellow who marked all the boxes drew
nigh,
And bad pipce of business he made;
For he wrote on the box in which Larry did lie,
For Mrs Mclaughlin. take care and keep dry
AlaA flr poor Larry. how soon would he die
lfIfat scurvy advice were obeyed.
TIE box was sent on by the railroad in haste,
In the widder's fine dwelling is sat-
And lhe widder. who had a mechanical taste.
Now seized ON hatchel. and quickly uncas'd
McNinlIeh. who roared like terrified haste,
Och smihereens! what are ye at =
The widder was horribly frightened al first,
| At what seemed an internal machine,
Expecting To sre fifty fendS from il burst
Bnt when she discovered man was The worst.
Her fears were all ended, her doubts were dis
persed
| And her rapture was plain to be seen.
Och Molly. look herep thus she cried to heI
maid,
| Come see what the merchants have sent!
I wrote for such things as widder might made,
And faith but the fellows have strictly obty'd.
Bad luck TO me now. but III see them well paid,
! Fur they give me iniire consent
Where am | p says Lazy. 'Faix darlint, you're
heie,'
The widder replied with smile;
Cries the lad-.So am, sure enough; bat fear
have sent the wrong bux.' Never mind 1t, my
dear
Said Mistress Mclaughlin. and gave him leer
That cut TO his heart like file.
.Ii's happy am them McMullen rejnned,
If the goods suit your ladyship's taste
IF DRY uools you wanted you'll sartinly find
Tha, I'll suit YOU at once, for Pm that very kind.
Very well, them says she, that's The goods tc
my mind.
| And now let US send for the praist.'
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ErFecTs OF CLOSING THE Pores OF THE
ISKlN-Some scientific experlmentaistS in
France recently conceived that, by ob>truc.
tag the pPr>piratinn Of the skin, and there
by preventing the dispersion of animal
tempe ature BY evaporation. they would be
enabled TO produce Internal fever at will
To satisfy themselves on this question, they
covered RABBIT with an impcrmeable coa
of varnish. but the result failed so satisfy
their expectation. In,tcad of an increase
of temperature, the heat Of the body quick
v diminished, and in one hour and half
the animal died Of asphyXia In the la>l
century many ladies' Of the French dnd
English courts died from the same cause.
KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICA IN NAPLES
The chief officer of the Bureau of Public
Health in Naples, Italy, sent the following
quarantine notice 10 our Consul in the city
-"lt is a matter we'll known to us that in
the year 1850. the cholera was decimaiing
the population of BrnaiI and as N" por-
lion Of " rico belongs TO the United States
and is conhgnous to .Nw OrIrdms, we have
no security that the disease (yellow fever
is not on hoard of the ship. and the quaran-
tine cannot be removed"
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And now let US send for the praist.'


