The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-09

the ststons shore ant vessels n,y be suppei
amt snort interval OF relief from doty allowed officer
| on lis fet1rn uom cruise
There are now Ga puFsers the navy. Orthess thirty
one are on sea de seventeen on shore duty snt sxtoon
on leave or waiting odors. In tho list Of par
are included those who from age physical inirm ~ ,
are unit Tor Guy and those who have
sea and are engaged IN settling their Thure
nj the present time sixteen vessels commission which
sbonin have puTscrs, but have none. In Ol these
vessels Tho duties 81 purser reluctantly performed
tho COMMANDING oiicer, who required " perform
WIZ great exposure n pecdulary loss aud with a. adii
t'onai compensation. Willis be is thus compelled 10 de-
No.e bis hnon 80 duties not appropriate hs p.ocs-
SOB, lie Is placed iii false position TOW ards The
nhder his command, and IN every question relating u
then required to be sole umpire between him
sell and them. In purssr assigned u
duty TOR more tlan one vessel AZ the time, when, Of
sight, TO trust 10 tho responsibility Of clerk such
be employed Tor tue smai compensation allowed by law.
would be advantageous 10 the service Congress would
authorize the appointment of small number Of aidi-
tonai prisers Fifteen or twenty would DO sufficient for
! the present.
In my lust report II recommended that tho
prves OF the marine corps be increased 10 the number OF
two Thousand The nnmb ut presept SOS W these bo5
have been employed under the ACT Of Mach s. 1879
thorzing the substitution OF anismen marines. Two
hundred Of these have recently been temporarily sub
sted under the provisions Of that act for the purposes Of
the Paraguay expedition. This number Of prisates,
again recommended, necessary for the u fur
nsh the proper guards for shore stations and for vessels
~ Sea- II viii require the usual proportion OF connls-
stoned and oamssoned officers organize the corps
thus increased with the proper degree of encsacy
TAE CHELSEA HoSiIrAL-
By the of Juno IL, 1885, ,,sug appropriations FOR
the naval service, the OF the easy Navy
were authorized and required to ASCERTAIN In such w.y
they deem best the actual value or tho
OF land heretofore belonging TO tho navy hospital estate AZ
Chokea, and cede hy The sixth section of the ACT making
appropriations for the civil ana diplomatic OF tho
government approved March 3, 1885, the purposes Of
marine hospital for the district Of Boston and Charles
town. anu the secretary Of the Troasury WAS direction
TO pay the OF the said
OF any money the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
u the credit of the naval hospital fund out of which the
original purchase OF the property coded made"
Ia pursuance Of this act, commissioner appointed
- Nosemhei ast oy easo 'o departments t. ascertain
The value Of The l.na They were au,horz+ to appoint
'hfd party 70 act with them. Surgeon Whelan, chief OF
The Bureau Of Medicine AMI Surgery, appointed by
me-. ami Saar A. II Bowman Of the corps OF engineers.
was iointed by the Secretary Of the Treasury. fhc
third party samuel Hatch, Esd. Of Boston, scl,cto
by III, m. After examining the land IN question, ana
carefully considering the subject, they unanimously
awarded tia, there should be pui By the Treasury
parmeut 10 tie navy hos pta fund for this lot Of ten
acres oi land the SUN Of fifty thousand dollars.
SIGNALS roa THE NAVY.
The board OF officers, consisting OF Commodores Nc.
(auley and Iaya'ettc and Commanders Machnd an!
sieedman heretofore appointed 70 prepare code OF sg
nas iol The Use Of The navy, nave reported CODE which
~ the 18th Of July last was adopted by the Department
embraces Jay, night and tog signals, and has been
printed and patty distributed 10 vessels in commission.
NAVAL INSTALLATIONS
The act making appropriations Tor the naval service
passed March 5, 1861 directed the Secretary Of the Navy
10 have prepared aud 70 report to Congress for its
noya code OF regulations for the government Of the
navy Such cote have had prepared by board o.
