The New York Herald Newspaper, December 5, 1860, Page 3

+ teventions, Ube werite of wnick hare oeen 40 woll este WHW YORK 1 yume, tage thie between the Mistour) river and tho Paaitie divide of “ihe depsrtnent, Ths Darvea Ss0Urv-s a! the moueys for Bho #D the existance there of se- "ymy tr clowning, bar ange Incitowt apes. "S peter aud mio euaece af oul rumercoe military posts, Within the gerbut spoken more then bwonty ‘een divbarsed DY BOW L490 bundied aud Marve oflvers ac agents.” There exp¥nditures have Goon tm Atrigt com Jormaty 10 law 4b UN rognletions uf ibe department, aod we operekae fe | aad ha ot 9 enpiwwed, the graphy Arography D&VE deen ODEs: i grap an by rarhy ave ot nn BD inig Bree SmOORE Das boon ful; sc oauiet ty’ aod . fe efforte of who bave carried on Settled, except about $24,900. #bich ‘bas bees 1 | tons heave sncoverfull” directed Lo colleeting ail to- Byningt Hlebureng offkcrs—prodariy the whale om | formattom that woald be valvable ta military operaciones ‘will be CheUitor Lom Upoo further cxplanasions of thetr vinente A etricier accomaten! Durtemect 1 wold be om MAMOH TOM ST LOU TO OBEN TER Te wae, te my jicgment « meyer of the rst import. anee, iw ih mol tary puintof vie+, loasneratin tho praghos- D of Woving bodies of wen trom ihe solahly poou- ‘heed parte of the Murteripo railey w ‘oe Pate comet | within pac & apace of time ast) make thom aravame for | fervice Ibore. | Wok aoc ive meamres to Dave 4 rostoon sted Wak the app aortethvu (97 that parpuse, frou Walle on the Or goo river, arose the moun tain renges, 0 Fort Benton, o9 the head of tho 1 seuri river Ab éa early period last season she Jetagumont of voorest wnovntiog to tree buuared men, em'erkod ab on th $9 day of May 90 tao semmboctec! ligat ‘rag fod, win Al! the neceamery appliances for * Get out on the joorssy. he wagon was the loast agree apy for house years, a De #aker Was very +, from ‘allure of rains in the eprivg a4 0° (pe posal Sh of sow during the winter the Rocky hay Tange Bat, notwithstanding Wis Tisetva tage, Me exerd tien made good progrem#, reaped Fort Booka By IbeP2e dae of Juwy without any materia’ nindragos, wad took op ihe ch ine of march for ime Paovtic, Trasa- qeraties peer provites for thew, aud, although here wae some little delay ip crm 1 canned 00 material suiwe a = fpoorventense After & prosperous: maret of few than say # from Port Bentow bie tommend arrived \p safety acd good oontition at Fort wale wee This on, oer! g & Mintance pores hovkand miles by water and eta Montred oy twa’, nas Fee mace iB the epage of Gyr mov sna (Sariog ome oF which the sroops were baitec). through 40 uBkuown aac ileernees country, wily no (re@t avditlooal expeuse be youd that of an ofuiumry mareb, wad without any Kerious uctdent Although the movement war aa exoerimeat clone, it due demovetrated the Important fact tmst this tine of io Aeron to SUD eEtIOD Eko be made evaliabty Ce ooring largs Denne of men from tne sciautio to she Paottc, and will cemstitnte the meare by whch we can defend our pow sCarions tp thal remote territory against any foroe that eae of brought aga oat ib Tudeed, we ean ocuormtrate by ‘bie Hive, io the courte of thtee oF vt most four wonthe, on the Pact ic. a aironger tare than eruld he out tere by avy Other Power to the sya e of # year or pro dabiy a mood longer ti oe ‘Th roow, for Mm) iMery OUYpORES, deter ver the fostering rare of Coverrae, and with comparatively a email anm oF nemey KEE UPON the renotal of oMmtaiee from tne Miweori river, and rome ata\Goanl oxpeuditare om ine rond, thie Noe Would GoDstIute 4 muet valasle ImproyS ment, seovnd ovly, wud hardly weeuad for miliiery pur emer, lo eny of the proyeied linen of railoows ty the Paciiio. J may be fairly doubted whether auy moao Wansportation whatever wou'd be capanle of om vey ing fn very Imrge army, #1 Dagesge, y, wenidtone’ of war, 40 the Pestoc’ ta, o> DOr & apron of Hime aad at 80 Boal! & Coe! as 1h migat Do done oa was. A couriderahie portion of Lie Wissour! route, from the oad Walere of Lbst river 1 the Oregom, maxaee iiroagh # sountey capanieo surteint g & large population Le is mounts Lous, bus tbe climate is salunrtous aad the soil i Fel aoapted Wo gracing There wre gon? grounds to be Mowe tha ihe moantaue sdovnd tp rich relax of precioar reste is The march of troops throngh this ragion ke ps fu ra>- cré-omit 0 tbe Indian ribet upon Ube ronue; wid thi A matter of great importance & the serinerd xotuleme M Wasbingwes Prrivory, vow rapy ly taoreawing where the Indiane are pilmerons, wartike aud pu ORDNANCE ARMM AND BQOIPMAN OS The accompanying report from bbe Lorne of Ordoanoe tm reerres, Wo Tor informakion Ix A owepeobing mitt eary cupptics of tole kind, wnish Mave OfeN vracure! Oy Cabrication 20d purohams, Aud WOIeb Bare Hoan Curuithed 4) the army aod to the witytia Of the Sates. Tae exvert- mente for the Improvement of Uiese Rupplies, which were Tatoo to be lo progress to my faet report, Gave dea Gon Ttenad with yaloaole resals-—nave greativ tingeavet, tf they Dave uot perfened, the fabri aviw of #6 so%—t and Fartigon gun carriages Of tran, Uke modem aud mide of canting Of basvy oanvon, Bud the qawlity of meta! for Abe same. The RAme IR trae aa Lo tne maooTastare oF eannod powder, parvoniarly for gins Of lange oaltores, whereoy the ‘endurauss of Guch guns Mas Been aynea inereaged without any dimication of thelr feorivenesa Bat tt is particuiriy te rogsed to rite can fon and yrojectiler tnas Sood experiarute Lave Dove pat @faotory wud vawadie ‘The Piport of a Board of Ordusnce and Artillery officers, whe have herd odoeoied Gariy bbe OMe, KuMMOoT and fal! tm cxperimertal firing #ith rifle cancow, leaves Do doubE Phat te accoracy aod effectivensts of our arvhery muy oF arly iheruabed st comyarsiively small expamse wishons e\rmarding from O86 Lhe g00d 4d derVingADle ADDR Our presept models; reqairiag uoly inet suny ve ye j grooved to adapt Us ti &) ue as rule RKO, WILD Janaen’ | Clougnted exymnded proj otiles Tilt osey and cheip | moe will Couvert the 8 200th bored WT) rile eanuon throw i, naarty double she fut of mOeal #Heluous in- reamed Strain 6 ivenep the durability of Kae oF wo danger the ealety of thore furving them, Ar-sagemeute | beve been ordered to be made for rig © portion of wer fanmon Ou The pilav, #DION IN Lhe See. ia ail reapeots, i H i r ‘The Military Aoademy Tan Dean /roprranty vg > ite waned courte, cxecpt that tne Course of stndy aud dinmipiioe bas deep oxtended trom four yeare wy five. This wae coeshi- ered at the time to be a Owing & the low stand- ard of progoency for enbrance bo tho Bhool The jrint committer of Congres aad the army appoint ed Jani sorpiod to rem vurt gate tb jcanore Beve Deen ta resion at Went Point for rome thine daring tne summer, ‘but did not, I beheve, bring tooir adore to & oloee, MrEAMKR FOR PUGMT'S KOOND The tetilemer ts on Puget's Sound sod tho adjacent Wetere fre Cxpored bo the ineursions of warlike Jaden: from the Britiso and Rarsisn provinces Tuese indians come ‘own in large onuoes, Whloh carry from Miey to ove banored Warr wre, and WOVE WILD reat Tp There oan be Q0 warnlDg Of RheIr upprosoh, aad prrents wien oral nary weans te of coors oot of the question tt is wry neoeesury, toeretore, 60 hwve @ Blearuer for tose perpese Tbe Aawsobasetis, & ship with ap auxiuery