FACTS OF THE fEAk.-lhe Clnclnnall
Columbinn contains the following very in
tercsting statistics of the last year:
The entire loss from fires in the United
States for the year, Is estimated at about
iwrn,u- -fup million dollars. There were al
so eighty three fires, IN which loss OF lite
ensued, the number of victims being one
hundred and Seventy-one.
The number of railroad accidents was one
hundred and ninriy-ihree, killing one hun
dred and eighty-siX persons, and woundlne
five hundred and righty-nne. In 1898
there were only one hundred and thirty
eight similar accidents but attended with
the loss Of two hundred and thirty-tour
lives, besides four hundred and ninety six
wounded.
The steamboat accidents of the yeal
have alarmingly increased, the total NUM-
her reaching foriy-righ, with the loss Of
Gce hundrcd and eighy-ser'n sonls. and two
hundred and twenty-five wounded, agalns'
forly-one accidents, three hundred and
nineteen killed. ard one hundred and fifty
eiaht wounded in 1853.
Crime. too Of every grade. foots up q
fearful catalogue. There were SIC hu"dren
aud righ'y tro murd'rs, and eightv-toul
executions during the year.
The list of mortality for the year in,
cludes the demise Of no less than eighteen
men, and twenty-seven women, who hat
attained The age of onp kundrrd Wrs anc
upward One "a colored woman) was SAID
30 ba ,,po bun, ,IroI opd fortv->iy and onot h.
er IAN Indan woman) one hundred and for.
ty-two years of age The oldest white man
was one hundred and seven, and the Oldest
white woman one hundred and hceniy-Onf
urnrS.
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ase A man that boards riches and enjoy.
them not, is like an ass that Carries gold
and edts thistles.
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a BROAD HlNr-A spruce Young man
oalau,ing his Intended convrr>ing on the
turnout. said he wished he va- able to
maiutain all the factory girls for sIx n'onthS.
He would do it to prevent their returning
to the mills" His far one who had been
silent listener TO his patriotic >pcrch, re-
pied with SIGH, "Ah. sir wish YOU were
able 10 maintain ore Of them"
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SABLE ERMoNIZTNG.-The black minis
Ter was closing up his prayer when some
whlte BOYS in the corner had the iIl-man-
ners to laugh, so that the sable >upplIan
heard them. H. had said out moment
before, and very earnestly. "Bress all dat
am human" then the laugh occurred: and
commencing again jti>t before the amin. ,
the plou> old negro said: 20 Lord. we are
not in the habit ol adding postscrlp's to our
prayers. but If the 'spressiun. bless all DAT
am human, won't take in desc wicked
white lpIers, den we pray dat de Lord will
bress some dat ain t human, also besides J
&ze The following curious sentence Is said
to have hcrn copied from volume of ser
mons published during the reign of James
I. of England :-"Thi$ dinI shows that We
must dir MI yet notwithstanding nh hons
rs are turned into o'e hons's, our paradise
into mir o .-ma'rjmony into matter of
monry. and marriage into merry nge, our d.
rjues into dru rines it was not so in the
days of .Nodh o, no! -
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~ John, how does the thermometer
stand?"
Against the wall dad"
''I mean how is the mercury :"
II guess its pretty well dad; 1t hasn'
complained lately"
you little rascal is it colder than yes
terday'"
Il don't know, dad I'll 70 out and feel. "
9s. II is said that Nicholas. of Rus>ia,
has ordered from u'r-makcr IN Geneva,
in Switzerland, 100000 musical boxes play
ing the national air, 10 be- distributed to the
hr,ieged army at Seba>tnpoI, hoping there.
by TO inspire every soldier TO the most he
roc deeds of valor
- The KnickrrhoCkrr >avs:-There was
a run" made on the gingerbread man of
Troy, on Saturday. Up 10 two o'clock he
had redeemed two crullprS and doughnut.
In consequence Of the stamina exhibited,
consuls advanced an inch and-ahalt.
Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-17
SAEE or
Land and Slaves at epelOusas.

SALE or
Land and Slaves at epelOuSas.
WILL be sold at public auction, al
Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, on the 18th day Of
APRIL next, without reserve, a weliimproved
IllamGeGA@Da
situated Bayou Bu containing 1000 arpents 500 ar
penis OF which are in cultivation, and $50 in cane.
Sugar House, Mill, Steam Engine, etc.
ALSO
Seventy-tWO Likely Slaves,
fully guaranteed nearly all born the place. viz Twenty
MEN, among whom several Mechanics; Twenty
WOMEN and thirty two CHILDREN from IL years down.
Tie slaves will be sold in families.
ALSO
MULES, HORSES, BROOD MARES, SHEEP, WAGONS,
CARTS, PLANTING UTENSILS, etc.
TERMS AND CoNDTIoNs.-Moveables payable 1st March,
1856 Plantation liz three equal instments from the rs
Of March, 1855. And the Slaves in equal annual INSTALL
ments from the first of March 1885, Satisfactorily endorsed
notes required payable the Czeus Bank New Orleans
at the Recorders Office Opelousas the option pr
chaser bearing five cenum interest from day of sale and
eight centum from maturity. The Land and Slaves
remain specially mortgaged discount of eight per
made on Cash payments Sales be completed within
days. and approved city acceptances taken for cash.
Persons wishing to purchase at private SALE will apply
the Judge John H. Overton, Judge King residing
on Bayou Beuf, or to the undersigned auctoneer.
I13tds1 EVTE. DEBAILL0N, Auctioneer,
Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-17
TONFORMEMENTa a une Ordonnance

