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Academy, Naval —Establishment of, ecommended, 323, 816

Actions —Between the United States frigate Constellation and the French frigate La Vengeance, 71

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.

Agents, navy —Letter of instructions to, and duties of, 6

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

Agent under the law for the suppression of the slave trade —Report from, 1005

Reports and correspondence relative to the condition of the establishment at Cape Mesurado, 1098–9

Agents —See Prize Agents.

Alert, (prize ship) —Valuation of the, 425

Statement of force of, when captured, 427

Algiers —Estimate of cost, and annual expense of a naval force necessary for the protection of the commerce of the United States against, 5

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

Allen, Thomas J. —Petition of, for prize money for vessels captured and destroyed by the Argus, 373

Report of committee on above petition, 430

Allen, William H. —A pension recommended to be allowed to the mother and sister of, 823

Circumstances of the death of, 824

Appointments —Rules and regulations respecting, 516

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

Appropriations —For rewarding the officers and crews of sundry vessels for captures made during the late war, statement of, 563

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

Archer, William S. —Correspondence with the Secretary of the Navy on the subject of publishing the proceedings of the court-martial in the case of Lieutenant Beverly Kennon, 953

Archives of the Navy Department —Condition of the, after the incursion of the enemy in 1814, 320

Armistead, W. K. —Report from, on the practicability of fortifying the lower part of Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads, and York river, 492

Armorers —Estimate for pay of, for 1806, 152

Armstrong, General, privateer —Report of committee on petition of officers and crew of, and recommending a reward to them for extraordinary services, 493

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

Ashmun, J., agent under the law for the suppression of the slave trade —Report from, of the condition of the establishment at Cape Mesurado, 1099

Atlantic, (prize ship) —Correspondence of the Navy Department, and opinion of the Attorney General of the United States relative to the condemnation and sale of the, 389, 392

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

Attacks upon the town of Tripoli in 1804, 133 to 137

Authority for burning the navy yard at Washington; and improvements burnt, 360

Ayres, Doctor Eli —Report from, of proceedings under the law for the suppression of the slave trade, 1005

Report from, of the condition of the establishment at Cape Mesurado, 1098

B.

Bainbridge, William —Letter from, reporting the loss of the United States frigate Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli, 122

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

Baldwin, L. —Letter from, relative to constructing a dry dock in the navy yard at Charlestown, with an estimate of the cost of the same, 1035

Baltimore Navy Yard —See Navy Yards.

Barbary Powers —Operations against, in 1815, 396

Bareme, Francis —Indemnity made to an officer for responsibilities incurred in the execution of his instructions, case of, 138

Barron, Samuel —Opinion of, as to the efficiency of gunboats in protecting ports and harbors, 164

Barry, John —Report from, of progress made in building the frigates authorized by the act of March 27, 1794, 8

Appointed to the command of the frigate United States, 27

Bassett, James —Report of committee on petition of, for payment of prize money for the capture of a fort, 502

Battery, floating —Reports of the Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy on the petition of Edward Clark on the subject of, 273

Battery, steam —See Steam.

Beale, George, prize agent —Report of distribution of prize money by, for captures on Lake Champlain, 572

Biddle, James —Letter from, detailing capture of the British sloop of war Penguin, 377

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

Biddle, Charles, prize agent —Report of distribution of prize money by, to the officers and crew of the Hornet for the capture of the Penguin, 582

Blakeley, Johnston —Report from, detailing capture of the British sloop of war the Reindeer, 315

Board of Officers —Establishment of, recommended; report of the Secretary of the Navy, 74

Board of Naval Inspectors —Establishment of, recommended; report of the Secretary of the Navy, 320

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

Board of Naval Inspectors —Opinion of Commodore Porter on establishment of, 356

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

Board of Navy Commissioners —Report of committee on the expediency of so modifying the act establishing a Board of Navy Commissioners as to make the Secretary of the Navy the president of the board; and also of so limiting the tenure of the commissions of the members as to secure a periodical rotation in office, 675

Boatswains —Register of, for 1812, 258

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

Boston —Advantages and disadvantages of, as a site for a dry dock, 90

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

Boston navy yard —See Navy Yards.

Bounty to privateers for prisoners —Recommended, 289

Boxer —Capture of the, 297

Boys —Statement of the number of, necessary on a peace establishment, and for 44, 36, 32, 16, and 14 gun ship, 154

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

Brevet rank —Inexpediency of establishing; report of committee, 324

Establishment of, recommended by Secretary of the Navy, 325

British Navy —Statement of force of the, in the years 1602, 1665, 1702, and 1802, 223

Statement of the number and force of guns for each class of ships of the, (1810) 225

British imports and exports —Statement of amount of, in 1701 and 1798, 224

Brown & Francis —Copy of contract with, for the supply of cannon, 53

Brown, Uriah —Report of the Secretary of the Navy on the memorial and system of defence of, by means of an inflammable fluid, 353

Burning of the frigate Philadelphia, 127

List of officers engaged in the, 128

Burning of the navy yard at Washington. —Authority for, and improvements burnt, 360

C.

