, 1865-12-07

10 .rset,en os sdaitiouA relhue.aouses fes q;
Ser. in Tho ,asds ~ pnIsaass q 1aad
IT Tne @ tots' e1pensee ot sais dep Hneat nom the
al Of March, ..u4 10 1uo :sHh Of June, 1855. em'
rrseine period Of four ycsr9 and fouE months,
ID sosfnf = E. DGs n,., ea5 sus u .9ss h1s ~
a1ieen IN The purchase, construction. aud equip
msrt OF veseels and In tie mainsenanse
Of The s7se n3Ssi a eree apa5 s, ,ns
/, e Of n So II Is gratifying % note thst
lie expenses Of tn15 Department siIce the COM
,n ,enhs u pe1 cens Of The czpend,tres Of The
Government during the ssms lime.
TUE nrRxAts.
Espeessl attention is called to Tie reports Of tho
several Chjct Of Bureaus
to the necessity Of increased accommodation At the
II Tbe Bu1eau OF Construction and Repair state.
that there a1e fory y-one yes.ets for the permanent
us7Y ID sas1ous sages Of constr cuon and th1t the
supply Of eeasuned ahip timber is exhausted.
fbe Dsresu Of Equipment md ReeruatinE = giyes M
he lopevsik has made a7sc4 ton. OF cordase dur,
Ing he laes yeas The nnrnbsE Of se3men A. enlisted
The Basran Of steam Engineering states that
eeve1a experiments rclnrr 10 steum engtnea are In
proezese, hut Giyes no Eesnlt - yet sIrtEed at:
TIE Bu1c.n Of Ordnance calls Intention 10 the
large Quantities OF ordnance and pranancc materials
reminding On hanl, and recommends The const1uc-
ton Of maeazines In remote and safe Places t9r
their reception. A cuuIHe Of experiments with
torpcdoes Is also Adrtsed; also, commits aion to
visit Europe 10 examine guns-
The Erleau q Nas1gatioa al1udss 70 the Wo3- 3
inc for asgs 10 The preparation OF ana" ehaet OF
II lie s Bureau ' of Forsious and Clothing recon-
mcnds m increase Of the corps Of REGULAR pay-
Til Ttc Euresu Of Medicine and Surgery furnishes
tho following statiftics: Number Of persons under
l.
7a.555. Dealhs ftom Oct. l, '6i. 10 Sept. %, as
LEO Dining The war 1.io6 persons were Killed,
1,68 wounded, and 17G reported missing.
| CONCLUSION.
In former rcporte, rendering an account ofthc ad-
| nIn1st1ut1on Of this Department sinee I entered
upon It's dutiee, It has P,yen nc pleasure 10 make
been aerocated With me In tbs eonducf Of Its busi
or grateful obligation for their ability. fathlulncss
and Industry, under tlrcumsl auces which were often
not only responsible, bat embarrassing; md rts1-
ly avail mJseH OF this opportunity 10 again express
for ns5 ard r,s
gnnzation and action during the past four eycntal
years. and especially in the new forms Of power
@ss # @ Me b. h5Es gsass .na IL
csllea forth, In which they have been go seyaraly
tried and SO triunphanty illustrated, m exsraora!;
baa etsd I'd sp @ 81
Navy Department at once jadicsous and efficient
Under tho pressure Of such an eXigcncy, Ger
avoided mistakes bnt do sincerely rust that lie
brilliant ard glorious naval record witch shines
along tie line Of uoc1cutoua events during The
the De parimeat has been fai,hf1iiy devoted 70 is
dulles and that through its counseis mud care the
force Of our navy has in tho selection Of ocers to
tuuate extent, confded to the bes aud tltsest 35
In The conduct Of our naval operations, 10 put the
eo or be snl sbe recent @ T hstory
TIC navy bears Witness, think that the effort has