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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
American State Papers --INDEX TO NAVAL AFFAIRS. VOLUME I.
Between the United States schooner Enterprise and a Tripolitan corsair, ... 82
Between the United States frigate United States and British frigate Macedonian, ... 280
Between the United States sloop of war Wasp and the British sloop of war Frolic, ... 281
Between the United States frigate Constitution and British frigate Java, ... 290
Between the American and British fleets on Lake Erie, ... 294
Between the United States brig Enterprise and British brig Boxer, ... 297
Between the American and British fleets on Lake Champlain, ... 309
Between the United States sloop of war Peacock and the British sloop of war Epervier, ... 313
Between the United States sloop of war Wasp and the British sloop of war Reindeer, ... 315
Between the United States sloop of war Hornet and the British sloop of war Penguin, ... 371
Between the American squadron and an Algerine frigate and brig in 1815, ... 396
Between the United States frigate Constitution and the British ships Cyane and Levant, ... 406
Between the boats of a British squadron and the American privateer General Armstrong, ... 495
Between the United States schooner Grampus and the Spanish privateer Pancheta, ... 806
Between the United States schooner Porpoise and the Spanish privateers Palmyra and G. Boves, ... 807
Between two piratical vessels and the boats of the United States schooner Alligator, ... 824
Between the piratical schooner Pilot and the barges Gallinipper and Mosquito, ... 1109
Adams, John, President of the United States--Message from, with a statement of the number, tonnage, force, and complements of the private armed vessels in commission in 1799, ... 71
Admirals--See Rear Admirals.
Compensation and commissions of, ... 196
Regulations and instructions relative to, ... 532
Amount of security required from, recommended to be increased; report of committee, ... 588
Statement of number and names of the, where stationed, the amounts of their bonds, and the number of securities, ... 588
Statement of the names of those out of service, and the amount due from each, ... 589
Register of, for 1820, ... 641
Same for 1821, ... 711
Same for 1822, ... 758
Same for 1823, ... 865
Same for 1824, ... 930
Same for 1825, ... 1092
Reports and correspondence relative to the condition of the establishment at Cape Mesurado, ... 1098--9
Statement of force of, when captured, ... 427
Statement of naval force of in 1794, ... 5
The President of the United States authorized to negotiate a loan to defray the expense of the ... 5
armament against, ... 5
Operations against, in 1815, ... 396
Indemnity for vessels captured from, and afterwards restored recommended, ... 415
Statement of naval force of, in 1820, ... 652
Report of committee on above petition, ... 430
Circumstances of the death of, ... 824
Appropriations--Statement of application of, in 1796, ... 20
For improvement of navy yards recommended, ... 84
Causes of additional appropriations for the support of the navy for 1805, ... 140
Estimate and causes of necessity of an additional appropriation for the support of the navy for 1807, ... 166--7
For repairs of vessels, application of, ... 203--4
For contingencies, application of, ... 203--4
For clothing for the marine corps; application of, ... 204
For the purchase of an additional stock of timber recommended, ... 248
Deficit in, ... 286
For the purchase and distribution of swords to the officers of the squadron engaged in the attacks on Tripoli in 1805, recommended, ... 292
To the officers and crew of the privateer General Armstrong, recommended, ... 493
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Letter from the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, inquiring whether the appropriation for the gradual increase of the navy may not be diminished, ... 646
Answer of Secretary of the Navy to the above, ... 647
Answer of the Board of Commissioners to the above, ... 647
Inexpediency of suspending or diminishing the said appropriation, ... 648, 651
Inexpediency of employing a part of the appropriation for the gradual increase of the navy in the construction of vessels of an inferior force than those authorized heretofore, ... 803
For the purpose of building a marine railway or inclined plane, after the plan of Commodore Rodgers, asked; message of the President, ... 872
Recommended; report of committee, ... 894
For building dry docks at Charlestown and Gosport, recommended, ... 1033
For contingent expenses of the navy, provision for the proper application of, recommended; report of committee, ... 1050
Petition of said officers and crew, ... 493
Letter from John B. Dabney, United States consul at Fayal, to the Secretary of State, detailing, capture of, ... 494
Letter from Captain S. C. Reid to the owners, detailing the capture of, ... 495
Statement of valuation of, and amount paid to captors of, ... 425
Statement of force of, when captured, ... 427
The marshal's account of sales of ship and cargo, and correspondence in relation thereto, ... 558 to ... 562
Report from, of the condition of the establishment at Cape Mesurado, ... 1098
Certificate of the officers of the Philadelphia of the conduct of, ... 123
Letter from, stating the services of the Danish consul at Tripoli, ... 150
Letter from, reporting the capture of the British frigate Java, ... 290
Letter from, reporting the capture of the British brig Boxer, ... 297
Opinion of, on a reorganization of the Navy Department, and the appointment of navy inspectors and constructors, ... 354
Report of survey and examination of the coasts and waters north of the Delaware with a view to their defence and the establishment of depots and dockyards, ... 487
Report from, on the importance of occupying and practicability of fortifying the harbor of Castine, in the Penobscot bay, ... 490
Appointed to the command of the frigate United States, ... 27
Letter from, to the President of the United States, with a statement of the circumstances connected with the presentation of a sword to him by the Vice King of Peru; and the transportation of private persons and property in the United States ship Ontario, ... 668
Letter to the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting copies of his correspondence with the Vice King of Peru concerning an interchange of prisoners, ... 669
Letter to the Secretary of State, requesting that the sword received by him from the Vice King of Peru may be deposited in the Department of State, ... 670
Letter to the Secretary of the Navy, concerning the transportation of private persons and property in the United States ship Ontario, ... 671
Letter to, from sundry captains and supercargoes of American vessels at Valparaiso, thanking him for the protection afforded them, ... 672
Correspondence of, with the Spanish authorities in the West Indies, relative to the suppression of piracy, ... 805
Opinion of Commodore Bainbridge on establishment of, ... 354
Same of Commodore Stewart, ... 355
Same of Commodore Hull, ... 356
Same of Commodore Decatur, ... 356
Same of Commodore Perry, ... 356
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Same of Commodore Warrington, ... 356
Same of Commodore Evans, ... 357
Same of Commodore Morris, ... 358
Same of Commodore Shaw, ... 358
Same of Commodore Tingey, ... 358
Same for 1814, ... 352
Same for 1815, ... 372
Same for 1818, ... 467
Same for 1819, ... 600
Same for 1820, ... 639
Same for 1821, ... 709
Same for 1822, ... 756
Same for 1823, ... 863
Same for 1824, ... 928
Same for 1825, ... 1090
Regulations and instructions for, ... 533
Advantages and disadvantages of harbor of, ... 95
Opinion of the minority of a board of commissioners, consisting, of Captains Bainbridge, Evans, and Perry, of the navy, and General J. G. Swift, of the Engineer Department, appointed to survey and examine the coasts and waters north of the Delaware with a view to their defence, and the establishment of depots and dockyards, on the advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, ... 487
Opinion of majority of said board, ... 491
Statement of the number of entries and departures from the port of, during three successive winters, ... 489
Certificate of the adjutant general of Massachusetts of the number of effective men enrolled in the neighborhood of, ... 490
Statement showing the number of arrivals and departures of the vessels of the United States navy during the late war with Great Britain, ... 490
Boxer--Capture of the, ... 297
Statements of the number in service, (1807,) the number wanting, and the number necessary for a gunboat, ... 165
Estimates of the number of, necessary on a peace establishment, ... 734
Number of, proposed to be allowed to each vessel in ordinary, ... 816
Establishment of, recommended by Secretary of the Navy, ... 325
Statement of the number and force of guns for each class of ships of the, (1810) ... 225
List of officers engaged in the, ... 128
Report from, of the sums appropriated for prize money, the names of prize agents, and amount expended; and also statements of their disbursements to the officers and crews of the Wasp, of the fleets on Lakes Erie and Champlain, and of the Hornet, ... 562
Report and statement of the names of the navy agents; their stations; the amounts of their respective bonds; and the names of their sureties; with a statement of the balances due from former agents, ... 588
A public foundry for the casting of, recommended, ... 32
Dimensions of, for fortification and frigates, ... 53
Copy of contract with Brown & Francis, and others, for the supply of, ... 53
Letter from the Secretary of War, stating the number and dimensions of the cannon for the Mediterranean squadron; the manner of proving them; and the defects to be allowed in the same, ... 54
Contract with Samuel Hughes, in behalf of the Cecil Company of Maryland, for the supply of the above, ... 55
Statement of the amount paid for, under the act authorizing the construction of six 74 gun ships, (1801,) ... 79
Statement of the number and nature of, in each class of ships in the British navy, (1810,) ... 226
Statements showing the number and description of, in vessels of different classes; the weight of ball in a round of each; the weight of a broadside; the number of men required for each; the annual expense in actual service of each; the annual expense computed by the gun, by each man, and by the weight of metal; and the relative power of each in each description of vessels, computed in weight of metal. (1812,) ... 277, 278, 279
Difficulty of procuring an adequate supply of, ... 307
Statement of the contracts for, for 1815, ... 378
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Same for 1818, ... 586
Same for 1820, ... 689, 695, 697, 698
Same for 1821, ... 761
Same for 1822, ... 893
Same for 1823, ... 943
Same for 1824, ... 1031
Statements of the number of, on hand at the several yards and stations, in 1821, ... 716
Same in 1822, ... 788
Statement of the contracts for, for 1816, ... 431
Same for 1818, ... 605
Same for 1819, ... 627
Same for 1821, ... 761
Same for 1823, ... 940
Report from the Secretary of the Navy of the reasons why canvass, cables, and cordage made of hemp the growth of the United States may not be used in the equipment of national vessels with equal advantage as if of foreign fabric or materials, ... 1039
Same for 1806, ... 152
Same for 1812, ... 255
Same for 1813, ... 300
Same for 1814, ... 347
Same for 1815, ... 366
Same for 1818, ... 456
Same for 1819, ... 589
Same for 1820, ... 628
Same for 1821, ... 699
Same for 1822, ... 746
Same for 1823, ... 854
Same for 1824, ... 918
Same for 1825, ... 1080
Appointed to command the ships authorized to be built under the act of the 27th of March, 1794, to superintend the construction of them, ... 6
Increase of pay of, recommended ... 70
Additional number of, recommended, ... 286
Letter from sundry captains, recommending an increase of pay to surgeons, the establishment of a definite rank, and the grade of hospital surgeons, ... 443
Letter from sundry captains in the Mediterranean, requesting that certain subordinate officers who had addressed memorials to Congress may be removed from that station, ... 456
Rules and regulations for the government of, ... 517
Statement of the dates of the commissions, and the length of the service at sea of each, since 1st of January, 1815, ... 901
Same for 1815, ... 372
Same for 1818, ... 468
Same for 1819, ... 602
Same for 1820, ... 640
Same for 1821, ... 710
Same for 1822, ... 757
Same for 1823, ... 864
Same for 1824, ... 929
Same for 1825, ... 1091
Of a Tripolitan corsair, by the United States schooner Enterprise, in 1801, ... 82
Of the Moorish vessels Meshouda and Murboka, ... 115
Of the Macedonian and Frolic, ... 280
Of the Detroit and Caledonia, ... 282
Of the Java, ... 290
Of the British fleet on Lake Erie, ... 295
Of the Boxer, ... 297
Statement of the number, names, and force of vessels captured from Great Britain, to February 4, 1814, ... 299
Of the British fleet on Lake Champlain, ... 309
Of the Epervier, ... 313
Of the Reindeer, ... 315
List of captures made by the Wasp between the 1st of May and 6th of July, 1814, ... 319
Statement of the number and names of merchant vessels captured and destroyed by the United States navy during the late war with Great Britain, ... 374
Of the Penguin, ... 376
Of an Algerine frigate and brig, in 1815, ... 396
Of the Cyane and Levant, ... 406
Of the privateer General Armstrong, ... 494
List of captures of piratical vessels and boats made by vessels of the United States navy in the year 1822, ... 804
Of the Spanish privateer Pancheta by the United States schooner Grampus, ... 806
Of the Spanish privateers Palmyra and G. Boves, by the Porpoise, ... 807
List of American vessels captured by Spanish privateers, ... 809
Of two piratical vessels by the United States schooner Alligator, ... 824
Of the piratical schooner Pilot, ... 1109
Same for 1815, ... 372
Same for 1818, ... 468
Same for 1819, ... 601
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Same for 1821, ... 710
Same for 1822, ... 757
Same for 1823, ... 863
Same for 1824, ... 928
Same for 1825, ... 1090
Rules and regulations for the government of, ... 533
Return of killed and wounded in the United States squadron, ... 311
List of officers (British) captured, ... 312
Force of the British and American fleets, ... 312
Statement of distribution of prize money for captures on Lake, ... 572
Register of, for 1812, ... 257
Same for 1813, ... 302
Same for 1814, ... 351
Same for 1815, ... 368
Same for 1818, ... 461
Same for 1819, ... 594
Same for 1820, ... 633
Same for 1821, ... 704
Same for 1822, ... 751
Same for 1823, ... 858
Same for 1824, ... 922
Same for 1825, ... 1085
Statement of the date of commission and length of sea service of each, since January 1, 1815, ... 906
Statement of quantity and description of naval stores on hand at, in 1821, ... 715
Statement showing the number and names of the vessels stationed at, in 1821, ... 716
Statement of quantity and description of military stores on hand at, in 1822, ... 793, 795
Number, grade, and compensation of officers stationed at, in 1822, ... 801
Statement showing the number, names, rank, and pay of officers, and number and pay of men attached to, for two years preceding January 1, 1822, ... 834
Estimate for pay and subsistence of officers and men at, for 1825, ... 1021
Expediency of establishing a navy yard at, ... 950
Letter from, requesting that certain subaltern officers on the Mediterranean station, who had addressed memorials to Congress, may be removed from that station, ... 455
Report of a board of commissioners appointed to inquire and examine into the practicability and mode of a defence of the, ... 492
Report from, of the result, ... 236
Colonel commandant of the marine corps--Duties of the, ... 110
Pay and emoluments of the, (1803,) Pay, &c. of, (1812,) ... 263
Office of, recommended to be abolished, ... 740
Statement of pay, &c. of the, (1824,) ... 948
Alteration of the rules and regulations for the government of, recommended, ... 682
Statement of the, ... 196
Sentence of the court, ... 1077
Defence of, ... 1078
Progress made in building the, ... 27, 28
Captain of, appointed, ... 27
Estimate for pay and subsistence of crew of, ... 29, 30
State of the, ... 32
Amount required to complete and equip for sea, ... 33
Action between the, and the French frigate La Vengeance, ... 71
Progress made in building the, ... 27, 28
Captain of, appointed, ... 27
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State of the, ... 32
Statement of amount necessary to complete and equip for sea, ... 33
Causes of delay in finishing the, ... 56
Action between the, and the British frigate Java, ... 290
Action between the, and the British ships Cyane and Levant, ... 406
Register of, for 1820, ... 641
Same for 1821, ... 712
Same for 1822, ... 759
Same for 1823, ... 865
Same for 1824, ... 930
Same for 1825, ... 1092
Statement of application of appropriation for, ... 203
For freight, transportation, &c., inexpediency of diminishing the appropriation for, ... 651
Estimate for, for 1825, ... 1013
Provision for the proper application of appropriations for, recommended, ... 1050
With Samuel Hughes, on behalf of the Cecil Company of Maryland, for cannon, copy of, ... 55
For timber, statement of, ... 346
Statement of, for the year 1815, ... 378
Same for 1816, ... 430
Same for 1817, ... 446
Same for 1818, ... 602
Same for 1819, ... 619
Same for 1820, ... 686
Same for 1821, ... 760
Same for 1822, ... 877
Same for 1823, ... 934
Same for 1824, ... 1024
Statement of the contracts for, for 1818, ... 586, 603, 606
Same for 1820, ... 692, 693, 695, 697
Same for 1821, ... 761, 767, 770, 782
Same for 1822, ... 881, 885, 888, 890, 892
Same for 1823, ... 939
Statement of the quantity of, on hand at the several yards and stations for 1821, ... 716
