New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13

CAPTAIN TAYLOR'S LECTURE.
HE TELLS ABOUT COAST DEFENCE AND THE
NAVAL MIIITIA-vALUE or A MOS

NAVAL. MIIITIA-VALUE OF MOS
QUITO FLEET
The New-York Naval Militia has nov advanced 10
that point where the particular line IN whlch Tvs
usefulness shall be worked out Is matter OF
serious consideration. II was in view Oh ''i''
fact that Captain Taylor. the president OF the
Naval War College. read paper before the reserves
o, Wednesday night. Captain Taylors subject was
Inc Relation OF a Naval Reserve 10 Coast he
fence" He said that consideration o. inc lo'VeS
liable to attack this coast and the means OF ceience
against such attack. would indicate logicai'E 'ne
amount and kind 81 auxiliary and supplementary
work which would fall within the province OF a
Naval Reserve. .
THE field OF action for naval reserve, ne Saiu'
'is large one in any country With MS II Is Vas',
The lecturer quoted from Nelson's dispatches MS
directions to The a-Fenc bles. when Lord Ne's'h
himself organizing them TO resist the 'nrei'
ened invasion by Napoleon's foila. ana saiu'
England France and the United states oher me
largest field OF work for volunteer raval reserve
Russia's recessed position as maritime power
and various conditions peculiar to Medi'erra"-H"
ia atoms cause a naval reserve to be OF less I'M
portanCe in those countries.
The lecturer SIX tched general plan for naval
reserves in war time. in the Long Island sec"on
OF the coast and said that this plan would Apply
with slight notifications TO al parts OF the coast
from Chesapeake Bay to Nova SCOTIA
The details OF the plan and the changes ana
effects peculiar 10 the various localities OF I'onS
Island and its vicinity could not be discussed ia
public but the general idea could he given anu ''c
private Information now withheld coud De IuI
nished when preparing for actual war to the OIL
GERS charged with the defence OF important To-
caIites in case Of an attack upon the shores ny
q superior naval force.
The regular navy would be fully employed. ana
would have few officers spare for the inner hnr
Of naval defence. This work would fail upon su'h
an organization as should have fitted Itself Tor
the work in time of peace As far as could now De
seen. that organization would be the Naval i'e-
serve whether known under that name or under
the name OF naval militia.
This inner defence would be carried on prnci-
pay by vessels and boats improvised from large
u easure yachts and iugboais and coast steamers.
which combined would form large armed fotilia'
or what has been known in history as mosquito
fleet"
Other duties the lecturer said. would fall upon
the Naval Reserves in case a long-coninued war
should cause this country to put large lmiro-
yised force on The high seas. and their ability and
previous training would undoubtedly MAKE them
valuable on such occasions but under no circrm-
stances could their duties be so iinpoltant a. u,
organizing a great mosquito neot, p"riecihS us
administration and discipline. ana usihs ~ 'h'''
lively arm Of the country : soasi deieh'e,,
Captain Taylor took possible tAdnlpl" ui'
gathering OF the not.lla IN pecoac Bay. at Robin
Island. in case that locality wer" settled upon a.
point from which t. sirikr ~ an ehthN ~ j.,
GARDENERS Bay. ami make their OCCUPATION "' II
these would be most likely to fall upon me MOSQUITO
fleet for the regular navy force would IN az proDa-
bi.ity be- obliged TO Withdraw from thl@ oi any 9'ri
important strategic point. II IN" enemy WIN /"
much superior strength. ~h1uli threaten Ser1o"-
attack.
,a..jcsl Significance Of Long Island IN any opera
lions upon this coast whicn should nave New-Nork
objective and touched upon such p),''S ., fvn
corning IL as not OF the nature of ON "a
secrets His deductions were made from tne studies
on coast defence carried on at the Naval War col
lege as part Of the course in the science DI Wal.
rnpSe q
MOSQUITO feet In making difficult FOR an enen.':
iee; to secure a convenient po-lI"h lvi NE ,a
base. without which curious occupation InNe-tiur
the circumstances. the value or TINS hefi "S'" n'
pend almost entirely upon that concert OF a. ,l'h
which could bee obtained only by RAINING aN' ="
severe discipline Here would T." found ne KEY TO
the difficulty We should have ID iHr NaNi 10 ,
serves great intelligence and nigh qualities "'
leadership. courage and PATRIOTISM nut 10 pp.|
watch are absolutely essenilaI To !, ,i'.In ,
and efficiency would be- Il most dihcnit iask f5'
this all depended. and toward this me ~9lk oil inc
Naval Militia during peace should converse
/ The lecturer spoke highly OF the Naluth.' Vol /
now being carried under the abe Iedier-hP ~.
! Commander Miller in learning the coast am Us
/ Interior waters. and in becoming familiar WIN ~
! terror channels He repeated that ms lecture con-
! crrned only the Naval Reserves field OF woIk IN
coast defence He did not doubt That IN Inn" h'!'
would be other work for he deemed u pfoDdDlc, ~,
interests and the birth OF her sea trad@ tn4' "D,.-
gations and responsibilities would be loiceh upon
/ the people which must De may It'oS', ~ 'r
accepted as necessary accomDanimenis 81 the couh-
The sneaker closed by assuring the Naval Ihiua
that whenever the studies OF ne coiiesS ,,ii, be-
! would be glad subject the Navy Department p
approva to place at their disposal any OF me u'
! dnctions which might bear upon theii Woik dnl
thus assist in directing into the most effective ehaN-
nels their valuable and patriotic efforts