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Show Our 5avjlU Present Coutli-tiou. Coutli-tiou. . Washington, G. Secretary Robeson's Robe-son's report of the naval service for the vear shows that the number of vessels of every class and description now borne on tho navy register is 1 17, c irrying 3,1'Jo guns, and 152,4112 tons measurement. Of these are 3ailiug vessels ot little or no value as part of the ctlieient force 'for either cruising - or lighting purposes at the present day. The steam vessels as itislinguijhe'd from the iron clads and torpedo ships, number 95, of which 25 are tugs. Of the remainder US are ready for uso when required. Our iron clad licet consists of 26 vessels 1 21 of the monitor type, two torpedo ships and three never launched. Of all the vessels SO arc available, including in-cluding 10 iron clads and two torpedo boats. Details are given ol the operations opera-tions of the licet on each of the six stations. It is gratifying to be able to report that the navy is now in a stronger and more ctlieient condition than ever at any time since the commencement com-mencement of your administration, li is not very strong in the number uor in the classes of its ships, but what there is ot them are in as good condition as is practicabl to keepsuche materials of war under tiie various Irving conditions to which they are in the nature of their service constantly exposed. A far larger proportion than usual of our wooden ships are ready for service. Our iron-clad j tleet is ctficieat. Oar storehouses are fairly stocked with ordnance, equipments equip-ments and supplies. We have on hand a fair supply of the best material ma-terial for building and tor the repair of shins. The service has been placed" in this state of efficiency, compared with what existed a few vears ago, by utilizing what could be spared from the current appropriations appropria-tions and from the appropriations made during the Cuban emergency, and applying these means practically and steadily towards putting what was worth saving of tho navy in as permanent and good condition as the state of the ships and the means at command would warrant. It would ; 1 also be well if congress would atiord i the means to finish at once all the. tho tU- double turreted ' monitors, since, when they are tin- j ished according to the present design de-sign our iron-clad fleet will be much more powerful, and are while under-1 : going repairs uieiess lor any present 1 purpose, and ;the process ot repairing out of what can be spared from cur-I cur-I rent appropriations not only cripples the department in all other opera- ti'-.us, but is of course very slow. . Wiui these added to it our iron-ciad service would, tor purposea of de-i de-i fence, present a very substantial barrier bar-rier to anything which would cross tiie seas and auernpt to enter our ports. |