The New York herald., 1870-02-13

care inc sovcfai , sccnons OF TINS Mi ana am am
tions, With ny cordial concurrence. TO de-
upon which have dirfered slightly with the honor.
able Secretary. beg leave 10 submit herewith my
retary should have discarded The original idea OF q
board OF survey, which. IN my opinion should be
deslgnated the Board Of Admiralty, and be confined
entirely 10 that grade, with the exception OF course
OF the Secretary. 10 not wish to be understood
objecting TO the name Of survey. but simply that
Admiral OF tine Navy. holding by law the same rela
tive position as General OF the Army, should be
or Of m sn naSa board ha,c aaa In hs
Vice Admiral should assume the duties OF
president Of said board; and IN the absence OF the
Secretary or the Navy The senior member OF the
board should act Secretary OF the Navy pro tenn
may be accused OF self-lncercst In suggesting the
conviction thas would tend tu the general good or
the service. In section Three would respectfully
may De deemed expedent by the secps,ary or the
Navy" In reference to the reorganization OF tho
medical corps, ~ provided for In section seven.
in my own mind upon the necessity OF appointing
ten medical directors, with the asslnilated
hospitals and syums but ~ as SaSe avsVs Hsrgs g.
consider that the simple question OF number should
pc decided by the government as It is supposed 10
know tne requirements OI the service. The same
observations will apply with equal force to the reor.
ganization Of the Engineer corps, provided for in
section nine wherein have always considered that
there should be twenty engineers Of the frat class
with the assimllated rank OF commander instead OF
ten specified in the section referred TO- am on.
posed TO section seventeen from the fact that IN my
opinion NO ofiicer below the grade OF commodore
should 81 S vv M the Ga office Of Cher @ OF Bureau
o1cers below that grade are appointed to such posi-
lions, coincide entirely with the honorable Secre-
the time be be equal @ those Of Commodore ] Of the The
line on sea duty. In reference to section nineteen
specify ing the position Of executive oncers, beg
leave to observe 10 the honorable Secretary that
nave never entertained the least doubt as to their
rgh. to those precedence over all officers attached TO
vessels yards, stations or establishments while In
the discharge OF their duty as connected with sucn
vessel yard, station or establishment This is after
ai al out QUITE, temporary authority as it terminates win
has the same right OF appeal to the commanding
oficer But as executive of1cers are the organs Of
command, ana are responsible Tor the good cond
tion of their vessels, and, In TACT Tor everything IN
OF the service requires that they should nave entire
control IN the manner specified IN the clause re-
erred to- In such POSITIONS as IN many Others 1t IL
not the simple exercise 0f authority which often
creates Ill feelng, but the abuse OF It, With
the above lew points OF difference beg
honorable Secretary meets with my entire
concurrence and appears to be one which viii be
acceptable TO ali VINO desire the speedy restoration
OF harmony to the service, In the beginning of
contest ielt deslrous to do justice the OF
such star officers a. had served In my command,
dangers incident 10 the profession, and hence when
Surgeon Palmer appealed TO me to know n had
any ODJectlO0 10 y CERTAIN OIL WHICH provided lUr
higher grade for the Older officers, readily
IN the negative, saying that Thought that the older
officers OF the stan corps VINO had served their cOun-
war equally with the line, had natural
right to expect promotion to higher grade
IN their respective corps. At that time did not
deem it possible that the feeling could become 80
violent and while my opinion then circulated, SIM
ply advocated reward Ior merit, at the same time
placing such officers 1t shore stations to pre-
vent contact with officers OF the line or the same
grade, am glad TO find that all the boards and the
TO them this preferment as myself During
all this time have been prepared to express Lly
opinion without Prejudlce or partiallty but have
studiously avoided doing 30 until such time as 1t
was called for 10y authority. Very respectfully, your
ooedient servant, b. G. FARRAGUT,
Admiral United States Many
To Hon. GEORGE M. robson, Secretary OF Navy.
Consular Jurisdiction.
France, Prussia ana The other States OF the North
German Union, and Italy, having adopted the pro-
vision ~ to consular jurisdiction over crews aud
vessels, the President has proclaimed such treaues
with the United States accordingly.
Senator shermnn's Cuban Rcsolution-views
Of Secretary Fish aud the Administration.
washington tFeb. 12) correspondence or the Even
The Introduction Of H NE cnban reso,ut,on IN the
Senate yesterday by Senator sherman. and his re-
MARKS thereon are good deal talked about In polit-
confcllng opinions as to the course the Senate viii
pursue now that II has become manifest that there
ID strong leellng In lav0r OF extending ald to the
struggling Cubans, In quarters which have hereto
lore exhioted no active interest In the question.
Many persons consider this change IN sentiment Will
obtain suilcent strength to compel o corresponding
change IN the policy at present pursued ny the ad.
mlnisrati0n, but this belief is not shared by those
most conyersant with the views OF the members OF
President Grants Cabinet.
secretary Fish thinks the passage OF Mr.. Sher
mans resolution would simply result In a war with
Spain, as the recognition OF an actual state OF war
IN Cuba by this government permits the Spanish
government, under the treaty OF 1895, 10 make q
search on the high seas OF all American vessels
which right they undoubtedly would exercise
Mr.. Fish does not believe the mere recognition
OF belligerent rights would result In inme-
diate declaration OF war by Spaln but shat war
will eventually grow out OF 1t, through Spain
ayalng herself Of her right TO search vessels and In
other acts to which American citizens would not
submit.
1t seems probable that the whole influence OF the
administration will be used TO prevent the adoption
OF Mr.. Shermans resolution II 1t be iavorably re-
ported upon by the Senate Committee OF Foreign
Keiations, which from the best Information that
can be obtained, Is not likely to be done.