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1 There is another very great evil, which it i.


apprehended, is making its inroads upon our Ma


val service. i allude to the vast proportion O


our young officers, who are unemployed, and o


course exposed to the hazards Of an idle life


which seldom fails TO produce injurious effects


So great aloss of time, during the valuable perio


youth, will, in many instances, operate great.


against their future improvement; for as a MAJ


grows old, he becomes ashamed to ask for infor
nation, which ought to have been acquired at al


earlier period of his life.


| The late order of the Secretary Of the Navy
addressed TO the Midshipmen, is probably one o
) the best ever issued from that Department.; tane
in due season it will be acknowledged as such


But it has only in partial degree remedied this
EVIL. Sailors are not formed on dry land; the
ocean is the field for that work.


About two years ago, bill was reported in
Congress for the creation Of the rank Of Admiral
in our Navy-a title, which appears to have given
considerable alarm to some of our thorough-go-
ing republicans, but which, in itself, is very in
noccn sort of rank, so far as it relates to the po-
lical concerns of our country, or the prosperity
of the Navy at home; but it may be advantage.
Gus abroad. That bill proposed one Admiral and
two Rear Admirals, and as it is presumed that the
individuals to fill these stations would be taken
from the head of the list of Post Captains where
two of them have stood for nearly thirty-fve years.
as equals except the few months difference in the
dates of their commissions, a flagrant outrage of
rank would be committed, which might lead to
other nfractions Of this vital principle of naval
lexistence. a@. M


A more equitable plan, as it regards this deli
cate right of officers in the creation Of new rank.


would be, to commence with three Rear Admi-
rails, and on manifestation of desire to increase
the number Of that grade Of officers, advance these
three to the rank Of Vice-Admiral; promote three


Post Captains to the vacancies, and SO OH in sue
cession until they reach the rank of Admiral.


Before any bill for fixing Peace Establish
ment of the Navy becomes a law, some regard
should be paid to the rights and feelings Of the
senior Lieuenants; fhy.fpe Of these officers have
held their present commissions, from l6 to ID
years, and at the present slow rate Of promotion
few Of them can expect to live to reach the next
grade. This is situation they could never have


anticipated, at the time Of their entering the Ma
Wy; let them, therefore, and the passed midship-


men likewise, be promoted, or some measures
adopted for lettering their condition, before any


bill Of the kind receives the sanction Of Congress.


Then if il be necessary to fix limit to the num-


bcr Of officers, let it be done; and those who Join
the Navy hereafter will know what they have to
depend upon. But, for the honor Of the coun-
try never permit that limit to 60 into operation,
under any circumstances which can subj ject so


many brave and worthy men to such severe


heart-burnings and killing disappointments.