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NAVY, UNITED STATES. 



stored the concordat of 1851 with the Pope, 

 and promulgated a general amnesty to the 

 Carlist rebels of 1855 and 1856. Some of 

 these measures alienated the sympathies of a 

 considerable portion of the Conservative party, 

 and on the 26th of October, 1857, he tendered 

 his resignation, and a new ministry was formed 

 under the presidency of Admiral Armero. In 

 this ministry he at first accepted, but soon 

 after declined, a seat. He now remained out 

 of power till September 16, 1864, when he 

 succeeded the Marquis de Miraflores as chief 

 of the Cabinet, and rendered himself again 

 popular by the repression of the insurrection- 

 ary movement in St. Domingo in January, 

 1865. Late in 1865 Marshal O'Donnell suc- 

 ceeded in overthrowing his ministry, but in 

 July, 1866, he was dispossessed of power in 

 his turn, and Narvaez again took the reins, 

 which he relinquished only with his death. 



NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES. The 

 reduction of the naval force created during the 

 late war is still continued. During the year 

 1868, twenty-two vessels, carrying 208 guns, 

 were withdrawn, leaving, as still attached to the 

 navy, 206 vessels, carrying 1,743 guns. Of this 

 number there are 52 iron-clads, carrying 129 

 guns ; 95 screw-steamers, carrying 938 guns ; 28 

 paddle-wheel steamers, carrying 199 guns; and 

 31 sailing-vessels, carrying 477 guns. The entire 

 active force is divided into six squadrons, known 

 as the European, the Asiatic, the North Atlantic, 

 the South Atlantic, the North Pacific, and the 

 South Pacific. These squadrons have been 

 kept in such active service as to exhibit the flag 

 of the country in every port where its com- 

 merce had penetrated. At no period have the 

 power and prestige of the navy been more hon- 

 ored and respected than at present. The gen- 

 eral purpose of the department in regulating 

 this branch of the service is stated to have been, 

 that one or more of the naval vessels should 

 visit annually every commercial port where 

 American capital is employed, and that an armed 

 ship should not be long absent from the vicin- 

 ity of every merchant-ship which might need 

 assistance or protection. 



The European squadron was in charge of Ad- 

 miral D. G. Farragut, who left it in November 

 under the charge of Commodore A. M. Pennock. 

 The vacancy was subsequently filled by Rear- 

 Admiral William Radford. It consisted of the 

 Franklin, 39 guns ; Ticonderoga, 9 ; Swatara, 

 10; Frolic, 5; Guard, 3. During the period of 

 his command, Admiral Farragut made one of 

 the most distinguished and interesting cruises 

 in naval history. He left Lisbon in November, 

 1867, where the usual courtesies had been ex- 

 changed, and where, by invitation, he, with 

 many of his officers, had been been received 

 by the King and Queen of Portugal and Dom 

 Fernando, and proceeded along the coasts of 

 Spain, France, and Italy, touching at Gibraltar, 

 Carthagena, Port Mahon, Toulon, Villefranche, 

 and Spezia, at each of which places he was the 

 recipient of many courtesies and attentions. 



On the occasion of an excursion to Madrid he 

 was cordially welcomed by the Queen and King- 

 consort and other high officials. 



At Port Mahon, where he arrived in Decem- 

 ber, his reception was peculiar. Each village 

 in Minorca through which he passed was pro- 

 fuse in compliments, and in many instances 

 sent out deputations to meet him as a descend- 

 ant of one of their ancient families, his father 

 having been a native of and emigrant from 

 Ciudadela in that island. 



When the Franklin was at Spezia, Admiral 

 Farragut visited Florence, Venice, and Genoa. 

 He dined at Florence with his Majesty Victor 

 Emmanuel, and was entertained by many dis- 

 tinguished officials, both of Italy and other 

 countries, at each of the places named. From 

 Spezia he proceeded to Naples, where he ar- 

 rived in March. 



While on a visit to Rome, he was received 

 by the Prime Minister, and presented to his 

 Holiness the Pope. He left Naples April 6th, 

 and, touching at Messina and Syracuse, arrived 

 at Malta on the 12th. He was there joined by 

 the Ticonderoga and Frolic, and his departure 

 on the 18th was marked by unusual honors. 

 The squadron was followed to sea by Vice-Ad- 

 miral Paget, commanding her Britannic Ma- 

 jesty's fleet in the Mediterranean, in his flag- 

 ship, the Caledonia, which passed close along- 

 side, the crews manning the rigging and cheer- 

 ing, and the band playing "Hail Columbia." 

 The other vessels of the fleet passed successive- 

 ly, extending similar courtesies. When all had 

 passed, Admiral Paget hoisted the American 

 flag at the main and fired a salute of seventeen 

 guns. These courtesies were acknowledged 

 by the crew of the Franklin, who manned the 

 yards ; the band played u God save the Queen," 

 and the salute was returned. 



Admiral Farragut returned to Lisbon on the 

 28th of April, and, after taking in supplies, pro- 

 ceeded to Holland. He arrived at Flushing in 

 June, where he remained until the 21st. With 

 a number of his officers he visited, on invita- 

 tion, his Majesty King Leopold, at Brussels, 

 and dined with him. Subsequently his Ma- 

 jesty, accompanied by the Queen and attend- 

 ants, was received on board the Franklin at 

 Ostend. From Brussels he made a short tour 

 to Liege and Essen, and proceeded from thence 

 to Southampton, where he left the Franklin, 

 and made a tour to the north, passing through 

 London, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Glas- 

 gow, and rejoined the Franklin in July. On 

 his tour he received every attention from the 

 authorities of the respective places visited, and 

 inspected the dockyards and other establish- 

 ments of interest to naval officers. 



On the 10th of July the Franklin was visited 

 officially by the Duke of Edinburgh, captain of 

 her Britannic Majesty's ship Galatea, and on 

 the 12th Admiral Farragut and other officers 

 dined with him, many distinguished persons 

 of England being present. The Prince of Wales 

 and his brother, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited 



