New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-26
TIE AMERICAN NAVY.

IT'S INEFFiCIEECY AND PLANS FOR IT'S IN
PR0YEMEaF
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Important resom-
mendatiOns concerning the efficiency OF tie Navy viii
DO ado In the forthcoming report Of Secretary Robe
son. based In par5 upon tho reports OF tho Chiefs OF
Bureaus Of that Department It has been found that
more money has often been spent in the repair 81 Old
vessels as nuihorzedhy Congress- than would serve for
tho construction o. new ones OF greater strength aud
Of improved model and appurcnnccs. AS an Instance
Of this the Pensacola cost te0D aud the repairs more
than twice rs much namely $1,000 As to other vessels
Of the Navy including tho Guerrere Nevada lowe. and
Vanderbilt 70 put them Into thoroughly gos1 condition
would require amount VI money lar exceeding their
original cost. Their timbers mu0h decayea, tie
ships having been built OF unSOued white oak. The
neceste3 vi the Situation. however, have required er
penditures upon them to ncet emergencies, without
permanent benefit
Congress at the late session. authorized the Secretary
OF the Eayy 20 sell vessels ana also useless
material at the several EayyYards. Several such yos
sells are soon 10 sold al auction. and Others Of Ike
character Will b0 afterSatds offered 20 tho highest BID
ders.
TIC opinion Of naEat objects 1a there shoab DO NJ
least twenty good active steam vessels always u eondi
ton to be Immediately used. About year ago, when
there was such an excitement at Havana induced the
Consul Genera at that oily 70 telegraph TO our Govern
ment 70 send vessels hther for the ptoec!onot Amor
can citigeus 1t was difficult immediately 20 ind the YES
sells suitable for such emergency, ana The seereary
VAS therefore, Obliged TO dpatch an roncad from Key
West together with four other vessels, not vi forine
bile proportions, % that locality. Spain, ut The time
had ., vessels IN the Gulf the vicinity OF tho Island
OF Cuba Our vesset Owingto their disparity ~ force
would been unho to cOntond WIN Slose or SPAIN
IN cnee OF hostile movements on her part
The Chief Of the Rnrcau Of Construction ana Repairs
WILL tt ~ understOVd, tee0mmend theb oOnlponhl
engines be placed In all vessels Tor both economy or
fuel md OF speed aud wili support Ills views ~
careful argunentS. A.. -.
Tt has been ascertained from naval others that not
more than ten al tity iOn-cd vessels Gun DO rel
dered useful Tor naval purposes therefore, lhe CIV
eminent viii dispose tho remainder Of them Tue
twcuiy lsht draft monitors hnit during me war t
e0Bt OF t6C0 900, never fred gun. not haNtS icon
called into active service. -,
la Wow Of the facts concerning the nercencY 0I inc
navy efforts will DO made VI the approaching session 1
Congress 90 reOrgRnIo it completely, part OF e re
tary obesOn report will be devoted ~ thus SUBJECT anq
will repeat the recommendations IN his Last auhh
report 70 supply the places 81 vessels which have be-
useless with those ~ good and sound construction
aud Will urge that uuleas something Is done IN TINS dfc
ton. cruising navy now by ~ means powerful, M
deed scarcely respectable Tor nation OF our RANK hn
re- pOnaIbltcs, VIII almost wholly pas out OF ei
j istcuce a8 arm Of our national pnWer go
Tho prcsidcJt today Iu private conversation with
] tltp-luitcI said tYtt Ice WJudi no ~ lQiHS2Wus