Cabin furniture —Rules and regulations of the navy respecting, 521

Cable-cutter —Report of the Secretary of the Navy of the result of experiments made to ascertain the practical use of the cable-cutter, as invented by Robert Fulton, and the means of defence against it—(See Torpedo.) 235 to 242

Caledonia and Detroit —Capture of the, 282

Calhoun, John C., acting Secretary of the Navy —Report from, on the condition of the navy pension fund; the sources whence it arises; its amount; the manner in which it is collected; the sums received yearly from each State since June, 1812; and the correspondence of the Navy Department in relation thereto, 535

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

Cannon —Description and calibre of the, for ships of 44 and 36 guns, in 1794, 6

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

Cannon —Statement of the contracts for, for 1816, 431

Same for 1818, 586

Same for 1819, 625, 626

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

Canvass —Statement of the quantity and value of, required for a ship of 36 guns, 267

Statement of the contracts for, for 1816, 431

Same for 1818, 605

Same for 1819, 627

Same for 1820, 688, 697

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

Cape Ann —Opinion 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, 491

Cape Mesurado —Reports and correspondence of Captain R. T. Spence, and Doctor Eli Ayres, and J. Ashmun, agents under the law for the suppression of the slave trade, on the condition of the settlement at, in 1823, 1098 to 1103

Captains in the navy —Register of, for 1798, 58

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

Captains of marines —Register of, for 1812, 264

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

Capture —Of the French privateer Le Croyable, 69

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

Carpenters —Register of, for 1812, 259

Same for 1815, 372

Same for 1818, 468

Same for 1819, 601

Carpenters —Register of, for 1820, 639

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

Champlain —Capture of British fleet on Lake, 309

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

Chaplains —Rules and regulations for the government of, 532

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

Charlestown —See Boston.

Charleston, S. C. —Statement of the number of officers, seamen, mechanics, and laborers, and annual expense of naval station at, in 1821, 715

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

Charming Betsey —Indemnity made to an officer for responsibility incurred in the execution of his instructions, case of the, 128

Chauncey, Isaac —Report from, detailing the capture of the Detroit and Caledonia, 284

Letter from, requesting that certain subaltern officers on the Mediterranean station, who had addressed memorials to Congress, may be removed from that station, 455

Chesapeake bay —Report of the Secretary of the Navy, and letters from Captains Rodgers, Decatur, and Porter, Commissioners of the Navy, and also from Captains Sinclair and Spence, relative to surveys of the waters of the Chesapeake bay with a view to their defence, and the establishment of depots and dockyards, 434

Report of a board of commissioners appointed to inquire and examine into the practicability and mode of a defence of the, 492

Cleanliness —Rules and regulations for the promotion of, 517

Claghorne, George —Report from, explaining the causes of delay in finishing the frigate Constitution, 56

Clark, Edward —Report of the Secretaries of War and the Navy, on the plan and proposal of, to construct floating batteries, 273

Clerks of navy yards —Letter of instructions to, 6 Additional number of, wanted, 285

Cocke, Lieutenant William H. —Circumstances of the death of, in the harbor of St. John's, Porto Rico, 1094 Correspondence between Commodore Porter and the Governor of Porto Rico on the subject of the death of, 1104, 1105

Colden, Cadwallader D. —Appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to attend the making of experiments to ascertain the practicability of using the torpedo and cable-cutter as invented by Robert Fulton, 235

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

Columbus 74—Statement of the cost of labor and materials in building the, 838

Command and rank —Rules and regulations respecting, 514

Commanders of vessels in service in 1798 —Names of, 58

Commanders of fleets and squadrons —Rules and regulations for the government of, 513, 515

Alteration of the rules and regulations for the government of, recommended, 682

Commissioner of marine —Office of, recommended to be established, 33

Commissioners of the Navy —Report of committee on the expediency of so modifying the act establishing a board of, as to make the Secretary of the Navy the president of the board; and also of so limiting the tenure of the commissions of the members as to secure a periodical rotation in office, 675