Reports from the Secretary of the Navy of the quantity of cordage manufactured from domestic hemp which has been used in the navy since 1812, and the reasons why it cannot be used as advantageously and economically as cordage made of foreign hemp, ... 944, 1039
Report ot committee on memorial of certain subaltern officers on the Mediterranean station, praying Congress to institute inquiries into the proceedings of two courts-martial held on that station, (Captains Heath and Creighton,) ... 453
Memorial of said officers, ... 454
For the trial of Captain O. H. Perry--Charges and specifications, ... 470
Members of the court, ... 470
Testimony of Lieutenant P. G. Howle, ... 470
Testimony of Lieutenant McCall, ... 471
Testimony of Corporal Philpot, ... 471
Testimony of John Coleman, ... 471
Testimony of Captain John Heath, ... 471
Sentence of the court, ... 471
Defence of Commodore Perry, ... 472
For the trial of Captain John Heath--Members of the court, ... 473
Charges and specifications, ... 473
Testimony of Lieutenant Macpherson, ... 473, 476
Testimony of Lieutenant McCall, ... 474, 476
Testimony of Lieutenant Howls, ... 474
Testimony of Doctor Parsons, ... 475
Testimony of Midshipman Buchanan, ... 476
Testimony of Midshipman Overton, ... 476
Testimony of Corporal Philpot, ... 476
Testimony of John Coleman, ... 477
Testimony of Captain O. H. Perry, ... 477
Sentence of the court, ... 479
Defence of Captain Heath, ... 479
For the trial of Captain J. O. Creighton--Members of the court, ... 496
Charges and specifications, ... 497
Testimony of Joseph Odion, ... 497
Testimony of Midshipman Talmadge, ... 497
Testimony of Midshipman Derby, ... 498
Testimony of Midshipman Marston, ... 498
Testimony of Commodore Chauncey, ... 499
Testimony of Lieutenant Shubrick, ... 499
Sentence of the court, ... 499
Defence of Captain Creighton, ... 500
Report of a committee directed to inquire into the proceedings of the courts-martial on the trials of Captains O. H. Perry, J. Heath, and John O. Creighton, ... 502
For the trial of Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Wharton, of the marine corps--Correspondence of the president of the court and the Secretary of War on the legality of the court being composed exclusively of officers of the army, ... 504
Opinion of the Attorney General on that subject, ... 505
Opinion of the President of the United States on that subject, ... 505
Members of the court, ... 505
Charges and specifications, ... 505
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Testimony of Major Samuel Miller, ... 506, 507
Testimony of Major R. Smith, ... 506
Testimony of Captain R. Wainwright, ... 506
Sentence of the court, ... 507
Defence of Colonel Wharton, ... 509
Statement of the compensation of the Judge Advocate, ... 744
For the trial of Lieutenant Beverly Kennon--Correspondence between the Secretary of the Navy and Messrs. Andrew Stevenson and William S. Archer on the subject of publishing the proceedings of the court, ... 953, 954
Members of the court, ... 955
Charges and specifications, ... 956
Testimony of Doctor Babbit, ... 956
Testimony of Captain Sinclair, ... 958
Testimony of Lieutenant Tatnall, ... 959
Testimony of Lieutenant Voorhees, ... 959
Testimony of Commodore Porter, ... 960 to 970
Testimony of Samuel Hambleton, ... 970, 971, 972
Testimony of John Myers, ... 972
Testimony of Captain William Bainbridge, ... 972
Testimony of Captain Warrington, ... 972
Testimony of Captain Ridgely, ... 972
Testimony of Captain Elliott, ... 972
Testimony of George Robertson, ... 983
Sentence of the court, ... 973
Defence of Lieutenant Kennon, ... 973 to 983
Appendix consisting of documents referred to in Lieutenant Kennon's defence, ... 983 to 1003
For the trial of Lieutenant William A. Weaver--Members of the court, ... 1052
Charges and specifications, ... 1053
Testimony of Stephen Whitney, ... 1054
Testimony of Commodore Stewart, ... 1054, 1057
Testimony of Captain George W. Rodgers, ... 1055
Testimony of Edward Fitzgerald, ... 1055
Testimony of Doctor C. C. Yates, ... 1056
Testimony of Doctor Ball, ... 1056
Testimony of Captain Coggershall, ... 1056
Testimony of James G. Weaver, ... 1056
Testimony of Lieutenant William Lawton, ... 1056
Testimony of Lieutenant Francis H. Gregory, ... 1057
Testimony of Lieutenant John H. Aulick, ... 1057
Testimony of Lieutenant Mervin P. Mix, ... 1057
Testimony of Thomas Chew, ... 1057
Testimony of Captain Beckman V. Hoffman. ... 1057
Sentence of the court, ... 1058
Defence of Lieutenant Weaver, ... 1058 to 1065
Appendix to defence, ... 1065 to 1073
For the trial of Lieutenant David Conner--Members of the court, ... 1073
Charges and specifications, ... 1078
Testimony of Lieutenant Horace B. Sawyer, ... 1073
Testimony of Lieutenant William J. McCluney, ... 1074
Testimony of Lieutenant Joseph B. Hull, ... 1075
Testimony of Joseph Watson, purser, ... 1075
Testimony of Midshipman J. M. Breckenridge, ... 1076
Testimony of Francis Smith. ... 1076
Testimony of Lieutenant John H. Clack, ... 1076
Testimony of Captain Stewart, ... 1076
Sentence of the court, ... 1077
Defence of Lieutenant Conner, ... 1078
Report on the petition of Thomas Riddels for an increase of pension, ... 362
Letter from, with an explanation of the estimates for the support of the navy and marine corps for 1815, ... 363
Report relative to the increase of the navy, and the measures taken respecting naval hospitals and the establishment of docks; and also transmitting a register of the navy and marine corps, ... 365
Report and statement of vessels captured by ships of the United States navy during the late war, and subsequently destroyed in obedience to orders from the Department, with copies of said orders, ... 373
Letter from, relative to the capture of the British sloop of war Penguin, ... 376
Report and list of contracts for the year 1815, ... 377
Report and statement of the names, rates, and stations of the ships of the United States navy on the 1st of January, 1816, ... 379
Report on the condition of the navy pension fund, and recommending an alteration of the law respecting it, ... 380
Letter from, transmitting estimates for building and equipping, and the expense of keeping in service, a 74, a 44, and a sloop of war, ... 399
Letter from, transmitting documents relating to the capture of the Cyane and Levant, ... 406
Report from, of the valuation of certain ships captured during the late war, and the correspondence of the Department in relation to the sale of them, ... 416
Letter from, stating the number of officers and marines necessary for a peace establishment, and recommending that no diminution be made in the present number, ... 427
Letter from, stating the manner in which the marine corps is organized, the present number of officers, and the number of men necessary for guards at the several yards and stations, ... 427
Report and statement of contracts for 1816, ... 430
Report of the condition of the navy pension fund for 1817, ... 433
Report of survey of the waters of the Chesapeake bay, with a view to their defence, and the establishment of depots and dockyards, ... 434
Letter from, recommending an increase of pay to surgeons, attached to hospitals, and the creation of the grade of hospital surgeons, ... 443
Letter from, recommending that the provisions of the navy pension fund be extended to the widows and orphans of officers, seamen, and marines, ... 445
Report and statement of contracts for the year 1817, ... 446
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Report relative to navy hospitals and the condition of the navy hospital fund, (1817,) ... 451
Report transmitting proceedings of the courts-martial on the trials of Captains O. H. Perry, of the navy, and John Heath, of the marines, ... 470
Report transmitting proceedings of the court-martial on the trial of Captain John Orde Creighton, of the navy, ... 496
Report transmitting proceedings of the court-martial on the trial of Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Wharton, of the marine corps, ... 503
Dimensions of, and inventory of articles on board when captured, ... 417
Valuation and amount paid to the captors of the, ... 419, 420
Report of committee, directing the President of the United States to communicate the thanks of Congress to, ... 151
Letter from, detailing the capture of the British frigate Macedonian, ... 280
Opinion of, on the reorganization of the Navy Department, and the establishment of a board of naval inspectors, ... 356
Report from, of the operations of the squadron under his command against the Barbary Powers in 1815, ... 396
Letter from, relative to the selection of a site for a naval depot, and the proper means for the defence of the Chesapeake bay, ... 436
Opinion of General Gates on the same, ... 163
Opinion of General Wilkinson on the same, ... 164
Opinion of Commodore Barron on the same, ... 164
Opinion of Commodore Tingey on the same, ... 164
Statement of additional number and cost of gunboats required for the, ... 168
Efficiency of the torpedo as a means of; report of committee, ... 211
Treatise, by Robert Fulton, on the torpedo, ... 211
Report of the Secretary of the Navy of the result of experiments made to ascertain the efficiency of the torpedo, ... 234
Report of a committee consisting of Oliver Wolcott, C. D. Colden, Robert R. Livingston, Morgan Lewis, Jonathan Williams, John Garnett, and John Kemp, on the same, ... 235 to 240
Report of Commodore Rodgers on the same, ... 241
Letter of Robert Fulton on the same ... 242
Report of the Secretary of the Navy on the system of Uriah Brown, by means of an inflammable fluid, ... 353
Letter from Commodore John Rodgers relative to the selection of a site for a naval depot, and the proper means for the defence of the Chesapeake bay, ... 434
Letter from Commodore Stephen Decatur on the same subject, ... 436
Letter from Commodore David Porter on the same subject, ... 438
Letter from Colonel George Bomford on the same subject, with estimates of the cost, ... 442
Report of committee on the petition and plan of John Stevens for the defence of the seacoast by means of floating steam batteries, ... 685
Report of the Navy Commissioners on the same, ... 685
Opinion of Commodore Decatur on the same, ... 437, 438
Opinion of Commodore Porter on the same, ... 439
Report of Captain Arthur Sinclair on the advantages and disadvantages of York river for a depot, ... 440
Report of Captain Robert T. Spence on the advantages and disadvantages of the Tangier islands, ... 441
Requisites necessary for the establishment of, ... 487
Advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of Portland as a site for a depot, ... 487, 491
Same of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ... 487, 491
Same of Providence river, ... 488
Same of Fall river, ... 488
Same of Newport, ... 488
Same of New London, ... 488, 491
Same of New York, ... 488, 492
Same of Penobscot bay, ... 491
Same of Cape Ann, ... 491
Same of Marblehead, ... 491
Same of Rhode Island harbor, ... 491
Same of Narraganset bay, ... 491
Same of Watch Hill, ... 491
Same of Fisher's Island sound, ... 491
Importance of a depot at Key West, ... 871
Expediency of establishing a depot at Pensacola, ... 951
Estimate of cost of, ... 74
Expenditures on account of, in 1801, ... 79
Report of Joshua Humphreys of his examination of the ports and harbors to the eastward, for sites for, ... 89
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Same of harbor of Newport, ... 89, 93
Same of Pawtuxet or Providence, ... 89, 93
Same of Boston and Charlestown, ... 90, 95
Same of Portsmouth, ... 90, 98
Same of Wiscasset, ... 91, 101
Cost of, prior to 3d March, 1810, ... 1O3
Plan, estimate, &c. of a dock at the Washington navy yard, prepared by B. H. Latrobe, ... 105
Manner of supplying it with water. ... 107
Recommended to be built at Washington, ... 109
Appropriation for, recommended, ... 110
For repairing vessels, recommended to be built, ... 248
Greater convenience of, for repairing; report of the Secretary of the Navy, ... 249
Same; reports of Commodores Stewart, Hull, and Morris, ... 279
Hudson river recommended as a suitable site for a dock, ... 306
Causes of delay in carrying into effect the act of March 3, 1813, relative to, and urging the necessity of; report of the Secretary of the Navy, December 7, 1815, ... 366
Requisites necessary for the establishment of, ... 487
Advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of Portland as a site for a dock, ... 487, 491
Same of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ... 487, 491
Same of Providence, ... 488
Same of Fall river, ... 488
Same of Newport, ... 488
Same of New London, ... 488, 491
Same of New York, ... 488, 492
Same of Penobscot bay, ... 491
Same of Cape Ann, ... 491
Same of Marblehead, ... 491
Same of Rhode Island harbor, ... 491
Same of Narraganset bay, ... 491
Same of Watch Hill, ... 491
Same of Fisher's Island sound, ... 491
Description of "Rodgers's marine railway or inclined plane, dock, and fixtures for hauling up ships," ... 873
Advantages of the same, ... 874, 875
Estimate of the cost of the same, ... 876
Report of the Secretary of the Navy upon the expediency, usefulness, economy, and necessity of, in repairing ships; the best location for; and an estimate of the cost of, at Charlestown and Gosport, ... 1032
Detailed plan and estimate for a dry dock at Charlestown, by L. Baldwin, ... 1035 to 1038
Report from, on the practicability of fortifying the lower part of Chesapeake bay, Hampton Roads, and York river, ... 492
Statement of imports and exports, and expense of navy of, for the years 1701 and 1798, ... 224
Number and nature of cannon for ships of the navy of ... 225
Dimensions of the ships, and number of men and draught of water of each class, ... 225
Valuation of, and amount paid to the captors of the, ... 426
Force of the, when captured, ... 427
List of killed and wounded on board the United States squadron in the action on Lake Erie, ... 295
Statement of the distribution of prize money to the officers and crews of the United States squadron for the capture of the British fleet on Lake Erie, ... 566
Statement of the quantity of naval stores on hand at, in 1821, ... 721
Statement of the number and names of vessels stationed at, in 1821, ... 716
Statement of the quantity of naval stores on hand at, in 1822, ... 792, 794
Statement of the number, grade, and compensation of officers stationed at, in 1822, ... 799
Statement showing the number, names, rank, and pay of officers, and number and pay of the men attached to the, for two years preceding, 1st January, 1822, ... 831
Proposed to be discontinued, ... 908
Estimate for the pay and subsistence of the officers and men at, for 1825, ... 1021
Of the annual expense of the same, ... 5
Of the cost of six frigates, ... 20
Of the amount necessary to finish six frigates, ... 20
Of the amount required to finish the frigates United States, Constitution, and Constellation, ... 26, 28
For the pay and subsistence of the crews of the frigates United States and Constitution, ... 29
For the pay and subsistence of the crew of the frigate Constellation, ... 30
Of the amount necessary to equip for sea the frigates United States, Constitution, and Constellation, ... 33
Of the cost of building, rigging, and equipping three ships of war, to carry 22, 20, and 16 guns, ... 35
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For pay and subsistence of the officers and crew of a galley, ... 36
Of the annual expense of a ship of 44 guns and 400 men, ... 59
Same of 36 guns and 340 men, ... 60
Same of 32 guns and 260 men, ... 60
Same of 30 guns and 220 men, ... 61
Same of 24 guns and 180 men, ... 61
Same of 18 guns and 140 men, ... 62
Same of 14 guns and 70 men, ... 62
Same of a galley of 28 men, ... 63
Same of a cutter of 14 guns and 70 men, ... 63
Same of a cutter of 10 guns and 34 men, ... 63
Same of a ship of 74 guns and 650 men, ... 67
Of the cost of building and equipping a 44 gun ship, ... 64
Same of a 36 gun ship, ... 64
Same of a 24 gun ship, ... 64
Same of a 74 gun ship, ... 67
Same of an 18 gun ship, ... 68
Same of six 74 gun ships, ... 74
Of the cost of building docks and wharves at the navy yards, ... 74
Of the expense of thirteen frigates on the present naval establishment, (1801,) ... 76
Of the expense of thirteen frigates on the peace establishment, ... 77
Of the expense of six frigates on the peace establishment, and of seven frigates in ordinary, ... 78
Of extra expenses of the navy for 1805, ... 140
Of the annual expense of supporting in actual service the whole naval force of the United States, ... 147
For repairs of vessels, store rent, pay of armorers, freight, and contingencies for 1806, ... 151
Of additional appropriation necessary for the navy for 1807, ... 166
For the pay and subsistence of the whole navy for the year 1807, ... 174
For the pay and subsistence of the additional number of officers, seamen, and marines required for the service of the United States, ... 185
Of the annual expense of taking care of the gunboats when laid up in ordinary, ... 196
Of the annual expense of maintaining one gunboat in actual service, ... 196
Of the expense of keeping in service each class of vessels, ... 200
Of the cost of a torpedo, ... 219
Of the cost of a torpedo establishment at the most vulnerable ... 220
Of the cost of fitting out the vessels in ordinary, (1811,) ... 250
Of the annual expense of the whole navy in 1811, ... 250
Of the cost of building and equipping, and the annual expense of ships of different rates, ... 251
Of the annual expense of a 74 gun ship, ... 251
Of the cost of fitting out the ships in ordinary, (1812,) ... 267
For the support of the navy and marine corps for 1815, ... 363
For building and equipping, and the expense of keeping, in service for one year, a 74, a 44, and a sloop of war, ... 399
For the pay of the marine corps for 1816, ... 428
Of the deficiency of materials necessary for the construction and equipment of the vessels authorized to be built under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, (1816,) ... 677
