The New York herald., 1864-12-08

Navy yards and I6I7, ,ai3
Navigation and Naval Academy. .......... seq 626
Surgeons necessares and hos. ita's. 81, 600
Marine corps lses os7
Contingent and miscellaneous. 2,970,0ls
Total. .sll2i 1877 ,eoa
The expenditures OF the department since the AIN Of
March, 1851, have been a. foows:-
From 4th Of March 10 cose OF fiscal year,
For dscs year ending Juno SO 1862 ... ~ 200 500
For asca year ending June 80, 1868. os2l1lo5
For fiscal year ending June 80, 1854. s6.I33 292
From July 1, 1864. 70 November /, 1864 -. N257078
Estimated expenditures from November I,
1864, to March 4, 1865 6....,.,......... 100000
Total for four years rs...............$ $3.50 .e47 2e1
This exhibits an average annual expenditure throush
four years OF expensive prosecuted under many and
lions Of the have been conducted on the true
etandard OF va'uethat o gold and silver or o. paper
Convsrtbs into money q the win Of lhe noidsr-our
paval war expenses would scarcely exceed perhaps not
equal the current expense OF either OF tho great mari
time Powers during the same period. Thsre Is also this
structed and 10 commission We have had 70 create and
pay for 10 addition TO our annual current war ex
amount above stated. the expenses OF this department
would fan millions below those o. other governnents.
~ I paid for sr .Ssm may ss o
sidered TO be well invested @-s $50
% ns
expenditures many m.Nions while tho railure TO pay
others has still further increased the Aggregate oi
expenditures and augmented the difficulties IN the work
OF creating and organizing the naval force
The reports OF the chiefs Of The several bureaus
for the year As they viii be printed al tho
ment Of the session Of Congress- Is unnecessary that
should 40 more than refer TO the principal subjects
The chief OF tho Bureau OF Yards and Docks calls
attention 70 he great increase u the cost OF materials
and abor aud the consequent deficiency in sone OF the
appropriations. He ur0os change 10 tho present.
contract system, and gives II ms his opinion that 10
consequence of Its operations tho bureau Ii compelled TO
pay twenty per cent moro than the market price for some
OF the smacr articles which could better be procured
by purchase. the intelligence, judgment and great
experience OF this officer eue his suggestions to respect
fu consideration The delay passing the appropriation
bin until the close OF the long session OF Congress
considered another fruitful OF The purchnse
OF additional land at Boston aud Philadelphia to enlarge
water 'front.' is indspensaSiy necessary.
The OF the chief OF the Bureau OF Construction
and Repair explains la detail the kind OF vessels IL is pro.
posed to build, and for which estimates submitted
lie recommends that provision be made FOR procuring
and keeping on hand supply OF building timber and
material, the accumulatons o. past years having leeo
exhausted. He sso recommends that measures b. token
to increase the actes in the several navy yards for
additional number OF dry docks would bo required.
Many important suggestions made relative to the size
OF steam vessels and the construction OF armored
vessels for sea service.
Ihe report OF the chief OF tho Bureau OF Steam Engi
neorug contains review OF the operations or tho bureau
since the commencement Of tho war. Detailed state.
mens made OF the size and power of the dderen,
class OF engines des gued by the bureau aud by other
partAs, ard OF the results attained 10 each Par
ticular givon TO the experiments which have
been made to test the reltiye value OF engines and boil
the economy or using heated saturated
well stesm with different measures OF
siou the value OF tho different kinds Of coal and OF
petroleum as substitute and OF other less important
combinatons which enter into the construction aud
working of steam machinery. Drawings and spocinca
tions been furnished for machinery of hun
drei sud sixteen steamers, having aggregate burden
OF lao oOB tors, besides supplying the necessary draw
ngs and directions Tor tho alteration ana renewal In
whole or In part OF the machinery OF very large num-
Der OF other vessels.
Tho cher of the Bureau or Equipment. and Recruiting
4, IN Tea Ia NJ nav mt
and $4,000 men. Under the operston OF the acts OF
Congress- giving seamen the same bonntes as sldier'
and credtng their enlistment upon the quotas OF towns,
the naval dehcftnces have been hled There are now
about two hundred and hIty apprentice boys on the
school ship SABINE, and tho system as well as The proh
cercy OF ths pupils is well spoken OF. The cousump
on Of coal This year will bo about Ave hund ed thou
sand tons Tho ropewslk at the Cbarlesown Navy Yard
iaruisnes sl the larger snes Of rope required hut the
facilities at the Washington Navy Yad entirely made.
chors and additional snmeuts are recommended
The report Of the chief OF tho Bureau o. Ordnance pre-
sents rsr OF the history and ecotomy OF our naval
ordnance. Tho constant demands OF the navy during
the year for ordnance aud ordnance stores have been
promptly met, aud at The Same time fun attention has
been given ~ tho mary new and important ordnance
questions OF the day Among othor suggestions s that
tho removal Of our large magazines from their present
locations 10 secluded situations Tho Importance OF
tho permanent organization Of gunnery ship as school
for the instruction OF officers and mon preparatory to
being placed on board cruising vessels Is again present
ed owing to the great increase of ordnance work and
the accumulation OF material at the New York Navy
Yard room Ia needed. To meet this requirement
the bureau has commenced the filing up of The
pied marsh adjacent 20 the cob deck, which when
plcted Will afford ample accommodations, as well as fur
nish park for two thousand Cannon With all appliances
Tor 1tt lug them Tor service
Tho chief OF the bureau OF Provisions and Clothing
commends new arrangement u sorehouses, and thet
they be entirely disconnected from the uavy yards.
SO tho establishment II two government bakeries aud
the preparation by the government OF the preserved
meats aud desccsed vegetables, which form part
OF the navy ration He also recommends Increase In
the number OF masters and assistant paymasters
the regular and the establishment OF the grade OF
passed assistant paymaster The extraordinary rise In
The price Of provisions and clothing snd The Increased
number Of mcu In the service, render additional appro.
priations necessary.
1he chief of the Bureau Of Navigation submits the usual
reports the Naval Observatory Nautical Almanac ofce
aud the general ADMINISTRATION Of hs department Nearly
all the nautical instruments used IN tho navy which,
prior 20 the war were procured abroad, are now Of
American manufacture, not excepting cbrouomeers and
comparing watches. The gratifying advance
not be stated with reference material FOR Tags
stu sail under foreign bunting. Notwtbstandns the
largo quantity used by ths army the navy, and the com
mercia marine, scarcely any progress been bad m
Inducing American establishments undertake ss manu-
facture. 4#s
The chief OF the bureau or Medicine sud surgery sass
the numher ot casualties reported during the ysarto os
~ Killed and 35l wounded Total number o. csses% , %
sickness undcr Treatment, 22p; OF NecA hah l,uss
died, bS 0To were returned 10 duty or dscNsi
2lll urdr treatment al tA5 clcso 0 slc year. iAl ~
number "a deaths m l.ts) 10 susSsss eorsapKA.