The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-07
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vessels will. he SAYS, prove tho most economical
and patisfactosy Of any which U6ers. The tons
feet which lett the northern porte Is destined
70 he sunk In the harbor Of Charleston and in
the Savannah river. Since the institution Of
Abe blockade 1853 vessels have been captured,
sailing under various flags most Of which were
attempting 10 violate the blockade.
CAPTURE oF siIpELL AND MASON.
The report spetks VI the prompt and decisive
action OF Captain Wilkes in the capture Of Slidcl
and Mason, rs mcii,ing and recci,ing tho en-.
phatio approval Of the Department and d too
generous forbearatc &c was exhibited 10y him. IN
not capturing the vessel itself II may, in view
Of the special circumstance 10 excused but 1t
must by no means b. permitted to cons itu'e
precedent hereafter for the treatment Of any
1ase Of simil,r infric.ion Oi neutral obligations
by foreign vessels.
NAVAL FORCE ASD rTs INCREASE.
When the new Administration came into
mower, the home squadr n consulted Of ~ Vcs-
sels ard Of these OILY 4 were in II ,rth' rn ports
and available for service, WIS Pdwnec, Crusad-
or, Mohawk and Supply, making total OF -
guns. The iomaini vessels ol the home s1ja-
drou, numbering \, were scattered along lhc
southern coast. Add TO these the Nc.t', IN
the Pacific coast, and hero was totil oil ~
vessels, carrying b5I luus and about h0JO men,
In commission on h. I h MtrCh last.
Mben the vessels now handling and purchos-
al. of every class are ready FOR service, th'rc
will be a total # 2tl ycs-tl., carrying ZOO
guns, the rumher Of s'swcu Is nov not les than
1000. Among the - new vessels no" hrins
built there are irrn-,lh or amor steam 'rr,
~ side-wh,,l. aud 6 OF ,rgo capacity TO be MOD
elled specially ior sped
sTEvKSs RArrEEY.
Commodore s Sil,s II. Siringhim and vii
burn InmAn, Capt. /. A. DOrWin, Cnci La
Rincsr A. G. Sinners, and joseph Henry, s.
cretsry Of the Smithsonian is tuition, have
been appointed tuitd to examine tho irul
steam battery now bull ins at HUbokcn, AMI
ascertain what will I've the cot Of compl sting
the same, how son it can he completed, and
the expediency thereof. This Board convened
on the 1st u November, hut has not since re.
ported.
EMPLOYMENT oP FuoIrIvEs.
In the coastwi,c and bloCkading duties or tho
navy, many turiuyes from insuuoctiDnTy
places have sought our ships for refuge. Jne
Secretary, In ansScr 10 this quotations. uC nav Al
commanders a. to what should he done with
them, has answered- hat 1t insurgents, they
should be handed over 20 tho G. yernmtnt but
II not, and seek tha protection Of our flag, they
should 10 employed, and M " 10 enlisted "a
eerve on our public vessels or III our navy yard,
receiving wages for their labor II such eni-
ployment cannot be found they may he referred
70 the arruy and it no employment can be
found for them in tho puDli service, thy
thould lie allowed TO proceed without restraint
70 seek q hvolihoo3 in any loyal portion Of the
country. THIS lac considered to DO tho whole re-
quiIed du'yof our naval oilcer5.
ESTIMATES.
Tho cstimsicd expenditures submitted by tho
Department, for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1863, amount to ", 62j. GGj. DIVIDED A. lolloSs
Corps Sl,10j $50 - Navy Yards, Hospitals,
Ac.- - IJ3 lIS