, 1866-12-05

THE N "A v Y.
Report Of the Secretary Of
the Navy.
General Exhibit Of tho Ma.
val Squadrons.
VOYAGE or the MOnAuN0CH TO
SAN FRANCISCO.
Voyage Of the Mianlonomoh
TO Europe.
The Navy Yards, Docks, Ordnance Du.
reaus, Casualties Of the Re-
belIon, &C., SC.

| 0blishment and reinforcement Of the sauadrou.
: condition The vefse1s and machinery which haJ
become wo'n and defective bY long and con tam
nasa 1ssEe hsse continued g b. oees .!
as!aiss ttnce ms last annesI report
-, When the war var terminated, which had developed
50 nutsd lie &C aey a. ns s9a y
our eountymeu as to hare given extrs ordfnary
efficiency 70 the nayy, this Department became re-.
spons3bl1iiy WHICH for four years had conr1auded
It's nure1nfitins attention. Bai to reduce he lu1
,S:9ss msass atoameut which .he esigeneies Of the
called Into existence, to discontinue tbe bioctade
t9aaa1ona to dispose OF the large number Of cap
tarto and Rnlcnassd yesscls which had BEEN used
had 1een commenced for inercasinE lie navy, VIC 10
hcl daiar ;he W. had % assumcd @ s1r iHsss
that gave Us ieremos: rauk among nnyal powers.
We Ss hSsisg 4 our a3sy noa bat
considerable anoEns Of labor and responsibility,
as , VII a. Of Judgment and discrimination
have eontl.ued to oecnpy Tie sticniion snd tbc
sh955s % or th5s during nc year i has
efc,cns eauadsvsF aIroad, aud, sos s..e pyoteetnn
fcan rights, TO hare one Of more Of our vessels
Sisn eteis nnpo'taht point where our commerce
Not Mil aiicr the fail Of Fort Fisher did the
irc9n, sRa!n @ any 'abok orest' to STRENGTHEN
period il was preseih. forward Nth lhe SANG En-.
sfss ard determination tn the construction or
tiona odnaDrc isnpp{ies ana mpn,t'one as aaa. a.
1ng my period oi the war. '''' @"
ahs s ofi1s iN,M;,.ss'cpi M Rye5 and is
! naval force which was made on onr internal
Ma1e,s & II ~ eafas5 period, although an efficient
| pressed N"t
;, a. The close Of tic war the Government had at
1 r1TYytI IrSR n%t
oi vessels nniit for fighting Nrrposes, and nasy
" ttsse:s which had been captured or were pur-
Sas;SSa ison she co1acreia9 Iaarsnc and armed
CONTRACTS tor new vesse1s which had bccn COM
meEeca, and Tor engines which are III The course
u fcon.!,uctidn, must necessarily ~ forward 10
ccmIsttou; hut US far as hss been practicable, ali
eGeL work IN The navy yards and elsewhere Ia
s1sH.n1aed A. thc earliest moment consistent
villa the pubic interest," most Of The Captured and
purchased ses.els were sold aud relurEed 10 tlc
n:s;ehsnt r. scrylcc. from which they had been
nse1 TO suppress tie rebellion, are contnbutin.
9 IN meas"rs :aaalds re-:stabltshns commercial
efa. hastily constructed for war uurpoBes. which
tGe!: WIS no object In further rctntninc, haso
lrtt i''it IL tht masGef and sold To advantage,
tn ~. /. sAnnes , apd 9y these means our large navy
| lroics Lace establishment.
LIZ ha.a stations which wcrc establi.]ted a.
yssions points IN ste Southern cpasl to promote
1
tinueI. and the supplies which we're on band when
r. blockade wis rai.e and the squadrons we're
htIl waraw ~, have Sten sold Or tiayterted else
| duction Of thcsc etatlons has been effected o.
eSoEontcally aud with rs little waste as was pos.
Prudence required that naval force should con.
f1nuc Tor period 10 limo onr cuast IN order 10
prevent sny .enewal Of hostsries. or any further
has afsen ea1u9 for ravai 1nte2posoa and Z
snlJ et Of eonsca'n1 ttion tsa, since tic surren-
an9 hS ci Ss
Slate: wh,cs Wire i, rcSe,ons ''dTa TSe peo, sae
rniedy y to Il he Icsa; 81 H. ns sa s9ssa
against esvcs,ion, and acknowledged lhcir aiic-
Union. Some d,seontcnt has been exhibited ID
contegncncc of1hc attempts 10 impose upon this
pes.,oa Of ons conntEsmen. stnce sheis suhsnis-.
e1 posk Jatfo .la"s. and 10 enforce on the States
Us a. condition precedent to their resump-
adoption oi an amendment 10 hat instrument, IN
the preparation and prcscntnent of which, they
had 10 sn!es % " representation, and which, II In.
changing In essential respects ts character Of i5c
Government That they ard Others shonld Oh
& 6 4 s Ssy 1s aGt
e1nnen. derives it, iu=, power. iron, ,he COR, con.
