The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-02-04
Tb, Enlistment Of Navui Apprentices.

| addrsss Won IN behalf ~ myself and oshsrr WHO
| src iu pursi.t " knovle IL. under difhculr,s"
". learn nom vour paper n Naval sc1oo' At
N-v York, and have aeo learned tho mole
u getting w, ne We are ~ . loss 70 Know
40 y viii prove s1ct 10 are IN We would he
glsd n know TIE origin, usu-H aud prospects of
tie Inst tuition bow, AMI by whom ii n eNab-
li'hcd shst character - n, compared viii the
NIvHl A'adcrnv, snI be stsn une and pnsiunn m
"ipu .tntir'' acquires In the 1. s. Navy low
Tong il 10 lke'y 10 lat ebat course q, treatment
and policy is pIrB OIL toWnr N AyprenLce9 Who
euicr What par, -nd wh'n 10 trcy ommcnce
drsw'o'. Tho thing II SO obscure tai great dr.
trust 4 ieli |. It b. SIMPLY hcrt yarJ ,or vsgs-
bond oy' rom Nh,cA t. drav supplies 81 ~ 0der-
n. ukeys, co'lheavrrN deck-sweFTsrr ETC.
should r. Known. at to an inst.tur0n 70 nded
by lay, ma ng toys Tor honorable positions aud
stvancerncnt !n 10 Omitted ~stos Nav, rn' nom
VII o. hoy could sr.lu.tc VIII the rs2ulir houCts
snd privileges Of NIval Academy, 'toa 8 shoull
b. known. ILaVe boy fr tie position uau 81,
bus would uo' place him in rl.ce Ike The FIRST
J.v N.k.
A. We ab-vc letter rmbodi.s the substance N
perhspss score OF communications tina. We have
rsccivcd w.hin tho last thrce or four DAYS, We se
loci ID az ths subject u reply which, we trust
will furnish tho information .Dush' also BY other
oorosponden;s
Tie naval apprenticeship system Ia not new tn
stiiutou. Wa e-,aellshod by An act q Congress
paved IN 1877, at in oonsq renee 4 the r-aref,ii
condition ~ tho country and Tho n~af're nevis n
the naval aervoe. iut title Aucr iiou was pad 70
the su,yei,, AMI tho system eventually sus
TslGOl. Lately, however, H. h6, tceu resus Il sied
b. Secreisry Will,-~ Who has ssuai schedule N
re atoms which fully explains The m OF the svs-
.om and flru shea ali nee fil Information ress-llns
II. From th~ss rcgtlat Nus l. tITelrr that the
qusl hcatons required Tor NC eptanrc as naval sp-
pccntoe arc that he hoy a. AZ - betwe fourteen
and ei-hieen years OF acc that h0 1hsl l." entirely
| nee rom ny personal eject dsenso- or mani.
feHttS NJ
resolved who has lcen o6fyiced NJ auy
| Infamous cruo or moral delinquency. Aacr
| TIRE passage OF sat siactory examination up,,.
thesa points, 1t Is essential thai the eorsen, Il
| parent or guardian ~ the boy shall be .1ycr, BIZ
signature to the shipping sr,lccs and also by an
acknowledgment OF such consrl. maio in dupli.
| Gaze IL the r--r--n,e 81, Gnd certified ty m..fs.
us,o, one copy Q. which shall he h'cd in ia D.
partment at Washington, and the other transfer.
red, with the pay tocount OF TIE Toy, to thc ,Sel
in which he Is los rye. Two school-sh'ps prop.
erly hied ont aud equipped for tho instruction "
the arprCn'ices- vi ue sat ,ned ~ CONVEX ieut
places (which aro not yet otic, ally d,agnaisd,
These v sss's will le FULLY offered and sitht euty
out 10 sea occaGonallv, and, " necessary, " 70
from one por, W smother Sclouinas.er, will lie
assisnei 10 each SC ooi-sp ~ teach the TuLinc-,s
Of ci1ea;hn, incud ng navigation; AID -
| proper allowance n books, stationery, aud
necessary instruments Will be- turn shed
| by tLe Government Tho officers NJ the
school ships will he constantly on the veusl. AMI
the boys Will ne required TO keen therus YES sri
| pulous y clean ami tidy; and their beddinf, ham.
| mocks fnd meas 81 purtensnces must tr kept N
| perfect order. UIOn his reception on hoard the
schoOl-sh y boy Will b furnished with such lr.
ucies oil cIothing, OF navy pattern. as ny be SIC
| cited by tho department., which articles will lie
Oh arged 10 him ana douuctod from his pay He
| will slso receivs, hee a Shar.S tho same allow.