Of the annual expense, in service and in ordinary, of ships of 12, 16, 20, 32, 36, 44, and 74 guns, ... 684
Of the annual expense of the force stationed in the Mediterranean, (1821,) ... 713
Of the annual expense of a 44, a 36, and a sloop of war, ... 713
Of the annual expense of the force stationed on the African coast, ... 713
Of the annual expense of the force stationed in the Indian seas, ... 713
Of the annual expense of the force stationed in the Pacific, ... 713
Of the annual expense of the force stationed in the West Indies and on the coast, ... 713
Of the annual expense of each navy yard and station, ... 715
For the clothing of the marines at head-quarters, for 1821, ... 738
For pay and subsistence of same, ... 739
Of the expense of the whole corps in 1821, ... 740
Of the expense of a survey of the harbors on the Pacific, ... 746
Of the cost, complete, of a sloop of war, a brig, and a schooner, ... 786
Of the annual expense of the navy, and of employing the frigate Macedonian, ... 802
Of the annual expense of the officers of the navy for the year 1822, on full pay and rations, ... 821
Of the annual expense of the officers of the navy on proposed peace establishment, ... 820
Of the cost and annual expense of one steamboat, ten schooners, and five cutters, ... 822, 823
Of the annual pay of the officers and men for the same, ... 823
Of the annual expense for provisions for the same, ... 823
For fuel for a steamboat, ... 823
Of the cost of "Rodgers's marine railway or inclined plane," ... 876
Of the cost and annual expense of a sloop of war of the first class, ... 899
For the support of the navy for the year 1825, ... 1013
For the support of the marine corps, ... 1023
Of the cost of constructing dry docks at Charlestown and Gosport, ... 1033
In detail, for a dry dock at Charlestown, ... 1038
Report of survey and examination of the coasts and waters north of the Delaware with a view to their defence, and the establishment of depots and dockyards, ... 490
General abstract of, 1798, ... 40
For procuring timber from Georgia, statement of, ... 41
For freight on the same, ... 42
On the navy yards, ... 42
For timber, (not from Georgia,) iron, and other materials, ... 42
For labor, ... 42
For freight on timber, (not from Georgia,) ... 43
On account of materials for building six frigates, to October 1, 1801, ... 79
On account of navy yards, docks, and wharves, to October, 1, 1801, ... 79
Extra during the year 1805, ... 140
For the navy and navy yards since the establishment of the Navy Department, ... 149
For gunboats to 1807, ... 161
For gunboats and ketches to 1809, ... 198
For repairs of vessels from January 1, 1802, to October 1, 1811, statement of, ... 253
Amount of, at the navy yard at Portsmouth, during the years 1811 and 1812, ... 328
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Same at New York, ... 335
Same at Philadelphia, ... 337
Same at Gosport, ... 343
Under the act of March 30, 1812, making an appropriation for three years for the purchase of timber, ... 365
On account of marine hospitals, from the 1st of January, 1811, to the 1st of January, 1818, ... 615
On account of navy hospitals, from the 1st of January, 1811, to the 30th of September, 1819, ... 645
On account of marine hospitals, from 1802 to 1811, ... 663
In building each vessel of war authorized by the act of the 2d of January, 1813, ... 827
For labor, materials, &c. in building the North Carolina 74, ... 836
Same for the Ohio 74, ... 837
Same for the Columbus 74, ... 838
Same for the Delaware 74, ... 839
Same for the Portsmouth 74, ... 840
Same for the Boston 74, ... 841
Same for the Potomac frigate, ... 842
Amount of, for labor at the navy yard at Portsmouth, for the years 1820, 1821, and 1822, ... 844
Same at Charlestown, ... 845
Same at New York, ... 846
Same at Philadelphia, ... 847
Same at Washington, ... 848
Same at Gosport, ... 850
Amount of, on the establishment at Cape Mesurado, for the year 1824, ... 1004
Same for 1823, ... 1094
For the support of the navy for the year 1824, ... 1012
Same for the year 1823, ... 1097
Statement of, to November 30, 1818, ... 583
Statement of, to February 17, 1893, ... 946
Of Great Britain for the years 1701 and 1798, statement of, ... 224
Superiority of water-rotted over dew-rotted, ... 1042
Process of growing and dressing in the Netherlands and in France, ... 1042, '43, '44
Causes of different appearances of the Irish and Dutch, ... 1045
Aversion of naval officers to the, ... 307
Difficulty of procuring men for the, ... 307
Of 36 guns, dimensions and sizes of, and materials for, ... 13
Statement of the comparative expense of building and maintaining a frigate and a gunboat, ... 200
Additional number of, recommended to be built, ... 248
(See Ships.)
A description of the anchored torpedo, so arranged as to destroy a vessel which should run against it, ... 213
Description of a clockwork torpedo and harpoon gun, and manner of using it, ... 215, 216, 217
Estimates of the cost of torpedo establishments, ... 218, 219, 220
Probable effect of the torpedo system, ... 220, 221
Manner of attacking a hostile vessel, ... 222
Imaginary inhumanity of the torpedo, ... 223
Political economy of the torpedo, ... 223
Letter from, on the result of the experiments made in the harbor of New York, by the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, to ascertain the practicability of the torpedo system, and stating the causes of their failure, ... 243
Of 28 men, estimated annual expense of, ... 63
Report from, of the result, ... 235
Statement of the value of, before her capture, ... 275
143 n
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Stations of the, in 1806, ... 154
Additional number of, recommended, ... 161
Message from the President on the efficiency of, in protecting ports and harbors, ... 163
Opinion of General Gates on the same, ... 163
Opinion of General Wilkinson on the same, ... 164
Opinion of Commodore Barton on the same, ... 164
Opinion of Commodore Tingey on the same, ... 164
Number of, necessary to protect the coast of the United States, ... 163
Number of men and boys necessary for a gunboat, ... 165
Cost of the additional number required for the protection of ports and harbors, ... 168
Expediency of abandoning the system of, and selling those on hand, ... 194
Number and disposition of the, ... 195
Annual expense of taking care of those in ordinary, ... 196
Annual expense of maintaining 1 gunboat in actual service, ... 196
Annual expense of maintaining 24 at New Orleans, ... 196
Aggregate amount of expenditures for, ... 198
Statement of the number which have been built, the number employed in actual service, and the time so employed, ... 199
Comparative expense of building and maintaining a frigate and gunboat, ... 200
Condition and disposition of the, in 1810, ... 202
Same in 1811, ... 229
Estimated expense of those in commission, ... 250
Statement showing the number and station of those in commission and those in ordinary, ... 252
Statement of the number in service, and their station, ... 306
Same for 1814, ... 352
Same for 1815, ... 372
Same for 1818, ... 467
Same for 1819, ... 600
Same for 1820, ... 639
Same for 1821, ... 709
Same for 1822, ... 756
Same for 1823, ... 863
Same for 1824, ... 928
Same for 1825, ... 1090
Rules and regulations for the government of, ... 530
Statement of the contracts for, for 1816, ... 431
Same for 1822, ... 889
Same for 1823, ... 943
Statements of the quantity of, on hand at the several yards and stations in 1821, ... 716
Same in 1822, ... 788
Pensions in no case to exceed, ... 227, 362
Report from the Commissioners of the Navy Pension Fund, asking the discretionary power to increase pensions in certain cases to more than, ... 381
Rules and regulations of the navy relative to, ... 528
Letter from, on the subject of the condition of the gunboats, the pay of officers, and commissions of navy agents, ... 194
Report and statement of the aggregate expenditures on account of gunboats, and the number built, ... 198
Report of cost of repairing the frigates in ordinary at Washington; the expense of keeping in service each class of vessels; and a comparative statement of the cost of building and maintaining in service a frigate and a gunboat, ... 200
Report on the condition of the navy, and the application of appropriations made for the navy and marine corps, ... 201
Report on the condition of the navy pension fund, (1810,) ... 205
Letter from, recommending alterations in the laws regulating navy pensions, the establishment of navy hospitals, and a plan for the creation of a navy hospital fund, ... 227
Report on the condition of the navy pension fund, (1811,) ... 229
Report of the result of experiments made to ascertain the practicability of the torpedo system, ... 234
Report on the cultivation of hemp, ... 245
Letter relative to the condition of the navy; estimates for building and maintaining in service each class of vessels; the description and amount of force necessary for the defence of the coast; what are imperishable materials; and the facilities of procuring seamen, and the construction of a dock, ... 248
Report and statement of the vessels repaired, and expenses of the same, from 1st of January, 1802, to 1st of October, 1811, ... 252
Report on the condition of the navy pension fund, (1812,) ... 254
Report of register of the navy for 1812, ... 255
Letter and statement of the number and names of vessels in commission, and estimates for repairing those in ordinary, ... 265
Report of rules and regulations for the government of navy hospitals, ... 270
Report on the petition and proposal of Edward Clark to construct a floating battery, ... 273
Letter relative to the distribution of prize money to the captors of the Guerriere, ... 275
Letter relative to the comparative cost and efficiency of large and small vessels, ... 276
Opinion of Commodore Decatur on the same, ... 437
Opinion of Commodore Porter on the same, ... 438, 439
Opinion of Colonel George Bomford on the same, ... 442, 443
Report of a board of commissioners on the same, ... 492
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Same of Newport, ... 92
Same of Providence, ... 94
Same of Boston and Charlestown, ... 95
Same of Portsmouth, ... 98
Same of Portland, ... 100
Same of Wiscasset, ... 101
Appropriation recommended for the fortification of, ... 140
Message from the President of the United States on the efficiency of gunboats for the protection of, ... 163
Opinion of General Gates on the same, ... 163
Opinion of General Wilkinson on the same, ... 164
Opinion of Commodore Barron on the same, ... 164
Opinion of Commodore Tingey on the same, ... 164
Additional gunboats recommended to be built for the protection of; report of committee, ... 168
Statement of the number of gunboats necessary for the protection of the, ... 170
Efficiency of the torpedo in the defence of--See Torpedo.
Report on Uriah Brown's system of defence of, by means of an inflammable fluid, ... 353
Letter from Commodore Rodgers on the means proper to be adopted for the defence of Chesapeake bay, ... 434
Letter from Commodore Decatur on the same subject, ... 436
Letter from Commodore Porter on the same subject, ... 438
Letter from Colonel Bomford on the same, ... 442
Report of a board of commissioners on the same, ... 492
Report of a board of commissioners on the advantages and disadvantages, and fortifications necessary for the protection of the harbor of Portland, ... 487, 491
Same of Portsmouth, ... 487, 491
Same of Castine, ... 490
Same of Penobscot bay, ... 490
Same of Cape Ann, ... 491
Same of Marblehead, ... 491
Same of Providence river, ... 488
Same of Newport, ... 488
Same of New London, ... 488, 491
Same of New York, ... 488, 492
Same of Rhode Island, ... 491
Same of Narraganset bay, ... 491
Same of Watch Hill, ... 491
Same of Fisher--s Island sound, ... 491
Report of committee on the memorial and plan of John Stevens for the defence of, by means of floating steam batteries, ... 685
Report of the Board of Navy Commissioners on the same, ... 685
Appropriation for the survey of the harbors on the Pacific recommended, with an estimate of the cost, ... 745
Report of the survey and examination of the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, with the view to the establishment of a navy yard, ... 951
Causes of the superiority of Russian over American, and why so little of the latter is used in the navy, ... 944
Contrast between canvass, cables, and cordage made of foreign and American hemp, and the causes of the inferiority of the latter, ... 1039
Mode of cultivating and preparing in Russia, ... 1040
Same in the United States, ... 1041
Same in England, ... 1047
Average crop per acre in Russia, England, and the United States, ... 1047
Statement of the distribution of prize money to the officers and crew of the, for the capture of the Penguin, ... 582
Report from the Secretary of the Navy on the same subject, ... 227, 228
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, with a statement of the condition of the hospital at New York, and the necessity of erecting a proper building, ... 233
Rules and regulations for the government of, ... 270
Report of the Secretary of the Navy of the measures taken relative to, ... 365
Estimate of the annual expenses of the, at New Orleans, Charleston, S. C., Washington, Philadelphia, New York, and Charlestown, ... 452
Statement of the number of persons annually accommodated at the navy hospital at Washing ton, from June I, 1813, to December 31, 1817, and the annual expense for the same time, ... 610
Same at Baltimore, to March 17, 1817, ... 610, 611
Same at New Orleans, from 1810 to 1818, ... 611, 612
Same at Gosport, for the years 1816 and 1817, ... 612
Same at Newport, Rhode Island, from 1814 to 1818, with some remarks on the advantages of the place as a site for a permanent hospital, ... 612, 613
Same at Charleston, South Carolina, for 1814 and 1815, and the expediency of establishing a permanent hospital at, ... 613
Same at Charlestown, Massachusetts, for 1815, 1816, and 1817, and the want of a suitable building, ... 614
Same at New York for one year, ... 614
Report from the Secretary of the Navy and the Commissioners of the Navy, stating the inexpediency of blending the navy and marine hospitals, ... 653
Report of commissioners on progress made in building hospitals, and recommending that a part of the hospital fund which had been used for the pay of the navy be replaced, ... 853
Report of a committee on the same, ... 877
Statement of cost of site for naval hospital at Charlestown, ... 946
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with a plan for the creation of a, ... 227, 228
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Same in 1818, ... 452
So much of the law establishing a navy hospital fund as separates the marine hospital fund from the navy hospital fund recommended to be repealed, ... 451
Statement of the annual receipts and expenditures on account of the navy hospital fund, from the 26th February, 1811, to 30th September, 1819, ... 645
Statement of the condition of the, for 1821, ... 744
Same for 1823, ... 853
Report of a committee recommending that part of the hospital fund which had been used for the pay of the navy be replaced, and applied to the building of navy hospitals, ... 877
Report on the condition of the, for 1823, ... 946
Same for 1824, ... 1013
Statement showing the different places in which seamen are accommodated under the laws relating to marine hospitals, the number of persons annually accommodated at each, and the expense attending the same, ... 616
Report from the Secretary and Commissioners of the Navy on the inexpediency of blending the navy and marine hospitals, ... 653
Condition of the, in 1818, ... 452
Statement of the annual receipts and expenditures on account of the, from 1st January, 1811, to 31st December, 1817, ... 615
Condition of the, in 1820, ... 655
Statement of the annual receipts in each collection district on account of the, from 1802 to 1819, inclusive, ... 657 to 662
Statement of expenditures of the, in each collection district, for the same period, ... 663 to 665
Establishment of separate rank of, recommended, ... 272, 443
Letter from several captains in the navy recommending the establishment of a separate grade of hospital surgeons, and an increase of pay, &c. ... 443
Letter from, stating the description of vessels best adapted to the defence of the coast of the United States, the relative efficiency of vessels of different rates, and the superiority of docks in repairing, ... 278
Opinion of, on a reorganization of the Navy Department, and the appointment of a Board of Navy Inspectors, ... 356
Comparative statement of the imports and exports of Great Britain for the years 1701 and 1798, ... 224
Message of the President of the United States recommending the construction of, with a description of, and estimate of the cost, ... 872
Report of a committee recommending an appropriation for the completion of a, ... 894
The building of 12 ships of 74 guns, and 6 of 18 guns, recommended by the Secretary of the Navy, in 1799, ... 65
Report of a committee recommending an, ... 68
Report of a committee adverse to, in 1804, ... 118
Report of a committee recommending an addition of 6 ships of 74 guns, and 50 gunboats, in 1805, ... 140
Report of a committee recommending an additional force of 10 frigates, in 1811, ... 247
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy recommending an increase of 12 ships of 74 guns, and 20 frigates, ... 249
Report of a committee recommending an increase of the number of large ships, in 1812, ... 275
An annual increase of 1 ship of 74 guns, 2 of 44 guns, and 2 sloops of war, recommended, in 1815, ... 395
Message of the President of the United States, stating the proceedings of the Department under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, specifying the number and class of ships put on the stocks, the quantity of materials procured, the contracts entered into, and the sums of money paid out of the fund created by said act, in 1818, ... 480
