REPORT AND THE ESTIMATES.
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We have received this day the following card
from Mr. Holmes, of the House Of Representa- YES,
in reference to portion of the article which we pub
lished in yesterdays Union, on the subject of the
war and navy estimates. We supposed that we
could not be mistaken in believing, that the chair
man of the Naval Committee was in Possession,
when he addressed the House on the 26th ultimo,
not only of the report to which he then alluded from
the naval bureaus but also Of the letter from the Sec
retary Of the Navy of January 9Th, containing his
own specific recommendations for the increase of
the navy; and we then expressed regret that this
letter. 80 important in our sstimation to a cor
rect understanding OF the whole subject, had
not been al that time communicated to the House
From the note of Mr.. Holmes, it would seem that
he deems US 10 have been wholly wrong in the i'm
pressons under which the last evenings article
was framed, and to have misstated fact ourselves
while undertaking to correct a Misrepresentation in
others. Without now Psusing to make an issue on
the question OF fact, we publish, with the greatest
willingness, the letter Of the honorable chairman of
the Naval Committee of the House, but in order To
do full justice in the premises, we shall be very hap
py also to publish the letter Of the Secretary OF the
Navy, which Bas communicated to the committee
in reply to their inquiries the subject of naval
increase.


To the Editor ofhs Union!


Sra: Il would be well for you before you censure
others, to ascertain the truth.


In your paper Of yesterday, you say:


at is to be regretted that the chairman Of the Ma
val Committee Of the House, when he stated his I'M
certainty the accordance Of the Secretary the
Navy with the suggestions OF the bureaus, had not
communicated to the House the Secretarys letter Of
the 9Th January, which accompanied the reply Of
the bureaus to the resolution Of the House commit
tee. Had he done so, Interpretation would have
been avoided"


Sir, had done 80, Misrepresentation would not
have been avoided, but by telling an unuuth; for,
the letter of the 9Th Of January did not accompany
the reply Of the bureaus TO the resolution Of the
House Committee.


|. z. HOLMES,


Chairman Naval COMMITTEE


House Of Representatives.