the netEod prescribed iy tic Constitution for tic
Initiation, aLa submission 10 the States Of all
I i
perhaps In tht ahsia's Of Tue world. hare the In
iiab1tant~ isnch au cstcnt If couttty, previously
csusi9n,ed 70 telfSoteinsncnl, go soon and 20
eencl nlls Submitted TO the results br0C1ht npon
them b defeat. lntcnnpcratc 1ansnagc has been
uttered by yiolelt and ineonsldcsalo p.rllsans,
vailed for the last ci:;h.crn morths through The
South. a domestic disturbance ola local charac-
as s 9Sn tn sbros
~ suppressed Mithout assl.tanse rom
and leady to sc'ide: aid II required There was
not then, nor has there been In any quarter, re.
tts.anseto H. fsdea authority; nor hare tete
other couhtr1es have followed the dsonndins ol
great armies, and which. II was apptehended
overct1nc. The rebellion briuS suppressed nud
t's eattse Or pref, It which led 70 1t e.tnguIshed
tlete tas been no obstacle TO tho establishment
| latlone, sasc the pas-ious and rcseutmcHte incl
dent 70 civil war Gradually our home equad
hsse esen 9se az dn wo
Is maintained in tho Gnlf with reference ~ nuct
10 ioseign rs domestic affairs.
0EHEnAL E1Hl1tT or 1uE SAvr.
Tho taal ntssnbet Of yeasv!s In the navy at iht
~ltA TWO thousand threc hundred aud dtiy-on
! ac,ire duty oae hundred and anecn vessels, cal
ryluG ono thousand and twenty -nine guns. III,
following general exhibit gives 10 detail state
, ment Of the character and condition Of the uAva
| fotcfs
Numhe1. Guns
r ytss'lr on f7scsas Esfvtee.
Vessels on service st hotus stations. In
' my. nary yard duty, etc..,..........-...T
a Total number Of yesSe1s IN eomm!seIon.1ls 10:
ifoasisd sesseis not not e@mrieicd..
ss,iinr sessei; Sos somrlefsd jojd ipeof
wseata sssssls is!d al, itpslinF; diiDs " :.
j tor sca. and tor fbale-..........-..........S 81
Total number Of VESSELS aun guns. IL
c | Tho Total number OF scamcn In the naval an
J, | coast survey service is about II, 500 ncu.
, IN the spring Of 1876, measures. were take.
our hocEsdns t,ee, to re.esaeiisa our fo1ei
s9uadrons. which Ind been recalled In The sprin
s fS5 qs styn n;ssl
- 1ban ench as could be rrndered By few isolste
~ cruisers, which Represented us Al remote point
eien ports aud distant ecas, even at long int
. @ale. bE rowing unau- u-of-war, was an adtuou1tio
Of ths nas,l rSNe1 Of ,hs sePasblie which. ,hoaG
II mystic difrcn1ttce. # MAJ sell nndesstoed Won,
~ be prompt and etllc!eut ir y1ndicatiuc ue sigh
n before the close Of tic ysar in which the rcbe
- r-essahllshca, mud the Admiraas III command q
OF saclr respective ttassgns. These sqra1roas ha'
=. degree Of activity ueve: before exhibited, bav
y ssiic,l nearly esc.s principal roti 81 tic vol
~ ~ The ycat Of tit Dtrsstn1tnt en!o,nins act1y,t
ID and Tic exhibition 81 the tia. Of onr navy whct
is ever Our conlInctec penetrated, hare been fsi,
ri fully uhscrscd and the teappearAnce OF oar nc
1u of-~ar has aecn welcomed, rot only By our cou
ymsnt; hnt y the people OF eves5 na'lon VIII
se ErnorzAs SQUADRON.
n. The RESTRICTIONS impose upon American arm
ships during ths Esb cllion, BY the great natistr
Il | our nnvat vcse Is from the ports Of those eou
,o- tries. When RsarA0mlra! Go!dsborough rccc
ne s stesn ~ se Lao
ae essiaded, T. es:ab1isSed Ii hesdqaastess f 8
of This squadron. which Ia still commanded
~. leai-AdsMirai Golashorough, Is composed bf
~ foltoRiut; fessels:
y, seosaao nassh,p.o ooo. e.n.na.,su.........s. ~
an'ssafstos has isssaeaas:.::::::
sss,a1s. {;T.ta. n
,rc Tie limits oi ibis squadron embrace lie lie
~ te.ranean. the Western coast Of Europe. 4
iii. as;ivity has been exhibited b5 mosi Of the :
na re!.. some Of which have vislted the prime,
as lhOsc on the Atlantic, EXCEPT when iuport
stance has rendered their presence IN post lns
a cruldnc, In pursuance OF The system Of aci
Of operations adopted hy The department when
Is choraEc> and cruising collectively baSo b
,Ns these naval representatives Of our country Y
he and more extended commercial and frienaly In
tee. course was invited; The appeasanee OF our M
ab. vessels gave sonddenee M e wherever they vent ,
the like an Irresistible curtcnt 1ows with lnereas
my. volume westward, especially from Northern
,a,s Tn tho decks Of one Or more Of the vessels
lhts squadron the scserctens. or come rcpre.eI
m<s q Z, he Shs egntSE families md r. people
''' during the year, received and interchanscd CT