steam power belopying 0 bo Quartermas er’e Dopert ment, bas heen, Xud ts mow aaed fer MAM purQawe; Oat It ie noe si all suitable, and teetgeasive: itis a = vel) bor sad he ty OB Bnitable eeaner as Weful RBA irRORD FE ae well am for tho parpore meating ed. aud Ought w be oruetrucied apAiaily [Or Mae BerviaR. from I refer partioulariy to the different duress for a doal of very ia tnatrnctive iaformesion. Indeed, tt te only through these reports What eu exact and detatied ‘acegont of ull operasions for the year cay be Lnorougniy understood = The information coutaiued im these reports Will axply repay their peruse Several new sosts Baye been ordered and erected in tbe | course of tbe last sousow in the various departacule for | the better defence of the diGerent Turrttories aud ine | Aborongtfares leading throug, taom. Some of Lieee have been etecuted with great prompuness and eo ergy, showing very high admigwtrotive opacity in tue efor’? uuderteking them. J oapnet, in this convection, refrain from makiog soo cial meotion of tue mavger in whieh, ander very unfay> yable cireurptanoes, the work bas been exeonied at Foes | Wie The pomt & situated ta the region of the Oamaa obet and Kiowse, and towards the goul dissoveries of Pike's Prak Ik ls pecestury for the protectiva of sae erowcs of oar people MovIng Coutinasliy 1a that diree | Hon from the lawless wad Bostue bande of (udiaus alces!y | Fporen of Without any of these feoilitiee ro oaeentia’ to | Padetan tial abd cheap Copsiruction, Major Yodgwiok, with bis Hoops alone, and almost WitLout books, axcept chews | of the ricest sort, Mi@e been Avie to ooustrack of #L»90 | houres of the moat: @mosiantia: Character, and io sult. | cient numbers to shelter ail the stores avocsnary for bis | commend, #bich consimed of six oompanies—fear of | pores an? two of infantry. The qasrtera aro alt comfort | bie tor the troops, and ‘the sheler ing te cxoolient for ail } the borers. Great’ credit is due to tnis offiver for bin | eporgy, activity and eoopomy, ip constr iobing sis post, wbicb, to the proteat stave of atfuire tm sbas region, is a vory importsot one. Yoall atiestion to & sam of money pald by Breve. Brigadier General Tovten, chief of the corps ot euriacera, aa part of Los price for grecne purcassed {a Fort fomp kins, It amounts to whe sue of two hundred dollars, aud ooght to be refunded to bim if there hed beam ary authority of law to refuna pim tue money, ! snocid witbont hesitation, havy given the order for’ it: mor } cook! dad no Rathorisy for It,and therefore reer the favject 10 Uougrems, thot they may auxhurine ita poy Tent The ctroomstances unger wuich be advanced We mcney will appear from pacers herew!tia srawsenit! oc AQCOONTING OF FICHE Teall attention partioulsriy to ine importeane uf ber lng the accounting adicer of tao War Deparkmeut direetiy under the control of the department itnel. It we quit fecomveaient &aa tronmiesome tw have tae arcouutisg ofieer, whos duetoeee 5 90 Intimatety aod © ves connected with the War Departawnt, deicues fron } trely, Bud subject to the ordere aad diroctiog of other depertment simors exctuetyoly. Tho War De partment phould netélo ead adjuat ite own accounts fail” gad entirely, and it is enongh that tue result of such sot tement should be seot to the Prearary. 1 will, only tn general tera, ailads to-tbe recommen dations whieh | have nerejofore tata before Cougrene Many of Shem are caaantis! ‘or tho go of the service, (a ms jodgment. Some of them would eontribute materts! )y Wowards redveing theexpenses of thearmy, if adoptet Wut, a6 the Importance of tkere measures seme NOt to Dave attracted the attention of the Lag elatare, | do no! Joem i respects) to them or prover for me to reiterasa toore recommenuations, Very reaprotfaily, your obe- cient servant, JOUN B, FLOYD, Sesretary of War To the PameDEst. | } eee i THE AMERICAN 5 wavy. reports ibe thes bas fo far been Srought to nite The pro Enremeny of » propa mupply of the yrojecioe in | Annual Sauer of the eatery of the erseutts bat count be ofheud = withent avy. aowbority of law or @ sprcral appropriation, tu oon- Requence of tbe promibitiw of Lo “purchase ef sny arma or iniitary supp ice whatever hich er of @ pateniod Tara)! take coration to present retimnates, ka 00m ae they cau be prepares, Or the prosaremeus of Shore prejcctew, aid ADAM Urge BLpropriatios sorefur We teeing high!y Corral, If pot nroemery, for planing our axtilery to the bik state of effiscey of whieh ti seems now surcAyt! These exverinente bave, of Sodrae, Deen attended with Home erpeuse. but # Amal! Re to be innigaifeant In compariton with their bonedis to the military fervice of with fhe amouuwe of exprod). bares forage governments (OF the sawe Ob) ol#, wish. out, it is confluentty Ddelteved, the suai. ment of o# YOADIO Feruite. AB tnore wAA TO special Appropriation for the experiments, the neoemsariiy eventing Uetr progeourion have Desr de'ra) ed from gereral appro pristions for whe rervice of tut Ordnance Departmeas ‘vrinc:pally from which was gelimated to Cover taniden« | da! exporsen of the OrduAvE? Ferviog 40 Kppropriation | of aboot Bfyy Woourand dullars for experimente ior tLe provement of arme and miliary sappitee is tishly de. Biradie, and there ts ao doubt thet gon application of | SDAL ermount, OF As UIUOD- Of 1b BA AMY DO LeEded for the | porpres, wonkt be & profitavie expenditare Tar law Defore referred to, whian pron’Diw Ue purckwee of aay arms of military Supplies whaterer whicn are of a pe We ted LnveNtiog, Ie too genaral aud comproaenrive ip ite Ser we, embarrantes the + crations of (be Var Lepartracat th nowe respecte, Ujarioas to the m tn ae rogarde the srauy a0 re bordain armn and otoar mititary bape Navy Daranemry, Dec. 1, 1860, ‘e~-Ia pormance of the prorision coetaimed jy the Devel Appropriavion fact of Jano ¥é, 1860, | appointed o board of officers, consisting of Commodore George W Btorer, Commodore &. H. airingnam, Jona Leuthall, Ne val Constructor aod Chief of whe Bureau of Consiracsion &e ; Bamue) Archbold, Bagineor i Orie; wood, Chief Dagiveer, and BF. Delaso, tor, to exam/|ne she tailing ships of the wavy, in order to Gotermine the expediency of converting them into of. clent war sieemers, They proceeded to the Navy Yarde ot Kittery, Charlestown, Lroakiyo, Pailadelpiia and Goe- | port, and examined the brig Perry, the sicops of war Dale, Preble, Visoonwes, Vandalta, Jamestown, Sars toga, Germantown, Piymouta, Cumberland and | Macediowina; the frigates Santee, Brandywine, | Potomac, St. Lawrences, Golamlia, Raritan aad Ualted | Pkatoe; end ine Laeof-batle Abips Alabama, Virginia, Vermont, Obic, North Carolina, New York, Columbas Pounsylvania aad Delaware, The brigs, slope aud irigatos thon st sea bave not boen inspected by tao, but of Umer fovnd Dy “be rooorda of the department, that in Ione, Comensiene age and cumdition, Wuese were similar to those they bad examined, they incladed sil ia we Tutors tor vappiios cnming. from the away acd trees ibe | PAE2 Opinion. The retuit of their report w that tt ia sot uses. bos the few left op baud of howe Which wore par. | expedient bo latrodece Mewm power law the Drigs, eoop8 chased before the passage of the promiiiory law oooyt!