Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-12-11

of excellent quality and the supply inexhans,i.
ble Complete reports from all these officers
shall be able to transmit to Congress in frv
days. / cannot withhold from them the high.
est recommendation Of the Department for tho
zeal and energy with which they have executed
their respective duties.
The exploration of the Parana and OF tie
tributaries Of the Paraguay under the com.
nand Of Commander Thomas J. Page has pro.
badly been completed. lie had reached Ufu.
guayana in August last It was his intention
10 extend the exploration in the Uruguay as
far as the high water Of September and October
would allow, which was all that remained 10 be
accomplished by the expedition The men are
expected to return home in the Dolphin. Lieu.
tenants McGary and Chandler have already ar-
rived.
Commander John Rogers, in his report Of the
progress and condition Of the work under las
charge on the results of the North Pacific and
Behring's Straits Expedition, has given list .!
the charts in the engraver's hands; Of those r..
duced for engraving; those in progress Of rcduc.
ton; those ready for reduction; those 10 be pre-.
| pared for the engraver, and of those already en-.
graved and published. There will be required
to finish the work the sum Of c!even thousand
six hundred and seventy.two dollars. and AL
estimate for that purpose has accorJ:nglv been
submitted.
Capt Cadwaader Ringgold commanded this
expedition from the time Of its departure from
Norfolk, in June, 1858, to August. 1854, when
he was succeeded by Commander Rogers. In
April 1859. ordered Captain Rinsgo!d to the
duty Of preparing his report he has brought
the results as near completion as circumstances
would permit. There being no appropriation
for this object, he was not authorized u employ
assistance, or incur any incidental expctsr$.-
Memorials have been presented 10 Congress,
! from merchants and others interested in uavi-
! CATION. praying that the charts Of Capt Ring.
| gold may be published. Il is estimated that
to prepare and publish them will require the
SUN Of seven thousand seven hundred dollars,
which, think, should be appropriated for that
purpose.
Lieutenant James NJ Giiss, the condictcr If
the Astronomical Expedition 10 Chill has re-.
ported the progress Of the work during the
| past year. In the FIRST place revision has
| been made Of all the observations to dctcrui,nc
| the longitude Of the Observatory 1T Santiago
and the results have been tabula,rd urd az.
ready for the printer This revision concu.
siyely establishes the fact that Valparaiso, and
probably the whole coast Of Chill ns laid down
on the best charts. Chose of the British Adu.
ra!ty,) are four and four-tiflhs miles 100 far 10
the west-an error of lnuch irlpor aa:e 70
navgators.
Second. The mathematical processes for the
reduction Of all the meridian circle obse:va.
tions have been perfected and incorporated in
! the introduction for volumes and THE in.
PRODUCTION is ready for the press The neces.
sary preparations for the reduction uf these
observations was attended with great labo.. -
The task has been at length satisfactorily COM
plcted, by two distinct methods of invcstlsa
ton, and the results abulated.
| Third The refractions and corrections 20
mean places Of all the time and azimuh star=
have been completed, nnd that portion Of the
work on 200 sheets perfected.
The lst, I'd, Sd and 9th volumes Of the re.
suits of the expedition have been published;
the 4th will be ready for printing during the
present winter, the 9th at the close OF the en-.
| suing autumn, when the work will be com.
pleted.
| ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURES.
Fer the support Of the Navy and Marine
Corps, aud for all other objects under the con-
troll of the Navy Department, for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1865 the expenditures
were SIS, SO, 6s4 76 for the fiscal year end.
ing June 50, 1859, ST. G59.267 T6,and for the
fiscal year ending juno Both, 1850,
sll,675,222 49.
For the fiscal year ending June 80, 1861, the
estimates were sll, ,2+4, s45 63; Congress hav.
ing, by the net Of June !. 1860, increased Tie
pay Of the officers of the Navy, further csi.
mate was submitted to meet this increase, OF
S47l, ,9l0 SO, so that the total estimate for
1861 was sl1,7l6755 95. Theappropriatons
by the naval appropriation act C( June e2,
1860, were SO, 400, 1919 70.
The estimates for the fiscal gear ending June
80, 1862, are sll,5lS, 90! Ol-lhat is to sny:
For the Navy proper. .....Si0, ,l63,477 on
For the Marine Corps. ......... 667,o10 0o
For all other objects. ......... 6S2, 2,so6 30
| refer to the accompanying Reports Of tho
Bureaux for the condition Of the respective
branches Of the service committed to their
particular charge.
! have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
ISAAC TOUCEY,
Secretary Of the Navy.
TIE President Of the United States.