Commissions of navy agents —Inadequacy of, 195

Statement of the, 196

Commodore —Rank of, proposed to be created, 815, 909

Proposed pay of, 816, 913

Conner, Lieutenant David —Proceedings of court-martial on trial of, 1073

Sentence of the court, 1077

Defence of, 1078

Constellation frigate —Statement of the amount required to finish the, 26, 28

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

Constitution frigate —Statement of amount required to finish the, 26, 28

Progress made in building the, 27, 28

Captain of, appointed, 27

Constitution frigate —Estimate for pay and subsistence of crew of, 29, 30

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

Constructors —Duties of, and letter of instructions to, 7

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

Contingent expenses —Estimate for, for 1806, 512

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

Contracts —With Brown & Francis for cannon, copy of, 53

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

Convoys —Rules and regulations of the navy respecting, 532

Cooks —Same, 532

Cordage —Estimate of the quantity and cost of the cordage necessary for the equipment of a ship of 36 guns, 267

Statement of the contracts for, for 1818, 586, 603, 606

Same for 1819, 621, 624

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

Same for 1824, 1030, 1031

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

Corvettes —Additional number of, recommended to be built, 286

Courts-martial —For the trial of offences committed on privateers, reorganization of, recommended, 286

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

Court-martial for the trial of Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Wharton, of the marine corps —

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

Creighton, John O. —See Courts-Martial.

Crowninshield, B. W., Secretary of the Navy —Report on condition of the navy pension fund, (1815,) 361

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

Crowninshield, B. W., Secretary of the Navy —Report on the condition of the navy pension fund for 1818, 450

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

Croyable, French privateer —Capture of the, 69

Cyane —Capture of the, 416

Dimensions of, and inventory of articles on board when captured, 417

Valuation and amount paid to the captors of the, 419, 420

D.

Dabney, J. B., United States consul at Fayal —Letter from, to the Secretary of State, informing him of the capture of the privateer General Armstrong by a British squadron, and the violation of a neutral port, 494

Dale, Richard —Report from, of progress made in building the frigates authorized to be built by the act of 27th March, 1794, 8

Dallas, A. J., Secretary of the Treasury —Letter from, recommending that an appropriation be made to remunerate the captors of certain vessels taken from the Dey of Algiers, and afterwards restored, 415

Danish consul at Tripoli —Services of the, to the captive crew of the frigate Philadelphia, 150

Report of committee, directing the President of the United States to communicate the thanks of Congress to, 151

Decatur, Stephen —Promotion of, to a captaincy, for the destruction of the frigate Philadelphia, 127

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

Defence of ports and harbors —Efficiency of gunboats for the; message of the President of the United States, 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

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

Delaware 74—Statement of the cost of labor and materials in building the, 839

Depots —Report of Commodore Rodgers on the advantages and disadvantages of Norfolk, York and St. Mary's rivers, and the Tangier islands, as sites for naval depots and dockyards, 435

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 Salem, 487, 491

Same of Boston, 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

Detroit and Caledonia —Capture of the, 282

Discipline —Rules and regulations of the navy for the promotion of, 517

Docks —Establishment of, and appropriation for, recommended, 68

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

Docks —Advantages and disadvantages, depth of water, &c. of the harbor of New London as a site for a dock, 89, 92

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 Portland, 91, 100

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 Salem, 487, 491

Same of Boston, 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

Donnell, John —Libel and complaint of, against Commodore Rodgers and Captain Smith for the capture and detention of the schooner Eleanor, 409

Dorothea, brig —Account of experiment made on the, to ascertain the practical use of the torpedo, 212

Dry rot —Report from the Commissioners of the Navy of the causes and effects of the, and the best means of preserving timber and vessels from the same, 679

Duties —Increase of, recommended to defray the expenses of the armament against Algiers; report of committee, 5

Duties on goods captured by privateers —Memorial of for a reduction of, 273

E.

Eleanor, schooner —Indemnity made to an officer for responsibility incurred in the execution of his instructions, case of the, 408

Elliott, Jesse D. —Letter from, detailing the capture of the British brigs Detroit and Caledonia, 283

Report from, on the practicability of fortifying the lower part of Chesapeake bay, Hampton Roads, and York river, 492

England —Naval force of, in 1602, 1665, 1701, and 1801, 223

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

Engagements —See Actions.

Epervier —Capture of the, 313

Valuation of, and amount paid to the captors of the, 426

Force of the, when captured, 427

Erie —Capture of the British fleet on Lake Erie, 294

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

Erie station —Statement of the annual expense and number of officers, seamen, mechanics, and laborers attached to the naval station at, in 1821, 715

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

Essex, Junior —See Atlantic.

