New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-12
agsb ORLEANS 9aiIp Crestsnt,
Department Reports.

NfrANi presents theBr ge1SrAi ICE tuAVa seA'u
evetything of lmportancs
= ,<Era1sr nFs zHs SECRETARY or THE TREASURY.
Tss Ycuprt ef the Secretary OF the Treasury Is
eoaaineA ensiraiy 10 statement Of the finances OF
.he sSoyernnaent The present condition OF the
Treasury III exhihiteds The revenue Il insuilicent
TO mees The general expenses ot sns gosern,nsns .
million lonn over one million has not been taken
Ill by the bidders and the negotiation at par OF the
r1nssining eleven millions Of the loan authorized BY
ths aet of June g. 1866 is impossible IN the pre-
yailsng condition Of the country. The treasury is
seriously embarrassed by this inability to negotiate
tho loan and Ay the fact that treasury notes part
DUE are rapidly coming in, whilst those not que
are paid "a for cnstsms thus daprisng tne govern
neiit of Hi principal source of revenues 10 rescue
fie government ffom its financial embarrassments
fha Secretary urges Congress to authorize the
issue of treasury notes 70 she amomnt q zen MI
Hons of dollars secured by pieage o. te sessnue
arising from TIE sale of public lends for their re-
The Secretary renews his Recommendation OF the
revision Rni consolidation Of the revenue laws !;
urpcs the general use Of steam vessels In the reve-
nne marine Service and the transfer Of the service
itself to the Navy Department.
The pernaanent public debt on the Sofh June last
amounted 10 aos us, and the treasury drafts
At ths same date to Mo ,ese, ,soo. i. v.
The results Of the Investigation iii relation 70 Dr.
Barclay u discovery for preventing abrasion dete-
4 riaration and couIterfeiting Of the CONS OF the
United States are communicated and the secretary
to test fully tie benefit Of the discovery, and to
compensate Dr.. Barclay for Its use.
+ AsstuaLs RnpoRT on THE sKORErARY OF THE NAVY.
The Secretary commences with the report OF
the Board Of 0Ihcsrs appointed TO examine INTO
the expediencr of converting the sailing ships Of
the 1iayv into efficient war steamers. The Board
considered 1t inexpadent to oduce steam power
INTO any except ships of the-line, all Of which
{eght i'd nuniberl " is proposed to alter thus ex
eept the Delaware, now too defective to permit u
These ships (which consist of the Alabama, Viz
ainia Vermont, 0hio, North Carolina, New York,
Columbus and Peansflvauia) are to be razed and
converted inso hrss-cIass steam frgatas Steam
+ Ell Hike the Minnesota tforty in number) cost
Y $726100 each whereas the proposed alteration
WuuId cost but 1888 900 for each. OF the sailing
frsates. the United States is not worth repairing.
Tne Constitution at The Annapolis naval school,
has been repaired; the Sabine and Santee are to
be LETT IS they are, and the remaining six should
he converted into sloops ofrwar and finally into
storeships. The sloopsof-war built prior to lS40,
and The brlgs Bainbrdge, Perry and Dolphin are
\ not large enongh for storeTships, and viii soon
have 10 he replaced with new vessels. OF the six
new frstclass steam sloepsofWar, five are at sea,
\ and their performances have been satisfactory.
Tie sixth, the Pensacola. will soon be completed.
The seven steam frigates, with the exception OF
fhe Franklin are now aflDat, and are receiving re-
pairs that will it them for any service No steam
machinery has been built for the franklin, and the
y engines OF the Merrimae should be renewed. The
6rst-cass sideswheei steamers Snsquehanna, Sara
mac and Powhatan may, BY introducing screw pro-
pTision, be made eflectua and economical war
steamefs The other, the Mississippi, will be worth
no more repairs than she Is now receiving.
M OF tie new steam sloops Of war of the second
class, four mounting each two Il-inch guns, have
been eininently successful Two Of the Others,
moanfing each one llneh gun, are Of less draught,
and their performances at sea has not been equal to
thAtcf She larger vessels. Another of these small
ar steamers mounting eight 9inch guns, is ex-
pestsd In port, and Will be prepared for more
perfect trial. The Pocahontas has been remodeled
and provided Nith new engine, and is an efficient
vessel.
