Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-18

.raogs aRply Eragis e aud more nbeEaTF an
| puactaally Baidi and it may b. aided that B
SO seapls Esfs tke barthsns incidt NAL 30 sTes
! war racTe ehee4idiiy boTns.
Ire receipts daring tks year, frsEa AL sonrcs.
I iDciudiHg LEAKS aad she bslanes IN the 'fFesslr
I at soc esII1sueEInsHt5 wsTs sss55f l2S- 674 5t
! aad tse argrs "a 10 q 50 dsse1sni te95 630 6
I leayug eaisaos on tks lsz- o. JglT, 1858 @
50, ,S29 044 FL
! Of the rsesibss there prsgs received from cas-
/ $50 O59 642 40; frsm iatsrnai Tsvsuas, So,
$40 7S7 es; from direct tax. 81 AS I03 81
ff0M lands, Sl67 Gl7 II; froa saiscslianeoH
soaress 50 046,gE5 S5 aHS from lsaus SITS,
oos-S 57-mssing tie aEgTeFsts $90l las,
ls674 50 OF tie Sisburss@sris there were 20
the civil servieS, S23 as 992 O5; for pensions
ard TnSiass, S4216 526 So fer interest on pas
lie de5s. S34 729 $40 5l5 for the War Depart
Easzt, $599 2ss COO 50; fer the Navy DsBars
uasRt, e63 2ll ,is5 "a fer psgu1zs sf iE1Sss
aud ieneerzsy dsot SfSI OS6 636 07-mAkiug
| the sgEreFsae 1886 7S5 $50 -, and leaving tAc
kslaEssof s. 329044 u.
Bat the bsy saeni Of the fzDdsd aud tsmpaTa
y debt having been made from n5zsys Der
rOHed 6srizg the year, must % regarded a.
msTe'Y nominal ssynsHts and the Enoueys boE
r9Ws1 to make them IS Rsrsly Re1aiHal Feeeipts
and thsir amount, $l5l ,036 635 OF, ahould
therefore be deducted bssa ir1n receipts aRd
diseaTssmszts. This haiBg doEa, here rsmaias
as astnsI rscsipts, S720, ,0s9 O39 70, snd tss ac,
tual Disbursements, S7i4 zoe 995 SO, lsaVise
she balance as sIrsAdy sss.ed.
Tie actual receipts Gad disbursements for the
esss gasrter and shs gs.iHsee receipts aad dis
aaTsemsE1s for ihs rsRaiHing thres quarters Ell
ths tsTrens fJcal year, ySs4, VIII be shown in
detail BY the report gf tbs Secretary sf tks
Treasury. to whIzR I iEvsts YoHE Estsati8n.
T. -sst4a -. hal , Ia ~ -
iisvsd thss aetsal rssElls viii exhibit stale q
the enAsess less fEvoTasls 20 ths country .haE
the sBtEzstee ct thst fissE bsTst0faIs lnsnitlsd
while Il y eoEHdsnsly expected IhaE ~ sis sisse
Of the yssr bsih Disbursements kad debts viii
be heuHd very coasidsEably less than has sssu
anticipated
TIE WAR ERPeRF
TIE report Of The Secretary of War is daeu-
nsus Of grost interest. l. consists afs
Firs:-Tse militsFy operations Of the year &C.
tailed IN the reports Of the EeReral-iR-eaiof.
ssc0nd-Ths organization Of colOFsa persons
in ths Esr service
Thrd-The ezshssgs Of PrisoneFs, fully SET
fsrth IN tha letter # General HilcAcsek.
FaurtA--Ths speEstsHs AID ths SCI Of en-
rolling and calling cut tie HationAl forcR-do-
tailed in The report sf The provost marshal
general
Fi1h-Tbs organisation of the Invalid corps,
sad
gixlh-Ths operation Of ths several depart
ssHts Of the qaArternsstsr general, cemmiasa-
~ -gsBeral, payElastsr-geHersl, chief Of sRgi-
nesrs, ehisf Of ordnaaes saa surgeon-gsnersl.
OPERATE. IS OF THE sAVY.
It las appeared impossible to maks vaI1a-
bic summAry Of tAi5 resort, except such IS
wsEld be tso extended fSF this places and hence
I eoatens myself b. Esking ys8F carsfEi atseR-
lion to tie report i2slf The dates dsyolviug
AZ the naval brsnchef tbs Esrvics dUriaz tbs
year, aed thrsus hsut he whols Of this anbappY
s0ntsst, have beou disshsTged with fdaiity snd
sainsns saessss. Tha sXieEsiEe bl0cksde hhs
b>oE constantly Increasing IN efficiency.