officers, convened a, Washington the 7th Of August 1857
of captain, commander lieutenant, the ieuto
colonel Of the marine corps purser AMI surgeon;
nov, obcicnce to the set report the same, thai
ma, laid before Congress And in doing So order
avoid msconst ucop beg leave 10 say tia entrcl,
dissent from the course Of giving TO such code of rcguii
tons descending into all the min,rie OF unmpcTt.n
details, the authority of law. The authority OF the
COMMANDER inclef Of the army and navy Is ade
quae 10 the Establishment Of such regulations which
should be varied, modified suspended from time to
time, according TO the oxigences OF the service,
and could not have the stability Of unvaryng
Jaw without subectng 10 the greatest inconvenience
and cbai easements II would be homogeneous remedy
these difficulties by making the code thus sanctioned sub
jet to be amended altered modilisd, suspended or re-
the commander In chef We're TO be tied up by these
guons that his constitutional authority TO COMMAND
must DO, come into conflict with them they would go far
10 releain
The Board has reported code Of laws for the gov
crnn.nt Of the This IS not obaoxous TO the
objections a code Of regulations enacted by Congress
because the subjects embraced in properly subjects
Of legislation which sholi be loft
ton This code CODE but Ia composed OF the
existing Mws codincd with amendments The only
objection 10 this portion OF the abors Of the Board s that
il called for by the Department, by the Law
under which they we're acting.
EXPLORATIONS PARAsA.
The continuation OF the exploration Of the parana and
tributaries q the Paraguay, which WAS placed under the
charge Of Commander Thomas j. Page has been some
what retarded by bis connection with the naval expcdi
ton Paraguay under authority OF the act
Congress last session. The small steamer Argentina.
contracted for with Mr. Forbes, Of Boston, 70 be used In
the exploration and the date Of my last report nearly
completed Bucnos Ayres the 10th Of Apr
and delivered 10 Lieutenant Notary, who, with
others OF the survey ing party, had arrived there the
2sh March These proceeded in the steamer to Rosa
the Iaraha, ucfe the ION
manaer Page, engaged in such preliminary surveys
and other work Of exploration "a could be success
fully prosecute " hs absence The charts Compiled CONT
us tributaries having been completed, the office was
closed on TIE Soth Of september last.
The expedition sent b. New Granada by the War
and Navy Departments TO survey route for a ship
canal from the Atlantic the Pacific through tho Arato
and Truanco rivers pursuance Of the net 81 Congress Of
March g. 1851 making appropriations Tor the naval ser
vice returned ia safety May last, having accomplished
anti cn 4
cular object Of u was 10 verify aforner survey Lieut.
C@cn, " the navy, and Lieut. Mchler, Of the army,
who wcro detailed for this service, have not yet
peted labor OF reducing their data to result II Is
understood they der in opinion as TO the feasibility Of
route AZ soon as the report shall be presented 70 the
| department, it will be transmitted 70 Congress
NAVAL NORTH CAROLINA.
The Resolution of the senate Of the 18th Of April
last instructed the Secretary OF the Navy to cause
thorough examination Of tue iron, coal ana tim,
North Coroina, and 80 report At the next SEES
son Of Congress upon the expectancy Q, estlb,
wo'ksaops for the construction Of engines boilers &C. for
naval vessels la compliance with this resolution ap
Messrs Hunt and Martin chief engineers and Nj Pock
naval constructor 70 make the examination This exan
has been made, bat the report has not yet been
presented to the Department
Tr aQr IN SERVICE
The Home squadron, under the command OF Flag Oncer
Mcintosh present consists of the Roanoke, savannah
jamestown aud Saratoga The - Louis Is preparing TO
Join H. The susluehanns, Plymouth Fulton and Dolphin
have recently been withdrawn from 1.-THE two latter
| having been ordered 10 Paraguay.
Flag Ofncer Long commands the Pacific squadron, now
consisting Of the Merrinac Saranac, s. Marys, Cyane
yandaa and Decatur The John Adams, recently belong
ing to IT, returned from the Pacific in April last -,
The Mediterranean squadron, commanded ey rag ON
Iavacttc OF the Wabash and the Macedcnan
The Congress returned home from this station In January,
| and the Constellation In June last
The Brazil squadron has consisted Of the - lawrence,
the Falmouth and the Perry under the command OF Flag
Officer Forrest This squadron has reeen,y been largely
reinforced already mentioned, and Flag Officer shu
brick will succeed the command Of On his arrival
| with the Sabine.
The African squadron sll under the command Of Flag
Officer Copover and composed Of the Cumberland VIM
cenncs Dale aud Marion The 81 Louis returned from
this station In February last The cambridge having
Joined squadron the spring has recently been trans
ferred 70 the Paraguay expedition.
The Powhatan Minnesota, Mississippi and Germantown
compose tho Fat India squadron under Flag officer TAFT
nall From this squadron the fevant returned home in
April, the Portsmouth June, and the San Jacnto in
August The Minnesota has received orders 70 return