ship, bottom plank, gun deck, ceiling between decks, and spar deck, knees and beams, are sound; the outboard plank from light water mark to rail ceiling in hold, orlop and birth decks, magazine platforms, plank on spar deck, &c. &c., are deficient, and require to be new; the head, knight heads, and stem require repairs; the ship requires caulking throughout, and to be new coppered. Cost of materials and labor required, $97,998 10. Peacock, sloop of war. This vessel has had her spars and rigging altered and repaired; her hull is considered sound and has been caulked, her sails are nearly all made or repaired, her masts rigged, and yards across, her hold thoroughly cleansed and whitewashed, water filled, salt provisions, and wood stowed; some of her sea stores, (not perishable) are provided; she requires her other articles of provisions and sea stores, some running rigging yet to be furnished, and some of her sails to be finished, and bull painted; she could be made ready for sea in ten days. The ships are covered with tight roofs and side hurdles, with their guns and ballast on board, and due attention paid to ventilating, pumping, cleaning, &c. &c. NEW YORK-Ohio, ship of the line Launched in May, 1820, but has never been masted or fitted for sea; her outside plank, from water line to rail, is believed to be decayed, and will require to be replaced, as will also a part of the ceiling, clamps, and waist, on the upper and lower gun decks; her frame, upper and lower gun decks, beams, and knees, are sound, and in good condition; all her bulk heads have been removed to admit a free circulation of air; a tight roof was placed over this ship last winter; she has on board about 700 tons iron ballast; there have been no materials procured for the repairs and equipment of this ship, except guns, shot, anchors, two chain cables, a set of iron tanks, ballast, and canvass, for sails. Cost, $171,072 69. Washington, ship of the line.-Built and launched in 1814, and has made but one cruise, and has been in ordinary since August, 1818 that part of her frame which is live oak is sound; her beams, knees, deck frames, and two-thirds of her gun decks, are sound and good, as well as her bottom plank below the water lines; this ship is without a covering, and is deficient in the decayed state of her upper works; all her bulk heads, state rooms, have been taken down; she is well ventilated, and is daily visited by an officer; she has on board 250 tons of ballast, but no materials have been provided for her repair and equipment. Cost, $186,034 94. Franklin, ship of the line.-Built and launched in 1815, and has made two cruises, one in the Mediteranean, and one to the Pacific; she is in about the same condition as the Washington, and would require the same repairs; she is at present used as a receiving ship, is well ventilated, and well taken care off; she is also without a covering, and does not require one while she is used as a receiving ship; no materials have been provided for the repair and equipment of this ship. Cost, $192,185 16. Hudson, frigate of the first class -Purchased by the Government in 1826; her frame is of white oak; she is built lof green materials, has made one cruise on the coast of Brazil; her upper works are partially decayed; although her state is not positively known, she is believed to be pretty generally sound below her gun deck, and would make a good receiving vessel, although not considered worth repairing. United States, frigate of the first class.-Built and launched in 1797, and has been much employed at sea; she is now undergoing a thorough repair, and will be, when finished, as good as a new ship; sufficient materials are on hand to complete her repairs, and for a part of her outfits. PHILADELPHIA.-The Cyane is the only vessel in ordinary at this yard; she requires to be rebuilt, which will cost $71,103 61. NORFOLK-Delaware, ship of the line.-Some of the beams, deck plank, clamps, waterways, and sperketting on all the decks, are defective in spots; defects are also discovered in the ceiling, &c. Before the condition of the bottom can be ascertained, the ship must be hove down or docked; the ship is under cover; it would require sixty days to effect her repairs, which will co $103,892 North Carolina, ship of the line -A few beams on the spar and orlop decks are decayed, and all on the decks the clamps, waterways, and sparketting are partially decayed; outside the ship the wales and channelways are generally decayed; she will require new main and mizen channels; will require four months to complete her repairs, which, exclusive of stores, will amount 149,083. This ship is also under cover Congress, frigate of the second class.