[Reference: F.D. 9/4 pp. 91-94] [Committee, Rept. & Estimates, to [undecipherable] 1793] [Dec. 1793 — Jan. 1794] The COMMITTEE, to whom it was referred to Report, "The Naval force necessary, for the protection of the commerce of the United States, against the Algerine corsairs; An Estimate of the expense of such a force; And The Ways and Means for defraying the said expense," R E P O R T: THAT by the best information the committee could obtain, it appears, that the naval force of the Algerines, consists of eight vessels of different size and force (exclusive of gallies) carrying in the whole 282 guns; and that it has not varied considerably for many years past: That the vessels (except two or three) are slenderly built, smaller in size, than vessels of war belonging to the christian powers, carrying the same number of guns, and principally manned with people, little accustomed to the management of large ships. From a consideration of these circumstances, the committee are of opinion, that four ships, capable of carrying 44 guns each, and two ships, carrying 20 guns each, will be sufficient to protect the commerce of the United States against the Algerine corsairs. That the cost of the naval armament aforesaid, including six months stores and provisions, and three months pay, to the officers and seamen, will amount to - - - - Dollars 600,000 That the annual expense of the said armament, as the same may probably be kept in service, will amount to - - - Dollars 247,960 The particulars of which estimates, are detailed in the papers, submitted with this report. The ways and means proposed by the committee, for defraying the cost, and annual expense of the said armament, are— An additional duty of one per cent. on all goods, which now pay a duty of 7½ per cent. An additional duty of 5 per cent. on all stone, and earthen ware, and marble and slate, bricks, &c. imported. An additional duty of 3 cents per bushel, on salt. Of 25 cents per ton, on all ships or vessels, other than ships or vessels of the United States; and of 6 cents per ton, on all ships or vessels of the United States, employed in foreign trade: Which said several duties, they estimate to produce 303,732 dols. per ann. agreeably to the estimate, No. 1, herewith. In pursuance of all which, the committee submit the following resolutions: Resolved, That a naval force, to consist of four ships, of 44, and two ships, of 20 guns each, be provided, for the protection of the commerce of the United States against the Algerine cruizers. Resolved, That for the purpose of defraying the cost of a naval armament, and the annual expense thereof, after the day of there shall be levied, collected, and paid, upon all goods, wares, and merchandize, imported into the United States, and on which a duty of 7½ per cent. is now payable, an additional duty of one per cent. Upon all marble, slate, and other stone, on bricks, tiles, tables, mortars, and other utensils, of marble or stone, and generally upon all stone and earthen ware, an additional duty of 5 per cent. Upon salt 3 cents per bushel, estimating the bushel at 56lb A On ships or vessels of the United States, employed in foreign trade, 6 cents per ton; on all other ships and vessels, 25 cents per ton. That the like drawbacks and allowances, be made of the said additional duties, as is now made of other duties upon goods exported from the United States, and upon fish and salted provisions. That a separate account of the said duties be kept. That the President of the United States be authorized, to receive on loan, a sum not exceeding dollars, to be applied towards the building and equipment of the said naval armament, at an