NAVY, UNITED STATES. 



NAVY, U. S., OPERATIONS OF. 561 



gineers, to be selected from youths not over 

 eighteen years of age, who shall have been en- 

 gaged at least two years in the fabrication of 

 steam machinery. 



The number of vessels captured by the squad- 

 rons during the year ending November 1st, 

 1864, was 324, as follows : schooners, 105 ; 

 steamers, 88; sloops, 40; brigs, 3; barks, 3; 

 small boats, 88. The total number of captures 

 since the commencement of the war is 1,379, 

 as follows : schooners, 652 ; steamers, 

 sloops, 171 ; brigs, 33 ; barks, 29 ; ships, 15 ; 

 yachts and small boats, 117. 



The gross proceeds from the sale of con- 

 demned prize property amounts to $14,396,250 ; 

 expenses, $1,237.153. One-half is distributed 

 to the captors and the other goes to the United 

 States Treasury. 



The expenses and estimates for the navy dur- 

 ing the last fiscal year and during the war have 

 been as follows : 



On the 1st of July, 1S63, there -was an unex- 

 pended balance" of $.39,101.970 34 



The appropriations for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30th, 1S64, were ." 76,663,567 36 



Total available means $115,765,537 70 



The expenditures during the same time, 

 were... 65,733.^2 TV 



Leaving a balance at the commencement of 



the fiscal year 1S65 30.a32.241 93 



The appropriations for that year were lu9,256,S14 54 



Making the total available resources for the 

 fiscal year ending Jane 30th, 1565 $139,2S9.059 47 



The estimates submitted for the fiscal year 

 ending June 30th, 1866, were as follows : 



Pay of the navy $23.3-27. " 



Construction and repair of steam machinery. 17.145.000 00 



Construction and repair oi vessels .". . 24.530,000 00 



Ordnance and magazines 9,157,61500 



Fuel, hemp, and equipment of vessels. 14,050,000 00 



Provisions and clothing 13.92 



Navy yards and superintendents 4,577.313 00 



Navigation and Naval Academy . 562,626 00 



Surgeons' necessaries and hospitals 315,000 00 



Marine corps 1.599,057 70 



Contingent and miscellaneous. 2.970,013 33 



Total $112.157,663 23 



The expenditures since the 4th of March, 

 1861, have been as follows : 



From 4th of March to close of fiscal yenr, 



June 30th. 1S61 " ?f>.24; 



For fiscal year ending June 80th, 1862. 42.200,529 06 



For fiscal year ending June 30th, 1S63 68.21 : . 



For fiscal year ending June 30th. 1S64. S5.733.292 77 



From July 1st, 1S&4, to November 1st. l^t'A.. 41,-J" 7 

 Estimated expenditures from November 1st, 



1S04, to March 4th, 1;65 42,000,000 00 



Total for four years *2>!i.t*v47.2Gl 45 



This exhibits an average annual expenditure, 

 through four years of expensive war, prose- 

 cuted under many and great disadvantages, of 

 $70,161,813. Could the transactions of the de- 

 partment have been conducted on the true 

 standard of value, that of gold and silver, or 

 of paper convertible into money at the will 

 of the holder, the naval war expenses would 

 scarcely exceed, perhaps not equal, the current 

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expenses of either of the great maritime pow- 

 ers during the same period. There is also this 

 great difference : Those powers had a navy 

 already constructed and in commission. We 

 have had to create and pay for one, in addition 

 to our annual current war expenses. "Were the 

 cost of our vessels deducted from the amount 

 above stated, the expenses of the navy would 

 fall millions below those of other governments. 



The number in the naval service is about 

 6,000 officers and 45,000 men. Two hundred 

 and fifty boys are on the school-ship Sabine. 

 The consumption of coal has been about five 

 hundred thousand tons. 



The number of casualties during the year 

 was 171 killed and 351 wounded. The number 

 of cases of sickness under treatment was 61,220, 

 of which number 1,048 died; 58,070 were re 

 turned to duty or discharged, leaving 2,111 un 

 der treatment at the close of the year. 



NAVY, U. S., OPERATIONS OF. As in pre- 

 vious years of the war the seacoast and inland 

 waters of the United States were, in 1864. in 

 charge of six different squadrons, viz.: 1. Th-i 

 North Atlantic Squadron, Acting Rear Admire 

 S. P. Lee, relieved October 12th by Rear Admi 

 ral D. D. Porter; 2. The South Atlantic Squad 

 ron, Rear Admiral J. A. Dahlgren, temporarily 

 relieved between February and May by Com 

 modore S. C. Rowan ; 3. The East Gulf Squadron 

 Acting Rear Admiral T. Bailey, relieved in Oc- 

 tober by Acting Rear Admiral C. K. Stribling: 

 4. The West Gulf Squadron, Rear Admiral Far- 

 rasrut, relieved toward the close of the year bv 

 Acting Rear Admiral H. K .Thatcher; 5. The 

 Mississippi Flotilla, Rear Admiral D. D. Porter, 

 relieved November 1st by Acting Rear Admi- 

 ral S. P. Lee ; and 6. The Potomac Flotilla, 

 Commander Foxhall A. Parker. The usual 

 squadron in the Pacific was also maintained 

 during the year, under the command successive] v 

 of Acting 'Rear Admirals C. H. Bell and G. F. 

 Pearson ; while that in the West India waters 

 was, as an organization, discontinued. A num- 

 ber of vessels were actively employed from time 

 to time in cruising after rebel privateers and in 

 special service ; and small squadrons were also 

 maintained in the Mediterranean and the East 

 Indies. 



1. North Atlantic Squadron. The opera- 

 tions of this squadron, which in the previous 

 year were almost wholly confined to blockade 

 duties, were sufficiently various and important 

 in 1864 to call forth all the resources at the 

 command of the Naval Department. Besides 

 the blockade of Wilmington, which alone re- 

 quired a fleet double in size and effectiveness to 

 the entire naval force in commission previous to 

 the war, the inland waters of Albemarle and 

 Pamlico Sounds had to be guarded against the 

 formidable iron-clads which the rebels had for 

 a long time been constructing in the N^euse and 

 Roanoke Rivers ; operations on an extensive 

 scale, in concert with the army, were conducted 

 in the James River ; and in the latter part of the 

 year occurred the terrific bombardment of Fort 