- | ani frigates, bat that It is expedieat to iutrouuce it inv ee etal cattce'w moe either entirely or very eaarty | tbeve BRIpe of tho line, extent the Delaware, Bow too 4¢- cxnaciet. Et in, therefore, resem mented that the iaw | fective io permit it, and by rascting them Ww couvert be £0 exer ded AF toexoept from the prombitios sconerms — yhor into first clase steam ivignias, While the preseut ur other miliary Supplies a2 cormtate 6 eck trigion & \aa Manet’ ens, | cariywe retaed batteries of eight sud ulue imeb guas—foriy ih pember—cnet ca an wverngs £795,000 cach, the oort of comverting thase eight lins-of-batile shige into steam fr gater of (he exme Glaat would averages bat $559,000, an¢ when thos cowverte? they would, ig the opinion of the Gonrd, be eftciont steamehipe of war of full steam power, Tholr roport is herewith submitted, eed Looneur in the menmnre which Uey propane, ea tu the event of war Go one of there line of battio i (he preeeut mate of tte oarigaiion, oud gu Wy sam with a responsable degree of safety. | Of she selling frigutes the Untied Mates & not works repairing. The Conetisotion hea bow thoroaghiy repair tod wOed lat many yours at ihe Naval anatomy, abe le now stationed. The tsbine and Sautec are erntively Gow, and an be ured as frigates, Toe re ug ©o7, af Ubey shall reqnire remaire, shoult be one. iiary ser the militia. Thera of patenied yebed an to have saved tocir introtection regulary the armainent OF equipment of thors, aud alto ine fm- proved perented moce of cas! lag abe Gooling for trom van- B00 Tk ahoatd be repemied as ail articles used in the Departrnect Hention 1 tae exteving law for err dy of the militie of to Biever, whien was pasted tn 1808, Toe provisioa then mae for the purpore remsint ike sar ‘ Jy inewttictent for ie efeotual scorn rbown by frequent reqots\tinue and UrkeMs &)p1Pationw | from Siates aed Torrito for advance of Arms and en iomente beyooa tbetr rego! or Gootwn The want of & nations! armory for the Tubriontina oF Fapeon bas loog boon felt, aad Lae expediency , bade! sacearity, of proper logirtalion to ®gure 1a estadir nant bar been repestad!y urged pon the National Lagi latare, The improvements of ale toggemied, Bed verdes 20 feman the limited means at ny fm thd models and mods of cast ihe adwptation to thom of the outy tally develope? out, by Baving the proper muses cuder ¢ | for orepariag end treetiog the maieriais, aod for re . word sone improve tet ee oer — bbe mw aK gee wou & Ge. | Tetled wto sloupe of war, and finally into etore snipe, reusiel to tbe highest sMcleuey of or arstliery arm, Ur | ned ae sock would be useful fr rtures aod for protection Ciebes DOW ah Qretioual ArEImMeCk we Ibs Many bor hee a9 . * y tuore savaread tw favor of Bs ag them fadricatsi ai * vartous forvign ports. Fan poege of war Dees prict to neck ab ArMOPT Ae ie PpOkAD Of 1840, ard tho briga Math brides, Perry aa! Dolpale, req aver A large qaaetity of condemned stores, aaevnigst which sek en expends joa Ab Lat hor ¥iee Uae |e wil Fare maby oid : beer sold Wariug the year | yun de anvar ot copia Ue #1.D cow Vannes oO make TUOM in Une are for moder arm. They are pot ian erage | The serea siene vig ee, Wilh the *Roeption of the ad ate fowlriog repairs thay vie N) team oeeninery bea , sed the eagiars of toe Very freq mace onder my @ renvionn for tne parpoee are woaderfel'y Many dave bew rejected, bet eome plane Cor toading Dave beer AppTOVet, Alber very Hamervul cam 0k Of fear of he fest olaes, me, ANE APS BOW Conceled Uy Al who are five aro ab see, atl Lhelr performance haw how satires wita thee, aod Gtpable of forcing, 9 be Dy far the mess | Lory. The other —the Penracoiaa aifoveut arma ever pot into ube hands of tote'!igen* we ° won eienuore of the Arm Gisas, tbe due Immediave #inpe ought to be taker to arm ali our (ight | reise aod Posbatan cao, by latrogucing troops with the mos: approved of thee erma. [hold (i | scrow propition, be made efficitet and o:onomianl wer one. olber—the Missustopi—will be worta no epairs than she 18 Bow rove! eing. oe clean sivope of war, the nev clam, four ch two ewven feeh' guns, Bare bees emi- Two of tne others, moanting each one gun, are of Jens draught, aad their perform ot Deen eqaal to toat of the lager ve" bese tole ‘ tho te he an tnbuman Aonnomy Weed meds a Robt iAr (ete eid whore inte life 18 conetantiy te dane. treope cannot be teugs t An 88 Wel! AF BDOLNET (uma? the guidter expr be may ettmin bo grees ‘ainly Bewer HAN So PO WILY 4m boy 1 RW W may be fairly aeneried row that dae bie wert oteleney of @ body or mop whic Oreret © scoured DF pating in thair hance the Dent sem = The long batt of ostng murat jos |'o comit Whak Renme to De £9 great ° . oat bor Line tneh game, ie for 2 wore por feos bial and provided with a new engine, ant 1 ap off} tent fore sieamore of the thir! oles, reeentty Chartered? and theo parciased, are pertoraing very od ‘oteot rerrio® Gb the Coaata of Africa Sad Orbs, ant are in coory reepoot usefal vessels. At the and of tale roe ot Lnep wll require somes repsits sat probably aew im 2 as The five ACE whoe! stamens of tho email clase are axe fu) and efficient rommale (a ear, Dut vo me wi anwar aeearr SrORB AE OF THE AUT ‘While it {1 the dictase of sownd poticy to tacreese the effewey of our gana of war, 0 @ equally #0 to Abele om Es eresti anion of the Cuilet Bates confers om Con the power % tosintelo aipary, and pron dite th aves [rom agerelsicg sey tach power. No State omier the courtivuiion has she righ! or the power to * {te Citises®.or {te oomenerse on the oman of ta foreign countries, havtag parte? with doin by traceferring them to the federal government rors for he gomraoe benedt’ That we meat have y for yrotection aod Geferora that wo mast have the moane of ovavisuing it Jn exletenoe and of empioy ing i—ibat the faty of pro Fiding dowd bas been devairad oa the foteral goverement, Grt #./ Oven! Proporitions. This transfer of power Ww Forther gortp they in tee heey en nent of spew route acroge the Great Barta from ( halt Lake (ity, a¢ le atoerteinieg tbs imprectic bitty of other lines of commeocation between import ‘ant mettiomenis fo the interior They Rave opeaed « aa, shorter aad botler rante Between ine setiemente of Grons Selt Lake aod those @ Orogoo aad Waahingwon, om vor Wier ene ccveleped the generel Chorecter vad re mrarces Of the extensive region waste of (ne |latle, aud HERALD. WEDNES Vins ‘orou wade population of enirty wt of COU'R, & PeACOME OF Verb estous om The ALLgaty and coeenn, A DavTigatiog inseront of fey wedamor Of Lope, aa supual export aud lupurs trade of ex OF BeFhD hasdred mitient oF Gollers, and 5 Bome trade aut lene valuable. ib would be eirang® aud Uoscormeta de ta a one 0 FUPYHBe Luat the federal govwram as, 16 preved og Bod malvtsining its presen’ navy, tne tivobereed ts om siitutional OD! igathvo The Seustant of Amortan. CIES, coming Oo rom 6D porte world, ase for eeourity and wot-otlon Heyon! what Kae goverment with jr preeent means, can afford thom, spear & iangoege Wo which (we are nob 4 fDeety wo bora 8 deaf oar. ™m po avio at ao time, at abort Dotice, to throw & powerful waval force wD avy Erren poins Where Mur iotorents are throatwned oF tne Livee of American Gitizens are 10 joopardy, 18 Dex OuIy @ COnAtILUrIOnA) dusy, PUY ane of Low AalrEL, mort ened sent And ralavary powers hat ona be ourruntad tb effete) hance voder & pepabtioan foruiof goverawent, snd I cannes permit the pravent corasion to pase witaous moet Teeommending the polisy of a gradu! SUDSta” tial Bad PormenONt ID >ruMse vi bie HaYY, woare penied by the universal tatredecting late it of tae wot + powerof swam. Such poloy ts ersential to the proveo Mon of ODF SOAstS BOG Commerce, AUd Of AraCTiNRE Or coun and thelr property oa the onan aol io divtaat OOUDTKE, Lo Ube preservation Of peMoe, tho eilciaway of hegotiation, the geuera! advencomen! of Cur commeroial jelercste, the of GOF aparooriate gusrtion — vateus Bad ‘be prompt ¥indi@as/ou Of our rigtta and of she honor of the country; aad sBoald 68 Rudjade Bone Of bbe ordivary vaotiasons arising from tue varied Buocons uf po ittes par vee POLICY OF #OAPRNDING WAY ATRA, ‘The policy werah bas Keen yurdded OY Jangrem® wince ‘the commercia| revuision of Leb7, of curtaileg appropri» hone for waval repairs aud eoepevding ImMvroveMeuis the navy yards, can be vipaiogted ony as @ lemoorary Wodidrstion of Gur goners) poloy, 1 he coatinug! 