The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-17


| INCREASE OF TILE NAvY.-The Washington States
says: The Committee on Naval Affairs to whom
was referred the resolution 'to inquire into the
expectancy of providing for the construction of
supply OF steam engines for rapid and large in
crease OF the navy" have reported that the sim
Infamous construction and accumulation of a large
number OF engines for naval vessels, would be in
expedient.
The committee also say that private workshops
II called into requlslton, as they would be in ma
val war; are sufficient in number, and possess the
means OF constructing many engines as the coun-
try would require in addition to those constructed
at the naval workshops. 1t may safely be conclu-
ded that the government has the means of con-
structmg one hundred frst-class engines per an
mum.
The same committee have reported in favor of
the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy
Tor the construction of additional naval vessels
The committee say:
''The wisdom and policy of fostering our navy
were never more obvious than at this moment
when the naval powers of Europe are rapidly aug
mentng their already gigantic services.
'Sound policy dictates to US, not the organiza-
ton OF large fleets or the construction of numer-
Gus ships, but that our vessels, limited in number
should, in every case, be the perfect of their
class.
-" conjunction and equipment we must tnon
luy up with the times, and every successive fripate
should be an Improvement upon her predecessor
not only IN our own but in every other service"
"From the character of the Gulf of Mexico and
the immense trade which floats upon its bosom it
Is evident that the first naval contest in which this
country shall ever be engaged will be in its waters
vast commerce, already valued at two hundred
and nifty millions of dollars, annually threads its
way between the Cuba and Florida shores-a strait
winch SIX heavy steamships NAV bridge across and
speak each other by signals every twenty minutes
=, Either OF the great naval powers of Europe in
the event OF hostilities with us, could with her
present steam fleets, furnish such abridge without
materially weakening her naval forces''
The committee submit very full statement of
the number and force ofsteam vessels in the British
navy, and also of the American navy and remarks.
.frCm this comparison it will be seen that we
not only have fewer guns aHoat in proportion TO
our commercial tonnage than we had \ auartnr of
century ago, but that our navy in ships and
guns, Is weaker in comparison with that of Great
britain than 1T at the close of the war of 1919
Perhaps single reference will illustrate this In
1891 our entire navy atoat comprised 80 yessels
carrying 6Zogun S /, and these were scattered ali
over the globe; while, at the same time Great
Brltaln had upon coasts "a vessels, CARRYING
79i guns" rs
oREGoN.-The officers chosen under he State
constitution OF Oregon will assume their functions
Immediately after the receipt of the news of their
recognition by Congress There were three tickets
run at the election for State officers and the candi
dates nominated were respectively denominot ted
haros, soits and black republicans-the former
being two divisions of the Democratic marty Tho
hards, whose ticket succeeded bv n considarabIe
majority, were the supporters of the Administra-
ton.
The constitution under which Oregon will ope-
rate as State was adopted by convention in the
fall OF 1857, and on the 9th OF November it was
submitted to the people for ratification or rejection
and elected the following vote:
For the constitution OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. KIN
sS' TIC constitution. ....................... 21S4
Majority in favor of adoption .....,. 3 52e
Inc question OF slavery at the same time was
voted upon separately with the following result:
IL s sissery 6,361
Majority against ''the institution, 90
, An expression of the sentiments of the people on
the question OF allowing free negroes in the State
was also taken, and far it could be ascertain
ed the following the result:
Against allowing free negroes in the State. 47e
" a'or Oh ahowing free negroes in the Sate.... 651
Majority against free negroes. .:........... 4g2s
Inc Governor is to hold Office for four wears.
be Superintendent of Public Instruction, and with
the Secretary OF State and Treasurer, to consti-
eute poard OF trustees in charge of the school
funds The other State officers will hold office for
two years. "
The Senate consists OF sixteen and the House
OF Representatives of thirty-four members, who
VIII receive three dollars per day. for forty DAYS
me following are the officers of the new State:
uovernor-John Whitaker; Secretary of State
Lucien Heath; Treasurer, John d. Boon: State
Printer, Asahel Bush.
memorial of CHRISTIAN HANSEN has been nre-
sented in the House ofRepresentatives PRAYING the
establishment of line of mail steamers from, Nv
\ ork to ST. Petersburg direct, twice month. to
ran mro"gh aship canal about to be constructed
from Gluckstadt, at the mouth of the Elbe to Keil
on the Baltic sea, thus connecting the North and
the Baltic seas, at this point only about fifty miles
apart The memorialist states that the construc-
eon OF TINS canal originated with HIMSELF that the
country through which it is to pass is level and un
obstructed by rock. That the river Rhine which
rises near keil, and empties into the Elbe at
uuckstadt, may, by being deepened, be made use
OIL and form the canal for portion of the distance.
that this canal would save vessels trading 70 tbo,
ports OF the Baltic, from any of the commercial
natlons OF Europe or America the necessity of nasS
Ing Ing through the sound and around by Cattezatt,
Eisneur and the Island of Denmark a distance of
more than thousand miles; VOYAGE which oil
experienced mariners know to be tedious. DANCER
Gus and difficult ' u'nse'
Mr. Fl. further states that by this canal the nav
igation TO the Baltic would be open some weeks
carrier In the spring and later in the fall than b
the dangerous voyage around Denmark The nro
position to construct the canal has been submitted
to the Government of England France Russia
Prussia and Belgium, by each of whom If has hoan'
approved. lie expresses the opinion that the canal
VIII be completed in the course of three wears
The SUEz CANAL.-The Suez Canal project of NJ
De Lesseps is about to assume practical shaw
Inc four hundred thousand shares into which tha
capital stock of two hundred million francs Tor
80 ~ "o"'"ii uohdTSJ is divided, have been dis |
posed Of and unless unforeseen obstacles sban
lnterpose the work OF connecting the Mediterrane
an with the Red Sea- and thus realizing in the East
what columbus sought in the West-a new route |
to the lndies-wi soon be commenced A recent |
number OF the Journal de PLsthme de Suez contains
statement showing the number of shares subscribed
lor IN various countries, from which we learn that
over one-half, POI, Ill, are held in the French
empire, and l92SS9 in other countries, five thou
SAND shares, representing five hundred thousand
collars, are held in the United States an atnount
nearly equal to that held in England In the latter
country, however, the project has never met much
1t is essentially French under
in France: nearly three thousand shares were snh-
scr,bed Tor in the cities of Lyons and Marseilles
and In Ficennes an entire regiment of the line
subscribed, every man, from the colonel to the
drummer, contributing his quota, thus adding
over forty thousand francs to the Subscription
list. 49,
About three-fourths OF the female s'strikers," at
Lowell, have returned to their work, and some have
eli the CITY to seek al, |