Estimates —Of the cost of the naval armament against Algiers, 5

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

Estimates —For pay and subsistence of officers and crews of ships carrying 22, 20, and 16 guns, 36

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

Evans, Samuel —Opinion of, on the reorganization of the Navy Department, and the appointment of a board of navy inspectors, 357

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

Expenditures —Causes of extraordinary increase of, 37

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

Expenditures —Amount of, at the navy yard at Charlestown, during the years 1811 and 1812, 330

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

Expenditures for the gradual increase of the navy —Statement of, to December 31, 1817, 483

Statement of, to November 30, 1818, 583

Statement of, to February 17, 1893, 946

Exports and imports —For the year ending on the 30th of September, 1798, statement of, 69

Of Great Britain for the years 1701 and 1798, statement of, 224

Extra pay —To officers and crew of the United States schooner Enterprise for the capture of a Tripolitan corsair, recommended, 82

F.

Fall river —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 selection of sites for depots and docks, on the advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, 488

Faxardo —Message of the President, explaining the character and objects of the visit of Commodore Porter to, 1024

Fire-ship —Account of the loss of the, in the harbor of Tripoli, 137

Fisher's Island sound —See Fall river.

Fitting and refitting —Rules and regulations of the navy respecting, 517

Flax —Canvass, cables, and cordage, made of American and foreign flax, contrasted, and causes of the inferiority of the American, 1039

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

Floating battery —Report of the Secretaries of War and the Navy on the plan and proposal of Edward Clark to construct a, 273

Flotilla service —Recommended to be separated from the regular service, 307

Aversion of naval officers to the, 307

Difficulty of procuring men for the, 307

Flying Fish —Indemnity made to an officer (Captain Little) for responsibility incurred in the execution of his instructions; case of the, 138

Foundry —Establishment of, and appropriation for, recommended, 32

Francis & Brown —Copy of contract with, for the supply of cannon, 53

Frigates —Of 44 guns, dimensions and sizes of, and materials for, 10

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. )

Frolic —Statement of distribution of prize money to the captors of the, 564

Fulton, Robert —Treatise of, on the torpedo system, containing the result of an experiment made on the brig Dorothea, in the harbor of New York, on the 15th October, 1805, 212

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

Furniture —Rules and regulations of the navy respecting, 521

G.

Galley —Estimate of the cost of, and pay and subsistence of officers and crew of a, 36

Of 28 men, estimated annual expense of, 63

Garnett, John —Appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to attend the experiments on the practical use of the torpedo and cable-cutter, as invented by Robert Fulton, 235

Report from, of the result, 235

Gates, Horatio —Opinion of, on the efficiency of gunboats in protecting ports and harbors, 163

Great Britain —See England.

Guerriere —Amount of prize money distributed among the captors of the, 275

Statement of the value of, before her capture, 275 143 n

Gunboats —Appropriation recommended for building an additional number of, 141

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

Gunners in the navy —Register of, for 1812, 258

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

Gunner's stores —Inventory of the, on board the prize ship Cyane at the time of her capture, 417

Statement of the contracts for, for 1816, 431

Same for 1821, 780, 781

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

H.

Half-pay —Statement of the monthly half-pay of each officer in the navy of the United States in 1808, 183

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

Hambleton, Samuel, prize agent —Statement of distribution of prize money by, to the officers and men attached to the fleet on Lake Erie, for the capture of the British fleet on that lake, 566

Hamilton, Alexander, Secretary of the Treasury —Letter from, transmitting, a report from the Commissioner of the Revenue relative to the measures adopted concerning the naval armament, 9

Hamilton, Paul, Secretary of the Navy —Report on the condition and disposition of the navy, 193

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

Hampton Roads —Opinion of Commodore Rodgers on the practicability and means of fortifying and defending, 435

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

Harbors and ports —Report of Joshua Humphreys relative to the advantages and disadvantages, depth of water, &c. of the harbor of New London, 92

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 Salem, 487, 491

Same of Boston, 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

Aarpoon gun and torpedo —Description of the, 215

Heath, John —See Courts-martial.