Same, for 1819, ... 582
Letter from the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, inquiring whether the appropriation for the gradual increase of the navy might not be diminished, ... 646
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in reply to the above, ... 647
Letter from the Commissioners of the Navy on the same, ... 647
Statement of the expenditures under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, to the 30th of September, 1819, ... 647
Report of a committee on the expediency of suspending for a time the appropriation for the gradual increase of the navy, ... 648
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy on the same subject, ... 649
Report of the Commissioners of the Navy on the same subject, with a statement of their proceedings under the said act, to 1820, ... 649
Report of a committee on the expediency of so modifying the act for the gradual increase of the navy as to require a part of the annual appropriation to be applied to the construction of vessels of a smaller size, ... 803
Statement of the vessels built and building under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, in 1822, ... 805
Statement of the expenditures for labor at the several navy yards, for the years 1820, 1821, and 1822, under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, ... 852
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Statement of the progress made in building vessels under the same act, to December, 1824, ... 1015
To an officer for responsibility incurred in the execution of his instructions--case of Captain Alexander Murray, ... 128
Same--case of Captain George Little, ... 138
Same--case of Commodore John Rodgers, ... 408
For vessels captured from the Dey of Algiers, and afterwards restored, recommended, ... 415
To a purser for losses occasioned by desertion; stores thrown overboard by order of the commanding officer; and the detention of his books by the enemy after capture--case of J. B. Timberlake, ... 674
To the captors of a vessel which was recaptured in a neutral port--case of the Levant, ... 405
Proposed duties and compensation of, ... 323
Report of a committee on the creation of a board of, ... 354
Opinion of Commodore Bainbridge on the same, ... 354
Opinion of Commodore Stewart on the same, ... 355
Opinion of Commodore Hull on the same, ... 356
Opinion of Commodore Decatur on the same, ... 356
Opinion of Commodore Perry on the same, ... 356
Opinion of Commodore Perry on the same, ... 356
Opinion of Commodore Warrington on the same, ... 356
Opinion of Commodore Evans on the same, ... 357
Opinion of Commodore Morris on the same, ... 358
Opinion of Commodore Shaw on the same, ... 358
Opinion of Commodore Tingey on the same, ... 358
Message, communicating the loss of the frigate Philadelphia, ... 122
Message, communicating the destruction of the frigate Philadelphia, ... 127
Message, communicating an account of the operations of the squadron under the command of Commodore Preble, against Tripoli, ... 133
Message, transmitting statements of the expenditures on account of the navy and navy yards for eight years, ... 149
Message, on the subject of the efficiency of gunboats for the protection of ports and harbors, ... 163
Letter from, recommending a reorganization of the Navy Department, and an increase of the number of captains and sloops of war, ... 285
Letter from, transmitting a statement of the deficit in the naval appropriations for 1813, ... 286
Letter from, relative to the presentation of a medal to Commodore Preble, and the distribution of swords to the officers of the squadron engaged in the attacks on Tripoli, ... 292
Letter from, transmitting an account of the capture of the British fleet on Lake Erie, and of the British brig Boxer, ... 294
Report on the condition of the navy pension fund for 1814, ... 298
Letter, transmitting a statement of the number and disposition of the naval trophies acquired from Great, Britain, ... 299
Report, transmitting a register of the navy for 1814, ... 300
Letter from, relative to the condition of the navy, and the progress made in providing materials and building ships, ... 305
Letter from, transmitting a detailed account of the capture of the British fleet on Lake Champlain, ... 309
Letter, transmitting an official account of the capture of the Epervier, ... 313
Letter, transmitting an account of the capture of the British sloop of war Reindeer, ... 315
Report from, of the condition of the archives of the Navy Department after the incursion of the enemy, ... 320
Report on the reorganization and extension of the Navy Department, and the establishment of a board of naval inspectors or commissioners, ... 320
Letter from, recommending the creation of the grade of rear-admirals, and the establishment of brevet rank, ... 324
Report of the condition of the several navy yards; a statement of the contracts for the supply and purchase of timber; and a register of the navy, ... 325
Letter, relative to the authority under which the navy yard at Washington was burnt, and a statement of the improvements destroyed, ... 361
Statements of the amounts of compensation received by the judge advocates on the trials of Lieutenant Colonel Gale and Lieutenant Colonel Wharton, ... 743, 744
Report of a committee recommending that the compensation of, be diminished, ... 1051
Amount of compensation allowed to the judge advocates in the cases of Captain Evans and Captain Hull, ... 1051
Report from, of the result, ... 235
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Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, with an estimate of the quantity and quality of timber necessary for building six frigates, ... 52
Statement of the killed and wounded in the action on, ... 311
List of British officers captured, ... 312
Force of the British and American fleets, ... 312
Statement of distribution of prize money for captures on, ... 572
Statement of the killed and wounded in the action on, ... 295
Statement of the distribution of prize money for the capture of the British fleet on, ... 566
Memorial of Captain Stewart, for himself and the other captors, for said indemnity, ... 406
Particulals of the capture of the, by the United States frigate Constitution, and her recapture in the port of Praya, ... 406
Report from, of the result, ... 239
Same for 1812, ... 255
Same for 1813, ... 301
Same for 1814, ... 347
Same for 1815, ... 366
Same for 1818, ... 457
Same for 1819, ... 590
Same for 1820, ... 629
Same for 1821, ... 700
Same for 1822, ... 747
Same for 1823, ... 854
Same for 1824, ... 919
Same for 1825, ... 1081
Rules and regulations for the government of, ... 521
Report of a committee upon the memorial of sundry lieutenants attached to the Mediterranean squadron, praying Congress to institute an examination into the proceedings of two courts-martial held on that station, ... 453
Memorial of said lieutenants, ... 454
Statement showing the dates of commissions and length of service at sea of each, since January 1, 1815, ... 902
Statement of amount of pay and emoluments of the, in 1803, ... 111
Same in 1812, ... 263
Office of, recommended to be abolished, ... 740
Same for 1815, ... 372
Same for 1818, ... 468
Same for 1819, ... 602
Same for 1820, ... 640
Same for 1821, ... 710
Same for 1822, ... 757
Same for 1823, ... 864
Same for 1824, ... 929
Same for 1825, ... 1091
Superiority of, over white oak, and progress made in procuring, ... 8
Land upon which the live oak grows recommended to be purchased, ... 27, 66
Comparative durability of live and white oak, increased quantity in the construction of the ships a cause of increase of their cost, and difficulties of procuring, ... 38
Statement of expenditures in procuring the, ... 41, 42
Statement of the quantity of, on hand at the Portsmouth navy yard, in 1798, ... 44
Same at New York, in 1798, ... 46
Same at Norfolk, in 1798, ... 48
Statement of the cost of, for a 74 gun ship, (1801,) ... 75
Amount paid for, to the 1st October, 1801, ... 79
Statement of the quantity of, on hand at the different navy yards in 1805, ... 141
Same in 1807, ... 177
Same at New York in 1812, ... 333
Contract price of, in 1816, ... 431
Same in 1817, ... 447
Statement of contracts for, under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, in 1818, ... 482
Same for 1819, ... 586
Contract price of, in 1819, ... 605
Same for 1820, ... 689
Report from, of the result, ... 237
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Valuation of, and amount paid to captors of the, ... 425
Statement of the force of, when captured, ... 427
Estimate of the cost of fitting out and employing the, for one year, ... 802
Report on the condition of the frigates United States, Constitution, and Constellation, and amount necessary to equip and support them for one year, (1798,) ... 32
Report recommending an additional naval force, and furnishing estimates for three ships, ... 34
Report and statement of expenditures of the appropriation for the naval armament, the causes of the delay in completing the same, and the disposition of the surplus materials, ... 37
Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, with a statement of the dimensions of the heavy cannon required for fortifications and ships of war, ... 53
Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury on the number and dimensions of cannon for a frigate, ... 54
Message from, communicating the capture of the British frigate Macedonian and British sloop of war Frolic, and the loss of the United States sloop of war Wasp, ... 280
Message from, relative to the presentation of a gold medal to Commodore Preble, and a sword to each of his officers, &c. ... 281
Message from, relative to the capture and disposition of the British brigs Detroit and California, ... 282
Message from, communicating the capture of the British frigate Java, ... 290
Estimate of cost of the, on a peace establishment, ... 77
Duties of the commanding officer of the, 110 Amount of pay and rations of the commanding officer of the, in 1803, ... 111
Number and disposition of the, in 1803, ... 111
Application of appropriations for the support of the, and statement of the pay and emoluments of the commandant, ... 120
Statement of the number of officers and men belonging to the, in 1807, ... 171
Statement of the number of officers and men necessary for the whole navy afloat, ... 173
Estimate for pay and subsistence of the, as above, ... 174
Statement of the additional number of marines required for the navy, with estimates of the pay and subsistence,(1808,) ... 185
Statement of the additional number of officers and marines required for the whole navy afloat, (1809.) ... 186
Increase of the, recommended, and statement of the number of officers and men required, ... 192
Statement of the application of the appropriation for clothing the, ... 204
Estimate of the expense of the, for 1811, ... 250
Estimate of the expense of a detachment of, for a 74 gun ship for one year, ... 252
Statement of the number and annual expenses of those in service for 1812, ... 265
Augmentation of the, recommended, ... 307
Statement of the number to which the corps was reduced in 1816; the manner in which the corps is organized; estimate of its expense for the year 1816; and the number of men necessary at the several navy yards and stations, ... 427, 428, 429
Report of a committee on the memorial of sundry marine officers on the Mediterranean station, praying Congress to institute an inquiry into the proceedings of a court-martial held on that station, and that the laws for the government of the navy may be more strictly enforced, ... 453
Memorial of said officers, ... 455
Rules and regulations for the government of the, when on board ship, ... 528
Statement of the number of, in 1819, ... 648
Statement of the duties of the staff officers of the, and the number and annual expense of a detachment at the city of Washington, ... 737
Report of a committee recommending that the office of lieutenant colonel of, and the allowance of extra pay to judge advocates, be discontinued, and a reorganization of the corps, ... 739
Detachments of marines on guard at navy yards proposed to be placed under the orders of the commandant of the yard, ... 816
Statement of the pay and emoluments of the lieutenant colonel of the, for 1824, ... 948
Statement of the number and disposition of the officers and men of the, for the year 1824, ... 950
Estimate for the pay and subsistence of the, for the year 1825, ... 1023
Register of officers of the, for 1812, ... 263
Same for 1815, ... 372
Same for 1818, ... 468
Same for 1819, ... 602
Same for 1820, ... 640
Same for 1821, ... 710
Same for 1822, ... 757
Same for 1823, ... 864
Same for 1824, ... 929
Same for 1825, ... 1091
Register of, for 1806, ... 152
Same, for 1812, ... 255
Same for 1813, ... 300
Same for 1814, ... 347
Same for 1815, ... 366
Same for 1818, ... 457
Same for 1819, ... 590
Same for 1820, ... 629
Same for 1821, ... 699
Same for 1822, ... 747
Same for 1823, ... 854
Same for 1824, ... 918
Same for 1825, ... 1080
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Rules and regulations for the government of, ... 522
Increase of pay to, recommended, ... 909
Register of, for 1812, ... 257
Same for 1814, ... 351
Same for 1815, ... 371
Same for 1818, ... 466
Same for 1819, ... 599
Same for 1820, ... 638
Same for 1821, ... 708
Same for 1822, ... 755
Same for 1893, ... 862
Same for 1824, ... 927
Same for 1825, ... 1089
Same for 1819, ... 601
Same for 1820, ... 640
Same for 1821, ... 710
Same for 1822, ... 750
Cost of, ... 293
Reports of committees on the memorial of the subaltern officers in the Mediterranean, praying Congress to institute inquiries into the proceedings of several courts-martial held on that station, ... 453, 502
Memorials of said officers, ... 454, 455, 500
Letter from the commanders of the public ships there, asking the removal of said officers from that station, ... 456
Circumstances connected with the restoration of the, ... 116, 117
Memorial, and remonstrance of Edward F. Howell and others against the promotion of sailing masters, ... 360
Memorial of the midshipmen attached to the Mediterranean station, praying that an inquiry may be instituted into the proceedings of sundry courts-martial held on that station, and that the laws for the government of the navy may be amended, ... 500
Report of a committee on said memorial, ... 502
Rules and regulations for the government of ... 532
Report of a committee on the modes of selecting and appointing, and the in expediency of changing them, ... 894
Register of, for 1806, ... 153
Same for 1812, ... 259
Same for 1813, ... 302
Same for 1814, ... 348
Same for 1815, ... 368
Same for 1818, ... 461
Same for 1819, ... 595
Same for 1820, ... 633
Same for 1821, ... 704
Same for 1822, ... 751
Same for 1823, ... 859
Same for 1824, ... 923
Same for 1825, ... 1085
Same for 1824, ... 922
Message, communicating the report of the commissioners appointed to survey and examine the coasts and harbors north of the Delaware, with a view to their defence, and the establishment of naval depots and dockyards, ... 486
Message, transmitting a system of rules and regulations for the government of the navy, ... 510
Message, communicating proceedings of the Department under the act for the gradual increase of the navy to 1819, ... 582
Message, transmitting a statement of receipts and expenditures on account of the marine hospital fund, (1820,) ... 655
Message, stating, the number, grade, and compensation of officers attached to navy yards and stations, and the number on furlough, (1822,) ... 797
Message, stating the condition and operations of the navy for 1822, ... 803
Message, recommending the employment of an additional naval force in the West Indies for the suppression of piracy, ... 815
Message, communicating a plan for a peace establishment for the navy and marine corps, ... 815
Message, transmitting statements of the expense of building, authorized by the act of January 2, 1813, and also statements of the names, number, grade, and pay of the officers stationed at each yard and station for the two preceding years, ... 825
Message, on the expediency of establishing a naval depot at Key West, ... 871
Message, recommending the construction of "Rodgers--s marine railway or inclined plane," with a description of, and estimate of its cost, ... 872
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Message, transmitting a plan and estimates for a peace establishment, ... 906
Message and statements of the annual expenditures for the gradual increase of the navy, and the progress made in building since 1816, ... 945
Message, communicating the proceedings of the court-martial on the trial of Lieutenant Beverly Kennon, ... 953
Message, stating the condition and operations of the navy for 1824, ... 1003
Message, explanatory of the character and objects of Commodore Porter--s visit to Faxardo, in Porto Rico, ... 1024
Message, stating the difference between canvass and cordage made of American and foreign flax and hemp, with the modes of growing and dressing flax and hemp in Russia, the Netherlands, and Ireland, ... 1039
Message, communicating the proceedings of the courts-martial on the trials of Lieutenants William A. Weaver and David Conner, ... 1052
Message, stating the condition and operations of the navy for 1823, ... 1093
Opinion of, on a reorganization of the Navy Department, and the establishment of a board of navy inspectors, ... 358
Compensation and commissions of, ... 196
Regulations and instructions for, ... 532
Amount of security required from, recommended to be increased, ... 588
Statement of the number and names of the; where stationed; the amount of their bonds; and the number and names of their securities, (1818,) ... 588
Statement of the names of those out of service, and the amounts due from each, ... 589
List of the, for 1820, ... 641
Same for 1821, ... 711
Same for 1822, ... 758
Same for 1823, ... 865
Same for 1824, ... 930
Same for 1825, ... 1092
(See Inspectors.)