interest, not exceeding per cent. per ann. and that the said loan be open to any individual, or body politic or corporate, within the United States. That the revenues herein before recited, be pledged for the payment of the interest on the loan aforesaid, the annual expense of the said armament; and that the surplus of such revenue, be applied to the re-payment of the principal, and to no other purpose whatever. That a committee be appointed, to bring in a bill or bills, in conformity with the foregoing resolutions. [marginalia: 5th. / may ref / in vessel / United / like rest / to the [undecipherable] / a duty / vessels / 6th. / may [undecipherable] / manufac[ture?] / it, in / But, / diffre[nt?] / it is [undecipherable] / spirit / part / 7t[h] / be n[undecipherable] / the '[undecipherable] / try, / the / duc[undecipherable]] ESTIMATED COST of a FRIGATE, capable of carrying 44 Guns, 28 of which to be 18 Pounders, and 16 Nine Pounders. DIMENSIONS. 130 feet long, for measurement. 38—6 inches beam. 12 feet depth of hold. 6—3 inches height between decks. Measurement 1014 tons. For the carpenters work, including materials of every kind, and to be built principally with live oak, and cedar timbers, To cost - - - Dols. Cts. - - - Dols. Cts. Joiners bill and materials - - - 26.67 per ton, - 27,043. 38 40 tons of iron, - - - - 8½ per lb - 2,500 Boats, to wit, pinnace, barge, long-boat, and jolly-boat, - - - - - - - 17,136 Painting, glazing, and plumber's work and materials, - - - - - - 500 Carvers bill - - - - - - - 1,000 Coopers bill, including water casks, sufficient to contain water, for 6 months, for the crew, - - - - - - - 500 Blocks, pumps, and the materials furnished by block-maker, - - - - - 1,500 Mast-makers bill, including all the materials, - - - - - - - 1,000 Ship chandlery - - - - - - - 2,500 Cordage, per estimate A, - - - - - - - 2,500 Cwt. 1637 2 24 - - - at 8.67 per cwt. 14,192. 79 Sails, including spare sails, per estimate B, - - - - - - - 5,273. 11 28 cannon, 35 cwt. each, - Tons 49 16 18 - - 14 8 Tons 63 8 Carried forward, - - 75,645. 28 [ 3 ] Brought forward, - - - - Dols. Cts. - - - - - - - - 75,645. 28 With carriages, at 60 dols. per ton, - - - - - - 3,804 8 brafs 8 inch howitz - - - - - - - 7680 100 muskets, - 10 - - - - - - 1000 30 pair pistols - 8 - - - - - - 240 120 cutlaffes - 1.33 - - - - - - 160 200 rounds powder for each gun, wt. 38,200 - 15 - - - - 5730 150 do. of shot (round) cwt. 100, - at 2.66 - - - - - 266. 63 50 do. of grape, and dou- - - . . - ble headed - - - - - - - 240 200 8 inch shells - - - - - - - 240 100 hand grenades - - - - - - - 50 20 cwt. musket and pistol ball - - - - - 146. 66 3 months pay for the officers and men, per estimate C, - - - - - - - 15,753. 69 6 months provisions, per estimate D, - - - - 8,895 8 anchors, cwt. 255, at 9 cents. - - - - - 7,500 - - - - - - - - - - 2,295 Dols. 113,892. 97 Being the estimated cost of a frigate, Carrying 28 18, and 16 9 pounders, Victualled for 6 months, and including 3 months pay to the officers and men. Which sum is equal to dols. 2,588. 65 per gun. The smaller ships will not cost in the like proportion; but the committee estimate the whole on that scale. To wit: - - - Guns. 4 ships, of 44 guns, - 176 2 - - of 20 - - 40 - - - - 216, at dols. 2588. 65 per gun, is 559,147. 40 To which add, for copper and contingencies, not estimated, - 40,852. 