The New York herald., 1876-08-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.

GENERAL ORDER NO. a16.
U Navy DErAgrnsSr, WASHINGTON. August IL. 1875
The estimates AIDE for Pay of the Navy for the current
properly employed meet the best Of the service
of the country this amoau in the opinion OF the
submitted and the made in the office of
counts are finally settled The psopc
u Congress have however de.ernhed that ,his wa
the express grounds ee explanation OF
Conference Report ON Naval Appropriation biil that BY
psry oi the Secretary Of .ss Navy to rio"sn officers
instead ofhsving them under the heads Of other duty or
made and they therefore give III. Secretary Of the Navy
they spared the needs Of the service as
me ns sy.s sIs j. s9sd be Snns I w
e nssI sssgn ., gns a. ~n perhaps make
In Of this policy cesTess appropriated for the
curren, yea, for The the Navy 10 be
It's former son plenent Of 900 men the sum Of s. .So
Under these circumstanoes. the Department. AL
1ss n av Ss go
branch OF the service AS nesr AS to the np
the number Of officers employed those absolutely needed
to the y Ssn % % s .a
n1sd py the pIcs,sons OF EXISTING Aha ,s
obliged put well deserving officers in position
Of late solely for the useless and nndeserv
ing and perhaps reduce The pay OF gallant
below what actually necessary Tor the SUPPORT OF their
refusing TO out the expressed VIII Of tho representa-
Congress viii be asked a. its mex, session. remedy
the tho evil which is TINS done them and in the
putes any TO- involves the disgrace Of such
that il Is simply effort to meet
be- the requirements OF public law, oipdn. alike
the department and the service
1t is. therefore. ordered that
l. Until further orders officers relieved from scsyoins
vessels and having made cruise or part of cruise will
have many months leave waiting ORDERS dating
their detachment In OF the United
States Or de ached abroad from the of their
first OF the United States that cruise
OF cruse has becn years with aproportonate leave
fraction Of of such service Al the expiration
their leave" waiting orders" such officers will
thereafter be regarded furongh and by virtue
this order placed furlough." will he paid
by discussing officers without further iEstructons from the
Department.
H. Officers relieved shore staops. harbor ships
special duty will have mouths leave waiting
dating from the of detachment At the xpira
virtue of this order placed furlough," and
will pd by dsbursng officers without further
tons from the Department.
H. All officers duty the LIST Of September
and who affected either Of the two preceding
paragr will be regarded furough," and by
virtue OF this order placed urloug from that date
will thereafter be paid by dsburng officers without
furth instructions from the Department.
~ Tho foregoing applies the active list OF the Navy
tho retired officers being fixed by special provision o
law. GEO N. kOBESON, secretary of Navy.
CPECIAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO GIBRALTAR
- and the East. and to Now York
The full powered British steamship KING AK
THUR having superior accommodation Tor saloon
gers engaged will positively sail this week
This presents unusually favorable all those
who desire the above Passengers will have
visit the celebrated Qualifications ot Gibraltar the
of in the Turkish provncss returning Greece
ont only 500, gold. Apply to CHARLES l. WRIGHT.
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