A reorganization of the, recommended, with the appointment of a board of officers to act as inspectors, ... 75, 285, 307, 320
Proposed plan of the same, ... 323
Report of a committee recommending the reorganization of the Department, and the appointment of a board of officers, with the opinions of Captains Bainbridge, Stewart, Hull, Decatur, Perry, Porter, Warrington, Evans, Morris, Shaw, and Tingey, on the same, ... 354 to 360
Letter of instructions to and compensation of clerks of, ... 8
A proper site for a, recommended to be purchased, ... 95
Statement of expenditures on account of the, to the 1st of October, 1801, ... 78
Appropriation for the improvement of, recommended, ... 84
Recommended to be permanently established and enlarged, ... 87
Statement of the amount expended for the purchase and improvement of, to 1808, ... 150
Statement of the number of navy yards belonging to the United States; the accommodations provided in each; the number of officers and men attached to each, with their rank and pay; the quantity and description of timber provided in each; the expenditures in each yard during the years 1811 and 1812; the number of vessels repaired in that time at each, with the species, quantity, and cost of repairs on each vessel, ... 325
Rules and regulations for the government of, ... 510
Regulations and instructions for the masters of, ... 512
Alteration in the rules and regulations for the government of, recommended, ... 618, 682
Statement of the number and situation of the navy yards and stations, the number and annual expense of officers and men, and the number of mechanics and laborers at each, in 1821, ... 715
Statement of the number and names of the vessels at each of the, in 1821, ... 716
Location of the, and the number, grade, and pay of the officers attached to the, in 1822, ... 797
Proposed organization of the, on a peace establishment, ... 821
Statements of the number, names, rank, and pay of the officers stationed at each of the, in 1820 and 1821, ... 829
Statements of the amount and description of labor performed at each of the, during the years 1820, 1821, and 1822, ... 844 to ... 852
Number of, necessary on a peace establishment, ... 912
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General view of the improvements at the, in 1823, ... 1096
Progress made in building the frigate at the, in 1795. ... 19
Amount paid for the rent of the, for 1797, ... 27
Same for 1798, ... 33
Statement of the amount expended for improvements at the, to 1798, ... 41
Statement of the annual expense of, in 1798, ... 42
Statement of expenditures for the purchase and improvement of the, to October, 1801, and value of materials deposited there, ... 80, 85
Recommended to be enlarged, ... 87
Statement of the amount expended for the purchase and improvement of the, to 1806, ... 150
Statements of the situation and cost of the; the number and condition of the improvements in the; the number, names, and pay of the officers and men attached to the; and the number, names, and pay of officers attached to the gunboats in ordinary at the, in 1814, ... 326
Statement of the timber, plank, &c. on hand at the, in 1814, ... 327
Amount of expenditures at the, for the years 1811 and 1812, ... 328
Statement of the annual expense of, and number of officers, seamen, mechanics, and laborers attached to the, in 1821, ... 715
Statement of the number and names of the vessels at the, in 1821, ... 716
Statement of the quantity of naval stores at the, in 1821, ... 718
Statement of the number, grade, and compensation of officers attached to the, in 1829, ... 798
Statement of the number, names, rank, and pay of the officers, and number and pay of the men attached to the, in 1821 and 1822, ... 829
Statement of the labor performed at the, in each month of the years 1820, 1821, and 1822, and the appropriations to which they are chargeable, ... 814
Estimate for the pay, subsistence, &c. of the officers and men stationed at the, for 1825, ... 1016
General statement of the improvements at the, in 1823, ... 1097
Progress made in building the frigate at the, in 1795, ... 18
Same, to 1797, ... 27
Statement of the amount expended for improvements at the, to 1798, ... 41
Statement of the annual expense of, for 1798, ... 42
Statement of expenditures for the purchase and improvement of the, to October, 1801, and the value of materials deposited therein, ... 80, 85
The small size of the, a cause of the increase of the cost of vessels built there, ... 86
Recommended to be enlarged, ... 87
Statement of expenditures for the purchase and improvement of the, to 1806, ... 150
Statement of the situation and cost of the; the number and condition of the improvements in the; and the number and pay of the officers and men attached to the, in 1814, ... 328
Statement of the timber, plank, &c. on hand at the, in 1814, ... 329
Statement of the expenditures for improvements; the rates of wages; and the number and names of the vessels repaired at the, in 1811 and 1821, ... 330
Statement of the annual expense, and number of officers, seamen, mechanics, and laborers attached to the, in 1821, ... 715
Statement of the number and names of the vessels at the, in 1821, ... 716
Statement of the quantity of naval stores on hand at the, in 1821, ... 717
Statement of the number, names, rank, and pay of the officers, and number and pay of the men attached to the, in 1821 and 1822, ... 829
Statement of the labor performed at the, in each month of the years 1820, 1821, and 1822, and the appropriations to which they are chargeable, ... 846
Dry dock recommended to be built at, ... 1033
Estimate by L. Baldwin of the expense of constructing a dry dock at the, ... 1035, '36, '37
General statement of the improvements at the, in 1823, ... 1097
Progress made in building the frigate at the, ... 18
Amount paid for the rent of the, for 1797, ... 27
Same for 1798, ... 33
Statement of the amount expended for improvements at the, to 1798, ... 41
Statement of the annual expenses of the, in 1798, ... 41
Statement of expenditures for the purchase and improvement of the, to October, 1801, and the value of materials deposited therein, ... 80, 85
Recommended to be enlarged, ... 87
Correspondence with the navy agent respecting the situation and cost of the site of the, ... 87, 88
Statement of the amount expended for the purchase and improvement of the, to 1806, ... 150
Statement of the situation and cost of the; the number and condition of the improvements in the; and the number and pay of the officers and men attached to the, in 1814, ... 332
Statement of the timber, &c. on hand at the, in 1814, ... 333
Statement of the expenditures, and the number and names of the vessels repaired at the, in 1811 and 1812, ... 335
Statement of the annual expense of, and the number of officers, seamen, mechanics, and laborers attached to the, in 1821, ... 715
Statement of the number and names of the vessels at the, in 1821, ... 716
Statement of the quantity of naval stores at the, in 1821, ... 719
Statement of the number, rank, and compensation of the officers attached to the, in 1822, ... 798
Statement of the number, names, rank, and pay of the officers, and number and pay of the men attached to the in 1821 and 1822, ... 831
Statement of the amount of labor performed at the, in each month of the years 1820, 1821, and 1822, and the appropriations to which they are chargeable, ... 846
Estimate for the pay and subsistence of the officers and men stationed at the, in 1825, ... 1017
General statement of the improvements at the, in 1823, ... 1097
Progress made in building the frigate at the, in 1795, ... 18
Same, to 1797, ... 27
Statement of the amount expended for improvements at the, to 1798, ... 41
Statement of the expenses of the, ... 42
Statement of expenditures for the purchase and improvement of the, to October, 1801, and the value of materials deposited there, ... 80, 85
The small size of the, a cause of the increase of the cost of vessels built at the, ... 86
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Statement of expenditures for the purchase and improvement of the, to 1806, ... 150
Statement showing the situation and cost of the; the number and condition of the improvements; the number, rank, and pay of the officers attached to the; and the quantity of timber, &c. on hand at the, for 1814, ... 336
Statement of the expenditures at the, and the number and names of the vessels repaired at the, in 1811 and 1812, ... 337
Statement of the annual expense, and the number of officers, seamen, mechanics, and laborers attached to the, in 1821, ... 715
Statement of the number and names of the vessels at the, in 1821, ... 716
Statement of the quantity of stores on hand at the, in 1821, ... 718
Statement of the number, grade, and compensation of the officers attached to the, in 1822, ... 798
Statement of the number, names, rank, and pay of the officers, and the number and pay of the men attached to the, in 1820 and 1822, ... 832
Statement of the amount of labor performed at the, in each month of the years 1820, 1821, and 1822, and the appropriations to which they are chargeable, ... 847
Estimate for the pay and subsistence of the officers and men stationed at the, for 1825, ... 1018
General statement of the improvements at the, in 1823, ... 1096
Progress made in building a frigate at the, in 1795, ... 19
Same, in 1797, ... 27
Statement of the amount expended for improvements at the, to 1798, ... 41
Statement of the annual expense of, in 1798, ... 42
The small size of the, a cause of the increased cost of the vessels built at the, ... 87
Statement of the annual expense of, and the number of officers and seamen attached to the, in 1821, ... 715
Statement of the number and names of the vessels at the, in 1821, ... 716
Statement of the quantity of stores on hand at the, in 1821, ... 722
Recommended to be enlarged, ... 87
Plan and estimate, by B. H. Latrobe, for the construction of a dry dock at the, and the manner of supplying it with water, ... 105 to 109
Alteration of the arrangements at the, recommended, ... 118
Statement of the number of officers and men now stationed at the, and the number necessary, ... 119
Estimate of the saving of expense by the proposed change of arrangements, ... 120
Statement of the amount expended for the purchase and improvement of the, to 1806, ... 150
Statements of the situation and cost of the; the number and condition of the improvements in the; and the quantity of timber, &c. on hand at the, in 1814, ... 340
List of officers and men attached to the, ... 341
Statement of the number and names of the vessels repaired at the, in 1811 and 1812, ... 341
Statement of the authority for burning the, and the number and description of the improvements burnt, ... 361
Statements of the annual expense of the, and the number of officers, seamen, mechanics, and laborers attached to the, in 1821, ... 715
Statement of the number and names of the vessels at the, in 1821, ... 716
Statement of the quantity of stores on hand at the, in 1821, ... 720
Same, in 1822, ... 788, 790, 794
Statement of the number, rank, and pay of officers attached to the, in 1822, ... 799
Statement of the number, names, rank, and pay of the officers, and the number and pay of the men attached to the, in 1821 and 1822, ... 833
Statement of the labor performed at the, in each month of the years 1820, 1821, and 1822, and the appropriations to which they are chargeable, ... 848
Estimate for the pay and subsistence of the officers and men stationed at the, in 1825, ... 1019
General statement of the improvements at the, ... 1096
Progress made in building a frigate at the, in 1795, ... 18
Statement of expenditures for the improvement of the, to 1798, ... 41
Abstract of the annual expenses of the, ... 42
Statements of expenditures for the purchase and improvement of the, to October, 1801, and the value of the materials and stores deposited in the, ... 79, 85
Recommended to be enlarged and permanently established, ... 87
Statement of the amount expended for the purchase and improvement of the, to 1806, ... 150
Statements of the situation and cost of the, ... 342
Statement of the number and condition of the improvements in the, ... 343
Statement of the expenditures at the, in the years 1811 and 1812, ... 343
List of the officers and men attached to the, in 1812, ... 344
Same, in 1814, ... 345
Statement of the quantity of timber, &c. on hand at the, in 1814, ... 345
Statement of the annual expense of the, and the number of officers, seamen, mechanics, and laborers attached to the, in 1821, ... 715
Statement of the number and names of the vessels, and the quantity of stores on hand at the, in 1821, ... 716
Statement of the quantity of stores at the, in 1822, ... 788, 794
Statement of the number, grade, and compensation of officers attached to the, in 1822, ... 799
Statement of the number, names, rank, and pay of the officers, and number and pay of the men attached to the, in 1821 and 1822, ... 834
Statement of the labor performed at the, in each month of the years 1820, 1821, and 1822, and the appropriations to which they are chargeable, ... 850
Estimate for the pay and subsistence for the year 1825 of the officers and men stationed at the, ... 1019
A dry dock recommended to be built at the, with estimates of its cost, ... 1033
General statement of the improvements at the, ... 1096
Report of a board of commissioners, consisting of Captains Bainbridge, Evans, and Perry, of the navy, and General J. G. Swift, of the Engineer Department, appointed to survey and examine the coasts and waters north of the Delaware, with a view to their defence and the establishment of depots and dockyards, on the advantages, disadvantages, and means of defending the harbor of, ... 488, 491
Estimate of the annual expense of maintaining 24 gunboats in actual service at, ... 196
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Statement of the quantity of naval stores on hand at, in 1821, ... 723
Statement of the number, grade, and compensation of officers attached to the naval station at, ... 799
Statement showing the number, names, rank, and pay of the officers, and the number and pay of the men attached to the naval station at, for the years 1820 and 1821, ... 835
Naval station at, recommended to be discontinued, ... 951
Estimate for the pay and subsistence of the officers and men at, for 1825, ... 1020
Advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, as a site for a dockyard and naval depot, ... 89, 93
Report of a board of commissioners, &c.--See New London.
Statement of the annual expense of, and the number of officers and men attached to the naval station at, ... 715
Statement of the quantity of naval stores on hand at, in 1822, ... 793
Statement of the number, grade, and compensation of officers attached to the naval station at, (1822,) ... 800
Statement showing the number, names, rank, and pay of the officers, and the number and pay of the men attached to the naval station at, in 1820 and 1821, ... 830
Report of a committee, requesting the President of the United States to communicate the thanks of Congress to, ... 151
Same of Commodore Decatur, ... 437
Same of Commodore Porter, ... 438, 439
Same of Colonel George Bomford, ... 442, 443 (See Navy yards.)
Same for 1812, ... 255
Same for 1813, ... 300
Same for 1814, ... 347
Same for 1815, ... 366
Same for 1818, ... 456
Same for 1819, ... 589
Same for 1820, ... 628
Same for 1821, ... 699
Same for 1822, ... 746
Same for 1823, ... 853
Same for 1824, ... 917
Same for 1825, ... 1080
Augmentation of the pay of captains recommended, with a statement of their present pay, in 1799, ... 70
Midshipmen, when not on duty, to be allowed half-pay, ... 75
Establishment of a board of, recommended, ... 75
Certificate of the officers of the frigate Philadelphia, of the conduct of her late commander, Captain Bainbridge, in relation to her loss in the harbor of Tripoli, ... 123
List of the captured in the Philadelphia, ... 124
List of the officers and number of men employed in the destruction of the Philadelphia, ... 128
Indemnity made to an officer for responsibility incurred in the discharge of military orders-- case of Commodore Murray, ... 128
Same--case of Captain Little, ... 138
Same--case of Commodore Rodgers, ... 408
Proposed number of, on a peace establishment, in 1806, ... 153
Same in 1822, ... 816
Same in 1824, ... 913
Statement of the number of officers belonging to the navy in 1807, and the number authorized by law, ... 171
Statement of the number of officers necessary to man the whole navy, ... 172
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy on the propriety of allowing rations to officers on half-pay, on the expediency of making provision for the widows and children of, and of increasing the pay of masters commandant, surgeons, and midshipmen, ... 182
Statement of the number of, authorized by law, and the number required for the navy, ... 185, 186
Additional number of captains recommended, in 1813, ... 286
Proceedings of the Navy Department in relation to the distribution of swords to the officers engaged in the attacks on Tripoli, ... 282, 291
Report of a committee on the expediency of creating a rank above that of captain, and of conferring rank by brevet, ... 324
List of officers attached to the navy yard at Portsmouth, in 1814, ... 326
Same at Charlestown, ... 328
Same at New York, ... 332
Same at Philadelphia, ... 336
Same at Washington, ... 340
Same at Norfolk, in 1812, ... 344
Same at Norfolk, in 1813, ... 345
Board of--See Inspectors, Commissioners.
