, 1862-07-30

The n. 7. Times publishes List Of the |
navy of the United States, from which il
appears that we can now count two hun
dred and ninety-two vessels Of war, in
place Of SO one year ago, aud that
fiftY-fve wooden and twenty three iron
clad chips have been actually built during
the year, or are now in course Of coustruc-
ton. While the exhibit is remarkable in
the number Of kcels added to our ocean
dctenses in this brief period, it Is even
more remarkable in the elements Of
strength and efficiency, and the moral
standing achieved for us among the pow
ers Of the earth. It is not too much
to say that the little Monitor,
in her first conflict in Hampton
Roads, shot down all the nav1es in the
world. The wooden walls Of old England
alike with the iron ribs Of France, were
pierced and submerged by the two guns Of
her impenetrable turret. Shivering as
We had heen for months in terror
Of British ftigates and foreign
Intervention, we suddenly found ourselves
almost On level with the strongest naval
and maritime power Of Europe, at the
moderate cost Of S275,0o0, and it became
question Of only few months time, and
a fair degree Of enterprise, to put the bug
bear Of foreign Intervention beyond the
fears Of the most timid On this side Of the
Atlantic, and beyond the reach Of the most
selfish and inimical On the other.
That point is now fairly reached. Wheth-
ez England and France, or either Of them,
really desire to Interfere in our domestic
quarrel, is by no means clear. So far as
| the outward professions Of their govern
| ments may be trusted there is no such pur-
pose, no such wish. The daily black
guarding we receive from the
London Times harms nobody, and
We lose something Of proper dignity
in being offended by it, Yet the danger tc
which ne should be exposed, unless able
to cope with any foreign POKER on tht
ocean, to the extent at1east ofprotecting ou'
own harbors, and maintaining the blockade
Of the Southern coast, would be Of the mos
appalling character. We could not b
sure Of national existence an hour witt
the navy and treasury Of England ready
to be thrown into the scale On the side O
the rebellion. But the danger, if it eve
| really existed, exists no longer, Nine new
Monitors, built upon an improved plan
some Of them double.turreted, aud all 9
them sea-going, are ready 10 be launched
and will be cleaving the waters by the 15.l
Of September. Foreign Intervention an,
invasion cannot ovcrtake us before then
and will not afterwards. IF We hav
; strength enough and wisdom enough t
| put down the rebellion, We may use it q
| to that end, for we shall have no Frenc
or English cannon pointing their hate
! muzzles at US in the interests of peace p
| Let us not forget to award to the Nay
Department the we'll need Of praiE
{ for its benefceat achievements. Thes
, works are marvellous in our eyes; the
are noble and enduring, and, at the prese'
| moment, priceless to the nation. To Sc
0 retary Welles, aud his sagacious and ind
b fatigable Assistant, Capt. g. Y. Fox, tt
country owes its gratitude. If We cou
forget George D. Morgan and his ill-gott'
!. $70,G00, We should say that no departnle
I, OF tho Government had ener hean ma
K aged more efficiently. more to the adva
IS tage and glory Of the country, than th
e of1he Navy during the past tEelsemont]