The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-09

facture reasonable time" would be the time
necessary TO DC takeh bg manufacturer TO pro
vide himselfw the necessary plant to produce
the article required. shorter time you'd
necessarily preclude the possibility OF obtain
ing the same in the United States. No steel
manufacturer in the United States. with his
present plant, would enter into a contract 10 de-
liver armor guaranteed 90 stand the tests, based
upon the tests Of ar1nor in use abroad, which the
bureau Of ordnance would prescribe.
ESTIMATES APPROPRIATIONS AND ExPESDf.
TUREs.
The amount OF the appropriations applicable
TO the current expenses Of the navy for the As
cal year ending June 81, 1886, was s14G50, 1886,
as follows:
Appropriations for the
year. .tl3, ,jyJ i9l IS
Balance Of pay OF the
navy and pay or the
marine corps Oh hand
July J, lSSJ. 2,JI2,SjS ~ - -
-----fiG.i32,o ,oG2 q
Deduct sum belonging
TO the naval asylum 1857 ~
.ilso SUN due general
account or advances. "pe?.SR 6J
Sums applicable a. above stated. .slIOjO,lUJ C2
Drawn from the Treasury. deduct
ing sums refunded, during the us
S"' year,. ................... I::'3oEo W
Balance undrawn June o. is4; L.. . 1.,7G. 40 70
IN The hands or the uiSDuISlDE Uni-
fourth auditor so3.fiO 81
Amount available July /. 1876 i...a.s .7GaGi' ~
Drawn from the Treasury between
July and October ~, for the
payment OF liabilities Of the year
lSs0.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lu'JIl5 ~
1885 -. '.N........D,.'-.. s iGS9.5s. O3
OCCURRENCES or tIG YEAH
la the ship-buildins policy Of other naval
powers and the designs of war vessels recently
laid down great value has been given 70 the im-
portance OF high speed and to the gradual de-
velopment OF the type known as the protected
cruiser In some cases the maximum speed
guaranteed is as great as twenty knots, while
speed OF nearly uineteen knots has been at
tanned by several vessels already in service
Aside from the Development in the type OF
cruisers already noted ID most prominent feat
ure noticeable in The conduct Of naval AFFAIRS
is the great attention paid TO the study Of naval
warfare by means OF the squadron OF evoiu-
tions In this practical school, tactics, gun
| merry, the use OF torpedoes and torpedo-ooats
| are taught, and the officers thus gain an expe-
| rience in handling vessels OF high speed and
| the use OF modern weapons and appliances OF
| war, i'll which sO great and rapid changes are
| constantly being made under circumstances
which SO closely resemble those Of actual wsT.
/ fare
| As result Of the maueuycTs Of the French
| and English squadrons OF evolution. il has been
| demonstrated that the type OF torpedo boat
| 100 to 10 feet in length hitherto accepted as
! capable OF efficient service upon the open sea
! IS too small for such work, and that lts role in
war must be restricted to operations along the
| coast or harbors An increase Of size has con
| sequen1ly been demanded, and torpedo boats
| intended for q service extending beyond the
| limits OF the coast line are built OF lengths
| varying from l30 to 80 feet and in displacement
| from 90 10 $50 tons. a still larger boat has
| been built for the Japanese Government
| length 166 feetD
| The department in July last appointed a
| board to examine and report upon the adapta
bihty of the Stiletto, a boat built by Hcrreshon
| Brothers. OF Bristol r. l., for service as tor
| pedo-boat. The board reported that the Still
| etto embodied the qualities which u modern
! torpedo-boat should possess, although they
| suggested certain improV ements for future
| boats.
| The steam trials OF the Stiletto were exceed
| ingly satisfactory, and when the small type
| tbut 90 feet in length OF the boat is consid-
cred they compare most favorably with those
| of boats built abroad.
| On July ,, with twelve men on board and
| about a ton Of coal-displacement about %
| tons - this boat made four runs over the
| measured mile in rough sea ana fresh wind.
| The average speed was % II knots On July 81
| six runs were made with twelve mon on board
| and the same amount OF coal. The average
! speed was 22S0 knots The same day the boat
| made q run OF 80 knots at an average speed of
| 1899 knots. On the 7th run to Block lslan't
! and back was made in a rough sea. and an aY'
| erage speed OF 1862 knots for the run was OBJ
| tanned. .. 90
Experiments have been recently made which
| indicate that for vessels at anchor or under
I,t,1N OF LOUIS ND IN,