10 jonger aap the preseat wep eioa of the Creunury abvali coptibue — if Congress quid py law arremi tbe maroh oF tpwolieet on one band wad soo of decay ou the other, ib wight do better Jor the goverament bo ebaad weil But i A time Of INoeseAt KotIVi LY beyond A past ihe raves WRICD SbOUId purdue BDIB abana Ati would soon tied iteeif unloriupatey w toe lurah-—lar, far Ddeyoud Bil otbers 1} le Mupoesivie H) mmlatala ae poet tion Of soour ity and resect we now bevo waony bie 4 ers Of Abo world If we perimit boas eraes aria Of deleuns, by Which pripoivally Our purer would be fuit, to fail inks woglect and deoay. RAVY YARDS A navel force cannot oe melt isiaed without navy yards Sad docks, Theae are pewwesrry appoudages of ab DAVY 7 are todiapewseaio instru entities sod ueane low Used im jks COMss*HCLION Aud Preservaticg sad ja el the OLEFasODE Sonueoled Wika IMA emplyaent. ADY suED wro}ect M8 Whak of avolleaing the bavy yards gould not Oe evtertaloed by suy gue who did wot at Lar same time oD Voriain tho save proysot of abotisniag sac navy; avd Ahey ae bo Do misiwsaiued Mey 04/1, 4# ® Mather of course, be kept in a Btake of prartioal ciltmency for Ub. purposes for which obey exist. There is no teuabie mis ole poeidion between abg maintopanoe of \be uavy y wde Ww (he best and cows efflokews cond itiva, to Azcomplina 6% objects (or Whion they Wore wateDliahed, Aad Loo absoliite sec dvament of bie pave tinelf Lbavo, thera ore, uresene ed on eatimave made Dy the Chiet of the durcad of.yards And WOCKS, uid to Do [ould 19 Din socompmny ing report oF sho expenditure waieb wilh be neCEmary Wo carry forward Mprovemeuss ib ti DAVY yards, provided Oovgress Sali Geom i expodiens to ragume its (eer polloy wud bo Promeoube ik dus ag 646 HLXt soa) your, With a View tu iusure sis gerabent prectioal eificlevey by removing Aad exulsding abuses, and oDlaMing jor ex peaditure @ full equivaiens ia labor, bbe navy yarda have Teceuuy been placed oder a uai‘orm system of organise tion applied equally Ww ail of soem, waich eaems to ov Well caictiales 10 Secure sbeso ubjecis, They are oom masded each by « capialn of tho aavy, who BAS autouri ty Ja the jard anaiogous wo what of be oowmauder of « abip wea, Se is respoustolo thas every aiwu dows 6 doty, Ho has ihe power to disuime any ova lor nogioet oF misoondact, except naval ofituers, aod master workuen, whom in such oaso (tis Lis duty bo report to ihe departmont. Ip order w lasure capably master workmen ihey are required 10 be @xamived by a negara of naval officers, who aust report she fully qual fied for theie duiios hoWwre they caa regeive tuair ap polotmeots. Thay ars immediawly respoustole for toe workinea employed uoder imem, and therefore they usve ioe peiection of them, Buh ject Ww the seyroval of the Gom masdaut; and ib le Lie dusy st ai) tsawe to lta tan aun ver {0 kb Beceasision of the gurvice. The daties of eve ty officer in the yare are specially defined by regulation Tt has boon the objoxt of the departmeut to Improve oa | cvevate tho conaition OF Lhe rawater meyhanios aud oliver ividiang, aa¢ bo increase thelr reepo: sibuity. Undor Lum Bystem th is tmposeibie (nat abuses should exist wikao wvelving the @mmancert mod the corm of ae olloars under bis coromaad. Even if it ebould nap pen, MS Way fomebinen De ibe case, that @ few men of tbe laboring plasters a prabite employmeat, carving & subsistence by the ewes) of tae Drow, sauuld receive comowhal more than ai equtvaieas for tue laour of iheir bauda, it would o0t Dy aZy means eth» groatort owl Abab baypens under government, oor be saufsient roaaon for abaudooltg cocvenient and veesssary puviic worKe All Limtory shows that the cians of workioginen do oo usually reseive woo higha reward for tnair janor, and if peniramens weve: suffers Lepage md Xoops OF thera the extent of the injory €i!] Bot be alaraning. NAVAL ACAD The Naval Academy, wader the euperintenden # of Uap sah 8 Blake, sn wimirable 00 couditiog, Twenw five acting midehipmen graduated in June, one hauwired ‘And thirty five onus iGaten were permitied Ws de exarain ed jor admission, thirty six failed to pressus themeel res, Or were found dinqumiitied, and oimety uiae were ox swined and admiited, The measure stopied & your ee ” placing Whe Fourth class oa Qoard the Hoop of war Ply moth, atlached w the Acatewy, has proved entirely wuceessfal. 1 Dave caused ihe fr Conatitusion by he wubsiituted for Lhe Miymouts, aad lo be avebored in the harbor of Acoapolie for the acco nmodaiion of she Foarte clare = The b storie recollections sesociated with (ais nip wil exert @ eatutary In Ivenoe ou the minds of youu de Voting themretver to the paral aorvice [i all tte Reotions of the Fourta cinae with ton rooms, snd the officers and Lhe crew of the abip with eleepi A Board of Officers, consisting of Commodore & A. # Tavaietta, Oapiaic Wi Wm. HM Giendy, Capt'n One wale ter Riwggvid, Com loro Price and Commanior Wa Se Rinier, coo eppoteon’ May last, to witness tbe esamiuadou of the o.asaes of micehipmon, aad to Joquire 10K) tDe stele of tue poltoe, dincipline aad general management of the Academy They bave male « Rod 2 om anartmenu. | favoravio report ob ail the mudjecta eubmitted to teem. Ou thelr arriva et ready Deen examined, to their departare ta we precticn ebip. The rst, wea and third olasece wore examined {a the the Board, aod mace * = erat ify ing py of Meir acgulremeote (#, the foarte class had s!- » ecafemie «Mode, ani the practical ox pt of gousery, eld artillery, infantry tection ond Drend and email ewords, The Bart Cheer red with oleaaure tne progressive atvanceaeo) in profess ona! [a eve eye the lower to We Bigher ewes, and oloncy of the gradasticg clase, waien bas ler ihe inetitatton with a groundwork of profewiowsl edocation, promigivg great fovure Cr] bese 10 the wary aod to the oouciry Aiecipling of the inetitation ha proeerved. le reords show ersaaal jomt at toe examion vet year theme foand three per cent of the woole eleen and ® bell per cmt: in 1867, per omni, io 1465 Gitesn aud @ usif per cent; tp 1886, fourteen end a half per cot, and for tho Srat baif of 1860 tev per cent. Tho DECEMBER 5 1860.