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Will 11 11155111.1111511 11 '113- 11111 711,":111111111111111‘ 1121111 2113111151115 ; with 21 11.15111. most p1'11-1‘.'.")i3', 111: 11:0 V'een wind 2111.1 water 11.111.111.111 C1111 we 111e1t the iorLL‘ oi 11'112it description (11 .1 713. when it would 3:11:11 .n the 11' 21.1111‘ 1211111113 (1f sucproi1 1 test grea 1111‘ 11111 (1 1 6111‘1113', ""1111 All 11111151'. con..ide1ed,11musthe 211111 l protection ctun (iie most 11e .1(11 2.1.1 5 equal. cess, 21nd that 0111‘. 71) "11:1 ship 1111111111119 811,1 highly 1112 81 U111)" {1113 11] 00111111: t3 1111'131; {(121)11th 1.011111‘ COlDTnL‘TCC, m 11111111311510: (lisp 1111311 :1 prize. 80 close Were they upon his heels, 111'.1t whtn he 21:1"gain mane 52111, two (11 111::hips oucncd the 1r batteriessupon him. This harbor 1: 'Ihe Argus was 1111111 at 15051011 21119111 ten two frigate: and 21 e21is211111, 211111 has not since undern'one any 1112iter1a1 re]:dit‘S-uk'hC 112‘5 been 3‘ 1th 212111111 intermission constantlyin SL‘YViCt, is 211111111111 The nominatio .11111 1 During i i1erc121ss. 21211111511: CUle'Il'. 1111.111 21 good 11e211, 211!1.121n[111' me \1‘1flplocct‘tltosea 11.121.11.11 mpg. 12 1, and 11111 11‘ (11'31'11112 1 1111 suLh .1 V'e'..sLi 215 1.11 A1 9112: is 01121111 jV/IH'QI'I..'Z [Hid/1511.1... 111-1111111111116. nature (11' 1111: [1111.21 0313515 Q11] "(1 \V 1111 15:, illCli‘ TCld'l'V' C 2111'111211 r1e11ce----:1‘:;.2.erV' 111111, 111 I believe 2111 1111‘ 11111211 1 C COHCUX 1U 1 L‘nl £11111" 11'. (1 UiilLL'lS 1 1 l".'!1111 .\'1'(('.'.".21 "1311/. 1'11 R631» IN. 1 1 0'11' ["1./L 211131; ‘1th 111111'ter1111l1: pimsurts , 5111121111" ‘"‘15U)1)"-‘1"1V"t . will 1211-.L‘ the '.1L‘t1iilco2t (11 (111.: 2\2-‘I() PA'C 1‘ 1L\1'1 7 01(1111'121rgi2'1',Viz. the P1"(;idet,n 1111-"('53 11'1"] P1" 10""1/2 ‘7‘" 1 ite 111g which was "$310,010; 21 (/uirrmzm 0/1/11 .‘»1r'it1(1/11'91111.izl' ', ST :11101 would 13.13,, Lost Cf [/11 "9""WIN/1'" "‘"'1"'1"§""' 1 The cost 01 '.1 71‘. cannot he so ensi1 [111111211111111 111 1111111‘\1. ly ascertain:‘.d; howcver, from 'l'lll'. NAUTU' ‘511..l\ll 1. the papers 1'1 21nd C We 111.13', I ‘1 we 1'1‘ cot!.l 2111 11111.1 1112.21 g..1112intnmul 2111111: 1' :- 111L'1.t---'.1thing without urttedtm(11'112112111‘1 1L d --1B1ii‘zV/L 1112'1'211‘L‘ (112.11.13.1‘11'111dcon1p'11 building and equipping '.1 76 211 2233339011 not exceedinn' T111: construction, then, of 21 force in li'i;121tes,1‘quil111 comhnt to 21 1365‘ .730 "1 76 3"" S‘1'111‘1'0111L1 ‘3')" 21nd Vv.11111d1.(1,113 21 Vessel but 11111 L her supL- Gen. Harrison porteri {11‘1‘11‘1'1111 '1 he U5121‘1es'11rig Argus, capt Sin- Clair, sailed irom Boston 111 company with the U States. Alter p.arting with her consort she proceeded to the cc.1.tboi Brazil down the 1302917230 SO WOU‘d b6 1116 "13‘1"‘ ‘T'PU‘SC 1, north coast (11 111211 co1intr3 irom St. Rogue to 01 1111111113 'd‘Jd thlil‘ng ‘21 711 $11111 '1 {0101' 11‘- lllg'utes L‘qin '1 to a 713. "1211211113 '21 d-flCYCUCC"1 1210" .,.32‘ 730 oi the 711 1 1 1 1 Surrinam, thence he passed to the windward of the 1512111115 21nd every direction between 1110 Bermudas Ilulilux, 21nd the continent. Alter 21121pse of 911 (l 213'..,5she has returnedinto port, 11.131111; made live prizL‘s V21lued2 about '00,( 0) (111115. During her cru.se she B3 the paper A, it impem‘s th'it '.V 76 re- ptires to 1112111 her (150 men and that 21 2121 10 man three 41g11111r1p§21t1:.2s, 11111 111 With 21 squadron 01 the e‘ntm3' Lonsist- or 21 force in 51111211:‘8 equul to 21 711, w 111111 1111~11 311.2111 1110 01 "1111311 31' erL (11 the line, 111r in 11111:. --.13 a 11er people, unused to the h1r11dhusiness ofV' 21r; 113' strangers to the thunder ot cannon. We are l)st in astonishment at the ("'1.