The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-05
THE NAVY.
RObeson'S Report.
The Maritime Force Of the United
States-Nayal Operations of
the Past Year-State
Of the Service.

submit % rePS Ps d hs Nasg
the naval service for the last year: -,
Re dss d % m p a S Glasses OF the ned 20
carry. when in commission, 13s2 guns exclusive Of how
n0 n0G ,c qs 4 the
unseaworthy and sold the tug Rescue" also sold.
under an nc net Of GOngres IS to the 9 Of Liberia
visited this country with authority to carry out the
The Sd q January ss. the tug MARIA" into
and on the nsH Of the saS Of the same month the steam
soop Oneida cut down by the Engi,h passenger steau
most Of her officers and crew.
SIZE OF THE NAVY.
Thus the S sOns' s at M @ tine % Of M
onclad monitor class Of the remainder 30 are sail
S4 Rd @
mounting 45 guns are attached to the several ceta and
GS Ss Ress 9s aTS in sDa nj tho for
Gus stations and the tugs and small vessels duty at
in comrission Ter others, mounting las guns. ready
for and M te e G S as % hg re-
be enlisted ll the shiEs which are returning e this
aindc Whose Borne S are
U al n e VARIOUS ysss h
laid up in ordinary, OF as unfit for service or repair
THE NAVY ABROAD,
During the period which has passed since last
report the United states Of America have been at peace
Of aYe EOsy nf niE
this branch Of the public service must always be in
power Of tho government and Si;paying eyeTywheTe
rance and the encroachments Of CIVILIZED power.
and present. Svzaon Of
goyernmenta, commercial and religious tatves
s a65en anS ns SS % S
threaten frequently their personal safety and or
anteipatiae as far as may be- such dangers M and Of guard
By the ADEQUATE At
ti,nst foroigp mail dnr;ng yoor bas
brought through the appropriate chpnnes to the Navy
every quarter the globe requests which are sometimes
iSE hs IS oy bs Se Of an
armed vessel Of the government -, . 49,,
Crnny are ony safe Under the
power; wherever governments are unsettled Or arbr9ry
in continual dapger and al er the world wher-
bory aW Is ioosehcd the securities Of
unsettled and The influence Of e{iiiEed society weak
soyeinments constant and careiil protection;
cStons the hips have sob called %
North Atlantic Station From the isolated groups Of the
e sna are called fTSy d the and
Ee e our ezen % G 6 s 9a % ssUTes q 2 ey
cnfy II American ntefets and rights Of American et
zensp demand at this jpneture the presence OF our flag
startled by outbreaks which defy the power Of even
At last adyices Christian pisslOnarios frightened
Their oa a o any dy we
hear that come representative Of our Government more
only safety under re- Of %c our sayH sau
thority Congress two surveys the sthmus which
nent and making under like authority soHndings and
o SsrSo ge and OK our
and mid we are also about 3 G %nds
aaclcntfc expedition toward the he North Pole
by condOn l is e Of
but The tument of this duty S must Of eOGrse q, depend
bear to the character and OF the
be trayersed apply them The navigabe waters Of the
Globe embracing an area Of over sgare miles lies
e distinct craisPg stations tg each Of which n s
require and the means at Che command Of the Depart
GRansPd Psr 9nce the ' my % the De-
partment been able to 9SreSse to any great extent IN
NORTH ATLANTIC STATION.
extending norhwsrd from the mouth Of the Amazon an
Of ic embraces than 5000 miles Of
ps H. m the al sn s Wes sqa a nf S n aaf the
OF Mexico. the Isthmus, aud the northern countries
Admiral ISL Ie i TSeSed Rear a
% T. pS9r on b the Sa 81 AfH, e fs n
q swsfara Tsf the anc the kansas
Hs As SpsS &R e '9f sa shs 'S
fontean os sRp, ineladins the tug and mOantin
Ss S Ss "a ha BIT as
6e USsa s '6t sPsfd c & d.es e
T and Il d5i; 81 ,EIs
tho four monitors with the hospital ship aud tug
n be and
mens slow and expensive are kept ready for emeI
gences and move only to points where display OF tore
II called for. The steamer "Nlpslc and tine seaine
special service connected with the surveys OF the ia
ren and Iehuantepec routes During the past year tl
smons the West India Issnds especaly the neishbo
hood Of San Domingo TO the government which repnt
lie extended our protection under the terms OF th
don Of civil life demanded the constant presence
ships for the protection oI American interests Ihe'
waters embrace an area q oOoOoO square Are y, 'ie @ ~
mcE while that OF Cuba exceeds iogO miles IN exten
Iii these the force Of other and distant nations IA
exceeded our The French and English fleets on th
made up of ships. including several powerful Sc
going cads. mounting In all 800 guns beside 81 sdi
boats, mounted. each with one heavy rifle gan.
SOUTH ATLANTIC STATION,
Stretching from the TO saint Paul de l.
ando and southwark between the shores ana beyond u
cares Of either continent covers an area o vasi eAtei
siss present of but four vessels three OF which are
tile ation the fourth about to join it, These nnd
the command q Rear ADMIRAL Ian Lanma9 are s1v vs LA I
the '.Nsraganset," numbering in all Al guns. of th
fleet the Narraganset has been completely rented du
ing the PAST year.
Extends from BehTing Straits southward TO Cape hqr
and westward the 10 deg west longitude. aud south
ec shs eronps. New zeaIaad New Guinea and Asra
lhe fleet the station Is divided into Two squadron
called respectively the North aud South racine squa
rons.
Under the immediate command OF Commodore VILLA
RI Taylor consists at this time OF seven ships, moun
in All IS guns Fix Of which are on the station ana
saeola y the 'saranacm the 81 Marys" the Cy anf
the Nysck'' and tie Saginaw" with the "Caiforni
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