, 1866-12-05

III convey 'ng supplies. Ma1s. and of,ctfu and Ges
ruryeyor,. which hiss recently returned from Sl
Paul dc !oa1ao, where ehe landed cargo O
stores for The Eurcpe.n and South Atis.,lc squad
ctheE ecrvice between lie yards and statiops: III
Sac1nnfiso. on special truise And under specia
| instructions ID tho coast Of China and japan
tonehsng sht1ous loeallt,es ~ The ronte for th
7be s.eam ffieatc susqueh.una, connuodor
1aIne. Alden. Is On special selyiee. having bccl
Republic and Lieutenant General Sherman i
feia tEuz. OF such point might be required.
AoSApEock AND HiAx1oNo4ou.
The turretcd or monltor class Of vessels wa,
never designed bY the Department for c,u1s1J
rutpotes, bul for hsrbor defence and operation
upon upon on1 M coast In the ob]cet lor which he
! md emeient as was ANTICIPATED, and Mil inInisl
dssf1ay sox 40 spf ana BE- a9!f 70 azpssse
coat Is In liseN . protection agasus, he hesv
and formidable hou.clads Of Immense eonnss1
| and deep d1anght which European con.uuco o.
| have dcyjEtdt because. except at few poInta,
! VIII be ttIlrult foE them 10 approach Within cau
] non,shos Or our shores, and there tt but singl
Ee.s wassb shey san M e,ssE from she cs4,Ss Of q
estimation Of our bes, naval officers our motsto
e.a.s o. vessels are more than match fof tn
monsf.oas aud expenslse ison-clad structures q
therefore peculiarly sdapled 10 oo1 coast defence
The Impression sought TO be created that. thes'
where they were constructed, Or At all events tha
been di;peiied BY lie cruise af the Monsansoc K
reached ssn F1aneisco in SAFELY. The Siantoaeo sao
mob. another monitor ol the same type a. ii,
Monadnock, crossed tbs Atlantic. parsed up t5e
paspsI pois of Enrepe @ Ise:e esseis e e hats rSs
N these Two Voyages disposed In great degree
Of the mtarep1esentaiiens and .ple1udtees whiei
tusreled vessels to perform long voyages, whcr
required.
THE xAy1 YAaps.
raj naSy ysIds sye W,S ID tne feys
reduced 10 the lowest limit consistent With thf
pnb!tf interest. On several vessels work has beer
altogether suspended, and on others only 60 much
contractors for the etcam machinery 70 place DOR.
ttuns Of their engines in the lu,s. sit vessels ol
launched. aud also three others ID which ,be
sfeam power has been etmeWhat reduced in ordet
70 Increase the armanles.. Stcam machinery iof
Nh advanced condition. and the Department rs mn.
der contracts, made during The war TO provide the
.eesele ~ which these engines arc 70 be placed.
under ihe e!,enna4tanee, there bctng no pressips
uccetsfty Tor this clase CT vesssis since hpetflie
have et asea, TO make temporary arrangements tor
sIoI'ns r. mnsbiucry and POSTPONE The consHuc-
IL the construction Of shlps.o.w.r iron may
Intimately; l, fo great sstcIf snnersede wood
Try that uno3el vessels viii. for gor1e time 10
come. constl.utc large portion Of oar navy.
For the construction Of iron AID armored ves-
Gonntr5 has the material in great abundnner. and
posi- esses many advantages 10 that regard, we are
asnot! wholly Maptepste5; In latufr maritime
for s1pl cmacy on The ocean Will be deteTMjped
eMehy W t'on-eIad Or af1nosed ships. Our tur-
teyed Vessels or monitors will be powerful and
elective for harbnr and eoaet Defence bnt I. con
,lict wtlb any European power our countymcn
Viii hardly Ie content with merely defensive unT-
Armored vessels Tor ocean eruleinc must peces-
EARLY he Of large size,. which cannot, w,th the
rcqnleie strength, be secured IN wooden struc.