Memorial of sundry midshipmen against the promotion of sailingmasters, ... 360
Provisions of the navy pension fund proposed to be extended to the widows and children of, ... 445
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Memorials of said officers, ... 454, 455
Letter from the captains of vessels in the Mediterranean, asking that certain officers who had addressed memorials to Congress may be removed from that station, ... 456
Memorial of certain midshipmen on the Mediterranean station, asking for an inquiry into the proceedings of certain courts-martial held on that station, ... 500
Report of a committee on the above memorial, ... 502
Rules and regulations of the navy for the government of, ... 512
Statement of the number of, required for actual service during the year 1821, ... 684
Statement of the number of, attached to each navy yard and station, in 1821, ... 715
Reduction of the number of, to a peace establishment, recommended, ... 733
Statement of the number and grade of officers attached to each of the navy yards and stations, in 1822, ... 797
Statement of the number of, on furlough, in 1822, ... 801
Grades of commodore and rear-admiral proposed to be established, ... 815, 909
Statement of the number of, necessary to command in active service all the vessels belonging to the navy, ... 867
Report of a committee on the subject of altering the mode of selecting midshipmen, ... 894
Statement of the date of commission and length of service at sea of each commissioned officer, since January 1, 1815, ... 900
Statement of the deaths, resignations, and dismissals of, during the year 1824, ... 1011
Statement of the deaths among the, during the year 1823, ... 1098
Correspondence between Captain R. T. Spence and the Governor of Porto Rico relative to the capture of the, and the depredations committed by Spanish privateers, ... 808, 814
Same for 1824, ... 922
Same, and number of rations in 1798, ... 59 to 64
Same in 1799, ... 67
Augmentation of the pay of captains recommended, with a statement of their present pay, (1799,) ... 70
Report of a committee recommending an allowance of one month--s extra pay to the officers, seamen, and marines on board the United States schooner Enterprise for the capture of a Tripolitan corsair, ... 82
Statement of the annual amount of the pay and emoluments of the commanding officer of the marine corps in 1803, ... 111
Same in 1804, ... 121
Statements of the pay and rations of the officers of the navy and marine corps in 1807, ... 174, 175
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in relation to a petition of the officers of the navy for an increase of the pay of masters commandant, surgeons, and midshipmen, and an allowance of rations when unemployed, ... 182
Statement of the monthly half-pay of each officer of the navy. (1808,) ... 183
Statements of the annual pay of a master commandant, and of a surgeon and surgeon--s mate, (1808,) ... 184
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending an increase of compensation to navy agents, with a statement of the amount of their commissions, (1809,) ... 195
Statement showing the pay and rations of each commissioned officer and midshipman, (1812,) ... 255
Statement of the pay of the officers and men stationed at the navy yard at Portsmouth, N. H. in 1814, ... 326
Same at Charlestown, ... 328
Same at New York, ... 332
Same at Philadelphia, ... 336
Same at Washington, ... 341
Same at Norfolk, ... 345
Statement of the monthly pay of each officer of the navy in 1814, ... 347
Statement of the pay of the officers and seamen of the navy for 1815, ... 364
Same for 1816, ... 401
Same of the marine corps for 1816, ... 428
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending an increase of pay to surgeons when attached to hospitals, ... 443
Rules and regulations of the navy relative to, ... 528
Alteration of the rules and regulations relative to, recommended, ... 618
Statement of the pay and subsistence of the officers of the navy and marine corps in 1820, ... 641
Same in 1821, ... 711, 712, 739
Same in 1822, ... 758
Same in 1823, ... 866
Same in 1824, ... 931
Same in 1825, ... 1093
Statement of the pay of the officers attached to the several yards and stations, (1822,) ... 798
Statement of the pay of the officers of the navy on a proposed peace establishment, ... 817, 820, 909 to 917
Statement of the names and pay of the officers attached to the navy yard at Portsmouth in 1820 and 1821, ... 829
Same at Charlestown, ... 829
Same at Whitehall station, ... 830
Same at Newport station, ... 830
Same at Sackett--s Harbor station, ... 830
Same at New York navy yard, ... 831
Same at Erie station, ... 831
Same at Philadelphia navy yard, ... 832
Same at Baltimore station, ... 832
Same at Washington navy yard, ... 833
Same at Norfolk navy yard, ... 834
Same at Charleston station, ... 834
Same at New Orleans station, ... 835
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Pay of surgeons and surgeon--s mates recommended to be increased, ... 870
Statement of the pay and emoluments of the lieutenant colonel of the marine corps for 1823, ... 948
Statement of the pay and emoluments of the officers attached to the several yards and stations for 1824, ... 1016 to 1021
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending the formation of a, with a plan for the same, (1806,) ... 152
Report of a committee recommending a reduction of the number of officers and seamen to a, (1821,) ... 732
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, disapproving the above, and enclosing, a communication from the Commissioners of the Navy on the same, ... 734
Message from the President, transmitting a plan and estimates for a peace establishment for the navy and marine corps, (1822,) ... 815
Report of a committee on the above message, and recommending the adoption of the proposed measures, (1823,) ... 870
Message from the President, recommending the formation of a peace establishment, and transmitting a plan and estimates for the same, (1824,) ... 906, 933
Statement of the distribution of prize money to the captors of the, ... 582
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy on the subject of, and recommending that the pensions of seamen and marines be increased to more than half-pay, ... 227
Report of the Secretary of the Navy on the petition of Thomas Riddels for an increase of pension, (adverse,) ... 362
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending that the Department have the privilege of increasing pensions in certain cases to more than half-pay, ... 381
Recommended to be allowed to the widows and children of all officers, seamen, and marines dying of injuries or disease contracted in the line of their duty, ... 445
Report of a committee on the petition of the children of the carpenter of the frigate Chesapeake, who was killed in the attack on her by the British ship Leopard, to be placed on the pension list, (adverse,) ... 655
Report of a committee on the expediency of allowing a pension to the mother of Lieutenant William H. Allen, ... 823
Report of a committee on the petition of the mother of Captain O. H. Perry for a pension, ... 871
Copy of said petition, ... 872
Report of a committee on the bill allowing a pension to the mother of Captain Perry, ... 944
Report of a committee on the petition of Richard Bland Randolph for a, ... 952
Same in 1803, ... 113
Same in 1804, ... 125
Same in 1805, ... 144
Same in 1807, ... 157
Same in 1808, ... 179
Same in 1809, ... 189
Same in 1810, ... 206
Same in 1811, ... 231
Same in 1801, ... 80
Same in 1802, ... 103
Same in 1803, ... 112
Same in 1804, ... 124
Same in 1805, ... 143
Same in 1807, ... 155
Same in 1808, ... 178
Same in 1809, ... 187
Same in 1810, ... 205
Same in 1811, ... 229
Same in 1812, ... 254
Same in 1813, ... 284
Same in 1814, ... 298
Report of a committee on the expediency of suspending the laws regulating the, ... 353
Condition of the, in 1815, ... 361
Same in 1816, ... 380
Commissioners of the, ask the aid of Congress in enforcing the collection of the, ... 380
Correspondence of the Department with, and statements of the proceedings of sundry marshals and others, relative to the collection and payment of prize money during the late war on account of the, ... 382 to 396
Condition of the in 1817, ... 433
The provisions of the, recommended to be extended to the widows and children of all officers, seamen, and marines dying of injuries or disease contracted in the line of their duty, ... 445
Condition of the, in 1818, ... 450
Report on the state and condition of the; the sources from whence it arises; its amount; and the manner in which it is collected, ... 535
Correspondence with the district attorneys and marshals, relative to the amounts and proceeds of prizes made during the late war, &c., showing the difficulty of obtaining legal returns of their proceeding and payment of prize money, ... 535 to ... 554
Statement of stocks purchased for the, ... 555
Statement of the proceeds of prizes received on account of the, from and after the 20th of June, 1812, ... 556
Statement of the marshal--s account of the sales of the brig Atlantic and cargo, ... 558
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Report of a committee directing that the payment of balances due the, by district attorneys and others, be enforced, ... 617
Condition of the, in 1820, ... 642
Same in 1821, ... 680
Same in 1822, ... 759
Same in 1823, ... 867
Same in 1824, ... 897
Report of a committee recommending an extension of the provisions of the, for the term of five years, ... 931
Condition of the, in 1824, ... 932
Opinion of, on the re-organization of the Navy Department, and the appointment of a board of naval inspectors, ... 356 (See Courts-martial.)
Report from, of a survey and examination of the coasts and waters north of the Delaware, with a view to their defence and the establishment of naval depots and dockyards, ... 490
Report of a committee on the petition of the mother of, for a pension, ... 871
Petition of the mother of, ... 872
Report of a committee on the bill allowing a pension to the mother of, ... 944
Correspondence between Captain Biddle and the Vice King of, relative to the transportation of persons, money, and effects in the United States ship Ontario, ... 669, 670
Certificate of the officers of, of the good conduct of the commander of the, ... 123
Destruction of the, ... 127
List of officers and number of men engaged in the destruction of the, ... 128
Letter from, transmitting statements of the amount expended in building vessels, and the amount required for their completion, in 1796, ... 20
List of captures of piratical vessels and boats made by vessels of the United States navy in the West Indies during the year 1822, ... 804
List of vessels employed in the suppression of, in 1822, ... 804
Correspondence between the commanders of the vessels of the United States navy in the West Indies and the Spanish authorities, relative to the suppression of, in 1822, ... 805 to 815
Message from the President, recommending the employment of an additional force for the suppression of, ... 815
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending the employment of an additional force of a steamboat, ten schooners, and five cutters, for the suppression of, with estimates of the expense of the same, ... 822
Operations of the United States navy in the West Indies in the suppression of, ... 1004
Letters and reports from Commodore David Porter, stating the operations of the squadron in the West Indies during a the year 1824, ... 1006 to 1011
An additional number of boats and cutters to be provided, and merchant vessels be permitted to carry an armament for the suppression of, ... 1049
Statement of the number and names of vessels specially equipped for the suppression of, ... 1095
Correspondence of Commodore David Porter, and the officers of the squadron under his command, with the Navy Department and the Spanish authorities in the West Indies, during the year 1823, relative to the suppression of, ... 1103 to 1121
Communication from, in relation to a site for a naval depot, and the best means to be adopted for the defence of Chesapeake bay, in 1816, ... 438
Reports from, and correspondence of, with the Navy Department, during the year 1824, relative to the suppression of piracy in the West Indies, ... 1006 to 1013
Message from the President, communicating a letter from, explanatory of the character and objects of his visit to the town of Faxardo, ... 1024
Correspondence of, with the Governor of Porto Rico on the subject of the death of Lieutenant William H. Cocke, ... 1103 to 1106
Reports of, to the Navy Department, and correspondence with the Spanish authorities in the West Indies, during the year 1823, relative to the suppression of piracy, ... 1106 to 1116
Report from, on the extent and causes of the prevalence of the yellow fever in the West India squadron during the year 1823, and the means of preventing its recurrence, ... 1117
Report of a board of commissioners appointed to survey and examine the coasts and waters north of the Delaware, with a view to their defence and the establishment of depots and dockyards, on the advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, ... 487, 491
Report of a board of commissioners who were appointed to survey and examine the coasts and waters north of the Delaware, with a view to their defence and the establishment of depots and dockyards, on the advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, ... 487, 491
(See Navy yards.)
Report from, of the operations of the American squadron under his command against the town of Tripoli, in 1805, ... 133
Presentation of a gold medal to, ... 282
Statement of the cost of the same, ... 293
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Memorial of citizens of Baltimore for an alteration in the laws respecting prizes of, and a diminution of the duties on prize goods, ... 273
Reorganization of courts-martial for the trial of offenses committed in, recommended, ... 286
Bounty for prisoners brought in by, recommended, ... 290
Memorial of George P. Stevenson and others, of Baltimore, for compensation for vessels destroyed at sea by, ... 300
Correspondence between the commander of the ships of the United States and the Spanish authorities in the West Indies, relative to the depredations committed by Spanish privateers on the commerce of the United States, and the capture of the Spanish privateer Pancheta, ... 808 to 814
Statement of the names and force of the privateers fitted out from Porto Rico, ... 814
Memorial of the officers and crew of the, ... 493
Letter from John B. Dabney, United States consul at Fayal, to the Secretary of State, stating the circumstances of the capture of the, ... 494
Report of the commander of the, to the owners, of the capture of the, ... 495
Memorial of the Plainfield (Massachusetts) Peace Society, for the abolishment of, ... 643
Memorial of citizens of Massachusetts for the abolishment of, ... 723
An appeal to the Government and Congress of the United States against the depredations committed by American privateers on the commerce of nations at peace with us, ... 725
Amount paid to navy pension fund to 1803, ... 103
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending a provision for, to the captors of the British frigate Guerriere, which was destroyed at sea, ... 275
Principles of distribution of, ... 289
Statement of the amount awarded, and the amount distributed among the officers and crews of the squadron engaged in the attacks on Tripoli, in 1805, under the command of Commodore Preble, ... 294
Report of a committee on the petition of Weston Jenkins and others, for an extension of the provisions of the prize acts to the captors of the British privateer Retaliation, ... 259
Report of a committee on the petition of Joseph G. Roberts for a share of the prize money accruing to the captors of the British fleet on Lake Erie, (adverse,) ... 362
Petition of the officers and crew of the United States brig Argus, for prize money for vessels captured by the Argus and destroyed at sea, ... 373
Report of committee on said petition, (adverse,) ... 430
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, asking the assistance of Congress in enforcing the payment of, to the navy pension fund, ... 381
Correspondence of the Navy Department with sundry district attorneys and marshals, showing the defects in the laws regulating the payment of, to the pension fund, and the transactions during the late war in regard to the same, ... 382 to 396, 535 to 554
Report of a committee on the petition of Captain Charles Stewart and others, and recommending a payment of prize money to the captors of the British ship Levant, said ship being recaptured in a neutral port, ... 405
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending payment of, to the captors of certain Algerine vessels, which were afterwards restored, ... 415
Allowed to the captors of certain Moorish vessels, which were restored, ... 416
Report of a committee on the petition of Arthur Sinclair and others, for the destruction of a vessel on Lake Superior, (adverse,) ... 446
Report of a committee on the petition of Jairus Loomis and James Bassett for prize money for the destruction of a fort, (adverse,) ... 502
Statement of the amount of, paid into the navy pension fund in each collection district, since June 20, 1812, ... 556, 557
Statement of the appropriations of; the names of the prize agents to whom paid; the amount expended by them; and the balance unexpended, November 21, 1818, ... 563
Statement of the disbursement of, to the officers and crew of the United States sloop of war Wasp, for the capture of the British sloop of war Frolic, ... 564
Statement of the disbursement of, for captures on Lake Erie, ... 566
Statement of the disbursement of, for captures on Lake Champlain, ... 572
Statement of the disbursement of, to the officers and crew of the United States ship Hornet, for the capture of the Penguin, ... 582
Report of a committee on the petition of Richard Bland Randolph, for prize money, (adverse,) ... 952
Report of a board of commissioners who were appointed to survey and examine the coasts and waters north of the Delaware, with a view to their defence and the establishment of depots and dockyards, on the advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, ... 488
Same for a ship of 36 guns, ... 60
Same for a ship of 32 guns, ... 60
Same for a ship of 30 guns, ... 61
Same for a ship of 24 guns, ... 61, 404
Same for a ship of 18 guns, ... 62
Same for a ship of 70 men, ... 62
Same for a ship of 28 men, ... 63
Same for a ship of 10 guns, ... 63
Same for a ship of 74 guns, ... 67, 252, 401
Estimate of the quantity and cost of sufficient for the whole navy for one year, ... 174
Estimate of the quantity and cost of, for the additional number of officers and men required for the navy, in 1808, ... 185
Statement of contracts made for, in 1815, ... 378
Same for 1816, ... 432
Same for 1817, ... 447
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Same for 1819, 620 Same for 1820, ... 687
Statement of, on hand at the several yards and stations, in 1821, ... 716
Statement of contracts made for, in 1821, ... 761
Same for 1822, ... 877
Same for 1823, ... 939
Same for 1824, ... 1029
Rules and regulations of the navy respecting, ... 516
Same for 1815, ... 368
Same for 1818, ... 460
Same for 1819, ... 594
Same for 1820, ... 633
Same for 1821, ... 703
Same for 1822, ... 751
Same for 1823, ... 858
Same for 1824, ... 922
Same for 1825, ... 1084
Regulations and instructions for, when attached to navy yards, ... 512
Regulations and instructions for, when attached to ships, ... 522
Report of a committee on the application of a purser, (J. B. Timberlake,) for indemnity for losses produced by desertion; stores thrown overboard by order of the commanding officer; and the detention of his books by the enemy after capture, ... 674