~ i Horm. off he Couge river, and Bout ave None beviog ret proceedet WO Mopruvin wha O19 captured Air) 208 oR boars aud dehverea 616 who survived, lo the Un hea ~telem agent ab bas plane; and @ Orig of uaknowu wore Gapeai perchased swamert oharierod for ke {aperue Tre whole ounber of veaielscanurat ee wboly auuber of Africans deavors to snpyroem toe "Ye IME SLTEe Youre tnewe Slavers than et any former gertor, yet i is obverse hat it osm be broken op im two modes oly, Cire now He only Me In ke werkt open Lo Kia brate. IT Great Braga feould en/or se tbe provision in her sraaty 4) DAP O. OF Seplumber 24, ALT. vy wlio, lar Vas ovo Hidmrnbon sh vO Ta bios Of doles pad ber By reas iritain, pate eLpe wied 4 abot the stave wraty ties tworo Af som aud Dore, 1 wuld be offecually suppressed Lf Qube were 0 aes aoder koe OonsetutioE at shy Uultod a hy ao ecathm, te beace Vo0I4 nen aed by efle- ommet, aed wm ev ber case bon tm Cored 6 © + Gee ould de spared penein@e of emaeere eed Ife Lo wbiss wer are 5 Jirted © maletaw MOM premeat squadrans OD ike cOMst uf Al) ee are axTCae ‘The provttion i tue seh f Goegrese of June 23, 1669, shied prouisie We porchase of patented actiales ures bho amy Bet bas), wi Be found Injurbrus bo the latier servior, yooe the julrednesion of steam p hole O° War, o areal variety of patonted artioica haw th copstroct) » ena rpelr * ‘& sheamsO!p, BOW Gaity, 48%, ava, 19 mane of tnd ispeanadie i y. Feloie builore, pofary gonsousers, fry tion torus, Revernore OF speed regulnorm, alenm pumE, capaiaas, Dust dotechore galleys oF Ooo ing akaved, ¥ Wis lork, BlOeriue spoarstue, laoterne, logs mod We ods, vol ouniz d pahber oolere @maurers, By dreslc Jacks, wONer guMgeN, ROO many boowe fr Man! OrarIag aA Ihiue. ry nnd o7tving Bid drawing dona, are of Mais densriveion, Ama What i8 Gre of to» B.0aw maghigery 13 Aiky tb sors apeasure tre of ike armawent. A war #laamer built nna ae Ording Ys the ‘win of ide past exelading all wodern | pelenved improvements, would be am antiqua ed opie! For b pind the presout ago, wal a8 iuetficient na te wou ba endquatea The beet modera pai bed imuroved Volley wt take x rebtaon per sent of wlan Yo dtapeare wita urfaes oandonpers wo be @a bop erty. & MOGErD patents ive Rrest ad veatag to the 6 To prontnit the eatlor the tse of Bie seam 4 pcket and cap would be to deprive him of the comfurt of rome of bis hyht warm, moat dura%te aad UHEAP, RG Learly watsrproa? elo bing To witahold from him tne ure of Amarioan patent, desiesated vagets ies Would take fr-w him @ portion of bis mot nate ittegs aod aweplanio food. Tas tporsibie to bata, eqnip FO Ad prockio aRatoam ely of war, Haviog mar tarng ‘ge unue! modern effictney, without trespugsiug o@ ali upon Inedern Laleated laprovemeats — Symetning sito le due to tho inventive gentus of our cour try mon, mamory Of ine ivwg when toe Kresk to digo veries whicn have almoet revolution ted the world were ve kuo SUPPLURS POR THE Navy Thr act of Congress of Marca % 1867 (Mat at Larw vol 9, page 17%, ao. 2), exempioo nutter and cheese purchased for the eazy trom the operation of the geaeral Wowdia requires CoMirncts te he Kiven to the iowene Diador, The avtef Avgust 8, 1848, vol 9, page 272, 800 108 Y1, antbor xed the Secretary of tno Navy npworaliy Ww oontract for Lobsvoo withont advertising Tho joins Tebol tion of Maron 37 186, vol 10, pave 592, au:norined the parctare for the ase of the ary of perticular braude of flour Mm Open market, AU thie provwwos were re peated by tho act of Comgraee angroved Juno 23, 1860 It reooomended that tbe repeal be repasied. Bo as to restore the ‘ormer aw. vtherwiae it Will Be Lnpre ti eavle to proehie tor whieh will bear expe also should be per misted to bare his tayorite jovacoo prepared apectully for gut are MAEINE COnrs, SURGROME AND PaYMASTORS. T have beresolure roporad mivalety the condition of ‘he Mariou Curpa, aod of ho Meuioa) and Pay [> part nents of tho Nav¥, and have recomreended tbat thay be incteured and bi Made wtequets Ww tne wants of the for vice 170 to theca now for tao parpore merely of re calityg t mind wy former rooommen tations, aud m wark/og that bobbing Lue since ecourred to dutrect from the conmMerations on which they were based. QU ADKONA. The Home Sqoasroe hes, daring the saat year, been ender the command of tag ofluer Jonepd & Jarvis He WSs appointed m Way inst on the Jetasament of fag officer Wiliam J MoCivoey, detached on axconnt of ili ; And Baving Geen on bbe Ration bwo yeary, ia com » of War Savannah, he requemoed to be Televi, kod in Ootober was aucnreded ay fag aitioer Gi Peotergrast Tue equadron in the course of bho year has foeluded the flag abt Savannah, Captain Fosoyh R Jarew: She vein frigake Roanoke, Captain Wiliam 4. Geraner; the Team eoco Powhatan, Captain Sacauel Mercer, the seam slocp Suequebaava, Oxptatn Geo N lina, #hico hae procerded to toe Mediterrangan, tbe frigate Sa vine, Oso'sia Beary A Adame; the sles #loop Booklyn. One tain OG Farragat, sucoseded by Capale Pa 8 Wok or, the sloope Py war Janesown, Oormmanter© H A a Kecaety, Saratoga. Sg ag Thos. Tarver, aut 3: Loui, Commander Chas AL voor, steaner Pooabonvas, Comman ter Samael F ear nioop of war Urabie, Com mai dor Thornton A Jees as. am sloop Pawn meander Hoary J Hartatenc, be ticaner® Moba tenans Commanding T 4 M Oraren, Water Witen, Liew tenant Commanding L 0 Sartori, Wyaadot, Lieuiousn: Commanding Feoium eee Craaster, Vicd cowut Com mand! Joan and the Flop Fal move, Lieweuxat Commaiding O. Ho Bor-y man, | succeeded uvenaot = Commencing ae Charlies Thomas, * permanently ste. Honed at Arpinwall asa store ahip, aud is armed and pro vioed « furowh J noe go te oor co moan The james im Febrosry, the Roanoke in May, the Saratoga in June, the Prebie aod Water Witch In ep Lember, sue the Savangah Commander town returned home wo November The ptworeninipe Becjamin MW Dove, Supply, Com- Nelease, Lieweraut Ooamiad jarrisop, have bess more of jos employed ‘The sioop of war Cum pian J. Morton, tA Ty atte ree from New York for Vera Urus, to be the ot Ving UMoer Pen ergrast, oe eo hen Ay auting at » 4 Join the aqradron, San Bret of the time before Deen employed ou the wast of Oubs. The Water Winn, vedlow fever having appeared on board, returred io sp vember to Phileteiphia = The Brookiys nae resentiy ores org aged 08 Fpectal servion in. cnanection with the Ohiri Ge) POrvey ing eapedinon = Mhe bet presionsty Hee at Sore Grow. and bad, to January, af-reed Mr Melane, nied Mater Minister lo Mexios. « pansage from the pert to New Oriesos; In. March, from Norfolk w Vera Cron, ant ip faly, trom Vora Cron t Mootle Bay. To Au Rees from Norfolt wite she Obiriqui come jhe % Laue wen tubbeyed 00 tbe Contra! American, cnet wart 30s, when ebe proceeded on scruine to the’ eumteraré — oem rely, vielted Carthageos, St 1 minge oy, Logue) re, Oureoos aed Kio Gagne Oo th toritel of the fa Santis sh Onraom, M+ ents, Unites Saxe Cove! et Rio Heche, wo fed fied frow bu eooratate for gatety, complained w Commander Poor of the Ureaimeat te had receiver from the revolutions: y troop! of New Granada. Commander Poor promos'y eve how & pasenge 'n the % Toate to Rio Hach, ang on y Le ben wet aré io | aeriving at thas port promeeded to iavertigate the Cauge# Secmeet Taree, a the weston the | Of the a’fficulty, demrnded an expisaation of the inden! woogen osemre sero tus Dattery and | tien offered to the American fag, snd required the we ee regen oe 5 Dereaewed Tae | fag shout be hoirted at the fag