The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-05-14

Olu tOuSi span NNdo vessels, with 80 Gao
tons, The aggregate Ncssrls belonging ta
Sardinia, Tuscany Naples. Sicily. r,pal
states, Austria Greece. Turkey, Holland.
llOmhurgh, Bremen, Prussia, Denmark Nor.
way, Sweden, Russia, Mexico ami the South
Nmoricau States, Is II, ,iaO vessels, with ,.
iG6, 500 tonnage. The United State. have
10000 vessels anott. with five aul half
millions ct tons So we have q. 400 vessels
marc than Great Britain. with halt a million
greater tonnage than hers. three times AZ
mauy vessels as France. and at least eight
times rs much tonnage five tunes the nun.
Der ot Spanish Ncssola, with tnurtcCn or 1T
teen times hcr tonnage and our number ot
vessels is nearly equal 80 the vessels of al
the other m1r,t".c powers of the earth
having 100000 ut tons greater than their
mjtcd tonnage. Then look At our own com.
merciN marine, with its astonishing growth
and see how 10 trans 'vuis the other com
morCial Powers pt Che world lu tonnage
AMI vessels. the httcy numerous cuou a. If
stationed at oJual 4 stances around thc
great circle ut thNclth not only 20 display
IN sight ut each other the svmhol ur uur
uatlonll glory, hut to hail each other and
proclaim themselves Americans" tCheersN
Not only in vessels and tOruagc ia the
growth and power or Our commercial ma
rinc demonstrated. hut ia the skill and cpur-
age of those sous of the deep. whose &c.
Mus and daring have placed thcm at the
head of their profession and given them Il
commanding position which has opencd mp
the markets of the world hv travcrSing
every sea, and uuscllug, cvcu to the dis
tdnt Indian shores, every port where trade
could be II ivIntagcously pursued. Now it
has occurred to me, that it woHld hr y mat
ter ot interest to the people of this great
metropolis At whose port is collected third
| oG the revenue OF the whole Union, to know
what protection in ships of war our Gov
crmmcnt has provided II is very great
and important question, whether the pres
cnt naval system is adequate I, protect our
vast and swelling commerce. aud Accord
ingly have tkcn soma pains to collect
data from authentic sources and although
deta led statistics are usually miuviting and
/ not aCccptihic ! feel that am in the pres
cucc aui speak loy people icalons and
watchIul ol lhcir rights. and {, whom
owe it to pccsonl amy facts htyiuE mtion-
| al bearing upon their leading interests.
| Yes, in the nam ol an interest ot five mil
| lions and a half of tonnage engaged in the
trade Of the world, and which has convert
ell this metropolis into city of palaces
adorned with more than Asilttc luxury AMI
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/ hrgs, one schooner, six store aud rccciv
| jug ships steam vessels -- seven steam irig
! atrS. eleven steamers ol smaller class, and
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aESIeS"'o coy .; h'nP'5 ul ''o i'y'sD',''o
OF lhc5c c'"'tS,t,,'' 'T' '',T C''' v'I , ',',
civil branches. at s,)l3Is. The avcrag,
annual cxpenlture for tn, Improvement an.
rcpairs Of navy wards for tel years prcccd
inc the first of January. 1856. amounted {,
S--O son AZ, of which suru SIOg g93 81
WAS for "rc,a.rs of all lluds." The c<
InuIilurcs ln,. iInproY,m, ,uts and repairs o
Inc navy wards are dcpcndunt upon the ap
nropriatiGus mvle by Congress, and vary