Alteration in the rules and regulations for the government of, recommended, ... 682
Statement of the number of, in service, and the number necessary for the service, in 1821, ... 684
Statement showing the dates of the commissions of, and length of service at sea of each, since the 1st of January, 1815, ... 905
Number of, received by each grade of officers when attached to vessels of 22, 20, and 16 guns, in 1798, ... 36
Same in vessels of 44 guns, ... 59
Same in vessels of 36 and 32 guns, ... 60
Same in vessels of 30 and 24 guns, ... 61
Same in vessels of 18 and 14 guns, ... 62
Same in vessels of 74 guns, ... 67
Allowance of the, proposed to be increased, and proposed parts of, in 1802, ... 86
Number of, allowed to the officers of the marine corps, in 1807, ... 175
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending an increase of, to captains and masters commandant, in 1808, ... 182
Statement of the component parts and value of the, acts of July 1, 1797, and March 3, 1801, ... 183
Statement of the number of, allowed to masters commandant, surgeons, and surgeon's mates, in 1808, ... 184
Statement showing, the number allowed to each officer of the navy and marine corps, in 1812, ... 255
Statement showing the number allowed to officers of the navy and marine corps, when attached to vessels of 74, 44, and 24 guns, in 1816, ... 402, 403, 401
Rules and regulations of the navy respecting, and statement of the component parts of the, ... 527, 528
Change in the component parts of, ... 618, 682
Statement of the number of, allowed to each grade of officers of the navy and marine corps in 1820, ... 641
Same in 1821, ... 711
Same in 1822, ... 758
Same in 1823, ... 866
Same in 1824, ... 931
Same in 1825, ... 1093
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy relative to a diminution in the price of the, and the practice of allowing officers to commute their rations into money, ... 683, 714
Statement of the value of the, prior to 1801, in 1801, in 1814, and in 1821, ... 683
Number of, allowed to the officers attached to the several yards and stations, ... 798, 1016
Letter from, to the owners of the said privateer, stating the circumstances of her capture, ... 495
Report of a committee on the petition of, for indemnity for responsibility incurred in the execution of his instructions, ... 408
Memorial of, ... 409
Decree of the district court of Massachusetts in said case, ... 409
Answer of, to the libel of the complainants, ... 410
Communication from, stating his opinion relative to the selection of a site for a naval depot, and the means proper to be adopted for the defence of the Chesapeake bay, ... 434
Report from, on the petition of surgeons attached to hospitals for an increase of pay and separate rank, ... 443
Report from, of the proceedings of the Navy Commissioners under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, to 1818, ... 480
Same to 1819, ... 583
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Report from, on the expediency of blending the navy and marine hospitals, ... 653
Report from, of the quantity of materials procured under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, and the best mode of preserving timber, ... 679
Report from, on the subject of a diminution in the price of the navy ration; the practice of allowing officers to commute all their rations but one into money; and a retrenchment in the expenditures of the navy and marine corps, ... 683
Report on the petition and plan of defence of John Stevens, by means of floating steam batteries. ... 685
Report of the number and force of vessels in commission; their station and annual expense; the number and names of the navy yards and stations, with the number and grade of officers attached to each, and which might be discontinued; what vessels are unworthy of repair; the expediency of diminishing the price of the navy ration; and the state of the improvements at the several navy yards, in 1821, ... 713
Report on the expediency of diminishing the number of seamen in the navy; the inexpediency of sending ships to sea without a full complement of men; and the superiority of an inclined plane over a dock for repairing ships, ... 734
Report on the expediency of a survey of the harbors on the Pacific, ... 745
Letter from, on the advantages of the railway or inclined plane for preserving, building, and repairing ships, with a description and estimate of its cost, ... 873
Reports from, on the difference between American and Russian hemp, and the causes of the inferiority of the American. ... 944, 1039
Report from, on the expediency of building dry docks at Charlestown and Gosport, ... 1033
Reports from, on the causes of the prevalence of disease in the West India squadron at Thompson's Island, in 1823, and the means of preventing its recurrence, ... 1118, 1121
Memorial of said officers, ... 455
Memorial of the midshipmen attached to the Mediterranean squadron for an alteration in the, ... 500
Report of a committee on said memorial, ... 502
Code of, viz:
Navy yards, ... 510
The master of the yard, ... 512
The master shipwright, ... 512
The navy storekeeper, ... 512
The purser of the yard, ... 512
Officers in general, ... 512
Commanders of fleets or squadrons, ... 513, 515
Rank and command, ... 514
Salutes, ... 514
Military honors and ceremonies, ... 515
Appointments, ... 516
Stores and provisions, ... 516
Fitting and refitting a ship, ... 517
Discipline, cleanliness, &e. ... 517
Cabin furniture, ... 521
Of the lieutenant, ... 521
Of the master, ... 522
Surgeons and their assistants, ... 524
Surgeon's mates, ... 525
Pursers, ... 526
Full and half--pay and rations, ... 528
Marines on board ship, ... 528
Warrant officers, ... 529
The gunner, ... 530
Surveys, ... 531
Convoys, ... 532
Master--at--arms and ship's corporal, ... 532
Midshipmen, ... 532
Cook, ... 532
Chaplain, ... 532
Navy agents, ... 532
The boatswain, ... 533
The sailmaker, ... 533
The carpenter, ... 533
Surgeon of the fleet or hospital surgeon, ... 534
Hospital ship, ... 534
Report from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending an alteration of the, as regards "navy yards," "pursers," and "full and half--pay and rations," ... 617
Report from the Secretary of the Navy, of the revision of the, and proposing alteration of, as regards "navy yards," "commanders of fleets or squadrons," "salutes," "pursers," "the recruiting service," and "the broad pennant," ... 683
Duties of the surgeon. ... 270
Duties of the surgeon's mates, ... 271
Duties of the steward, ... 271
Duties of the matron, ... 271
Duties of the wardmaster, ... 271
Duties of the nurses, ... 271
Duties of the porter, ... 271
Statement of the quantity of naval stores on hand at, in 1821, 722
Statement of the number and names of the vessels stationed at, in 1821, 716
Statement of the quantity of naval stores on hand at, in 1822, 792
Statement of the number, grade, and compensation of the officers stationed at, in 1822, 799
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Estimate for the pay and subsistence of the officers and men at, for 1825, ... 1020
Same for 1815, ... 372
Same for 1818, ... 468
Same for 1819, ... 601
Same for 1820, ... 639
Same for 1821, ... 710
Same for 1822, ... 757
Same for 1823, ... 864
Same for 1824, ... 928
Same for 1825, ... 1090
Regulations and instructions for, ... 533
Statement of the number of, necessary for ships of 44, 36, 32, 16, and 14 guns, on a peace establishment, ... 154
Statement of the number of, in service, and the number necessary, (1806,) ... 165
Same in 1807, ... 171
Statement of the number of, necessary to man the entire navy in 1807, ... 172
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, representing the inequality of the pensions to seamen of the same class, and recommending a deduction from the pay of, for the creation of a navy hospital fund, ... 227
Statement of the number of, in service, and the number deficient, in 1812, ... 265
Statement of the proportionate numbers of, required for ships of 74 and 44 guns, showing the expediency of employing vessels of the larger rates, ... 280
Proposed to be registered and classed, and called into service in succession for stated periods, ... 322
Period of enlistment of, (1815,) its inconveniences, and difficulties of procuring, ... 355
Provisions of the navy pension fund proposed to be extended to the widows and children of, ... 445
Number of, proposed to be reduced and limited to a peace establishment, ... 732
Disadvantages of sending ships to sea without a full complement of, and inexpediency of reducing the number of ... 735
Description of timber, places where to be built, and arrangements for the building and equipment of the same, ... 6
Dimensions and sizes of materials for a ship of 44 guns, ... 10
Same of 36 guns, ... 13
Progress made in providing materials for, and building the above ships, (1795,) ... 17
Amount expended on, and causes of unexpected increase of cost of, ... 19
The building of four of the, proposed to be discontinued, ... 19
Statement of the quantity of timber provided for building, and the quantity deficient, ... 23
Message from the President of the United States, recommending a suspension of the building of the, (1796,) ... 25
Progress made in building the, the amount required to finish the, and estimates of the annual expense of ships of 44 and 36 guns, (1797,) ... 26
The frigates United States and Constitution of 44, and the Constellation of 36 guns, directed to be completed and equipped for sea, (1798,) ... 32
Estimate of the cost of building, rigging, and equipping three ships of 22, 20, and 16 guns, ... 35
Report from the Secretary of War of expenditures on the frigates United States. Constitution, and Constellation, and the causes of delay in completing the same, (1798,) ... 37
Statement of all the ships of war in the service of the United States, the names of their commanders, the places where built, their size, and the number of men and guns, and the annual expense of each, (1798,) ... 58
Statement of the vessels built and building under agents, under contracts, and the vessels purchased, ... 59
Statement of the annual expense of a ship of 44 guns, ... 59
Same of ships of 36 and 32 guns, ... 60
Same of ships of 30 and 24 guns, ... 61
Same of a ship of 18 guns, ... 62
Estimate of the cost of building and equipping ships of 44, 36, and 24 guns, ... 64
The building of twelve ships of 74 guns, and six of 18 guns each, recommended, (1799,) ... 65
Estimates of the annual expense of the same, ... 67, 68
An annual appropriation for the building of ships of the line and frigates recommended, ... 74, 75
Estimate of the cost of the timber for a ship of 74 guns, ... 75
Statement of the number, force, condition, and disposition of the ships of the United States navy, February 1, 1802, ... 83
Statement of the number and force of the ships in actual service in 1803, ... 111
Statement of the number and force of the, employed against Tripoli, (1805) ... 133
An additional force of six line of battle ships recommended, (1805,) ... 141
Estimate of the annual expense of supporting in actual service the whole navy of the United States, (1806,) ... 148
Statement of the cost of each vessel belonging to the United States, (1806,) ... 149
Statement of the names, force, and station of the ships of the United States navy, (1806,) ... 154
Same in 1807, ... 169
Statement of the quantity and kinds of materials procured for building ships of 74 guns, and the places where deposited, (1807,) ... 177
Statement showing the names, condition, and disposition of the ships of the United States in 1808, ... 193
Statement of the comparative cost of building and maintaining in service a frigate and a gunboat, ... 200
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Statement of the number and force of the vessels belonging to the navy of Great Britain in 1602 and 1801, ... 223
Statement of the number and nature of the ordnance, the dimensions, number of men, and draught of water of each class of the ships belonging to the British navy, ... 226
Statement showing the condition and disposition of the ships and gunboats of the United States navy in 1810, ... 299
An additional number of, recommended to be built, ... 248
Estimate of the cost of building and equipping ships of war of each class, and the annual expense of each, ... 251
Statement of the number and names of ships repaired, and the expense of the same, from January 1, 1802, to October 1, 1811, ... 253
Statement of the number and names of the vessels in active service, and of those wanting repairs, with estimates of the expense of repairing the same, (1812,) ... 265
Statement of the number and value of masts and spars, and quantity and value of canvass, necessary for the equipment of a frigate of 36 guns, ... 267
The building of ships of the line recommended, with a statement of the comparative expense and efficiency of ships of 74 and 44 guns, ... 276, 277, 278
Description of, best calculated for the defence of the United States; the relative efficiency of ships of different rates; the injuries to which ships are liable by heaving down to repair; and the superiority of docks for that purpose, ... 278, 279
An additional force of ten sloops of war recommended, ... 286
Report of the number and rates of ships building, and the progress made in providing materials for, and building them, (1814,) ... 305
Statement of the number, names, rates, and disposition of the ships of the United States navy, with the names of their commanders, (1814,) ... 308
Advantages of similarity of, of the same classes, and comparative efficiency of the ships of the English and American navies, ... 321
An annual increase of one ship of 74 guns, two of 44 guns, and two sloops of war, recommended, (1815,) ... 365
Statement of the vessels, other than ships of war, captured by the navy of the United States during the late war, ... 374
Statement showing the names, rates, and stations of the vessels of the United States navy on January 1, 1816, ... 379
Estimates of the cost of building and equipping a 74, a 44, and a sloop of war, (1816,) ... 400
Estimate of the annual expense of a 74 gun ship, ... 401
Same of a 44 gun ship, ... 402
Same of a sloop of war, ... 404
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, and correspondence relative to the valuation of certain ships (viz: the Cyane, the Alert, the Macedonian, the Epervier, and the Essex Junior) which were captured and taken into the service of the United States during the late war, ... 416
Statement of the force of the above ships when captured, ... 427
Register of the names and force of the ships of the United States navy in 1818, ... 469
Report of the number and class of ships commenced, and progress made in building, under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, February 2, 1818, ... 480
Same, January 4, 1819, ... 582
Same, January 31, 1820, ... 649
Rules and regulations of the navy for fitting and refitting, ... 517
Register of the ships of the United States navy in 1819, ... 601
Report from the Navy Commissioners of the number of sloops and schooners fit and unfit for service, and recommending that the live oak be hereafter used in the construction of them, ... 616
Register of the ships of the United States navy for 1820, ... 642
Statement of the names, force, and station of the ships of the United States navy in active service, with the number of officers and men attached to each, (1820,) ... 652
Report from the Secretary of the Navy relative to the transportation of passengers, money, or effects in the public vessels, with copies of the orders given to the commanders of vessels on that subject, ... 667
Statement of the force and disposition of the vessels in active service, (1821,) ... 676
Report of the Navy Commissioners of the progress made in building ships and providing materials under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, to 1821, and the best mode of preserving them, ... 677
Statement of the annual expense of ships of each class in actual service and in ordinary, ... 684
Register of the names and force of the ships of the United States navy in 1821, ... 712
Report from the Commissioners of the Navy of the number, station, and annual expense of the vessels in commission, and the number and names of those unworthy of repair, (1894,) ... 713
Report from the Navy Commissioners on the inexpediency of sending ships to sea without full complements of seamen, and on the superiority of inclined planes for the purpose of repairing, ... 735
Register of the names and force of the ships of the United States navy in 1822, ... 759
Statement of the condition and disposition of the ships of the United States navy, estimates of the cost of brigs, sloops, and schooners, (1822,) ... 786
The greater efficiency of small vessels in the suppression of piracy, and an additional number recommended to be built for that purpose, ... 787
Report of a committee recommending a portion of the annual appropriation for the gradual increase of the navy to be expended in the construction of sloops and schooners, with a statement of the number and force of the vessels built and building under that act, (1822,) ... 803, 805
Statement of the number and names of the ships of the United States in active service and in ordinary, (1822,) ... 804
Statement in detail of the expense of building each of the vessels authorized by the acts of January 2 and March 3, 1813, ... 827
Statement of the cost of labor, materials, &c. in building the ship of the line North Carolina, ... 836
Same of the Ohio, ... 837
Same of the Columbus, ... 838
Same of the Delaware, ... 839
Same of the frigate Potomac, ... 842
Register of the ships of the United States navy for 1823, ... 865
Advantages of the inclined plane for the purposes of hauling up, repairing, and preserving ships, with a description of the same, and an estimate of its cost, ... 872
An additional number of ten sloops of war recommended to be built, with estimates of the cost and annual expense of a sloop of war of the first class, ... 899, 900
Register of the ships of the United States navy for 1824, ... 930
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Statement of the names and stations of the vessels in commission in 1825, ... 1005
Same in ordinary, in 1825, ... 1014
Statement of the number building, ... 1015
Estimate for repairs of, for 1825, with the number and names of, wanting repairs, ... 1022
Report from the Secretary of the Navy relative to the inconveniences and disadvantages of repairing vessels by heaving them down, and the necessity of docks for that purpose, with an estimate of their cost, ... 1032
Register of the ships of the United States navy for 1825, ... 1092
Statements of the names and station of the vessels in commission and in ordinary in 1823, ... 1095
Same for 1816, ... 431
Same for 1818, ... 586
Same for 1820, ... 689, 697, 698
Same for 1821, ... 761
Same for 1822, ... 893
Same for 1823, ... 943
Same for 1824, ... 1031
Statement of the number of, on hand at the several yards and stations, in 1821, ... 716
Same in 1822, ... 788
Report of a committee on the petition of, for prize money for a vessel destroyed on Lake Champlain, ... 446
Report of Doctor Eli Ayres, agent under the law for the prohibition of, of his proceedings under that act, (1824,) ... 1005
Report of Captain John D. Sloat of his proceedings in the suppression of the, and of the condition of the colony at Cape Mesurado, ... 1007
Proceedings and expenditures of the Department in the suppression of, during the year 1823, ... 1094
Reports and correspondence of Doctor E. Ayres and J. Ashmun, (agents under the law for the suppression of,) and Captain Robert T. Spence, relative to their proceedings under that act, and the condition of the colony at Cape Mesurado, (1823,) ... 1098 to 1103
Statement of the contracts for, for 1819 ... 621, 622, 624
Same for 1821, ... 775
Same for 1823, ... 940
Same for 1824, ... 1030
Report from, of the condition of the navy pension fund, (1802,) ... 80