Hemp —Report from the Secretary of the Navy on the expediency of encouraging the cultivation; the relative modes of cultivating, and dressing in Russia and the United States and the fitness of the climate and soil of the United States for the culture of, 245

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

Hornet sloop of war —Account of engagement of, with the British sloop of war Penguin, 377

Statement of the distribution of prize money to the officers and crew of the, for the capture of the Penguin, 582

Hospitals, navy —Report of a committee recommending the establishment of, 227

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

Hospital fund, navy —Report of a committee recommending the creation of a, 227

Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with a plan for the creation of a, 227, 228

Hospital fund, navy —Statement of the condition of the, in 1811, 234

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

Hospitals, marine —Statement of the expenditures on account of, from 1st January, 1811, to 1st January, 1817, 453

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

Hospital fund, marine —Law separating it from the navy hospital fund recommended to be repealed, 451

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

Hospital surgeons and mates —Rules and regulations for the government of, 270, 271, 534

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

Hospital ships —Rules and regulations for the government of, 534

Howell, Edward F. and others, midshipmen —Memorial and remonstrance of, against the promotion of sailingmasters, 360

Hughes, Samuel —Copy of contract with, on behalf of the Cecil Company of Maryland, for the supply of cannon, 55

Hull, Isaac —Letter from, stating the value of the British frigate Guerriere before her capture, 275

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

Humphreys, Joshua —Report of his survey and examination of the ports of New London, Newport, Providence, Boston, Charlestown, Portsmouth, Portland, and Wiscasset, with a view to the selection of sites for navy yards and docks, 89 to 102

I.

Imports and exports —Statement of the imports and exports of the United States for the year ending 30th September, 1798, 69

Comparative statement of the imports and exports of Great Britain for the years 1701 and 1798, 224

Inclined plane, or marine railway , (Rodgers's)—Advantages of over dry docks, and comparative cost and expense with the same, 735, 876

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

Increase of the navy —An additional naval force of 2 ships of 22 guns, 8 of 20 guns, and 10 of 16 guns, recommended, in 1798, 34

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

Increase of the navy —Message of the President, with statements of the annual expenditures to February 17, 1824; the number of ships built; and the value of timber purchased under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, 945

Statement of the progress made in building vessels under the same act, to December, 1824, 1015

Indemnity —To the captors of a vessel which was afterwards restored— case of the Moorish vessels Meshouda and Murboka , 115

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

Inflammable fluid —Report of the Secretary of the Navy on the system of Uriah Brown, of defence by means of an, 353

Inhumanity of the torpedo system —Defended by Robert Fulton, in his treatise on the practical use of the torpedo, 223

Inspectors, naval —Board of, recommended to be established by the Secretary of the Navy, 322

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

Insurance on vessels —Rates of, in 1798, 69

Insurgent frigate and brig Pickering —Loss of the, and copies of sailing orders to commanders of, 83

J.

Java frigate —Capture of the, 290

Jefferson, Thomas, President of the United States —Message from, transmitting a plan and estimates for a dry dock at Washington, 104

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

Jenkins, Weston —Report of a committee on the petition of, for prize money for the capture of a British privateer, 359

Jones, Jacob —Letter from, reporting the capture of the British sloop of war Frolic, and the loss of the United States sloop of war Wasp, 281

Jones, William, Secretary of the Navy —Report on the condition of the navy pension fund, (1813,) 284

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

Judge advocates —Report of a committee on the allowances and compensation of judge advocates on the trials of officers of the marine corps, and recommending that they be diminished, 740

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

K.

Kemp, John —Appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to attend the experiments to be made to ascertain the practical use of the torpedo and cable-cutter, as invented by Robert Fulton, 235

Report from, of the result, 235

Kennon, Lieutenant Beverly —See Courts-martial.

Key West —Naval depot recommended to be established at, 871

Kipp's bay —Report of R. V. Morris, navy agent, on the advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, as a site for a dockyard, 89

Knox, Henry, Secretary of War —Report from, of the progress made in the construction of the frigates authorized to be built by the act of 27th March, 1794, 6

Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, with an estimate of the quantity and quality of timber necessary for building six frigates, 52

L.

Lake Champlain —Capture of the British fleet on the, 309

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

Lake Erie —Capture of the British fleet on the, 294

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

Latrobe, B. H. —Letter from, with a plan and estimate for a dry dock at Washington, 105

Levant —Report of a committee on the petition of the captors of the, for indemnity, in consequence of her being recaptured in a neutral port, 405

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

Lewis, Morgan —Appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to witness the experiments to be made to ascertain the practical use of the torpedo and cable-cutter invented by Robert Fulton, 235

Report from, of the result, 239

Lieutenants in the navy —Register of, for 1806, 152

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

Lieutenant colonel of marines —Duties of the, 110

Statement of amount of pay and emoluments of the, in 1803, 111

Same in 1812, 263

Office of, recommended to be abolished, 740

Lieutenants of marines —Register of, for the year 1812, 264

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

Little George —Indemnity made to an officer for responsibility incurred in the execution of his instructions, (case of,) 138

Live oak —Frigates authorized by the act of March 27, 1794, directed to be built of, 6

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

Livingston, Robert R. —Appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to witness the experiments to be made to ascertain the practical use of the torpedo and cable-cutter invented by Robert Fulton, 235

Report from, of the result, 237

Loan —Report of a committee, recommending that the President of the United States be authorized to negotiate a loan to defray the expenses of the armament against Algiers, 5

Loomis, Jairus —Report of a committee on the petition of, for prize money for the destruction of a fort, 502.

