New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-08

..,.,o. NJ the permapent organization Of gunnery
sbp a. school for the instruction OF oihcefs anu men
prcpar atory to being placed on D0aru cruising .
Z. again presented. Owing 10 the great lhcrcase .
ssnce work and the accumulation Of material at tn
New. York Navy Yard more room 10 needed 40 Ieo
This requirement. the bureau mas cohinenveu e INN I'LL
mn al the unoccupied marsh adjacent to the cobuoeh
which when completed. will afford ample acconmoon
tons as well furnish park for two thousand c"'
non with all appliances for ttlng them ior serrc.
Ths cLief ofthe Bureau OF Provisions and C0tnius
recommended new arrangement Of siorehouses ~" nv
that they be entirely disconnected from the nav 80.
Also the establishment OF two OoVerhmeh' nsery ed
and the preparation b the Government OF the -,
rnsat, and dssccnted vegetables which now or ~ I
OF the navy ration. He also recommends an :,
in the number of paymasters ana ,;heIt ~ The
IN the regular service. and the estaDnsgea - ,,'
Grade OF passed assistant paynasiei. lug 1ie
dnarv rise in the price OF pfoViSU,s aI.u
and the increased number oil men ~ .n'
der additional appropriations necessnil' III. A.
1,ba Mo, of tbe Bnieau of Navigation submits tho
usual rcpors OF the naval observatory Nantica alu
ac Office. and the general VI nd IN tbe
Inent Nearly all the nautical Instruments usea IN tne
Dayy which prior 10 the war. were procured aOrouu'
are now OF American manufacture, not excepting cnfo
nometers and comparing watches The same Sfaln!iuE
SySnce cannot be stated with reference TO materials
Tor flags as we still sail under foreign bnnthg NOT
withstsnding the large quantity used by lhe army 'e
nav, and the commercial marine scarcely any progress
has been had in inducing American establishments 10
undertake it, manufacture.
The Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
.,aes the number OF ca uaios reported during the year
90 he III killed and 35l wounded Total number 81
cases OF sickness under treatment. 6l,s99 Of when
number Oi died 81 OlO were returned TO duty or ds
charged leaving 9 III under treatment al the close OF
the wear The total number Of deaths is $50 He
suecests reorganization OF the Medical Department
80 as 10 place il in better harmony with the growth ana
expansion Of other branches OF the service ana 10 au'
81 more efficiently to present wants. With the e1sthg
organization and pay il is fonnd impossho 10 procure
the requisite number Of medical officers the superior
Inducements he ID the land service atrac
sag many in that direction who would otherwise prefer
service in the navy. The statistics forming part OF
the report show the large number OF designations ~
well the large proportion OF those TO" IN the
volunteer service who decline positions In the per
,nanent corps Since January ffty'two designations
lsve occurred. and quite number are now before inc
department unacceped. simply because OF the lnposs
bity OF filing the vacancies 1t suggested that the
only remedy is TO make the medical COMMISSION more
desirable in pay and position The sut1ect Is com
oneDded 70 the attention of Congress Additional ap
propratons are required for the completion OF hospitals
nnd al alteration Of the law Of March ls5l relating
10 the value Of ratonS Of sick transferred to hospitals
square No 9is, IN the city of Washington for nay
hospital is also requested. The Government already
owning a portion Of he land makes its desirable OF
many accounts ;nnt the remainder some 44oVo iees
ehou,d also be und ar control Of the department.
The Colonel commsndant OF the Marine corps reports
his command in good state OF discipline. Ai,honsu
its number is fully equal 10 the quota authorized by
law he is unable n comply with oil the reQustions 10Y
guards for sea-going vessels Tie reports rom 10.
several squadrons and vessels OF the service SHOW a
in the gallant deeds of the navy. the marines have
borne an honorable part
CONCLUSION.
In this my fourth annual report / have submitted
hat in detail the condition Of the department snG
Ihe service This report presents the distribution and
employment OF maritime force which, intending The
addition 20 it now in progress ana near competition con
stutes for al the purposes OF defense not OF attack
and conquest tbes most powerful national navy IN the
world. In four preceding similar communications,
jncludng that submitted 10 You upon the assembling OF
Congress in the extra session OF l-Ol, 1t has DerI ID.
duty TO exhibit the methods and measures OF ADMINS
iration by which, from comparatively small begin
ming and under the pressure Of an uneNanped exseh-
cy this vast naval power has since your accession 10
abe Presidency been brought into existence; 10 state
the contributions which have been made 10 1t from our
commercial marine; to indicate the application OF oil
the of public naval establishments to us
construction and preparation for service 10 show how
Individual energy ana skill and capital have come sue
cessully in aid Of insufficient governmental provision
for the due prosecution of ths work and 10 trace IN
general outline the processes and results OF inventive
genius and scientific experiment which have changed
~ great extent the materials and forms OF naya srue
lQre and and armament, and have enabled our
country while in so brief period assuming fore
most place among maritime nations 20 create also an
era In tue development and application OF naval force
In connection with such account OF the sudden cTea-
Lion Of new American naval power II has been at the
eame time nv privilege in those communications 70
make official record OF series OF naval enterprises and
eaAiessustts wholly without precedent or parallel No
previous conception OF efficient blockade; no former
Endurance under the FIRE Of fortified batteries no
udscty and heretofore known OF naval attack
npon such fortresses through formidable submarine
distractions spread for their defense similar pcne
grafton by war vessels Of internal waters through
reach OF navigation almost continental no other ggan.
tic scale of cooperation Of naval with army forces IN
expeditions and oombats hundreds Of miles from the
eaboad and along the Of rivers precarous and
dangerous Of navigation can anywhere be found OF
character TO compare with the triumphs IL ali these
dorms Of effort which ii has been the duty of this
Department during the past three years TO organize and
TO report.
II IN the prosecution OF duties 80 srcuous, comph
Gated and exactng the trust confded 70 this Depart
Snent shall appear have been faithfully and fifty dir
charged then certainly my Acknowledgements are still
due they have been heretofore expressed 10 the
femen associated with me in its management 70 the
whole clerical force 10 the several chiefs Of bureaus
and especially 10 the invaluable services OF the Assis
Isnt Secretary and the chief clerk VI the Department
But it is to the officers and OF naval service
hs. the great Of what has thus been done AND
Is doing justly belongs The best administration O.
shis Department do little at any time than Il
give them the adequate and the right opportu
unity OF acton. To them, therefore FIRST and always
be the honor. when their own country and the worit
shall recog in this expansion and these exploits
our naval power q spectacle Of patriotic and yirtuou
1eroism worthy OF the in which 1t is displayed
and OF the national life which it illustrates and defends
, GIDEON WELLES. Secretary Of the Navy.
To the PRESIDENT.