60 Whole estimated cost - - - - - - 600,000 (A) INVENTORY of RIGGING of a SHIP of 140 feet Keel, and 42 feet Beam. - - - - - - - - - Cwt. qr. lb. oz. 2 Cables - - - 125 fathoms, each of 19 inches - 187 2 — — 2 do. - - - 115 - - 18 - - - 152 1 — — 4 do. - - - 110 - - 17 - - - 264 3 18 12 2 do. - - - 102 - - 16 - - - 108 3 5 12 2 do. - - - 120 - - 15 - - - 102 2 — — 8 do. - - - 120 - - 12 - - - 72 — — — Carried forward - 887 3 24 8 [ 4 ] - - - - - Brought forward - - 887 3 24 8 - - - - - - - - Cwt. qr. lb. oz. 2 Cables - - 120 fathoms, each of 10 inches - 50 — — — 2 do. - - - 110 - - 9 - - - 29 1 9 6 2 do. - - - 130 - - 8 - - - 26 2 4 12 4 do. - - - 130 - - 7 - - - 39 — — — 4 do. - - - 130 - - 6 - - - 32 3 4 9 2 do. - - - 130 - - 5½ - - - 13 2 4 11 2 do. - - - 130 - - 4¼ - - - 10 3 2 8 Main shrouds - 225 - - - 9 - - 46 3 14 — Fore shrouds - 200 - - - 9 - - 37 2 11 — Main stay - - 18 - - - 17 - - 10 3 10 3 Main spring stay - 17 - - 16½ - - 9 2 15 10 Fore do. do. - 15 - - - 12 - - 6 2 21 3 Mizen shrouds - 130 - - - 8 - - 17 1 9 6 Ditto stay - - 60 - - - 12 - - 5 1 16 11 Ditto spring-stay - 16 - - 9 - - 2 0 14 14 Main-top-mast shrouds - 140 - - 6 - - 10 0 — — Ditto back-stay - 130 - - - 6 - - 7 1 9 6 Ditto - - stay - 26 - - - 9 - - 4 1 15 6 Ditto spring do. - 24 - - - 7 - - 2 1 22 7 Lower sheets - 200 - - - 5 - - 1 1 18 12 Main tacks - - 26 - - - 9 in the neck 4 1 15 6 Fore do. - - 60 - - - 8 ditto - - 3 1 9 6 2 buoy ropes - 60 each - - 16 - - 8 0 18 11 2 do. do. - - 40 do. - - — - - 16 — — — 12 Coils - - 80 do. - - 4¼ - - 40 0 — 6 12 do. - - - 80 do. - - 4 - - 38 0 — 6 12 do. - - - 80 do. - - 3½ - - 28 3 15 8 12 do. - - - 80 do. - - 3⅓ - - 24 2 14 6 16 do. - - - 80 do. - - 3 - - 20 3 — — 20 do. - - - 80 do. - - 3 - - 26 2 24 12 16 do. - - - 80 do. - - 2 - - 1 1 5 12 20 do. - - - 80 do. - - 2 - - 16 0 2 6 20 do. - - - 80 do. - - 1¾ - - 12 1 21 8 20 do. - - - 80 - - - 1⅓ - - 12 0 3 8 24 do. - - - 5 threadhook - - - 18 — — — 16 do. - - - 12 do. ratline - - - 8 — — — 14 do. - - - 9 do. - - - - - 6 — — — 18 do. - - - 5 do. worming - - - 4 — — — 16 do. - - - 4 do. do. - - - - 4 — — — 14 do. - - - 2 do. do. - - - - 3 — — — 20 Cwt. of 4, 3, and 2, yarn spunyarn - - - - - - - - 1,637 2 24 15 1 Sheet anchor - - - - - - - 56 3 do. - - - - - - each of - - 45 2 do. - - - - - - do. - - - 30 2 do. - - - - - - do. - - - 25 2 do. - - - - - - do. - - - 12 1 do. - - - - - - do. - - - 9 1 do. - - - - - - do. - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 7 N. B. Cordage, or rigging materials, of the first quality, may be purchased at the present time, at about £.60 per ton. [ 5 ] (B) ESTIMATE of SAILS, and SAIL-MAKER'S BILL, for a FRIGATE, 44 GUNS. - - - - - - - - - - Dols. Cts. 2 Mainfails } 2 Forefails } 2 Fore stayfails } 3645 yds. canvas, No. 1, 40 Cts. - 1,458 1 Main stayfail } 2 Mizens } 2 Mizen stayfails } 2 Main topfails } 2 Fore topfails } 2638 - - No. 2, 38 - - 1,002. 44 1 Spritfail } 2 Jibbs, 2 main top- } mast stayfails, and } 1170 - - No. 4, 36 - - 421. 20 Spanker } 1 Mizen topfail - 315 - - No. 3, 37 - - 216. 55 2 Lower fleeringsails } 2 Maintop gall. fails } 1158 - - No. 5, 34 - - 393. 72 2 Middle stayfails } 2 Foretop gallantfails } 1 Spritfail topfail } 1 Mizen topmast stayfail } 1540 - - No. 6, 32 - - 492. 80 Topmast fleeringsails } 3 Topgallant fleeringsails } 1 Mizen topgallantfail } 3 Royals, main & mizen } 828 - - No. 7, 30 - - 248. 40 topgallant stayfails } Spare canvas - - - - - - - - - 200 300 wt. twine, - - - - - 40 - - 120 Making fails - - - - - - - - - 720 - - - - - - - - Dols. 5,273. 