Ludlow, Daniel —Correspondence with, respecting a site for a navy yard at New York, 87, 88

M.

Macedonian —Capture of the, 280

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

McCall, Edward —Letter from, detailing, the capture of the British brig Boxer, 297

McDonough, Thomas —Report from, of the capture of the British fleet on Lake Champlain, 309

McHenry, James, Secretary of War —Report from, of progress made in building the frigates United States, Constitution, and Constellation, (1797,) 28

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

McRee, W. —Report from, on the practicability and mode of fortifying the lower part of Chesapeake bay, Hampton Roads, and York river, 492

Madison, James, President of the United States —Message from, on the condition of the naval force, and the application of appropriations for the navy and marine corps, 201

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

Marine corps —Formation of the, recommended, 56

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

Marine hospitals —See Hospitals.

Masters commandant —Statement of annual pay of, in 1808, 184

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

Masters commandant —Statement showing the date of commission and length of sea service of each, since 1st January, 1815, 901

Masters, sailing —Memorial and remonstrance of E. F. Howell and other midshipmen against the promotion of, 360

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

Master's males —Register of, for 1818, 468

Same for 1819, 601

Same for 1820, 640

Same for 1821, 710

Same for 1822, 750

Masters of navy yards —Instructions and regulations of, 512

Master shipwrights —Same, 512

Masters-at-arms —Same, 532

Matrons of navy hospitals —Duties of, 271

Medal —Proceedings of the Navy Department relative to the presentation of a, to Commodore Preble. 2817 292

Cost of, 293

Mediterranean fund —Balance of, directed to be applied to the building of ships of the line, 150

Mediterranean sea —Comparison between the expense of keeping a frigate on the coast of the United States and in the, and necessity of a naval force in that sea, 194

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

Meshouda and Murboka —Indemnity to the captors of, recommended, 115

Value of the, 115, 116

Circumstances connected with the restoration of the, 116, 117

Messages —See Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe .

Mesurado —Reports and correspondence of Captain Robert T. Spence and Doctor E. Ayres and J. Ashmun, agents under the law for the suppression of the slave trade, relative to the condition of the establishment at, in 1823, 1098 to 1103

Midshipmen —When not on duty to be allowed half-pay, 75

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

Midshipmen, passed —Same for 1823, 858

Same for 1824, 922

Military honors —Rules and regulations of the navy respecting, 515

Monroe, James —Message from, stating the proceedings of the Department under the act for the gradual increase of the navy to 1818, 480

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

Monroe, James —Message from, transmitting a statement of the names and accounts of prize agents, and the opinion of the Attorney General as to their liability to Government, 895

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

Moorish vessels —See Meshouda

Morris, Charles —Letter from, relative to the description of vessels best adapted to the defence of the coast, the relative efficiency of vessels of different rates, and the necessity of docks for repairing, 278

Opinion of, on a reorganization of the Navy Department, and the establishment of a board of navy inspectors, 358

Munitions —See Stores.

Murboka —See Meshouda

Murray, Alexander —Indemnity made to an officer for responsibility incurred in the execution of his instructions, case of, 128

N.

Narraganset bay —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 docks, on the advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, 491

Naval academy —Establishment of, recommended, 323, 816

Navy agents —Letter of instructions to, and duties of, 6

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

Navy Commissioners —Report of a committee on the expediency of so modifying the act establishing a board of, as to make the Secretary of the Navy the president of the board; and also of so limiting the tenure of the commissions of the members as to secure a periodical rotation in office, 675

(See Inspectors. )

Naval constructors —See Constructors.

Naval inspectors —See Inspectors.

Naval stations —See Charleston, Erie, New Orleans, Newport, Sackett's Harbor, Whitehall.

Naval storekeepers —See Storekeepers.

Naval trophies —Report of the Secretary of the Navy of the number and condition of the naval trophies acquired in the late war with Great Britain, 299

Navy Department —Report of the condition of the archives of the, after the incursion of the enemy, (1814,) 320

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

Navy —Reports from the Secretary of the—See Calhoun, Crowninshield Hamilton, Jones, Smith, Southard, Stoddert, Thompson.

Navy hospitals —See Hospitals.

Navy pensions —See Pensions.

