The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-18
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PHiIApFInnA NAVY YARD.
The s,oon OF war Pawpee, having returned from
short trip to the Gulf, is undergoing another sess
Of ner capacity 70 carry her machinery "tuou'
breaking her back. Hatehes are being maao III ae'
spar deck for ventnatpn which were omitted AZ mrs.
for fear of weakening the ship She VIII make aho'ne'
trip, her fifth sixth. not satisfactory sne
viii probably be condemned and the Secretary OF sho
Navy, who gave the job Of constructing this ship 70
personal friend OF his outside of The naval constructors
viii be censured. This sloop authorized, with six
others in 1885, and should be rendering service as the
Others have been, for than year she cost four
kandred thousand dolllrs.
The sloop jamestown built II 1913, and, o.
course, is nearly worn ont. Model gooi twenty two
guns draught sixteen feet, undergoing repAira'
GosroRr YARD.
The ships the le Columbus and Dellware are unit
for further repairs, and should NOS DC recAonea among
the nun ber OF war vessels.
Line Of battleshp New York is on the stocks, aud !
would cost a very large to complete her for sea
The three last named carry eighty guns each
Frigates United States, built 1897 Columbus nult
1885, and Raritan built 1Sl3, are hfy gun ships hca
are clumsy, and cannot be used in active service
sloops OF war P mouth and Germantown wore b1it N
ls43 sae done great service and arc too mch
decayed to be OF much further without large expense
for Tepairs draf, sixteen feet.
Brigs Perry and Dolphin Of six guns each, built in
and 1916, being put in readiness for sea- prafs
OF water thirteen feet.
The idea OF altering the seventy four gun ships INTO
steamers now that they soaked and decayed,
s pronounced by naval constructors TO be impoitc ana
almost absurd. That large steam frga'es are
| wanted at the present time may be seen from the
| fact tha. cf the six have five are now laid
an in ordinary steam sloops OF light draft are really
wantcd but those who supposed TO know say they
should all be of the smallest kind, but Of different
rates. adapted to tho various wants Of the service
Largo ships necessary for long voyages where rough
weather prevails and Of that class supplied at
present. England and France are building many iron
cascd ships and the United States may try their expert
ment.
Spain had her agents here some two months since in
yitng proposals for building fifty large steam screw
rrgacs and contracts viii be mado for part OF them
but they prefer wood 70 iron. But some builders say that
should have wooda ships with iron francs for two
reasons:-Frst that It will space for stowage and
secondly 1t will not be possible to obtain live oak timber
that the Hive Vk States have seeded arguing that
no moro timber Of that description be Obtained aud
iron must be oaostituted But others say that in order
10 obtain to strength tho frame must ko deeper
than those wood Besides rS large purchases Of live
oak just re, there bo no doubt that the United
States haze enough timer to last unt the seeding
states rs7urn again.
THE LATE SEIZURES OF MUSKETS.
TEE LETTERS OF GOVERNOR BROWN TO GOVERNOR
MeI,G AS-THE REPRIsAL MEASURES AND THEIR
R~FECr--rHE oEoReIASs ExuLTANT, ETC.
tFrom the Miicdgevisle (aa.) Fedcral Unon Feb. IL
Our ree ders are aware that tie police of the city o.
New Yoli, on the 22i Gay Of last month"; seized, wi.heu
my hwiGi authority, thirty ycigat boxes of mnskets
ried and Sepoea . in tn, sate Arsenal IN hat city
On saturday, tso % of this month, Messrs D. e. Hode
Eins Sons, Of hiacsn, who s-o citizens of this state
produc I'd AZ the executive oihce satisfactory cvdenc
that ~ hnsrcd Of said gu,x belonged TO them the
nav' na Prsper 4 ne onss are sniao belong 70 Az
shs ske, OF which taey ae law abiding citizens, again
the robbery The Govcrrr Jnmede,ey wrote the lett
which rs copied IN az lescs to Governor Morgan Of u
eth Inst and smI, TO s;sverncy Morgan by telegraph
/ a~suAndns The .ussediatc ssvsry o. tho guns Ii,
seized 10 o. b Lamar, OF New Yur, whom he nominate
as bis agent TO receive tsern. The Governor waite
til AnnGag evcDut, and still received reply 70 Ia
demand he then iee aaphed the operator Of the Lin
at Albany, n y, 10 Sno whcthyr his despatch
Morgan had been recei, . Asa delivered 10 him. tn
t hafpsst n,lso oi1cs Isesisy nsLt. ssstl receive
no response from tcr.. No cyan.