Report from, of the condition and disposition of the ships of the United States navy, (1802,) ... 83
Letter from, relative to the cost and situation of the several navy yards, and the quantity and value of the materials and stores deposited therein, (1802,) ... 84
Letter from, recommending that the ships Adams and General Greene be sold, and that the ration be increased, ... 86
Report from, of the condition of the navy pension fund, (1803,) ... 103
Report from, of the measures adopted for the preservation of timber, in 1803, ... 108
Reports from, of the duties and compensation of the lieutenant colonel of marines, and the number and disposition of the corps, ... 110, 111
Report from, of the condition of the navy pension fund, in 1802, ... 112
Report from, relative to the capture and surrender of the Moorish vessels Meshouda and Murboka, ... 115
Report from, of the arrangements contemplated at the navy yard at Washington, in 1804, ... 118
Report of the condition of the navy pension fund, for 1804, ... 124
Letter from, on the subject of indemnifying an officer for responsibility incurred in the execution of military orders--case of Captain Murray, ... 131
Report from, of the causes of the necessity of an additional appropriation for the navy, for 1805, ... 140
Report of the condition of the navy pension fund. for 1805, ... 143
Report of the condition and disposition of the ships of the United States navy, in 1806, ... 148
Report of the nature and extent of the services rendered to the captive crew of the frigate Philadelphia, by the Danish consul at Tripoli, ... 150
Report, transmitting estimates for repairs of vessels, store rent, pay of armorers, freight, and contingent expenses for the year 1806, ... 151
Letters from, transmitting a register of the officers of the navy for 1805, and a plan of a naval peace establishment, ... 152
Report of the condition of the navy pension fund, for 1807, ... 155
Report of the number and condition of the gunboats, and recommending the building of an additional number, ... 161
Report of the nature and extent of the protection afforded to the city of New Orleans, in 1807, ... 162
Letter from, with statements of the number of seamen and boys in the navy, and the number deficient, in 1807, ... 165
Letter from, stating causes of necessity of an additional appropriation for the navy, for 1807, ... 165, 167
Letter from, transmitting a statement of the number and cost of the gunboats required for the protection of the several ports and harbors, ... 168
Report of the condition and disposition of the ships and gunboats for the year 1807, ... 168, 169
Report of the number of officers, seamen, and marines belonging to the navy, the number deficient, and the number authorized by law, with statements of the timber and other materials provided for building ships of war, ... 170
Report of the condition of the navy pension fund, for 1808, ... 178
Letter from, relative to increasing the pay of masters commandant, surgeons, and midshipmen, and making provision for the widows and orphans of officers of the navy dying in service, ... 182
Letter from, transmitting statements of the additional number of officers, seamen, and marines required for the navy, with estimates of the annual expense of the same, in 1808, ... 184, 186
Report of the condition of the navy pension fund, for 1808, ... 187
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Letter from, stating the number of sloops of war in service, and recommending the construction of an additional number, with estimates of their cost and annual expense, in 1824, ... 898
Report from, transmitting a list of the commissioned officers of the navy of the United States. with the dates of their commissions, and the length of sea service of each, since the 1st of January, 1815, (in 1824,) ... 900
Report from, on the subject of a naval peace establishment, and transmitting a plan and estimate for the same, in 1824, ... 907
Report from, transmitting the naval register for 1824, ... 917
Report, transmitting a statement of the contracts for 1823, ... 934
Report of the difference between Russian and American hemp, ... 944
Report of the condition of the navy hospital fund, for 1824, ... 946
Report of the number and disposition of the marine corps, and of the amount of the pay and emoluments of the lieutenant colonel, in 1824, ... 948
Letter from, relative to an examination and survey of the harbor of Charleston, S. C., and the coast of Florida, with a view to the establishment of navy yards, ... 951
Correspondence of, with Messrs. Andrew Stevenson and William S. Archer on the subject of publishing the proceedings of the court--martial on the trial of Lieutenant Beverly Kennon, ... 953
Report from, of the operations of the navy during the year 1824, ... 1003
Report from, transmitting a statement of the contracts for the year 1824, ... 1024
Report from, transmitting the naval register for the year 1825, ... 1080
Report from, of the condition and operations of the navy for the year 1823, ... 1093
Correspondence of, with the Spanish authorities in the West Indies, relative to the capture and detention of American vessels, ... 808, 814
Reports and correspondence of, relative to the suppression of the slave trade, and the condition of the colony at Cape Mesurado, in 1823, ... 1098, 1102
Same in 1821, ... 680
Same in 1822, ... 805
Same in 1824, ... 1015
Estimate of the annual expense of the preservation of, ... 714
Report of a committee on the proposal and plan of John Stevens for the defence of the seacoast by means of, ... 685
Report of the Commissioners of the Navy on the same subject, ... 685
Opinion of, on the subject of reorganizing the Navy Department, and of creating a board of naval inspectors or commissioners, ... 355
Report of a committee on the petition of, on behalf of himself and the captors of the British ship of war Levant, for prize money, said vessel being recaptured in a neutral port, ... 405
Petition of, for said prize money, ... 405
Letter from, recommending the building of twelve ships of 74 guns, and six ships of 18 guns. with estimates of their cost and annual expense, (1799,) ... 65
Letter from, recommending an increase of the pay of captains, (1799,) ... 70
Report from, of the action between the Constellation and La Vengeance, (1800,) ... 71
Report from, of the condition of the navy pension fund in 1800, ... 73
Report from, of the condition and expense of the naval establishment, and recommending the creation of a board of naval inspectors, (1801,) ... 74
Statement of the names and compensation of, in 1820, ... 641
Same in 1821, ... 712
Same in 1822, ... 759
Same in 1823, ... 865
Same in 1824, ... 930
Same in 1825, ... 1092
Statement of the quantity and kinds of, on hand at the several yards and stations in 1821, ... 716, 723
Opinion and decree of the, in the case of the owners of the Flying Fish vs. George Little, for the capture and detention of the same, ... 139
Same for 1815, ... 367
Same for 1818, ... 459
Same for 1819, ... 593
Same for 1820, ... 632
Same for 1821, ... 703
Same for 1823, ... 857
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Same for 1825, ... 1083
Increase of the pay of, recommended, with a statement of the same for 1807, ... 183
Duties of, when attached to hospitals, ... 270, 534
Report from the Secretary of the Navy on the petition of the surgeons in the navy, asking the establishment of a definite rank in the service, an increase of pay, and the creation of the rank of hospital surgeon, ... 443
Report from the Commissioners of the Navy on the same, ... 443
Letters from the captains in the navy in support of the same, ... 443, 444
Rules and regulations of the navy relative to, ... 524, 525
Statement showing the names, stations, and emoluments of those on duty in 1823, ... 869
Statement showing the date of the commission and the length of sea service of each of the, since January 1, 1815, ... 904
Report of the survey by Commodores Rodgers, Decatur, and Porter, Captains Spence and Sinclair, of the navy, and Colonel Bomford, of the army, of the waters of the Chesapeake bay, with a view to their defence and the establishment of depots and dockyards, ... 434
Report of the survey of the coasts and waters east of the Delaware, for the defence of the same, by a board of commissioners appointed for that purpose, (1817,) ... 486
Same of Hampton Roads and York river, ... 492
Estimate of the expense of a survey and examination of the harbors in the Pacific. ... 746
Letters from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending a survey of the harbors of Charleston and Pensacola, ... 951, 952
Report from, of the condition of the navy pension fund for 1818, ... 607
Report from, transmitting statements of the different places provided for the accommodation of seamen under the laws relating to navy and marine hospitals; the number of persons annually accommodated at each; and the annual expense of the same, ... 609
Letter from, recommending alterations in the rules and regulations for the government of the navy, ... 617, 681
Report from, transmitting a statement of the contracts for the year 1819, ... 619
Report from, transmitting a register of the navy for the year 1820, ... 628
Report from, of the condition of the navy pension fund for 1819, ... 642
Report from, of the condition of the navy hospital fund for 1819, ... 645
Letters from, relative to a retrenchment in the expenditures of the navy, and the expediency of diminishing the appropriation for the gradual increase of the navy, ... 647
Report from, of the condition of the privateer pension fund in 1820, ... 666
Report from, of the disposition of a sword received as a present by Captain Biddle from the Vice--King of Peru; and the transportation of passengers, money, and effects, in the public vessels, (1820,) ... 667
Report from, of the condition and disposition of the ships of the United States navy in 1820, ... 676
Report from, of the condition of the navy pension fund for 1820, ... 680
Report from, transmitting a statement of the contracts for the year 1820, ... 686
Report from, transmitting the navy register for 1821, ... 699
Report from, of the condition, disposition, and annual expense of the ships of the United States navy, with statements of the quantities and kinds of stores on hand at the several yards and stations, (1821,) ... 712
Report from, of the duties of the commandant and staff of the marine corps, ... 737
Letter from, on the subject of reducing the number and expense of the marine corps, ... 742
Letter from, on the subject of the compensation of judge advocates, ... 742
Report from, of the condition of the navy hospital fund in 1821, ... 744
Report from, of the estimated expense of surveying the harbors in the Pacific, (1821,) ... 745
Report from, transmitting the navy register for the year 1822, ... 746
Report from, of the condition of the navy pension fund in 1821, ... 759
Report from, transmitting a statement of the contracts for the year 1821, ... 760
Report from, of the condition and disposition of the ships of the United States navy, (1822,) ... 786
Report from, of the pay and emoluments allowed to the officers attached to the several yards and stations, and the number and grade of officers on furlough, (1822,) ... 797
Report from, of the condition, disposition, and operations of the navy for the year 1822, ... 803
Report from, of a plan for a naval peace establishment, and recommending the creation of the grades of commodore and rear--admiral, and the establishment of a naval academy, (1822,) ... 815
Letter from, stating the description of vessels best adapted for the suppression of piracy, and estimates of the cost and annual expense of a steamboat, ten schooners, and five cutters, ... 822
Report from, of the condition of the navy hospital fund, (1823,) ... 853
Report from, transmitting the navy register for the year 1823, ... 853
Report from, of the number and grade of officers necessary for all the ships of the United States navy when in active service, ... 866
Report from, of the condition of the navy pension fund for 1823, ... 867
Report from, transmitting a statement of the number, names, pay, and stations of the surgeons and surgeon's mates belonging to the navy of the United States, (1823,) ... 868
Report from, on the expediency of establishing a naval depot at Key West, ... 871
Report from, transmitting a statement of the contracts for the year 1822, ... 877
Letter from, relative to the rule adopted by the Department in the appointment of midshipmen, and the expediency of changing it, ... 894
Report of the progress made in procuring, and the quantity and kind of, procured, and mode of seasoning and preserving, in 1794, ... 8
Statement of the dimensions of the, for a ship of 44 guns, ... 10
Same for a ship of 36 guns, ... 13
Report of the Secretary of War of the difficulty of procuring, and the quantity obtained, (1795,) ... 17
Statements of the quantity of, procured, and the quantity wanting for the construction of the vessels authorized to be built by the act of March 27, 1794, (1796,) ... 23
An appropriation for the purchase of plantations of, recommended, (1797,) ... 26, 66
Statement of the quantity of, on hand at the several navy yards in 1797, ... 31
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Statement of the expenditures in procuring, (1797,) ... 41
Statements of the quantity and description of, on hand at the several navy yards in 1798, ... 44 to 51
Statement of the cost of, for a ship of 74 guns, ... 67, 75
Same for a ship of 44 guns, ... 75
An annual appropriation for the purchase and preservation of, recommended, (1799,) ... 70, 75, 249
The timber deposited in the several navy yards to be placed under sheds for its better preservation, ... 84, 108
Statements of the quantity of, on hand in the navy yards, (1802,) ... 85
Means adopted for the preservation of, (1803,) ... 108
Statement of the quantity of, on hand at the several navy yards in 1805, ... 141
Same in 1807, ... 177
Report from the Secretary of the Navy of the proceedings of the Department during the year 1813, relative to a supply of, and the difficulties of procuring the same on account of the war, ... 305
Importance of procuring and preserving a large supply of; report of the Secretary of the Navy, ... 321
Statement of the quantity of, on hand at the navy yard at Portsmouth, N. H. (1814,) ... 327
Same at Charlestown, Massachusetts, ... 329
Same at New York, ... 333
Same at Philadelphia, ... 336
Same at Washington, ... 340
Same at Gosport, ... 345
Statement of the contracts for, and purchases of, since March 30, 1812, ... 346
Statement of the amount expended for, under the act of March 30, 1812, ... 365
Statement of the contracts for, for the year 1816, ... 431, 432
Report of the progress made and contracts entered into for, under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, and the difficulty of procuring the same, in 1817, ... 480, 482
Same in 1818, ... 583, 584, 586
Statement of the contracts for, for the year 1818, ... 603, 605, 606
Report of the Navy Commissioners of the quantity procured under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, and the quantity deficient, the means adopted for its preservation, and the relative advantages of preserving timber by placing it under cover, and by immersion, (1820,) ... 677
Statement of the contracts for, for 1820. ... 687, 688, 694, 695, 696, 698
Statement of the quantity of, on hand at the navy yard at Boston, in 1821, ... 717
Same at Portsmouth, ... 718
Same at Philadelphia, ... 718
Same at New York, ... 719
Same at Washington, ... 720
Statement of the contracts for, for 1821, ... 782, 784, 785
Statement of the quantity and cost of the, used in the construction of the ship of the line North Carolina, ... 836
Same of the Ohio, ... 837
Same of the Columbus, ... 838
Same of the Delaware. ... 839
Same of the frigate Potomac, ... 842
Statement of the contracts for, for 1822, ... 893
Statement of the whole amount expended in the purchase of, to 1824, under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, 946 Statement of the contracts for, for 1824, ... 1030
Letter from, on the efficiency of gunboats as a means of defence for ports and harbors, ... 164
Opinion of, on a reorganization of the Navy Department, and the appointment of a board of navy inspectors, ... 358
Treatise of Robert Fulton, the inventor of the, on that subject, ... 211
Description of an anchored torpedo, so arranged as to blow up a vessel which should run against it, ... 213
Description of a clockwork torpedo and harpoon gun, and the manner of using it, ... 215, 216
Estimates of the cost of a torpedo establishment, ... 218
Probable effect of the torpedo system, ... 220
Political economy of the system, ... 223
The imaginary inhumanity of the, ... 223
Report of the Secretary of the Navy of the result of the experiments made on the practical use of the, and the amount expended in the same, ... 235
Reports of a committee of gentlemen, consisting of Oliver Wolcott, Cadwallader D. Colden, Robert R. Livingston, Morgan Lewis, Jonathan Williams, John Garnett, and Doctor John Kemp, who were requested to attend the experiments made to ascertain the practical use of the, of the result of them, ... 235 to 239
Extract from the journal, and report of Commodore Rodgers, of the experiments to ascertain the practical use of the torpedo, the defences employed against them, and their result, with his opinion on the subject, ... 239
Letter of Robert Fulton on the same, ... 243
Correspondence of Commodore Patterson with the Navy Department relative to, ... 673
Orders of the Navy Department to commanders of public vessels on the subject of, ... 673, 674
Loss of the frigate Philadelphia in the harbor of, ... 122
Destruction of the Philadelphia, ... 127
Proceedings of the American squadron, under the command of Commodore Preble, against the town of, in 1804, ... 133 to ... 138
Defences of the town of, ... 133
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Proceedings of the Navy Department in relation to the presentation of a gold medal to Commodore Preble, and swords to the officers under his command, in the attacks on the town of, and the causes of the delay of the same, ... 281, 291
Operations of the squadron under the command of Commodore Decatur, in 1815, against, ... 398
Statement of the naval force of, in 1820, ... 652
Appointed to the command of the frigate Constellation, ... 27
Report from, of the action between the United States frigate Constellation and the French frigate La Vengeance, ... 71
Statement of the naval force of, in 1820, ... 652
Opinion of, on the subject of reorganizing the Navy Department, and appointing a board of naval inspectors, ... 356
Report from, on the practicability of fortifying the lower part of the Chesapeake bay, Hampton Roads, and York river, ... 492
Report of the action with, and capture of the British sloop of war Reindeer, ... 315
List of the vessels captured by the, in 1814, ... 319
Statement of the distribution of prize money to the officers and crew of the, for the capture of the Frolic, ... 564
Statement of the number and names of the vessels stationed at, in 1821, ... 716
Statement of the quantity of naval stores on hand at, in 1821, ... 721
Same, in 1822, ... 792
Statement of the number, grade, and compensation of the officers stationed at, in 1822, ... 799
Statement of the number, names, rank, and pay of the officers, and the number and pay of the men stationed at, for the two years preceding the 1st of January, 1822, ... 830
Naval station at, proposed to be discontinued. ... 908
Estimate for the pay and subsistence of the officers and men stationed at, for 1825, ... 1021
Report from, of the result, ... 235
Appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to attend the experiments to be made to ascertain the practicability of the use of the torpedo, ... 235
Report from, of the result of them, ... 235
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