Navy yards —Located temporarily, 6

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

Navy yards —Report of the examination and survey of the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, and the coast of Florida, with a view to the establishment of, 951

General view of the improvements at the, in 1823, 1096

Navy yard at Portsmouth, N. H. —Located temporarily. 6

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

Same for 1822. 789, 794

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

Navy yard at Boston and Charlestown —Located temporarily, 6

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

Same for 1822, 790, 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, 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

Navy yard at New York —Located temporarily, 6

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

Same for 1822, 788, 790

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

Navy yard at Philadelphia —Located temporarily, 6

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

Navy yard at Philadelphia —Recommended to be enlarged and permanenyly established, 87

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

Same, in 1822, 788, 789

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

Navy yard at Baltimore —Located temporarily, 6

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

Navy yard at Washington —Statement of expenditures for the purchase and improvement of the, and the value of the materials deposited there, 79, 86

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

Navy yard at Norfolk and Gosport —Located temporarily, 6

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

New London —Advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, as a site for a dry dock and naval depot, 87, 89, 92

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

New Orleans —Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, with statements of the force stationed in 1807, the force necessary for the complete protection of, and the probable expense of the same, 162

Estimate of the annual expense of maintaining 24 gunboats in actual service at, 196

New Orleans —Statement of the annual expense of, and of the number of officers, seamen, mechanics, and laborers attached to the naval station at, in 1821, 715

Statement of the quantity of naval stores on hand at, in 1821, 723

Same in 1822, 791, 794

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

Newport —Dry dock recommended to be built at, 87

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

New York —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 dockyards and depots, on the advantages, disadvantages, and means of defending the harbor of, 488, 492 (See Navy yards. )

Nicholson, Samuel —Appointed to command the frigate Constitution, 27

Nicholson, Joseph J. —Testimony of, in the case of the schooner Eleanor vs. Commodore John Rodgers, for responsibility incurred in the discharge of his duty, 411

Nissen, Nicholas C. —Services of, as Danish consul at Tripoli, to the captive crew of the frigate Philadelphia, 150

Report of a committee, requesting the President of the United States to communicate the thanks of Congress to, 151

Norfolk —Report and opinion of Commodore Rodgers on the advantages and disadvantages, and the practicability and means of defending the harbor of, 435

Same of Commodore Decatur, 437

Same of Commodore Porter, 438, 439

Same of Colonel George Bomford, 442, 443 (See Navy yards. )

North Carolina 74—Statement showing the cost of labor and materials in building the, 836

Nurses of navy hospitals —Duties of the, 271

O.

Officers of the navy —Register of the, 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, 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

Officers of the navy —Report of a committee on the memorials of certain subaltern officers of the navy and officers of the marine corps attached to the Mediterranean squadron, praying Congress to institute an inquiry into the proceedings of two naval courts-martial held on that station, and that the laws for the government of the navy be more strictly carried into execution, 453

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

Officers of marines —See Marine corps.

Ohio 74—Statement of the amount expended for labor and materials in building the, 837

Ordnance —See Cannon.

P.

Palmyra or Pancheta, privateer —Capture of the, 806

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

Passed midshipmen —Register of, for 1823, 858

Same for 1824, 922

Pawtuxet —See Providence.

Pay and half-pay —Statement of the pay of officers of the navy in 1797, 29

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

Pay and half-pay —Statement showing the amount of pay of each surgeon and surgeon—s mate of the United States navy in 1823, 869

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

Paymaster —Proposed office of, unnecessary, 357

Peace establishment —Letter from the Secretary of the Navy relative to a, with estimates of the expense of the same, (1801,) 74

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

Penguin —Capture of the, 376

Statement of the distribution of prize money to the captors of the, 582

Penobscot bay —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, 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, 490

Pensacola —Expediency of establishing a naval depot at, and advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, 951

Pensions —Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending that pensions be allowed to widows and children of officers of the navy dying in actual service, amounting to half-pay for five years, 183

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

Pensioners, navy —List of the, in 1801, 82

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

Pension fund, navy —Condition of the, in 1800, 73

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

Pension fund, navy —Condition of the, in 1819, 607

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

Pension fund, privateer —Report of the condition of the, in 1820, 666

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

Perry, Oliver H. —Letter from, detailing the capture of the British fleet on Lake Erie, 295

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

Peru —Report of the Secretary of the Navy of the disposition of a sword received by Captain James Biddle from the Vice King of Peru, and the circumstances connected with the presentation of the same, 667

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

Philadelphia frigate —Message of the President communicating an account of the loss of the, 122

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

Philadelphia —See Navy yards.

