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,.h. as the decays Of body, mind and estate, of
tbose. that survive must in the common course
of nature increase, should not more liberal Pol-
.;on Of findulgence be dealt ont to tAcn' May
not the want in many instances be inferred ffom
the demand, when the service can be duly prov
ed. and may not the last days OF huffman ili'rtni-
~ be spared the nortiiicatlon Of purchasing
pttance of relief only by the exposure OF its owii
necessities submit to Congress the expedl-
encv of either providing for individual cases
Of this description by special enactment, or OF
revising the Act Of 1t May, 1922, with view
20 mitigate the rigour Of its exclusions, N favour
Of persons to whom charity now bestowed can
scarcely discharge the debt ofinsticn.


The portion Of the Naval force ot the onioh ~ |
actual service, his been chiefly employed on
three station: The Mediterranean, the coasts OF
South America bordering on the Paclic ocean,
md the West-Indies. An occasional cruiser has
been sent to range alesy the African shores most
nollnted by the traffic of slaves; one armed 1e'-


ol has been stationed the coast OF otir eastern
boundary, TO cruise along the fishing grounds IN
Ifudson's Bay, and on the coast Of Labrador; and
the first service Of q new ilgatc has been per-
formed i'll restoring to his native soil, and domcs-
tic enioyment;, the veteran hero whose youth
a., blooj and treasure had freely flowed IN the
cause our Country's independence, and whose
whole lig. had been series OF services and sac
ri6ces to the improvement of his fellow-lhcn.
The visit of General lafayette, alike hononrable
m himself and to our Country, closed, As it had
commenced, with the most affecting testimonials
of devoted attachment on his part, and Of uni
bounded gratitude ofths people TO him in return
II will form, hereafter, a pleasing incident IN the
annals of our Union, giving to real history the IN
tense interest of romance, and signally mark
;np the unpurchasable tribute ola great Nations
social affections to the tisintercsted champion OF
the liberties Of humankind.


The constant maintenance of a small squadron
in the Mediterranean is necessary substitute Tor
the humiliating alternative of paying tribute Tor


the security of our commerce in that sea, and for
| precarions peace, at the mercy ofevery caprice
| Of four Darbary States, by whom it was liable to
| ts ,olatetl. An additional motive for keeping a


respectable force stationed there at this time, IS
found in the maratime war raging between the
Greeks and the Turks; and in which the neutral


navigation Of this Union isalways in danger OF out
rape and depreciation. A few instances have oc-
| Cured Of such depredatons upon our merchant


vessels by prvatecrs or pirates wearing th2 Gre-
1 clan flag, but without real authority from the
Greek or any other government The heroic
struggles of the Creeks themselves, IN which oui
warmest sympathies freelnen and christians


have been engaged, have contributed to be


maintained with vcissltudes OF success ADVERSE


and favourable


Similar motives have rendered expetlientthc kee


ping of like force on the coast Of Peru and Chill


onthc Pacific. The irregular and convusive char


acter of the war upon the shores, asbcen extend


cd to the conflicts upon the ocean. An active war


are has been kept up for years. with alternate sue


cess though generally to the advantage Of th'


American Patriots. But their naval forces have


not always been under the control OF their OWL


governments Blockades, unustiiable upon any
acknowledged principles of international law
have been proclaimed by officers in command
and though disayowed by the supreme author


ties, the protection of our own commerce agains


them has been made cause Of complaint and o


erroneous imputations upon some OF the mos


gallant officers of our navy. Complaints equal


rroundless have been made by the commander
ofthe Spanish Royal forces in those seas; btt In
II most effective protection to our commerce ha
been the flag and the frmness Of our own COR
mandng officers. The cessation of the W., b
the complete triumph of the Patriotic cause, hs
removed, it is hoped, all cause of dissensio
with one party, and all vestge of force of tn


other. But an unsettled coast of many degree


of latitude, forming part OF our own Territory


and fourishng commerce and fishery, cxtene
ing to the Islands of the Pacific and to Chins


still require that the protecting power of the Vi


ion should be displayed under its flag as well VI


on the ocean as upon the land.


The objects of the West India squadron hay


been, to carry into execution the laws for tn


suppression of the African Slave Trade: for til


protection Of our commerce against vessels of p


ratical character, though bearing commission


from either of the helligcrent parties; for It's pr


lection against open and unequiyocal pirate


These objects during the present year hay c bee


accomplished more effectaally than at any 70


merperiod The African Slave Trade has Ion


been excluded from the use of our flag; and


some few citizens Of our country have continue
to set the laws of the Union AS we'll as those
"A Nature and IIumanty,at defiance, by perscvern
N IN that abominable traffic, it has been only h
n sheltering themselves unler the banners of 9TH


nations less earnest for the total extinction of tt
VI trade than ours. The irregular plivatecrs ha,
Al within the last year, been ina great measure ba
n ishcd from those seas; and the pirates for montI
N past appear to have been almost entirely swel
H away from the borders and the shores of the tw
n Spanish Islands in these regions. The actiY
81 persevcring and unremtting energy of CAPITA
81 Warrington, and of the officers and men und
81 his command, on that trying and perilous servic
q have been crowned with signal success, and Al


entitled to the appreciation Of their country. B
ii experience has shown, that not even a temper
81 ry suspension OF relaxation from assidutv can |
Al indulged on that station without rc-producir
81 piracy and murder in all their horrors; nor is


probable that for years to come, our immense


valuable commerce in those seas can navigate
Il security without the steady continuance of
81 armed force devoted to its protection.