Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-03-07

before the trio eating and drinking the best their
tavern afforded, after fast of thiry-six hours and
laughing heartily the amusing manner in which
they had sold the stranger.
Some three months afterwards, while B. was wend-
ing MS way up one of the principal streets of San
Francisco, he suddenly met and accosted by the
New Yorker with,
Look here, you really in earnest about kill
ing and cooking at the time you cruising out
TO sea in that bungyn
If The wind and tide had not changed just as they
did, you would not have been here asking such stu
pid question y
The New Yorker continued his way down the street,
maurelIing.
Naval Reform
The Amendatory Naval Reform Bill has been sub
mlted by Mr.. Mallory, from the committee on Naval
Affairs. The bill was accompanied by heightened
report This report is based the memorials of Ger
tain officers complaining that the proofs on which
the action of the board had, was equally a vio-
latlon OF the letter and spirit of the law that thew
were entitled, before being "condemned DEGRADED
Inundated, officially disgraced," &c. to a copy of all
specifications, the right of producing witnesses and
cross terminating them, &c.
The report denies that such was the fact or that
the tar fame OF any of the officers had been bighted
by the action of the Naval Board. 1t maintains also
that reserved officers have been literally provided
tor, much better IN fact than the widows of dstin
gused officers who had fallen in battle 1t gives the
manner IN which the Board acted The Board was
not required to keep any record but list of ayes
and noes on the final action was kept and out of
the 2Ol officers placed the reserved list and dropp
ed, $50 were by unanimous consent of the board
33 by vote of more than o-thirds and the Other
18 by very large maj0 rty, almost approachinr two
thirds 1t speaks of the great necessity that existed
for promoting the efficiency of the navy at this mar
tcuIar iuncture and refers TO the ren0rts of Serr
tares of the Navy for the last fifteen wears all of
which represented the personnel of the Navy as need
ing great reformation and recommending retired lists
and other modes Of reform. 1t holds that good CON
duct and high learning are essential to secure sciD
line, and that evil examples in officers tend to mnair
its efficiency; that officers of the Navy are very limited
in number IN comparison with other professionals large
cities, and consequently the standing and character
of an individual member of the Navy becomes known
and established throughout the body. The offences
they were called on to try were drunkenness NEGLECT
of duty, scandulous conduct tending TO the destruction
of good morals dlsobedience of orders and contemn
of superIors while on duty. 1t admits that the re-
form much needed within the reach of the
Secretary of the Navy, but experience had shown that
although he had the power it was almost impossible
g to exercise it with proper effect The report also
shows that, from the year 1910 to the present time
there have been tried by martial seven captains
eleven commanders, ftly-eght leutenants, six sur
geons and assistant surgeons three pursers and thirty
eight passed mdshIpmen, and out Of the whole number
there were eighteen acquittalS exclusive of mar
ta CONVICTIONS OF those charged in the above cases
there were 1orty-sIX tor dsrespec contempt of su
peror officers while on duty fo disobedienCe of or
ders, forty one for sCandulOus conduct TENDING TO
destruction of good morals, thirty for Drunkenness.
twentY-seven tor neglect of duty, which is the Of
fence most frequently charged it is difficult to as
certain the proportion between the number of reports
or complaints against officers, and the number of ca
seS actually brought to trial Perhaps from one-
third to one half of the complaints against officers
are settled without the intervention OF Courts some
times by withdrawal of the complaints by repri
manding the offending party, or detaching him as
mark OF censure, &c.-RaChmOnd Enquirer.
The King o. Mosquito.
The London correspondent of the Augsburg AUc-
gemejne Zeitung gives the following sketch of the
King of Mosquito, from observations made by him
! while travelling in the country
= 1.-The now relgning King of Mosquito is the sor
> of the famous King Robert who brought himsel
and people into bad repute by his violent passions
> and by bis intemperance Under his sway wer,
made those grants of land to Wilcox on Cape Ora
" chs Dios, and to Captain Shepherd along the coast
these gentlemen h"ving supplied the King literally
with liquor. OF mder temper, however were
10 both his sons, who, during the life of their father
came to Belize, to the house of General McDougaI
- to receive the first impressions of civilization. Thu
~ Oldest boy, Clarence, sckly, and when subse
y quently he sent to the University of Bonn, il
. Germany, to receive more systematic instruction, h.
soon died, like other tropical plants, wheh rarel,
survive transportation to a northern climate. Ih
second son of King Robert, having more vigorou
Il constitution, bore the metamorphosis from barbarisn
" to civilization and received thorough education
:, BluefeId the capital of Mosquito, in the Englisl
family of Mr.. T. s. Bell. The excellent society b.
!, which he surrounded in this family exerled
Il most favorable influence upon the mind and neIlec
of the Indian prince.
g Some years later, when the English Consul
General Mr.. Walker, arrived at the Mosquito coast
the tuteIage of the young prince was confded t
him. The consuls and agents which were sen
thither afte. the death of Mr. Walker from Eng
u land felt not so much interest in him. and freate
- him harshly. The consequence that he lost hi
~ gentleness and confidence, and the Unborn efyin
Us and ntractabe Indian spirit broke out again. New
! ertheless, the young King is, far cutivatio
and morality concerned, quite the opposite of hi
" father Robert. He has assumed civilized behavior
- and appearance, and will pass anywhere for an edu
y Gated man, whilst his subjects stand upon level
u culture, which. neither in point of character no
. numbers, would justify conflict between two sue
powers as England and the United States"
II The WITs OF THE REIGN OF ELIzABETd.---TI
a great of that day said many witty things an
many wise ones, but cannot fail TO be struck wit
the singular contrast between the robustness of the
inellecs, their solemn, and often ponderous wisdom
h. and the poor facetl9 to which they sometimes stool
ed With the fools, who bore some resemblance
the laughter maker of the anciens, are famil
a. through the plays of Shakespeare. Their sallit
to were characterized much by mpertnence as
A. wit Indeed the mpertnence often itself the Jok
To put one person out of countenance afforded mlrt
to the rest The wonany vanity and queenly pri(
10 of Elizabeth shrunk from these rude rebukes ST
would not allow her fool, Pace because Of his eau