The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-05

S sS nS ito Hs 'Pee n 6c Is s Che
& Rs 81 & 81 s hrG Il all ~ o %PSsr
who relieved Admiral Turncr on tho 9th day Of SEP
sss & az o % Ss 1 81 but three ycSsp have O0en
Our coast line on this station including that Of Alaska
bies Of this fleet are Of great variety aud Importance
Besides general q the persons and
scaered the and in the sesports Of south Anne
csc they include supervision Of the Interests Of our
GoveTnment me- and our people in the whaling and seal she
the iands and with the East In these interests long
as and PG'a MID mas 5
tested and marked out and at vast distances with thou
sHnd OF miles aetwscn the a Of tho Republic must be
mindful ind Of our TShts and power ,.,..,,..
which, together with those Of the other ccs will be
found detailed n the statement Tcd entitled
The appendix viii be found both intcrcstne aud nstuc
i've Ssp cay those relating to the cruises OF the James
town" and kearsarge among the islands of the Pacific
TiIR EURoPEAN STATION,
Embracing all the waters Of the Atlantic aud ts
Whole European coast and that Of North Africa is alwsy
relations with the peoples and governments Of West
ern Europe, and the number and importance of
sonsl and commercial relations ia that quarter Of the
In present condition of Europe the feelings and pride
81 our well as Their Interests and safety demand
able that purpose and the department has sndcavored
% @ Tc% % C the SS in hSt or % dT was possible
Ad%s s9 nser esr e 81 Fear
tas lOs s,n q August last Il consist. C the TEansn
and the "Guerriere" ships mounting in all 129 guns. OF
";Isfiere under sailing orders join the deet OF
this fleet all but the Franklin the Richmond" and the
Junlata" have been reitted and repaired during the
THE AsrAro STATION
Embraces all the waters of Asia and of Eastern and
Northeastern Africa aud the islands the Eastern Ocean
c6c Station extending from the west The feet on this
Rcdses who relieved ReaT&dmiTai Rowan on The SSa so
esg SgD o. the Af1 enc ss M c9RIss Of the & SaSradS has
"Monocacy" the PslOs' and the Idaho" lstoreshpl,
three have been pTqpaTsd and have sailed
1P Ps the 1 s ss hs dote % 5 81 my SI last
arm armed for @ Sgns il the rivers Of China sent e Join
from Boston TO Singapore in seventy three sailing
the appeHdS W be u much te @
The Importance of our interests this station can
hardly be and the constant necessity for
The Uncertain tenure by Which ali the interest," Of eo
civilizations and religion held in the East the
al eHs "S
rest danger these combine to demand an increase
Of the force which the department. ia unable to afford
pcrvades ali The European settlements in China nds
the bulk Of our Asatc fleet is cruising in that por
on Of the station for the protection interests hic
that armed force which makes the strongest appeal to
Asiatc respect.
The act making approximations for the naval service
eRtrHnce % tue STbor isHd P
cc Ocean. afford safe rendezvous aud port of refuge
United States In the provisions # mi. act
end G on M @ M TO eSece e or
aud one Of the vessels Of the Pacific fleet, the saginaw
the tract bSr by making the and e
calculated TO forward the enterprie The co nmandins
officer OF this ship charged with the mnediae SUI
contemplated BY the act r,-~,o,,'o'
and possible thereafter the deepening Of
and has been eS1T%ed n with
than were but at the
S aSfs to- tic Ii sens' nd
Da o MSFf 49, date s s
Of the cost about sum he conside 70 be
Rs s ss the 5'
Rf @ bs Be a b s for its
tnuance, and a. the department has given positive in
will be no means for prosecatns the work longer han iii
October at which time the party proposes returning to
iieutenant Commander sicard gives in his report fn
6as been excited it, progress from time to time and the
prospects of its successful termination.
THE INTERocEANIo CANAL.
In execution the plan stated in my last report
for surveying the lsthmus OF DaIien with view to
TSfd the T9 three small IA yes.e the
placed under the command of Commander Thomas o. Sell
ridge with instructions to explore and survey such por-
bic the location and construction of such canal Be
party consisted OF guard OF maries under Of
Capt Houston and IL civilians employed as,englnoers,
srapSers Two Of the vessels (the Guard" and "Nipscj
sfTe there & IL 18th a g ami s s
"Nipsio two days later by the way Of Aspinwa whore
dent f S9'Rsa s and
% s ss t Sq 20 s The 9FFp2sns e he
fGs nsdS SS s S RSf Rs e and der
in S % So on S but rys Afs see
routes were explored and surveyed. Viz:
l. The Daren route which. starting from Caledonia
following that river e its junction with The
thence goes westwardy aeross the dlyde to the con
savanna TO the l,aeihc Ocean ,.,. r.. 60,
harbor at the norther extremity Of Caledonia Bay, up
the sessaydi river to the diCdns vi ridge moves thence 70
by he Morti Chusunqga @ and savanna % the ragiie
of that name, passes through the valleys Of the Msdass
aud Mamoni riyers to the gnction OF the latter with Oh,
river ayomo or Chepo and thence twelve miles by thai
river TO the Pacific
practicable for ship canal In the first elevation
553 the second, OF 24 feet and in the third OF l
sixio Ten miles, and nvoly ing expense
rainy rendered further survey other .ouca
impossible and the expedition returned to report resdl'
The report OF Commander selidge seems to furnish
pSSi lea sd' ans % and hoasR no
route has yet been discovered the field Of future expora
this work Cannot be overestinated il Is the parpos
Gs Re to e m 81
such manner az 90 settle definitely the question OF
The exIedtiop Organized under the pr9yi,ns OF the
e Of SGnsTesI Tor the in'ey q b the nhS rGa
AoWeT" tug, sailed from Hampton Roads, under the
aSSs az Ken w on the @ Of ia ha d
When last heard from they had EFT Key West in goo
eeed that the survey VIII be completed during the pTes
Such are the duties reqgirea Of paval fore
in TING Of peace and seh Is te o orSe ne %Sn Me az
ihese duties. =. ~. .
do during the last year thas been possible ncres
materially cruising force on i9reisn station But m