New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-01
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tsrl inea n o,,r impression Of yesterday have
d national Importance which iorblds ussto pass
them over without notice they CONSIST OF |
i1uestiorf and answer in the House of Commons, |
which Are enough to fil any Englishman with
astonishinent and Indignation. Mr.. Graves asked
the Eirsts lord af the admiralty the names Of the
Ahns at present available in the reserves Tor I'M
mediate service.
sfr John Paekington replied as follows: My
honorable friend wall excuse me if / do not give
aim The narsea of ahese ships, but am sorry to
say fhat1f did so the list Wouid be very short
one. Iregret to state that find. the reserves BY
no means in satisfactory condition, or, indeed,
in such state as I had q right to find them; so
much SO that tue admiralty have great difficulty
in finding relief for the ships that return from for
4 eigH SERVICE y This is the condition Of the
British navy st the present moment. This Is the
end Of the expenditure Of $40 ,0o009a WITHIN
seven years, of endless inspections and expert.
ments and pariam entary debates and professional
This the tiraai result which is attained by the
nation which unites the finest and mostcosty gov
eminent dueky yards and arsenals in the world with
the largest private enterprisei 1t is now eight
years since this country set to work TO reconstruct
Its heets All that lime the conservative govern
rneilt II s Lii Once and the first efforts were made
by the board Of admiralty presided over by Sir
s John Rakington But the eonsery tives were soon
driven ont, and the ministry OF Lord Palmerston
succeeded them. The nation was promised, and
E it expected great things. twas eager on the
suhjeetQf naval defence with an eageTness fos-
tered by IN i'll grounded alarm. ~ The excessive
which that power had attacked and huInbled an
enemy, caused all classes to believe that We
needed the best ships, the most powerful guns
and the largest supply Of searnen that could be
obtained: 9he rec5Ils Ixuefion Of the navy became
one tho most nepuIarlg interesting subjects of
Ehe6ayass Twas no longer confined to merely pro-
fsssloa cisat,o msa PiEopSgaaetd
enterprise was ready to lead its aidto any extent
deu1aIde6 bg me service. The House Of Com
mons has AeTeE IN ITS whole career been more,
government declared necessary to the national
saonTisg and honor. Economists will not soon for
get TIE Vii endifssge OF that time. pss
Nearly $50 600 were asked for In q single
wear III Sle name of ational defense. OF this the
= Admiralty had its full share. We we're to build
vessels iii to compete with and conquer any that
we're segit ont of foreign yards we were to ndncei
cur merchant seamenIto take kindly to the naval
service and To Insure a ready suppl OF men ON
the first note Of danger. W ooden vessels had evil
DENLY had their day The vast hHtks which ne ~
our naval harbors would never more form line of
battle. These who had seen iron plated vessels
knew that III 4iInanff HawGtha old orthodox three
decker must either go back e port or TO the
hOftoms n MY lords hfeeemed to see this with
more tan eig usual 81 earneEH of vision, and such
were teaE promises; and the lsggeness Of theE de-
manGsfor4 the falflnent Of them, that the nation
could not I5Izs trust them. AZ .t55tE vi "a
From that time to this we have been recon-.
etFucting continually. Il has been all designing
ard building and altering and trying ships at the
TeasgFed mile at Stokes bay, where each ship is
has ever preceded it, until unsop hshcated people
might bs excused for thinking that Britannia ruled
che waves more inpariousiy than ever1ssA ndinoWl
egYe fifld first lord ef the adHiiral mot an aspi+
ring osFng H1e OF iataent anxious To- APP
Rropriate d grievance. but an actual responsible
zrsf lord with atcial dignity b mafLtain and Off
Gial sllgatiafa to bind him eclaripg that8we
&eail ghasa Aaat Ellips tes send To- sea. fgls I.s
sir JahA aG1iRgtQn ID admitted by everybody
Hoshaa tslgaat ard he IS not
1kel#t0 aasai without king, pE with
put coming to reasonable concl qsion. Nor il it
HE temper of himsalE or his paIfy 20 say any
khing thaE may excite what Sis called \. popular
Bian0T. y When he speaks on this snbject he has
GOOD means De Judging and every indictment to-
Be aceuFafe aud We Implicitly believe him. We
Is Words He ID Gerry that the list of
ship "a t1s reserves Is - very short one = The
IeEeHTGs ara e BY mel means actQgy con-
titian DIT; Indeed, liz sucha state as he had right
to find them. e The4 adfdirast have great diff
Guilty in finding relief for the ships that return
from foreign service.5
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