-Requires a thorough repair, which will take nearly one year to complete, at an expense of $148,247 The Java and Macedonian, frigates, require to be rebuilt; the frame of the latter has already been procured: it will, however, require, to rebuild and equip her, the sum of $207,984. The frigate Constellation arrived since this report was commenced; her state and condition are such that she could be sent to ea in three weeks; her bull requires little more than caulking to be done to it, and her stores are nearly all complete; only some additional sails and rigging are required to fit her for a cruise of two years. LIVE OAK Abstract of instructions to the Agents appointed to superintend the preservation of the live oak belonging to the United States. The agents are required, in the first pace, to procure from the Surveyor General of the Land Office copies of the surveys of the lands within their respective districts, and within twenty miles of the sea coast, or fiftees of the sounds, bays, or creeks of salt water, on which live oak is known to be produced; to obtain from the Register of the Land Office lists of the lands already sold, and which are not to be further noticed, unless so abounding with navy timber as to make it desirable should belong to the United States; in this case, the fact is to be reported to the Navy Department. In cases where copies of the surveys cannot be furnished by the Surveyor General, the agents are authorized to employ a person to make the necessary copies to examine the lanes belonging to the United States, and, if bodies of valuable navy timber are discovered on any part of them, to report the same to the Register, that he may withhold the lands from sale until the President of the United States can be informed of the fact, and reserve them, if he deems it expedient for the use of the United States' Navy; to note minutely the soil of such tracts, their locality, with respect to the towns, bays, rivers, or creeks within their vicinity, and the facilities or difficulties of making roads, or boating the timber to landings from whence it may be taken to market; if such tracts belong to individuals, to note the same, &c., and to report, in detail, to the Department, at least once in three months, and to the Register monthly, a list of all such tracts, &c. The agents are further required to advertise their appointments in their respective districts, and to publish the provisions of the acts of Congress under which they perform their duties; to keep a steady watch on the sections of United States' land known to contain timber suitable for the navy; to report violations of these acts to the United States' District Attorney, and, generally, in all cases of doubt or difficulty arising under their appointments, to appeal to that officer for instructions; to accompany the United States' surveyors, while they are employed in the agent's district. and to refer to their field notes, &c., for such information as they may afford on the subjects under examination; to report also the form and dimensions of the timber obtainable, from the live oak trees, according to diagrams with which the agents have been furnished; to communicate to the commanders of vessels appointed to aid in the preservation of the live oak, information as to the title of lands, necessary to enable them to determine upon the proriety of arresting or permitting the removal of navy timber, &c., and on all such ma ters as may facilitate the discharge of the duties confided to such commanders. The commanders of these vessels are instructed to guard diligently the portion of sea coast assigned to each, respectively, against depredations on the navy timber; to examine the bays, rivers, and creeks, for the discovery! of such timber; to aid the land agents in exploring such watercourses, bays, &c. as may not be readily accessible without the use of boats, and generally to co-operate with them, as far as may be practicable under their instructions, in the discharge of the duties alloted to them. The commanders are also required to visit the live oak districts frequently, and especially during the cutting season, if timber is about to be taken from lands which there is good reason to believe belong to the United States, to refer the subject, in the first instance, to the land agents, and finally, it recessary, to the United States' District Attorney. In the mean time they are authorized to forbid the removal of such timber; the agents are directed to note also the localities of any live oak lands they may discover, their proximity to landings from whence the timber may be transported to distant markets; to determine, as accurately as circumstances will permit, the geographical position of the principal capes, entrances into bays, rivers, &c.; to ascertain the depth of the water on the bars, or entrance thereof, distances to which they may be navigable, &c., and to communicate the information thus obtained to the Department only. LIVE OAK AGENTS. 1st District extends from the mouth of the St. Mary's river, Georgia, to Cape Sable, or the southern extremity of the Peninsula of Florida Thomp son Mason, Agent. 2d District extends from Cape Sable to the mouth of the Suwauee river.-Samuel Reed, Agent. 3d District extends from the mouth of the Suwanee to range line between the 5th and 6th ranges east from Tallahassee.-Eli B. Whitaker, Agent. 4th District extends from range line between the 5th and 6th ranges east of Tallahassee to the Appalachicola river.-John E Frost, Ageut.. 5th District extends from the Appalachicola river to the range line dividing the 29th and 30th ranges west of Tallahassee; this line passes near Deer Point, 4 miles east of Pensacola.-John Clark, Agent. 6th District extends from the western line last mentioned to the mouth of the Mississippi river.-John Jerrison, Agent. 7th District extends from the mouth of the Mississippi to the mouth of the Sabine river.