New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Ds21teh to The NJ Y. Tribunc.
D WASHINGTON. Wednesday. April ~ 1903.
ECONOMY IN THS NAVY.

Special DisY1,eh to The N. Y. Tribunc.
/ WASHINGTON. Wednesday. April u, 1905
ECONOMY IN THs NAVY.
The country will hear with joy that one de-
partment Of the Government has determined TO do it,
duty Immediately the finances Of the Nation and to
It's oyorburdrned taxpayers. The Secretary OF the
Navy has boldly set TO work TO heTing down the ex
penses OF his Department Months ago In view Of the
near termination OF the war he refused TO purchase
more materials. or TO permit repairs TO be done
ootside the Governacnt yards Tuin! the tender Of
ceutnct which under other circumstances, would have
been deemed most advantageous, was peremptorliy
declined. The commercial vessels which the exigenccs
Of the service have required to he purchased will be si
and such war vessels are specially required, win
he pot Of and officers and men, in all lis
departments, whose services may be dispensed with,
will be permitted 10 return 10 civil life. retrench
ment on so a scale. viii hot only materially relieve
the Treasury, but it IL hoped viii be initiated in other
departments.
COTTON.
A gentleman who arrived here to-day from
Georgia says there II resource Of the South SO
little undcrutood and greatly underestimate ss the
amount Of still held there He thinks there must
be at least bales in Georgia and lOoo0 600 bales
more in Alabama. Ho Las personal knowledge OF
hundreds Of bales which have been buried in the sand
for more than year. He predicts that cotton Will sell
for 10 cents per pound IN Savannah as soon as the Gov
eminent removes tho restrictions upon It's coming In,
and bis integrity and sound judgment are vouched by
gentlemen OF the highest character in tins city.
GOVERNMENT COTTON.
II is ascertained that Secretary McCnlloch,
in view Of the great losses sustained upon the Govern
ment cotton sent to NewYork viii permit parties to
remove their ,breequartrrs in kind of any Southern
staple leaving oneQ with the Treasury agent 10
lieu Of the present rule Of requiring sale TO be first
and the Governments portion paid in money and sub
Ject to the present enormous expenses. ~
OUR ARMIES.
II r said in well informed circles here that
before the last draft Was ordered there were $4,000
men On the ray rolls of tie War Department II THIS
tho fact and il the people who have been taxed to
support this hos, on paper which they have neVer seea
in the field there Is doubt ha. popular demand Tor
the instant reduction OF the army North OF the Potomac
will be- made IN u tone and temper that 40 politician
and no party viii dare TO be deaf TO.
GIN. GRANTS TERMS. 49,. ~
Those who most bitterly dcnounce the
lenency of Gen. Grants terms Of capitalization with Lee
now profess 10 derive consolation In rue fact that Tue
peeks Of tho whole Rebel horle lot wor the life Of
one devoted Union soldier which might have been lost
In another attack
To the Assccttsd PreW no.
WASHINGTON wednesday. April i., ls6s.
INCREAsE OF THE NAVY.
Such has been tho increase Of the navy, that
the Navy Register for this year will contain 20 pages
more an the ono previously publlshed sixty vessels
we're added between January hrst 1864. and January
frat is65 aud psrsonneI In proportion. The names "
81 iron cads are given The entire number OF vessels
il $50 II appears that within the period ABOVE men
toned seven naval vessels destroyed oy hcpe
torpsdoss, and ss many captured by the enemy.
80 sOUTRERN PORTS
The ports recently closed by the proclama'
ton Of the Prssideut viii ooatnuste be bock,led.