The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-22
A GrowI from the Sea-

TO THE EDITOR oP THE HshALp
lhave been twenty Owe years ID nhe nav -
years % Newfoundland am now iuh ioiE''"o!
Of aye and still hanging, LIKE hahonets soan' n'e""5
10 the p,tmotion OF our naval hesven-s oonn'~Auo'
.oruo,,s,ep There are than sixty heusenann IN
- ubo have been longer in the service and who
81, oeer IN years than myself, and as many as hitesn
Who Rave served more than thirty years.
For myself nearly twenty years older than Bar
new when Ls captured the General Monk thirteen years
oOer than Paul Jones when he commanded me hanger,
eleven years older than be was when he engaged ana
captured he Scraps ana am tweny years oluer tnAh
was Richard Dale his first lieutenant In the same acton
Soraers my junior by seventeen years when ne was
bloWn no a. the intrepid Allen thirteen, when Killed IL
command Of the Argus; and an fourteen years older
than was Burrows when killed in command oil the En-
arc over William Howard Allen when killed
nnser Of Years the senior oIswrsace ea nS
was alec In command 81 The Chesapeake, and twenty
four wears older when he received his eutsnans
comm, 1on twenty years older Than Decsiar
ist lieutenant Of the tlgate Essex, aud egh
teen wears older than he when ne commanded tue
Argus BE was seventeen years my junior when he re-
ceited mission post captain and the command or
tbe fyjsa. Copsi,luo n and was sun fourteen years ms
unor age when be hoisied his broad pen0ant
odore and last, but not least nine years younger than
lam when he stock her gilt work OIL" snt sent the
Macedonian in fourteen years older Than Perry ut
the battle OF Lake Erie, five years Older than Ste wArt
when lac captured the Cyane and levaDt and just the age
Of Preble when re the Mediterranean
bemkardee rrpoh. / can count years OF service Tor
years Of age with many Of the geotemen above men,
Copenhagen and only five years my senior when
be 80 sloriously finished his career at Trafalgar.
We're desirable, this showing up or the superannlst
Of tie list IN our navy could be easily
extended Compared with other naves, am confident
IN the English navy, retained 10 active serrce
and the French hcutenants, is well known, ara al
young and active men.tha service having been greatly
increased and thoroughly reorgaD2ed since the empire
Let me now see what prospect there IL Tor change Tor
The better and what are my chaaces for promotion In
apparent, nom tables kept for the asi thirty years tns
the accurate annual percentage OF naval promotions
fhe kgally allowed list OF sixty eight captains, ninety
commanders and three hundred and twenty ssyen
bensenants rs two captains, two commanders, and be
tween nine and heuienants The navy register has
active list OF eighty captains, one hundred
and sixteen commanders and three hundred aud taiiy
eight hcuteDanr, and has TO be reduced to the le,
sal standard for each .ersde--vz: 6s, 81 and
.S27-bciore any promotion take place 10
other words, making due Allowance FOR tbs
increasing age OF present ipcumbents must under ex
istng laws, be s least years before the presen:
senior eutensnt already eighteen years commissioned as
lieutenant can be promoted to commander. For my
SELF Ten years must be sdded, or sixteen IN al,
when shall have attained the ripe age OF fsy esh.
yeRrs before my turn come for Ike honor, AMI, by
my matured wisdom and experie nee, be consdered Ell
sibe for responsible command Of store vessel quo
brig, or gmboAl II called upon 10 show my chances OF
prCmoon the rank Of captain the probable caie
Of my eligibility 10 the command OF squadron, would
oNry beyoni that Seventh age which one William
hood = Nor Is this all; when al last promoted, after
Scrsy years service and twenty eight OF them
commissioned lieutenant and enutlei by mission
The fun honor Of commander, rank which star OIL
GERS not IN the line OF promotion attain u twelve
years. ! Lot yef enutled 70 the miserable pat
lance Of commanders full pay, but mus,
ssrye another apprenticeship for lhat-there beng
=. this tune twenty reserved captains and nearly
Is mary commanders who have 20 die or nrst; an
while the words OF the law receive 1.-The leave Of ab
sspce waiting orders pay would have been entitled
o. no such promotion had been MADE, and, when on
duty, 'the difference between the waiting orders and
wave pay o! lieutenant and the loves, service pay
Of the grade 10 which have been promoted" AZ lien
tenant receive, when at sea and on duty, 81 800 and
leave 81 200 per AE bogus commander (thc
service for all commanders 10 On full commanders
Yayl would be entitled 10 81 900 At duty, aud
81 200 leave. Tnis with the addition OF twenty five
day for rs.op allowed every person, whether
officer seAman when on sen service covers my full
ray and ell allowances as lieutenant or as com
der when arst promoted bile other comnarders higher
receive 81 300 at 81 duty ana 81 500 leave
Thus, is easily W be seen, from the less employ
meat In the higher grade, Il IS questionable whether
nay promotion in the nrs instance would not be Of Pc
e1naIy disadvantage, and take me from full pay and
poy 10 genteel retrscy at euenanta leave pay.
But for al this hard service and slow promotion
some you well paid. We are, indeed. Fifteen
hundred dollars a liberal reward, truly, for twensvhy
thirty years good service and separation for tvohrds
OF The tine and three years at time, from friends and
home Yes are rewarded with the pay Of first clas,
clerk in . mercantile establishment, who has OK.
p-naye uniforms to keep up VINO lives with his family
and has extra mess bills 70 pay, and whose hos
Foreigners for the honor and credit OF the country Our
naval stations all In expensive nsighborhoods and
officer s forced by his profession 70 reside near them
and any one acquainted with city lie can see how much
luxury be purchased for 81 $780, when DIVIDED nto
portions tho 10 support the family home the
ether The officers mesa and the dignity Of the country
abroad. JUSTICE