The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-12-24
Report % the seeratarY of the Raw.

'eiNS t1ENlbot "-ig INV tAAs Sus'tA " DASN5'i
against them.
Report Of tae Secretary of the Navy.
The report of the secretary of the navy is q
commercially brief and business-like document
We must award TO Mr.. Toucy all the credit Of
omilling in his report all needless and speculative
discussions.
The home squadron under the flag Of Captain
Paudng, has consisted OF the irigates Wabash
and Roanoke, and the sloops-oEwar Saratoga Gnl
Cyane, with the war-steamers SusquehOnua and
+ ulton. 4 large force, both in the Atlantic and
Pacifice, has been kept near Central America, on
account of the unsatisfactory state Of affairs in
that part of the world. The act of the comman-
der Of the Roanoke in bringing home the remnants
Of Walkers army fr IN Aspinwall, without order,
is justified By the secretary on the score of its be-
lug " an act of humanity An appropriation is
recommended to pay for their clothing, madeleine,
&c, while on ship-board amounting to (57376 l6.
The Saratoga is now at AspinwaIl, and will soon
he relieved by the Susquohanna The Fulton and
Susquehanna have both been ordered to Central
America to prevent the landing of American flli-
busters " If nuy unlawful eXped ion IRON the
Untel S!ae5," says the secretary, "aganst
Nicaragua, Costa Rtca or Mexico, shall succeed
in eff.cting o landing, it will be because it has
been able to elu lc the vigilance Of the squadron
The force in the Pacific, under tue command of
Captain M5ryine, has consisted Of the rigate Tnde-
| p3n1euce, the slOops 81. Mlrys, John Adams and
| Decatur, and the war-5teamer Massachusetts,
Toe John Adams has been ordered home to Nor
folk, ani the Massachusetts has been put off COM
mission at San Francisco. Commander Davis, Of
| tue St. Mary5 had made a survey of the new
guaq1 islands New Nantucket and Jarvis, and no
conflicting cainalts appearing. had taken posses
sion o. them IN the name OF the Uniel Siates,aud
annexed them to our possessions. Captain Mar
vine had been superseded in bis command by
Capt. JJhn G. L1ag, who left Boston iu October
'or the Pacific, in the steamer M5rrimlo. The SAT-
aaac aIl The Fanltiia, have both lett the Unite /
STATES for the same station.
Though the secretary approves the action Of
coMmAptcr Davis in taking of the remnant OF
Walkers army, he condemns the action OF that Of
icer in interfering in the matter OF the Granada,
ani returning her to the Ncaraguan authorities.
The secretary recommends that the government
Sholll pty the Panama railroad for the cost OF
transporting Walkers men aero IS the Isthmus,
after the cApituiation, though the railroad com
paly exonerates Csptaiu Marvin iron any per-
soaa respolsibiIlty. Tie amoul: OF the bill is
s37,575.
The Mediterranean squadron, under the COM
maad of Capt. Bce5se, has consisted Of the frgate
Congress, the steamer Susqnchauna and the sloop
Constellation. The fist TWO ships have been
ordered home they will not be replaced by 9th
er SHIPS before next spring. Our oly ship nov
in the Msliserraneln is the sioOp-otTal-C C CJnste-
latiOn.
The Brazil so1aIron has consisted Of the frirate
Isl LeyFenc .a1i the sools F.Imo1th al e ,rf1 N.
,oya. un:er the Haz Of Cant. Fr,acn Forrest. Tn.
Isloo, & i,rm, ,l5oy;a having bssn tacen from tbiy
station the irate ami falmouth alone rgnain Ia
yp,ri our i1ierasts in that nuarter.
o, the cost Of Africa We have hal large force
, under the Aug OF Captain Crabbe, who has boet
,gIparsclet by C'plAia Clnover. The force cou
gtIs Of the f.iglte Camb,rllnl. the slooDs D.l,
r md Vjo,,I1ss
! M, steam -Frigatc San Jaointo and the sloops
3 Portsuo1th AMI Leyalt have constituted ia.
Chimes, salaIr,- un,lar the command of Cant
I Tan,s Artstr,ng. Tn, Leyant hl; been Ori,ra.
/. nome To B,sto,7 and the san Ianiiio Al IA, ,a,
! dates Juie %, bal gone from Hong KDog I,
Shanghai for IN. baasl, o, the healta OF the OH
: Ger, and crew. Tho hostili,ies between I'll. chi
n,.7 Inns j., ln,.I -ie ,y,rn,,,r,f i, a,,l a., in,~r
ed force 10 ibis station, The stpaIn-.rrates NH
) na;otu AMI Mississippi. a1l tn, slooD-gl.wn- G Il
IS ,na7town. nave been seut there they sailed In.
q AUGUST Mr.. Reed. our envoy TO China. went .
0 pas5cnyer in tho Minnesota. Curtain Puttnal /
q In, steam friyate P5whatln. has been sent to rc
r lieye Clptuin Armstrong. The Powhntaa yil
II stop at MADEIRA to laal ex-P:ssiisnt Perco an
= his family.
= The sloop P-ebe, the practice shin At the ".
Is val aca is,nv has hsal on her s1nnar crni.p W.T.
4 the irst AMI third class of a.tiur nidshinman-
4 The evnsdtion of tn, bark RaIsIs, to nrnrnr, On
/ tiDrs Of sur.-ea1s |, go,i,ei and o,s th, ratur
5, to Enyand OF the Arctc discovery shin ResoIuf
}. a. well q, the tea7r,Dbich cyD,tiii,n NJ III, "
It orara but no HING il said nh5ut the f7tnrn n,av
" m3Dts Of tbnt sli5
le The suo,ei,rIl eypelition of the sIooD-or.y.
le Plymouth for The DQroo5s OF ex,srimenti5r wit
D. the D,blg1,an run Is nnDroyiDrly notiesj and II
20 sa,rgtnry saws "Tba ranit Of the onsr,,io,
n m hoard fbo FIvn,,h disnaI nil oDht yI,rber II
n. heavy canno1 sbo corri II ,,o,,J he rnnY,,aah,
and ne rsoommen.ls tb,jr aIont.on a,l aantb,
ne ,nnronrioiion +, iest fb,ir nl4iro,,
n In relation to t6, ast of NJ .rs5 2 1887, drse
n ing the saarrtor, to ran,rt To C,ngra.s rod,
q ra,notnns ror ii, o,yg Il ia starci ,L,t i bo,
ly co1gi-tng oce-s Of aaoh ofde-a-trent Of tho So
On vice is now sn.,4,e at yyl,5i1ytoo in ,,ror,;,
His dutv, Az e2p5J;toa has b,,r 5ant to y,ri
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