, 1862-10-18
Ete Gribntte.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER, 1s, 1862.
THE LAS: NAVY REPORT,
Nearly EoRr liusdre6 Vessels in
euf Navy.
AFlEET OF FiFry-rwo IRON c.Ans.

Under ordinary circumstances the 6tatis*f-
cal prccs IT the thin hlce, covered govern
lle1.t iinktset Win Is :su1~n as IL: -'N47}
Rel !stcr" are not to be regarded as yaiert ,ir-
1ug le@d;ag; yet. as circumstances always
alter c&se3, ct'e las. Issue Of that periodic Il i.
4 notxl!e exception to the rule. Beariag date
but SIX weeks ago {Septemoer ~ it o-in;:s na
1he iut'tst aud ptst rccusd tha. it j. oosss5!r.
10 gtt .: the ac.uI strength of our navy, aud
suggts.s a r3rir1y Of r. Elections.
Commencing the war with 4 naval force
ytry way inadequate +, the work required Of
II, ne have added vessel after vesB-l to ths
list, With u zapidity with Is entirely uuorc-
ccdt ntcc in the history Ut aEy st!oa. Even
England, with her Rariti,ae advantages, has
not dcIe as Eauch in airy eight: cen months of
her history ~ the E:.itcd States hay- accon-
E!iene1 slice the outbreak of this reb.ii,cn.
England las neither our wcndcrful wealth Of
re.rurce nor cur paehi:g spirit of enterprise,
ard although htr neceseiti;s have often been
us grsat HI those into which this country w,
sucdenly plunged, she has be=n conp-l:ed to
w~rk NOR slowly than We, and to daY is az
tua']y beh!nd Us in the race Tor nex improve
nents in Eaval warfare. The epic.t Of our
people, their inventive genius, the natly.
:irhts OF the country, ard the extraordjnary
yi.<'r ut our Laszi ada:i,l5n. rAtlou. ara 1he
causes E'!ic5 have combiIea to Produce the
gratifying re:uits SIT forth in the f5snres Of
thu la>l " Register.
Ii. Il .oEg article rs:cent1y published in These
celui:rs, we showed: how, a. the coamecce-
1rentt1 the Wsr, our navs, th=n 1e:ble, wss
reuce,tG sill less etft.:iv1 by its wide dis
1ars.c;, and how quicAl its component ,rts
Te1s teurlted and mace the nrclaus of ne y
trEa!.lZ:'!OG WHICH Eak aiace gro.-a to re.
nasAA~ie = dilAeusions. Looking blca over
the t:'-'nry It the Ias' year aid half, it is
Cif1icrlt to zee in what betttr Alluuer oue ns-
,al Eo>, ,n1n.nt con'd have been a1iaiuis~
tered. To Secretary W.1eb and bis assistants
t:.sre h'ust ae a~a.ded ile uali-n's vote .;
ti1a1 Is lot skill cid e2e7sy ia crtatin.: pux-
cltni lazy Gus cf raw materials, hus5a9dtnz
rtstu:css in such way As to lnase every
f.tm tell. snu ln:ueicg Vitality into all orancos.
OF til, sEriice- Our ship tar.!s hive b.:u stun
pIat*t to :: degree o! activity which the exi-
;.tzcles If 1le E.ercauta seTgice, ,re>sing
ait rtuoth ti:cy hay- bee:', 1eyt, called ou:;
ul4r Ill. c;.:,:cs hive been d.iyeu With w,rS
1Gr IHaEE mouths, AMI aF: Still Warkiu.. i.:lt
ara Cay III der TIE c=n for nex ls1,.rs; our
E,rct 7iss- arr all busy; a2d tlcusaass ut saen,
now .n';d1nH tfc v:ss.ls OF cur lru1-ciad naet.
st'I tne it diilicrtt to keep pace with the
trl: III: ent Fly OF Tie teparla.:at-
TIT i:t:y his had it, share q the victories
Of ti;* aar, but tie :=a:;vant .ges uu:>- .:hl "a
II latortt we're eC5iou-- TnGre WAS lack Ut
I1orsr n'a.e1ia1, ard tt-re was n taiut Of
1feasoE at the staft; eo that tie one had to be
proriztd and the u!Lrr expelled beture aoS
Effective steps cona be taken Yet, under
acy.yse circumstances like these. the SEC
!1y abul: their work aud performed IT, ii,
il, exttsnl IS, j teH Worh hlCs5 ves>els wtre
:.cded ~ the navg, Or a grasping sptculasor
s"lItlt d The government cut of pric: tEo
II three times the value Of thu ship he soll,
The temporary misfortune or embarrassment
WAS remet;e5, aud the work still went on, II
Il rctten vessel fourhe!cti, the department
hduglt NO more o; tie shipoWner who III
sn1d it. bat straightway began to build a new
aid s+fnrser one. II a Euubo it, by chance,
Gtt badly damaged in fight, the keel Of
! aDctttr Was put down to take its plIce, and
ro blank was l,tt in the navy list:
Tlus. be iegr es, We have built up great
a4g1egate number Of vessels mo- in tue naval
service of the United States is three hu red
; and efglty-six. Or This number no less tnau
It.y-two Ase iron c,ad<, fou: teen Of which are
"iraI aud thirty eight building IT Nav YORK,
jzrsvy CITY, G0ston, alld:lphia, Ports
mouth, st. Lauis, Cincinnati, P.ttsburg,
Eln6hsvi1le, Chester and Wilmington.
VIC have eleven rams, five steam fri5atcs,
twt Its -four screw sloops, eighty -four scrc =
re a1ners and nincty-dv side aeel stea.,,cra';
not It, ueLtiou n.ultitu.:e OF smal ste .ul RS,
Jerry. oa.E, ship5-ot:h=-1ins and old sailing
tr't "ies-
Ile most remarkable feature of the clta.
17eue is tho rapid increa-e OF our iron-claf
tl.et. TGa duel 5etwecu the Monitor au Mr.
,in;ac, while it star, led the 1,lyai po1ers Of
Europe into sudden activity, gaFe vigor-
! OTIS iapnlse to An.eriesn enterprise in t1e
SINE cir. csicn; so that in less THAI one years
tin:e, NC are acle to show this lonS and for
n,idable rcN Of