stat! of the Oonsuiate anceuly Snead, to te hae ane walnted by the troops. Ib wee aon o tor ibe Tocrte olaas, Diahty. ‘The tresiment recerved from the troage by Mr. iiwion oe . vatebie audition to the meaue of Instruction aa well ef accommodation. The Board of Officers roourd thir Bigh aperectcion of the seretws of the fupertateacent and bia es Aocicte, and may that the Inetiintion has pros pored ia thelr bande, and proviser for toe uavy a high MaLdard of groors! aod profersinal Knowledge ont le theme views The praction shin Piyme ven, lef Norfor Jone 37, with 117 eoting ra board, to meke her annus! crates She visited the porwe of Paya, Uncit. Fanenel, in Wacetra, and Sante Oras, in Teper iffe, severed to Hany Recs on the 84 of ‘Meptomoer, and spent the reasinder of that month (0 various menq@uyres for luetruc tou = Ubempenie «Mey, = =eamanier Urerea cummentethe proiclescy of the @ret alate in nari. actor weamarebiy Tre Cine parigatet She ah from Texertie ws fempwr Rade, cerferming with ac ou the dation (f eaten Morey. Thelr obeerytwne for never ia'ping tbe positing of tee abip ware 8 reliable thet commander Craven elt perteet conadence in vhe owrect eon of tie it work. He percereed « very great improve treet 10 the wnire clare of (hie year over toot Of tae for mer year, from thelr baring beet daring tae mst peadoenie year Ro thoroughly Ariiled om board tbe woke! thi, Be nay to (Ge very great af vantages obtalsed hy Ube Jopior oF bird claw ower the frat clare im practt al reamenedip sod thew Very fuperor efll-tercy aod Gee Tene ween proms aavatanoe wAR required to ihe management of the yards, mele, G6 , exeibited wuself the rowarkaole degree COO TECA AVE TRIDE, Dartag the pat year tue presaion of the African —y wade has reestved attention, and tue work ber premeorted with © Tne following re leet pool eS toe traffic have acjodioation, Damely —The orig Delicls, captaired De: comber 21, 1889, by the einoy of war Coustotiatina, ap tau John ® Niotolaa, of Lag I twe coo of Af ca, Bod *6rt inte (Rarieston ; Srigsocios Virgiotee spares te Oongo river, Foorvet7 6, of war Forrenouih, Onsimander Jo ph Norto'w File pame pa April 34, 1880, ptewn — Ls Ovm men: and woot ine Rey W nod thirty Africans, sot whom five bandred and sere were Collvored to tha Marshal: 9) ig Faimoath , cutered of Pore rays 6 1°60, Oy th ettep of Prat Porwea vot, Commander Colngen, and aeot tuto York Sark Fillion, Captored of cont of the Colied Stace sn eaperee aod sent io for 1890, By thie sionp Conon, 336 al | | | | | wich bat been purcdares by Miramoo for the siege of Vora Oren A foil report of the capture was made vo os ere? 0 hee )aet ReeBion «She reterped W hile leiphis in Tune APO WwAE pot Ont of Com MmiRM ON fh the month of June Lientenwst Commaading Maitit:, of the Orurader, resoued the Freoet bark Slide, with 400 cop)ee Abeard, tom her perions cowtitiun Gn ine rocks of Bay Verd:, for which Re reosived tae baanke of the Freneb government, jo dy Lieeteoant Commanding Craven, of the Mo endeavored to eave Spanish Orig Bolla, which was Pinger Cay, aud afterwards tock War paater Kerk, Crew AEG part of Ser carpe fh Madmen, for arin he recited the thas! the Captain Genera’ of Cuda, snd ether #anish eutborities. The capture of five siavere and the reemus of 1403 Afri Ros on boar! of them, are due to thie rquadrou: Wo that part of it employe! on the onmet of Cue ‘The Branil equedron, under the o meanand of Fiag (iloer Joahes BR. Benes, hae © oneieted of ine frigave Conere® (the flag *tty), Caytate Footed Golaaboroagh, the # nam moo ean Commander George A Preetine, enowedt ea by Commenter FR. Thomson. he brig Dolpa, Com mander Charlee twed oan, brig Perry manding Sebard b. TH 4 brig Bain brtoge, Lieates ant Commrnding Vatwol! ‘Woodno'|, and the steamer Pa ing Willem A Maco’, 94, aNd ihe Baimoridge ia > ing been Oddo cent bome she | ~TRIPLE SHEET 4s tear the B me Syuadron dhe satled for the Medtorrenss 1 the ‘atier part of (tober Thr Iroquois ta Pobruary visited Tetaan and Taogler, @ the const of Moroaus, She Weuns vrocesded Wo Wwe cOmele of aly aed Bs where @he vas sioce Deew 6m ployed Dactog bbe bemmba: caw cbof Paieraty abe atfora ) P pretee ten ko American on team a6 SDas port. | The wresuip Robete Lieut, Command a J M Pes fey, raied Prous Boatoo ly Gotoner (Or bac ed kerr kaomt, IML torre (Or the equa ros aid eoubribacions [oF bee Suffivere io Syria Thesructionn were given (ltel bbawe char itabe Soutrivations rbould be spt crm Sy-gem 10 Bey rob) the Relewse or Oy une of be aloamers of the Aquadron whido hay Vee Ordon 1h the enwet ow Ayla ‘The siricay Sqnady o, warer tbe qounuand of Flog Ui cor Wiltam Inmag, bak oouristed uf tne wieea orp tao Jno 10, Cepek Wan kt Arwti org, wow eormmanded by BT. A. Dorn in the elneout war Coumteiativa Caps & Nicnetar, et wor Pormoule, Ornaeuder Jobo Culboun , a War Vioosues, Yomeiaoter Bony J. Totten; rlorp-f-eer Mastou, Oommauder homme. ® eam loop #b amanier Syiravgs W Gonon, #h Op -Mt- wie Saratogs Jo@aacder Al’red Talon; the steamer com yter, Lieutanaat commanding Jaaee Armetrorp, gko Me Beamer Myric, Liethoumot Uda manciog Wm, K L¢ Roy. Tuo Vinoomnoe retari United Saater im Maret, Rud tie Marloa in Oxtooer. (oe Mb can ariled (rom New York Jauuary 19 v0 jula tue rpoasron, ang the Sersioge true Pp ludelpaia, Novewoer uear we where’ the stare t-ede Ia prin | carried on The urpartmeot revtrieted 440 } Vanits ty the 2000 paraiie: of worth ta mr v rad of she winad of Mavelre, mnowo porta 32 deg 80 oir, 1) whieh inny pnw axicnded fhe removal of tue vavel Meo from Porvy Praya, te | Yatyde por 15 hep. wo + 26 LAM iu Meibude | gopth S deg, dar woved Mgnts aaventag depirabio CounradioD Was made OY the Rove: 9 | pola for the getaohabaent of kde depot at Peal. | Bored for the *qnacres are admities duly froe, while 4 ‘Ali Outy Of four per Cent was exewted Al an Teanorable teres mod toe batdiags | repaired Dy perronn atiachi 06 the ative. The renova \ os plage hag radoraa yae equadcou ace t cme ent for al! tbe porposes fur wince it ia maimiained on | the Afriean couse The ‘ao Jaco wae sant to Cadiz to be docked { and repaives, end was there frum March aut! Juca. The work eas ected well and econ iaioalty. Every facility that the gaveraeant yard and corte at ths Nunl Arsenal uur Ouliz ould afford, wee courteomsiy extentan by the Captain 4 acral of Murloe The American bert Brian Ateanve Orion was oaptared by the w the Gl of 1850, pear tue Congo, with { vricans va board aud taken toot * bie 16.0 article of ihe tremey between the Leite? Sates and # driteip, Sieg off ar lumen be gi vernmant of at. A one 10 “0 th shey appred bo aie) to wen sw gull went forse Ou suore bo KUarE thelr fackorion, apprckcaulog bucy would ve dy nugeyes DS bye Lakly Wr@iatod Bu mde Porwagnene a! bamt pines reaposded Us the call, proveded og NDI "It G1 the offeers of ine Marion ang forty wailors ena marizes, emedliannd sz Kr7 Re the fatories. Tauttaiaed i uni! Abe VERE Morning sud Men resureed UF ube A On the 80 Baigns! wwe made [Frm Tho shore for aw iewuce, mad Commander Brent iamedinwly tauded a force of fity wailore And warines, with ) nowusr aad amall arms During Us day she Portoy dose and patives werd engaged im conthet, and severe atte dip wore mado by tho Latives to epproach the Motores wo Me them, out were Luwarted by theyuars