Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-12

!u!trcs: IL .h@ 'saar boys, will therefore
% tb.igsd il yar will copy Tue f4!lowiax article oD
the suSj'c of en=iiaS bcy5 for The navj. I
rIgico thst Secretary TGompsla has pr,j,cted
SO good thing SIS 70 provide !us mauuiog cur
navy with American seameu. 1t il wise
measure. Secretary Thompson, ii a landsuso
oius'ti, proVsS be in0s cyjeilant Secretary,
ard htpe msr l0Gg cnn iaua. POTOMAC,
AIlx:risis Angus. -, 1870.
Tho pa!;cy aGog:cd by Sectcta7y Thompson
81 Go!is,ias toys ID h, neT,, 81 Jar from SUD
sldjenT Sprrglng tTDGl g lNero sentiment, is
| tic 8 lit Of ta.:ute b;ratloo, aoi WAS not
put 10 force uGlll it had been discus cd With.
! ADJ E'c:ved lhe appreciation # The oldest aod
M?s: c&a2Giauced utlc is il the iagG! service.
! l. Is Il WI kaG90 lac. ihl; the ship; c?m.
| p3s:"g tho Uaitcd Sta!>j N.vy src uut what
| thcy shlG.d o.. liner II .ha power & tn.ir
of3SdsiGc3 or IL TIC Strength OF their Tumber.
| IL Is commonly 5-ii'7td, R0w&Ter, that the per
"0oaul Ci tie GaV} Il cQ1as, n every Respect to
IL Ct 10? cay ia tho RoIi. ead this b,ilaf
| - t;asod u9on tic ll;stakcn iiea thGt Anercso
s'af1on mac America natoGGl vessels.
tAS:a n:V>r ":a 4 greater error. The buk of
| tia s2ano1 Q: tho Amoi!oaD Dgcy Gro trr5igo
NGrG:aa.lca 8l3 aAvc tccl t2Cood 60 eailst
from Tras>!' x r.c:5 ~. aud Yh1 haTo 90 tics
| Hha:e7,r t:Ed!cc gI!gG! - tie Country winch
tAc5 ~: :ci:.ygr-iiig. Scr; tArn rhrGe fourth;
Il hH52 Da9 il the flr, Cls.!a9 nt i aiiei States
naT=! vessels sr; uuGaG'a.IZe1 icreiELers.-
Macy OF t:i"in SO dastGtgTs itGn tli3 merchant
| sud naV.i a.r3:G s oi 1!h.r nati91J, mud ooue
| u thcr1 ~ aaila:ci by that patriotic spiri5
wb!:h Gw lis w.ttIa tho ua!ira bJro AID natu-
81 81; "a -
| ~hI1h pg9up:s lis. t. r3inaln staadr,ss in his
lgyg!'? il? 81 ,iu:as aGI u4dcr a cirlu nstago3s.
aaa TO tsee Gta:a u1llaci;0rif 10 urho!iior
th; l9a2r lt his fs[. l. il cot un uuu.La
| ;3inE 20 h1H ths5 .iIGro ;nau o1o half 0f the
cr'Hs u tbo tai,ed S!at@a ships ara uosbio 70
co2V:r:c IN ii9 E14stl lag: l9gc. D,sertio1s
er3 60 putnlrirS @ai 'r Ql7i:, lQ.wi. ;.n3iys
| tuG Efi2isS! tUari Is ilaIaGaGe5 that II n
| ieu.; Dc shl2ps Il "a: aDl3sS ever; p1Ts a. which
lS7 Sjs! touches, a10 Ia4 rlya!. Is tina: thu
c'eEa 4t on7 a ct :7a7 aTa composed Of men
0i "it Da!i19G!!ica &c attach tnem selves to tho
| navy urtaiy III ;Je Wlscs ah'ch aso promised
| \ clnh ic1ec csa ha Te2o.ed il such cra!TF
acd no Qtic,r 6 ;Ea navy c9G!d take them ato
&C ion vita Sn cGrmY without usgiviogs THIS
is the evil when Il is designed 10 eradicate by
CullSnGg a.neficsa boys as naval apprcl:ic,s,
a7;i caretu'l3 treining them en- American ah;ps
% heaemS efficient ACltEie.a ee&me1.
EecTstary jh1npsul - cGracss and cG!tu:.-
aS;io 10 lis eflris ia this dircclioo. ard ex
presses y 6ctvrGiiaaiirn, So fur IS be il !ar'
a;suci With ;ho DCc3asary 4Gti yc!ty and mcsns,
to place American Bavai vessels rctir5Iy 10 lhc
chaFgo ot American o!hclra a1i; SaaHco. Dlr.