II the Ravy has expanded, jet on so long q
tiHe il has, 80 far, bees imp0ssi5s 10 entirely
suppress Illicit trade. FrsLa returns Eecsigsd at
tie Navy DepartmsRt, Is sppesrs that acre Kan
ore thoEsSnd vessels have hsen csptursd since
the blocks5e Wss iae.isQssd and that tie vslgs
Of prisss alrsEdy seut ia tor sdjRdIsstiCa
a-ncuHts to ovsT thirteen millions Of dsliaTs.
The laval force Of ths Uaj-ed SEates consists
At this lizas Of fvs haaaEsd AID sight7-eighs
vesssls, completed aud 10 tho a0uEss Of somPls-
tion, Gn1 of these Seventy-6 ~ are irsn-elad or
sr1srsd sassmsrs.
Tue svonts Of the var give an increased II
isrest and Importance 70 She navy, which wall
srosabiy extend bey9ad the war itself The
agmere5 vessels IA eur navy s0BIpiaisC- end ia
scrFise OF which s7s Uadar contract sH6 ap-
py0sctiEg csaple ion, ere believed 30 exceed "A
number lhas0 81 any osbef p0wor. Bot, while
these ra2y bs reIiee Q1GB for bAFhor dat8uss aHd
csssl ssTvic5, others Of gFsatsT strength assd ca
passty All Be Necessary Tor tbs cruising par
passs and to mAintsia cur rigatiul P2sislsn o.
the sesaH.
OH sTsAE NAVY.
The shaaes thst has taksn plscs il nayai
vessels and aaval warfare sincs the iutrodHst1H
of steam as motive poBer for ships OF war
demands sither corresponding 1hsnge II aome
Of our existing navy AIDS or she eitahiiahnsnE
OF new saes for toe e0BstTucsion aud Necessary
repair Of uaodegs naval vessels n inconsideTa-
havs bsen sxpsrouced from he want Of such
governmental establishments.
The necessity for guch navy-yard, so fur-
aished, AZ some suitable place GF0R ths Atlantic
sssbasEd, has, On repeated occasions, Been
brought 70 .he attention OF Congress By she
Navy Department, and is again proseELed in lhs
reRort Of the Secretary, which accompanies this
Communication think It my duty to iaEits
your special attention ts shis sRbjsey, and aiso
70 thaI OF establishing yard aDd dspet tor
naval BuRpcees upon 01e Of lie Western TiTsTs.
A naval force has been crested en- these interior
waters, aRd under many disadvaatGgas, within
q iiGtIe msFe than ty7o years, exceeding in nam
Der the whole naval foTco Of ths countTy at ths
commencement Of the present Admins iTsticn
Satisfactory AID important as have been the
performsrcss OF the heroic men Of he navy, s.
this interesting period, they are scarcely mere
Toaderful than ths success sf eur mechanics
and artisans ia ths pFodactioR Of war vessels
which has crsstsd a new form Of naval power.
TIABsR, IRON AzD COAL.
Oar GENTRY hss advantages superior 70 say
other natisB In resources OF non and tinbeT,
with nexhsastihie quantities Of mel IN the iHn-
mediate vicirtly Of baih, and All available snd
IN close prsEiEiiy 20 nagigA5le wsisrs. With
sct The advantage Of Pasle works, tbs re-
sources Of the na.ioa have been aessloPsa and
It's power displayed in the eeastrHs.ioR Of q
navy q such .rnassiiaae wkleh h4s, as sks cry
eszlIasnesspBt Of is creation, Fsndsssd sigzAi
seFVice 20 the Union.
asREAsB OF SAILORS.
The increase Of the number Of segmsn in the
Sublie service, from 1859 msa in Lhe sprIng Of
1851, 70 about "a 0o0 at the present tilse, has
been accomplished witbout special legisiatioR
er extraordinary bsUnties 70 promote sRat IL
crease Is has en- foGad, however, that tbe
sserali5I OF the draft, With the high bo1nsies
8GfQ AAliy 1851 AIS - eAA1lb Ia
iarioasIY shs naval service. and vii, If not cor
rsoled, bo likely to impair is efficiency, by
de!aching ssaslea frem their proper vecssiea,
aad iadnslng thsH to enter the army. thsEs-
fore respectfully suggsss that Congress might
aid bssh the array aud naval service By asi
Hile proTisian On this subject, which would at
ths sane tins be equitable 70 the sonmuaitiss
za0st especially interested. I sonmead to your
consideration the Suggestions Of the Seer lAgy
Of the Navy in rsgsrd % the policy Of fostsring
esa hsiniHg ssanseE, and also the education Of
officers AID ezgineeTs fer tho naTd service.
Ihe Naval Academy is rendering signal service
in preparing n4issAipnsH fer he highly Tssp0nsi-
BE 9aties which, N after lie, they v q Be re-
CURED 10 psEform. Ia order that the country
should rot be deprived Of the proper quota Of
educated officers, Ter Which legal pTovihieR bss
been made At the NaysI sehoel, the vacancies
cSnssd By he aeFiess or omission 70 make nUra-