water Commantor Gras Tae neat Doorbibg the detachinost srt une to tbe ely, as no tor iner Uroger Sas aporedeaded, Sommender great ob: burved & siriot ceutreliy thronghout, nin only obbwes being Ube Protection of Amerinan artigegr. The free an Ger bie COMMUNG COOpEerHd wk a Storiler Cue Commander Mitzroy, of the Brivieh etownrs werfored wt the reqavss of bbe Kugliau rami FOR GAs Gkytired, Ourlog te on the Airicen Toast, aod rocoued 1,516 | ASrieane found ou Doard of them. The Pacific eqnedron, ander thie command ¢ ou tae ‘ag Boer JB, Montgomery , haw coacinted of the ttenar slo) of war Laneasuer, the fig sbip, ‘aute.n Jona ined, ‘be evan. Sloop saranse, Oxytsin Robert Ritonle; the eloop of wer Cyare, Commancer Samuel Lockwod , a! {war Verant, Commander Witham £ | Hunt r Her,*, Onamander W. D Por ower Vandalia ommander Arthar aoa frigate err’ Oommen tor ar Hutenocek : earn wi Mitebe!!; steam » A. Bunt; moreship Preto James M Watson rtaiioved at Valouraiso, ad the at ebip Warren, Lievteuaut Commasding Jevius J Boyle, Matloned us 'Panara—veth the leiger abi delog urmod vd provided jor dotan eof Amnertian citizens = The Van Cale returced to the Calted States to Jaauery last, aod the Merrimac to Febrasr The steurser ¥ amet eaties from Norfolk ¥arch 81, arrived wt Vel wo 40 at 4, aad procmdéd Lnence 10 Callag, W Jamyng ait (with ‘one! Castanors) and 1 Panama. The Lapuaswr arrived at Pane ne December 6, ond Early im April the promeored aloug the Vexigao an tral American Cows tung dan Jean der Sr, La Union, Aoupelos, Mazatlan mas, Rnd lat Pex, aod » daly Peturaod t Pawan August, Fag J Mow gomery visited, io bis fag whip, ee part of Dalia #4 the request of ont Minirver io Piro In consequeace of his unempected cepervare, orders from tbe degarsmont to remato before PRusta did aot reach bim pti! after DIS arrived Ab ORligo Sue remained a4 Callao amsil Doro ber, when she retarced te The cifioere anu crew vf the Marawac, af the expiration of @ two years? orsine, wore relieved by ochere seat tw Pavame ayaa waehie relieving Cepin Kelly ip the 4b NOT mbor, 1859 From Uses time anti! July, 1900, she wan ou “bo Orniral American Gonst, sud thes peoceeded to the Navy dard at are isiand for repairs, The Opave baying boon 00 the coast of Nicerajan for some Months was tn Janvary ordered t Parnwa, aed ba Maren to Mare Isiana for repawe. {a Jane soe praceutet the Guif of Califurita, to auyply the place of tar ary The Levent satied in Japuery fram Parame for Role sad relieved the Geran. Reteraing ‘a May se was | The Cerpatehed to whe sandwich Telends, et the rey aA of the Sectetary of Ptate, to inquire into the expewd \ure of thy furd apprapreated for ihe reitef of destituse Americas | aod the reort upeo tbo remy seamoas Aaving performed tu dnty, Commauuer Haat hes probably retarved with ber wo Usbamn. The Wyoming arrived at Pecems Mach ey A. a April ‘a teononed at Vsiparaiso, Onliee and Gaeyequil the relieved the Levant on the team of Niaragan May *te wa dew micted from Parser 9 Ce wan! ineirect.oos (rom the Lerarvmea Lojted stave Mioi#ter at Pore. The St, Marge was stat’ Merioo from Ortober wteret tu Paonne, were the arrived ta J At ihe lnwurr wie the viwinity @f Panams, wien cooarred September ZT, a ink Ore wae cummonred frou ime oulruirts of ebe city Killing sz aad woancing thre: of the wii io s po dor Porter tmmaaiataly went on #bore, vl,and at thé requert o” ive ageat of the ratirou body of anilere and wartors aud & Geld peerersion of the ra On poor deterred rees tom the me» weetera ooent of Te L.catenant Commanding Jentua J Bowe. WGCTES BCI" SAE TiC# OF the oncAr ion. Tho Kart india tquadcon tae bene ont inted by Dag K “tribiing, eed tee comorieed the steer 1d (the fag ship), Cartan © ar Germantown, Commander Bi pisem ricoy Inotan, Come auter William Maufort, and Foey of war Jopn Acam®, Commander Jobo Mie "rten Tht etoov of war ¥ Commander © Phi liga leew abont jo sad trem Now Vore for this Sistion The Joho Adams easied from Norfolte, Jnoe 2 1889, ant after macy Kowe Apri 4, 1660. the Sagt cies March &, aud arri arctan tailed (rom Varta lave 20, aad bur Probably arrived on the station The Ger raed te the Cotwd Seater in Agel received ver Minter, on hoard, oomvevad Bim to Cautod, retiree with bim to Bong Kong then oom vapen Oim t Minn and to January eewrned witn hii to Bone Kong F Oticet Stribilog reprencote tolr vinit to Manilin ax benefc'al to cur commercial teresa there, «ud ae rendered very agreeabic hy tbe attentone Governor and Capiaio General and Otner oft im “4 of od w the | | | # yho | Bait rovtes. Tae bomber | wen | Be | suis P 40, 40 Geavg tad Beyron J Ousunoeriae, he Onan, were , ib, taken wo 3t, Paul, an the Mysnc the Vinvornas, | f DG NO her retntn coMFeser to Bowtan fur irhw ip March. 1860, Wormmavser Brent, ouraanding the Aloop-Of- war Hardu, WHS URrumDsUdel In wav icg [ram 6 siroction the property of Auge loey cunidente st Kwemnbe, on tha Wee Geary of ifrica Oontine drt of sno mousn f the werk during the paat your —_— a Wer previied by the Japsnene war sicamer Kandiiiom” Feb, 2008 Oy Lhe gover ment of Japan W siguslias taeur sperwch Se arrive) 6 Shu Pre-cieao ea the ate) of aod proovedea Burn sty ab Mar Inland for repay pating tue wither af ibe bm evesy feculey the yaro olierrs aad crew wore quartered i the public ran wax repaired and read Tae Aunt a! expres ad Mae . Ob the Kane erem Weir respite J crated. gad wee. def) payimont uf the expens-s wom Nays, Oganmebart, Dower -r. deeined wo reewe yy Kao wmarpar Navy Yard lop un Franevoo os bho Bt of Muy igs warcs departed for Japan XPLON ATION The act of Congress of June 2 Pripidc. wy Feng RoRme MMP! eH ubeiet sof Opiegn Wwexerre quifivy f biey uf oad 10° be woot lends of be Chrriqut Uo, ter of to harbors of ¢ practioavlity of hu Wheg ar fous Weowuct sad buena und generally, $0. Woe value of the privileges oor tryptod for in sie eomeitions: oarrags OF May 21, 1850, male oy amyrose W ” eon APO ead Company wY Department Ac eApeOlsiun Waa agnordingly urwacived under toe com mero ul. apt. Freoertey ergs of toe Navy, Mhe aydro- Gicwl ge bo be Work was armigasd do Liews Win N Jute 9,8 che United Sates Nol 7. ne Copngraparaal to Dict same Se lar Mert n, © od Seaces Topo: grarbon! Boyimeere, and cb sha New, Evens, COAID: DE BE OIE Pi. wpe omed, the Exe Bin wee mai) from Norio iy ine Cottet statem wer Steamer Bewklyn, AUYOR: 13 ic vo toe 23d arrived at the Chiriqnt Lazooa, Che eink. Mae Just retaraed Fo Nerioik F sraumnlt verewity gevfcawary reports tram Cap aso Foge and Lacatensow inicre md Morten and Dr Evans Teese repora ctw (at toe berdurs op DOLD Noe OF kde IsthmUs Of Coir”) Bre aNearpaRAE, U Abe oprown of Liewwenba k Mr» em eutinply prac Cable to Comment the BR Our Dy a Hee of @uticund anapied 16 OF TRUM TeWwE PUrpOEH, "9u0 Mak be OVE! Touna wagre in of exonidens quality and y¥ wexaauatinle Com plete reports from wil bose viionrs 1 aaall be adie bo PreheMite to Cong In| tow Towapod wikuwid from tom the Lighet onauoe: dation ot the department el end energy wile sblou \bey bave esevutod their reapecttve duchn + The exploration of the F the Parsguay, under tbe oe J, Pear, tame probaniy Beow 4 and of toe Uribusaries of 200 OF emmaueer Chow. wopieted Be bad reached - We BI \DlOUbun w ex euay as far ae Vecgh igi water Of MepuBher wou! viow, ADIOD Hae Bl sles