~ No. Is, relative la Halle NIarche II sera ofert
vene pubque plus hau enchGrisseur par lie Constable
de vle les leux, lie premier LUND d'AVRI 10 henrs
du matn, la ferme de la HALLE MARCHE pour espacs
dun an possession devant etre donnGe e premier Luu
Mai proclaim.
TERMEs Ey CeNprToNs-Un quart du prix de radjudica
ton payable caque trois mos partir de enree pos
session. savoir quart lie premier Lund dAout un quart
lie premier Lundi de Novcmbre, quart lie premier Lnd
de Fevrier ct quart lie premier Lund de Mai chaqts
payemen porani, apres echeapce nteret rason de hut
pour cent Pacheteur du dit ball. denrer en-
possession de la de Halle March6 fournir bond ou
obligation favour du Maie ct des Administrators ct de
eleve que ceui de adndcation, bonne susante
surete residant dams la parose, la safacon u Mairc
pour garantr quill payera p nement des
achievements quill sacquera de tous devors fera
observer strcemen les status ct regemens qu peuyent
etre adoptes pour administration de la Halle Marchs
ansi que pour la vente dams les mes dc la ve Que sur
ed bond devront ere ixprmes ct specaemen msntones
lie monant des payements ct fepoque de eus Gceances
respectves ct 'edf ermer de la Halle Marche fera ct
sgner devant lie Greer de la Corporation serment de
remplh ct dexecuer enttrement les devors ui imposes
] R-t
Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-17
DURSUANT to Ordinance No. Is

Relative to the Market House, and vending within the
limits of the town. The Farm of the Market House will
offered for sale on the premises by the Town Constable
the First MONDAY in APRIL next 1850 commencing
~ o'clock to the highest bidder possession to be given
on the first Monday in May next
TERMS AND CoNDTloNs-One fourth Of the price Of adud-
icaton payable quarterly after the delivery of possession,
viz One fourth the first Monday in August fourth
on the first Monday in November fourth the first
Monday in February and fourth the first Monday
in May, each instalment bearing eight par per
interest after maturity The purchaser Of said ase SHALL
before taking possession of said Market House. into
bond or obligation in favor Of the Mayor and Trustees and
their in Office fourth over and above the
amount of adjudication, with good and sufficient surety,
residing in said parish to the satisfaction the Mayor
doned that he will faithfully pay the nstaments they
mature, discharge the duties incumbent him, and
strictly to be observed the ruend regulations that may be
adopted for the Government of the Market House and vend
ing within the limits Of the town. that in said bond the
OF the instaments and the epoch which they
pecvey must be specially mentioned and expressed and
the said Market Master shall take and subscribe before the
Clerk Of the Corporation, oath faithfully fulfil and dis
charge the duties incumbent him.
J.R. VERRET, Cecretary
Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-17
Som ma ton.
ITAT DE LA LOUISIANE-Cour

