, 1873-01-19

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QUE NAVY EXHIBIT.
The advance sheets Of the Navy Register for
1878, which is now preparing at tho Navy De-
partment, furnish some interesting: particulars
concerning our National marine, which are more
than usually important in Wow Of the PROPOSE
ton which has been mnde to increase the navy
by the addition OF several sloops-of-war. The
personnel Of the Navy md Marine Corps en-
braces 1898 officers and employees. The
Navy consists Of 1 Admiral, Vice Ad-
niral, Il Reaz Admirals, Is. Commodores,
50 Captains, 90 Commanders, lat Lieutenant
Commanders, 21o Lioutenants, 100 Masters, 90
Ensigns, $50 AIidshiplnon, Is Medical Directors,
Is Medical Inspectors, TO Surgeons, 80 Passed
Assistant Surgeons, IS Assistant Surgeons, IL
ray Directors. 10 Pay Inspectors, 80 Paymastera,
80 Passed Assistant Paymasters, so Assistant
paymasters, 10 Chief Engineers Of the first class,
Is Chief Engineers Of tho second class, 81 Chief
Engineers Of tho third clnss, 90 First Assistant
ENGINEERS, so Second Assistant Engineers, %
Chnplains Of the fret, second, and third
rntos Professors Of Mathematics OF the frat,
second and third rates; 2 2secrotaries, ~ Naval
Constructors, first, eooeud, third, and fourth
rates 7 Civil Engineers, 81 Doatswains, So Cap
taius. 80 sailmakers, so Mates, 81 Cadet Mid
shipmen of the first class, 81 Cades N1dshlpInen
of the second class, 60 Cadet Midshipmen OF the
third class, 70 Cadet Midahipmen Of the fourth
class, Is Cadet Engineers. The Marine Corps
consists Of l Bngadier General, Colonel, 2
Lieutenant Colonels, Majors, 20 Captains, So
First Lieutenants, so Second Lieutenants; also
u retired Marino officers. The number OF re-
tired officers in the Navy is 219.,
The frst-rato steam frigates this year are the
Minnesota, Colorado, Franklin, Wabash, and
Niagara. Tho second-rstes number IS. OF which
q only a-o reliable Tho remaining Il are al
-cadv condemned, or will DO as soon as they
! return from their cruises. The third-rates num-
her H. of which three are to DO rebuilt and
three are condemned. OF the fourth-rates, one
is tho flagship Of the Port Admiral OF No"
York, ono is rebuilding, and two arc On the bra-
lillian aud Asiatic stations. The eight smiling
vessels, first class, third-rates, are on the sano
stations as last year. OF the third-rates, sec-
ond class, eight aro virtually out OF sorv1co,
being either condemned or in ordinary, which
means that TINT they are mid up to rot OF the
iron-clads, the Canonicus is out Of commission
for the present. Tho Saugus, which recently
attempted to go from Philadelphia to Hampton
Roads, was compelled to put back, owing to tho
|. ipeficiency Of her pumps and mistake which
had been made in plndng her turret. TheAjax,
Mahopac,. Manhattan, and Canonicus are be-
lieyed to bo worth repairing. The Terror, at
| Eey West, will be brought North If itlis as
certained that she can make the voyage. The
other fron-clads remain il state quo. Some OF
| them can float and eome Of them can not. There
ie a report that one or two OF thom can make an
ocean voyage, but the report needs continuation
| Nothing will be done to them unless Congress
makes an appropriation for TINT purpose, and
| as there are but very few OF them worth re-
pairing it is not likely that any .appropEla-
ton will DO made. The deplorab1e condition
Of the Navy is not very fattering to National
pride. but at the samo tirno it does not furnlsh
any concfusive reason why Congress should SO
to work to increase the Navy. There is nothing
in the naval records Of our ship-building to indl
cate that tho proposed increase would not fur
uigh another assortment Of unseaworthy vessels
Before no talk much about increasing our Navy
it would DO well to ascertain II "e
have any Navy to ! increase, and befor'
ne let out contracts inSdisc1iminatcly it would b
we'll to ascertain by economical e1perlmen
| whether We arc alberto build vessel that cal
float and DO available for naval purposes. None:
enough has been squandered in building vessel
to rot at navy yards, or to bo sold to second-cas
Powers. At present, ne hive 2 1000 naval officer
and no Navy.