The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-02
GETTING RID OF PORTER.
An ADMIRAL to bo Let Down Gcntly-A Com
mand in European Wuters-Sectotsry
HcbcsOu 70 tpke the Helm.

uuand in European wuters-Sccrotsry
Hcbcson TO tBke the Helm.
Correspondence ofThe sun
WASHINGTON, Aug. Si.-The stinging blows
which T'uR SUN has recently administered TO the
corruptonists in the Navy Department are at last
beginning TO be felt, and the probabilities are that
,here III soon be thorough cleansing OF the Augcan
stables In the old brick building In tho rear ofthe Wor
Department. Robesoh's recent order Ia a crushing
blow at the Porter influence, and that worthy Is
furious al the sudden attack upon the clique which
has so long held sway here Rumor has t tonight
that the general order is the immediate result Of
open rupture between Robcson and his self
appointed henchman, and that tho end Is not yet.
Porter hos not recovered from THE SUNS attack
upon his famous settlement Of the Corliss contract
or no one here believes bat that lie had all to do
with II despite bis protestations that King Is the
guilty pcrson) and the revelations made In tho same
journal respecting the fvortism In the distribution
OF duty have eaton like iron into his soul.
We say there Is rumor of.an open rupture. and
that Robson has Of last resolved TO gSvern the
navy himself. This feeling has long existed In the
breast Of the genial Secretary, but for some reason
It has been subdued. Once before. however, 1t
found expression, and thon nearly resulted in q
serious mstter, but the President poured oil upon
the troubled waters aud ,be breach was healed.
Recently, however, the Secretary has seen that
Admiral Porters course was bringing diecredt upon
the administration OF his Department; therefore, he
las resolved either TO control things himself or
10 resign the onlce Of Secretary of tho Navy
He opened the ball on Monday by tho order which
drives nearly every pct Of Porter's away from Wash
ington and breaks up that other worse than foolish
system OF having a Port. ADMIRAL a! every naval
station. Under the new ri1ion Porter's stay In the
Navy Department will be Of short duration.
The order Assigning Admiral hcanchtou Smith 10
the command Of the European Squadron is regarded
as a certain indication that the grand junkeling
party, with the Admiral at Its mead, will soon set
our. Hmith Is ordered TO the Immediate command
OF the yquadron, because he Is MEND Of Poiter's
while tho present CONNIE nder, oil son, Is not.
time has come when the Admiral mnst RETRO
from tho Department, the design is to let Him down
as oasiy as possible BY assigning him 10 The com.
mand Of tho "fleots of the United Statos," With
headquarters In Europesn waters Those OF the
mous clique who are not on tho retired list will VI
course 20 With him. and thC Navy department win
be eh In charge OF i,s proper head. the heSretary
Before going, however, there arc ,evefsi Il ings
isfactoriiy than hc has yet done In tho Grst liaco
the settlement Of the CCrle9 tcam eng mo contract
by which 1t was svugh. 10 swindle tho country oui
OF SiOUUO1 10 stu under confederation by the Com
mltteo on Botrenchnen'. Porter swore before the
Committee that * knew nothing OF II, Lat that
King, 20 Chci Of the Steam Bureau,
was the mar This may be true, aud
i lnr not Al any rate, wien Congress meets
arain, the Conmiitao may want 10 know why ror.
ter Seeps this man King In the Department, II lie
is that RiST ~ no more gully ttan lis superiois.
ana Porter kn~Ws ~.
Then tlorc is D. 4 oil swiudie. By yhic, se 900
gallons OF olive oil wcSo purchasel In Lisbon,
through tie agency VI the notorious Abecassis snd
twenty hyc conts per gallsn more pail for IL than
Congress, in investigating II Ia the fall may need
whatever light Lo can throw upon it,