tS1 du Cnquieme District, Paroisse de Terrebonne.
SAcAE; Quattendu que Mathurin Bourg, Sheriff de la
paroisse de Laourche par authorize dun orde de
lance susdte Cour dams la Succession de Appoos
Randall vendu lie 4eme jour du mos de Septembre, 1s53
Ia Maison de Cour dant Ia vile de Thbodaux Ia propete
qui suit, savoir:
certain de tee borne en- hau par les terres
de Jean Lagarde ct bas par cele de la Veuve D.
foux ayant dc face lie bayou Laouche 20
apens de proondeur ct Louis Bush de Ia parsse de La
fourche derner encherisseur devenu acquereur
moyennant la somme de mile six cent pastre don't
la moitie etat payable e premier dAvr Is53 autre
moitie le premier d'Avri 1854.
Et attendu que dit Bush enr6gsre petition dams
de Cour demandant sommation scion acte de Ia
Legislature de Eta ntitue pour guarantee des
acquereus ventes judiciares approuve lie 16 Mars
1884.
En- consequence toutes les personnes q peuvent avor
droit tire reclamation la de terre
daucune nformate dams lie jugement par autoe duque
Ia vente etc aite pour toute autre iegularte le
gae dams estmaon la notice. ou la vente de la dte
terre pour toue queconque par pre-
sentes noee sommees donner rons dams les 80
ours qui suvront Ia premiere publication de avis pour
quot Ia dte vente te est dit cdessus doit pas
etre approuve ct hoooguee scion Ia demande du dit
quereur.
{-~l Temoin main ct le sceau de Ia dite Cour, CO
( s. rs Fevrier mil huit cent cinquante cling.
- 1851 J.AYCOCK, Greher
Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-17

RENovAL.-Our merchants are swapping around
Last week Messrs Wakeman 4 Smith and Camp
bell l. Co., changed quarters. This week we have
to notice that our energetic young merchant VICTOR
RICHARD, has also changed his business location,
from his old stand, to the large brick building
corner Of Levee and Green streets, formerly occu-
pied by Campbell & Co.
Mr.. Rs. increasing business required that he
should be possessed Of more extensive store, and,
with this in view, has purchased the building he
now occupies; and having ample ware room is now
ready to do receiving and forwarding, in connec-
ton with general mercantile business. His stock
Of dry goods and all other articles usually to be
obtained in country store is as complete as any
other establishment out Of New Orleans, while his
prices are equally as low and terms accommodating
Give him call at bis new stand.
Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-17
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Hotel Arrivals
FOR THE WEEK ENDING YESTERD4 Y.

PRINCES HOTEL-A Dalferes, Morris Lauderbough,
Ferdinand Delaune r II F Morgan, Mrs johnson and
family Mrs Mcdonald, VIM Phillips, II A Burton Fuller,
John Trenton, John Trenbath, Watson, Mortimer
Clifford, Spencer Col c Malone, Geo w Clark Mr.
Bell r David, NJ Godchaux, II Beair, Ehger, Antoine
Deel Thos Don Carlos Joseph Granos RUSSELL Beck-
nell, Constantine Baker, Gdnick Joseph Falls W Matt
lond, Lewis Daney Jones, Dalferes, Clements,
Q; Madam Gaurau and servant Col McWiiaMs Frank
lin Thes Dolan, Jos Moss, Neeler, Ky Ragan,
Anderson, Thbodaux c Tucker, W Evans G Darden,
Laourche; G W Simmons, G b Smith, Ii Wilkins, La;
Taylor, Donadsonvile Inman Jackson, G sanderson,
New York; Hugh Anley, England; Mr. Jackson. Alsers;
VIM Garrett, Centerville Mcdonald, Bayou Black;
II Rightor, Houma.
FRANKLIN HOUsE--F Deschelemann, Pttsburg;
Anan, d Leipre, Phpps, Jr sladc Xques, Charles
Dugazon, Greene, Col Malone, G W Clarke Jaro-
brou Holt, 0 II Polk Mr. Patton Mr. Andrews, Peon,
Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Jofnsod, John Donald, Mrs Donald,
Clark, DR. Prewitt Wcoxon, P Davis, G Lovelace,
Murphy, George Dean, Extapon, Geo MilerJ Miller,
Clements AA Tombinson, David McLeed, John Lyall !;
DR. J Q a Holt, Thibodaux; Dwight Assumption Mr.
Besse, Napoleon Mccall, Lafourche Howard, Tiger
vile; J Alain Donaldsonvile
Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-17
Succession Of Jacques Fotse.
SALE.-State of Lou