Pickering, Timothy, Secretary of War —Report from, of the progress made in providing materials and building ships, (1795,) 17

Letter from, transmitting statements of the amount expended in building vessels, and the amount required for their completion, in 1796, 20

Pickering brig and frigate Insurgent —Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, communicating the loss of the, with copies of the orders to their commanders, in 1802, 83

Piracy —Report of a committee on the subject of the piracies committed in the West Indies; the mode of suppressing them; the greater efficiency of small vessels, and recommending that an additional number be provided for that purpose, in 1822, 787

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

Plainfield Peace Society —Memorial of the, for the abolishment of privateering, 643

Political economy —Of the torpedo system, 233

Potomac frigate —Statement of the cost of the labor and materials in building the, 842

Porter David —Letter from, on the expediency of reorganizing the Navy Department, and appointing a board of naval inspectors, 356

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

Porters of navy hospitals —Duties of, 271

Portland —Advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, as a site for a naval depot and dockyard, 91, 100

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

Ports and harbors —See Harbors.

Portsmouth —Advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, as a site for a naval depot and dockyard, 90, 98

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. )

Preble, Edward —Report and letter from, relative to the restoration of the Moorish ships Meshouda and Murboka, 116

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

Prisoners —A bounty recommended to be paid for prisoners brought in by privateers, 289

Privateers —Statement of the number and force of, in commission, in 1799, 71

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

Privateer Retaliation —Provisions of the prize acts extended to the captors of the, 359

Privateer General Armstrong —Report of a committee on the petition of the officers and crew of, and recommending that remuneration be made them for extraordinary services, 493

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

Privateer Pancheta —See Pancheta.

Privateer pension fund —See Pension fund.

Privateering —Report of a committee on two petitions from the citizens of Ohio, praying the abolishment of the practice of, 628

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

Prize agents —Statement of the names and accounts of, with the opinion of the Attorney General of the United States as to their liability to the Government, 896

Prize money —Recommended to be paid to the officers and crew of the United States schooner Enterprize, for the capture of a Tripolitan corsair, in 1802, 82

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

Providence —Report of Joshua Humphreys, naval constructor, on the advantages and disadvantages of the harbor of, 93

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

Provisions —Estimate of the quantity and cost of, for a ship of 44 guns for 12 months, in 1798, 59, 403

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

Provisions —Statement of contracts made for, in 1818, 603, 604, 605

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

Pursers —Register of, for 1812, 257

Same for 1814, 302, 348

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

Purveyor —Office of, proposed to be created, 285

R.

Railway —See Inclined plane.

Randolph, Richard B. —Report of a committee on the petition of, for pay, pension, and prize money, 952

Rank —Rules and regulations of the navy respecting, 514

Rations —Value of, in 1798, 36

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

Rear–admirals —Grade of, proposed to be established, 324, 618, 815, 908, 909 Proposed pay of, 816, 913

Reid, Samuel C. —Report of a committee on the petition of, on behalf of himself, the officers and crew of the privateer General Armstrong, for a reward for extraordinary services, 493

Letter from, to the owners of the said privateer, stating the circumstances of her capture, 495

Reindeer —Capture and destruction of the, 315

Revenue cutters —Number and condition of the, in 1797, 33

Rhode Island harbor —Report of a board of commissioners who were appointed to survey and exammine the coasts and waters north of the Delaware, with a view to their defence and the selection of sites for depots and dockyards, on the advantages and disadvantages of, 491

Riddels, Thomas —Report of the Secretary of the Navy on the petition of, for an increase of pension, 362

Roberts, Joseph G. —Report of a committee on the petition of, for prize money, 362

Rodgers, John —Report from, of the result of the experiments made to ascertain the practicability of the torpedo and cable–cutter, as invented by Robert Fulton, and the means of defence against them, 239

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

Rodgers, John —Reports from, on the policy of diminishing the appropriation for the gradual increase of the navy, 647, 649

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

Rules and regulations for the government of the navy —Report of a committee on the memorials of the officers of the marine corps, praying that the rules and regulations for the government of the navy may be more strictly enforced, 453

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

Rules and regulations for the government of navy hospitals, 270

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

Rush, Richard, Attorney General of the United States —Opinion of, relative to the condemnation and sale of the ship Atlantic or Essex Junior, 392

S.

Sackett's Harbor —Statement of the annual expense, and of the number of officers, seamen, mechanics, and laborers attached to the naval station at, in 1821, 715

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

Sackett's Harbor —Statement showing the number, names, rank, and pay of the officers, and the number and pay of the men, stationed at, for the two years preceding 1st of January, 1822, 830

Estimate for the pay and subsistence of the officers and men at, for 1825, 1020

Sailingmasters —See Masters.

Sailmakers —Register of the, for 1812, 259