Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-16

Cuvier replied, that the fnit on Va, a,.4
one, being incorrect 10 only three parri.D 49,.
lst. 1t was not fish. q. Ii was nytrrt %
Ii did not walk backwards
"a, last" says an ex,rGc: from the J .urr,,
Of Commerce, in your valued paper. ".,
have an Admiral in our Navy. The Me-
Department has JUS: decided that NaY.c.'.
,ains, when 10 charge o! expedition, .;.,,,.
t. that now about 10 start for South Ans,;o.
shall be justified in assuming tie title ,,i
entitled u the hpnorS aai sa.u:cs. u An a.
miral. Accordingly. Admiral Shu5r.cs m,
fl les his broad h,g at the fore, ius,e!l .5,
main, where American C0mmV!J-s. b,,,
heretofore located their dis."
The Journal OF Commerce here, il il =,
analogous position 20 the intelligent r....
man, bu, poor icithyotoyist, ueoaol.I g,.
/. is unequ.lled As a ,urnal Of comm %,
but as naval authority it is wo'uiIy .a,>,,
The FIsH-Admiral being uuier d.,a...,
il dates ITS inception, 1t assigns il, p-py.n,..
author or paternity, and takes tae G-,..-.
clmeu that falls under It's personal ke,-.,,
the first OF the family, the elder borr--,,,
cIudiog with the signs by which II NAV,
recognized. Here are four proposal Il. 9,
pressed 10 three sentences, and contained ;,
one short paragraphs paragraph o. m...
statements, bidding fair t. Occupy s,,,
10 New York newspaperdJm, Distinguish
rank.
Demosthenes refused Percla- Application
10 be answered 10 bis Own order. "f.Ier.l.,r
will reply in order to the statement, her,
N ade, and it is not presumptuou- IN Tim 10
do So For { ough be was Jem rs:he1e.. A.
antagonist was Perrces. Ed r.Ii,, ha,nya.
Jog to oppose, tut yielding error
AT last" says the } urDaI, I'VE ta7a an
Admiral 10 our Navy" H,s the J.ayn,
been ,dtorially asleep? None viii af.r +,
Has its keen eys-sight been impaired! \,
so-for American Commerce, 10 her every
mart, has been scrutln!Led by II, aui AGer,
can enterprise has marcaei byf Ia, eli
tor has erred, from luadvertcnce. tl1nIfy
that to mistake here will not Impair tie
commerce he aims to promote, mr. To- crcli.
of the ipurnai that chrOnIc!cs ~ operations.
But, although no material II jIry tlu he
caused by such error, II Is error, sUio that
commercial paper should BE- i4e at "
make.
Not very long ago, Congress, 10 a .cc;ra
that almost seeAed pareh;heu1at, enacted
that oil Captains IN command q! ,quI!r.s
should be eptited Flag tfcers. NaHuVl
be seen, at once, that from AMI after the ll..
sage of the act, the title Of Flag ObcsF, wa.ra
il (peicg intrepretel) Al nirt, VA, Zee
Missed aud existent as utUlr, II nDtar'sl,'a'
rank, IN our Navy. Mrnfhs pas. the 5i J.
arrested without hearug, the press i.u.'s;
il, until FedersIiSt, by a writ IT ltrr,r! Ia,
beas corpus, presented II through : uF tr
umns, that the legality OF such arrest nza'
be tested. Still another interval OF shru.a
only brokeu by the genera order Il re N''I
Department, May l., 1888, when tt'' t'.
ayuay Expedition oUfruies rseli before ~
editors occupied eyes. He bears 'n"' ii.
miral Shubrick has been 81 entitled 1i us
NAVY Department, and with cenu'n" no."
ness abstraction. nOtss-"At iaSt W hl'- ~
Admiral IN our Navy" Certain II Is, tl''a
there he such title now, j: l. the cons q"r'#
OF the act Of Congress, and was tta-a
uUuu was cOGval .itn liza pessage, ari D..
as he IN his second sentence pronounce
creation of the Navy Department. I0vp-
partment is not legislative, nor can It 'e'l.
10 be judicial. lt has no constitutions 8"
er OF enacting laws, nor OF retarj'rg t."
cipatiny their application; and alt w. "
+. literal construction OF the act, It m.... ''W
conceal the Admiral behind the m.!' c.r'
vepient Flag Officer" the title, "'' -
much needed privileges, had been cs;a..'l-.
fully, certainly, and the Department Ai =.
option in the matter, much less "d.e'.'.
A Democratic Cabinet travaied much IS
ing to the world the li-omened lite, Animal
Toe Department felt awk|arIIy a"H 80.
ted The question COW wa, who VIII sup:
rhe moral courage tie Department Ia's''
Who will interprer? VIII anE hig Oit'eT NV
float, brave the mi-cOn-Uucu = v''"'
ling corps and 'alo,s w9ri! w." 90!
have the moral sublimily u venture ih'0 30
unknown sea, for the good Ut his ~ 100. 40.
country, 10 place her Il = ~ high a. brIlI" p.
Tue reply came from our Br'zI a4nalt .''
whose commanding officer boosted ttr IT,
Dag If the American Navy ~ tbe m."" Us
rhe ST. Lawrence. This lett cuufuge % ne
Department. ard they issued the 2'nert' -
der of May lS'h, 1858, which r"a1s '"'.
GENERAL ORDER.--It IL hereby yf-"''
that in lieu Of the Broad Pendant t"8 .-
by Flag Officers in command ii guar ~
they shall year = lam blue hls, ol 10. d.
mensops propor,louaGe to thc L fe"' '.'',
OF vessels, prescribed FIR the Jag 10 VI.
Tebie of Allowances approved Jug -.''
1854
Fiag Oficnra, whose da.e O., c1m"'''''' .,
Captain Is over twenty y-ar-. -''i "s'' '' %
. the fore; all others ~ III" mEheh'
Isaac TcUcEY, Seq i ~" A''''
Navy ID .pnrtment, Mag l., I,2' y.
TAccordins to the erique,te f al t.' ~
vlcs OF the world, tho" $40 "e'r 'I..
a. the fore are called Rear y .mf'''' ..
those wearing them a, rna ~ AL3H a'' w..
Ad urals '-Note by N,CpaP,r
SILL ignorirg the odIyu. word d, w..
fullne.s OF tine had now cone. r'i'2'',
must be in,inid4ycI, and tie 90 ""'
the expedition t. effect tal', = Ei'en =, ~.
brick, Mark the IN yemanis Ol u" '.'"'
ment. 10 the hustle OF warii"e pre- '"''
the explosions OF patriotism, a., { r o. -, -,
titles are uot scrulinz Fl, and 30 oh go '.'
clothed with the titular rauk Of AIM"
: OF by implication "a heretofore, "4' ~
> tu.l address. 1bep, further, 70" 'bs'.
ion. The senior ticer O! the y '' - ~. .
sen. tba, oLier oGcc,s might MT 1'
CARL; aud To make Assurance d'''-
they plead the extraordinary cha .''