~ isiana-Ffh District Court-Parsh Of Lafourche.
In the and by authority Of the Fifth Judicial District
Court sitting in and for said parish there will be offered for
sale public auction by Mahurin Bourg Sheriff and
tioneer duly qualified and in and for the parish Of La
fourche the premises situated in said parish the left
bank of bayou Laouche at about sixteen miles below the
town Of Thibodaux FRIDAY, the 20th day Of APRIL
1885, at 10 O'Clock, M, the following described property
to- wit:
said parish on the left bank of the bayou Lafourcbe at
about sixteen miles below the town Of Thbodaux, measuring
arpent more less 'front.' by forty arpens in depth
below by those formerly owned by Louis and Vaientn
Robichaux and owned by Mrs. Widow Jacques Folse
TERMS CoSDrroNs.-The property payable one third
CASH. and the balance payable by halves in one and two
approved security and their notes payable at the oce Of
the Recorder Of the Parish of Laourche bearing eight per
cent interest per after maturity TILL paid and the
property to remain specially morgaged and hypohecaed
to secure said credit installments until fully paid
r17-tdsl NJ. BOURG, Sheriff.
Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-17

PASSAGE OF THE BorNTY LAND BILL.-The q.
s. House Of Representatives, just before adjourn.
ment, passed the Bounty Land Bill which had pre-
viously been adopted in the Senate. Should the
President sign the bill, it may be considered that
the Homestead and General Land Distribution
schemes are indefinitely postponed. The vote was
1856 yeas to 80 nays-an overwhelming majority
The bill gives 100 acres to every person serving in
our wars not less than fourteen days since 1870,
well as to those who were engaged in actual battle
for less period-the widows and minor children
to receive the benefit in case of the death OF the
person so entitled The benefits Of the act are es-
tended also to the widows of Che officers and sol
diers of the Revolution, and to some others.
Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-17

baT Our thanks are due to Mesrs. E. J. Hart
& Co. as well as to friend Z. Salomon Esq, of
New Orleans, for an invitation to the Grand
Fancy Dress and Mask Ball, to take place at the
St. Charles Hotel, in that city, on Monday
evening next, the 10Th inst. We are sorry that
our time will not permit us to avail ourself of
the extended courtesy.
Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-17

essor Simpson writes: During the last six OF
seven years few operations have been performed
in Ednburg either in hospital or in private ptaetice
without the patient being previously anasthetized
with chloroform. During that period one death
has occurred in our city among the many thousands
who have been subjected to the use Of chloroform.
But during the same six or seven years, among the
comparatively few operated upon here without
chlorofom, three or four deaths have to my know
ledge, taken place, either during or Immediately
after surgical operations. In these cases chloro-
form happened fortunately not to be used-more
from chance and accident than aught else. But,
if it had been used, many would have at once un-
hesitatingly attributed the result to its influence"
English Paper, Feb. 10.
Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-17

THE NAvY.-The Naval bill, which passed both
Houses of Congress, appropriates $l4,6ee,ooo for
that branch of the service including steamers
and sloops of war; For this reason the amount re-
ouired is much larger than usual. 1t is, however,
none too large, considering the disturbed condition
of the nations, the uncertainty of the future, and
the fact that for many years past our Navy has been
suffered to decline, not only relatively, as compared
with the Navies of other maritime powers, but alb
solutey-the losses Of ships by disaster and decay
not having beenfully made up by new constructions
The National Inteligencer says that, although in
the past ten years nine sloops Of twenty guns each
and four briggs and two schooners of ten guns each,
have by casualty, Or decay, been removed from the
effective force of the Navy not single sessel has
been built to replace them.