Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-12-10

estimates compare with those Tor the pre-
sent year as follows:
For 1859 $74,O64.755 81
tor 1850 70, 217 ,947 46
Diminution for 1860 S846. S08 so
When it is recolleated that the expen-
ses of the Utah and Paraguay expedi-
tions, and the interest on the new public
debt, have to be deducted from the az
gregate for the next year, it will appear
that there has been an actual decrease in
the expenditures under the present Adj
ministration
Report of the Secretary of the Navy.
This document fills fifteen pages, and
is highly interesting II opens with an
account Of the arrest Of Walker in Mica
ragua, and follows this with sketch of
the operations to prevent the visitation
and search of American vessels by Bri-
fish war steamers, and statement of the
progress made in the Paraguay expedi-
ton. The Secretary recommends the
purchase Of the steamers now chartered
FOR that purpose
The fitting out of the expedition under
Lieutenant Brooke, TO survey the routes
across the Pacific, from San Francisco to
China, and to prepare charts thereof, is
noticed, and then follow notices Of the
capture Of the SLAYER Echo, the laying
of the Atlantic cable, the capture of the
ketch Or yacht Brothers." the return
to Africa of the Echo's cargo of slaves,
sc.
The five steam sloops -of-war authorized
TO be built by the act of March 3, 1857,
will soon be completed. They are all of
the tirst-class sloops The seven steam
screw sloops-of-war aud the side wheel
steamer, authorized by the act of June,
1893, are also in a state of great for
wardness Five of them will be launch
ed this month, and ready for sea in May
next, and the other two will be launched
next spring, and ready for trial by June.
The side wheel steamer will be finished
By August next.
Mr.. Toncey urges the Importance Of a
further increase of the navy, and recon-
mends the construction of at least ten
more steamers of light draft. The en-
largement and Improvement of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis is recommended,
and the deficiency Of midshipmen and
officers in the service urged as an argu-
ment in its favor. Several other recon-
mendations are made, among which may
be enumerated.2 Surgeons, 20 Assist
ant Surgeons, and 10 or 90 Pursers, and
the increase Of the Marine Corps to
1000 priyates, from 1868, the present
number The report concludes with an
account of the expenditures of the De-
partment. For the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1860 the estimates are S13,-
500,370 so, including S674, 900 for
completing The eight light draft steam
ers, and not including the usual compcn-
sation of S935.S50 for steamship mail
service; which is less than the estimates
for 1859, by about 81, 100000
Postmaster Generals Report.
Fhis document, after abiding to the
creation of several new postal routes and
q general increase Of the service, COM
meuts at length on the expenditures of
the Department There is shown to be
an Increase Of the expenditures, which
amount to $12,722, 470 OF, and leave
deficiency to be made up by appropra-
tions of 81, 534, S43 20. Last year the
deficiency was about 81. S14 600 The
estimates Of receipts and expenditures
for next year are--expenditures Sl4,-
TIC 500; means, 81, 094, 1903; defcien-
cy, $8,6S2,127.
If it be desired to relieve the Treasu-
~ from the acquisitions upon it for the
service Of this Department, it will be
necessary not only to reduce expenses BY
disconnecting the mails from the trans
portation of passengers and freight, but
to increase the revenue by the imposition
Of rates of postage approaching more
nearly the value or cost Of transportation
and delivery of letters and printed mat
ter. Gov. Brown recommends a change
in the franking privilege.
Report Of the Secretary of Interior.
This first refers to the subject of pub.
lie lands, rs a matter Of greater magni-
tude than any other within the admins
tration Of the Department
The Secretary presents brief summa-
~ Of the operations of the General Land
Office, which shows that during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1858, $500. 00S
acres OF the public lands were sold for
cash, yielding S2,llG,76S, and > SOB,