Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-18
L.n,,In,s Hsgal Preebooters

w Secretary W,,gs .sses 20 himself and his Depart
meat more credit than The Yankee plblc have seemed
dpo1e TO accord Cor ihe performances Of his uuresst
Cd navy. Ia his annual report according to the synOP
IS Of s furnished boy the Montgomery Ad,srti'sr I've
have not seen the report itself he cOagra;us;es himself
and the coaly CT the immense amount OF energy and
power dppyed 10y the naval sr Of the Yankee service
since the commencement Of the rebellion" lie con
6deut that s9uadroas have been collected organized
aud stationed for DUTY with rapidly aud suddspness
which finds approach TO parallel in previous naval
history and which IS believed no other country could
have achieved As proof oCthe energy and efficiency
Of bis department be points TO the long line OF sea
coast nov being bocksdedby Yankee ships and asserts
that in no previous since the world began have the
ports of an enemy been 80 eectualy closed as in the
present!
The account Of the capture OF New Orleans and the
reduction Of it, dglences, occupies a large portion Of
the Secretary report This gave the Yankees control
Of the mouth Of the Mississippi and, the Secretary
SAYS would furnish an outlet To- the great West
the squadron, which ordered proceed up the
river, should form junction with the aOta the
ters OF the Upp,, Mississippi which TO fight its way
down aiiei by adequate cooperating military force
20 attain and hold the important points along its shores
For some cause, no. explained he negecs to inform
chs country what the result OF hiseNPeddoas up and
dova the river and he does not even mention Vieks-
hlr-n any portion Of bis report He Is very careful,
however, 90 state that the eaptlre Of New Orleans
sr1ck iu-j terror the heart Of the rebellion " that
81. was regarded everyNhese, at home aud abroad
e. -aaIe, achievement, OF the war, and OF the
most -slrsaJ, umphs in the whole history of naval
operations"
Os the subj of prvaeers the Yankee Secretary gives
f,I vent to .as Mitigation Of his soul The Sumter
vl.s. Tor LONG dine vas terror TO the Yankee mer
,'lu.ue1 is goa, Is stated al Gibraltar closely watch
ri5r one o'tLs Yankee cruisers. The Alabama, OF
,'g-' comes t1 Tor I share Of the wrath OF the Sec
re=ry This vessel he says, bulk in Great Bsain,
aud forth c the shores Of that country, rvlsng
sinking, burning and destroying the property OF Yankee
merchants. A. natural consequence said Yankee mer
chants are greatly alarmed and the Yankee Government
g. VERY indignant; and las inclined give Great Britain
thorough chas,ianeat orhavag permitted the rebel,
% GO 10 SEA with such vessel The Yankees have for
gotten that they bull; and f,ted vessels Of war FOR
Russia dg-iug tie Cdmeln var, and were indignant At
a., idea OF receiving protest aglinst their course
Ea-'lnd still remembers the conduct Of the United
states tia. time, ami {, ouly paying The Yankees in
siuL
Persistent ,gorrs, he saws, have been made, to run
the blockade aud convey % the insurgents, articles
c1a;raband OF u,r which efforts have uiJed in many
clp.urcs Toe total nUmbe. taken since the blockade
vac ins-i-u,cd IS down 1--WE hundggd and :orty
tJrse Soms o. th.s. we're ira vesses calculated
fgr sea voyage SAD wera consequently destroyed but
mos. o!,tsu l--,liinc llmb2r Of valuable steamers
have bee1 seat ga tgr adjudication.
The exp.a ,s OF Ne Department for the fiscal wear
ending June .l l,t2 are reported at s}.ZoD 52s %
The amount expended ircuI-s DO, payment for the
construction of ttytso st-amers The purchase aitera
J.yas and Armament OF one hundred and seventy i've
steamers and sailing res,el- all the charter none, paid
tv Tue Department; together Ni'h IN tie increased
psase5 incident 20 the enlarged navy The amount thus
far appropriated for the fiscal wear ending June 2oth
1893 i sJ2sl4g5s o. The estimates submitted for
the 6scil year ending June so,h. 1894. amount TO
SiS25s2a5 UI. The report IS shorter this wear than
usual and appears have been made for the pur
pose OF co7coirg the operations OF the navy depart
men, than 90 usse taen public If the Yankees are
saf.6si with r., however We know OF no Que who Will
complain