Being satisfied ila. his s-s1ana 3, be evaded an
gatos 70 the citizens Of thss State protect hem
The least possible delay aeaiI s s bc4 and
isss seizures by oaa~ stairs, he fe his duty,
was fully sthoi zel W The ls nati srs an the plat
est principles of natural Justice to do a masc repriss
ey seizing sufficient AMOUNT Of propesry pngng
s,.'zeDs o. te state ofltew York fully 10 indie pny Il
citizens OF this state who had been rnbbo OF their pr
riy by compelling ia deterri, 9th er ole
Sefs from Ike atrocities upon citizens Ia fut II
sr as ne ,s hg, ask w York to pay for he rske'
her but ne demands that the guns be retul the
rsaepas c orasrs such seizures viii 1t
| We nave sad this y justified by the law Of nat ur
and hss are seen playing together has P
nun, WITHOUT Just excuse A Immediately "a ICES ! \
.oy, aad holds Il III gives to his apple. rhss ben
no ono present with authority to do Justice d twee
them .aure dictates the remedy for the Injustice IL i
,h dhgre peng no arber between them
law Of oature becomes the law Of nations' "a h,ch
auihorizes the injured state TO redress own wnn gs
by sezing The property Of the offending State and Ia
ing ~ III its own property is returned
ia ths case the property seized in New York was the
private property Of individual citizens o: Georgia sad
The Governor szes the private property Of citizens Of
hcw ork as reprisa ard viii hold I'LL Tie pYoperty sf
| OR own citizens 1 returned TO them.
.he following copy OF the order issued 10 Colonel
| Jacs-son, directing tac seizure Of the vesscls:-
! N,,,.,, EgEcrrIyr Drg,RrwSr,,
have demanded Of the GOyernor New Ycre the promp.
This state guns seized BY The police of New Yssf
s. seAa s @ s%anS Ss sas ass dspSsa
reasonable time and has made reply AN determined
sas eSo e. q ss - s.,S
s & y @ e orasE force rd b I gEc feel
rect Colonel LA dswlon . order sufficient military force and
sousSs eirenss sap of Ss% aSw Y To re
rnea % s the Ss sU. w b. ssSs been robbed
citizens Of New York, who own them. 7 -
Col. II. R Jackson, Aid de Camp Savannah. ga.
Alter The above order had been issucd Governor
Brown received from Governor Morgan the evaslve reply
by telegraph, which Is alluded Governor Browns
letter below, purportlng to doubt the authenticity of
Governor Browns demand, and denying its oficial
form. &c.
On the sth inst Colonel Jackson caused the following |
named vessels registered In New York and belonging 10
citizens Of that State, TO be scizcd--to wit the barks
Aduser and D. Golden Murray, brigs ". X. Kibby and
1olden iSad, and tho schooner Julia A. Haock
These vessels WILDE returned to the New York owners
as soon as New FORK returns tue guns which were uu
lawfully seized by her police TO their Georgia osners
-int" tue tcfzjrc OF the haa
mailed TO the Governor Of New York the following com
muncaton which speaks for itself without further com
ment-
EXECUTIVE Drr,RrsYSrp
-, "a. ,-.,,-- -. mtitfplfvftLY, ua. Feb g. 1851
10 hls !xceenY EDWIN d. MORGAN OF the State
Of New York, Albany, y. VI - ~
sRfou are douptless that the selersph and news
papers o. me CITY Of New York the I'd day month
conveyed 70 The country the intelligence cers boxeg IN
nuskcts shipped for Savannah, ON that dsy ~
ne pee q ne city Of New York while board the steane