-George Blair, Agent. Each Agent receives a compensation at the rate of eighteen hundred dollars per annum, and $125 per day for expenses of himself and hore, for the time actually employed upon public duty, from home. He is also allowed an attendant who receives $26 per month, including his support while engaged in the service. PRIVATEER PENSION FUND. The privateer pension fund consists of stocks of the corporation $1,961 81 46.000 00 $47,961 81 The dividends on this stock,, constitute the only means for payment of pensions chargeable upon the fund. The amount of payments during this year (1831) cannot be ascertained until the agents shall have made their returns. The pensions to widows and orphans, by the limitation of the laws granting them, have expired. Eighty six persons have been authorized to receive pensions during the continuance of their disability, under the acts of Congress of the 13th of February and 2d of August, 1813. Of the number entitled, but forty-two have applied for payment within two years; and in making remittances to the agents, it is believed to be neces sary to provide for the latter only, as the rest may be presumed to be dead, or to have relinquished their claims. There are seven navy yards belonging to, and occupied for the use of, the United States, viz: No. 1 The navy yard at Portsmouth, N. H. is situated on an Island, on the east side of Piscataqua rive, within the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, contains fifty-eight acres, and cost $5,500. No. 2. The navy yard at Charlestown Mass. is situated on the north side of Charles river, on a point of land east of the town of Charlestown, contains thirty-four acres, exclusive of extensive flats, and cost $39,214, including commissions and charges. No. 3. The navy yard at New York, is situated on Long Island, opposite to the city of New York, on the Wallabout Bay, contains forty acres, including the mill pond, and cost $40.000. No. 4. The navy yard at Philadelphia is situated on the west side of the river Delaware, within the District of Southwark, adjoining the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, contains eleven acres, to low water mark, and cost $37,000 No. 5. The navy yard at Washington, in the District of Columbia, is situated on the Eastern Branch of the river Potomac, contains thirty-seven acres, and cost $4,000. No. 6. The navy yard at Gosport is sit ated on the south branch of Elizabeth river, adjoining the town of Portsmouth, in the state of Virginia, contains sixteen acres, and cost $12,000. 1612 25 950 75 John D. Henley, Command't 3466 75 J. Vaughn Smith, Asst Surg 2010 75 Civil. 1292 25 Josiah Barker, Constructor 2300 00 965 00 George Bates, Storekeeper 1700 00 1141 75 Eb. Barker, Inspr of Timber 900 00 1612 25 Samuel Ethridge, Cik of Yard 900 00 1141 75 Joht: Ethridge, Ck to Conid't 750 00 651 75 Jesse E. Dow do 651 75 Jesse Pearson, Clk to Sorek'r 550 00 307 25 480 00 NEW YORK. 1400 00 Yard 350 00 Isaac Chauncey, Command't 3466 75 500 00 John Gallagher, Mast Comt 2010 75 600.00 Ralph Voorhees, Lieutenant 1492 25 1500 00 Francis H. Ellison, Master 114 75 John S. Wiley, Surgeon 1612 75 And. E. Kennedy, Ass: Surg 950 75 3466 75 James M. Halsey, Purser 1710 75 Addison Searle, Chaplain 1292 25 E. C. Ward, Teach Mathm'tes 965 00 T Morell, jr. T'r of Lang'ges 941 75 Edward Crocker, Boatswain 741 75t 754 50 Thomas Barry, Gunner 1412 25 J. C. Halsey, Steward 1141 75 1091 75 981 75 662 50 741 751 307 25 1141 75 Civil. Samuel Hart, Construcior 900 00 1200 0 1000 00 Wm. Doughty, Constructor 2500 00 Tunis Craven, Storekeeper 1700 C0 James Owner, At to do 1000 00 2300 06 Carberry, Ins & Mes Timb H. J. Willett, Clk to Storek'r 550 00. Davis, of Abel, Pumber M. R. Taibot, Clk to Yard 900 00 John Judge, Machinist George W. Lee, Clk to Com't 750 00J. Tucker, Chain cable mkr 1000 00 A. D. Ostrander, do do 480 00 Francis Barry, Clk to Constr 420 00 E. Estabrook, Clk to Const'r 420 00 A. Cheney, Insp & M'r Timbr 900 00 PHILADELPHIA. David Conner, Mast Comdt NORFOLK. Yard. 1492 25 965 00 1141.75 662 50 1612 25 1253 25 Lewis Warrington. Comd't 3466 75 E A. F. Vallette, Mast Comt 2010 75 James Barron, Commandant 4066 75 Joseph Smoo!, Lieutenant 2010 75 Joseph M. Nicho sou, do 1492 25 James B. Potts, Master 965 00 G. C. Ashton, Acting Master 1141 75 Jonathan Cowdery, Surgeon 17.2 35eorge Blackwell, Asst Surg 1141 75ames Brooks, Purser 1091 75 im J Harrison, Chaplain 741 75.J Rodriguez, Teh Mithmtes 741 7 John Freeman, Boatswain 307 25muel Hebbaid, Gunner George Rice, Stward Hospital. Asa Curtis, Gunner, Hospital. Thomas Harris, Surgeon Robert K nnedy, Storekeep'r 1612 25 Civil. 1141 75 1091 75 981 75 741 75 741 75 307 25 1612 25 950 75 307 25 1700 00 550 00 9 00 750 00 do 460 00 1200 00 350 C0Gabriel Galt, Storeke per 600 00 A J. McCourt, Cik to do 750 06 John L. King, Clk to Yard 2000 00am. B. Brown, Clk to Comt A. M. Wolf, Cik to Construct 300 00 F. Kirk, W. Vinyard, Insp & M'r Tmbr 700 00rancis Grice, Construcior 2300 00 T. V. Weisenthal, Cik Cons 420 00 James Jarvis, Insp of Timber 1050 0 ohn Cox, Keeper of Magzne 480 00 do PENSACOLA. John A. Cooke, do of ordin'ry 965 05 Alexander J. Dallas, Com't 3466 75 Marmaduke Dove, Master 941 75 Wm. D. Salter, Mast Com't Slvadore Catelano, do ordi'ry 662 50 Arch. S. Campbell, Lieut 1091 75 Nahum War en, Master Bailey Washingto, Su geon 1732 25 John A. Kearney, Surgeon Civil. Carey Selden, Storekeeper Civil 741 75 741 75 307 25 1309 75 950.75 307 25 |