!1g tie TeCeat s2>sl0g Of Congress- upod the
rec:m incubation oi iha Secretary cf Tho Navy,
laa gas caeated, Rivlng that othcer authority
20 eDIs: T30 S0gl as arprentc:s. The matter
had already rgG2ivcd .aature d,iiberstien OF
the pare Of Inc Navy Department, aod g few
days a:4r the a.assEG Of tGc act arraogempnts
i.r eH!!atiaG apprenilcea were perfected. Let
terS arc daily recryed at TIC Navy Depart
melt tr0n pa:cnis s;ElaG ~ privilege tba
thelc buys DC c9:sLcd, ana Dumcr9us .nelbert
CT Congress. Tblsc c1G',itu as hsv0 imp0r-
luGcd them Ia fct their rcya eutereG, have
SrIttcG o the S&c;etGiy a-l:gg thai the $50 be
llir!y aDp1rilooGG am"rg TIE various CJOgrcs-
si20ai dIstgic;a tGI hat nicmharS Of CDnRrrs;
( be perlittct 70 naulo>te the boys Tor cxam!ra
ioa. Il harJ doaa o ofEci.l act," said tht
Secretary, ",7hcl Y7GS nle more PLEASURE ant
satisfaction, 11u Wnlen prp0.i.CS . be 50 fruit
tul 10 glaG aGl las iaE resilj1 ~ Iha usvy, q
tho ellis iacnc OF uG7ai ap9r6nio3a. aad If u
| Efforts :. s1t ia !liag th9 iGrtc,5fiea OF Am ri
ciu asyal vessels with robust, iGtelhgert Anerl
c3a s:lcr5, | will Ieel the. ny atmiaistra io
Of tie Navy D p.Ftmtu: na,e,l,lIS ad3td {
), inc s,Ieu.!h, iii ;icucy aJA pl;rlD;isal of IL
. usval establishment We aro airead9 assure
Of SUCCESS. The boys sAo ea;tr The navy
; Sd from choice. n0d 81! c2T'Lsa:y rrnlsin ia tb
;. service. Inc clcalGpa, Wlich na1 80 appreG
:. rio s. has jas. reIurasa iJon = ibrca mDuth:
j cIpSa, ap4 The caytain has reported that b
=. 9ru.d Tot h! state - 90 70 sea Ia gGy sGl vii
thJsa 50 boys.
TIE Sacrala-y az the peZ. s:ssl0n # CGGgres
will mgka Z usi rsEUrt OF lis work 10 cn!!s 10
iavpTeD,ices. uad viii rec N uaoA that eu,hnrt
be el.en 10 eaiirt ~ rtG!I1aal $50 du!loG th
: coui!rs ye2r. UGa Cf t;.; W0rs Il cs Of III
r:eaeac: CT SO ti!aEy rnusturaHz:! reiEGcrs /
the Navy is ihs. Alcr!can scaraco vii 20, 40
: enqt, aud the r.. u.t is th4: uttasri Oa lOrele
- s,aiO5s arc 10 cousta2t i-ar that they will nt
have. cE;ng t. cJustant dsa@It:0us. s0ficlel
s. Dumb + Of geo % br!ag loius their ships
d This tofcigu yiemea iod!oates the !orecastls
auch su syceuf, aut l. 30 thofousGy uaa9ag
.. ais! aud 20 utterly paved aGd v!eiUu3, III:
T.. i ltTc us will net svtv. n tbeit 0Wa Navy, az
~ the Et1r IT 10 10 s2:re are E,adao feel that the
are il the servce uf Z igr-is1 fllz, Tie po!ic
adopted by S,c:esary Taomp.o1 vii! revolt
& 'loDz. ths ~ gra4usiG Gt!rl9G cu; the for
). siEacls Got f!i.0g thcic places with Amallcs
- segneo, educated ac3 trained iof tho aaTai Ss
VIC. by American rssai ,lic2rs
- Tie regulations uadcr winch boys arc ei
listed ere I!,iiig &dhe:rd -. ir:y!sus 20 b
lcg cni=;.G. every ho2 !uus: satisfy ;hl x sci.
cs tlc:rs lhas re o4a .2ad acd .s5!t", thsE
is ct Tt9us frame, oi 5yut acd healIhy coss
:. ta:;oa, ree ifou gny physical defects Or naiu
r.s;!5o, s.ai DO! satj2ct 10 fs=. When eo!iste
y Dyy. ruS! be hataee;i Is aud IS years, and t!
ie,IG .; eeIvicG coHll.uc5 uoili they ara ,
Fha tt;!au;Gg staclard Ct m-ssurt N Mt is pt
- serb 4: i hay ui ID RUS, D. 4 feet | | icoh
'. ,S h'gh, Weigh So pouu6s aad iues=2Fe 2I& lach
~ aruuo! :rG ehea;; IL years, 5 iaet | ice
sc!ght % poaECs, chest n,vssu;cneI! 2S llcte