mics. lfatiempted. The Immense masses Of TIM
iron deterioration will be such as no economical
and prudent unttt Il will consent to sustain Ships
lor eiu1einE and offensive operations must be such
Eca nndrr eteam alone. S1ch resec1s az are here
suggested ehould be built at 4 Government es&ab-
llshIhsnt, for though private cn9rpI,sc can do
muth tn MD Of The navy, the ptcullnr1fcs OF Iron
vessels for naval purposes arg such that private
parties cannot lnncttske the work unless At
nEtfes which VII cover all The op1lsy for the IS
oe no other customer Than lhc Government for
fIch y! Wofk;
tc1es Of ths Government 10 ertet % It's own Hops m
md mach!nerJ. and TO possess lls own estah!ish-
r,cnt Tor the construction OF Its lron aud armorcd
be required 10 provide The neccFtaIy appliances
tor sueh an establishment, and special and Con-
Senicut location, With ANaplo area, should be
dry-daek i ind,speneahle, aud foF = steam navy
iieqs 70! the rena6 q vessels: ~ a saa
wcre almost totaiy teztrose durae tss Wi, sisa Is
9,irs srgs a e5Ps.atu1ss to place hen in con
Nl rf7,NE
20: :sctsien, and sotae repair: 6aSc been made 1t
sac Gae1 out the oiiaIlaattd wnha ana remnants Of
ths iosnel estaStasHMe1ls tvinain N condition
use. This Is more particularly the case at Pensa-
cola. where Only lew oultulloings and stables
exSspea dsst1nstton:
view. one OF the most Important, as well ns one Of
thG oest l9caiee, i1 ne UNITED statee, i IS the
only Southern yard on the Atlantic coast, is aecea
the country, and Is, IN every respect. favornb1y
sNaassd. Mtu many natural aHvAnta&es for M
nent ufg coek ~hich, nadeT aN tho dasndyantaS. 8
that haSe e1tsted, haa been Of Immense service to
"a. 6oycsnmcnt IN ,ac repair ana rshthent Of rcs-
Sare been is mr. IN ssnd1p Se
most Of the 1nncbinazy which belonged there has
on lit ii otaeT shas hIs saea sS &c Be piassd passs
tn propcr wofking condition, at ~ c9mpasnble
NV; ~ aormee etntn o. ctnclency end adequate To
NV Au1ait "@AE VI ]aG StAs!Ses u4to yel Eeu1R4ns
10 v conc; .
Ihs Farce AZ No1e!k acd a. pensacola are as ca.
sentia! 70 lhe navy and rue Country as either ot
aHe sA10s az ING y Ne1ta anu y tEc c'clt OF fog.
Glsn ~ VT, w eon1a osItes aispesse WITH one Of
~ Saa"s nne " Ut 15an Nitn c1thcf
ol inese. OaI posseHston Q! tncfn during the late
VI -. Ha ~ 1ae untan eaG Atter taef e.
e;;. ,,srna. tnv aa ~ Sessfa. 91ocn.
or,b e ots, 1a,s,,rs ro' IS.1 neo aa Feh'
not;n ~ toE PM .cpas, Mt,a !oss o. service
,rnr' EEc.oincd ~ ther st,t;nr naa Ss9Ms, pnt
ac,aI t,rn ,.sa. ~ si,6at ,,.s ~ ~ II inus
C.iIit,ee IN, no,whs ,nnsny toa " s1r artssaiso
m.nt M ihn n1nctstc %ns shorah ~ 1u - H"ssln VT
sii;c;, ~ a's "'oe~"'e WE eae''"' h1ane noIe
IN thn evcnt o<o fo,ct,n r,r4,h H., ,,.s.
,wo ~ ,s. ~ ~ c,,r ~ cnn,tr. r1rIs 1, - nia
nms tIisoTSan;srns ste "a wi,bnn, ser
oT narn1 .,sfioT IN lie Entr nav,i f,,c fA.s =
sIca,rsrzIsnd mi nrhttn- ressnis mrt1 h.ns.f
s'e~A1te--A4 ~ 1@AAo6 sE9s1is "t<t HCatA!lc!