‘. of Dec'aZurs‘ hre---no wonder 111221 the 1511.01.18 thought he was envelol (‘d in flames 21nd r1:- joiced,§,1V1ng :nree cheers. \V L211; 1111111211.." they have yet to learn the gre2it'."‘.cti1.1‘.3' 11‘. Decatur 5 30111111111 crew, and icel 1hi11)0\\tf oi thedc)!g'61(7216- t/1m'111/guns (11 1111‘ L St:1.5. Thus it was with 1111/1, with 1"L1 117', 11111: 797103.,211191 with C/zm.‘ 1181/, on the 121111. LV'Lr3 shot had its private cor.1111is.2'.'. on 11111 V111; 21 piiV.2111: eron2'---some lashing 211 the g1112 '.V213' of 21 British \‘CSSL'1111\V211---SO‘1D:' ,1‘1V'21tions (11 10011 for t‘elusing 12112111111 11:11 "111: 111113.313? 'i'hL‘ 113111111 Embers, 1111311cce251111,11‘\:'3, the (1':‘pe' 1 1 111111.(1 1111' thiee (1213's 1 without intermission 21nd 1111 '.ch1'211111us circumstances, 11111 111': 1111‘ 1 i 1 cost of 21111132111: of 21-41 guns, 211 {-51 10,001.) ; 21nd from the best in'1 i formation we can 011121111 upon the 2.211131'ct, the..1111111'11 c}mense 012 gar-1,1 to‘. 7'6 will not exceed [he 21nnu211 expense then of three 11"!121115, ":1 (11'21'1101ce in 11'1":'.tes equal to 21 76, wouldl11. 15.12.0900, whilL 21 701112111111 not cost exL'L‘eding $202,111); 111211111113, in this respect, . 21 difference in l21vor of the 711 (11" $127,890 annually. In examining1' the relative strength (11' fri- gates and ships111 "1 .1r, 211111 ships (11 war 21nd gun-21101115, we 5112111 111111 Similar results1n 1'.:- ,‘or 01the 1.11;,Lr class (11 Vessels. Hence, if 111:: 01'113'0 11]: ct in View W218 to (.mplov the urea test intrinsic naval iorce, 211 the least expense, I should think tliLre'2.V'(11111 1113.10 .1.ili1.:1iltyin deciding 111211 We ought 1., have none hut ships «11' 1111‘ greatest inngni» But in prowdmg :1 naval armament tude. We are not infin'i "1; 512111‘11 in :1 ('11 had been appoinn (111111 United .5121 1111111'111211'11111 VVL‘ 11 T111: Senate 11211 ment as Brigadii we 11111101313111]. ( cepting, 1191:11112'1‘ 1 oilicer, 11111 (1111‘, States; and (11' C 111211111 (11 1111‘ N1 \l'inchester, 11110 are 1111111111011, 119 i I ike th L‘ 10111 112.121 eagle oi hi»; y , 11.: (.211t5 (1.L1111L then require 1:261) 111en21111'l111 this 1c.2'.11(c1. 0m (,1 thLm ,1 11'11121r11.11)le 12191 s:111er.'lhe11 countr 51".11‘1'111 111 112 2a 1:121-r'n3 ; . We find 21 diiILrL 11cc 111 liiV'or 211 the 711 (ii (110I 1111111 01 the moon enabling them to chase 21. 1111 the 1L1L is not nigh. 11121.1 the (1213.5:1111 chase W'.12 con- {11111 that 151C150 men "‘1 ‘1"‘1‘1‘ 0‘ ‘1 7" C111 "1 weil 211111811121511 1'L‘21p direct 21511111111 iorce 215 1.1111) can on board (11 three lrigntes. A: to the relative expe 3e, We have heretofore estimated the 21111111211 1133' (lest-11ers 10 1 militia. )I‘OV L‘n 21nd acknowledged 113'the enemy . 