The i've screw steamers of the third class, re-
eentIy chartered and then purchased, ARE perform
infs very efficient service on the coasts OF Africa
and Cuba, and are in every respect useful vessels.
AT the end DC their present cruises they will re-
auiTe some repairs and probably new boilers.
The ave sido-wheel steamers of the small class
are useful and efficient in peace and as dispatch
yessels in war, but no side-wheel steamer can be
efficient as war steamer.
Thc Secretary recommends the gradual, sub
stantiaI and permanent increase of the navy, ac-
c0fpanied by the universal introduction into it of
steam as motive power, as poflcy essential 70
the protection 0f our coasts and commerce.
Aii Increase of the navy 10 also demanded, on
tie ground that We have now navigating interest
af eve million tons an import and export trade OF
six OF sersn million Of dollars, and coastng
trade 81 equal extent Id value. He also advocates
the resumption Of the policy of appropriations for
repairs, as well as for maintaining the navy yards
9n 4 state of efficiency. He speaks Of various re-
forms in the latter inthe employ operatives.
The Naval Academy at Annapolis, under the
superintBndenee OF Capt. George 8. Blake, Is in
admirable condition. Twenty-Five acting midship-9
men graduated In June one hundred and thirty
five were permitted. To be examined; thirty-six
failed to present themselves or were found dsqual
lied. and ninety nine were examined and admitted
The board Of officers appointed TO visit the Academy
ia May last observed with pleasure the progressive
advancement in professional requirements from
the lover 10 the higher classes, and particularly
the proficiency Of the graduating class, which has
left the Institution with a groundwork of profes-
scaal education promising great future usefulness
10 the navy and to the country.
Ia the slave trade, twelve vessels have heenicap-
smgea tiis Year by the African squadron, and 3lI9
negroes rescued. strong hint is then given that
the s!aYa trade can only finally be suppressed by
England's enforcing her treaty of fSiT with Spain
In rRferepce to Cuba, by the anne xation of Cuba
by the United States.
The bill introduced by Senator Davis, prohibiting
the purchase ef patented articles for the army ani
aud navy II alleged TO be injurons to the public
service, The Secretary recommends that he be
given power to purchase butter, cheese flour. and
tobacco for Che navy by private purchase, and not
BY advertised contract.
The present state and services Of the various
Aauadr8nA and ships are then formally recorded.
compliments being paid to Gommadores Poor, por
Ten and Brent, for prompt action In righting the
wE0ngs of american citizens. The Japanese
embassy reports to the marine corps, surgeons
and qnars6rmasters, together with brief statistics
of the various exploring expeditions, form the main
baAanen III The Seeretaryls report which closes
with q summary Of naval estimates for the year
ending June 30 1862 total amount I'll ,5i3 90i oil.
ANaisAE EEpoaT or rHE SECRETARY OF WAR.
The Hen. Jehn B. FLOYD Secretary of War,
makes an interesting and practical report, abound.
ing In 1naay important suggestions.
Hin sets out bF stating that the authorized and
actual strength of the army remains substantially
tha same al lasf year. The troops available for
service against tie hostile Indians and ctkers that
have become SO since that time, have been en-
Based in campaigns Of the greatest activity. The
army aus been constantly iii the deld, and pon an
active war footing duFing the year
The department of Texas has been restored to
tranquility aud relleyed from all apprehension of
invasion on molestasion by the armed and maraud.
ing bands Oh Tie Mexican frontier. It has keen
lonnd necessary No occupy wtk sufficient foyce
tlaa commanaing posts on and neas the Rio Grande
&c we have that frontier well protected from Fort
kalkaare 10 Eort Brown. These important move
8ents have not been made without much toll and
fatignes IA
1'he operations against the hostile Indians in
new hezices Carson Valley, Washington Territory,
Oregon and other distant points, are set forth In
detail, and she intrep2dty Of the officers and men
highly commended.
The pfpprlety Of putting the Indian Bureau un.
der he charge Of Tie War Department IL strongly
xMrged upon Congress. and testimony Il borne to
the efficiency with which the responsible duties Of
a5ae QuAfterm8ster's Bureau have been discharged
Since the Secretary CIR. Floyd cane into Office,
more than s2a.eQ000D have been disbufsed by
about two hundred and three officers and agents.
Ilese expenditures have been Ia strict conformity
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