FetDein0) bo DE RCOUMpIIRGEN By HOY 6% alt Ow. DOE Lue ore. Licuan- ected wo retary: boa tn bee Dolpous have already arrived 19 bo« repre oF tae progress bie COMFR®, On ube re user Jota fede on of the worn w {ibe North Pasitio wed t sin shane fan given o tim of « ©) tnore redvoed (Or enarey oe enesion, io progress M re snowe reels for fe vuction, there ty De vrepared raver, Rd OF (Done Mirra) eOgrAYOd au” pab- 0 fowh tbe work bho jor buak parpose baw lls e se sabe ugly been pubEni Lew plaid Cad watlader RY um « aon @ mmundrd \bis expedi- tio From ibe time of i Gapartures frow Norfolk io Jase, 1865, bo August, 18b4, » be war snooreted vy Com- tender Rocgere, ip 1 Ar geold w the duty c brovgut ae reais ae wont peri. Ta ropriasion for Bais Object, be aagiseanee oF i akye beut ' and other i iM BAvigat that the cuarte of Copia Ringgold way. pudluned. fe te Kiet to prepare apa publish then wilt peqaire tho eam of seven thousand serea oflwrs, woh Takin WOuld be approprested for Wut purpose Lentenadt damaes M Ghilite, toe ooudogtor of the astro Fomical expedition % Chir, Lew reporsed the progress of ly We few plaee. a rer! tion Béx coe Made of wi! the a merraKouR to cetertaine the lorgituve of the observavery at Seotiage, and the re deen tabulated Gre reeay for’ tbe printer. ne face that Vaipa nil», a4 laid cower » write Admureity), are 1 shy west, au error of rays 3, 1 for the reduction of ail Sho weran see Obw 8 ave Need peeferiud Ano thoorporsiet te the Justin for shames four and f Tbe Wwhraduction B ceKOy for the prose Tuo nosestury Prepsravinn lor be redaction of theme oo- RoR VAT on Wee Kkented WIth grees ti The task bas wea by two dieting tcred. ous places of ali tad, mic we" per xth voluipes of iho re promlated: the foarty aritg bbe proseot winur, he autumn, when tho work ache of the experitite will be ft at wil he oe pete BURSEY OF THE BOCTE PRTWREN Kaw FRANOOO are coma be sieuses Jota M. Brooke, of auguas Riek at Kaungewe arrived ou the 1Btb 1 Yorabaws, to tue ws le the fureuer ) acco. Se bet seen Ban Fraasiaoo at Obs COGUEFEL ® RoVErE oy Which Pwused the ¥ re Cooper to drag her ab aad mem Abas to avold tae Jone w @ the Tivee 0! wae obliged ty 8 roy neh Every wasnt fret vy Oormmouerd ? { toe F s repalr aad relist ber bot, in removing the Paling, her timbers were Jound ao Semeyed ties ito Af vapatriog ber were = sdandoned. wih tae iwetrn- meats, saps and vee were mast of then saved. and Lirutenunt Brooke, wtp part of the crew, ab the request of 1te Jananee gover ment, tetorned’ Dan Frarcisee in the Jepawes wer eteemer Kandiome- yah Wed Uke captain of thet vessel im navigating der serone the 2 beso dewralaed wh ermine g laterme.: ble polule, reels, eoals Bad Come. (IDEs Bre IM procexE OF TeCoe.ca Lhe Meteoreinges! obAer rations bave beor reduce! The (esp fem BoCudins are Under dmvcminn colmend Ol beued | oy Geptne of 18 600 bo 19,600 foe aro AnJOreTLACAtGD OY H>LMORS miaroRON gs WIL reentts of crest Laterest. The plerting of the work embroing dovermina ne] powiionn OF reefs. Bnowis wed Wlnmum, evr: of the Conk: Jaone, cour of storms trang of veye ol por Bre reLies wo be preferred, remutu to he competed. Por ibe support of the Navy all other objecta Marie corp, aud for 1 of We Navy Depart une 0, 1ibs, the ox 76 te tue Macal year ood Soe .16 8 soe for the Gacas your vader the eos Con bg | Cue BO, A808, $1207 448 48 Tee the fees! year cudive © 00 186), toe ew \nuies 613.244 645 68. Gorgraw beving by the ont of Leth, inerone may of the hoarse, avy, ®& erther evlmee wes eeburitien to weet ID loca, of TGI0 MR, wo saab su NAPA AGprOpriation Met ot 16 158 06) The ap Jane %2 Abe tataleet eprta Suimales lor the Beor! var eding Jame 90, 1068, 558 OOF Oh—thnwe ot bo ony preva, B10 168 077 0 Come aor 918 0h ments ‘ ou 8 te + Uns aovmapae pine rap orks of ibe baseaan for HOU af ae rem oby re chee of the servias 4 © their pertionsr ohares | wage the nour 4 Peaprennlly os hor maby om ectary of the Navy seeeh AFFAIRS OF THE PUST OF FIUF. Lonual Report of the Posumaster General. ee i | have the Homer toe hen) the (ollowing repart of we oon of Moin departmeet Fr the iaat Gaget gear. eoding Jone 80, Lett — Tea moenin On the B0w of Jone lant “a a © 18 Operenen 5 608 wore wae T4450 Tho ed ak 260 SN mntion, 1s length of these rowlon in esti wee erveramet Be Ri mee | vided os f 1 Ov) CoaMtry mer Per) twe at Ma oil Pine Wianan are fury protector by sthoritien | Raitrcad ue M Spal, ane in Bo pert of the wield wre Brembual....<-+. “9 ter footidg. Im Apri! tne Hartford, with Mr, Onset . oa TT 04 Beitac, 8 port j rom 6 furetge onmeadae by | Entorion meriee..... rey vur treaty ith Chios. At thers Rad ooae sone diifiow Yo betwee coal Greneporelion of eal wan Te 120114 7% woes mene ” by mane ae an = Well | qaiten, costing #4808710, worl divide! ae follown, via. — A, deamed haneferst to our con x merce. fo May woe efi Hong Koeg for Shave We roed TE OOR TAR mer, 6 MAO OR, Boe La nae toenh ne “ amor and tn Jaty we ernie « mi) . veyed Mr. Sard to the dou of Metohi\, ant toroning at varions pisces rrternod t MBnaguae We " ater part of Joba Adam fn May wae deepeiched by Ping “M Orr uiviing Wo Fow-cha, Ww Temaib there wrt Inrtue~e reported June 28, thei « fight wat then golpe 08 Betworn Dacioe aga Chity Chew men, aod that as the request of the Onwrs! Gover near De bad Feat Up AN armed bowl, ADA wan pre murine another to lexve the sett Send tide, for the perpame oF proweetiag ofr soamtryyaan aod ovher (oraier mow tanta. AAPA BERET When the Japaters qoveremect brat detemmaed & pen sa embary to a cieilined Power, dhe Mrited tales wore seleclad to receive |\,and onter® wore: Gepwrtmens to King Officer Tatton! seen vray non ther rower hoot 9 RE per ont Here cont, GAOL PES miles at $1078 Mia, about go T conte a mile o 1 603,161 miles, #8 92,590,980, adour 18.67 corte © mile f Oe, 1406 199 ten ot 91,686,891, aboot 145 oot a mile Compared with the Service reported Jane 30, 1969, #8 fooreeee of 1868 orifem ia length of ray OT OSE FRB mie foe SOUS) UrRDMrtation, an of 0600 O47 te toe Oot, wnout T pereea The #c:/ ete Jength of reurond routem Bae Dee te creamed F11R elem, and Che acca traneportasion thore. os een aE a 2 Ot of 6105 648 OF 89 pe Ce rout 4 Bn nag 4233 mihe Oh) & emet Uranepe ter te 4 niles, aoe #8 per ret nat the oom, 84 vent in Leating San Braneivon on the Tih of apr they arrived yi the Sth, and the hoi ye ‘worm | 4.105.987 0m to ur vat vise, decreed See he fethme The nem frigete | cont, sed We Oomt O88. O1S. oF 6 OT Or Cent flagrhip. « Ofiosr Helens, mah ered to vale report in 8 Aho wing te deveil eine ean megan tee OTT Ie Of Overy grate, ax enteting tm esah date from Anpivwell to the Dried Hestw, em | Cerritory op the SOth cf June lank = fm the Ith Of April, ane on the The et nat Of pew KOREEROIS fe tthe a ees Roaoe wavetorrye (hee (© loo | ket ot Joly inet, embraced fv, Brat New . — which the tent any a Seay tend and toto Vat Pasnine on Weir Fotere Rome, And convey them snrese too Madthe to (8985, Sos tone of ber macbinery faving eer Phe hat Beer ® hore tne Sh wre. whe retnrned to the port of New Yor. and wae atten wards del@ird to mwrer then home w Cape of Good Hope, Kaberkiog Om Sard ub, the 2th June, ter pat am the geet dus AOENEE bad reared Pan bate eed “0 latin, haviog Wow far anne aNd wero '® er iciiattntnaeinimie ee