'I'hL‘ 1 1:11121nce now (1111‘1'1'11 to the puh‘iicccannot be u11',-1r21.tii3"1n;r to the hiendsoi 21 naV'3' or to the 1 triends (11 the oiisicer wh 1 conducted the re1 1:""‘"8 in 11"; V‘CW ‘1 d‘flCVCnCC "1 " (1111‘ 1112111 sinu" 111 force 211 P11211111, (11 11‘r creVV, (1111: third (11 her 11111111111‘1', 111111-11 1 tre2.t. 01' 181) men 1111111 I (1(132u11‘1n11er in SLI‘L'IZ/(Ml 11121211219, With 101 Of the 01111.:121111 (1111 11.21V3' 11.15 been before think, estimate the: LXpems: (11 The iroopa 7-12111 10 300, 21nd are t spirits. (laptFor- _____ ' "‘1 81‘1" respect 1111‘; 21nd equippim1 21 iripnte, we 1111111 11011211.; 011'!» 11111111' 51‘."1\1C 1"." 111111111111~1 1‘): 1r1-'.2..'~.cd. 111311131211" 1W1"1r 2') 1‘0. 111111.119 1\1C(‘ '10 ascertain the e'.pensc (11' huild- requires -' :1). Armstrong to the been approved 113 The 11111 1111' 1111‘ pre'cLiV'L‘Ll 1min C112111es Stz‘ wart, L‘sq 21c.1 ".1111 1 s-211 Suite ed Lnit the ('11 21V'3l 121111 in 111.:11 lst. \V11'11191b61‘1‘l't‘13‘c expense 11111111111 (11 great (1‘1serV'21tir1'1, (1151111gtiislu‘d 121"0‘1.111'1‘1' ing 21nd equipping 111151: 3'212151‘1 1 1‘:'11121, 2111110 V'e'_V extensiVe 'prole22151111111 prt‘ 1‘1"" 0‘ ‘1" 7C '1‘ As 11‘5" 5323331000 ‘5 to 55:52.7 ‘0 I-w-a " t; -". oi.r.11115.1151111" points,l will take 1111:1111L‘rt3 , (1).) 1 111 he one (11 the finest 'V'L‘sselsin 111-L St rV'iLI.‘ (11 1cution .111111 (111111 )1e mittinf' 21 very V' 21111211 1 thel ate cruise 1' e 11n(‘.11'- r ('11111'23guns. Admitting; 11119 1(pi2tlit3 , othe i 1n-- dcrat consi tions present thculsglvt3 ior thL 211. \V1121t is the relative nu.riher ot c1e ,,. ? TEES DJ! 1' .1 chase he 1.1111111 time to c:1pture,man, 21nd come when 111':511211 mand, (lining the mg"..011 (11 "2.11.133 groaning in spirit But 1111' time 1.111 21 1111 1121rV L51 L11 1 Kil<1\V11(JLV\l]€lL, 11.111111121111122; desirous til 1 1 ,1.‘.1'.l1g'1115resnLctsto sir 7.111.111 21/1, 111 111L1111.11.the hon er 11och her Ll 11scLIL' ir Sincla 1 .1.r‘,‘*'1n, "110,1111121'121' 21 1211113111 11321 111 1111121111-1 roundeth 1:111 (11: teimined \1:1 11211113e (1i c21pt 211'1. they had joinedin the chase 2.11 armed ttaiisp'1i't,'.1'111121V'1LVV no 111111111 01 111.11'1c11ng he 1' attention and 11ecL1V'in2b' 111:: c112151, which 11ein11 discovered, cupt. Sinclair 11(11'1.‘ down upon 111‘1 21nd comp lied her to cle211 thL W213. governor (.11111‘ 1 Five 18 1111111111 in the Constitution, "'1111 the 1e.nitted ex1riions (11 his (iiiicers nd crL‘VV anded 113'_ the execilent comm .1et, 111111 1; 21111.1 L2-n1b1ed 111 n1 to elude th" pursuit. A'lun1.1.1'1'11111, 1".21.11-211' 1111‘ 111111211e 01‘ 111: 1'1 ‘ssed (111 all 5111:.s 113'1111‘ number of the 01' date the 211 1cs, :11:,/11(..'/.'/13 '111111511.ri;1 enemy 2'11d the 1121111111 $211111 unsettled state ('11 111111. ironi :1ui‘ 1212.t 211111111113 the weather, the Arena 13.15 211 one time with- -V=.'c 1171113111 the 11111: 1118.111‘ I".sse.1:,is-- 5112'r anothe 211 211111 25111.11 (11 21 71, 1M1"?!1Z)i'[(2""2', 1.11113. tmnniisnon 21‘: I quota. Gen, 1121.1 glory. pounders, and 11' 211‘1‘13'1‘11 211 UN). sun‘s .‘1113'. C1. 10(21‘1111‘1‘ 111111 5111' Pennsylvania 1'01 1112111. 11.1.1.1 command 01111;. b1>..1 11111" 1: 1111;, VV".1111; to 111. 111125.112! 111111211.11111111112 1 $213,111.11 1111'1L‘3 11'02'111 , 211111 VV'L‘ V'LnttuL' to 1331.11.21. 1111‘L‘t,111e12111811th111 81-121 homo: on 11.111.111.11 111. 1.....- "1.1 ? 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