Show THE FIRST NAVAL SUBSIDY Oil On March 1 11 II 1791 congress granted Its Us first t appropriation for forthe the time huil building o of six warships This action was UI taken takemi after aCler President Washington ton sent a message mes sage e tu to congress describing the thc outrages es committed b by Algerian pirates on omi American m merchant sels this time tho timo country countr as M as practically without a. a nay nan lan largely ly ly from Jack lack of or mone money Work Vork Wa was b begun un on tho lie six frigates frigate but ceased when a n. treaty of peace was signed with the Do Dc Dey o of Algiers I l r In hi Ills his annual address s sto to con s re s In December 1790 the time president strongly recommended laws law for the gradual Increase of oC tho the navy y Congress Cong which was sas slow to tol l c c time the sit o of naval de- de tense grudgingly authorized the time 1 pi 11 c evident t to build bu tiny buy or lino hiro t twelve c vessels only o Ctr sumo sonic rench l cruisers had molested traffic traffic traC- traC fic along alons time the coast This Pius act was pasted passed on A April 27 7 lin S. S and amid s daj-s later latel n. n regular navy department was sas created Depurate eJ amt a- a mt rate mate from tho department of or war of or which It had previously I breu a purt Benjamin Stoddert of oC Ceorge- Ceorge cor eorge- eorge e- e own D D. l. l i C. Was ma e first secretary secre tam tal tary of or the thc navy |