Morris tribune., 1882-12-14

fruitless investigation leaves little doubt tina
all its members persisted IN the sea. As a
slight tribute TO their heroIsm give III th'S
communication the names of the gallant men
who sacrificed their lives on the ex?eolaSon'
Lieut. Commander George W. De Long sur-
geon j. M. Ambler;J. j. Collins, Hans d. = ei ie
Con Heinrich Maacki, Geo. A. Bryde, Wafer
lee, Rdolph Drassler, Carl A Gortz, Nels e. Sew
erson, the cook All Sam, the Indian Alexy: The
SGet We're 'n Lieutenant Charles s' cbpp
commanding; William Dunbar, Alfred sweet
man. Waiter Shortell, Albert g. Kuehne, Edwin
Star, Henry Warren aud Peter T.: johnson
Lieut.. Giles B. HARDER and Master William ID
mains OF Lieut. De Long and his comrades
In nursuance of the directions of congress, the'
Rodgers, fitted out for the relief OF the jean
pette in accordance with the act OF congress
of March 3. 1881, sailed from San Francisco
June 16 under command of Lient Robert A.
Berry. On Nov. 80 she was accidentally de-
stroyed by fire while in winter quarters IN 81;
laurence bay but the officers and
crew succeeded in escaping to the
shore Lieut. Berry and one or his omcerss
after making a search for the Jeanette along
the coast of Siberia, fell in with Chief Engineer
MelvilIe's party, and returned Dy way OF
Europe. The other officers and crew OF the
Rodgers were brought from st. LaWS@>e Day
by the whaling steamer North StA Mr..
Charles i. Putnam, who had been placed III
charge of a depot of supplies at Cade Zerdsee,
retnrn;ng to his post from St Lawrence Day
across in binding snow storm, was earned
out to sea and lost, notwithstanding all enor.e
| to rescue him. Itappears by the secretary's
report that
TIE AVAILABLE NAVAL FORCE
| of the United States consists OF tnlrty-seFeh
cruisers. fourteen single-turreted monitor.
built during the rebellion, large NUMBER OK
| smoothbore guns and Parrot rifles and elghsy-
seven rifed cannon. The cruising Vessels
| should be gradually replaced by iron or sseeL
| shins. the monitors by modern arnored yes.
| geIs and the armament by hlgh-poHsr rineo-
| guns The reconstruction OF our navy, "nIcn
| Ipas recommended in my last message, was
| hepun bv congress authorizing, In Its recent
| act the construction Of two large unarmoIeo
| steam vessels OF the character recommended
BY the late navy advisory ooaro'
and subject to the final approval
of new ADVISORY board to be organized az
| provided by that act I call your attention 70
| me recommendation Of the secretary Of the
| boad that authority be gwen to construct TWO
| more cruisers of smaller dimensions ana one
| fleet dispatch vessel, and that appropriations
| be for high-power yiHed cannon. for torpedo
ing consideration by congress of policy mere
| after TO be adopted in conducting the eiSnI
| large navy wards and their expensive estaD-
lishments the secretary ad y9easea I tSe1s
for to the lowest possible announta
| FOR the purpose of afording the officers and
| seamen Of the navy opportunities OF exercise
| and discipline in their profession under appro~
pirate control and directions Inc secretary
| advises that the lighthouse service ana coast
| snryey be transferred, as now organized, lfoni
the treasury to the navy department.; sno ne
| also suggests for the reason which ne asslsuS
| that similar transfer may wisely 6s maoe Vi
the cruising revenue vessels. The secretary
forcib!y depicts the internal connection anu
| inter-dependsnee Of the navy and the
| COMMERCIAL MARINE,
| and invites attention to the conunueo deea-
dence of the latter and the corresponding
transfer of our growing commerce 70 lorelgn
bottoms This subject is one OF the utnos.
| importance to national welfare. Methocs OF
| reyiying American shipbuilding and OF Tsstor
| ing the United States flag in the ocean-carT:!ns
| trade, should receive the immediate attenuois
| of congress. We have mechanical sklI aho
| abundant material for the manufacture OF
| modern iron steamships IN falr compeu'l'n
| with our commercial rivals- Our dlsadFaH' a9s
in building ships is the greater cost OF lapoi
and sailing them, higher taxes and create III.
| terest on CAPITA, while the ocean highways are
already monopolized by our formlda5le c?tS
| netitors These obstacles should -
| some way be overcome, and for our rapiG
| communication with foreign lands We should
| not continue to depend wholly on vessels ooll,
in the yards Of other countries and s AN
under foreign flags With DO United otate'
| steamers on the principal ocean lines, or Tor
sny foreign ports. our facilities Tor eztendinS
our commerce are greatly restricted, Vhil7 Ine
nations which build the ships and carry nlaI.n
} and passengers obtain thereby cons plcuooe az
ysntages of increasing their trade.