Ance Of outht, hammo X, &C., thGt en- i6lel m n IN
the Navy receive. Bard cous sNrg OF ofhce-s
Of the schoOi-soip wiz examine boys rs thev ars
received. ami classify them according to her lf
gree Of advancement. The apprentices sfc 20 h.
carefully and g. stematico ins,rucs. !, under Ii
direction Of the commanding officer ~ the various
duties per.Ainins 70 . seaman on board a Inln.of.
WARN rigging and unrlgg ng masLs and yGruS
bending ana lnbendins sails knott:n., srsprrng
and spLc.ns blocks heSving the lu7i, siar.ny,
maknS sgnaS shipping, pointing, grazing, wea.
wing mtts, making ssskets, rerAug, turl.
ing, aSnS uabketa stois and cgilssscs,
exercising great guns target firing, pulling e .rf,
ste- Tho commander oi tue veese VII make M
and transmit " tie Navy Department q quarterly
report showing The names Au4 classes of tue Tors
their aptitude and department; snd also the nun i.
ber OF hmes lhey have been repoHc4 for IN soon.
duct together with al punlshnents inflicted. A,
intervals, OF not more than three OF four mouths
the Department viii order board II naval OH ers
OF appropriate rznk RICHLY il 81 ect the condt on
OF tns school shipe- snd closely examine thu conrse
pursued toward tho boys, aud maxi a report OF Ins
same. Al the time Of their enlistment as appren.
toes, the boys val DO rated and classified s.corG.
\
ing TO lho degree Of Idvsncsmont Tao pay u the
boys as At prcsent pruv.Ioo, will 10 a. iol ows
Fer those OF zoe hrsI clas. ton dollars . month ;
second eiAss nino dollars . month tnlrd class,
s,gbt dollars month. Oas-t2ntl part Of the mont
ly ray Will 10 wlthntld until the ,xuirauon OF the
tsru Of cnhsrnenL which will De " uou tAe appreu.
tee has reached tue &C Of twenty -one Years Tie
remainder u nls pay (Which viii commence " m
the date OF his AecspsHcel viii lie expended in
clSthing aud o.bsr peosaafies Tor hia Use and
under the sspociL spproyaI vi lle eumm.ndlug
officer, oooAAlonaI pAymsnn IN money wall W ma O.
Ike boys wll DO encouraged anu stou IN remit.
ting 70 parents that PORTION Of their nav that i.
not expended for poeess'res. Apprentices " II he
transferred W veAhcls IN Ao>.ye ueIyloo ulon the
Recommendation OF Me Boar'A sud with inc gp-
prOVAl ~ the commanding oil, or. Tue hpyR win
NOT allowed " act servants or WATERS i0t Oh
cera nor will they be employees wIthout Urgent
necssslIy, Ia other services not nIuc.ys A. Ihe
objects Of their enlistment. On the termination f
. regular oruise, commanding officers OF 81 .-oing
vessels Will report W The Defortment The nam y OF
apprentice boys who have been dessJy.ng, and
toe Department. txIediont will then gran,
Them leave Of abeonco not exceoIing nN
weeks. A. the ODD OF his term OF enlistment, a
boy vN Ioceiye AL the money duo b In ana II 10
has hoen deserving, he will receive from ho de-
partmen! certificate on psrehrneni, expire. ng ts
approval oil his eoniuct. lie WA uieu he con
n'-srrd a having prior clam In al sppl., alluns
~ promotion az appointment Tness .aos tnl-
uohN hh now regulations is5ued by Secretary
We!os. Tho manner O! maxim; applicant has D..
ro1dy boon noticei ~ the 6Us, aud T.rsuls aud
guardians can, herooFe, UIa~ Their own con.
| tus'ohs regarding tie advantages VI tho bppreI-
| LeeAIl y systouI.
soAE OF TIE pupil. H. q school In Detroit arc resi-.
don't VI W4uds-r w TLey have U,en stol pod
~ tie Terry viii Their teacher under the r., rnI
passport order, An application being MADE 20
Beeret1ry H." SrL- through A.lrul RAIs ESQ
unIsa States DlsIr.c1 AHyrlcy, il hss been de, ~
that Mrs James anu her young m ssos D nils
are not travellers M tie meaning Of tho y sslp II
regulations, and neoi M. Ia required 10 pruy uio