11 (C) ESTIMATE of the PAY of OFFICERS and MEN. - - - - - - - Dols. pr. M. - - - Dols. Captain - - - - - - 75 - - - 75 Lieutenants - - - 3 - 40 - - - 120 Mafter - - - - [undecipherable] - [undecipherable] - [undecipherable] Chaplain - - - [undecipherable] - 32 - - - 6[undecipherable] Mafter's mates - - 2 - 15 - - - 3[undecipherable] Midshipmen - - - 6 - 12 - - - [undecipherable] Captain's clerk - - 1 - — - - - 12 Quarter-mafters - - 3 - 12 - - - [undecipherable] Do. mates - - - 3 - 10 - - - [undecipherable] Boatfwain - - - 1 - — - - - [undecipherable] Do. mate - - - 1 - — - - - 12 Coxfwain - - - 1 - — - - - 11 Sail-maker - - - 1 - — - - - 13 Carried forward - 25 - - - - - 487 [ 6 ] - - - - - - Dols. pr. M. - - - Dols. - - - Brought forward - 25 - - - 487 Sailmaker's mate - - 1 - - - - - - 12 Quarter-gunners - - 10 - - 11 - - - 110 Armourer - - - - 1 - - - - - - 12 Carpenter - - - - 1 - - - - - - 16 Do. mate - - - - 1 - - - - - - 13 Do. crew - - - - 5 - - 11 - - - 55 Purfer - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 16 Steward - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 11 Surgeon - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 40 Mate - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 25 Cook - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 11 Mafter at arms - - 1 - - - - - - 12 Midshipmen ordinary petty of- ficers, and able feamen - - 120 - - 10 - - 1200 - - - - - - - - 170 - - - - 1920 Gunner - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 16 Do. mate - - - - 1 - - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - - 172 - - - - 1948 Ordinary feamen - - 123 - - 7 - - - 861 Marines,— Lieutenant - - - - 1 - - - - - - 30 Serjeant - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 8 Corporal - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 7 Drum and fife - - - 2 - - - - - - 12 Privates - - - - - 20 - - 5 - - - 100 - - - - - - - - 148 - - - - 1018 - - - - - - - - 172 - - - - 1948 - - - - - - - - 320 - - Total for 1 month - 2966 (D) Eftimate Provifions. - - - Per week one Man. - 52 weeks. - 320 Men 52 weeks. - Price. - Dols. Cts. Bread or flour - - 7lb. - - - 364 - - 1,040 cwt. - - 2 40 - 2,496 Beer - - gallons - 7 - - - 364 - - 3,628 bbls. - - 2 - - 7,256 Beef - - - - - 4lb. - - - 208 - - 332 bbls. - - 10 - - 3,320 Pork - - - - - 2 - - - 104 - - 166 - - - - 12 - - 1,992 Peafe - - quart - 1 - - - 52 - - 500 bufhels - - 66 - - 325 Oat or Indian meal pt. 1 - - 26 - - 250 - - - - 1 - - 250 Butter - - ounces - 6 - - 19lb. 8 - 6,220lb. - - 12½ - 777. 25 Cheefe - - do. - 12 - - - 39 - - 12,480 - - - 10 - - 1,248 - - - - - - - - For one year - - - - - - 17,664. 25 [ 7 ] (No. I.) Eftimated Product of the additional Duties and Tonnage, reported by the Committee. On goods which now pay a duty of 7½ per cent. the value imported into the United States, between the 30th June, 1792, and 30th June, 1793 - - Dols. 14,165,672 One qr. for Pennfylvania not included - - - - - - 904,413 One do. for Georgia not returned - - - - - - - 9,124 - - - - - - - - - Dols. 15,079,210 1 per cent. is - - Dols. 150,792 Marble, Slate, &c. &c. &c. value imported, eftimated 371,487 dollars, 5 per cent. - - - - - - - - - 18,574 From the 1ft July, 1792, to 30th June, 1793, the falt imported was - - - - - - - - - - 2,150,359 Deduct ⅓ for drawbacks, &c. - - - - - - - - - 537,589 - - - - - at 3 cents - - leaves bufhels, 1,612,770 - - 48,383 The tonnage of American fhipping employed in foreign trade in 1792, was 415,331, at 6 cents - - - - - - - 24,918 The foreign tonnage in 1792, was 244,263 at 25 cents - - - 61,065 Total, - - - - - - - - - - - 303,732 Eftimate of the annual expence of a Ship of 44 Guns, carrying 320 Men. Wages per eftimate, 2,966 dols. per month, fuppofe them employed 9 months - - - - - - - - - - 26,694 Provifions for 9 months - - - - - - - - - 13,248 Additional pay, and provifions for officers, not out of fervice - - 2,150 Wear and tear, and expenfes - - - - - - - - 7,500 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 49,592 For 4 fhips - - - - - - 198,368 For 2 equal to 1 - - - - 49,592 Dols. 247,960